The Unknown: Book 3 {A Bensler Fan Fic}

Chapter 14

"I miss you more than words can describe, Dakota." Kora whispered, as she smoothed her pants down, and stilled her shaky hands.

"This is super awkward for me, because you know that my parents aren't good with their feelings, and neither am I. So sitting her and talking to your headstone is fucking weird for me. All I want to do is be able to hug and kiss you. I want to just go back so I can kiss you one last time. Hug you one last time. Tell you that I love you one last time. But I can never go back. And I need to move on, but I'll always love you. You are my first love, and you helped me realize who I was." Kora spoke, before starting to cry. I moved towards her, but she fanned me off.

"Can you guys give me some time alone? I'll meet you back at the car soon." She whispered. I nodded slowly, and I turned around and grabbed Elliot's hand. I squeezed it as we walked back towards the car.

"She'll be okay, right?" I asked my husband, and he nodded slowly, as he leaned in and placed a gentle kiss to my temple.

"Yeah. She's strong. Like she said, she doesn't do good with words." He breathed, and I nodded slowly. I was so nervous of her being alone, but if that is what she needed, than I would let her have what she needed.

~*~

It seems as if whatever Kora got off her chest, helped. She went back to school, and even started up some of the activities she had before.

"You're up early." I spoke, as Kora came into the kitchen, and she grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.

"Yeah, I went for a run with Dad. He's a little behind." She smiled, and I laughed softly.

"You're father hasn't went for a jog in awhile. He prefers just chasing after perps." I smiled, and she nodded.

"I want to be a detective like you and Dad." She spoke, as she started to stretch. I eyed her, completely surprised.

"What?" I mused.

"I want to fight bad guys, and make sure what happened to Dakota and myself, never happens again."

"Kora, you can still do that, but I don't want you to be in harms way..." I trailed off, as my husband came into the house, breathing heavily.

"I swear to God Kora, you are crazy if you can run three miles every morning." Elliot panted, and I walked over and helped him to a bar stool, before grabbing a bottle of water and handing it to him.

"I'm running more tomorrow, Dad. But right now, I need to shower before I got to the library to study for a big test. Alison is dropping me off." She smiled, and I looked at Elliot.

"What's wrong?" He asked, as his breathing started to even out.

"Kora wants to be a detective." I frowned.

"What?" He questioned.

"She wants to be a detective, which scares me."

"I know, but sweetie, she still has years before she can enter the academy."

"She's my baby. I have so many kids, but with Kora it scares me more than the others for some reason." I choked out, before wiping my tears away with the ends of my robe.

"It's because we almost lost her. We haven't almost lost Noah, so when he said he wants to join the Marines, you were hesitant, but still okay with it."

~*~

When I got home that night, Kora had pamphlets out for college classes that are involved in police work. Then she had a few for police academies.

"Mom! I want your opinion." Kora spoke, as I sat my bag down.

"Kora, what are these all for?" I questioned.

"I might be able to graduate early, if I do summer school. I can graduate by the end of next school year, and I can start college and the academy. Mom, this is going to be amazing!" She exclaimed, and I swallowed hard.

"Kora, the triplets are graduating this year. I don't think my heart would take it if I had four of my babies in college." I frowned, and Kora looked at me, and I saw anger in her bright blue eyes.

"Mom, I've went through things that no child should go through. I'm not some kid, I'm an adult. I'm turning 16 in a few weeks. You'll still have your 11 year old baby and you 6 year old baby. You don't need a 16 year old one." She spat, before standing and running up the stairs to her room. 

I sat down where she had been, and I picked up one of the pamphlets, and opened it up. Inside was pictures from my graduating class. I was surprised, frankly, but it was weird to see the people I went through training with, being so young, when they are middle aged now.

I looked at the pictures, and I saw Elliot climbing the fences, to prepare everyone for jumping and climbing fences while in pursuit. He is still looking as amazing as ever, but that isn't want I want for Kora.

I don't want her to force her life to the side, while she's building a career. I want her to get married and have kids, because I know how much she's wanted to be a mother. I know that she may find a man or a woman to spend her life with, and I don't her to lose that chance because she's too busy. I've almost lost my marriage and kids for this job.

~*~

It was the next day when I got home from work, and Aubrie was helping Kora with something in her room. I went upstairs quickly, and when I opened the room that Kora shares with Charlie, and my daughter was packing up her stuff.

"Uh, what's happening?" I questioned, as I looked down and saw Meredith sitting up on the floor, and even thought I wanted to marvel over how big she's gotten in the six months since she was born, but instead pain filled my heart.

"I'm not a child anymore, Mom. I'm not staying here anymore, because I can't have you treating me like a child. I'm going to be staying with Aubrie, and she said I could help out with Ollie and Mere, that I could stay at her house." She spoke.

I looked at Aubrie, then back at Kora.

"How dare you two..." I whimpered, before turning and leaving as tears ran down my cheeks.

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