A/N Well I can't believe it has been a year since I wrote and posted my first story on this site so to celebrate this I asked my readers for some story ideas that I could write but did not receive any ideas. Anyway here it is and I hope people like it. Now enough chatter on with the story…

A Time of Unfolding (part 1)

It was 6 weeks before Dr. Thomas Oliver was going to be watching his fiancé Katherine Hillard walking towards him down the aisle. Tommy was sitting at his desk finishing his invites to friends, both new and old, when he paused at a name which gave him cause for thought. Leaning back against his chair, he tapped the pen against his chin as thoughts and memories filled his head of his very old friend Jason. The last time they had seen each other was a quick back slap at Jason's bachelor party two years ago. Tommy's European tour racing commitments at that time had to not made it possible to be Jason's best man.

Kat walked up behind him and placed her hand on his shoulder interrupting his thoughts: "Hey, everything ok?"

Tommy turned in his seat to face her and pulled her in close so she was sitting on his lap. "I am just trying to decide if I should call Jason and ask him to be my best man."

"Which Jason, hun?"

"Jason Lee Scott, he was the original red ranger when I first started out. You meet him once in Maligore's temple when we first became the Turbo rangers. "

Kat stared at him a look of confusion on her face.

"He was also the gold ranger during our time as Zeo Rangers," Tommy added.

"Oh right. Well in that case I would definitely invite him," said Kat.

Tommy nodded, grinning at her words, and with a flourish finished writing the invites and picked up the phone to call Jason.

Ring Ring…

"Hello Scott residence."

"Jason? It's Tommy."

"Tommy! How's it going man?"

"Things are great thanks, you?"

"Yeah things are good. I heard from Billy that you and Kat finally decided to tie the knot. I'm pleased for you bro.

"That is what I was calling you about. I wanted to ask if you would like to be my best man."

"Of course, bro."

"That's great. I knew I could count on you."

"See you later bro"

"Bye."

"Bye."

Jason hung up the phone. It had been nice talking to Tommy but then he thought about things and realised that he had not talked to Kim before he said yes. He made a mental note to let her know to add it to their calendar. He hoped she would feel up to going as she was pregnant with their first child and travelling sometimes made her ill. Then an odd thought struck him: DID Tommy know who he had married? It had been rather an odd time for Tommy and the meeting at the time of the wedding had been brief as Tommy had flown on the red eye to make the party and had had to leave early to catch the connecting flight back to Italy to test the new engine before the Grand Prix. He knew that Tommy's head had been all over the place. He realized that his hand was still on the phone and grimaced at his brown study, patted the phone receiver and walked away.

That night Jason lay in bed next to Kim trying to sleep but for some reason the invite was in his mind and he could not seem to get rid of it. Kim was sound asleep next to him and he could hear her rhythmic breaths as she slept. As he lay there twitching to find some comfort, the idea that had niggled it's way into his head earlier began to take form and occupy fully his thoughts: DID Tommy know who he had married? Would he understand? What would Kim think? I can't not go because he is…well was my closest friend, should I call him and tell him? Obviously he loves Kat, but how he will react when he sees me with Kim. Will it bring up old thoughts? Jason finally managed to fall asleep but his dreams were as troubled as his thoughts.

~~xXx~~

When Jason woke up the next morning the space beside him was empty and he could smell bacon and fresh coffee. He pushed back the covers and sat on the edge of the bed. He rubbed a hand over his face and decided to take a quick shower in hopes of hiding how badly he had slept. He stood up and grabbing his clothes headed for a quick shower before heading downstairs.

"Morning" called as he entered the kitchen.

"Morning Jas."

Kim turned and kissed him before handing him a coffee and setting two plates on the table.

"How did you sleep last night Kim?

"Like a baby, no pun intended," she laughed looking at her bulging stomach.

Jason laughed weakly.

"Well I know you had a rough night, you tossed and turned most of the night. Is everything alright?"

Jason sighed he knew that he had to bring this up and some point and now was as good of time as any.

"Well, yesterday Tommy called me and invited me to his wedding…" he paused a frown furrowing his brow, "and asked me if I would be his best man."

He kept his eyes on the plate before him, carefully dissecting the sausage meat into small squares as he spoke, giving her a chance to absorb the news without his observance.

"Well Jas, Tommy is a close friend and I am not surprised he asked you to be his best man." Her words were soft spoken and gentle and he looked up, relieved, into her face across the table.

"Well the invite extends to you as well, Kim. I was not sure how you would feel about it seeing as it is entirely possible that he does not know about us."

"Well he is going to have to find out sometime seeing as I would really like him to be our daughters' godfather so I guess we could go solve that mystery together. " Kim laughed at his face. "Besides, it would be nice to see the old gang again; it has been a long time. "

Jason got up and leaning down gave her laughing face a quick kiss as he left the room. When Jason was gone, the smile faded and a reflective look took its place. She wondered if she would be nervous about seeing Tommy again it had been years since the last time she had seen him and he hardly spoke a word to her. She knew he had feelings for her back then because he had tried to save her when Divatox had turned her evil, but things after that had changed and some conversations and feelings had been less than pleasant. That tie that had held them together at that time was the reason she did want him to be godfather to the baby, she could think of no one she would rather have to protect and watch over her child than Tommy, but that was another issue. The baby kicking interrupted her thoughts and she said aloud: You are right, Niggles, I need to get on with the day and leave the past to the past.

~~Day of the Wedding~~

Tommy was in front of the mirror adjusting his tie and making sure his clothes were in order. Kat and her bridesmaids were upstairs getting dressed and he could hear their laughter and squeals of excitement as they helped Kat get ready. He smiled, he could not believe his luck, he had a wonderful bride and amazing friends but some were missing. Trini was in France with her husband and children and was not able to attend his wedding, Kimberly, the last time they had meet words had been said that he now regretted and he had lost touch with her and Jason had still not arrived. Memories of that day came flooding back and Tommy frowned as he remembered thoughts and words spoke on that day. A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"I've got it." He shouted upstairs as he grabbed the handle.

He opened the door and there stood Jason and to Tommy's greatest pleasure and surprise Kim.

"Jas, you made it, man.

"Hey of course I did, there is no way I'd miss this."

"You have been holding out on me bro," said Tommy turning to face Kim.

It has then he noticed her bulging stomach and a huge grin spread across his face. He gently cupped his hands on her stomach and was rewarded with a sharp kick.

"And who is this might I ask?"

Kim smiled and felt relief knowing that Tommy was ok with their relationship.

"We call her Niggles for now…" she flicked a glance over at Jason "we can't agree on a name for her."

Tommy raised an eyebrow and looked over at Jason. Jason mouthed "Her names are bad." Tommy did his best not to laugh but Kim noticed the smirk appear on Tommy's face and slapped Jason on the chest. Tommy burst out laughing.

"Ow what was that for?"

Kim just glared at Jason and he pretended to look hurt. This made Tommy laugh even louder.

"So Niggles eh? Sweet pet name."

Kim looked over at Jason and he slid an arm behind Kim's back and pulled her in close.

"Tommy I wanted to ask you about your role in Niggles life. We would love it if you would accept the role of godfather."

"Kim I would be honored to be her godfather."

Tommy placed a reverent hand on Kim's belly and felt his goddaughter kick underneath his hand as if she was greeting him and Tommy smiled.

"I thought this day was perfect but you just made it even better."

To be continued….

A/N I was going to make this a one shot but I have so much more that needs to go in this story that I have decided to extend it to at least two parts perhaps more depending on how the next episode goes. I will do my best to get the next part up tomorrow. Please leave me a review and let me know what you think. Thanks.