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A week later, Kim found herself boarding a plane, bound for Angel Grove, California. It was her hometown and the one place that she had been wanting to come back to for a long time. She didn't know what Jason had planned, but she knew that whatever it was, was going to be a complete surprise for her and her son. She doubted that he would bring Tommy into the picture right now, but weirder things had happened with Jason and she knew to expect almost anything, including seeing the father of her child the second she got off the plane.
Jason loaded up in his old, reliable truck and headed towards the airport, with Tommy following behind him. Quite a few of the former rangers were coming in this weekend, but he had failed to mention to Tommy that Kim was one of them. He thought that it might be best to surprise him with that news, knowing that he would likely decline to be the other driver if he had known. They had all missed these days, but Tommy had missed them more than anyone else had, although he would not admit it. Kim's flight was to be the last to arrive and he had made sure that all of the others knew and were prepared to give them some space. After a few hours of waiting, all of the former rangers had arrived, except Kim.
"Who is this last person, Jason?" Tommy asked, casting a suspicious glance towards his best friend. He definitely had something planned that he didn't know about and he wasn't very happy to hear that. "The only one of the first ones that isn't here is…Jason you didn't, did you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Jason said, as Kim's flight had landed just a few moments before. Now if he could only spot Kim before Tommy, otherwise he might be in deep trouble. The type of trouble that involved him being beat to a bloody pulp, if he was not able to continue to avoid Tommy's glare. He really didn't have to worry about finding them, as little Tommy ran towards his favorite 'uncle' and tackled him as he gave him a hug.
"Uncle Jason!" Little Tommy yelled, running to give him a hug. It had been quite a while since he had seen him and he was definitely more than a little bit excited. He looked up to Jason like he was his father, but he knew deep down that his father was someone else, someone he would probably never know.
"Thomas Kenneth Oliver Hart!" Kim yelled running after him, carrying a bag over one of her shoulder and rolling along another suitcase. He had her energy, but everything else about him was his father's and she knew that, everyone did that knew the boy and Tommy. She only wished that Tommy could see their little boy, but she had made the choice to not make him choose between being a ranger and their family. It would have been too much to ask him to do as a teenager. "You do not run away from me like that, do you understand?"
"But Mama, I'm almost ten years old, I can take care of myself," Little Tommy said, turning his gaze towards his mother and pouting in a fashion that made him look exactly like his father. None of the other rangers had met little Tommy, but they could definitely tell that it was Tommy's child, no doubts about it. Tommy, however, had not been able to take his eyes off Kim since she marched up behind the exuberant child. Now what had she called him? He couldn't really remember, but all he was waiting for was the husband to walk up behind her and introduce himself. Then he would have to excuse himself; he couldn't take that, not now or ever. He did not want to see the man that she had left him for and obviously had sex with. "And I'm with Uncle Jason and all of your friends."
"No, buts mister. I don't want you running off like that again, do you understand me?" Kim asked, as sternly as she could manage. She had only looked at Jason, so far, but soon listened to what her son had said and looked at the rest of the people gathered there, her eyes falling last on Tommy. What was he going to think of her when he found out the truth? That little Tommy was his and she had kept that from him, for all of these years. "I don't feel so good."
"Mama, what's wrong?" Little Tommy asked, as Jason put an arm around her to keep her from fainting. He had been prepared for this to happen, but she was managing to hold herself upright, for the time being. He saw Tommy was restraining himself from keeping her from fainting, mainly because he was sure that she no longer wanted him to touch her, although Jason knew that assumption was far from the truth. "By the way, who are all of you?"
"We'll explain it to you later," Trini said, giving him a warm smile. Jason had described him as the spitting image of Tommy and he was right. Surely, Tommy had noticed that, if he had taken his eyes off of Kim. Trini then looked over and Tommy, and could only shake her head; he was still staring at Kim. After all of these years he could not take his eyes off the woman, there was no doubt in her mind that the two were meant to be together, if they could just get them to see it. "We need to get your mom home."
"Okay," Little Tommy said and then he remembered the question he had for 'Uncle' Jason. "Uncle Jason, you said you knew who my dad was. Who is he?"
"Where's the bathroom?" Kim asked, feeling the urge to throw up everything she had eaten in the past twenty-four hours. She couldn't deal with the answer in the presence of Tommy right now. He was going to kill her when he found out that little Tommy was his and that she had hid him from him. The other rangers seemed to be sympathizing with Kim, as they all stared at Tommy, waiting for his reaction to the boys' question.
"That way," Jason said, pointing to the signs that read restroom. Oh boy, how was he going to explain this? Kim really needed to be the one to tell both of them this, not him, it wasn't his place. "Tommy, I'll talk to you about it later, alright?"
"About what later?" Tommy asked, looking at him confused, as little Tommy solemnly shook his head. Tommy then suddenly got the feeling that Jason hadn't been talking to him, as he felt the other rangers eyes staring at him. What had he missed while he was staring at Kim?
"I was talking to him, Tommy," Jason said, laying his hand on Tommy's shoulder. Tommy then took his first good look at the young boy and he started to feel sick to his stomach as well. It was like going back in time and looking at himself when he was ten. He couldn't be his, could he? He looked at Jason and could tell that Jason was bursting with the secret, as son and father were standing only a few feet away from each other, both seeming to be thinking the same thing. "But I do have something I need to talk to you about too."
"Why did you call him Tommy?" Little Tommy asked, looking up at Jason and then over at Tommy. He had remembered him from his mom's pictures, but she would never talk about him when he asked. She always seemed to get upset when he asked her about him, like there was more there than he was supposed to know about, but he couldn't be his father, could he?
"That's his name," Jason said, as little Tommy looked at him with wide eyes, as the light bulb seemed to click on in his mind. Now all he had to do was get his Mama to tell his father that he was his, he still seemed to love her, or so he hoped. "Don't ask that question right now, I don't think your mother can handle it."
"Alright," Little Tommy said, looking at Jason very suspiciously before turning around to see his mother walking back up to them. "It's gonna be alright, Mama."
"I know, Tommy," Kim said, looking down at her son and then over at his father. After all of these years, the love still shone in Tommy's eyes, even if it wasn't as bright as it had once been. He looked suspiciously between the two of them and then pointed at himself. She knew what he was asking but she could only look away, as she was not ready to tell him the truth. She wanted to explain it all to him, as this was not something she needed to give a half-ass shot, a wing, and a prayer.
"He's mine, isn't he?" Tommy whispered to Jason, as they helped tote the luggage out of the airport. Jason had been watching him very carefully, as Tommy examined the boy even more. He had to be his, he just couldn't be anyone else's, and he knew that. That would also explain some of the things in the letter that didn't seem like Kim. If she was trying to protect him from having to choose between the rangers and a their family, then Jason must not have mentioned that he was back in the line of duty. Of course, he wouldn't put it past Jason to send her tickets and demand that she came out there to tell him, as things had gotten more dangerous lately.
"I'm not the one that can tell you that Tommy. She has to," Jason said, as Tommy knew that was the long-winded way of him saying yes. Now if he could only get it out of her.
AN: I know that this is a short chapter, but hopefully the next one will be longer. I hope that you have enjoyed it so far and I don't know how many more chapters will be in this story, as it was just a little idea that overtook my mind in the midst of my other story!