Tommy and Kimberly made their way out of Tommy's parent's house and headed out towards Jason and Trini's new house. They had been busy working in New York for the past several months and had not been able to come down to Angel Grove when Jason and Trini relocated back from Seattle. In all honesty, Tommy and Kimberly had been neglecting all of their friends in the last couple of years. It had been a while since they all were together. Even when Tommy was still in California a few years ago, he had been far too busy with work to hang out with everyone like he used to. Unfortunately, that's life and sometimes friends aren't as close as they used to be, but luckily friends understand. Tommy and Kimberly could only recall a handful of times that everyone had been together. One of those occasions was Jason and Trini's wedding 4 years ago and when Trini gave birth to Allison 2 years ago. Tommy and Kim hoped that Jason and Trini weren't upset about hearing about their engagement sooner.

"Okay, this is the address."

Tommy and Kimberly looked up from the scrap price of paper where Mrs. Scott had written the address. They took in the view of the large, beautiful, newly restored Tuscan style house.

"Alright, let's ring the doorbell," Kimberly said as she made her way up the steps toward the bell

"Kim, hold up," Tommy said as he went up next to her

Kimberly sighed as she turned to face him

"Look, I know this frustrating, but I just want you to know that I really appreciate everything you're doing."

"I would only do it for you," she said with a smile, "but I have to tell Trini. She has to know the truth. I don't want her to think that I've been hiding things from her. Plus I need someone else to talk to about this."

"Whoa, that was not part of the plan. She will tell Jason and he will blab.. I know he will."

"Trini won't tell him."

"Kim, just between us, please?"

Kim sighed as she crossed her fingers behind her back and nodded

"Between us."

Jason and Trini Scott residence

Wednesday, June 2, 2004

10:53 AM

"There isn't much you can do now, Jase. Just talk to Tommy and ask him what caused this sudden relationship.. Err, engagement to Kimberly. I find it kind of strange that neither of them had not mentioned anything before, but I also don't want to ruin a happy moment in both of our best friend's lives."

"Best friends? Trini, best friends talk to each other. They tell each other everything. They don't just randomly find out from their best friend's mom that they got engaged. This is crazy and I don't support this. I mean, we both new Kimberly had been dating someone new recently, but I never suspected that someone was going to be Tommy."

"Are you mad because they're together or because you weren't the first one to know? Come on, Jase, who would be better for Kimberly than Tommy."

"I'll say it again, teenager Tommy was perfect for Kimberly, but this.. This Tommy is going to just break her heart. You don't know him like I do, Trini. H-He's changed a lot-"

His thoughts were broken as they heard the sound of the doorbell ringing. Jason knew who was on the other side of the door. He only knew two other people that would come over without notifying.

"That's them, Jase. Go lecture Tommy like a concerned father, it's not like he doesn't already have one."

Jason made his way to the front door

"Oh, I will. I'm just getting started-"

Jason swung open the door to discover Tommy and Kimberly whispering to each other.

"There they are," Jason said with a big grin as he hugged both Tommy and Kimberly

Trini peeked her head from the kitchen to see Jason in a huge smile and laughing as he guided Kimberly and Tommy inside.

"Congratulations on the engagement you two. I was just telling Trini how happy I was that my best friend is marrying my baby sister."

Tommy and Kimberly stood there unsure of what to say. They fully thought Jason was going to be upset but he seemed to be overly excited.

"Umm, thanks, Jason. We're.. Ugh, excited for it all. The... ugh, wedding thing," Tommy said

"Trini!" Kimberly yelled when she saw Trini coming into the entry way from the kitchen. They ran to each other and embraced like only best friends who hadn't seen each other in a while would.

"Hey there, Tommy, I can't believe you're about to make my girl over here an honest woman." She said as she side hugged Kimberly again.

"Yeah, I just had to snatch her up while I still could," Tommy lied

"It's pretty unbelievable, huh guys" Kimberly said with a slight hint in her voice hoping someone would notice

Trini did

"No way! I knew you two would eventually get together." Jason yelled surprising Trini.

"Trini over here was all in denial, but you know I had to convince her you two were always meant to be" Jason finished

"What?!"

"Now, Trini, don't start lying just because they're here. You can be honest with them." Jason said with a grin

"Just go with it," Jason spat out under his breath to Trini

Trini was shooting daggers at Jason but went along with his story.

"Um, yeah, I don't know why but I just thought it was strange. Why don't we talk more about this over in the kitchen. It's over to the left," Trini said as she gestured Tommy and Kimberly to go forward with her hand.

Jason and Trini stood behind the engaged couple and started to bicker. Jason pointed to Tommy as he made a slit throat gesture with his left thumb. Tommy was a dead man.

1:46 pm

Almost 3 hours later and everyone was nearly caught up with what had been going on the past few months. Jason and Trini made lunch for everyone to enjoy while Tommy and Kimberly repeated a made up story of how they got back together that they had told their family and friends previously. They talked about work and the ever growing toddler that was running around the living room and kitchen floor. Tommy and Kimberly felt bad as Allison's godparents that they hadn't been able to spend time with her recently. They showered her with hugs and kisses every time she would walk by them. Kimberly would occasionally look and smile when she would see how much of a natural Tommy was with Allison. Every time he would lift Allison up in the air she couldn't help but imagine how life would be like if she finally did settle down and start a family. She hasn't had the best luck in men in recent years, but maybe she would have luck soon.

"Ahhh" Allison screamed as she was being moved through the air like an airplane by Tommy

Kimberly laughed at Allison's screams of enjoyment. For one short moment Kimberly's eyes sparkled at what she saw in Tommy. It was so short, but it was almost like what she felt after she first saw his after his match with Jason and when she officially met him when he saved her from Bulk and Skull. Tommy noticed Kimberly staring at him and they shared a smile. Trini couldn't help but notice how Kimberly's eyes were trained on Tommy. Maybe this was all real after all.

"Let me show you the garage, man." Jason said to Tommy as he stood up from the breakfast bar

Tommy placed Allison gently down in the ground as she ran straight into the living room.

Jason and Tommy rapidly made their way to the garage. Unbeknownst to Tommy, Jason was about to open up a can of whoop ass. Upon hearing the door leading to the garage close, Trini fixed herself in her seat and got herself ready to get the truth out of Kimberly.

"Okay, they're gone, spill it. I know you're hiding something, Kimberly Hart," Trini said. "Are you pregnant?" She whispered

"No way, Trini, I'm not ready for that yet. It's just complicated."

"Then uncomplicated it for me. What is going on? You two are up to something and I know it."

"I'm gonna tell you, but you have to promise me you won't tell Jason."

"Yeah, yeah"

"Trini... I'm serious. You can't tell him."

"Okay, I promise I won't tell him. Pinky promise. Now please tell me"

Kimberly took a deep breath

"Alright, Tommy and I aren't really engaged."

Trini's eyes and mouth were open with disbelief

"Are you serious? Why the hell would you tell everyone that you were?"

"Well, you heard about Tommy's father, right?"

"Yes, Janice called us last week and informed us of his condition. It's just awful."

"Yeah, well, apparently Tommy seems to think that being engaged to me will make his father happy."

From there Kimberly told Trini the true story of how all this came to be. Starting from being broken up with yesterday afternoon.

"Kim, that is the stupidest idea I have ever heard, and I'm afraid this is going to blow over in your face."

"That's why I didn't want to do in the first place, but Tommy told his parents without my knowledge. Like I said, he told me on the plane and by the time we got to Angel Grove, everyone was there to greet us and congratulate us."

"You could have just told them the truth."

"I know, but you should have seen how happy Frank was. Oh, and Janice was over the moon with excitement. It was amazing."

"Or maybe you just couldn't wait to jump on the ship where you would be playing Tommy Oliver's fiancé."

"No way," Kimberly scoffed "We're just friends."

"Don't lie to me, future Mrs. Oliver. I saw how you were just looking at him. You had the same eyes as when you first saw him. Don't you remember that I was there when you first saw him after his first match with Jason?"

"As if, Trini, there is nothing more going on between us. Just a favor from one friend to another."

"Well, your friend is about to get the shit beat out of him out in the garage. Jason is furious."

Kimberly raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Huh, Jason seemed so happy. I'm confused."

"Yeah, no, he is livid. I think you two should tell him."

"That is out of the question. Tommy and I agreed we wouldn't say anything and I wasn't even supposed to tell you, but I just couldn't keep this from you."

Trini placed her left hand over her heart and wiped a fake tear with her right

"I'm touched."

"Shut up," Kimberly said with a laugh "And don't forget that you promised that you wouldn't tell Jason."

"Alright I promise, but I think you should go check in on the guys to make sure you still have a fake fiancé."

"Ehh, I think we can let Jason interrogate Tommy for a bit."

Trini laughed

"Alright, let's go put Allison down for a nap and then we'll go check on our men," Trini said with a wink.

Garage

Tommy was in awe as he looked around the 4 car garage that Trini had constructed for Jason as a birthday present recently. It was the epitome of a man cave. It was partially lined with cabinets on one side of the garage to keep tools, while the other was converted into a bar, lounge, and game area.

"Man, this is awesome. I guess being married to a psychologist comes with its perks." Tommy said as he playfully patted Jason on the stomach

"I'm blessed," Jason said, "I bet you're feeling just as lucky now that you have Kim, huh?" Jason continues eyeing Tommy.

"Oh, um, yeah, Kimberly is really great. I'm very excited to be getting married," Tommy answered as he stared looking at all the posters around the lounge area

Jason side eyes Tommy and started looking at him up and down.

"Yeah, well, she seems very happy."

"She is.. We are. It's all great"

"Uh huh," Jason said before taking a deep breath

"Alright, enough of this, Tommy. I'm not talking to you like a best friend anymore. I'm gonna be talking to you like the big brother of the woman you are about to marry."

"Jase, are you serious?" Tommy laughed

"Yes, I am being serious. You didn't really think I would be jumping for joy over this, did you? Dude, what the hell? You don't even call to tell me that you were dating Kim, and now you're engaged. I was only acting happy to spare Kimberly. What the hell were you thinking? You guys don't even have anything in common anymore."

"Whoa, Jase, it's not-"

"Just last week you were talking about some chick you wanted to hook up with and this week you're engaged-"

"-Jase-"

"She is like my baby sister and I will not hesitate to beat the shit out of you if you hurt her-"

"-Jason-"

"I'm completely serious in that matter. I promise I will make your life a living hell-"

"-Jase-"

"Did you really think I would support this? This is the dumbest shit you have pulled-"

"-Jason!"

"You're lucky I have self control-"

"-We're not engaged!" Tommy screamed

"You're no- what?" Jason asked in confusion

"We're not engaged. We're just pretending to... to make my dad happy." Tommy finished

"Oh, Tommy, I'm sorry. Your mom called us last week and told us about your dad... But what were you thinking? To actually go through with the whole marriage thing?"

"If it made my dad happy then yes I was."

Jason gave Tommy a small smile. At that moment Jason realized he had no idea what Tommy was feeling at that moment. His parents were very healthy and if it had been him in that situation he would have probably done the same thing to make his father happy. He understood why Tommy did it now.

"I'm sorry I blew up like that. I was just upset that you guys didn't say a word. In all honesty, if I had to pick someone for Kimberly, it would have been you."

"Yeah right , you were just about to murder me but thanks. I don't know though, I feel like that ship is long gone." Tommy chuckled, "Just promise that you won't tell Trini. I don't want to get more people involved."

"Don't worry. We'll keep this between bros" Jason said.

"Keep what between bros?" Trini said as she walked inside the garage with Kimberly next to her.

"Umm, nothing, just guy talk." Jason lied

"Uh-huh, well, your mom called, Tommy. She said you and Kimberly could check into the hotel at 3. It's 2:16 now. Maybe you and Kim should head out to the hotel. She also said that your old car should still be working so you can go pick it up at home and then head over to the hotel. We're gonna be heading out the the hotel Tomorrow morning and we will join you guys then."

"Thanks, Trini," Tommy said. "Kim?" He motioned her with his head to head out to the garage door leading to the inside of the house

Tommy and Kimberly said their goodbyes for now. They quickly walked back to Tommy's parent's house. They made small talk the whole way back and were adamant that neither of them told a soul the truth.

Frank and Janice Oliver Residence

2:31pm

"Mom? Dad?" Tommy yelled as he opened the door.

"Hi, Tommy, are you guys here to pick up the keys to your jeep?" Mrs. Oliver asked as she started walking down the stairs.

"Yeah, Trini said that you were able to book a hotel for us."

"Yes, I was. I got such a great deal too. It's the Hotel Él Ángel on the coast It's a little ways from here so we all decided that we were going to book a hotel there as well for the wedding this weekend. We head out tomorrow. You two go grab the keys for your car from the the counter and head out. We got you an amazing room."

"Thanks, mom, we'll see you over there.

Tommy and Kimberly packed up their luggage and started their route.

Hotel Él Ángel

4:23pm

"Wow, this hotel is beautiful." Kimberly said as she stuck her head out the window as Tommy made the drive up to the valet parking.

"This is really nice. Way to go Mr. and Mrs. Scott for picking such a nice hotel." Tommy added

Tommy pulled up to the outside of the beautiful grand Hotel. He gave the keys to the valet attendant and grabbed all the luggage. Both Tommy and Kimberly stood in awe at the beauty of this Hotel. It was at a hilltop on the outskirts of town with a winding road leading up. A large fountain in front of the hotel creating a roundabout. Kimberly drifted off to check out the rest of the hotel while Tommy went to the gorgeous lobby to check-in.

"Good afternoon and welcome to Hotel Él Ángel, will you be checking in today?" The 24 year old woman with the name tag that read, Jill front desk manager. She locked her emerald green eyes with Tommy's and tucked a lock of flowing chocolate hair behind her ear.

"Hi there, yes, I will. I have a reservation under Tommy Oliver" he said as he leaned on the counter

Jill typed away on the computer screen as she searched for the reservations. Tommy eyed the brunette beauty. Jill had been working a 12 hour shift but still looked breathtaking.

"Hmm, we don't seem to have a reservation under that name. And unfortunately were completely booked," She said as she batted her eyes

"That's weird, it was just made today. Maybe you can look again.." Tommy asked as he rested his hands on the counter and winked at her

Jill smiled and eyed his left hand. No ring. Maybe he's single.

"Jill is such a lovely name. Did you come up with it yourself?" He teased

"Obviously my parents did, Mr. Oliver," she laughed

"I love your eyes. You know green is my favorite color. I think that means we're soul mates." He winked

"You know, Mr. Oliver-"

"Tommy" he interrupted

"Tommy," she corrected herself. "I can't seem to find your room but you can always come to my room and speak to the manager if you'd like," she said seductively

Tommy was just about to nod his head in agreement when-

"Got the room yet?" Kimberly asked as she walked up behind Tommy

"Kim!" Tommy almost screamed. His face turning red in embarrassment. Even though they weren't actually in a relationship he felt like he just got caught cheating.

"I-I-I'm checking her out," he stammered "I'm checking out. I mean, I'm trying to check in."

"Uh-huh, so where are the keys?" Kimberly said as she looked at the Burnett standing behind the counter. She looked at Tommy who was blushing beyond compare. Kimberly knew at that moment that she had interrupted something between the two.

"Um, she can't find our room."

Jill felt like an idiot that she almost invited a man with an obvious girlfriend back to her room.

"Like I was telling, Mr. Oliver," she said with an angry tone "there is no reservation under his name and were completely booked. Sorry, maybe next time"

"Whoa, these reservations were just made today. Try looking under Kimberly Hart." Kimberly said

Jill slammed her fingers on the keyboard typing away.

"Well, well, it was under your name after all, ma'am. I see you two have the honeymoon suite," she said as she looked at Tommy with anger in her eyes. "Room 820," she said as she placed the keys on the counter

"Thanks," Kimberly said as she gathered her bags, and made her way to the elevator. Tommy following close behind with his head down.

She pressed the up button and they went inside the elevator at the sound of the ding. She quickly pressed the 8 button and stood in silence during the long 8 floor ride up. Kimberly hated to admit it, but she was kind of jealous. She knew she didn't have a right to be, but she almost felt territorial around Tommy.

"Sorry for interrupting whatever was going on back there." Kimberly said as she stepped out of the elevator and they walked side by side down the hall to their room.

"It's okay, I think I need to remember that I'm here with you.. You're my fiancé for the week. God, that's weird to say out loud," he laughed

"Yeah, but I just want you to know that you can do whatever you want. We're not really engaged, you know. Go have fun."

"Thanks, I kind of forgot that we weren't for a second."

"It's no biggie and besides, I did you a favor, Jill was not all that."

"What are you talking about? She was smoking!"

"No she wasn't."

"Were we looking at the same woman?"

"Oh, Sorry, I forgot you like your woman like you like your McDonald's, cheap and easily attainable."

"Whoa, that's harsh, Kim." Tommy said with a chuckle.

They finally made it to the door and Tommy fished out his keys from his pocket and slid the card into the slot. Once opening the door, Tommy and Kimberly's mouths literally dropped at the beauty of the room. It was a large penthouse. The room was decked out with top of the line features. There was a small kitchen with a granite island. A spacious bathroom with double sinks, a shower, and a tub fit for two. In the bedroom there sat a large, tufted, cream suede headboard that complimented the king size bed. Two large mahogany night stands and an entertainment center that fit a 50 inch television. At the foot of the bed, there was a couch for lounging. What really got them though was the panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. They ran to the window that was covered by sheer curtains. They opened the window to reveal a wrap around balcony and some patio furniture. Their parents really out did themselves on this one.

"This is the most beautiful room I have ever set foot in" Kimberly said

"Yeah, this place is amazing!"

"Ahh, I can't believe this is ours for the week," Kimberly said as she fell back on the large bed. Accidentally letting her shirt rise up to reveal her navel.

Tommy looked over from the beautiful view of the outside to see another equally beautiful view in Kimberly. It had been a while since he had looked at Kimberly any other way than a friend, but the rays from the sunset peaking inside the room from the window, painted a lovely picture. For the first time in a long time, he too had a sparkle in his eye.

Breaking from his thoughts, Tommy finally said, "How about we order some room service, grab a drink at the bar, and head out to the beach. We both know the Atlantic is no match to the warm waters of the pacific."

"That sounds like paradise," Kimberly said with a smile

"Alright, let's head out." Tommy said as he went to the phone to place an order

9:47pm

Tommy and Kimberly enjoyed a nice quiet dinner in and both got a lot more to drink than they should have at the bar. They walked the beach and talked about how long they actually planned to keep up this charade. After hours of being out and about, they finally made it back to their room completely exhausted from a long day.

"Ugh, I am so tired. I can sleep for the next 15 hours." Kimberly said as she kicked off her shoes

"Me too. I don't think I've been this tired in a long time." Tommy added while he took off his coat.

They walked up to the bed and stared at it. They had never shared a bed before and they were not about to start now. Tommy being the gentleman signaled for Kimberly to take the bed. He grabbed extra blankets and placed them on the couch. Both were too tired to change into pajamas so they did the only thing they could think of. Tommy threw his clothes in a pile on the floor as he undressed until he was in nothing but boxer shorts. Kimberly soon followed as she took off her clothes under her covers and was left in a matching set of bra and panties.

Tommy closed his eyes once his head hit the pillow. He recalled all the events of today but most notably one that occurred just a few hours ago. When Tommy and Kimberly were at the bar Tommy got a bit jealous when some guy offered to buy Kimberly a drink. I guess there was no reason to be upset because she looked single, er, is single. He thought for a second about the possibility of changing that. At least just in the eyes of everybody else. An engagement ring would do just that. Whoa, he too was feeling territorial. That was a thought for another day though.

Kimberly closed her eyes as she too recalled today's events. Flashes of Tommy playing with Allison and flirting with the front desk manager flooded her mind. She really got a kick out of it when she noticed Tommy getting jealous when some guy offered to buy her a drink. Whoa, why did she like making Tommy jealous? She quickly shook her head snapping herself out of that thought.

She knew she had to talk to Trini about what she was feeling ASAP.

Before they knew it they were both swept into a deep slumber.