Disclaimer: OK. So,. On reviewing Power Rangers Zeo, I totally am noticing that Kat totally liked Jason. Even when Tommy was there, she seemed to be around Jason quite a bit. I don't think that Jason had feelings for her, but I think she liked him. So this is a little ficlet about Kat's feelings for Jason.

My Boyfriend's Best Friend

By Julia

Kat Hilliard was watching her boyfriend's best friend Jason working out in the Youth Center. She hadn't been with Tommy long, and as soon as she had seen Jason she'd liked him. He was gorgeous, he had a good body, and he was so nice.

Adam Park was sitting with her at the table, watching her watch Jason. ''Jason's pretty good working out there, isn't he?'' He asked. He wondered if this was payback for Tommy having that date with Heather. Kat hadn't been dating him just yet, but it had still upset her.

Kat blushed and tucked her blonde curls behind her hair. ''Yeah, he is.'' She licked her lips as he kicked the punching bag with a high kick. ''Where's Tommy? I thought he was joining us for a fruit smoothie.''

Adam shrugged. ''I don't know. He said he'd be here. Maybe he got held up at school.'' He clammed up as Jason joined them at the table, wiping himself with a towel. ''Hey, Jason.'' He said.

Jason smiled. ''Hey, Adam. Hey, Kat. I'm going to go and shower. Then I can get a smoothie with you guys. Is that OK?''

Kat smiled happily. That would be great. The only thing that would make it better was if Emily wasn't working. Jason had a crush on her. It was way annoying. It bothered her a lot. ''Oh sure, Jase. We'll be here.'' She said, as he smiled and headed off to shower.

Adam followed Kat's gaze again as she watched Jason say hi to Emily on the way. He could tell that that had bothered her. ''So, it's great that Ernie hired Emily and got some help, huh?'' He asked.

Kat wasn't sure what to say. It seemed Adam may be figuring it out about her feelings for Jason. She finally ventured, ''Oh sure. Emily's working out well for Ernie.''

Before Adam could reply, Tommy arrived. His long brown hair was pulled into a ponytail. He dropped into the chair next to Kat and slipped his arm around her. She managed to hold back a sigh. It was her ball and chain. She groaned inwardly as Emily stopped by the table. ''Hey Tommy. How're you doing?'' She asked as she sat down Kat and Adam's smoothies.

Tommy smiled at her. ''Hey, Em. Could I get one of those shaved ices you've been working on? It sounds great.'' He said. He kissed Kat on the cheek as Emily went back to get it for him.

Jason joined them a few minutes later. He stopped by the counter to order a shaved ice from Emily before he sat down on Kat's other side. He said, ''Oh hey, Tommy. You think if I asked Emily out, you and Kat might want to come along?''

Adam met Kat's eyes. He was really curious to see what her answer was. He knew that something like that would be very uncomfortable for her. ''Yeah, Kat, that would be pretty fun.'' He said.

Kat gave him a look. She knew that he knew now. She had more feelings for Jason than she did for Tommy. It was killing her. She said, ''Yeah, I guess that would be fun. We could do that Tommy.'' She felt Tommy's arm around her shoulders; it felt like dead weight. Like an anchor, wearing her down.

Tommy grinned. ''Yeah of course. When are you going to say something to her? She's alone up there at the counter.'' He wondered why Kat was looking as if she smelled something bad.

Jason said, ''Hopefully soon. I've got to work up the nerve. Plus, I've got to come up with a romantic plan. It's got to be good enough. Emily's a really special girl.'' He did like Emily a lot, but he still had feelings for Kimberly. He was trying to get over her.

Tommy said, ''Well, we could go to the beach, have a picnic. Less pressure, it'll be more relaxed. When Kim and I went out with Zack and Angela, we went to that fancy resturant. If we just went to the beach we could just chill out and have some fun.''

Kat decided that now was the time to leave. Usually when Tommy started talking about Kim he wouldn't stop for hours. ''Alright now. I'm going to go on home. I'll call you later, OK, Tommy?'' She asked. She said, ''See you later, Jason.'' He looked surprised but said anyway. She only inclined her head towards Adam.

When she got home, she sat in her room and sighed. She got out her diary so she could begin writing about the events of the day.

Dear Diary,

Today was hard. I had to be around Jason all day and I couldn't say anything to him about how I feel. And now he's wanting to ask Emily out and he wants Tommy and I to go with them on a double date. I really don't want to. I hate having to be around Tommy and Jason together. It's horrible. I never know what to do. I never who to give my attention to. I love Jason, and I love Tommy. I just think I love Jason more. What am I going to do?

Kat put away her journal as the phone rang. ''Hilliard residence.'' She said.

It was Jason, to her immense happiness. ''Hey, Kat. It's Jason. If you were Emily how would you want me to ask you out? I really want to get this right.''

Kat managed to hold back a sigh. This was going to have to be handled delicately. ''Um, I guess I'd want to be told how beautiful I am. And that you want to just be around me and if I'd do you the honor of going out with you.'' She sighed. She knew she must love him if she was sending him off to Emily with lines like that.

Jason was happy. ''Thanks, Kat! That's the best. You're such a good friend. I've got to go. I'll talk to you later.''

After he was gone, she groaned. She'd sent him off to the enemy. Would she ever get over him?