I'm starting this story from the episode in the second season Chapel of Love. I've added another character named Chae Elizabeth Connors. She's going to be Tom's best friend since childhood. She's going to have a huge role in my story because she is one of the main characters. Well this is just the beginning. Tom is just telling everyone about why he hates Valetine's so much and the stroy of what happened. Chae comes in the next chapter about a month after this so look out for that! Love yas!
Well it was the Valentine's day dance at the high school and Diane Thompson had agreed to go with me.
A young 16-year-old Tom opens up the door for a pretty young blonde girl. She smiles up at Tom and climbs into the car.
"Well you look lovely Miss…." Officer Hanson searches for a word as he looks back at his son and his date. The girl smiles at Officer Hanson and Tom sends his father a look.
"Thompson. Mr. Hanson." Diane tells him politely.
"Miss. Thompson." Officer Hanson corrects himself before turning back around in his seat. After making sure the two teenagers were buckled in Officer Hanson started up the car and started to reverse. "So, Tom do I have to pick up Chae or is she getting a ride from Benny?" Officer Hanson asks his son while keeping his eyes on the road.
Chae Connors was Tom's best friend since they were both two years old. Chae and Tom were complete opposites. Chae was a wild child and outspoken and also one of the most popular girls in school. Tom was a shy and shadowed unknown boy in school. The only reason people knew Tom was because of Chae and they would question why she hung out with him but Chae loved Tom and didn't care what people said. She had been dating Benny George for three months now and Officer Hanson being like a second father to Chae and Tom didn't approve of him to well and wanted Chae to break up with Benny.
"Umm…dad Chae's not going to the dance. She and Benny had a huge falling out yesterday and she said she doesn't want to see him tonight.' Tom tells his father clearing his voice uncomfortably after Diane sends Tom a questioning look.
"Oh gosh, their at it again? Please tell me its over for real this time." Officer Hanson says with a sigh as an image of Chae's crying face pops into his mind.
"She told me it was and that she'd be fine. Of course I don't believe her but you know how Chae is and I'm just going to give her her space." Tom told his father as they came to a stop in front of the school.
"Very well then." Officer Hanson said as Tom opened the door for him and his date to exit the car. Officer Hanson watched as his son walked toward the stairs leading into the school but quickly turned toward him.
"Dad, can we make is 1:30 tonight please?" Tom asked sending his father a pleading look. Officer Hanson looks hesitant for a moment before finally nodding in response. Tom smiled and turned around back toward Diane only to turn back toward his father. "Oh and please don't bring Charlie." Tom requests.
"Why not? I'm sure he would love to see you all dressed up." Officer Hanson smiles.
"Please dad." Tom pleads.
"Fine, I'll leave him off somewhere." Officer Hanson sighs. "Anything else you want son?" Officer Hanson asks sarcastically and to his surprise Tom nods.
"Check on Chae." Tom answered before turning back toward Diane. Officer Hanson smiled.
"Already one step ahead of you son!" Officer Hanson laughed. "You kids have fun!" Officer Hanson shouted to his son as he backed out of the parking lot and drove off.
21JUMPSTREET
"So let me get this straight….you brought your date to a Valentine's day dance?" Doug Penhall asked interrupting Tom's story. Tom looked at Doug and nodded. "In a patrol car?" He finished as he looked at Tom like he was crazy. Tom let out a sigh and rolled his eyes.
"Look if you want me to finish the story then shut up." Tom snapped as he gave his friend and partner a dirty look. Doug looked at him surprised but nodded in response and waved for Tom to continue.
"There is nothing to do." Charlie Manning complained as he and his partner Tom Hanson Sr. drove around the streets of the small neighborhood aimlessly. Tom Sr. looked over at his partner and smiled. "So old Tommy has a date tonight?" Charlie asks changing the subject.
"Yeah, I can't remember the last time I went on a date." Tom Sr. said shaking his head.
"Weren't you just on a date with your wife last week?" Charlie asks as he looks at his partner questioningly.
"Yeah but that was for out anniversary. That doesn't count." Tom Sr. said rolling his eyes at his partner. And then Charlie chuckled and Tom Sr. remember something. "Oh! I almost forgot. Let me see your phone." Tom Sr. said holding out his hand to Charlie. Charlie sent Tom Sr. a confused look but pulled the car phone off the hook and handed it to Tom Sr. Tom Sr. quickly parked and dialed an all to familiar number.
"Hello?" A voice asked on the other line after only two rings.
"Mrs. Connors! Hey it's Tom Hanson. Happy Valentine's day." Tom Sr. greeted with a smile on his face.
"Why thank you Tom Sr. Your on duty?" Naomi Connors asked as she put some groceries away in he fridge.
"Actually that's why I'm calling. I get off duty in about five minutes and I still have a good three and a half hours until I have to pick up Tommy. And Tommy happened to tell me that little Chae didn't go to the Valentine's Day dance and I well I was wondering if she would like come take a ride with good old Charlie and me for a while." Tom Sr. asked as he scratched his head.
"Oh yes, it was that Benny I'm telling you. Hold on one moment let me ask her." Naomi says with a huff. But before she can get the words out of her mouth her daughter is in front of her nodding her head vigorously. "Looks like you got yourself a date tonight Mr. Hanson." Naomi chuckled.
"Great. I'll be there to pick up Chae in ten minutes." Tom Sr. said and then bid a quick goodbye to Mrs. Connors before hanging up the phone. Charlie smiled and Tom Sr. drove off to go pick up his son's best friend.
Ten minutes later Tom Hanson and his partner arrive in front of the Connors house. A young girl about 16 years old comes rushing out of the house in a loose pair of jeans and t-shirt. Both Charlie and Tom Sr. chuckled when she dashed into the cop car and closed the door quickly.
"Hi Papa H. Heya Charlie." Chae greeted as she leaned forward in her seat and gave them both kisses on the cheeks. "Happy Valentines Day." She smiled leaning back in her seat and putting her seatbelt on.
"Hey Chae bear." Charlie smiled as Tom Sr. started to drive away from the house.
"Hi baby bear. I dropped Tom off at the dance and he told me that you weren't going to the dance tonight. Why not?" Tom Sr. asked as he looked at Chae in the rearview mirror. Chae looked quickly toward Tom Sr. and smiled sadly.
"Oh, I just wasn't up to party tonight. Benny and I had an argument and I just wanted to stay home and away from all the questions." Chae answered shyly as she looked down at her hands.
"Well its okay we were happy when we found out you would be our date for tonight." Charlie informed Chae with a huge smile. Chae smiled back.
"Well dates what are we going to do?" Chae asked as she leaned forward a bit careful of the seatbelt.
"We don't know. Whatever you want." Tom Sr. shrugged as he kept driving. Chae got a huge smile on her face and looked between Charlie and Tom.
"ROGERS!" They all yelled at the same time and then all three of them broke out laughing.
21JUMPSTREET
Tom stopped quickly and got up from his seat. He walked over to a filing cabinet and leaned against it. Everyone watched as their friend struggled to finish his story.
"If you don't want to tell us. You don't have to." Adam Fuller said to his young cop. Tom looked at Captain Fuller and shook his head.
"It's okay. I want to." Tom said before stepping away from the filing cabinet and towards the table once more.
Tom, Charlie, and Chae all walked into the diner. Tom and Chae sat down at the counter while Charlie started to walk toward the bathrooms. They all glanced up at Roger the nervous looking owner of the diner.
"I'll be right back guys. I'm going to use the bathroom." Charlie informed the two sitting at the counter. He looked at Roger. "What's wrong with you? Did you eat your own food or something?" Charlie joked making Chae and Tom laugh.
"Well I act the same way after eating his food to." Chae added with good humor as she winked at Roger to let him know she was joking. All of the sudden a man jumped up from behind the counter and pointed a gun at Tom and Chae. Chae let out a small scream before the gun was thrusted into her face.
"Shut it little missy." The guy with the gun warned in a gruff voice. Chae nodded slowly and curled into Tom's side. She looked to the back of the guy where Charlie was slowly approaching. As if feeling the presence of someone behind him the guy turned around and pointed his gun at Charlie as the officer took out his own gun. Tom saw this as his opportunity and took his gun out of his belt. Tom aimed it toward the guy but the guy was to quick for him and he grabbed Chae and brought her over to the counter. "Put the guns down or I will blow her brains out." The guy threatened as he pointed the gun towards Chae's head.
Tom and Charlie looked at eachother and both put their guns down. The guy let go of Chae slowly and threw her to the ground causing her to knock her head on the counter. She fell to the floor unconscious and Tom brought his gun up again. The guy saw this and let a couple of shots ring out at Tom. One successfully hit him in his chest and he fell to the ground with a groan. Charlie went to go shoot the guy but they guy knocked him down and made a run out of the diner. Charlie quickly rushed for his partner while Roger called for help.
21JUMPSTREET
"Where's you father?" Diane asked young Tom. Tom looked around the abandoned parking lot and shrugged.
"I don't know. He's usually not late." Tom said with another shrug. And as if reading his mind a cop car pulled up to the school. Tom slowly got up but stopped when he saw two men get out of the car and look at him sadly. Right at that moment Tom knew something was wrong. All of the sudden the back door to the car opened up and Chae stepped out. She had fresh tears falling down on her face and a white bandage around her head from where she hit her head on the counter. Tom gave his best friend one look and opened his arms as she came rushing into them. She hugged him tightly and sobbed into his chest. Thomas Hanson Sr. was dead.
"So what happened to Chae after that?" Doug asked as he leaned forward in his seat and stared up at Tom. Judy Hoffs rolled her eyes and hit Doug across the head.
"What he means to say is were sorry we had no idea." Judy said through clenched teeth as she sent Doug a dirty look.
"Yeah, that to." Doug said as he rubbed the spot where Judy hit him.
"Chae had a gash from where she hit her head. She insisted that she be there when I found out so that I could get the real facts. She was a mess for weeks." Tom answered with a sigh as he looked down at his cards.
"But wasn't he your father?" Harry loki asked as he looked at his friend with raised eyebrows.
"Yes, but Chae and my dad were close or did you not listen to my story. My dad was like Chae's father ever since her own walked out on her and her mother when she ten. And it was different from me. I was mad and hurt that my father was dead. But Chae well she felt guilt and anger because she had witnessed it for herself and she couldn't do anything to stop it. It's one thing to hear about it and another to actually see it." Tom said as he threw his cards down on the table and put his head in his hands.
"Are you and Chae still best friends?" Judy asked seeing as no one else wanted to say something wrong to Tom. Tom looked up with a smirk and shook his head.
"I haven't seen Chae in three years. Last time I saw her was on Thanksgiving and I believe I was in my last year of the academy or I was just entering it. The last thing she said to me was that she'd see me next Thanksgiving and that she loved me. " Tom told his friends. "She didn't come the next year or the year after that or this year. And I don't blame her. Once she found out I was in the academy she grew distant from me. She took my father's death pretty hard. Sometimes harder than I did. She was scared I was going to end up like that." Tom finished with a sigh.
"So that was it?" Doug asked.
"Yeah, that was it. She stopped talking to me after twenty years of friendship because of what I wanted to be." Tom told them as he shook his head.
"Tom, I'm really-" Judy began but Tom silenced her when he got up from his seat.
"Listen, now you all know why I hate Valentine's, Okay?" Tom asked and before anyone could answer him, Tom made his way to the door and left. He left everyone in silence to ponder the information he had just given them.