Epilogue: My Baby
Kira sighed as she got ready for her concert. After all her years of struggling to get into the singing business, it finally happened and Conner knew that his wife was as happy as could be. Kira just finished her hair when Kimberly came in. "Kira, you're still not dressed?" She asked.
"I can't find what to wear," she replied.
"Aunt Irene, say something to her," Kimberly insisted.
Conner was standing back with year-old Kirsten on his hip as Kira rushed over to the suitcase sitting on the floor. "Perfect," she announced.
"That's going to look great on you, sweetie," Beth told her daughter-in-law.
Conner set Kirsten on the floor and walked over to where his wife was going to change. "Hey, I'll be watching you," he told her. Kira smiled as she gave him a kiss before going to get dressed. Christopher then ran over to his dad.
"Daddy, is mommy going to be singing in front of all those people?" She asked.
"She sure is, son," Conner replied.
"And she's going to be great," Kimberly put in.
Tommy smiled as he stood there with his and Kimberly's twin daughters. Conner then walked over to Tommy and the two girls. "Hi, Jennie, hi Janie," he greeted. Little Jennie was holding her arms out to Conner and Conner took the little girl into his arms.
"So, this is your and Kim's last kids?" He asked.
"Yeah, after these two were born, Kim announced that there are going to be no more," Tommy replied.
"Sitting in that hospital, I swear she was going to kill you," Conner laughed.
Kira then came out in costume. "I wouldn't be talking, Mr. McKnight, if I do recall, I almost busted your hand right in half," Kira pointed out as she got her makeup on. "So, I wouldn't get on Tommy about Kimberly giving birth two their kids when you almost lost a hand yourself," she added. Conner blushed slightly before smiling at Jennie. Kirsten came over to her daddy and opened her arms out.
"Dada," she whimpered.
"Here, Tommy," Conner told him.
He placed Jennie into his arms before picking Kirsten up. "Ok, I'm all set," Kira announced.
"You're going to be great out there, Kira," he told her.
Kira sighed as she hugged him tight. "Thank you," she whispered.
"For what?" He asked.
"For loving me and supporting me," she replied.
"Right back at you, baby."
"I told you not to call me..."
"I didn't call you babe, I called you baby."
"Well, we've already got a couple of babies of our own."
Conner chuckled as he gave his wife a kiss. "Okay, sweetie, mommy's going to go sing now, stay with daddy," she instructed. Christopher latched himself onto his father's leg and watched as Kira and Kimberly went out onstage.
"Good luck, rock star," Conner murmured.
He had the children in the playroom with JT, Jennie, and Janie while he went to support his wife. He smiled as he listened to the crowd.
Kira smiled when she listened to the crowd. "You finally did it, girl, you're here," Kimberly told her. Kira nodded and then she grabbed her guitar and looked over at the person on the piano.
"This song I'll be singing is dedicated to my son, Christopher. Christopher, I love you baby," Kira announced.
Conner smiled when he heard Christopher come out after hearing his name. Conner picked Christopher up and they both watched as Kira started to sing.
I was 17
His daddy was 18
Both were still in school
People told us we were fools
They didn't believe we can pull through
They didn't see the day we were true
We were ready for this task in life.
(Flashback)
When Kira arrived at the soccer field, soccer practice just ended. She saw Connor walk towards his car with his duffle bag in hand. She jumped out of the car. "CONNOR!" She called. She ran up to him. He looked up from his and Derrick's conversation. She ran up to him. "Connor, can I talk to you?" She asked.
"Sure," he replied.
He followed her away from the rest of the team. "What's going on?" He asked.
"Connor, remembered what happened two weeks ago?" She asked.
"Yeah," he replied.
"I just got results from that night."
He looked at her confused and saw the fear in her eyes. "Connor, I'm pregnant," she informed. His eyes widened in disbelief.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yes, I took one of those home pregnancy tests," she replied.
"Those could be wrong."
"Not this one. I used the 99 percent accurate test."
She then looked at the ground and looked at him. "What are we going to do?" She asked. Connor pulled her into his arms and tucked her head under his chin and let her cry against him.
"Everything's going to be okay, Kira. I'll take care of you and the baby," he replied.
(End Flashback)
He's my baby
I held him
I loved him
I carried him
They can take my house
They can take my car
They can take all my money and the key
But they can't take away
My baby
(Flashback)
As Connor came to the nursery, a tear fell down his face when he saw his son. He reached into the incubator that held his child and held his tiny hand. He knelt down to look at the infant. "I'm here son, I'm here," he whispered. He then stood up as he looked at his child.
"Hey, how are you holding up?" Tommy asked.
"I don't know, Dr. O. I fought monsters, dinosaur creatures, evil women, and Darth Vader posers. Out of all those. This is the scariest moment in my life," Connor replied.
Tommy placed a hand on his shoulder. Dana then came in. "Connor, Kira's awake," she informed. Connor left his son to see his fiancé.
Kira was sitting up with fear plastered on her face and then she practically threw herself into Connor's arms once he sat down. "What did she say about our son?" She asked. Connor looked at her with a sad look on his face.
"Kira, our son has a fifty/fifty," he replied.
Tears fell down Kira's face as she cried against Connor. "Our baby, our baby," she sobbed. She cried as has as she could against him.
(End Flashback)
We worked hard
To get where we are
The day he came
Our lives have changed
Knowing he'll be brave
(Flashback)
Connor let out a sigh of relief and Kira was bouncing while laughing. She then threw her arms around Connor's neck and he hugged her back with a smile. "We'll be right there to get him," Connor informed. Carter nodded and left. "Wait, how's Dani and Carrie?" Connor asked. Carter opened up the door to the truck before looking at the two young parents.
"My daughters are doing just fine. You guys can stop by anytime to come visit us," Carter assured them.
Then he drove off. They looked over towards their friends and walked over to them. "What's going on?" Ethan asked.
"Guys, Christopher can come home," Kira announced.
"ALL RIGHT!" Everyone cheered.
"What did Carter say?" Kimberly asked.
"He said that Christopher's well and that he's ready to come home. He said we can come get him at anytime," Connor replied.
"Well, I for one want my baby home," Kira informed.
(End Flashback)
He's my baby
I held him
I loved him
I carried him
They can take my house
They can take my car
They can take the money and the key
But they can't take away
My baby
(Flashback)
Kira smiled as she watched Christopher play with his toys. Conner had his arms wrapped around her and then Christopher came over to them. Kira picked him up and kissed his forehead. Then, Christopher said his first sentence to them. "I love you mommy," he yawned. Kira looked at Conner with a smile before hugging her son tight.
"I love you too, baby," she whispered.
"We both love you, son," Conner answered.
He kissed the top of Kira's head as he held his wife and his son close to him.
(End Flashback)
I look at him now
I've been hooked somehow
To this baby's smile
One day
My baby came to me to say
I love you mommy
And I call can say is
He's my baby
I held him
I loved him
I carried him
They can take my house
They can take my car
They can take the money and the key
But they can't take away
My baby
Conner smiled as he held his son close to him. "Come on, let's go surprise your mommy," he murmured. Christopher nodded and then Conner picked him up as he walked out onstage.
Kira heard the crowd go wild and looked over to see Conner standing there with Christopher in his arms. He walked over and wrapped an arm around Kira and Christopher kissed her cheek. Kira took a deep breath as she finished her song.
I was 17
His daddy was 18
We were both in school
People told us we were fools
They didn't believe we could pull through
They didn't see the day we were true
We were ready for this task in life
He's our baby
The crowd cheered for the song and Kira took Christopher into her arms. "And this is him, everyone, this is our baby boy, Christopher Kyle McKnight," she announced. Conner smiled as he wrapped his arms around Kira's waist.
"And don't forget Kirsten Ann McKnight," Conner added.
Kimberly brought Kirsten out and Conner took the baby into his arms. The press got great pictures of them.
The next morning, Kira woke up and found the paper sitting on the table. She picked the paper up and read the headline that made her smile.
My Baby
Meet the McKnight FamilyIn the middle was a picture of all of them on the front cover of the paper. Conner smiled at his wife before looking at the children around them. "I love you rock star," he told her. She looked at him with a huge smile on her face.
"I love you too, jock," she answered.
She gave him a kiss and she knew that everything was going to be okay. They both didn't care about the money they were getting, they just wanted each other and their children and that's what they have.
Author's Note: I own the song My Baby. I will be putting the preview up to the sequel soon. I hope you all liked reading the story. I enjoyed writing it. Catch you on the flip side.