Things had been going too well, so of course, a giant wrench had to come in to wreck things.

It started that morning. The Rangers, after training, were going to work on making the Morph-X bikes flashier – an upgrade Zoey seemed sure would help them get people riding the bikes and ease traffic before their deadline. However, with Morph-X on the streets, Blaze and Roxy were eager to take advantage. They had with them a bot that was able to extract the Morph-X from the bikes, rendering the bikes powerless and supplying them with Morph-X to help Evox's plan. The Rangers needed to step up quickly, and so their project had to be postponed.

Sarah intended on helping out the Rangers, but since things seemed to be going rather smoothly, all things considered, Kelly asked Sarah if they could have a chat. Since Kelly had been asking for a moment for a couple of days now, and Commander Shaw and Nate assured her they had everything under control and would call if she was needed, Sarah stepped out with Kelly. They went to the former green Ranger's office, where Kelly asked Sarah to have a seat.

"We're not breaking up, are we?" Sarah asked. "I know I've been busy with this lately but…"

"You're building a team, I get that," Kelly said. "Besides, I've been a bit busy myself. This isn't about us. Well… it is, but not like that."

"Like what?"

"While you were out the other day, your… Kathryn stopped by my office," Kelly said. "The downside to public relations is that public part."

"Are you okay?"

"It was just a chat. She wasn't intoxicated or anything but she did have a request."

"If it'll get her off our back, I guess we can tap into the wedding fund a little bit…"

"It's not money," Kelly said. "Besides, I told her, we're not giving her money, or a place to stay or anything. She lost that support from you a long, long time ago."

"So, then what's the issue?" Sarah asked. If Kelly had already refused to help Kathryn, then there was no point in this conversation. While Sarah was glad she now knew that Kathryn had stopped by, and went behind her back to talk to her girlfriend, she was more glad that the problem had already been dealt with.

Kelly wasn't sure how to put it. There was the obvious, blunt way. She could blurt out 'your mother is pregnant and wants us to take the baby', but that seemed a little insensitive. She could soften the blow, which was probably what she would do, but if she softened it too much, Sarah likely wouldn't see the issue without a very long talk to get there. If she didn't soften it too much, it would be no better than just outright coming out with it, and Kelly was worried if she did that, Sarah might feel like the decision was already made.

"Something… happened, to your mom." Kelly looked to Sarah, gauging her reaction. Sarah seemed ready to listen, so she continued to speak. "It's why she went on her bender."

"What happened?"

"She tells me she's pregnant."

"She's old."

"It's rare, but people older than her have become pregnant… naturally," she added before Sarah could argue.

"But she's also not… her body is barely supporting her."

"Sarah."

"This has to be a scam."

"She was telling your father the truth," Kelly told Sarah. "Besides, she didn't ask for money. I refused to help her out right from the start, and she still wanted to talk."

"So, if she doesn't want money, what is she claiming to want?"

"She wants us to take the baby."

"It's a scam."

"Sarah…"

"We adopt her kid, we're paying medical bills, and we know where that money's going to go."

"So, we refuse to help out," Kelly stated. "And what happens if she's telling the truth?"

"She's not."

"I'm not saying she is but... can we take the risk that she's lying? What if when she told your father she was pregnant with you, he didn't believe her? Do you really believe that four years later when Child Protective Services knocked on his door, that he would believe a prostitute he slept with a few years back had his baby?"

"So, you want the baby?"

"I want to talk about it," Kelly said. "Kathryn raised some good point when we talked."

"Like what?"

"She wants to carry the baby to term," Kelly said. "And she's got every right to do that."

"Agreed."

"But she knows she's making the wrong choice if she keeps the baby. She's going to adopt the baby out and she thinks their best shot at a good family is with us."

"Why?" Sarah asked. "We're not even twenty. What do either of us know about raising kids?"

"Nothing," Kelly answered. "Which is why we need to talk about this. But this baby's background is going to be sketchy at best. Even if the father is known, he's someone who sleeps with prostitutes. I know your dad did at some point too, but you have to admit, most men who'll stoop that low, aren't good men."

"Agreed."

"And if the father's history isn't known, all anyone is going to know is that their child's mother is an alcoholic, drug addicted prostitute who got knocked up at a late age and didn't stop using as soon as she found out she was pregnant. She doesn't think it'll be easy to find the right family for a kid who comes with that much background already."

"Why does she think we'll be the right family, then?" Sarah asked.

"Well, you are that baby," Kelly reminded her. "And even with all that background, I still love you."

Sarah nodded her head, taking a minute to think. She looked to Kelly, "When does she want an answer?"

"I didn't give her a time, but probably sooner, rather than later."

"And what do you want?"

"I know, down the road, I want to have a baby. I know IVF is tricky, and finding a donor has its own challenges, and adoption can take years…"

"So, you want the baby?" Sarah asked.

"We have an opportunity to grow our family. It's sooner than I'd like, and I'd never imagine Kathryn be the biological mother but… I don't think I could just give up this baby to a family that might not love them right. In my mind, this kid will either turn out to be you or Thomas and at least with us, we know they'll be loved and cared for exactly the right way."

Sarah wanted to agree with Kelly. They were going to have kids one day, but there was a lot going into this decision that she couldn't make it on the spot.

"Let me… finish helping the Rangers with whatever Blaze and Roxy have up their sleeve, then we'll talk more."