Authors' Note: Hey guys, it's time for the next chapter. Thanks to everyone who's been reviewing and a special thanks to everyone who found my story and decided to follow. Before I disclaim my content and start the chapter, I want to let you guys know that if you have any questions, feel free to ask me in my review or PM me and I'll gladly give you a response to clear something up or to explain something confusing to you. Also, I just wanted to add that you guys are going to love the end of this chapter. Now, on with the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Ranger, any of the series, or any of the characters. Also, the plot of this story was inspired by the 2008-2010 storyline of Days of our Lives. I do own all parts of the storyline that I changed, all made up characters, and parts of the story that I created off the top of my head. So please, NO STEALING!


"Put Two and Two Together"

Katherine pushed Neveah's stroller down the sidewalk in the town square as she listened absent-mindedly to Tanya's conversation. She was going on and on about how upset she was over the fact that Kimberly had lied to everyone. For the first time in a long time, Katherine chose not to voice her own opinion over the matter. Her mind was on a much bigger problem: Steve.

Ever since she'd first set eyes on him, she'd known the teen was trouble. It was evident by the way he dressed: so reckless, rebellious, and dangerous. Those three qualities alone made Katherine want to run away from Angel Grove and all its problems.

"Hello, earth to Katherine." Tanya called out to the dazed blonde.

Katherine blinked a few times as Tanya's face came into focus, an eyebrow raised and a curious smile on her face.

"What are you thinking about Blondie?" Tanya joked. "I'm not boring you that much am I?"

"Oh no Tanya, you aren't bothering me at all. I just have a lot on my mind right now, you know?"

"I'll bet you do. How's Collin holding up?"

Katherine sighed. "He says he's fine, but I can't be too sure. I mean, I guess it's easier for him to grieve and move on because he never really knew Grace, but I know he's got to be hurting."

"I can't believe Kimberly did that to him!"

"Now, come on Tanya. She isn't entirely to blame here."

Tanya stopped in her tracks and stared at Katherine who rolled a few feet before stopping. Katherine placed a hand on her hip and rested her elbow on the stroller's handle before turning to her friend.

"What do you mean she isn't to blame?" Tanya asked, her eyes wide with disbelief.

"Tanya, she didn't scheme or plan for that baby to die. What happened to Grace was a terrible tragedy."

"That tragedy probably wouldn't have even happened if she'd been given prenatal care instead of running around and sleeping with her ex-FBI agent of a boyfriend."

"That's enough Tanya." Katherine snapped. "Just drop it."

Tanya raised her hands in defense before following Katherine to finish their walk. Katherine decided to try a new topic as they made their way into a coffee shop.

Youth Center

Kimberly watched admiringly as Julia stood atop the balance beam with her chest pumped out and her head held high. She took a few deep breaths as she extended her right leg behind her and raised herself onto the toes of her left foot. She curved her extended right leg in a little bit and curved her left arm slightly before raising it in front of her stomach. Her right arm extended into the air and she smiled proudly as she held her position.

"You're doing great Julia." Kimberly smiled. "Now move to your second position."

Julia nodded before raising both arms into the air and swinging them down and around until they were extended in front of her. At the same time hers arms were moving, her left foot planted flat onto the beam and her curved right leg moved in tightly to her knee as she slightly bent and reached forward.

Kimberly applauded before instructing her new student down from the beam. "You already know so much." she complimented her as Julia took a swig from her water bottle. "I'm really looking forward to see what kinds of flips and tricks you can do up there."

Julia giggled as she set the bottle down. "I'm sure you're much better than I am. I heard you got to train with the infamous Coach Schmidt."

Kimberly smiled sadly before nodding. "I did train with him, but I had to cut our training short. I found out I was pregnant and I left the training camp to come back here. Let's just say…my body hasn't really been back to the way it used to be in a long time."

"Aw, come on. I'm sure you've still got it."

Kimberly smiled as she bit her bottom lip. "I guess I could give it a try."

Julia watched as Kimberly pushed herself up onto the balance beam and took a deep breath. She then did a few turns and small jumps to prep her feet for her routine. Just then, Tommy decided to walk in.

"Hey Ernie," he called out to the man who was busily cleaning the bar top, "have you seen Kim?"

"She's still teaching her new student." he said with a smile before gesturing his head towards Kimberly who was up on the beam.

Tommy turned his head and smiled as Kimberly successfully did a back flip before going into a back handspring off the beam and onto the mat. She planted her feet with ease before raising her arms in the air with a proud smile.

Several onlookers in the Youth Center spotted Kimberly and began to applaud. Tommy grinned proudly before walking over to her.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone's feeling a little better." he said.

Kimberly giggled before walking over to him and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. "You know what, I actually do feel better." she admitted. "Being up there on the beam felt so right. It's been a while since I've done any gymnastics."

Tommy nodded before looking at Julia and smiling. "And who is this lovely young lady." he said.

Julia giggled before extending her hand to shake Tommy's. "My name is Julia." she introduced herself. "I'm Kimberly's new student."

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you Julia. I'm sure you'll do great."

Julia smiled before dabbing her face with a towel.

"You can take a break for ten minutes if you'd like." Kimberly said. "I'm going to hang out with Tommy for a few minutes and then we'll get back to the beam."

Julia nodded before heading towards Ernie's counter.

"Did you get off work early or something?" Kimberly asked as she eyed Tommy's officer uniform.

"No, I'm just taking my lunch break early. I wanted to see how you were doing."

Kimberly sighed as she led him over to an empty table. The two of them took a seat and she rested her chin in the palm of her hand.

"I'm coping." she admitted. "I'm trying so hard not to think about Grace and yet…she manages to get into my thoughts time and time again."

"Don't worry Kim, things will get better as we go."

Kimberly sighed before locking eyes with Tommy. "But what if they don't? What if I'm going to spend forever living with this…guilt and grief?"

Tommy took her hand from beneath her chin before bringing it to his lips softly. "You'll get through this beautiful. I promised you would and look at you now. You've come back to work and you're managing to smile. I think you're getting better with each passing day."

Kimberly forced a smile before nodding. "I guess you're right. I never thought about it that way."

"I have an idea." he said. "How about I take off work early and you and I can take Jacob somewhere for the evening. Just the three of us."

"Do you mean it?" she asked hopefully.

"Of course. I'd never joke about spending time with my two favorite people in the world."

Kimberly squealed before leaning over the table top to press her lips to Tommy's. Things might be starting to look up after all.

Meanwhile across the room, Julia had ordered a smoothie and was heading out to the locker room. Just as she prepared to turn in, she bumped into someone.

"I'm sorry!" she said quickly.

"It's okay babe." a voice came back.

Julia felt her lungs tighten at the sound of the voice before lifting her head to meet Steve's gaze.

"Steve." she said breathlessly. "What on earth are you doing here?"

"It's a public place." he said with a seductive smile as he took in her appearance. "What are you doing here?"

Julia covered her visible stomach as she looked away nervously. "I'm taking gymnastics lessons." she shrugged. "I wasn't expecting you to be here."

"Now come on babe. You don't have to avoid me. I'd never hurt you or anything."

"You'd never hurt me?" she laughed. "Yeah, I sincerely doubt that. You hurt me in the worst possible way already. I can't imagine what else you could do to me."

"Look Julia, I told you back at the park that I went to boarding school. I'm really sorry about disappearing on you without a word."

Julia felt her throat starting to burn as beckoning tears began to pool in her eyes. "You said you loved me…I gave myself to you…and you left. Sorry doesn't even begin to make up for leaving me all alone to deal with-"

Julia stopped mid-sentence, realizing what she'd almost said.

"To deal with what?"

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it."

Julia turned and prepared to walk away but Steve grabbed her arm, stopping her in her tracks.

"Is whatever you had to deal with the reason your mom kicked you out and sent you here?"

Julia's eyes widened before she spun around to face him. "What are you talking about?"

"When I was released from boarding school and moved back in to my parents' place, I went to your house to find you. When I got there, your mom was pissed as fuck that I was standing on her porch. I asked where you were and she said you were a stupid little slut that was no longer welcome in her home and that she'd kicked you out."

Tears began to roll down Julia's cheeks as she recalled the last conversation she'd ever had with her mother. Furniture had been flipped over, dishes were broken, screaming woke her younger brother and half the neighborhood, and her mom had a suitcase with half her things packed in ten minutes that she'd thrown out the door before pushing her out.

"Look babe, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry."

"Stop calling me babe!" Julia snapped. "I'm not your Julie Bug, your babe, or baby!"

Julia was shaking with anger as Steve stared back at her quietly. "Julia…what happened? Why'd your mom kick you out? The two of you were so close."

"You wanna know why I got kicked out Steve?" she said through gritted teeth. "It was all because of you and your stupid claim that you loved me!"

"What I said to you that night wasn't stupid Julia and I certainly don't know why it got you kicked out of your house. What, was your mom pissed off that you're no longer a virgin?"

"No Steve, my mom was pissed off because my boyfriend that I loved more than anything in the world abandoned me after a one night stand and left me pregnant! That's why!"

Steve's mouth fell open as he tried to process the information. His eyes traveled to Julia's midsection below her purple sports bra where a few visible stretch marks could be seen. There was a little extra stomach gathered at the top of her shorts too. She'd definitely gained a significant amount of weight at some point in time.

"You were pregnant?" he asked in shock.

Julia blinked a few tears free before nodding. "Yes I was Steve, and you left me."

"Not by my own choice." he said through gritted teeth. He paused for a few minutes as a few strangers passed by and walked into the main room. "Where's my kid? Can I meet them?"

"Are you out of your mind?" she hissed. "No, you cannot meet our child. You lost that right when you left."

Julia spun on her heels before storming back towards the main room.

"Oh no you don't!" Steve shouted before chasing after her.

Steve grabbed her arm once again before pulling her back into the hall and pushing her against the wall.

"Let go of me!" Julia shouted as she struggled beneath his grip.

"Not on your life!" he shouted back. "You are going to tell me where my kid is and you're going to tell me now!"

"What the heck is going on out here?" Tommy's voice came as he and Kimberly entered the hall. "Are you crazy, get your hands off of her."

When Steve refused to obey Tommy's request, the good officer grabbed the boy by his shoulders and yanked him off of Julia. Julia wrapped her arms around her waist and began to cry as Kimberly walked over to her and rested a hand on her back.

"What kind of person are you?" she asked. "You should know better than to put your hands on a girl."

"You should also know that if there's a problem, you don't shout about it in public." Tommy said. "If you have something you'd like to discuss with this young lady, you do it in private when you're calm and have better control of yourself."

"How can I be calm and collected when she lied to me about having my kid?"

Tommy and Kimberly's eyes widened before they turned to look at Julia.

"Is that true Julia?" Kimberly asked. "Did you…have a baby with this young man?"

Julia sniffed before lifting her hand. "Yes, I did have a baby." she said. "I didn't lie to you or anyone about it. I just hadn't told him yet."

"So you're angry because she had a kid?" Tommy asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No." Steve snapped. "I'm angry because she had my kid and she won't tell me where they are!"

"I can't tell you where she is because I don't know where she is!"

Kimberly and Tommy stared at each other before looking back at the girl. "What do you mean you don't know where she is?" Kimberly asked.

"I gave her up for adoption after she was born." Julia lied. "It was…a closed adoption. I don't know who has her, but I did background checks and everything. The family is very wealthy and they're taking good care of her."

"You gave her up for adoption without my consent?" Steve growled.

"Yeah Steve, I did. You weren't present during the birth or the pregnancy. She has no father other than the one who's raising her right now and that's how it's going to stay."

"You can't do that!"

"It's already been done Steve. I signed the birth certificate. My little girl has no birth father and she's with a new family that loves her and is taking care of her."

"You don't know that."

"Oh, but I do. I may not…be involved her life, but I get frequent updates on how she's doing. I'm going to keep it that way. I don't get to see her and you don't get to see her either. She's got her own family. Deal with it."

Just then, Julia's cell phone went off. She sighed before answering it.

"Hello? Oh, hi Katherine. Yes, I'll be there in a few. Right. Okay. Bye."

Julia hung up her cell before turning to Kimberly. "I'm really sorry Kimberly, but I'm going to leaving early today. I promise I'll make up lessons sometime this week."

"Going to hang out with your older friend huh?" Steve spat.

"Wait a second," Kimberly said, "you're hanging out with Katherine?"

"Yeah." she said as she ran a hand through her hair. "I babysit Neveah sometimes. I've gotta go."

Julia grabbed her things from her locker before making her way out of the Youth Center.

"She can't just do that can she?" Steve asked Tommy. "She gave my baby up for adoption without my consent."

"Well Steve," he answered, "she can. Technically, you weren't in her life during the pregnancy so she could've looked at the situation like you gave up your parental rights. Regardless, the adoption has been done and sealed. There's really nothing you can do."

Steve growled in frustration before storming into the main area. Kimberly watched him go before looking back at Tommy.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Is it just me, or is everyone in Angel Grove having baby problems?"

Coffee Shop

Katherine and Tanya were giggling happily as Katherine held Neveah in her arms. Just then, the door swung open and Julia came in with tears running down her face.

"Katherine, we need to talk." she said straightforwardly.

Katherine raised an eyebrow before turning to Tanya. "Could you excuse us for a moment?" she asked.

"No problem." Tanya said. "I actually need to call the sitter and check on my boys."

Tanya stood and offered Julia her seat before heading outside with her cell phone. Julia growled before burying her face in her hands.

"Something's troubling you?" Katherine asked, sarcasm coating her words.

"Katherine, I screwed everything up for us." she admitted as her shoulders shook with quiet sobs.

Katherine's eyebrows narrowed as she took in the girl's words. "What are you talking about Julia? What just got screwed up?"

"Everything that we were trying to keep a secret!" Julia said as she threw her hands up in the air. "I screwed up big time. I should've just walked away and kept my mouth shut."

Katherine felt fear building in the pit of her stomach as she stared back at the young teen. "Julia, what the hell did you do?"

"Steve knows that Neveah's his daughter!"

Katherine's mouth fell open as her eyes went wide with horror. "What do you mean he knows? This better be some kind of joke!"

"I wish it was." she whined. "He talked to my mom back in Reefside and she told him about kicking me out and he started asking all kinds of questions. He wouldn't get off the subject and I finally cracked and told him. The truth was made obvious by the stretch marks on my abdomen."

Katherine glared at Julia. "How could you do this?" she asked. "We weren't going to tell anyone about our illegal adoption. My husband believes that Neveah is his biological daughter. He doesn't know anything about the adoption or that you're her…real mother. He already lost one daughter and I don't want him to lose another!"

"And he won't Katherine, I promise!"

"You can't make promises you can't keep!" Katherine snapped. "Steve was probably mad when you told him. What else did you tell him, huh?"

"I lied and said it was a closed adoption." Julia said. "He'll never figure out the truth."

"Stop trying to pretend like everything's going to be okay! You took something that was partially his and gave it to me. If he finds out that Neveah's his real daughter, he's going to try and take her from me, and I just can't let that happen."

Julia frowned before placing her head on the table. "You're right. I can't believe this."

"I can't believe it either." Katherine said. "I did everything for you. I took your daughter in without any second thoughts and gave her a wonderful home and a loving family to live with. I feed her, clothe her, protect her, and I supply her every need. I am her mother and I don't want her to be taken away from me. I knew from the first moment you stepped into Angel Grove at my wedding that you were going to be a problem."

Julia lifted her head and stared at Katherine in shock. "I'm sorry Katherine, I really am. I never expected for Steve to show back up here."

"Well he has Julia, and there's nothing we can do about it now. That boy is probably looking for some way to take my baby from me and I cannot let that happen."

Katherine stood to her feet and strapped Neveah into her stroller before making her way towards the door.

"Wait a second Katherine, where are you going?"

"I'm taking my daughter home." she snapped as she pushed the stroller through the door.

"But she's my daughter too Katherine! I don't want to lose her!"

Just then, Katherine stopped in her tracks. Julia raised an eyebrow and stopped beside her. That's when she saw Steve standing right in front of them.

"S-Steve!" Julia gasped. "What on earth are you doing here?"

"I followed you so we could finish our conversation." he explained. "Luckily, I walked in just in time to hear the end of another."

Katherine's mouth fell open as she struggled to find the right thing to say.

"That's my daughter in that stroller isn't it?" he asked.

Katherine suddenly felt a wave of anger hit her and she shot a dangerous look at Collin. "Let's get something straight Steven. I'm going to say this once and only once. Neveah is my daughter. Not yours and certainly not Julia's. If you ever come near me or her again, you will be facing the wrath of the Ignalis family."

Katherine pushed her way past Steve and over towards Tanya who was standing near the car in the parking lot. Steve prepared to go after her, but Julia jumped in front of him.

"Get out of my way Julia." he snapped.

"No Steve. Leave Katherine alone."

"Like hell I will. She has my daughter!"

"That is not our daughter! I've told you already, I gave the baby up for adoption."

"Julia, you've already lied to me twice today, let's not continue to make bad choices."

"She's not ours!" Julia screamed as he ran off towards the parking lot. Just as he arrived, Tanya's minivan had already sped off.


Author's Note: Oh God, Steve knows the truth! Well, he thinks he knows the truth lolNow that Steve knows about Neveah, there's no telling what he'll do to get her from Katherine. Looks like part of the secret's out, but it hasn't come out to the right person and it's far from the truth. Leave me a review and wait patiently for the next update!