"Momma how is my cousin doing?" Molly rested her head on her mother's stomach and smiled.
"The baby is good. Hey pooh you understand that this is Uncle Howie and Aunt Jessi's baby right? This is not our baby to keep?" Kim Ann stroked her daughter's hair as they lay on the picnic blanket under the tree. Nick had picked up Alex to take him to see the car races so Kim Ann had dcided to spend a quiet day with her daughter. She was now 6 months pregnant and was showing.
"Momma, daddy and nanny were saying that this baby was going to be a freak"
Kim Ann paused and took a deep breath "Molly your daddy and nanny do not like what I am doing, that is why they talk so mean about the baby. Trust me the baby is going to be healthy and beautiful, not as beautiful as you and Alex but still cute" Kim Ann hugged her daughter tight.
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"I will see you tonight Skylar" Kevin hung up the phone and looked over at his daugter who was concentrating on her piano lessons. "Hey Hannah why don't we go to the park for a while. We can play soccer"
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"Daddy it's Auntie Kim and Molly" Hannah ran ahead and scared Molly by hiding behind the tree and screaming boo. The two girls took off towards the swings and were soon pumping their legs to go higher.
"Hi Red" Kevin sat down on the blanket where Kim Ann was lying. "How are you?"
"Hi Kev." Kim Ann sat up " I am big and fat and clumsy..how about you?"
"Don't say that, my god you are stunning, pregnancy becomes you Kymmi" Kevin stroked her face and smiled softly. He and Skylar were still trying to salvage their marriage but ironically it was Kevin who was holding back. Something had happened the night that he had held Kim Ann. Something had come over him and now hers was the only face he dreamed of. He watched her day after day struggle through the pregnancy and raising the twins. She never lost her temper when Nick treated her badly and Jane bad mouthed her in front of the twins. She held her head high and continued on with her life, although everyone around her knew that she was missing Nick.
"Do you know how good you are for my esteem" Kim Ann held her hand out "Help me up, I have an urge to walk" Kevin took her hand in his and placed his other hand on her back to steady her as she stood up. The two of them told Hannah to wach Molly and they started to walk towards the wooded area. "So how is Sky?"
"She is fine, work is keeping her busy and the kids are thrilled that she is back home. How are things with the Carter Clan?"
Kim Ann's blood pressure rose "Do you know what Molly told me today..she told me that Jane and Nik were talking about me in front of her and said that the baby was going to be a monster, a freak, that I was disgusting for doing what I was doing. can you imagine..HOW DARE THEY TALK ABOUT ME IN FRONT OF MY TWINS" Kim Ann started to cry.
"Shhh hey now where is the strong Kim Ann I know, where is the woman who promised me that she would never let Jane get her down. Come on Red she is not worth it" Kevin pulled the woman in close and hugged her "I beleive in you, I think what you are doing is the most amazing thing and I have nothing but respect and admiration for you."
"Thanks Kev, you are the only one, my god even Sky thinks I am crazy. My mother is about ready to disown me and don't even get me started on my father. Crissy is so torn that she can't think straight. Brent is being a real jerk about the whole thing. He told her that if I am in the wedding there won't be one and he hangs up on me whenever I call. Why can't things be the way they were 5 years ago. You know when we were all happy and..well Molly and AJ were still alive"
Kevin rubbed her back "Because if things were like they were five years ago
you wouldn't have those two precious twins, and I would have been so in love
with Skylar that I would never have considered doing this" Kevin cupped her
face and kissed her. "Kim Ann I think our lives are about to get even more
complicated and he kissed her again, unaware that Hannah was hiding behind
the tree cheering them on.
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