Author's Notes:
*This is the first time I have written anything like this, so please be nice.
*Song credits are at the end of the chapter.
*Shawn, I have enjoyed reading your work tremendously. This chapter is dedicated to you.
[b][u]Chapter 2: Needs[/u][/b]
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Beach outside of the Youth Center
July 11th, 2009 6:50 P.M.
Angel Grove, CA
"Well, I just want to say again how gorgeous you girls look. I cannot wait to put on my dress," Kim stated as she looked around at her friends. Though the tables had been arranged for eight, the group of eleven had decided to squeeze together at one. They were just finishing up their pasta dinners and getting ready for the entertainment.
[i]I have a stunning group of friends[/i] Kim thought as she looked around the table, smiling at all her friends. Kat and Trini looked gorgeous in the black dresses they had chosen, while a white strapless A-line dress and a ruffled white jersey dress played off of Aisha and Tanya's skin beautifully. Looking around at the boys, most of them were dressed in slacks and dress shirts with the cuffs rolled up. The group was definitely lacking the colors they had sported in high school. It was a fact that had not gone unnoticed by Bulk and Skull, who had come over to chat with the group while taking a break from their bartending duties.
In fact, Skull had even told Kim he missed seeing her in pink while giving her a wink, a gesture which gave Kim reason to assume that the two knew more about their ranger pasts then they had ever let on.
[i]We seriously should have thought about the whole shoe situation though[/i] Kim thought as she stared down at the sand underneath her brown Frye harness boots. The girls and boys had all kicked off their shoes and shoved them underneath the table, the boys even cuffing their pants.
"It is such a gorgeous night," Tanya commented, leaning into the arm Adam had draped over her shoulder.
"Very true. We had a lot of great memories here," Adam replied softly.
Tommy looked around at his friends, all so happy, and couldn't help but be a bit jealous. Looking directly across the table at the tiny woman seated across from him, he added, "Yeah, we had some not so great memories here too."
An exasperated expression soon crossed Aisha's face as she smacked Tommy's leg. "Boy, don't be such a sourpuss. Who exchanged your teepee for sandpaper this morning?"
Rocky and Jason both bit back the smiles that were threatening to spread over their faces. Both were silently thanking God for the fact that Aisha was never one to keep her mouth closed.
"I was just saying," Tommy sulked as he crossed his arms over his chest and sunk down into his seat.
"When is this party going to start," Zack exclaimed, hoping to change the subject.
"I'm supposed to go on at seven," Kim replied. "Is it time?"
Tommy quickly glanced down at his bare wrist answering, "Umm..aww shit. I guess I forgot my…"
Before he could finish his sentence, the entire group burst out laughing, getting to a near hysteric level in a matter of seconds. Trini actually had tears rolling down her face, and Kim couldn't stop the tiny snort from escaping her nose as the two fell into each other laughing.
"Every..single…time," Zack managed to get out between laughs. "Thanks man."
"Hardy har har, really funny," Tommy said in an annoyed tone before a smile spread across his face and he joined in the laughter.
"Kim, it actually is time," Billy quietly said.
"Alrightie, I better get…"
Tommy had gotten up and quickly stopped her at her seat before she could get up. "Hang on, let me get a round of shots for us all before you go up."
"OK," Kim said softly, managing a smile at him before he took off. Looking over at Kat, Kim placed her elbows on the table and locked her fingers. As she placed her chin atop her hands, she asked Kat with a smirk, "What the heck did you say to him to get him to act like that?"
Kat threw a quick smile to her husband before replying, "When Tommy agreed to come, Tommy also agreed to a few other things."
"Nice," Kim said shaking her head. "He needs to hurry though."
"The show won't start until you say it starts, girl," Zack said playfully as he threw an arm over her shoulders. "Don't sweat it."
"I just don't want the natives to get restless," Kim sighed as she glanced around the tables to see some of her fellow classmates getting antsy, absently playing with items on their tables and throwing glances at the stage.
"Too late," Aisha said nodding her head at her husband before she grabbed Rocky's iphone out of his hands. "Peemonkey? Really?"
Rocky pouted, crossing his arms. "Well, it's not as though there is a great deal of stimulating conversation going on at that table," he stated plainly while circling his hand around the table to emphasize the point.
Aisha turned in her seat to face him. "Well, you certainly aren't adding anything."
Rocky then turned to face his wife, sitting up so he could look down on her. "Oh yeah, well…"
"The drinks are here," Tommy said with a smile, interrupting the fight that was looming to break out between the feisty couple. He went around the table with the tray Bulk and Skull had given him to carry the shots on, handing out one to each of the people that had been a fellow teammate of his at one point in time.
"What is this," Trini asked looking at her shot curiously before taking a sniff.
"Oh man, is this a fucking oatmeal cookie shot," Rocky asked sarcastically as he held his shot up in the rapidly diminishing sunlight. "You have got to be kidding me."
Tommy only had to look at Rocky to get him to shut up. "I wanted to get something I knew the ladies wouldn't mind. You and I," Tommy stated as he pointed to himself and then Rocky as he gave the last shot to Jason, "will go later."
Rocky gulped, remembering the last time he and Tommy had tried to match shots, and then suddenly dry-heaved.
This gesture did not got unnoticed by his wife, who with an amused expression, said, "And you think I have a big mouth."
"Actually, I'm lucky enough to know you have a big mouth," Rocky replied with a grin before planting a quick kiss on his unexpectant wife's sweet lips.
The group let out a laugh before they all raised their glasses. Tommy looked around at each of his friends with a grateful expression on his face. "To an outrageous and fun night to jumpstart this road trip we are all going on. And to a group of friends I often wondered if I deserved and couldn't ask for anything more from."
"Cheers," they all exclaimed with a "Salute" thrown in by Kim before they all downed the shots.
"One down," Tommy exclaimed laughing, shaking his head.
"One on top of the just about two drinks everyone else has already had," Billy noted shaking his head and he looked around the table to check everyone's drink count.
"Lighten up, Billy man," Zack responded.
Kim shook her head before letting out a deep breath. "Alright, let's do it." And with that she got up and walked over to the stage her band members were already waiting by.
"Whoo-hoo," some people yelped as everyone began to get up from their seats and make their way over to the open area on the sand in front of the stage.
"Let's get to it," Zack called out as he jumped up, slapping his hands together. "Let's get over there to watch my girl before everyone else nabs a better spot. Front row or else," he added as he rolled up the cuff sleeves on his black dress shirt.
"Affirmative," Billy said with a huge grin, knowing it would cause his friends to laugh..which it did.
The group made their way over to the stage and managed to secure a spot right in front of the stage on the lefthand side. With a graduating class of eight hundred, the small area in front of the stage had quickly filled, allowing just enough room for people to move around comfortably. Kim and her band had already taken their places onstage, and as she walked to the front of the stage, the audience started to cheer.
As she looked out at the crowd, seeing so many of her fellow classmates and her group of friends in front, Kim couldn't help but push the sadness which she did her best to keep at bay aside. Turning her right foot in, she bit her lower lip and then said demurely, "How're you guys doing?"
The crowd cheered softly, so Kim decided to put her alter ego on. She walked to the edge of the stage and thrust her left hip out while placing her left hand on it. "I said how are you guys doing?"
The crowd let out a much louder cheer this time, clapping wildly and whistling at the singer who had been the most popular girl at their school.
"I'm just going to play a short set, cause I want to have fun like the rest of you and watch Lady Antebellum," Kim said tucking a few strands of hair behind her right ear, noting that cries of delight that had been yelled when she had mentioned Lady Antebellum's name. "So let's get started."
With that she walked back to her drummer and took her place with her back turned to the audience as she began to sing the lines to the hit single that had placed her at the top of Billboard records for ten weeks straight.
[i]"Hoo hoo hoo..
Hoo hoo hoo..
Hoo hoo hoo.."[/i]
"That's my girl," Zack said smiling infectiously and pointing up at Kim, the expression soon spreading to all in the group except Tommy. Zack clapped him on the back as he watched Kim, so proud of the friend he had co-written this song with. The two had realized that she would need a hit single in order to do the type of songs she wanted on the rest of her album and had penned this song with one sole purpose: creating a sing along song with a driving beat and an extremely catchy chorus. They had succeeded beyond both of their wildest expectations, and it had given Kim the freedom to include a few more personal songs on her first album.
Kim savored the tingling on her arms and turned around, cocking her hips out to side and throwing a sexy smile at the audience as she sung part of the first verse.
[i]"I wanna lie in my bed
And do nothing
I don't care what anyone says
I got you on my mind
Thinking about one thing
Gonna show you how I do it best"[/i]
She found it so easy to lose herself in the music; something that she both hated and was grateful for. She began taking tiny steps toward the front of the stage, rolling her hips from side to side as she did in a seductive manner. She then stopped midway as she started to sing the next part. Her right hand lifted her hair over her head; the movement raised her tight red t-shirt, exposing her stomach.
[i]"Put my lips on your mouth
Keep you comin around
Cus I like it
Put your hands on my hips
Take me down
Sink this ship
Boy I can't resist"[/i]
And as she burst into the chorus that everyone sung along to, she strut to the edge of the stage, her tiny hips sashaying back and forth. She hooked her right thumb in her belt loop as she rolled her hips right and left, enjoying the chance she always had onstage to release this sexier version of herself.
[i]"I wanna wear my hair wild in a mess
Cut off jeans, can you get with that?
Give you something like you've never had
Cus I only wanna be wanted by you
I wanna tease you till you're begging me
And you're on your knees
And its hard to breathe
And every other time is just a memory
Cus I only wanna be wanted by you"[/i]
Jason couldn't stop the incredibly stupid grin from spreading across his face. His wife was dancing along with the rest of the girls, all of them singing along to the song. Zack had busted out into some dance moves, a small group forming around him. Rocky was over-exaggerating things as he sung along complete with hand gestures, entertaining Billy and Adam. Everyone was getting into the groove except for Tommy, who was standing there stiff as a board in front of the stage. His back to his friends; his head tilted down so it seemed as though he was staring at the floor of the stage as he continued to sip his beer. Jason just could not get over his friend. All these years, and he seemingly could not let the past be the past. He had never thought Tommy's pride could be so overbearing until recently. Jason glanced up at Kim, who was making her way over to their side of the stage, stopping in front of her friends. She looked down straight at Tommy, who suddenly raised his eyes to meet hers as she sung the next lines of her song.
[i]"Those other guys when they call
I might answer
But you're the one I'm thinking bout
So baby don't disappoint
Just move faster
And show me what you're feeling now"[/i]
Jason blinked his eyes furiously, trying to convince himself that he had just made up what his eyes had seen. Kim was already on the other side of the stage. Jason was rapidly glancing around at each of his friends, trying to meet their eyes, but they were all but oblivious to him. His stare then burned into Tommy's back, and he could swear his friend was tense. But then he turned around with the most bored expression Jason had ever seen on him, and he rolled his eyes.
Jason eyes narrowed a bit as he scrutinized his best friend's face closely but couldn't detect anything other than dullness. Jason licked his lips and then shrugged his shoulders, trying to hide the emotions he was sure were blatant on his face.
Tommy raised his beer and eyebrows, silently asking with his eyes if Jason wanted another. Jason nodded and watched as his friend pushed his way out of the crowd in order to walk back to the bar. Shoving his right hand in his pocket, Jason pushed whatever suspicions he had had out of his mind. [i]There's no way in hell…
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"Oh look, she's going all Mariah on us, " Rocky exclaimed as he gently whacked Jason across his chest, bringing his attention up to Kim, who was belting out the bridge to her song.
Billy moved over and silently stood by Jason, watching Kim in silent awe with him for a moment before noting, "It always surprised me how such a huge voice could come out of such an incredibly tiny person."
Jason looked over at his friend and smiled. "No shit."
Billy returned the smile and nodded, before looking over at the girls who were clearly enjoying themselves. "I'm really glad we managed to arrange this trip."
Adam grinned as he watched Rocky work his way into the circle the girls had formed, grinding and shaking his bum in the middle of them. "Me too."
Tommy suddenly returned, carrying six beers for the guys. "Drink up, ladies."
Billy sighed, noting how his friends downed half of their beers in one gulp. "Are we really starting off the trip like this?"
"No doubt, Billy man," Zack said in that infectious tone of his, which despite Billy's will managed to cause him to smile.
"You brought the pills right," Rocky asked as he finished his beer with a belch.
"I only brought enough for two nights," Billy shouted over the music. Then leaning in, he said so quietly that the others had to also lean in to hear him, "I thought the point of this trip was for all of us to converse and enjoy each other's company, not just get fucked up. We've had plenty of those nights."
Rocky threw his arms around Tommy and Adam's shoulders as the men all leaned back. "Billy, that's just part of the equation sometimes. You're really telling me you didn't bring anymore."
Billy took a small sip from his beer before nodding his head. "Yep, that's what I'm telling you."
Knowing better, Adam turned around to catch Trini's eyes. She had overheard the whole conversation and knew what Adam wanted to know. Laughing, she mouthed silently to him, "I brought more."
The shy and extremely charming member of the group let loose a grin that had caused many a girl to swoon. Adam was grateful that Billy's wife had managed to bring more of the wonder drug that had saved many of their gatherings. Though he refused to market it, Billy continued to make small batches of a drug that eliminated the effects of a night of heavy drinking. The opportunity to still get a buzz and yet avoid any type of hangover was something Adam was very grateful for, especially since any type of gathering of his friends typically led to lots of drinking.
Noting Rocky's annoyed look, Billy added, "You also seem to forget that you need to take the pill before you start drinking."
Rocky started to reply but stopped when he noticed that the song had ended, and Kim had taken up her guitar.
Kim sighed gratefully as her guitar strap fell over her shoulder. As fun as it was to sing and dance to the few "workout" songs (as she called them) on her album, it was with her guitar that she felt most comfortable. Serving as a type of armor for her at times, her guitar allowed her to open herself up to others and show her true emotions. She had told reporters time and time again that most of her songs were about stories she had made up in her head. But in reality, Kim's songs were truly about her own emotions. It was therapeutic for her to express herself in them, and it was much cheaper than therapy. She gave a test strum, and then walked up to the front of the stage to stand in front of the mic stand that had been set up for her. She anxiously glanced down at her friends, noting that Tommy was back with them.
"I've been able to write a great deal on tour and record for my next album," Kim said softly into the mic, her tone immediately causing a hush in the audience and for everyone to listen silently.
"This next song, well, it's the first time that I'm playing it live." The statement immediately caused the crowd to break out in cheers before they fell silent again.
Kim bit her lip before letting an anxious smile cross her face. "I figured who better to try it out in front of then my closest friends. It's actually going to my next single, so here it goes," she stated before her piano player began to play the intro to the song.
"Oh man," Zack said quietly, crossing his arms as a thoughtful expression and small smile took over.
Tommy, who was standing next to Zack, immediately noted the change in demeanor in his playful friend as he took a small sip from his beer. Trying to say it nonchalantly, Tommy nudged his friend. "What is it man?"
"This new song of Kim's. She played it for me a couple of weeks ago, and I was just blown away. She gave me some load about how she'd been watching some movie and that it inspired her to write this, but I can't help feeling…"
Zack's explanation broke off as Kim began singing, drawing both men's gazes toward her with the raw emotion in her voice.
[i]"Picture perfect memories,
Scattered all around the floor.
Reaching for the phone cause, I can't fight it any more.
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind.
For me it happens all the time.
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now.
Said I wouldn't come but I lost all control and I need you now.
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now."[/i]
Zack quickly bolted around the side of the stage and ran up the stairs to join Kim onstage. She'd written the song as a duet and had managed to get Keith Urban to record the version on her album. For now though, he figured he'd do as a substitute. Kim's face lit up as Zack walked up next to her, and she stepped to the side to give him access to the mic so he could sing the next verse and the chorus.
[i]"Another shot of whiskey, can't stop looking at the door.
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before.
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind.
For me it happens all the time.
It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk,
And I need you now.
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now.
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now."[/i]
Tommy closed his eyes as conflicting emotions washed over his body, coursing through his veins. He couldn't look at her now, couldn't look into her eyes as she sung this song. [i]What is she doing…[/i] He had to get away, abruptly turning around and shoving his way through the silent crowd who were, mesmerized by the force of emotion Kim was conveying in the song. He knocked into people a few times, muttering a somewhat harsh, "Sorry," over his shoulder as he struggled to break free from the crowd. He had managed to keep his face from conveying all of the emotions he was dealing with all night, but out from his friends' close scrutiny he all but dissolved.
Somehow he made it through, walking slowly over to the bar Bulk and Skull were still managing. Skull's elbows were leaning on the bar, his face resting in his hands as he gazed up at Kim onstage. For some reason, the sight got under Tommy's skin more then he could understand. With a glare reminiscent of his evil green ranger days, he turned to say something to Skull but stopped when he read the clink of a glass on the bar counter.
"Here," Bulk said quietly, pushing the glass towards Tommy.
Tommy refused to meet Bulk's stare as a quizzical expression crossed over his face. Re-rolling one of the sleeves up on his white dress shirt which had a black fleur de lys graphic print splattered all over the chest, he asked just as quietly, "What's that for?"
Bulk waited for the man he had once butted heads with constantly to finally meet his gaze. He still found it hard to believe that this man, whose life he had consistently tried to make miserable, had been the leader of the Power Rangers. Over drinks one night at Bulkmeiers, Bulk had finally confronted Tommy about the suspicions he had had about him and his friends all throughout high school. It had happened right after Tommy had ended a telephone conversation with Andros that had resulted in the destruction of the Machine Empire and Rita and Zedd. Tommy had worried constantly that Bulk and Skull might break the vows of silence they had made that night, but they never had.
"You look like you need it."
Tommy reluctantly let loose a small smile in response. "That bad, huh?"
Bulk raised his eyebrows and nodded. "That bad."
Tommy took the glass and turned his back to the bar, leaning against it as he cast fleeting gazes at Kim's form on the stage. "I knew I shouldn't have come to this reunion. I already keep in contact with the people I really care about."
Bulk lazily wiped down the bar countertop with a rag. "That's not why you're upset."
Tommy turned his head around over his right shoulder, an irksome expression crossing his face. "Oh really?"
Bulk leaned forward on his elbows, ignoring Tommy's expression. "It's pretty obvious it's Kim."
Tommy stood up abruptly from the leaning position he'd taken on the bar's countertop and spun around to meet Bulk's accusing glare. "Give me a break, Bulk. Seriously?"
"Listen Tommy, I don't know how you've fooled your best friends about this, probably by just deflecting conversation any time she's brought up. But it's all over your fucking face, man. It couldn't be more obvious. Only one person could ever evoke this type of emotion in you, and that's Kimberly Hart."
Tommy sighed, tracing random patterns on the bar countertop. "It's really not her, Bulk."
Bulk rolled his eyes and pushed himself off of his elbows. "Look Tommy, I don't expect you to open up to me. I'm just letting you know that you aren't being very discreet with your emotions right now. Watch your face. You aren't hiding things very well."
Tommy nodded silently and then downed the shot. "Thanks man," he said quietly before setting the glass down and walking away to meet up with his friends again.
Bulk shook his head as he took the glass and set it down in a pile of dirty glasses. "Women can get to the best of us, Tommy," he muttered to himself.
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Leftside of the Stage at the Reunion
July 11th, 2009 9:30 P.M.
Angel Grove, CA
Kim had finished her five song set rather quickly and had immediately ran back to change into the black asymmetrical mini-dress she had brought for the event before re-joining her friends. Running in her black Louboutin heels across the parking lot, she had come to a complete halt at the concrete's edge as she remembered she was going to be on sand for the rest of the night. "Shit, there goes my outfit," she muttered to herself as she took her heels off and walked over to meet up with her friends.
As Lady Antebellum began to go through all of the hit songs off of their album, the boys had tried to take her heels from her and put them underneath the table they had eaten at. And each time Kim had had to explain with exasperation, "These are Christian Louboutin heels. You don't just throw them under a table."
The last to try and free her of this small hindrance to her dancing had been Adam, who had muttered to himself, "Shoes, it's always the shoes with her."
Tommy had stayed with their little group through the course of the first song Lady Antebellum had played, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore." He'd even shouted, "Hell yeah," as Dave had played the riff which had started the song before clinking his beer bottle with Billy and Zack. But he had then disappeared from the group.
Trini had noted four songs into Lady A's set, asking Billy if she should try to find him. Billy had placed a hand on wife's shoulder and shook his head, telling her softly, "Let him be. Let's get one day down without a fight between he and Kim."
If anyone had asked Kim where Tommy was though, she'd have been able to tell that person right off the bat. Whenever she and Tommy were near each other, she could sense his presence…feel him. It was something that had scared her during the first few months of their relationship back when they were kids. She'd never told anyone that she could sense Tommy being there. She'd never even told Tommy. But somehow, she knew it was the same for him. The ability to note wherever the other was had always helped them out in battle.
The sun had long ago set over the lake and a half moon cast a dim light over the ex-high school students as Lady Antebellum started to play the first few notes of their latest single "I Run to You." It was a song that had special meaning for Kim, and by the way her friends were acting, she knew they had heard the song before as well. Each couple had paired off, wife leaning into husband or vice-versa. Zack had meandered over to one of the tables and was talking with Ritchie and his cousin. And it was at that point that Kim could not take it any longer. She just had to be near him. She needed him.
Quietly slipping away from her friends, Kim enjoyed the cool feel of the sand beneath her feet as Charles Kelley's voice washed over her.
[i]"I run from hate
I run from prejudice
I run from pessimists
But I run too late"[/i]
Kim stopped at one point as she neared the edge of the crowd, turning around to glance at her friends. Smiling to herself, Kim saw that they were too wrapped up with their better halves to notice her gone. Tanya had turned her head around to give Adam a quick kiss, and Billy had his arms wrapped around Trini, moving her to the beat of the music. Kim could feel tears welling up in her eyes, but she quickly batted them away.
[i]"I run my life
Or is it running me?
Run from my past
I run too fast
Or too slow it seems"[/i]
Kim picked up her pace as she broke free of the crowd. Despite the fact that she had tried to hide her face with her long hair, she politely offered thanks to those who stopped her to tell her how wonderful her set had been. She hated how no matter how quiet or cautious she was that she always seemed to be recognized now. It was something she accepted in life that came along with her profession, but it certainly was not something she was happy about.
[i]"When lies become the truth
That's when I run to you"[/i]
Kim lifted her head, turning it left and right to make sure no one was hanging out in the back. She could feel him now, and she could see his outline in the dim glow from one of the parking lot lights as she passed the bar. Being that the band was near the end of their set, Bulk and Skull had already packed up the alcohol and had gone off to enjoy the last couple of songs of the set. As she drew near where he stood in the shadows, her pace slowed down somewhat again. Stopping at the edge of the concrete, she bent down slightly to once again put her heels on.
[i]"This world keeps spinning faster
To a new disaster, so I run to you
I run to you, Baby
When it all starts coming undone
Baby, you're the only one I run to
I run to you"[/i]
She could feel his eyes drinking her in as she took the last few steps towards him, thought she couldn't see his yet. And then she was there, just three steps in front of him. Her breath hitched as her eyes met his chocolate ones, and she fought to remain cognizant as she felt herself sinking into them as she always did. Suddenly, she remembered to breathe, taking a deep breath before extending her hand to him and leaving it hanging in the air. "Tommy," she quietly pleaded.
He waited a moment before taking her hand in his. A small smile had subconsciously graced his face as he took in all that was Kim. She was without a doubt the most stunning woman at the reunion in his opinion. The black asymmetrical dress cut across her collarbone at just the right angle. He had struggled all night to not plant a kiss on the exposed shoulder it revealed. The cut of the dress skimmed Kim's curves gracefully, hugging her breasts and hips. And the dress fell to mid-thigh, draping over Kim's tan, well-toned legs. Her heels made her legs that much more alluring. Tommy gulped as he looked her over. His eyes finally met her warm doe ones, noting the need in them.
Gently taking her hand, he gave it a tug and she fell into step beside him as the two kept to the dark areas in the parking lot and made their way around the corner of the Youth Center.
Kim glanced up at Tommy, surprised by the thoughtful expression on his face as he led her around the Youth Center. "The shirt looks good on you."
Tommy smiled. "Thanks. It was awfully sweet of you to send it to me."
"No biggie," Kim responded, tucking some of her long wavy brown strands behind her left ear. She threw a quick glance up at him again and hesitated before she stuttered, "You didn't come…three weeks ago…"
"Yeah, I had a project I needed to finish up," Tommy quickly replied, hoping to nip where he knew the conversation was going to go in the butt.
Kim kept her eyes on the asphalt as they made their way over to the doors of the Youth Center, "You didn't even call though…"
Tommy stopped abruptly and let go of her hand. Stepping close, he said in a fierce whisper, "Look, we agreed that this was going to be casual. No strings or any of this relationship drama, remember?"
Kim anxiously twisted her hands, refusing to meet his intense stare. "I know. It just would have been nice if you could have texted me at least to let me know you weren't coming. I sent Ashley to the airport to pick you up."
Tommy's left hand rubbed his neck as he awkwardly turned his head to the right and inwardly cringed. He didn't know why he kept snapping at her the way that he did. Their last few meetings had been more and more strained as he found himself struggling to deal with the emotions he felt when he was around her. He couldn't understand why he refused to let their relationship progress, why he kept it secret from their friends.
For the past three years, ever since a chance encounter at a club Kimberly had been playing at in Hollywood, the two had begun a relationship of friends with benefits. At the time, Tommy was still with the Dino Thunder team, and he had stated he didn't have time for a full-time relationship. Kim had adamantly agreed, having just begun to really pursue her music career. Both would never admit to the other the true reasons why they agreed to the status of this new relationship only the details: 1) if either of them were to become sexual with someone else they were dating, they would end the relationship; 2) the relationship had to be casual; 3) their friends could not find out.
So for the past three years, the two had been involved in this strained relationship, never going more than two months without seeing the other. Kim sent him plane tickets, flying him out to tour stops. And she drove up to Reefside to visit him on her breaks. They couldn't risk him being photographed entering her house in Los Angeles. Sometimes they met every other week, while at other times they let things go for weeks without seeing the other. They were aware when the other was dating other people, but per their agreement they knew that things never evolved to a sexual level. Thus, they had only slept with each other for the past three years.
Tommy couldn't admit to Kim the real reason why he hadn't flown out to see her three weeks ago. It was during their last meeting that Kim had royally fucked things up for Tommy in his opinion. In the midst of an extremely intense orgasm, she had whispered oh so quietly, "I love you," before smothering Tommy's lips in a kiss.
He had been struggling with the extreme emotions that those three little words had brought forth in him for weeks, and he was still unsure how he felt about it.
Tommy took her hands in his, pulling her close. Kim closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, reveling in the scent of him and his cologne. He waited until she opened her eyes before explaining to her, "I'm sorry. You're right. I should have let you know. That was really rude." Leaning forward, he planted a soft kiss on her forehead.
Kim made a face, and in a tone of voice that suddenly made him recall the time he had had to apologize for being late on their first real date, she stated somewhat reluctantly, "It's OK."
Tommy playfully tugged her hands, nodding his head towards the door of the Youth Center. "Come on."
Kim stood her ground, causing Tommy to recoil. She felt like a teen all of a sudden, and she playfully tapped him on the chest. "Why are we going in there? We can just go to my tour bus."
Tommy suddenly grasped her by the waist, pulling her in close. He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Cause I always dreamed about doing you in the Youth Center."
Kim somewhat managed to stifle the giggle that came out of her lips and crinkled her nose. "Kinky, I like it."
And with that she pulled Tommy to the Youth Center doors. Shifting anxiously back and forth from one foot to the other, Kim asked, "How do you have a key?"
Tommy anxiously fumbled with the key, missing the keyhole entirely on his first attempt. "I still come down here once a month to teach classes to inner city youth. With the number of free lessons I have taught at this place, Ernie figured it was the least he could do."
His answer left Kim speechless as she gazed in quiet admiration at the man who continued to have a silent hold on her heart.
"What is it," Tommy asked as he finally managed to open the door and saw the expression on Kim's face.
"Nothing," she quickly brushed off, opening the door and taking Tommy by the hand. As soon as he had entered she made sure to close the door behind the two. "So where do you…"
But Kim's question was soon cut off as she was swept up in Tommy's arms. He pressed her firmly to his length, savoring the feel of her toned body against his. For her part, Kim loved when he literally swept her off her feet. Though she would never admit to him, she loved it when he dominated her like this, taking possession of her.
Their lips feverishly covered each others, pressing firmly against the other. Kim gasped, opening her mouth which allowed Tommy's tongue to enter and explore. They stumbled across the floor of the Youth Center; both nearly tripping over the blue exercise mat that was on the floor. Kim finally shoved Tommy away with both hands as she struggled to breathe, placing both her hands on her hips.
"So where's it gonna be," she asked between breaths, giving him her most sexy smile.
The move almost caused Tommy to throw her down on the mat right there as he struggled to get a hold of himself. Tommy glanced around the Youth Center absent mindedly, though he knew exactly where he wanted to have her. Throwing a mischievous grin her way, he asked, "How about…the girl's locker room?"
Kim rolled her eyes as she shifted her weight to her other leg. "So typically teenage boy."
Tommy lowered his head, his eyes literally undressing her as he walked over. Placing both hands on Kim's bottom, he pressed her against the obvious erection he was now sporting. Huskily, he whispered into her ear once again, "Teenage Tommy never would have had the nerve to take you here."
Kim literally slithered down in his embrace as his hot breath caressed her neck. She allowed him to support her weight as she wrapped her right leg around his waist, pressing his manhood tightly against her. "But man Tommy can handle me now?"
Tommy groaned as Kim slowly began to rock her hips up and down over his penis, which was straining uncomfortable against his black slacks. The friction was driving him insane. And he almost lost it when he looked down and saw the innocent grin she had on her face as she continued to grind against him.
Licking his lips before he pressed them even closer to Kim's ear this time, he whispered seductively, "I think I can make you forget about any other Tommy you knew."
Kim bit down on her bottom lip hard as the moisture from his lips pressed wet against her earlobe. Never one to back down to him, as he planted tiny kisses across her neck up to her lips, she managed a "We'll see," before he once again devoured her.
Hoisting Kim up onto his waist, he pulled the hem of her dress up over her hips so that she could wrap her legs around him freely as he walked them through the hallway to the girl's locker room. She couldn't break away from him at this point, her lips plastered against his as she relished the sweet taste of him. Her tongue licked his lower lip slowly before he parted his, granting her access to his mouth. Their tongues sensually circled each other, each caressing the other's in a never-ending dance.
Kim barely had time to register as Tommy pressed her against the wall, her head turning to the right as Tommy started to massage her right breast with one of the hands he had freed from his hold on her. She arched her back, offering herself to him as he kneaded her ample breast. Her arousal quickly showed as her nipple strained against the fabric, becoming hard beneath his touch.
Kim's hands darted for the buttons on his shirt, somehow managing to work their way down before becoming frustrated with the hindrance their current position imposed on her desire to strip him down. She worked off her heels, letting them drop to the floor before she suddenly broke their embrace and dropped to the ground as well.
Tommy noted the wild gleam in her eye as she all but ripped open the last few buttons, exposing his chest. Kim knowingly outlined her lips with her tongue for Tommy and then leaned forward, slowly licking him from his navel to where her height stopped her in one continuous stroke. "Yum," she noted afterwards.
Where she had licked literally burned, her touch igniting such a fire from him. He knew they needed to be quick, but he also couldn't help but wish to hear the moans he knew he could draw forth from her. As she reached forward to place both hands on his chest, Tommy suddenly caught both of them, guiding them down to rest at her hips again. "Shh," he whispered against her mouth before quickly pecking her on the lips and sinking to his knees.
Kim gulped as she watched him, her legs shaking a bit in anticipation of what she hoped was to come. Tommy once again drew her dress up over hips, exposing the black lace g-string she was wearing. He threw a seductive grin at her before hooking a thumb over each side of her panties, slowly working them over her hips and down her legs as he placed a trail of kisses down her right thigh. Once her panties reached her knees, Tommy released his hold on them, allowing them to drop to the floor. Kim quickly raised each of her feet, and Tommy picked them up, shoving them in his pants pocket.
He stared at the small mound of curls before him, leaning forward to place a soft kiss on the soft skin just above it. He could feel the warmth radiating off from her sex already. In fact, it provoked him to no end to know that his touch could cause her to become so wet; a fact he had registered as he had slid her panties off of her.
Kim was not ashamed to let Tommy know just how much she wanted him. She could feel that her inner thighs were wet, caused by him sliding her panties so slowly down her legs. She literally felt as though a warm wave had just bathed her entire body, and the tiny hairs on her arms were standing on end. No one could ever make her feel like this; no one but Tommy. Her stomach quivered as she saw him once again lean in, watching his finger disappear between her legs. As he drew his finger up her sex, she gasped, unable to control the sounds he evoked from her. Her head fell back against the wall as she watched him slowly lick his finger and then lean in to go for a direct taste.
She allowed his hands to spread her legs a bit more as his tongue slowly wiggled back and forth, parting her lips to him. He then thrust his tongue inside her, eliciting a moan so deep and powerful that Tommy almost lost his load right there. The taste of her, coupled with that expression and sound had him struggling not to throw down his pants and take her hard until she shouted his name over and over. But somehow he continued to lick her slowly up and down the length of her sex.
For her part, Kim tried to be a good girl, but she knew Tommy was teasing her. She could only take so much before she tilted her hips forward, offering more of herself to him as she started to rock back and forth against his face. Tommy sensed her growing need and began to thrust his tongue deeper and deeper into her, using his thumb to massage her clit in tiny circles.
The moans started to come out quicker and quicker as Kim worked herself against Tommy, the sensations within her rapidly building. Tommy felt the tiny shivers racing up and down Kim's legs as he then sucked on her clit, causing Kim to start to chant his name.
Knowing she was close, Tommy abruptly stopped and jumped to his feet. He quickly shed his pants and boxer-briefs as Kim registered his absence and her eyelids popped open. Angrily, she pounded her fist against the wall before asking, "Why'd you stop?"
Tommy stepped forward, pressing his freed erection into Kim's midsection as one of her hands reached between them and enclosed it, stroking him up and down slowly.
Now it was Kim's turn to watch Tommy shiver underneath her touch, his eyes fluttering shut as she gentle caressed his shaft with the back of her hand.
Tommy struggled to break free from the hold her touch had on him, quickly hoisting her up on his waist once more. He pressed her firmly against the locker room wall as her legs crossed behind him, locking in place.
"I thought you might enjoy this more. That's why," Tommy breathed as he positioned the tip of his penis against Kim's dripping sex.
Kim nearly thrust her hips down on Tommy's extremely well-endowed manhood, wanted to feel his girth spread her open and feel him buried deep within her. Instead, she looked him dead in the eye. "Well then, fuck me, Tommy," she stated in her sexiest voice, knowing the reaction it would draw from him.
Tommy couldn't get over the sexy statements Kim so boldly declared during sex. The very first time he had nearly cum right inside her once she had said something. As of now, he had learned how to handle them. But it still drove him wild to hear this woman command him, knowing she only wanted it from him. Meeting her gaze straight on, Tommy replied with a smile, "With pleasure," before slowly pushing Kim's hips down his length, burying himself in her most exquisitely tight and wet place.
Kim once again threw her head back, and Tommy feverishly kissed her neck as he slowly thrust in and out of her. He removed his manhood just to the tip before thrusting deep inside of her again. Usually, Kim loved it when he long-stroked her like that, but she was having none of that tonight. Grasping him close with her arms, she buried her head into his shoulder as her nails dug into his back. "Fuck me, Tommy. Hard."
Tommy happily obliged, quickening the pace as he thrust into Kim more forcefully. He knew how wrong it had been to stop his oral admiration of her before she had reached her orgasm, and now she was hell bent on getting there as quickly as she could. Kim pounded her hips into his, their flesh slapping furiously against one another as they ground into each for all they were worth.
Both quickly lost awareness of anything but each other as they worked to make the other cum. Having been with each other for so many years, they knew exactly what to do. Kissing and licking the places that were the most sensitive, they found a rhythm they knew would work for both. Their bodies literally felt as though they were on fire as blood rushed to their ears, drowning out the sound of anything else but the pants they were both heaving and the moans they were evoking in the other. Too wrapped up in their love-making and the sensations it was creating, they failed to hear the door to the Youth Center slam shut and the whistling of the person who was walking through it.
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Leftside of the Stage at the Reunion
July 11th, 2009 9:50 P.M.
Angel Grove, CA
[i]"Oooh, baby, baby
Something's just a little bit different in your eyes tonight
They look twice as bright
Oooh, baby, baby
Something's changed that I can't quite put my finger on
Well I've been rackin' my brain
Wait just a minute
Hold on, now
Well I get it"[/i]
Singing the second to last song of their set, Lady Antebellum crooned the feel good hit off of their album, noting with smiles how many people were singing along.
The ex-rangers themselves were enjoying the song, dancing along and singing the lyrics.
Rocky hopped impatiently back and forth from one foot to the other. He loved the song and didn't want to leave. The buzz he was feeling from five shots and five beers had him feeling pretty good at this point, and he managed to sway to the song as he hopped back and forth. But suddenly he reached the point of no return.
Throwing his hands up in the air, he shouted in exasperation at his wife who was dancing alongside Kat, "I have to break the seal."
Aisha and Kat both burst into giggles before Aisha made a shooing motion with her hands. "Well then go already."
"But I love this song. I don't want to miss it," he whined as he crossed his arms over his chest, still shifting weight from one foot to the other as he managed to stay somewhat still at this point.
"Rocky, just go quickly before they play the last song," Kat ordered him, pointing towards the porta potties that had been set up along one edge of the parking lot.
"Eww. I am not using the porta potties. That's gross."
"Boy, those are the fancy ones. Besides, what do you care?"
"I don't know they just creep me out."
"Well…"
The urge finally overtook Rocky's desire to bicker with his wife. "I'll find somewhere."
Rocky literally ran, taking off towards the parking lot. How he managed to stay upright even he didn't know as running caused him to realize just how drunk he was. Noticing that it was making it even worse for him, he slowed down to a speedwalk as he rounded the corner of the Youth Center towards the front door.
[i]"Love, love, love's lookin' good, good, good on you
Well can you feel it, oh everybody sees it
How your sweet smile has a way of lighting up a room
Yeah you shine like diamonds in everything you do
Oh love, love, love's lookin' good, good, good on you[/i]" Rocky sang along to the chorus, finally coming to a stop in front of the door. Stupidly he reached out and tried to pull the door open, jolting himself back in the process.
"What the fuck," he muttered before remembering Ernie had locked it up before leaving. "Good thing I've got a key," Rocky said out loud to himself with a silly grin as he attempted to dig a hand into his pants pocket, missing it entirely. The motion caused him to stumble forward into the door, and he braced himself against it, managing to keep himself from falling over.
Maybe I had a few too many shots Rocky thought as he once again went to grab his keys out of his pocket and did. Years of helping Ernie unload fruit and supplies had paid off for Rocky as well, and Ernie had offered him a key in gratitude so that he could work out whenever he wanted. Since he no longer lived in Angel Grove, the key was pretty useless, and Rocky realized how grateful he was that he had never taken it off his key ring.
"Success," he shouted as he opened the door and fell forward into the Youth Center, his hands stopping him from hitting the ground too hard.
"Shit dude, get yourself together." Rocky slowly climbed to his feet and took one shaky step forward in front of the other.
As he inched closer and closer to the hallyway that housed the boys' and girls' locker rooms, deeply erotic moans and grunts caught Rocky's ears, and his eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Holy shit, are there people fucking in the Youth Center," he whispered to himself as he diverted his direction and stepped towards the girls' room instead of the guys'. Reaching the open doorway, he took a deep breath and slowly peeked his head around the corner. A man was furiously taking a woman up against the locker room wall. Rocky couldn't see who the woman was; her head was buried in the man's shoulder, and his head was blocking hers. In face, her head was turned away from the door anyway. But the man slowly lifted his head, turning it slightly in Rocky's direction.
Rocky bit down on his lip hard, drawing blood as he managed to keep the, "Oh shit," he was going to shout from escaping his lips. Tommy's fucking some chick! Holy shit! Recognizing his dear friend, Rocky shook his head and quickly ducked out of the doorway. He spun on his heel quickly and used the boys' facilities in haste, managing to exit the Youth Center as a, "Harder Tommy," wafted through the air. Once outside, he took a deep breath before shaking his head again. He had never thought Tommy was the type for one night stands. The way he had pined over his failed relationships had always made it seem to Rocky that he just wasn't the type. In fact, he knew Tommy had never had one, but that didn't stop him from considering that that was just what Tommy was involved in at this point. Walking steadily across the Youth Center Parking Lot, Rocky noted his buzz was all but gone. [i]Good to know all I need to do is see Tommy banging some chick to sober up. Ha Billy![/i]
As he made his way over to his friends, who were dancing along to the last song of Lady Antebellum's set, he couldn't stop the shit-eating expression from spreading across his face.
Zack and Jason were the first to notice, immediately wondering what had caused the expression.
Zack crossed his arms and absently stroked his chin with one hand. "What happened to you? Did Sha go give you a quick bj in the parking lot or something?"
Jason laughed as he playfully smacked Zack's arm. "Good one, bro."
"No you, dipshits. But you wouldn't believe it even if I told you."
Jason rolled his eyes at Zack and then turned towards Rocky once again. "What's that?"
Rocky glanced over his shoulders to make sure no one else was listening and then leaned in close to them. "Tommy is fucking some chick in the Youth Center right now."
"No way," Zack exclaimed adamantly. "He's…" But Zack's voice trailed off as he looked around the crowd and noted Tommy's absence.
"Jase, where the hell is that fool?"
Jason's gaze followed Zack's as he searched the crowd as well. "I don't know." Shrugging his shoulders, he added, "Maybe he is."
"Not maybe he is. I saw him with my own fucking eyes," Rocky exclaimed.
"So who's Tommy screwing," Adam asked as he made his way into the group, having overheard the trio.
"That, I don't know," Rocky said more quietly, realizing he had been a bit too loud. Glancing around, he realized how glad he was that they were off to the side of the stage on the edge.
At that very moment, Adam's eyebrows raised in suspicion as he noted another teammate's absence. "Guys," he started warily, "where's Kim?"
"She's…" Zack once again started before again realizing she was gone. "Not here."
"No way," Jason said, shaking his head as all four began to ponder the same thing.
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Girls' Locker Room in the Youth Center
July 11th, 2009 9:57 P.M.
Angel Grove, CA
"Harder, Tommy. I'm almost there," Kim grunted as her lover ground into her forcefully. He had been thrusting into her so hard that at one point she had had to gasp for breath. The friction from their position caused him to rub up against her clit furiously as he thrust in and out of her, and Kim had quickly reached the point of no return.
Losing himself in her, Tommy gave himself over to the enraptured feeling he had from being buried inside her. The sparks had given themselves over to a fire that was raging across his body as it made contact with hers, each thrust pushing him closer and closer to the edge. He didn't understand why he needed her the way he did; why no one else could satisfy him the way she did. He felt as though he was feeding off of her as he rode her furiously. He felt her clutching him even tighter inside as she came, her body convulsing in his arms as she shouted his name harshly.
Kim didn't know how he had managed, but he had held off his orgasm until she had reached hers. She lifted her head from its nook in Tommy's shoulder and savagely engaged him in a French kiss, using her inner muscles to clamp down on Tommy's member once more. That was all he needed, as Kim felt him even become even harder for a moment before he shot his load deep within her. Kim savored the feel of him pressed up against her, relishing the intimate moment between the two. She'd never thought she could feel what she did with him, never known how mind-blowing an orgasm could be until her first time with him. It was as though everything had finally clicked into place the first time they had had sex. Deep down, Kim had known right away. He felt like home to her.
Uncrossing her legs, Tommy gently set her down on her feet before turning his back so that it was against the wall and sliding to the floor. Gazing up at her, he reached out to touch her fingertips gently. "I hope I can walk out there."
Kim walked over to the paper towel dispenser and quickly cleaned herself up. "I'll sure you'll manage," she said softly. Looking down at her dress, she added, "I better get out there. They might start to notice that we're both missing."
"I wandered off from them long before you did," Tommy noted as he drank in the sight of her naked body, a tender smile spreading over his face.
Kim couldn't stop the blush from flushing her cheeks as Tommy gazed over her. No one made her feel as beautiful as he did just by his stare. She felt as though she could conquer the world when he was around her, and everything that caused her to worry never seemed as important in his presence. It was a feeling she craved more and more as they spent ever-increasing amounts of time together. He was her air, and she felt, at times, that she couldn't breathe without him.
"Just the same, I better get out there," Kim said quietly as she pulled the dress over her head, adjusting it so that it was once again draped perfectly over her. Looking around on the floor, a panicked expression soon crossed her face. "Tommy, where are my underwear?"
"Right here," he said, twirling them on his finger before handing them over to her.
"Where were they," Kim asked seriously, placing her hands on her hips.
"Calm down. I had put them in my pocket when I was paying oral homage to you," he answered with a sly grin.
Kim shook her head as she quickly put her underwear on. It was too easy to fall into this routine with him…too easy to just completely be herself. The playful banter they always exchanged made it seem as though nothing had changed, though everything had. They fell into their old ways without even thinking, and that was something that scared Kim considering the current state of their relationship.
Straightening her hair in the mirror and making sure she didn't look too flustered, she then leaned over to give him a quick kiss. "And I'll pay some oral homage to you later. You better hurry though. I'm sure the band is almost done playing."
Tommy gave her a salute as he struggled to stand. "Yes ma'am."
As Kim finished putting her heels back on, she clicked them together. "At ease, private," she whispered gently before leaning over to give Tommy's member a fleeting kiss.
It twitched in response, and Tommy softly moaned, "Kim," as she exited the locker room.
Ducking her head back in quickly, she added, "Private, it's time to dress your private. Head out," causing Tommy to burst out laughing.
As he quickly dressed and checked to make sure he didn't look too flustered either, he couldn't help but wonder how they were continuing to do this. Granted, he was still afraid to trust her, and that was what had prevented him from pursuing a relationship with her in the beginning. But hadn't she proven herself to him? What was really stopping him Tommy wondered as he turned off the lights in the locker room and headed out.
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Leftside of the Stage at the Reunion
July 11th, 2009 10:10 P.M.
Angel Grove, CA
"No way," Jason stated again.
"Way," Kim said in her best valley girl voice over Jason's shoulder, causing the grown man to flinch. "Ha ha," she added as he glared at her, "Look who's scaring who now."
"Where the hell were you," he asked furiously.
Kim lifted her hands up to her shoulders and threw them down. "Calm down. I had to go take a call on my bus with my manager. He's scheduled auditions with some new bands for my next tour. I let Trini know."
"Where's Tommy," Zack asked curiously, an expression matching the tone of his voice crossing over his face.
A confused expression immediately came over her face as she diverted her gaze to rest on the band who was just finishing up. "How the hell should I know? I haven't seen him all night."
All four men silently studied her face, but none could detect anything. And none refused to press the issue.
"Well, we need to decide if we're really going to start off the trip the way somebody," Adam noted, nodding his head in Rocky's direction, "planned."
"Nobody else said it was a bad idea."
"That's only because everybody assumed someone else had said something," Zack explained as he watched the band exit the stage.
"Well, you guys figure it out. I'm going to go thank them for playing and then we'll meet up near my bus," Kim said as she hurried off after Dave, Charles, and Hilary.
"Come on," Rocky started, trying to explain. "We're at a high school reunion; we start off the trip with our high school memories. We go all Breakfast Club and sleep on the football field."
"Rocky, they never slept on the football field in the breakfast club," Jason stated.
"Yes, they did. After they finished detention, they all slept on the football field that night."
"No man," Adam countered, shaking his head. "Judd Nelson's character just WALKS across the field at the end."
"Oh," Rocky offered in a small voice. "Well, that kinda changes things."
"Nah man, I still like the idea. I say we go with it," Zack offered.
"Sweet," Rocky added as he closed the distance between he and his wife.
"Where's Kim," Tanya asked as Adam wrapped his arm around her waist.
"She went out to the bus," Jason answered, taking Kat's hand. "She told us to meet her there."
Trini once again took notice of Tommy's absence, and finally asked, "Where's Tommy?"
" That we don't …" Zack started to say before he caught sight of Tommy, who was saying goodbye to a former classmate and heading over to the group.
"What's up guys," he asked with a grin.
"Where've you been," Tanya asked suspiciously.
Tommy winked at her before answering coyly, "Around."
Rocky quickly exchanged glances with Jason, Adam, and Zack, which did not go unnoticed by Tommy. Turning to Rocky, he asked, "What's going on?"
"Nothing," Rocky quickly responded, raising his hands and then wrapping an arm around his wife's shoulders. "Let's go get our shoes and meet Kim."
Tommy let it slide for the time being, though he made a mental note to ask Rocky about it later. The group quickly gathered their shoes and headed over to Kim's bus in the parking lot. Retrieving their luggage from their cars, they quickly loaded it into the storage compartments under the bus since Kim's band members had already unloaded their belongings and headed off to the airport.
Kim was waiting for them outside, leaning against the bus near the door. After Zack had walked over and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, she once again felt the need to ask him, "Are you sure you can drive this thing?"
"No sweat, Kim. I used to drive one for Madonna all the time when Pablo got too drunk. I can handle it."
Kim pondered Zack's statement for a moment before reluctantly answering, "Alright," and dropping the keys into his hands.
Rocky hopped over to the open door to the bus, and grandly gestured to it. "To the Angel Grove High football field, kind sir."
"Oh brother," Tanya muttered as she boarded the bus with Adam right behind her.
"This should be a good one," Trini noted quietly to Kim as she and Billy next loaded the bus.
"I hope there's a bottle of tequila on this bus. Rocky and I aren't done yet," Tommy said with a mischevious smile, winking at Rocky as he hopped on.
"Son of a bitch," Rocky muttered as he stomped up the steps.
"Billy, where are those pills," Aisha asked as she followed him up the steps, followed by Kat and Jason.
"Well?"
"Well, what," Kim answered Zack.
"You ready to do this,"
"I'm as ready as I'll ever be," Kim said throwing an arm around Zack's waist as she walked over to the door. "Here goes nothing."