Chapter 33: A New Dream

"Good, Kylie, very good," Kimberly encouraged. She watched as Kylie did the routine Kimberly was teaching her. Kimberly placed a hand on her now swollen stomach with a smile on her face.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for Kimberly Hart. I heard she trains here," a voice commented.

Kylie jumped up. "Here she is," she announced. Kimberly looked her and her eyes widened in shock.

"M--Mom?" Kimberly stuttered.

Mrs. Dumas walked over to her daughter with a small smile. "Well, look at you Kimberly," she commented. Kimberly played with her ring and Kylie looked at her mother confused. "Looks like you got out of that mental hospital," she added.

"Mommy never went to a mental hospital," Kylie answered.

Mrs. Dumas looked at Kimberly in shock. "Where have you been for the past nine years then?" She asked. Kylie pulled on Kimberly's arm.

"Mommy, who is she?" She asked.

Kimberly picked Kylie up, while being careful with her stomach. "This is my mom, Kylie," Kimberly replied.

"But I thought grandma died?" Kylie asked.

"Excuse me?" Mrs. Dumas asked.

"Kimberly," a voice called.

Kylie's face brightened up and she jumped out of Kimberly's arms. "GRANDPA!" She shouted. Captain Mitchell took off his hat and smiled as he picked his granddaughter up. Kimberly let out a small giggle as she hurried past Mrs. Dumas and straight over to Captain Mitchell.

"Hey, dad," Kimberly greeted.

She hugged him and kissed his cheek. "Dad?" Mrs. Dumas asked. Kimberly looked over at her mother and Captain Mitchell looked at her.

"You must be Laura Dumas," he commented.

"Yes, I am."

Mrs. Dumas crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm Kimberly's mother, but I don't recall you being her father," she commented.

"Mom, let me explain…" Kimberly trailed off.

They looked up when the door opened again. "Hunter!" Kylie giggled. She ran over to Hunter. Kimberly gasped when she saw Tori come in with baby Kimmie.

"Oh my gosh!" Kimberly gasped.

She walked over to Tori and Tori placed the baby into her arms. "Hey, mom," Hunter greeted.

"Hey, baby," she answered.

She kissed his cheek and Mrs. Dumas was in complete shock. "Mom?" Mrs. Dumas asked. Kimberly looked over at her mother with a slight nod.

"Yes, mother, this is my son, Hunter, and his fiancé Tori. And this little angel is my granddaughter, Kimmie," Kimberly informed.

"You are twenty-six years old. There's no way you're a grandmother," Mrs. Dumas snapped.

Hunter placed a hand on Kimberly's shoulder. "Says the woman that wanted to put her own child in a mental institute," he snapped.

"Hunter not now," Kimberly answered.

Tori held onto Hunter's hand. "Kim?" Tommy asked when he came in. Mrs. Dumas rolled her eyes and Kimberly smiled.

"Hey!" She greeted.

She walked over and kissed his cheek. "Well, I see you have single handedly ruined your life, Kimberly Ann," Mrs. Dumas commented. Captain Mitchell looked at Mrs. Dumas in disbelief.

"Excuse me?" Captain Mitchell asked.

"You as the man who posed as her father should've had her go back to her gymnastics training," she replied.

"Don't tell me how to raise my children."

"Kimberly's my daughter."

Kimberly bit her lip as she watched this scene. "Well, according to her. I'm her father. I've been the person that's picked her up when she fell. I didn't take the easy way out by sending her off somewhere," he answered.

"You don't tell me how to raise my child," Mrs. Dumas snapped.

"Mom!"

Kimberly stood in front of Captain Mitchell. "You were embarrassed by me and you wanted to send me away. You were hoping they'd take Kylie away from me too," she told her.

"You were in no condition to take care of a child," Mrs. Dumas scolded.

"I don't know. I think mom did great raising us four," a voice commented.

Kimberly smiled to see Blake coming in as well as Hannah. "Hannah!" She gasped

"Who is this?" Mrs. Dumas asked.

Kimberly looked over at Mrs. Dumas and she wrapped her arm around Hannah's shoulders. "Mother, this is my other daughter, Hannah," Kimberly replied.

"Oh…so you're the woman that tried to get rid of her daughter," Hannah commented.

"Don't you dare make me out the bad guy, girl. You're old enough to be one of mine," Mrs. Dumas scolded.

"You don't talk to my daughter that way," Kimberly snapped.

Tommy was just watching, knowing all too well that his wife could fight her own battles. "You turned from a soon-to-be Pan-Global Champion to a mother and a history teacher," Mrs. Dumas commented.

"Yep," she replied.

Kimberly nodded. She looked at her two sons and her two daughters with a smile. "I've got a better dream. I love being a mother, a teacher, wife, daughter, sister, friend, and grandmother. You can't take that away from me," Kimberly answered. Mrs. Dumas sighed and she pulled her sunglasses on.

"Well, if that's how it's going to be," she muttered.

Then she left the gym. Tommy walked over and wrapped his arms around her. "You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied.

"I'm going to go find Conner," Hannah informed.

Kimberly nodded and watched her go.

(Reefside Soccer Field)

Hannah walked up the field to see that practice had just ended. "Hey, McKnight, someone's here," one of the guys commented. Conner looked up and his eyes widened in shock.

"Hannah?" He asked.

Hannah smiled as she started walking a bit faster to him, but then she broke into a run. "Conner!" She shrieked. She jumped into his arms with a small laugh and hugged him tight.

"What are you doing back in Reefside?" He asked.

He set her down with a grin. "Well, my mom's having another kid. Came back up to be with her until the baby's born," she replied. Conner smiled and pulled her into a kiss. They heard the other players whooping and cheering Conner on. Hannah pulled away with a laugh.

"Stay right here. I'm just going to change and everything," he told her.

"I'm not going anywhere for awhile," she answered.

Conner smiled as she let her sit there and went to change.

When he came back out, Hannah stood up. "Yeah, this is the Conner I dated," she teased.

"Funny," he answered.

Hannah smiled and he gave her another kiss. "I missed you," he commented.

"Same here jock," she answered.

He held her hand and they started walking around the park.

That night, Conner was taking Hannah home. Hannah was staring outside and watched as the scenery went by. "Everything alright?" He asked. She snapped out of her daze and she looked over at him.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied.

There was silence in the car. "Hey, let's stop by your house," she suggested. Conner gave her a quizzical look before looking back at the road.

"Why?" He asked.

"Just for a little while," she replied.

Conner felt her hand on his leg and he glanced at her. "Are you sure?" He asked. Hannah nodded her head slowly. Conner bit his lip.

"You don't have to worry about me getting pregnant. I'm on the pill," she assured him.

Conner let out a breath before nodding his head slowly. "Alright," he answered.

He then did a u-turn and went back towards his house.

(Conner's Apartment)

Conner unlocked the door and Hannah looked around with a smile. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. Hannah leaned back against him before turning to look at him. She placed her hand on the back of his head and kissed him deeply. He picked her up and carried her to his room.

(Oliver Home)

Kimberly saw Conner's car do a u-turn and she smiled as she looked back into her book. "What's that grin for?" Tommy asked.

"Nothing," she replied.