Hi, once again! Thank you for reviewing, it means so much to me to know you are enjoying the fic. This is the second chapter:Coincidences and I really hope you guys enjoy it. One of the reviewers asked if the story was post rangers or non rangers universe, the answer is non-ranger universe. I really was always more into the drama than the action. Also the answer to the question if Tommy and Kimberly know each other is no, they don't.
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me, I'm poor please don't sue me.
It will be Forever
A Week later
Hi, I'm Trini and I will be your hostess today. These are your menus." She said placing the menus in the table. "Kim will be right with you in a little bit to take your orders."
They all thank her and started looking at the menus.
"I already know what I want so…" Aisha said.
I heard everything here is good." Rocky said. "I don't know what to order."
"Why did we have to come here?" Tommy asked pissed.
"Because the food is great." Jason said.
"Hi everyone! I'm Kimberly, I will be your waitress today. Is everyone ready to order?"
Everyone looked at her and smiled, except for Tommy, he did not look up.
"Well I know what I want" Aisha said "But the others are still not sure."
"Ok, so do you want something to drink before you order?"Kim asked.
"Yeah sure." Rocky said.
Kim started writing down what they wanted to drink, finally it was Tommy's turn. "What would you like to drink sir?" She asked him.
Tommy finally looks up "I don't really care."
Kim instantly recognize him "It is you!" she screamed.
"Me who?" Tommy asked bored.
"Mr. Penguin! The guy that run me over with his car, destroy my bike, and gave me this ugly bruise!" She said rising her skirt, exposing her entire thigh. They were all speechless. "I could have you arrested you know?"
"Wow, I wish more restaurants would offer a show like this." Rocky said excited.
"Tommy, what is she talking about?" Jason asked, he thought the waitress was confusing Tommy with someone else. Tommy was the most peaceful person on earth.
Tommy just ignored him "Listen, I have no time for this drama. I'm not in the mood alright? Besides you are alive and well and you can get another bike, is not like is that expensive." Tommy said.
"No you listen to me! You left me hurt in the middle of nowhere. Does this look like nothing?" she said rising her skirt once again "I'm not kidding this time. I'm taking your info and I'm suing you! You can't just disappear like that and expect nothing to happen! What's your name? Give me your phone number and address." she asked agitated taking her pad.
"Kim! What are you doing?" Trini asked alarmed.
"Trini, this is the guy that run me over with his car." Kim said pointing at Tommy.
Trini look at him and gasped. He was the groom at the wedding!
"What is with everyone in this place?" Tommy asked "I want to talk to your manager."
"I have all the right in the world to be mad at you." Kim said "And if someone here is in trouble is not me is you!"
"You are just a spoil girl with nothing else to do." Tommy said annoyed. This girl was so annoying. Crying over a bike!
"Kimberly?" Aisha interrupted "That's your name right?"
"Yes, that's my name." Kim said.
"Could I talk to you in private for a minute?" Aisha asked tactfully, she didn't want to cause another scene.
Kim looked at her for awhile and assented. Trini followed them in case something happen.
"When exactly did the accident happen?" Aisha asked.
"Last Saturday." Kim said not understanding why it mattered.
"Right, look I know Tommy seems like a bad guy right now, but he is just not himself. You see, that Saturday he was going to get married, and he found out that same day his fiancé was cheating on him with his cousin. He was furious." Aisha explained.
"Oh please! Kim exclaimed "Do you expect me to believe that?"
"Actually Kim" Trini interrupted this time "Remember what I told you about the wedding we were catering? He is the groom I told you about. The one that destroy everything. He stormed off in his car after that." Trini said.
"So what? Am I suppose to feel sorry for him now? That doesn't give him the right to go around driving like crazy." Kim said." He could have killed me!"
"You are right about that, but he is really not in his right mind right now. Could you let it go for this once? I can pay for your bike if you want to." Aisha pleaded "I'm just worried about him. His ex destroy him, and he was really in love with her."
Kim looked down and up again "Ok, I'm going to let it go this time. I mean, I kind of understand what he is going through. I guess is not his fault he is furious after what those people did to him. I would be attacking everyone that stood in my way too. And don't worry about my bike is not your fault."
"Thanks for understanding Kimberly" Aisha said "I really appreciate it."
"No worries. I guess I'll go apologize now." She walked again to the table.
"Hi guys, I just wanted to apologize for my behavior, it was out of place and to compensate your order will be on the house." Kim said.
Tommy only looked down at the table "Whatever."
"Tommy, she just apologized. After all, you did almost run her over with a car." Jason said astonished, Tommy never behaved like that; he used to be very respectful.
"Don't worry about it sir, I started it." Kim said.
Tommy still didn't say anything.
"Well, are you guys ready to order?" Kim said trying to push the elephant out of the room.
"I know what I want, that's for sure." Rocky said. They all ordered, and as promised it was all on the house.
3 months later
"Wow this place is amazing." Kim said to Trini. They were catering for a private event.
"I know." Trini said "This garden is amazing. I wish I could live in a place like this."
"I'm pretty sure it must cost a fortune to maintain." Kim said.
"Yeah, that's the bad part." They carried their trays around the place serving the guest.
Tommy was talking with a colleague when he saw Kim walk by him with a tray. He recognized her, and felt instantly bad about what had happen 3 months prior. He knew his behavior was not right at all.
"Excuse me Dave. There is someone I have to say hi to." He left Dave and walk to where Kim was standing.
"Hi." Tommy said.
Kim looked at him confuse. "Hi, I didn't recognize you without the scolding face."
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I wasn't myself." Tommy said.
"Don't worry about it, I forgave you." Kim said "I'm fine now. My thigh is back to normal and I have a brand new bike and cell phone." she wasn't really mad anymore. She kind of felt sorry for him after his friend told her what had happened.
"I'm really ashamed for the way I behaved." Tommy said "I was just in a very bad place. I kind of still are." Tommy said.
"It's ok. I understand." She said. "Would you like champagne?"
"Um, no thanks." He looked to his side and saw Diana and John walking towards him. It was the first time he saw them after the whole fiasco and he was starting to get mad. "You know what? I changed my mind." He took the glass and drank it of one gulp.
"That was interesting." Kim said confuse.
"I just saw my ex and my cousin." He said.
"Oh" she took one of the other glasses of champagne and drank it also. Tommy looked at her confuse.
"Hi Tommy" Diana said "How are you?"
"Well after what you both did I have been doing fine. You are still both alive aren't you?" Tommy said seriously.
"Tommy, are you still mad about that?" His cousin asked "Why can't you just get over that?"
"Are you kidding me? How dare you come and talk to me after all you have done?" Tommy said agitated "You both have some nerve! How am I supposed to not be mad? My fiancé cheated on me with my cousin." He screamed.
"Tommy you are overreacting." Diana said "You need help."
"I need help?" He asked not believing that this was happening "I have all the right to be mad! You are the ones that need help. How can you not see what a piece of garbage you are? You should be ashamed! You haven't hurt only me, you hurt the whole family! Have you any idea what this is doing to Aunt Lidia?" Tommy asked his cousin.
"We are in love. You have to understand." Diana said.
"In love? You don't know what love is! And I'm glad I didn't marry you. I thank you, you saved me from making the biggest mistake of my life." Tommy said to Diana.
"Don't talk to her like that." John said.
"John shut up, just shut up." Tommy said "Can you just both disappear and leave me alone? you have done enough already!"
"Tommy, I'm just worried about you. I want you to be happy." Diana said.
"Oh girl please!" Kim said.
"Excuse me. Who are you?" Diana asked looking at Kim.
"I'm Kimberly."
"Well servant girl, why don't you just do your job?" Diana said.
"Oh not you didn't! Listen here you, you both are the worst kind of people I have ever met. Aren't you ashamed of yourself? If I were you, I wouldn't even show my face in public. You don't respect yourself or anyone for that matter. And Tommy's right you don't know what love is. You don't give a damn about him or anyone. You are selfish and you only care for you. And you know what? What goes around comes around, so you will eventually pay for all the hurt you have cause him and his family." Kim said.
Diana took one of the glasses in Kim's tray and threw the champagne at her face. She put the glass back on the tray and smiled back at her.
"I know you just didn't do that!" Kim gave Tommy the tray and took the last full glass and threw the champagne at Diana.
"Are you insane? Do you want to lose your job?" Diana asked not believing she dare do that.
Tommy stood there speechless. This girl was crazy.
"Like I care." Kim said "Listen here Barbie, don't mess with me."
"I can do whatever I want!" she took a glass of champagne from one of the guest and threw the content on Kim's blouse.
"Really? Are you supposed to be a lady?" Kim was so mad she took Diana by the hair and started pulling her hair. She push her to a tree and started banging her head against the tree and the two started to wrestle.
Trini came running "Kim! what the hell are you doing? Stop! Stop!" She tried to stop them but she couldn't do anything.
Tommy then reacted and pulled Kim away, while John went to Diana and pull her back.
"Have you gone mad Kim? They are going to fire you!" Trini said hysterical.
"She started it Trini! She started it!" Kim exclaimed.
"Kimberly what have you done?" her boss asked furiously. "How dare you fight with the guest? Do you know what this can do to my business? You are fire!"
"Listen, I can explain, is not her fault." Tommy said stepping in.
"I don't care if she started it or not." Her boss said. "She shouldn't have gotten herself in that position in the first place."
"Don't worry Tommy, I'll get another job. I don't really like this one." Kim said. "Besides someone had to teach that girl a lesson." Kim said.
"Well at least someone did." Tommy said smiling. "Do you need a ride back home?" He asked. "I think you need to clean yourself, you are a mess."
"I do need a ride back home." Kim said.
They got in Tommy's car "You know? For a girl your size you are quite strong."
"Yeah well, I have been training since I was 5. I'm a gymnast, can't be weak." Kim said.
"Hum, well thanks for doing what you did to Diana. I mean I wish I could have done the same." Tommy said "I did punch John but you know what they say about hitting women."
"Yeah they both deserve the worst. You are really lucky you didn't marry her."
"I know."
"Was she like that with you?" Kim asked outraged "I mean, how could you not notice it before?"
"I really don't know. I suppose love blinded me to the point of ignoring it." Tommy replied "My friends and family did warn me but I didn't listen. Next time I'm paying attention and I'm listening to others. That is if there is a next time."
"Of course there will." Kim said "It will take you some time to heal but you are young and hot, you can't just go to waste! Have you seen the options we have lately?"
Tommy blushed. This girl was really different than most girls. She just said whatever she thought out loud and she didn't care at all "Well thanks for saying I'm hot. I kind of need the flattery right now; my self esteem is practically none existent for the moment."
"Well you are hot! I mean look at you. Have you look at yourself? I really can't understand what that Diana saw in that John guy. He is not that good looking and he doesn't even have scruples; you are his cousin for crying out loud! And let me tell you another thing, you are too good looking for her. You were not meant to be together. If I were Diana I would be jumping of a bridge right now and she will. When she wakes up, she'll see what a fool she has been."
Tommy could only laugh, This girl was hilarious. She honestly made him feel better.
"Is this your place?" He asked.
"Yes, I live on the 3th floor. Do you want to come up?" Kim asked "I can make you coffee, besides I think company is better than none at this moment for you; otherwise you'll just go back to your place to sulk in pity."
"Yeah sure, a cup of coffee sounds good." Tommy said getting out of the car. "This place is nice, very cozy."
"Yeah it is. I live here with Trini, the waitress that was trying to stop me from hitting Diana?" Kim said.
"Yeah I remember her." Tommy replied.
"So do you want to talk about Diana or something else?" Kim asked taking 2 cups out of the cabinet "I mean we really don't know each other, but sometimes is easier talking to a stranger than it is talking to a friend. Of course only if you want to."
Tommy had never really talk about the whole thing. He just avoided the topic. Whenever his friends and family tried to bring it up, he just walk away, but now he felt he needed to get all that resentment out because it was consuming him.
"I'm just so mad. I don't understand! I'm mad at myself for falling in love with her. I'm mad for all the time I wasted with her." Tommy said "I felt so happy with her and she just ripped my heart to pieces and step on it like it was nothing. She couldn't have really loved me if she did what she did; and by the way she is acting I doubt it. I feel like I'm stuck in this abyss that I can't get out of and its killing me. I don't want to be strong, I just want to crawl in my bed and die, but I will not give her the satisfaction of seeing me destroy. She doesn't get to destroy me, because she is not worth it! And I don't deserve what she did to me!" Tommy said.
Kim handed him a cup "Well, I'm glad you can recognized that. Tommy I don't know you but I know that you will be fine and you will get something much better in the end. And it wasn't your fault that you didn't notice she didn't love you. There are people that are good fooling and manipulating others; sadly you were one of her victims."
"I don't know if I will ever be able to trust someone again." Tommy said drinking his coffee.
"I understand that, and is normal you feel that way. She practically abuse your trust in the worst way. Just be extra careful next time." Kim said sitting next to him.
"I guess that was the problem, I fell in love with her too quickly. I should have taken my time getting to know her but I just fell like a fool in love and I couldn't see straight." Tommy said regretfully.
"Well now you know what you have to do next time." Kim said.
"So enough about me." Tommy said "what about you? Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Me?" Kim said "No I don't have a boyfriend. Actually the day of your wedding, the day you almost run me over with your car, my ex boyfriend cut me out for good."
"So you lost your boyfriend the same day?" He asked.
"He wasn't really my boyfriend back then; we had broken up a month before." Kim said "We were that kind of couple that is on and off constantly." She explained.
"Did you love him?" He asked.
"Not like I was supposed to." She said "The truth is, I don't even know why we were together in the first place. We fought all the time for the most ridiculous things. And then he said that I was too much for him.
"Well if you are constantly fighting with people, I don't doubt it." He said laughing "Do you miss him?"
"Not really." She replied "I mean we are still friends, I just see him like that."
"Friends? really? How does that work?" He asked curiously.
"Everything ended rather nicely, so is not awkward." She said "We weren't really that deep, otherwise it will be impossible."
"So you are like the easy going type? Kind of liberal? " Tommy practically stated.
"I just think I haven't met the right person yet. I'm pretty sure that once I do, I will be extremely loyal and serious about the whole thing." Kim said "like that Nat king Cole song, "When I fall in love it will be forever or I will not fall in love." She sang "Matt and me we were just kind of a joke. That is why it didn't really work. We weren't really serious about each other. I have no idea why I try so hard to save that relationship."
"How is one supposed to find the right person?" He asked "There are just too many people in the world."
"I don't know. Maybe you are just suppose to bump into each other and let the whole thing work itself out." She said.
"Diana kind of bump into me." He said "and looked how that turned out."
"That's because it wasn't the right bump." Kim said "I believe the right bump comes at the right time. Your right bump hasn't happen yet."
"Well I hope the next bump is the right bump." Tommy said. "Otherwise I'm going to be extremely piss."
They were both quietly sitting in the couch thinking. Then Trini came in.
"Oh hi." Trini said startled "I didn't know we had a visitor."
"Sorry if I'm invading your space." Tommy said standing up.
"Don't worry." Trini said "You can sit down again."
"So how mad is Sandra?" Kim asked referring to her boss.
"She is so mad Kim. Are you crazy?" Trini said taking a seat. "I can't believe you did that! But I have to admit it was kind of funny. The way you were pushing her head against the tree; it was hilarious."
"She just infuriated me! She was acting as if what she did was nothing." Kim said "Besides she started the whole thing when she threw champagne at me. I'm sorry but I just couldn't help it. She deserves it."
"After you guys left everyone started talking. They were saying how she deserved what had happened to her. They were all laughing." Trini said. "Diana and John left quickly after that."
"Half of the people there were invited to my wedding." Tommy said. "I'm pretty sure they know by now what happened."
"I know that I don't know you but I'm sorry about what happened." Trini said. "I was there when you canceled the whole thing and destroy our tables."
"You were at my wedding?" Tommy asked confuse.
"Yes we were catering your wedding." Trini said. "Kim would have been there too but she was free that day. It is kind of funny how you almost run her over with your car. What a coincidence." She said with a conspiratorial air.
Tommy didn't notice "Yeah a coincidence. Anyway, I feel bad about you losing your job, kind of guilty actually." He said looking at Kim.
"Yeah don't worry about it." Kim said "I'll find something."
"Maybe I can help you. I have connections. What kind of job would you like to do?" Tommy asked.
"To tell you the truth, I don't really care, any job will do." Kim said.
Tommy though for a minute and then he got an idea "Well, I have a position open as an assistant but is for next month." Tommy said." The assistant I have now is moving away. I don't know if you can wait that long but if you can the job is yours."
"You haven't even interview me." Kim said.
"I don't need to. I know you will be able to handle the job." Tommy said. "I will need someone with lots of energy and it seems you have tons."
"Well, sure why not? What's the pay? And what days do I have to work and how many hours?" Kim asked.
"60,000 a year. About the days it depends. Also because of work I have to travel a lot, as my assistant you have to come with me." Tommy said. "The accommodation, food and everything else will be taken care of."
"Where do I sign up?" Kim asked excited.
"Just come by the office next week." He pulled out his wallet and took a card "Here is the address and my phone number so you can call me in case you get lost or anything."
Kim took the card "Of course. When exactly should I go?"
"Um you can come Wednesday around 10 am. I will let Wendy, my secretary, know that you are coming." Tommy said "Well I better get going. Thanks for the cup of coffee and everything."
Kim stood up "You're welcome and thanks for this. I Guess I'll be seeing you on Wednesday." She said waving the card.
"Sure. Bye Trini." Tommy said smiling.
"Bye." Trini said smiling.
Kim walked him to the door, said goodbye and closed the door.
"Om my god! Can you believe this? Kim said "I'm so excited!"
"Yeah I know. So what did you guys do?" Trini asked mischievously.
"Nothing, we just talked about his ex and mine." Kim said innocently. She wasn't even thinking about Tommy in any other way.
"Are you sure?" Trini asked teasingly.
"Yes, I'm sure Trini. The guy is still pinning for his ex. I wouldn't dare make a move on him like that. Besides I don't see him like that. He is handsome and all but come on, he just got his heartbroken. He is not right for anyone right now." Kim said putting the cups in the sink "I'm going to take a shower since I'm still covered in champagne."
"You go do that." Trini said. "I'm going to stay here thinking about what a coincidence this has all been."
"What am I suppose to do with you?" Kim said rolling her eyes.