Chapter 10: Stranger's Return

Kira was sitting by her son's incubator again for the fifth time that week. They were trying to get her to do something that would keep her mind off the baby, but she couldn't. All she would do was worry about her baby. She wanted her baby. She wanted to hold her baby. She touched the glass that surrounded the incubator. She then remembered a conversation she had with Kimberly.

(Flashback)

Kimberly and Kira were sitting on the couch. Connor was asleep in the chair. "He's out," Kimberly commented.

"He's had a hard time sleeping at night. We've both been having a hard time sleeping," she commented.

Kimberly understood and then she noticed that Connor had company in the chair. "Kira, look," she whispered. Kira looked over to the spot beside Connor and saw JT fast asleep next to him. The boy had his head on Connor's side and one of his arms on his stomach. Kimberly gestured for them to go into another room and Kira followed her.

They came into the kitchen and sat down. "When JT got mono, he was in the hospital for four weeks. He would hurt more at night for some reason. I just ran circles on his hand, that calmed him down. Sometimes he would fall asleep with his head in my lap. I would run circles on his back humming 'You are my sunshine', the first song I sang the day he was born," Kimberly explained. Kira remembered that JT had mono and that the boy was lucky, very lucky. "Next time when you're visiting Christopher, try it once when he starts to whimper. A mother's touch will calm the child down," she instructed.

"I'll do that," Kira assured her.

(End Flashback)

Christopher started to whimper and Kira put her hand into the baby's incubator and ran circles on his arm. "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know dear how much I love you. So please, don't take my sunshine away," she sang softly. Kimberly's advice worked. Christopher had fallen back to sleep. A smile came across Kira's face as she held onto her baby's hand. "Mommy's here and she's never going to leave you," she whispered. She felt a hand on her shoulder.

"And daddy will be here too buddy, hang in there," Connor insisted.

Kira placed a hand over his and sighed. Connor placed a kiss on the top of her head. "He's going to be okay, Kira, he's going to pull through this," he assured her.

"I know, I just can't help but worry," she sighed.

"I'm here and I'm never going to leave."

He kissed her cheek and held onto her free hand while they both looked at their precious baby boy.

Later that day, Kira was walking out of the nursery when a familiar face came up to her. "Kat?" She asked.

"Hello, Kira, I came to see if the rumors were true," she informed.

"What rumors? And where did you hear them?" Kira asked.

"I heard from my good friend, Tanya, that you had a baby."

"Yeah, I did. His name is Christopher and he's a month old."

"And how old are you?"

"I'm eighteen now."

"And your still in high school."

"Yes.Why does it matter?"

"You threw your life away, that's the matter."

Kira's eyes widened. "I was talking to your parents. Instead of taking their instructions and staying away from Connor and give the baby to another family, you had to run to Kimberly," she snapped. Kira was in disbelief.

"You have no right to talk to me this way," Kira snapped back.

"Watch me. There is something called birth control and condoms. Use one or the other before you jump into Connor's bed."

Kira raised her fist back and was about to get Kat in the face when she felt someone grab onto her hand. She looked over her shoulder to see Connor standing there. "Don't, Kira, she's not worth it," he assured her. Kat just grinned and walked away.

"Oh, and by the way, wait till everyone knows your cousin's little secret," she informed.

"Let me at her, Connor," Kira insisted.

Connor held her around her waist before she could get at Kat. "Leave it, Kira, just leave it," Connor insisted. Kira watched her go and glared at the blonde woman's back.

"How dare she talk to me like that," she hissed.

"She's gone now, so forget about it."

Kira nodded before following Connor out of the hospital. Still curious while Kat just jumped all over her like she did.

Later that evening, they were having dinner at Tommy's house, it was a celebration for Trent before he went off to art school. Kira was going to miss Trent, but she was happy with Connor and Trent knew it. Not only that, Tommy and Kimberly's friends, Jason, Zack, Billy, Rocky, Aisha, and Adam came to town. So they ended up celebrating a reunion for the original Rangers and for Trent in the backyard.

As they were celebrating, Kimberly looked up to see a dark pink jeep pull up to the house. "Who could that be?" Jason asked. Tommy's eyes widened when Kat came out of the car.

"Kat?" Tommy asked.

Kira's eyes widened when Kat came up to them. She looked angry and she looked like she was going to rip Kimberly's head off her shoulders. "It's nice to see you all too," she greeted. She then looked over at Kimberly and Kimberly's heart stopped. "I can't stay long, I have a job interview to go to. I just came to talk to Tommy," she informed. Kira watched as Tommy and Kat walked away and then she looked at Connor worriedly. Kimberly had everyone go back to what they were doing and went to find out what was going on. Not knowing that Kira was following too.

Tommy and Kat were in the living room talking about a lot of things. Tommy then looked at Kat. "Why are you really here?" He asked.

"I know, Tommy," she replied.

Tommy's heart stopped. Did she know about his secret marriage to Kimberly. "What are you talking about?" He asked.

"I know your little secret, Tommy. I saw the pictures, you married Kimberly," she informed.

"You must be mistaken," he insisted.

She placed a copy of the picture on the table. "Oh really, is this what you think?" She asked. Tommy saw the copy of the picture and looked at Kat. "There's something you don't know about your precious Kimberly. She was hiding more than just a baby," she informed.

"How did you know about JT?" He asked.

"She told me," she replied.

"Kat, please don't," Kimberly begged when she came in.

Kat glared at Kimberly. "You're getting what you deserve. You ruined me relationship with Tommy," she snapped. She then turned to Tommy. "You trust Kimberly with your life isn't that right, Tommy?" She asked.

"Yes," Tommy replied.

"Well, guess what, your precious wife broke up with you and became a stripper," Kat announced.

"KAT!" Kimberly shouted.

Tommy looked at Kimberly in disbelief and watched as she ran out of the house. Kat watched him leave with a grin. "Now, the fun begins," she murmured.

Everyone watched as Kimberly grabbed her keys, grabbed JT, and left. "KIMBERLY!" Tommy shouted. She was already gone.

"Tommy, what the hell was going on in there?" Jason asked.

"I told him the real truth about your precious Kimberly," Kat replied.

Jason's heart stopped, he knew about Kimberly's other job. "Why would you do something like that, Kat?" Billy demanded.

"Well, her husband deserved to know the truth," Kat replied.

"Tommy and Kimberly aren't married," Rocky denied.

Tommy remained quiet and that gave everyone a clue. "You are?" Zack asked. Tommy nodded and then he turned to look at Kat. Kira walked over and placed a hand on Tommy's shoulder.

"Don't, Dr. O, she's not worth it," she insisted.

Tommy nodded and then looked at Kira. "What am I going to do, Kira? She's bound to leave," he told her. Everyone decided to head back so they could let their friend have his space.

"Tommy, do you love my cousin?" She asked.

"Yes, with all my heart and soul," Tommy replied.

"And you love, JT right?"

"Yes."

"Don't let her leave. Tell her you don't care about what she did."

Tommy was quiet and Kira's heart stopped. "Dr. O, you can't be serious," she insisted.

"I don't know, Kira, she kept something like that from me? How could she keep that from me?" Tommy asked.

"Maybe because she was ashamed," Connor replied.

Tommy looked at the two young parents before him. "I knew, Dr. O, Kim told me what she had done. She came to Reefside to start over with her nursing degree. Marrying you was the next best thing that happened to her. She wanted to bury her dark past and go on with a bright future," Kira explained. Tommy was silent and then Kira pushed him towards his jeep. "Go after her. Tell her," she insisted. Tommy nodded and then left. Connor wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I hope everything goes okay," he told her.

"Yeah, me too," she answered.

Kat was watching them with a glare. "I hope it doesn't work out. Kimberly ruined my future with Tommy," she hissed. She then got into her car and left.