Carlos and Logan burst through the apartment door after a short but tiring rehearsal at the studio. Upon entering the Palmwoods James split to the pool where Lucy waited for him and Kendall went to find Jo for their picnic date they'd planned a few days ago. That left the two shortest members of the band with no plans.
"Hey, Mama Knight," Carlos greeted his LA guardian as he pulled a corn dog out of his pocket to munch on.
She nodded at him and then quickly put her hand over her mouth and nose.
"Can you—can you—that smell—" she tried to make out before she ran into the bathroom.
Carlos and Logan shared a look and then Carlos quickly devoured his favorite food.
"Sorry," he said moments later when Mrs. Knight emerged from the bathroom.
"I don't know why your corn dog bothered me so much," she lied. "It's never done that before."
"I don't have to stop eating them, do I?"
"Oh no, honey. I'm sure that won't happen again."
"Good." Carlos pulled another corn dog out of his sweatshirt pocket. At the sight of Mrs. Knight turning green Logan quickly ushered him out of the apartment.
"Is Mama Knight allergic to my corn dogs?" Carlos asked as the two headed for the elevator.
"No, I have a hunch it's something else."
"What?"
"I need to talk to her first."
"What?"
"I can't…I'm not completely sure and I don't want to say anything before I know for sure." Logan stepped into the elevator.
Carlos pouted.
"Don't know what?" James had been traveling to the second floor, but he went back down with Logan and Carlos.
"Mama Knight doesn't like the smell of my corn dogs and Logan thinks he might know why."
"Because they're spoiled?" James guessed.
"They didn't taste spoiled." Carlos grabbed Logan by the shoulders. "Oh no, did I give myself food poisoning? Am I going to be sick?"
"If you say they tasted fine they weren't spoiled." Logan knocked Carlos's hands off him.
"Is she sick? Aw man, she's always taking care of us. We should take care of her," James suggested.
"Maybe."
The elevator reached the lobby but no one made to get off.
"Let's go back up there and take care of her." James reached for the button for level 2.
"You two go enjoy the pool and the sun. I'll check on Mrs. Knight." Logan pushed the two boys out of the elevator before the doors closed.
Opening the door to apartment 2J Logan came upon Mrs. Knight sitting at the kitchen table her head in her hands, crying. Of all things, he wasn't expecting that. She quickly looked up at him and wiped her eyes.
"Allergies," she said.
"Mrs. Knight, are you?" Logan began. He stopped not knowing if he should bring it up or if she would answer him honestly. A part of him didn't want to know. But, he remembered seeing the box in the trash that morning and then there was the incident a few minutes ago. He knew she needed someone to know. "Are you pregnant?"
She nodded her head ever so slightly the tears falling down her cheeks. Logan immediately wrapped her in a hug.
"I know a baby's supposed to be a blessing," she said through her tears, "and I can more than afford this kid compared to when Kendall was born, but…" she let go of Logan. "Oh, I don't need to burden you with this. I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay. You're always here for us and our problems. I'm here for you."
"Thanks, Logan. It's just that I'm in a different stage in my life. I thought I was done with kids. Kendall's an adult and Katie's almost an adult. I'm for—forty. I'm forty."
"You're not alone. Have you told Mitch?" Mitch was her boyfriend.
She shook her head.
"Well, you've got him and even if you don't you have us. Kendall and Katie won't turn their backs on you and I'm sure Carlos and James won't either."
"I don't know how I'll be able to tell Kendall and Katie. They'll be so disappointed in me."
"Why do you think that?"
"I'm their mother."
"You're not some underage teenager gallivanting around with a different guy every night. You're a forty year old mother who became intimate with her first long-term boyfriend in over ten years."
"I hope they don't think this means they can just do it whenever with whomever."
"They're responsible people. I'm sure you don't have to worry about that."
"I'm having a baby, but it's not time for either of them or you or Carlos or James to have a baby just yet." She paused. "I'm having a baby." She smiled. "That's the first time I said that out loud."
"And how do you feel?"
"Scared. Not like I was with Kendall. That was the usual first time mother jitters. I'm older now and…but you know, I'm also excited. A new baby and new baby things…oh, gosh, all the smelly diapers and crying and getting up at 2 in the morning." She laid her head back in her hands. "I can't do this. I'm too old."
"You've got five people to help you. No, wait, you have six with the father. You've done this before and now you've got us to help. And you're not old, not at all. They say it's more complicated having a baby after the age of thirty-five, but more and more women are doing it. Everything will be fine. " He wasn't sure about that last line, but he needed to comfort Mrs. Knight more than be completely honest with her at the moment.
"I'll be fifty-eight at this kid's high school graduation."
" So? Not a problem. You're tough, Mama Knight. You can do it and I promise you you're not doing it alone."
"Where are we going to put it?"
"I call a family meeting," Mrs. Knight said unsure after dinner when the boys and Katie made to scatter. Everyone froze. Logan, who knew what was going on, nodded and sent Mrs. Knight a smile.
"Is something going on between you and Logan?" Kendall asked.
"No," they both replied a little too quickly. Kendall raised an eyebrow.
Mrs. Knight ushered everyone to the orange couch. She began pacing before them not sure of where to start.
"Mom, are you okay?" Kendall asked. "You didn't eat much at dinner."
"If you're sick you know we'll take care of you like you take care of us," James said.
"Thank you, sweetie." She took a deep breath. "I guess I should just come out and say it."
"Come on, Mom. Stop keeping us in suspense!"
"Katie!" Kendall scolded.
"I'm pregnant," she said as fast as humanly possible.
"I didn't quite catch that." Kendall.
"What?" Carlos.
"I think she said she's pregnant. No, that can't be it." James.
"Mama Knight pregnant?" Carlos.
"Mom?" Katie.
Mrs. Knight took another deep breath and sat on the coffee table reaching her hands out to her son, daughter, and three pseudo-sons.
"It's true. I took a test last night and earlier today I had an appointment with a doctor to confirm it. In about eight or nine months we should have a brand new baby in here."
"How did this happen?" Kendall asked looking his mother in the eyes. "I mean, I know how it happened, but how did it happen?"
"I guess Mitch and I weren't as careful as we thought. This does not give any of you permission to just go at it willy-nilly."
"Are you going to keep it?" James asked.
"Of course."
"Where's it going to sleep?" Kendall asked.
"I don't know. We've got lots of time to figure stuff like that out. It might take some rearranging or maybe we move out of the Palm Woods?"
"No!" James, Carlos, Kendall, and Logan shout.
"Or not. Well, we have time to figure it out."
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Carlos asked. "Have you thought of any names yet?"
"It's too early to tell and no, I haven't had much time to process all that's going on."
"Name it Carlos."
"What if it's a girl?"
"Carlita."
"I'll keep those in mind."
"Have you told Mitch yet?" Kendall asked.
"He's away for the week on business. This is something I need to tell him in person."
"Don't worry, Mom. Whatever happens with him we'll be here for you." Kendall patted his mother's hand that he was still holding.
"Honey," Mrs. Knight began later that night after climbing into her bed and wrapping her covers around herself.
Katie was already lying in bed with her head on her pillow facing the wall away from her mother.
"Honey," Mrs. Knight repeated herself. "You've been awfully quiet. What are your thoughts on the situation?"
"Whatever," Katie mumbled not turning around to look at her mother.
Mrs. Knight climbed out of bed and went over to stroke her daughter's back. Katie flinched at the touch.
"Talk to me, Katie. I know you're not happy, but it is what it is."
"Why did you do it?" Katie shouted. "We're happy the way things are. We don't need Mitch and we don't need this."
"You know I'll still love you and Kendall as I always do. Nothing's going to change between us."
"But, it will." Katie pulled her covers further over her body.
"You're my baby girl; you'll always be my baby."
"No, this baby is the baby," Katie said so softly Mrs. Knight almost missed it. Mrs. Knight kissed her daughter's shoulder and then went back to her own bed.
This is Mrs. Knight's story, but we will be focusing on the other characters as well. This affects the whole BTR family and that's one focus of the story. I also don't believe Mrs. Knight's age has ever been mentioned on the show (I checked the wikia to be sure), but I've imagined she had Kendall kind of young, like in her early 20s and 40 just seems like a nice, round number. I also want to mention that Mrs. Knight's apprehension is less about her age and more about the fact she's raised two kids already. She was ready to move on to the next stage of her life (Katie's a teenager [or as she said in one episode a tweenager, but this is set shortly after the series finale], but like Mrs. Knight said in BT Mansion, she hasn't need her since she was a little kid).