Chapter 4: More Harmful Rumors

Connor came home after a few hours. Kira had fallen asleep on Kimberly's couch and Kimberly assured him that she was going to be okay and sent him and Trent home. Connor pulled up to his house and sat there for a second. His heart broke when he saw how upset Kira was. When he heard that it was Kira's parents that did it, he wanted to go over and knock both of their lights out. They hurt the one girl her truly loved. Krista was just a high school crush, but he was deeply in love with Kira. He could tell when he had a crush or when he was in love. He could tell just by being with her that he was in love with her.

(Two Months Later)

One day at school, he could hear the whispers of kids talking about Kira as she walked by. "Hey, Kira," he called. Kira stopped and looked at him. "How are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm fine," she replied.

He wanted to hold her in his arms so badly to show her that everything was okay, but that would blow their cover. Ever since they started dating, from avoiding everyone at school, they kept their relationship a secret. As Connor and Kira walked to their first class, they could hear the kids. "Why would McKnight be helping her?" A kid asked.

"Pity," another kid replied.

As class went on, Dr. O would look over at Connor, Kira, Trent, and Ethan. Then Connor could hear more whispers. "Did you see the look he gave her?" A kid whisper.

"Do you think that he's the father?" Another kid asked.

"Maybe, I think she had a crush on him last year," a third kid answered.

"Excuse me, is there something going on here?" Tommy asked.

The kids hurried up and stayed quiet. Kira got up to hand Tommy her report when she suddenly felt really dizzy. Tommy hurried over to steady her. "Oh yeah, we just figured out the father," a kid announced a little too loudly. Tommy had Kira sit down and looked up.

"Who said that?" He demanded.

The kids quickly hushed when they saw the look on Tommy's face. "Come on, Kira, Ethan, you're in charge," Tommy informed. Ethan nodded and then Tommy led Kira out of the room.

Kira sighed as she sat down in the hall. Her eyes widened when Tommy kicked and hit a locker. "Dr. O?" She asked. Tommy started pacing and then Kimberly came. "Kimberly!" She gasped. She stood up and embraced her cousin. Kimberly saw her husband pacing back and forth angry as ever.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Kids are spreading rumors that Dr. O is the father of my baby," Kira replied.

Kimberly walked over and grabbed Tommy's arm. "Tommy," she murmured. Tommy stopped and looked at her. "Tommy, calm down," she insisted.

"Calm down, Kim, are you listening to what they're saying about me? They're thinking that I took an innocent girl like Kira and got her pregnant," Tommy explained.

She grabbed both of his hands and looked him in the eye. "Tommy, get angry about it would only prove to the kids that you are," she informed. Tommy finally calmed down and nodded.

"Kira's all set she's ready for her appointment. Should I get Connor?" He asked.

"No, Chad and Beth wouldn't want Connor to cut school," Kim replied.

Tommy nodded and then Kim led Kira out of the school.

Kim sat in a chair while Kira sat on the table. Then Dr. Johnson came in with portfolios in her arms. "Okay, Kira how are you doing today?" She asked.

"I had a dizzy spell, but I'm okay," Kira replied.

Dr. Johnson checked her over and then she brought the portfolios over. "Okay, Kira, I have a list of families that would love to take your baby in," she started.

"What are you talking about?" Kira asked.

"Your parents told me that you wanted to put your baby up for adoption," she replied.

Kim stood up and held onto Kira's hand. "Dr. Johnson. I became Kira's legal guardian. She and the father both want the baby," Kimberly informed.

"I'm sorry, I had no idea," Dr. Johnson apologized.

"That's okay, doc. Kim, I need to go back to school now," Kira informed.

Kimberly nodded and then she drove Kira back to school.

(At the Ford's)

Kimberly drove up to Greg and Irene's and got out. She walked over and knocked on the door. Irene opened it and her face dropped when she saw Kimberly standing there. "Kimberly, what a surprise," she mumbled.

"Hello, Irene, may I come in?" She asked.

Irene let her in and Kimberly sat down. Greg came downstairs and then they both sat in front of her. "What the hell were you trying to pull?" She demanded.

"What in the world are you talking about?" Irene asked innocently.

"You told the doctor that Kira wants to put the baby up for adoption?" Kimberly asked.

"It's for her own good. She doesn't need to carry a little bastard child like Connor's," Greg informed.

"Connor and Kira want to keep the baby. They both want to have it. They love each other so much and yet you refuse to see it," Kimberly insisted.

"Our daughter is not going where you went after you got pregnant with Dr. Tommy Oliver's child," Irene snapped.

"I was alone, I was desperate. I needed the money to support my baby and to go to nursing school. I wouldn't have taken that job if I didn't have a good reason," Kimberly explained.

"Our daughter won't become a whore. She will not turn out like you. Even if we would have to pry that child out of her arms the day it is born, but she will not keep it and she will defiantly not be seeing Connor again," Greg snapped.

"Just so you know, you have no rights over Kira anymore. The courts granted me custody. I am able to let Kira make her own choices. She wants to keep the baby, I'm going to let her. She wants to be with Connor. I'm going to let her and there's nothing you can do to stop me from letting her do what her heart desires. Kira wants to raise her baby. She wants to be with Connor. She loves Connor more than anything else in this whole world," Kimberly explained.

"Just like you. You were so deeply in love with Tommy when he knocked you up. You kept the baby and yet you had to go into terrible line of work in order to keep your baby. That has to be the lamest excuse I have ever heard in my life," Irene observed.

Greg stood up and grabbed Kimberly's arm. "You will have Kira give that baby up and forbid her from seeing the boy that ruined her future," he snapped. Kimberly jerked her arm away and slapped him hard across the face.

"Don't you tell me what to do. I know what I am doing. I am letting Kira do what her heart wants her to do. She is my cousin and your daughter. You have known her before she was even born. Yet you still don't see what she wants. You only want to give her what you want," Kimberly explained.

"Of course we do, she wanted to go to medical school to become a doctor," Irene informed.

"No, don't you know Kira at all? She loves to write songs, she loves to play her guitar, she loves to sing. Don't you see, Kira's dream was to sing. Yet you insisted that she'd go to medical school. I have watched the way you treated Kira since she was a little girl. Wanting what you never had," Kimberly snapped.

She grabbed Greg's hand before he could slap her. "Don't you dare touch me. I'll call the police and have your ass thrown in jail," she snapped. She let his arm go and then she left.

(Somewhere on the other side of Reefside)

Trent sat in his car and looked at the house in front of him. He took a deep breath and turned the car off. He walked over and knocked on the door. "Yes?" A woman asked.

"Is Cassidy Cornell here?" He asked.

"Yes she is, are you a friend of hers?" She asked.

"Yes," Trent replied.

The woman let her in and then Cassidy came downstairs. "Trent, what's going on?" She asked. She stood in front of him.

"Cassidy, I need your help," he informed.

"What's going on?" She asked.

"I need your gossip report. I want you to help me get the story straight about Kira's baby," Trent replied.

"You know who the father is?" She asked.

"Yes, I do."

"Then who is it?"

"Connor McKnight."

Cassidy kind of figured that. She had Trent sit down and they started talking about what they were going to do to get the record straight that Trent wasn't the father, but Connor was.