A/N: hey guys. I know it's been forever, but I've been working on two other stories as well as trying to get the next chapter of HBC down. Anyways, here it is and I hope you guys enjoy it.

To Lady2007: I honestly don't know if in the PR universe Taylor and Tori are actually related, but they are for the purpose of my story. I think, for future stories, if it includes the NS and WF team or one of them, I will have them being sisters. Honestly, they could pass as siblings.

To my faithful reviewers: thank you guys for sticking with me. Your reviews give me the incentive to keep writing. Nothing makes my day more than reading what you guys have to say. Thanks to you guys, I have over 200 reviews. Keep it up. Now on to the story…

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Pierre turned to Kim, "Does that mean you told them?"

"Told them what?" Jason asked.

"Dad…"

"Eric and Connor are…"

"Dad, wait…"

"Eric and Connor are what?" Kira asked.

"Kim is their older sister."

"She's what?"

….

"Kim's what?" Jason repeated.

"Connor and Eric are Kim's younger brothers," Pierre said.

Everyone stood there absolutely stunned. Their gaze shifted to where Kim was standing next to her stepdad. They couldn't believe. In everyone's mind, the same words were repeated over and over again, Kim, Connor and Eric are related…they're brothers and sister.

"Kim," Connor called, "Is that true? Are you really my big sister?" everyone held their breaths as they waited on her answer.

"Yes," she replied in a small voice, "That's what I was going to tell you guys when papa called."

"Wow," Connor said.

"Connor, are you alright?" Kira asked.

"Yeah, I just need to sit down for a bit," he replied, "It's a lot to take in."

"How are you so sure that she's our sister?" Eric asked, "How is she our sister?"

"Her mother is your mother," Pierre said.

"No, Sandra and Jordan McKnight are our parents," Eric retorted.

"Jordan is your father," Pierre said, "But Sandra isn't your mother." Seeing that he was going to speak, Pierre rushed on with an explanation, "Your full name is Eric Jordan McKnight, and Connor's name is Connor Jayden McKnight…"

"We know," Eric said bitingly, "What does that have to do with anything?"

"Because I know how you got your names," Pierre replied.

"How?" Connor asked.

"Caroline's middle name is Erica, so they gave you her middle name and your dad's first name," Pierre said.

"And Connor?" Eric asked, still not believing a word he was saying.

At this point, Pierre turned to Kim. "What were the names of your mom's parents?"

"Jamison and Dennica Renoir," Kim said, "Why?"

"Take the first syllable of your grandfather's name and the first three letters in your grandmother's name and you get Connor's middle; Jayden."

"And how did Connor get his first name?" Sally asked.

"Jordan's dad's name was Connor," Pierre replied, "Your grandfather died when Jordan was in high school. They were really close, so he decided to name you after him."

"Is that true Connor?" Ethan asked.

"Yeah," he replied, "My dad told us about grandpa. He told me that he named me after him, but when I asked how I got my middle name, he would get this look in his eyes. Almost as if…"

"As if he lost someone very important to him or he wished he did something different?" Tommy asked quietly.

"Yeah," Connor said. He didn't even bother to ask how Tommy knew what he was talking about as it was clear to most of them that he meant when he had let Kimberly go in high school. While Connor and the originals understood Tommy's question, the rest did not.

"How did you know that Tommy?" Danny asked.

Shifting his gaze to Kim, he replied, "Because I know what it's like to lose someone you love and to wish that you had done things differently."

"Exactly," Pierre said, "Caroline and Jordan had fallen in love, but circumstances prevented them from being together."

"Circumstances like what?" Eric asked.

"They were married to different people," Kim said softly. "She was married to my dad, and he to Sandra. They couldn't be together, so they decided to end it and that Jordan would get you guys as he always wanted children and my mom already had me."

"But why would my dad be with your mom?" Eric asked, "And how do I know that you're not lying?"

"Because your mom couldn't have kids," Pierre replied, "Sandra couldn't have kids. Your mother isn't what she seems Eric."

"No, you're lying," he shook his head. "You have to be. I refuse to believe this."

"If you don't believe me then call you father," Pierre replied.

"I will, and he will prove that you're lying," Eric replied, "I don't care what you say, my mother's name is Sandra Emilie McKnight and nothing is going to change that."

"Eric…"

"NO, ok I said no. there's no way that he's telling the truth," he said as he moved from the group. "And you're all idiots for believing his lies." And with that, he turned and walked off. Sally looked at the others apologetically before sprinting after her boyfriend. Kim sank down into one of the chairs, tears running down her face. The situation just sinking in, 'My mom's fighting for her life; one of my brother's look to be in shock and the other took off…what did I do to deserve this?'

"Beautiful, are you ok?" Tommy asked as he kneeled in front of her. She shook her head no. he stood and lifted her in his arms before sitting back down in the chair with her on his lap. She buried her head in her chest as the tears fell freely.

"That's not how I wanted them to find out," she said tearfully.

"Mon petit croissant," Pierre said, "Forgive me. When I saw them here, I thought that they knew."

"I didn't get a chance to tell them," She said, "I got the call from you about mom…" she trailed off as fresh tears filled her eyes. Tommy tucked her head back against his chest, and rubbed her back as she cried over her mom, while whispering words of encouragement to her.

"Why aren't you as freaked out or angry as Eric?" Taylor asked Connor.

"That was my first reaction," he replied, "Over the years, I've learned to accept the weird things that happen, and this is definitely one of the weirdest…but I can't get angry, at least not yet. Kim's already upset enough as it is and she doesn't need me or the two of us going off on a rampage. Besides it's not like she knew the entire two years we've known each other; she was in the dark just as much as me."

"So…you're not angry with me?" Kim asked timidly.

"Never," he replied as he knelt in front of her, "You didn't know Kim and when you found out, you were going to tell us anyways. Besides, there could be worse things than having you for a big sister."

"Like what?"

"Having a monster for a father," he replied with a wink at Trent, who immediately called out, "HEY!"

Kim giggled, before looking at Connor seriously. She touched his cheek and said, "Despite it all, I'm glad you're my brother and I'm glad that you're not angry with me, that you're accepting of this."

"I know you Kim," he said, "And I spent almost two years getting to know Pierre and your…I mean, our mom, and I know that they wouldn't have lied about something like this. Am I angry that I'm just finding out, yes, but I do know that there had to be a really good reason why they kept it from us in the first place."

"Thanks for being so understanding," she said.

"I'm your brother," he cheekily replied, "It runs in the family." The others laughed at his response. About twenty minutes later, Sally came back. Her head was lowered towards the ground, but the sniffles were unmistakable.

"Sally, what happened?" Marah asked.

"He called his dad," she replied.

"What did his dad say?" Hunter asked.

"He basically gave him the summary of what Mr. Dumas just said," she sniffled. "I tried to comfort him, but he yelled at me and walked off." The others looked at each other. Connor sighed at the thought of his twin hurting his girlfriend like that. He stood up and turned to her completely, "I'll go talk to him." Before he could take a step though, a tug on his arm stopped him,

"Let me," Kim said.

"You're sure?" he asked.

"He's probably feeling betrayed right now," she said, "And I understand that better than anyone here." He couldn't argue with that as his mind flitted towards Kat for a second. Sally, still feeling hurt from her conversation with Eric, snapped at Kim, "And what can you do to make it better? Isn't it your fault after all?"

"Sally!" Tori gasped.

"If she hadn't told Eric about his parents, then he wouldn't be acting this way in the first place," she said. Everyone watched Sally in stunned silence. They couldn't believe what she just said. Their gazes shifted to Kim to see her reaction. Her eyes were closed, almost as if she was squeezing them, and her hands were clenched into tight fists. When she opened her eyes, Sally took a step back and everyone except the original team and Connor, gasped. They could see that her eyes were hard as diamonds and could feel the anger and pain coming out of them. She took one step towards Sally and with a voice that was as cold as winter, said, "If it wasn't for the fact that my mother was in there fighting for her life and oneof my brothers was upset, then I would joyfully kick your ass," she paused to take a deep breath, hoping to calm herself down. "As it is, right now I don't really give a shit what you think. My brother needs me, and truthfully, I'm most likely the only one here that knows exactly what he's going through. If you don't like it, then you can go take a flying leap off a cliff." And with that, she turned on her heel, and walked off, leaving Sally with her mouth opened in shock. She turned back to the others and opened her mouth to talk, but was cut off by Kira.

"What the hell is your problem?" without giving her a chance to answer, Kira continued, "Kim's already going through hell because of her mom and you go and act like a bitch, opening your mouth and yelling at her, when you don't even understand anything that's going on."

"You know Sally," Connor started, "In case you haven't realized, I'm not the only one you have to make a good impression on. And accusing my big sister…Eric's big sister like you did, is not helping your case at all."

"Sal," Marah said, "What got into you?"

"I don't know," she replied in a small voice, "I guess I was just upset and angry that I couldn't get through to Eric and that he yelled at me, that I lashed out at her."

"Well that was pretty stupid for you to do," Rocky said, his voice hard. "We've already had one person do that and I'll be damned if I sit here and let you go off on my little sister like that again."

"Rocky's right," Adam said, his voice tinged with anger, "Kim's family and we don't appreciate people attacking her like that, especially when they don't know her and when they blame her for something that wasn't her fault."

"Do that again, and you will regret it," Tanya said. Sally looked up and saw that the look of anger on her face. She shifted her gaze and saw the same look, if not more on the rest of the original and the DT gangs' face. "I'm really sorry."

"We're not the ones you have to apologize to," Angela said. Sally nodded and moved to sit in one of the chairs. She kept her head bowed, ashamed of the way she had attacked Kim. Pierre stood close by and had watched everything with a keen eye. He could tell that Kim was well loved by the people in the room and was glad for it. His gaze shifted to the windows and watched the stars that sparkled in the moonlight. Because of the time difference, they had arrived in Paris well into the night. He wanted to suggest that they go back to the house, but he knew that Kim wouldn't move until she saw her mom for herself. His thought then drifted to the love of his life. 'I do hope you get better soon Cherie, our daughter, your sons and I need you.'

(With Kim and Eric)

Kim walked down the hallway, glancing around occasionally hoping to spot her brother. As she walked, she let out a deep sigh willing the remaining anger to leave her body. She couldn't believe the way that Sally had reacted. 'Blaming me for everything, when I have so much shit going on.' She sighed again, 'Seriously, what higher power did I piss off to have all this crap happening to me? My mom's fighting for her life, my brother's having a tantrum and me…I have to fix it all.' She shook her head. 'Well that's not completely true…Tommy's helping me a lot, as well as the others. And I can't really blame Sally, plus I'm sure that the others have probably laid into her.' Shaking her head once more, she turned a corner and stopped as she saw Eric sitting in a chair with his head in his hands. Taking a deep breath, she walked forward until she stood right in front of him. She gave a light touch to his shoulder and said softly, "Eric?"

He jerked and looked up at her. She saw the tears in his eyes and felt hers start to fill as well.

"What happened Eric?" she asked as she sat down.

"I called him," he started. He paused as he took a breath before continuing. "I called him and he told me the truth."

"Which was?" she asked, though she already knew.

"That he had met your mom back in '86 and they got together. He said that he and my mom Sandra were having problems because she couldn't have kids and when he met her, they fell in love. Connor and I were born almost a year later and Caroline gave us up to be with them because she knew that Sandra couldn't have kids and she already had you."

"How are you feeling Eric?" she questioned softly.

He let out a dry laugh. "My parents, they lied to me my entire life, and I find out that my biological mother is in the hospital fighting for her life. So tell me, how do you think I feel?"

"I think you feel hurt, angry and betrayed," she never raised her voice from the soft pitch she had started with. "You feel like your whole world just came crashing down on you and you feel as if you're being crushed or you're drowning beneath it at all. You trying to fight your way to the top, but everything seem so overwhelming that you just want to let it go, let it drown you, but you know that you can't."

He raised bleak and tear-filled eyes towards her, his voice thick with the pain of what he just found out, "How do I survive? How do I regain my hold on it? How do keep it from burying me?"

"By letting others help," she responded, "I know you're angry and despite what you may think, I do understand what it feels like to be betrayed. But you forgot something; you're not the only hurting here. Connor and I have to deal with this as well. We're family, the three of us, and the sooner you accept that, the sooner you can let us help. Whether or not you're ready to accept or admit it, you're my little brother Eric, and our mom…yes our mom…she needs us right now. And we need each other. I already know Connor, and I'd like it very much if I could get to know my other brother as well."

He was quiet as he let her words sink in. 'I feel so bad. I completely forgot about her and Connor. But I'm so angry. How could my parents lie to me….to us all these years? But she's right. Her mom….our mom….my mom, she needs us right now. And I can wait to get the answers to the questions I have.' He broke put of his thoughts when he felt her lift his chin, so that she could look into his eyes, "Are you ok?"

"Not really," he sighed, "But I think I will be."

"OK," she said. She stood up and held out her hand, "Come on…let's go."

"Ok," he grabbed her hand and stood up as well. They turned to go when he tugged on her hand and pulled her to a stop.

"What is it?" Kim asked, a frown forming on her face. She watched as he bent close and placed a soft kiss on her cheek. "Thanks for everything….sis."

Kim let out a smile, the first real full smile since she got the call about her mom. She touched his cheek and replied, "You're welcome little bro." And with that, they turned and started walking again. Kim wasn't sure how things were going to turn out, but she felt that she had just passed a milestone that she didn't even know was there. With the three of them, Pierre and the others all praying for her, she felt that her mom had one hell of a support team. As they drew nearer to the others, she felt Eric nudge her and looked up at him. He looked like a lost little boy, "Is mom going to be ok?" 'I just called her mom. It feels weird, but at the same time, it feels good. I feel ok with, it's like a huge weight has been lifted off of me.' He stopped his musings to look Kim. When he saw the smile on her face, much like the one she had when he called her sis, he realized it was because he seemed to start accepting what he was told. 'But it was worth it, just to see the smile on her face.'

"I can't honestly say that everything will be fine," she paused. "But I really do hope so. Mom has too much to live for."

"And with everyone here," he said as they looked over to where the others were, "She has more than enough people praying for her."

"That's true," she smiled only to lose it a few seconds later at the look in his eyes. "What is it this time?"

"Do you think…do you think that she missed us? That she would be glad to see us…to see me?"

"Yes I do," she said, "She loves us Eric, all three of us. I know that when she gave you and Connor up it was one of the hardest things she ever had to do. She told me that it was the only choice she had, and that she missed you guys every single day. Her only wish…her only dream was that one day she would be reunited with the two of you…that the four of us would be together again. And now…"

"Now she has her wish," he finished, "Though the circumstances suck." Tears filled Kim's eyes once again as she thought on her mother. Seeing it, Eric pulled her in a hug. "Hey, shhh, it's going to be ok. We just have to have faith."

She gave a wry chuckle, "How did our roles get reversed?"

"I don't know," he smiled at her, "But it's ok. That's what brothers are for…to help their sister with her troubles. Isn't that what you told me?"

"Yes," she smiled. "Thanks Eric…I mean Jordan."

He laughed, "Anytime sis." He pulled out of the hug, but kept an arm around her shoulder. She wrapped an arm around his waist and they continued their walk towards the others. Kim could see the looks on the others face and knew that were wondering what happened. She caught Tommy's eyes and when she saw the worried look in them, she gave a tiny shake of her head to let him know that everything was ok…that she was ok. He gave a nod and a smile to show that he understood and waited patiently until the two reached them. The moment they came to a stop, Connor stepped in front of them, "Everything ok?"

"Yeah," Eric said as he shifted his gaze to Kim. He turned back to his brother and finished his sentence, "Everything's fine."

A/N: well there it is. I hope you guys enjoyed. It's only ten…well…nine pages long, but I really only wanted to deal with Kim and Eric. Some of you may not be surprised about Connor, but I hope I did a good job with Eric and Kim.

Read and review and tell me what you think.