I'm not real busy right now, so, I decided to bring chapter eight to life.

The feedback I've gotten is amazing and I thank you all. :-)

Anyway, on with the tale!

Again, if it's not long or interesting enough, forgive me. ;-)

Kim just gaped at Jason. Had he really just said... Huh? She managed to recollect herself a few seconds later. "Move in with you?" she said, sounding like a little girl.

He couldn't help laughing at her tone and facial expression. It was exactly how she'd looked and sounded when they, Zack, Trini and Billy'd gotten in trouble with their parents for going to Pierson Heights- a known rough town not far from Angel Grove- when they were thirteen. It'd been a dare issued by Bulk and Skull. Kim and Zack had accepted it without really thinking. Jason sat back in his chair and nodded.

"Yeah, Kim. Move in with me," he said.

She let out a little laugh and shook her head. "Wow. Talk about mind-blowing," she said.

"True story. But it isn't any more mind-blowing than finding out you're pregnant with my baby," he pointed out.

"Right! That one really floored me," she said. "But, Jase, you're talking about living together. Living together. Are you sure that's a good idea? Are you sure you even really want that?"

"Kim... it just seems to be the perfect solution right now. I don't feel like I have to do this or anything. I want to. But it's up to you," he said seriously.

Kim looked away and began considering the idea. Okay, it did make sense. They were gonna be parents and they were close friends. But it was just weird! Hell, it was all so weird.

"Having a live-in mother figure wouldn't exactly hurt Jade," he said quietly.

Kim looked at him. All right, that was another good point. "You know how crazy I am about Jade. But she's three, Rex. I'm sure she's still hoping her mom will come back and live with you guys again," she said.

"And she'll probably hope that for years to come. But she'll understand everything eventually- I know it. Jade's gonna be fine, no matter what. Because I'm gonna make sure of it. Besides, she's crazy about you, too. She'll love this," he said.

Kim smiled softly. She had no real problem living with him and being the mother Jade needed, it was just... all happening so fast. And weird!

"But, like I said, it's your call," he said.

"If I move in, we'll be kinda like a little family," she said, speaking more to herself than him.

"Yeah," he agreed, unsure of what else to say.

"That doesn't sound so bad at all, you know," she said. The more she thought of the whole idea, the better it sounded.

He half-smiled. "No, it doesn't," he said.

Kim took a deep breath. "Okay. I'll do it," she said. "But what kinda arrangement is this gonna be, Jase? Long-term or what? I mean-"

"Again, up to you. If you wanna move out after the baby's born, I won't stop you. If you don't, that's fine, too. Let's just cross that bridge when we come to it," he said.

"Right. We should totally just focus on the here and now. Take it all one day at a time," she said, nodding. He nodded as well.

"Have you, well, told anybody else?" he asked.

"I told the girls- meaning the guys probably know by now. And I told my mother," Kim said, gripping the edge of the counter.

Jason cringed. "Your mom. I'm guessing that wasn't a trip to Disney World, huh?" he said with a chuckle. Kim's mom was basically a good person, but, at times, you had to take her in small doses.

"Don't you know it. Just so you know, we may have to go on the run because the townspeople may come after us," Kim said, rolling her eyes.

Jason laughed. "Sweet. We get to used assumed names. Do you think I look like a Zorro?" he asked, mock serious. Kim laughed. Then, she thought of something and gasped. Concern replaced Jason's amusement and he sat up straight. "Is it the baby?" he asked warily.

"No. Well, in a way. Jase, how do you think Jade's gonna feel about a baby brother or sister?" Kim asked, her eyes wide.

Jason looked over at the kitchen doorway and stood slowly. He looked the mother of his unborn child. "Only one way to find out. Let's do it," he said.

Kim followed Jason into the den, knowing she wouldn't be able to breathe properly til they got Jade's reaction.

Jade, of course, hadn't heard her father and Kim enter. She was on the floor, wrapped up in Cinderella.

"Don't sit so close to the TV," Kim and Jason said at the same time. They looked at each other and grinned.

Jade pouted and scooted away from the TV. Jason walked up to DVD player and stopped the movie.

"Dad-dyyy," Jade whined.

Kim smiled and scooped the little girl up in her arms as Jason headed for the couch. "You can watch the rest later, sweetie. Your father and I need to talk to you about something really important," she said as she headed to the couch.

Jason looked at Kim, then, at Jade. "Jade... Kim just told me something that made me really happy. She and I are gonna have a baby," he said.

Kim bit her lower lip and tensed a little as Jade looked at her, then, at Jason- who stiffened a little as well.

Jade grinned widely and clapped. "Yay!" she said happily, bouncing up and down on Kim's lap eagerly.

Relief surged through both Jason and Kim. They smiled at each other, then, he looked at his daughter once again. Now, for the rest.

"There's more, baby girl. Kim's gonna live with us," he said carefully.

Jade's eyes lit up and she hugged Kim- who smiled warmly. Jason grinned at them both.

"Daddy, can I have a sister?" Jade asked eagerly.

Kim and Jason laughed. "Well, honey, it's not really up to us," Jason said.

Jade touched Kim's flat belly. "When is the baby coming?" she asked.

"Oh, it's gonna seem like a long time, but, it really won't be. He or she will be here soon," Kim said, running her hand over Jade's hair.

Jade looked at Jason. "Daddy?"

"Yeah, sweetheart?" he asked.

"How do babies get outta their mommies' tummies?" she asked innocently.

Kim almost laughed out loud at the look on Jason's face.

Jason swallowed hard, then, looked at his watch. "Why don't you ask Kim, baby? I've gotta get dinner started? Yeah, that's it. Dinner," he said, then, stood and almost ran from the room.

Stay tuned if you care to read more. ;-) Again, sorry it wasn't longer. Cya!