Chapter Three- The Secret Is Out

Kimberly watched as Jason put the plate he was drying onto the counter and he stormed out of the room and up to the guest room. Tommy shrugged.

"He had a right to know." Kimberly said

"I know, but just look how he reacted. That's the reason I didn't want to tell him." Tommy said

"What happened when she left what did he do?"

"He sort of didn't do anything. He just sat there saying nothing. It hurt him a lot."

"What about Emily?"

"They had broken up about a month before she left. So they had been going out for a month when she left. He thought that maybe it was his fault."

"Oh it wasn't. He should have known that."

"We tried to tell him, but he never really believed us." Tommy said turning back to clean the dishes.

The next morning Tommy was brewing coffee in the kitchen (it was Saturday) when Jason walked down. The first thing he noticed was that there was an unnatural silence.

"Where is everyone?" Jason asked

"Kim is sleeping with Natasha and Kevin, and Tiffany is in her room playing with her dolls." Tommy said

"Do you know what prison Kat is at?"

"Well there's only one around here."

"Where is it?"

"Downtown Reefside, right next to the council building. Why? Wait you aren't planning to go see her are you?"

"Yeah, is that so bad?" Jason asked and Tommy opened his mouth to say something, but Jason had already started to leave. So instead of protesting Tommy grabbed the newspaper and started drinking his coffee again.

Kat laid down on the bed and stared at the ceiling. After about seven years of running and hiding she finally got caught. She couldn't tell if she was relieved to have the pressure taken off or if she was completely freaked out that she was caught. She was glad that she did get a cell to herself. She was always scared of those thugs that you saw on the streets and new that one day they would end up in jail. She heard the jingling of keys, but didn't think that they were unlocking her cell until the door opened and a guard walked in.

"Come with me. Someone is here to see you." He said and Kat nodded following him out. The guard lead her to a big, white, and empty room. In the room there was a table with one chair on either side. Kat sat down and the guard handcuffed her to the table and left. A few minutes later the door opened and instead of who Kat thought would walk in (Kim) Jason walked in.

"Jason? What are you doing here?" Kat asked completely surprised

"I'm here to order a pizza." Jason said sarcastically "What do you think I'm here for?"

"How did you find me?" Kat asked looking down at the table

"I'm looking for a job and couldn't afford an apartment so I've been staying with Kim, Tommy, and their kids. Why did you leave?"

Kat looked up "I… I… don't know how to explain it." She said her voice wavering

"Tell me." Jason pleaded "Did you leave because of me?"

"No, no, no. Jason don't ever think that."

"Then why did you leave?"

"I ran away because the police were after me and I knew they were close to finding me."

"Why are they after you?"

"Because they think I did something I didn't."

"Come on Kat! Just tell me everything I need to know already! What do they think you did!"

"Fine. When I was in Australia I was part of this gang. A really bad one at that too."

"Oh come on Kat. You expect me to believe that you were in a gang." Jason said. Annoyed Kat stood up as well as she could while handcuffed to a table. She lifted up the back of shirt revealing a tattoo on her lower back.

"Whoa, I've heard of that gang and what they did. You were apart of it?"

"Yeah. I still have tons of scars all over my body. After awhile I realized that what we were doing was really bad and I started wanting out. The problem was I was so deep in that it was really hard to get out. I couldn't say that I just wanted out or they would take it as a betrayal and then they would try to kill me. I had seen it many times while I was part of it. My parents were cops though and the other members knew that they could get in tons of trouble so instead they framed me so I would just go to jail and not be able to betray them."

"What did they make it look like you did?"

"They made it look like I robbed a bank and killed three tellers there."

"And everybody believed that."

"Yeah the gang I was in was really smart. They could cover their tracks so easily and lay new ones that led to me. I didn't do anything though. When I go to court I can face up to a life sentence to execution."

"What did your parents do when they found out."

"That's just it my own parents didn't believe me because everything pointed to me. They were going to turn me in the next day so I fled before the news would get out and I wouldn't be able to get on a plane."

"Why didn't you tell us? Tell me?"

"Would you really except me if I told I was formally in a gang and the police were after me?"

"No probally not, but…"

"No buts Jason. You wouldn't have." Kat said as she started crying. Jason leaned over across the table and started wiping the tears off her cheeks with his thumb.

"That doesn't mean I wouldn't accept you now." Jason said and Kat looked up at him and into his eyes.

"Huh?"

"Kat I was miserable when you left. Even ask Tommy."

"I didn't mean to hurt you."

"I know, I understand." Jason said leaning in to kiss her. At first Kat was in shock but soon got over it and she kissed him back until the need for air became to much. "Kim, Tommy, and I will help prove you innocent."

(A/N: I know this may seem like the story is coming to an end, but let me say it's not. Please review or you may have to wait awhile for the next update.)