*****
"I'll be your way now mom" Kenzie said as she headed for the door,
"You aren't going anywhere Kenzie it's late" Mrs. Penny said,
"Oh, come on mom, it's just seven p.m. and the girls are waiting, we're having a sleep over and did you forget, we're doing a project together" Kenzie said hoping her mom would let her go,
"Fine, so I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"Yes, thanks mom" Kenzie said excited then left the house. She had the best news ever to tell Jack, well so she thought, she wasn't going for the sleep over yet she was going to her boyfriend's house first, she hoped she'll be able to hold him responsible for what was growing in her. Some minutes later she arrived at his place and knocked on his door, Jack opened up to see Kenzie on his front porch and wondered why she came to his house because their deal was against either of them visiting each other at their home
"What are you doing here" Jack asked staring at Kenzie,
"Is that how to greet your girlfriend" Kenzie asked trying to get into the house but Jack stopped her,
"you're not my girlfriend, before you say any other thing, the deal is off, stay away from me" Jack replied guessing why she would come to his house because she had never come to his house, well that's because they made a deal but for her to be here means something's up and he was not ready for it.
"Well, I'm sorry but that won't be possible because I'm pregnant with your child" Kenzie said not able to look him in the eye,
"Excuse me", Jack said a bit surprised,
"You heard me (looking up at Jack), you're going to be a father" Kenzie replied hoping he would accept the child,
"(sighs frustrated) how long are you" Jack asked hoping he's not the father,
"I'm a month pregnant" Kenzie replied looking to the ground,
"Good, go find the father of the child cuss you and I know very well that I'm not responsible" Jack said relieved,
"You are...."
"When was the last time we had sex" Jack cut in,
"Two weeks ago," Kenzie said defeated,
"Then it's not mine. A month ago, we all were on holiday and I was at Virginia so it's definitely not me" Jack finally said then slammed the door on Kenzie,
"What do I do now, I can't tell my mom I'm pregnant, especially not for Zed" Kenzie said to herself worried,
"he'll have to accept the pregnancy and I know just how he'll do it" Kenzie said smiling before she left for her best friend's house for the sleepover. Zed who had been listening to Jack and Kenzie's conversation was happy Kenzie would finally be his,
"what'll you do now" Zed asked Jack as they went to the sitting room,
"Gather witnesses, I know Kenzie will do something silly so I have to be prepared. Will you be my first witness",
"of course, I will, I'll be glad to and I'm happy you've come to your senses",
"Me too, there's no fun in fucking a useless girl for revenge, and Kenzie's not worth it, she's fucked too many guys already, I just pray Shawn doesn't make a stupid mistake of letting Mia go cuss of what happened",
"If I was Shawn, I would also be angry" Zed said thoughtfully,
"I too will be angry but there's no way Mia could have killed his mom, Shawn's just blinded by range",
"We can't be sure cuss we don't know exactly what happened",
"Trust me, if Mia was guilty, I would know but she isn't",
"Sounds to me like you've falling for her", Zed said smiling,
"No, well yes but that's not my reason for siding her",
"Sure, I hear you" Zed said sarcastically,
"Just forget it, I'll be on my way to Jade's house, I need to talk to him"
"Okay, will you come home with him"
"Yes, I will, just let the other guys know, I'll speak with my dad later " Jake said then left the house.
*****
"Stop being childish Mia, this decision is too rash" Tom said trying to make Mia change her mind about going to leave in Alaska with his twin sister,
"I've made up my mind dad, I won't stay here any longer",
"Will you at least complete this term before leaving",
"I can't",
"Please Mia, I promise if by the end of the term nothing has changed then I'll let you go without objection",
"(sighs) fine, if things eventually die down then I'll stay if not I'll leave",
"(smiles) thank you",
"don't thank me or else I'll change my mind",
"Okay I won't",
"I'll go to bed now, I got to get up early for school" Mia said then kissed her father on the cheek before heading for her room. Tom dialed Hart's line and also headed for his room.
"Hey, I was able to convince her to stay till the term is over",
"that's great but I can't talk to Shawn, I've tried but he won't budge, I asked his sister to talk to him but he's still upset with her, he's so stubborn" Hart replied,
"Hopefully he'll come around",
"Hopefully but that aside, there's an issue",
"what's wrong",
"$LÅZENGER'S new hideout was empty, nothing and no one was there",
"how's that possible",
"I don't know but that's nothing, investigations have been going on in the base and we found that Andrew's been murdered" Hart said making a pause so Tom would digest what he just said,
"What! by who",
"$LÅZENGER",
"$LÅZENGER? Andrew was behind it all so how's this possible",
"Well, I think Andrew was innocent after all, his family were indeed kidnapped just like Amber and...."
"Hold up, we can't discuss this on the phone I'll come over but not tonight, tomorrow"
"Okay goodbye then"
"bye" Tom hung up and was lost in thoughts, all what Hart said to him made no sense but he decided to forget it, he was glad Livy wasn't home so she didn't overhear his conversation with Hart, he didn't want her to get involved at all.