Unearthed Secrets
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Also, a humangous thankyou also to Kate for her fantastic work and support!
Trent stopped just inside the front door and looked around Kate's apartment. He fidgeted with the bottom of his t-shirt, looking around nervously.
"Hey, buddy, you want something to eat?" Tony asked
Trent nodded and took a few more steps into the apartment.
Tony sighed and shrugged at Kate. Kate rolled her eyes at him and approached Trent, squatting in front of him, "Do you have any ideas? Pizza? Chinese?"
Trent gave her a horrified look, "You don't eat Chinese people?"
Kate smiled, "No, not the people. The food they make"
Kate's smile broadened when she saw Trent look at her uncomprehendingly. He looked around timidly, "Could we get pizza?"
"Of course we can" Kate responded, "What flavor do you want?"
Trent shrugged, looking around again, "Do you guys have a games room?"
Tony smiled; this was definitely his area of expertise, "How about I'll show you around, kiddo," he looked back at Kate, "Do you wanna order the pizzas?"
"Supreme?" Kate asked
"Sounds good" Tony responded, taking Trent into the living area
Kate ordered the pizza's and made some coffee for herself and Tony. After doing a general tidy-up in the kitchen, she went to check on the boys. She heard noise coming from the living room and found them sitting in front of the television, playing games. Smiling, she leaned in the doorway and watched as Trent knocked Tony's car off the race track and won the game. Trent began laughing and mocking Tony.
"I thought you were the master of that game, Tony" Kate quipped
Tony half-heartedly growled at her, "Well, at least I can beat you, Todd"
"Let's do it again!" Trent said enthusiastically
Kate chuckled, "I'll let you boys play, I'm gonna go freshen up. Play nice now"
"Okay. How long till the pizzas arrive?" Tony asked
"Half an hour to forty minutes." Kate replied, bending down to give Tony a kiss
Trent jeered at them, as Kate and Tony broke away blushing.
"Okay, buddy, let's see what you got" Tony bantered, turning back to the game
Kate watched from the door for a while before getting into the shower.
The rest of the night flew by and was considerably eventless, apart from the mini food-fight that broke out in the middle of dinner. After dinner, they watched a movie, laughing together in the funny bits. When Trent started yawning, Kate and Tony decided it was time to put him to bed, after all, he'd had a long, exhausting day.
"But I don't wanna go to bed," Trent argued, yawning again
"We know you don't, honey, but you need your rest for tomorrow" Kate told him
Trent cringed, "What's gonna happen tomorrow?"
Kate sighed and looked at Tony for help. Tony looked just as perplexed as she did, "Well, we're gonna be very busy tomorrow…" Tony eventually said
"Do I …do I have to tell you what happened?" Trent asked, fear showing in his eyes
Kate and Tony exchanged another look, "Maybe. We'll just see what happens first, whilst it would help us if you could, we may not need it" Kate told him
Trent nodded and looked down, "Okay"
Kate stood up and rubbed his back, "You want me to show you where you're going to sleep tonight?"
"Yeah," Trent replied, standing up then looked back and forth between Kate and Tony, "Um, could I glass of milk?"
Tony smiled, "Sure, buddy, I'll bring it in for you, okay?"
"Okay" Trent said with a small smile
Kate guided Trent down the hallway, gesturing to their bedroom as they went passed, "That is Tony and my room. If you get scared or anything, you can come and see us"
Trent nodded. Kate smiled, "And this is your room"
Trent stepped inside and looked around, surprised when he saw some of his stuff laid on the bed. He looked questioningly back at Kate.
"We were able to get some of your stuff from your room" Kate answered his unspoken question
Trent smiled and gave Kate a small hug, "Thanks"
"That's ok. Do you need any help changing?" Kate asked, unsure of what to do
"Nah, I can do that" Trent replied
Kate nodded and closed the door over, whilst he changed.
"You can come in now" Trent called once he was done
Kate walked back in and Trent climbed into bed.
"Um, could you read to me?" Trent asked timidly, holding out a book
Kate smiled and took the book, "Of course I can honey"
Opening the book, Kate started reading the book in an animated and hopefully interesting voice. After several minutes, Kate looked at Trent to see if he was enjoying it, to see that his eyes were closed and his breathing was steady.
Putting the book down, she leaned across and kissed the top of his head, wishing him sweet dreams.
Kate tiptoed back down the hallway, smiling when she saw Tony in the kitchen.
"Hey" she said softly
"Hey," he responded, then frowned, "He's not asleep already?"
Kate nodded, "Out like a light"
"Oh," Tony said, gesturing to the cup of warm milk in his hand, "Guess he doesn't need this anymore then"
Kate smiled, "Guess not"
Tony sighed and grabbed the two coffees off the bench, walking to the couch. They sat down in comfortable silence and thought of the events of the last day.
"Wonder what it'd be like to have kids" Tony said idly, staring into the distance
Kate glanced at Tony, then looked down at her hands, "I don't"
Tony frowned at her, "You don't?"
"Well, I do, but I don't" Kate said as if that clarified it
Tony's frown deepened, "What do you mean by that, Kate?"
"I mean…" Kate trailed off, thinking that maybe this wasn't the best time to tell Tony about her past, "I dunno"
Tony turned around, sitting cross-legged on the couch, he studied Kate for several minutes, "Kate?" he asked.
"It's nothing, Tony. Forget I said anything" Kate told him
Tony frowned, "Well, that's not hard to do, you didn't actually say anything"
"Yeah" Kate said absently
Tony put his hands on Kate's shoulders, "Kate" he said, getting no reply, "Kate look at me". Kate turned around and looked into his eyes, "Please, Kate, tell me what you were going to say. Don't try to tell me it's not important, because you wouldn't make this much fuss, or even have said anything if that was the case"
Kate sighed, looking away to avoid the intensity of his gaze, "I mean, I …I almost had a baby"
Tony's eyebrow's shot through the roof at her revelation, "You what!"
"I…" Kate sighed again, thinking Tony was disappointed in her. Standing up, she began walking away
"Kate, wait, where are you going?" Tony called, getting up and following her. Tony caught her and stood in front of her so she couldn't run away, "What do you mean almost?"
"Well…I had a baby. I was…I was young, Tony. I couldn't have raised the child by myself, so I... I put her up for adoption. It's just…easier to think that I 'almost' had a child" Kate explained, wanting the ground to open up and swallow her, "Satisfied?"
"Wait, hang on" Tony said, trying to digest all of this information at once, "You have a daughter?"
"No, Tony, I don't" Kate replied
"Fine then, you HAD a daughter and she is out there somewhere" Tony clarified
"Tony, don't," Kate warned him, trying to forget about that portion of her life
"And what do you mean you would have had to raise her yourself? What about your parents? Your family?" Tony asked
"They disowned me, Tony" Kate told him, getting frustrated
"They what!" Tony asked, getting annoyed at her family
"Tony!" Kate exclaimed, wishing she hadn't told him
Tony took a deep breath, "How old were you?"
Kate sighed, looking at the wall, "I was almost 17"
Tony raised his eyebrows, "Whoa"
Kate looked down and tried to walk past him.
"No, Kate, sorry, I didn't mean that. I'm not judging you, it just…took me by surprise" Tony said quickly, "So, how did it happen?"
"You of all people should know that, sex-machine" Kate responded
Tony took a step back, "Right. Ah, I didn't mean…"
Kate sighed, "I know what you meant, Tony. It wasn't anything weird if that's what you're thinking." Kate paused, remembering back to when it happened, "My boyfriend and I were just having fun. One thing led to another, you know how it works…"
Tony nodded, "Does he know?"
"No" Kate replied
"Okay, any idea where he is now?"
Kate gave a small laugh, "Yeah, probably in prison somewhere"
"Kate…" Tony said disapprovingly
"No, I mean it, Tony. We broke up before I knew I was pregnant, then about five months later, he was arrested for drug trafficking" Kate told him
"Okay" Tony responded, blinking as he tried to process everything she had told him, this was definitely a side of Kate that he hadn't known existed. He raised his eyebrows as he exclaimed, "Wow!"
"Yeah" Kate said, less enthusiastically
Tony put his arm around Kate and led her back to the couch. When they sat down, Tony looked into Kate's eyes, "I don't want you to think that I think any less of you because of what happened. I know that you did what was right for you at the time, okay?"
Kate gave him a small smile and nodded, whispering, "Thank you"
Tony smiled at her and wrapped his other arm around her, pulling her into a tight embrace. He let her cry over his shoulder for the child she almost had.
That's it for chapter 14!...Hope you liked it! Please review! Tell me what you think...