Author's Note: Hey guys, I'm back with the next chapter and I know you guys are quite pleased that someone is aware of Katherine's "scheme." Well, this chapter is going to move the story forward so I won't delay your reading any longer. Let's get on with the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers, any of the series, or any of the show's characters. Also, the plot for this story was inspired by the 2008-2010 storyline of Days of our Lives so I can't take full credit; but for those parts of the plot that I changed, made up myself, and for all of my own characters that I've added, they all belong to me. So, no stealing.


"The Honeymooners"

Katherine was drumming her fingers against the passenger's seat in Tanya's van as her eyes continued to dart to her daughter sleeping soundly in the car seat behind her. Tanya watched her nervous friend out the corner of her eye as she turned the van into the parking lot of Rocky's diner. As soon as the car was parked and shut down, Katherine unbuckled herself in a swift motion before hopping out the car to take her daughter from her car seat.

Tanya raised an eyebrow as Katherine slung the baby bag over her shoulder and muttered a few words to her daughter. "Katherine, what's the rush?" she asked. "You're never this desperate when it comes to seeing Rocky."

Katherine slammed the side door shut before walking towards the diner's entrance. Tanya soon fell into step beside her.

"I'm sorry." Katherine spoke. "Back at the café, Juila had a friend show up and the guy's bad news."

"Steve?" Tanya asked. "What's so bad about him Kat? Rocky hired him last week and he seems to be a pretty stand up kid."

Katherine let out a sarcastic laugh as the two of them stepped inside.

The nervous mother began to look around the crowded restaurant as her eyes frantically searched for her ex. Finally, she spotted him laughing and joking with an elderly couple at a booth. Katherine called out his name and sighed in relief as he looked up and spotted her. He said something quietly to the couple before approaching the two women.

"Back so soon are we?" he asked.

"Rocky, we need to talk." Katherine said as she grabbed his arm with a free hand.

"Wait a second Katherine." he said as he pulled his arm from her grip. "I have customers to tend to right now. Can't this wait?"

"No Rocky, it can't wait. This is a serious dilemma."

Rocky sighed before turning to Tanya. "I'll add an extra two hours pay to your check this week if you can look after things for a few minutes."

Tanya smiled before pointing to the employee closet and taking off. Katherine grabbed hold of Rocky's arm again and pulled him away from his diner and into his office. Rocky watched in disbelief as Katherine slammed his door shut and began to pace back and forth while rocking her daughter gently.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're spooked." he said cautiously as his head followed her repetitive movements.

"Steve knows the truth." she blurted out as she squeezed her eyes shut. "He was pressuring Julia to give him information and she cracked under pressure. Now, he knows everything I've been trying so desperately to keep a secret!"

Rocky stared at Katherine for a few silent moments before parting his lips. "So…what you're saying is Steve knows Neveah's his and Julia's daughter?"

Katherine slowly nodded her head as a few tears slid down her cheeks. "You should've seen how angry he was Rocky. He followed Julia to the café and overheard the two of us talking. Next thing I know, he was demanding to see Neveah and I just couldn't bring myself to let him. He was so enraged and reckless in the way he presented himself. The boy has anger management issues, there's no doubt about that. Rocky, I don't want him anywhere near my daughter."

Rocky sighed. "Katherine, she really isn't your daughter."

Katherine stopped pacing and snapped her head in his direction to shoot him a glare. "Yes, she is! I may not have given birth to Neveah but she is my daughter. Julia gave up her parental rights to me. Who cares if Steve gave consent or not? He left Julia behind and therefore, he left his rights to Neveah. Collin is this baby's father and it is going to stay this way."

Suddenly, another thought crossed the young woman's mind. "Rocky, what if Collin finds out?"

Katherine's bottom lip began to quiver violently as she walked over to the desk's char and sunk down onto its seat as she began to cry. Rocky frowned and crossed the room to rest a hand on her shaking shoulder.

"After I lost my baby, I didn't know what I was going to do." Katherine admitted through her sniffles. "And when I met Julia, all the pieces seemed to fall into place and I knew what I had to do. Rocky, Collin has already lost one daughter thanks to Kimberly. I can't allow him to lose another."

"Hey now, you don't know if he's going to find out or not."

"How do you know that he won't? I've got a strong feeling that Steve's going to try and take custody of Neveah. I can't let that happen. Rocky, we've got to get rid of him. It's our only option. The longer he stays here in Angel Grove, the closer everyone will get to knowing the truth and no one can find out about this."

Rocky stared down at Katherine as she looked up to meet his gaze. "Katherine, I understand that you've done all this out of grief from losing your baby, but you can't continue to let Collin think Neveah is his biological daughter. It's wrong and he deserves to know the truth. You need to tell him yourself before he hears it from someone else."

Katherine thought over Rocky's suggestion for several silent minutes before an idea struck her. She smiled and looked back up at him.

"I have an idea and it just might work." she exclaimed.

"Care to share?"

A smile warmed Katherine's lips at the very idea. "Collin and I never went on a honeymoon after we got married because Neveah was so young and we weren't ready for her to travel. So I was thinking that I could find one of the most romantic and peaceful places for us to travel to and convince Collin that we should move there."

"You can't be serious Katherine. Do you honestly think Collin will go along with your plan? His family's here in Angel Grove. Then there's Jacob. Do you really think Kimberly's going to let him take her son overseas somewhere?"

Katherine put her hand to her chin in thought before turning back to Rocky. "I haven't thought that part out yet, but I'm telling you Rocky, this is the way to make everything okay again. Steve can't take Neveah if he has no idea where she is."

Rocky sighed before throwing his hands up in defeat and heading for the door. "Whatever Kat. If you want to pick up and leave and continue to run away from your problems and lies, fine by me. I'm done trying to help you do the right thing."

Katherine stared at Rocky as he stopped at the doorway. He turned to look at her with one of the most painful looks in his eyes.

"You know something, I used to admire you because you were so smart, beautiful, and trustworthy. How could someone I loved more than anything in the world turn out to be such a disappointment?"

Katherine was hurt by his words and her heart ached as he left the room, slamming the wooden door behind him.

Café

Julia was sitting on a wooden bench just outside the café, her eyes focused on the cobblestone walkway as people passed her by to go inside the café. She'd been in that exact spot since Steve had run off after Tanya's van. He hadn't come back, so she'd gone on to assume he'd left to find Katherine.

What had she done? She'd spilled a secret that wasn't just hers, but Katherine's. Now, she'd ruined Katherine's life and there was so much more at stake. Katherine was probably going to have Neveah taken away from her and it was her fault for telling Steve.

Julia was pulled out of her thoughts as a warm, friendly voice called out her name. She looked up and forced a smile when she spied Kimberly crossing the street as Tommy walked beside her carrying Jacob atop his shoulders.

"Hey Kimberly." she said with slight sadness in her voice. She quickly wiped the smudged mascara off her cheeks and tried to smile more cheerfully.

"I take it things didn't go so well after leaving the Youth Center?" Kimberly asked as she and Tommy stopped in front of her.

Julia shook her head with a heavy sigh. "No, they didn't. Steve followed me here and overheard me talking to Katherine about Neveah."

"Why would you and Katherine be talking about Neveah?"

Julia stared at her silently, unsure of whether or not she should tell the truth, but she decided against it. "It really isn't my place to tell you. It's Katherine's."

"Just so you know, Katherine and I aren't exactly friends Julia. She wouldn't tell me even if I asked her out of concern. So let me ask you this. Does Neveah have to do with your problem with Steve?"

Julia's eyes widened at the question and she stood to her feet. "I just remembered that I have somewhere to be right now."

Julia quickly spun on her heels and walked away at a fast pace.

"Where's she off to in such a hurry?" Tommy asked.

Kimberly shrugged before rubbing her chin in thought. "I'm starting to get a bad feeling about something. Something's definitely going on between Katherine and Julia, and I'm going to find out what."

Tommy nodded before removing Jacob from his shoulders and placing him in his mother's hold. "Why don't you head inside and find us a table? I have to return a missed phone call from earlier."

"Sure thing." Kimberly said as she stood on her toes to press her lips to his cheek. "Hurry in. You know I hate being alone."

"But Kim, you won't be alone. Isn't that right Jake?"

"No alone momma." The little boy grinned before hugging her with all his might. Kimberly giggled before heading inside the café.

Tommy pulled his cell out and took a seat on the abandoned bench as he dialed a phone number on his "missed calls" list. After a few rings, he was answered by a deep voice.

"Hello?" the voice answered.

"Hi, this is Tommy Oliver and I'm calling in response to a message I received earlier today."

"Ah yes." the voice replied. "I wanted to offer my condolences for the death of baby Grace."

"Oh, well thank you." Tommy replied. "So, what were you saying in your message about the clinic where she was born?"

"When I heard of the baby's death and how she was kept from her biological father, I just had to speak with you on the information I've discovered. The clinic where Grace was born may be able to tell you if she had some kind of illness at the time of her birth. I believe the name of the doctor who delivered the baby goes by the title Doctor Sun."

Tommy paused as he let the information sink in. "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because my dear boy, there are so many questions that need to be answered. Yes, you know how Grace died, but there is so much more to the story you just don't know about."

"What are you talking about?"

"Speak with Doctor Sun and discover the truth."

"Who are you?" Tommy demanded. Suddenly, the line clicked and Tommy was answered with silence.

Tommy slid his phone back into his pocket before staring through the café window towards Kimberly who was seated at a table with Jacob, laughing happily as she played with the little boy.

"Just what did he mean when he said there was more to the story? What could he possibly know that we don't?"

Suddenly, an idea crossed his mind and he quickly dialed another number. "Hey Brady, it's Tommy. I need you to do a favor for me…"

Ignalis Mansion

Katherine took a sigh of relief as she walked through the front doors of the Ignalis Mansion, Neveah wrapped in a blanket securely in her carrier. The stressed woman looked around the empty hallway before calling out to her husband. She set Neveah's carrier on the floor as she slung her coat over a vacant hook on the nearby coat rack. As she turned back around to call for her husband a second time, she let out a yelp as she came face to face with a grinning Mr. Ignalis.

"My, my, my." he said amusedly. "Jumpy are we?"

Katherine frowned as she placed a hand over her rapidly pounding heart. "You scared me. Why the hell did you sneak up on me like that?"

"How was your day?" he asked, avoiding her question.

Katherine shivered at the Cheshire-like smile adorning his lips before bending over to remove Neveah from her carrier. "It was fine."

"Are you sure about that Katarina? I just received a phone call a short while ago from an angry lad. Oh, what was his name again? Ah yes, Steven."

Katherine snapped her head to the old man as her eyes widened with fear. "What did he say to you?"

"Let's just say, you owe me one. I managed to get to the phone before Collin did."

Mr. Ignalis clicked his tongue in disapproval before letting out an amused laugh. "Ah Katarina, you've managed to get yourself into one hell of a predicament. You have the supposed father of my granddaughter believing she's his child. Just wait until my son finds out about this mess."

Katherine shot the man a warning glance. "You can't say anything. You promised!"

He released a laugh as he began to walk in circles around the terrified woman. "Oh, you don't need to worry about me having a slip of the tongue. You need to worry about everyone else that's involved in the equation. They're the ones you should worry about letting the…cat out of the bag."

Katherine glared after the man as he made his way out the entrance hall towards the kitchen. "By the way," he called over his shoulder, "you should really learn to hide things better. Collin was just asking me about a padlocked trunk in your closet."

Katherine's eyes bulged as she held her daughter tight and ran up the stairs towards their shared bedroom. Collin was walking out the closet, scratching the back of his head, when she walked in.

"H-hey there honey. What are you doing?"

Collin looked up, their eyes meeting and frowned. "Why do you have a padlocked trunk in our closet?"

Katherine stared at him wide-eyed as she racked her brain for some sort of explanation. She then narrowed her eyes and looked at him cautiously.

"Why does it matter Collin? The trunk is mine and I'd prefer to have it locked."

"Darling, we're a married couple sharing a house and a child together. There should be no secrets between us."

"There is no secret. It's just a few personal items."

"Then you wouldn't mind if I had a peak?" he asked as he pushed the closet door open.

Katherine shouted her disapproval before running in front of him and closing the door. "Collin, let's talk about something else. Like…your birthday present!"

"Darling, my birthday isn't for a few more days."

"Honey, I have the perfect idea for your birthday celebration. Actually…let's call it a family celebration. Honey, you and I never went on a honeymoon after the wedding because we were afraid that Neveah was too young to be flying. Well I spoke with her pediatrician and she gave me the okay to fly. So I did the liberty of going online and looking up the perfect spot to spend our dream vacation together."

Collin rubbed his chin in thought. "Are you sure darling? Wouldn't you rather wait until the summer when my work load's a little lighter?"

Katherine smiled as she nuzzled Neveah's forehead. "Trust me honey, I think now is a better time. We'll finally have a chance to escape from Angel Grove and all the drama Kimberly has managed to create for us. So what do you say? First class trip to Paris tomorrow morning?"

Collin's eyes bulged at her request. "Did you just suggest that we leave in the morning?"

"Yes Collin. I'm ready to get out of Angel Grove as soon as possible. I'm so stressed out and lonely with you not being around all the time. Besides, I talked everything over with your father and he agreed that you could do work out of the country. He actually insisted that we go and take a trip."

Collin sighed before smiling at his darling wife and daughter. "How can I say no to you? Fine, we'll leave for Paris first thing in the morning on one of father's private jets. Be sure that you're packed and ready."

Katherine giggled as she pointed to a pink cheetah-print suitcase beside the closet door. "I've been packed all day."

Collin laughed as he pushed past her and went to retrieve his suitcase. Katherine took a sigh of relief and watched him cautiously to ensure that her padlocked trunk would remain untouched.

The Next Morning

Tommy opened his eyes and smiled as they focused in on Kimberly twirling around in front of their full-length mirror. She was wearing a white sundress with large turquoise flowers on it and her hair was wet and wavy twirling around as she did.

"Well, isn't this a beautiful sight to see in the morning." Tommy complimented her.

Kimberly giggled as she turned around to face her boyfriend. "Isn't it beautiful? It was a present from Aisha that I found on the doorstep this morning."

Tommy smiled as he sat upright and Kimberly skipped over to sit on the edge of the bed. She leaned forward and gently pressed her lips to his cheek.

"It's so good to see you happy and moving about." he complimented her. "I could get used to seeing this every day."

"Well, I realized that Grace isn't going to be coming back and I have to accept that. My daughter's no longer suffering from a terrible illness. She's up there somewhere smiling down at us for moving on and never forgetting her. So, the least I can do is move on and try to make my life worth living. You know what I mean?"

Tommy nodded as he wrapped his arms around her petite waist and pulled her close to him.

"Do you regret any of the things we did to keep Grace a secret?"

Kimberly shook her head. "Not at all. I'll admit, I feel bad for depriving Collin the chance of knowing her, but I felt like she was your child all along. After all, you did name her and take care of me during the pregnancy."

Tommy stared at Kimberly lovingly as memories from the safe house filled his mind. Perhaps one day, he and Kimberly would have a child of their own. Maybe someday, she could be Mrs. Oliver and the two of them could begin living their happily ever after.

Kimberly's phone started to ring, snapping the police officer out of his thoughts. He watched her as she grabbed the cell phone from the nightstand and held it to her ear.

"Hello?" she answered.

Kimberly's smile faded as Collin greeted her coldly from the other line.

"Good morning Kimberly. Sleep well?"

"What do you want Collin?" she snapped.

"You know, you should really watch that tone of yours if you know what's good for you. I was calling to let you know that Jacob won't need to be visiting Katherine and me for a few weeks."

Kimberly paused as she let his words sink in. "Why not? Is everything alright?"

"I'm perfectly fine. Katherine and I have decided to leave for our honeymoon. Our flight takes off in an hour and I knew we weren't going to have time to get Jacob all packed up."

"How long will you be gone?"

"For as long as we'd like. We need to spend some quality time with our daughter and we need a break from Angel Grove and all the horror it's brought us this past year. I figured you'd be leaping for joy when you heard the news."

"Collin, don't think that. Even though you and I can't stand each other, you are Jacob's father and he loves spending time with you."

"Oh, so now you're taking my child's thoughts and feelings into consideration?"

Kimberly sighed in frustration. "Just forget it Collin. I'll take care of Jacob and I'll have him call you every night. You and Katherine have fun on your honeymoon."

Kimberly ended the call before he had a chance to respond and tossed it carelessly onto the mattress. Tommy stared at her silently as she closed her eyes to get a hold of herself.

"Are you gonna be okay?" he asked.

Kimberly took a deep breath before smiling. "I'm better than okay. Collin and Katherine are leaving for a few weeks for their late honeymoon and Jacob gets to stay with us."

"Really? Has the man gone crazy?"

"I don't think so. Whatever the reason, I'm glad. No more Katherine and I get to spend time with the loves of my life."

"Aww, come here."

Kimberly giggled as Tommy pulled her close to him and began decorating her neck in light kisses.

Rocko's Café

Rocky was busing tables while whistling a catchy tune as Tanya skated around taking breakfast orders to the tables. She zoomed past Rocky with two trays making the man yelp in surprise.

"Jesus Tanya, do you mind slowing down a little?"

"No time Rocky. We're a little short on waitresses today."

"What do you mean we're short on waitresses? Where are Stephanie and Melanie?"

"Melanie is a bridesmaid in her brother Max's wedding today and Stephanie called in sick. I tried calling Abigail to come in and cover Stephanie's shift but she's gone to Wisconsin for a family vacation."

Rocky groaned as Tanya zoomed past him another time.

"Who's in the back cooking?" he asked as Tanya skated through the swinging doors.

She sped back out to place another order on an elderly couple's table. "Victor and Eric are working the grill and Shawn D. is unpacking the trailer."

"Where's Steve?"

Tanya shrugged as she skidded to a stop beside him. "He didn't come in this morning. I tried calling him but his mother said she thought he'd left for work."

A thought crossed Rocky's mind making him worry. What if he'd gone to the Ignalis Mansion to confront Katherine?

Just then, the bell on the main doors began to ring. Rocky and Tanya looked up as Katherine came in holding Neveah. Collin was right behind her with an irritated look on his face.

"Collin, you could just wait out in the limo if you'd like." Katherine suggested. "Here, take Neveah and keep her entertained. I'll make this quick."

Collin sighed as Neveah was promptly handed to him. He then exited the restaurant.

"Hey Katherine." Tanya smiled as her friend approached her and Rocky.

"Hey guys."

"What's got Colin in such a bad mood?"

Katherine sighed. "He called Kimberly on the way over here and the two of them were kind of rude to each other. He'll be fine as soon as we're on the plane."

"Plane?" Tanya repeated with a raised eyebrow. "Where are you two going?"

"On their honeymoon." Rocky said with sarcastic enthusiasm as he headed for the register.

"Really? That's so exciting! Where are you going?"

"Um, just a second Tanya. I want to talk to Rocky."

Katherine walked over to the main counter where Rocky was busy scribbling down something on a notepad.

"Rocky, you aren't still upset with me are you?"

Rocky sighed. "I can't believe he actually went through with your plan. Is the guy and idiot?"

"No Rocky, he isn't. In fact, he's an amazing guy. He'd do anything for me just like I'd do anything for him. Besides, because we're going on this honeymoon, we have the opportunity to leave Angel Grove and get away from Steve."

Rocky stared at her. "What makes you so sure that Steve isn't going to find you?"

"Rocky, promise me that you will keep quiet about this."

Rocky stared at her sympathetically. "Fine Katherine. Just go. Continue to run from your lies. Just remember, what goes around always comes back around to nip you in the butt."

Katherine stared at him sadly before turning and leaving the restaurant. Was Rocky right? Were her lies really going to cost her everything she'd worked so hard for?


Author's Note: And so ends another chapter. Well guys, go ahead an leave me a review if you'd like and wait patiently for the next update. See you next time!