A/N: I don't own anything but the concept. I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter.

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"No, that one is not your style." Trini stated as soon as Kim walked out of the dressing room. This was the third dress that she had tried and Trini had hated all of them. Hayley and her mom agreed with Trini so it wasn't just one person hating the gowns.

"I agree with Trini. I mean you have a great figure but that dress just swallows you." Carolina stated as Hayley nodded.

Trini sighed as she watched Kimberly walked back into the dressing room. She didn't like dissing Kim's dresses but she was honest. The dresses just were not her best friend's style. Ten minutes later Kimberly floated out of the dressing room and Trini just paused. This was the dress she had pictured for Kimberly. It was a beautiful bright white dress that glowed against her skin. The bodice was a corset and had a sweetheart neckline. The skirt started at her natural waist and flair out like a classic Southern Belle dress you would see in Gone With the Wind. She didn't need a hoop skirt though to hold it up because of the stiff toole underneath.

"Oh Kimberly." Carolina stated as she stood up.

"It's perfect." Trini stated as Hayley nodded. "This is your dress." She said as she grabbed some tissue to wipe away the tears. Trini didn't think that she would cry over Kim's dress but she was. Kimberly looked radiant and glowing. She only wished that this was a real wedding for her best friend.

"So you are taking this one?" The consultant asked as Kim looked over at her.

"I am." Kim said as everyone clapped for her. Once everyone settled down, Kim got changed back into her clothes and came back out to the sitting area. "Okay now you two." She stated looking at Trini and Hayley.

"Oh this is so going to be fun." Trini stated as Kim laughed. She was excited about trying dresses on but she wanted to give Kim a hard time. They made several stops before actually heading back to the bridal store for the dresses. Kim and Tommy had appointments for their cake, food, photographer, and everything else before they could try on dresses. It was fine with Trini though because she got to watch Tommy and Kimberly together.

They acted like they always did which shocked her a little. She thought they would put on an act for her mother and his sister but they didn't. She then realized that they always looked like they were in a relationship. They always managed to stand close to each other, share private moments, and touch. The touches were something that she had noticed from the beginning which always made her think they were together. They did love each other, maybe not the romantic kind but it was love. She wondered what the next year would bring them. They would either pull apart from each other or they would finally admit those buried feelings. She personally hoped it was the later.

"Welcome to our Bridesmaid department." A woman said stepping forward. "How can we help you today?" She asked.

"These two ladies need dresses for my wedding." Kim stated. "It is in ten days."

"Oh cutting it close, my dear." The woman stated as Kim nodded. "No worries though, we can look on the sales rack for dresses you can take home today."

"Sounds great, thank you." Kim said as they followed the woman over the racks. After selecting several dresses, Trini and Hayley tried them on but none seemed to work.

"We can try another section. The designer has a warehouse with dresses so it shouldn't be a problem to get them in on time if you pay for rush." The woman said as Kim nodded.

"We'll try it then." She said as they all went back to the racks. Once they had selected more dresses they went back to their dressing rooms. Kim and Carolina were quietly talking as Trini and Hayley walked out in their dresses. She had picked out several for them that she thought they would like. She wanted the color pink but with Hayley's red hair she wasn't sure that she would be able to get her color.

"Kim, I love this dress." Trini stated as Kim smiled. The dress was green. It almost reached their knees which was a good length for both of them. It also had straps but they different than normal straps. These made a Y at the front before laying on their shoulders and down their back.

"What about you Hayley, do you like it?" Kim asked looking over at Tommy's sister.

"I really do but I thought that you wanted pink." She stated as Kim sighed. Trini knew Kim was worried about pink clashing with Hayley's red hair.

"Well they don't really have the shade of pink I want." Kim stated trying to sidestep the issues.

"No, you're worried about what pink would look like against my hair color." Hayley remarked. "Don't worry, I talked to one of the woman and she thinks that she has a good pink that wouldn't clash with my hair."

"Okay are you sure, I mean I can go with the green too." Kim commented as Trini sighed. She didn't want Kim to settle because this was her day even if it was rushed.

"I'm sure, let me change into it and show you." She said before leaving them alone.

"I think you should go with pink." Trini stated as Kim looked over at her.

"Why? You don't like pink at all." Kim replied as she nodded. She didn't like pink but Kimberly did.

"But you do and I remember growing up that you always wanted your bridesmaids in pink." Trini said sitting down beside Kimberly.

"You always said that you wanted yellow." Kim remarked with a smile.

"And I still plan on you wearing yellow so you should go with the pink. I don't think it will look bad against her hair. It's more of a darker shade of red so I would think that the pink would look really pretty on her." Trini said taking Kim's hand in hers. "Think about it." She whispered as Hayley walked back out to them in the pink dress.

"So what do you think?" She asked as Kim smiled.

"Pink it is." Kim stated as the girls clapped. "What about the dress itself, do you like that style or do you want to try on something different?" She asked as Trini stood up next to Hayley.

"The style is perfect." Carolina stated. She loved that they were so flattering and lady-like.

"I agree; I will enjoy wearing this dress." Trini said with her hands on her hips. "In fact after you get married, I'm going to the bar in this dress." She stated as Kim laughed.

"Well you can't shorten it since it's already short." Kim pointed out making reference to the running joke about bridesmaids shortening their dresses and wearing them again. No one ever wore their dress again even if they claimed that they would.

"You're right." Trini said as Kim shook her head.

"Okay let's see if they can rush the order for your sizes then." Kim said as she got up and walked over to the consultant.

Trini watched as Kimberly talked to the consultant before pulling out her wallet and handing over her bank card. Groaning she suppressed the urge to rush over there and pay for her own dress. Kim knew that she didn't like anyone paying for her.

Kim walked back over to the girls and her mom. "They have it in stock and will mail them here. You just have to pick them up when they call." She stated as Trini and Hayley nodded.

"What about payment, don't they need payment up front?" Hayley asked.

"Don't worry, I took care of that." Kim replied.

"You did or Tommy did?" Trini asked watching her best friend closely. She would ask Kim when they were alone about paying for the dress.

"I did." She responded as Trini nodded. She would accept Kimberly buying her dress but not Tommy at this time. "Don't worry, Trini. I can afford the dresses." Kim stated as Trini laughed.

"I know you can, I just wanted to make sure that Tommy wasn't buying my dress. You know I don't like it when men buy my clothes." She stated as Kim nodded.

"Okay since we are done, can we met the guys and get something to eat?" Kim asked.

"I'm sorry dear but I'm having lunch with Pierre but I'll see you later." Carolina said standing up. She kissed her daughter's cheek before leaving the store.

"Well what about you two?" Kim asked looking at Hayley and Trini.

"Sounds good to me but I think we need to change first." Trini stated pointing out the fact that she and Hayley were still in the bridesmaid dresses.

"Yea you might need to do that first. I'll call Tommy and see if their ready to go and where they want to meet." Kim stated as Trini and Hayley walked back to the dressing room to change into their own clothes before joining the boys for food.

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"You know I saw all those looks you gave Tommy today." Jason said as looked over at Trini. She had just pulled up at his house in Kim's car.

"What looks?" She asked putting the car in park to look over at him.

"Trini, you know what I mean." He stated reaching over to take her hand in his. "Tell me what's wrong." He pleaded.

"I'm just worried about Kimberly." She sighed. "She has dreamed of her wedding since we were children. It was always a love match."

"You don't think Tommy loves Kimberly?" He asked watching her closely.

"Oh I think he does but not enough to make this marriage of convenience work."

"Trini, Tommy loves Kimberly. He just doesn't know it yet." He stated remembering what he had told Tommy earlier. He had warned Tommy not to hurt Kimberly. "Trust me, he loves her."

"But is it enough?" She asked closing her eyes. "I don't think this is a good idea." She muttered.

Jason shifted and wrapped an arm around Trini's shoulders. "Listen, I think this is what they need to discover those hidden feelings."

"I hope so." She whispered.

"I guess I better get out so you can get home to read over the case." He said pulling back. "Call me when you get home." He requested before opening the door.

"I will." She promised as she watched him nodded and get out of the car.

Shutting the door, Jason made his way into his house as Trini smiled and put the car in drive. Jason looked over his shoulder to watch her drive away before he went inside.

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The next morning, Trini opened up the paper and saw the wedding announcement for Tommy and Kimberly. It was a full page spread with pictures of them over the years. She had never realized how many events they had been too together. It made sense to her now that their mothers accepted their engagement with ease. Scanning the pictures she noticed they were happy. She knew Kimberly hated to be photographed but with Tommy at her side, she seemed okay with it.

She drank her coffee as she read the article and had to smile. They paper called them a beautiful couple which was true. They were a beautiful couple and looked like a good match. She just wanted them to love each other too.

Once she finished with the article, she set the paper to the side and began reading through her case files. She really was ready to be done with the case.

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"Saw the announcement this morning." Jason shouted from the living room. Tommy had come over to watch the game.

"How was it?" Tommy called out from the kitchen as he grabbed some drinks.

"Well Kimberly was beautiful as always but she had this ugly guy beside her in all the pictures. I mean the guy was a dog." He joked as Tommy threw a bag of chips at him from the doorway.

"Shut up." Tommy muttered as he walked over and sat on the couch. Jason was reclined in the chair next to the couch. "I just wondered where they got all those pictures."

"All they had to do was look back in their archives. I mean you two have been to every event together so it wasn't hard." Jason pointed out.

"I guess so and the announcement was my idea since our mothers would have been looking for it." He said.

"Good call because you're right. They would have been on edge just to get the paper this morning." He confirmed.

Tommy leaned back on the couch and got comfortable. "So when did you get a ride back here?"

"What?" Jason asked rising an eyebrow at him.

"From Trini's, I assume you stayed at her place last night." Tommy replied.

"Sorry to disappoint you but she dropped me off last night without stopping at her place." He informed Tommy. "No sleepover for me, how about you?"

"I'm not sure I believe you but no sleepover for me either. Kim and I agreed." He explained.

"Oh believe me Trini is a lady and therefore nothing beyond first base." Jason said.

"Jason Lee Scott, the stud of Angel Grove hasn't made it past first base." Tommy laughed.

"Don't laugh big boy, you are getting married and not going to enjoy sex with your wife." He teased.

"Jason, don't go there." Tommy warned. "I can't even think about Kim in those terms." He admitted.
"What about when you're living with her?" He asked as Tommy groaned. "You haven't thought about her living with you, have you?"

"No, I guess I forgot that part of the arrangement." Tommy admitted. "Don't worry; our lives won't change just because we are married."

"I hope you're right." Jason muttered.

"Me too."

"What about the honeymoon?" Jason asked.

"We're not having one. It's not a good time for Kimberly to get away." Tommy answered.

"I can understand that." He said before they got back to watching the game and dropping the subject all together.

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Trini walked down the hall to her office when she saw Kimberly cornered by one of the legal assistants. She paused to listen to what the woman was saying.

"Congratulations Kimberly."

"Thank you."

"I can't believe you're marrying the Tommy Oliver but why the rush? I mean are you knocked up?"

"Uh no, I'm not." Trini heard Kimberly say before she stepped forward. This was getting out of hand.

"They have been engaged for a while but had intended to keep it quiet so they would have a private ceremony. With Zordon's death, they decided to move the wedding date forward to bring some cheer to their mothers." Trini explained standing next to Kimberly.

"How would you know this?" The woman asked glaring at Trini.

"Because I am her maid of honor." Trini replied sweetly.

"Oh I didn't think you two were that close." The woman retorted.

"Honey, we've been best friends since we were children. You would have to be blind not to see how close we were." Trini remarked before ushering Kimberly away from the woman.

"Thank you." Kim muttered.

"No problem." Trini said. "So how much of that have you had to go through?" She asked walking behind Kim into her office.

"Well how many people work in the building?" Kim asked as she sat down behind her desk.

"Probably 500 or so." Trini replied.

"I guess 499 then." Kim reasoned as Trini nodded.

"Well I suggest keeping your door closed today."

"I plan too just make sure you shut it on your way out."

Trini laughed as she pulled the door closed on her way out.

"Is Kimberly going to be alright?" Flynn asked as soon as he saw Trini leaving Kim's office.

"I think so." She answered. "As long as no one bothers her this morning."

"Done." Flynn said before walking away from her.

Trini knew that look in Flynn's eyes. No one would bother Kimberly unless they wanted to face his wrath. Smiling she made her way into her office to get to work. Her stomach started growling a few hours later. Looking over at her clock, she saw that it was lunch time. She knew Kimberly wouldn't want to go out today so she quickly ordered lunch for both of them and waited on it to arrive. Thankfully it only took 15 minutes to get it. She grabbed the bags and made her way into Kim's office.

"Hey I bought lunch." Trini said.

"Thanks, I wasn't up to leaving my office today." She stated as Trini nodded and set the food and drinks down on Kim's desk.

"I kind of figured that so I decided to treat you. Anyway we need to brainstorm over our defense and now is a good time." She said as she sat down across from Kimberly.

"Very true, oh and thanks again for earlier. I can't believe people think that the only reason Tommy and I are getting married is because I am pregnant. Who does that anymore? I mean there are more single mothers now than married ones." She said as Trini nodded. "I would think that they would jump to something else besides being pregnant."

"Yea but then again Tommy was seen dating Katherine not too long ago so I can understand their wonder a little bit." Trini remarked as she started opening all the containers of food. "By the way, one reporter talked to Katherine this morning apparently. It was in the paper's online addition." She said as Kim looked up at her. "Should I be worried?" Kim asked as Trini seen the worry reflecting in Kim's eyes.

"No, not at all, I was worried that she would come off as a woman scorned but she didn't. In fact she said that she was very happy that Tommy had found someone like you to share his life with and that she wished you both all the best." Trini informed her.

"Really? Wow, I can't believe that she was so nice about it. I mean I knew that she was a nice person but not that nice." She muttered as she took the container that Trini was handing her. "I mean she had to have loved Tommy." Kim remarked as Trini thought about what Kim said.

"I'm sure she did since most of the women that Tommy breaks up with are in love with him but at least she was the bigger woman." Trini stated. "Anyway our client called and said that she is coming in at 2 today." Trini informed Kimberly.

"Good maybe we will get her true alibi then. I want to nail that down before the court date." Kim said as she took a bite of her food.

"Oh please I want to nail that down before you get married." Trini said with a laugh. "I mean who knows how long you will be gone on your honeymoon." She said as Kim shook her head.

"Whatever and anyway we are not going on a honeymoon. I don't have time and neither does Tommy." Kim stated. "I mean he does have a huge company to transition to his style of running it and I have a case to work on."

"I would think that he would want to keep the company running the same. I mean it is an international company that nets more than we would ever see in our lifetimes." Trini stated not the least bit jealous of the money that Tommy had access too. It would be too much for most normal people to work with but Tommy did it well. It was one of the reasons that the company was always winning awards.

"Well he wants to make that international company even better." Kim stated with a smile. "Anyway we don't need a honeymoon if you remember. It's not a real marriage." She whispered.

"No, I think you need a honeymoon, you are just scared of one. I mean you would be alone with the dreamboat with no interruptions." She said with a wink. "Anyway you could just take a mini-moon if you really think that you don't have time. Think about it, the press will jump on the fact that you two are not going anywhere." Trini pointed out. "The questions will start flying then about is this a real marriage or not." She whispered.

Kim sighed and thought about what Trini said. "I guess you're right. I'll talk to him about that tonight. We are meeting to discuss our vows." She said. "Did you know that there are tons that you can choose between and not all of them say to love, honor, and cherish." She said.

"I would love to be a fly in that room." Trini muttered because she wanted to see what they thought about all those vows. "Okay so let's work on building a defense for our client." She said moving past Kim's upcoming marriage to their jobs even though all she wanted to do was discuss the wedding.

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"Are you boys throwing a bachelor party for Tommy?" Trini asked as she stirred the sauce. She had invited him over to cook for him tonight and to discuss her idea for Kim.

"Rocky wants one." He replied.

"He just wants an excuse for a party but are you throwing him one?" She asked.

"It's up to Tommy but I bet he decides against it." He answered. "Are you thinking about throwing a bachelorette party for Kim?" He asked.

"I'm thinking about it." She said. "The girls want to go out to celebrate with Kimberly." She explained.

"I say take her. It should be fun with all of you." He said picking up a piece the toasted bread.

"Good, I'll talk to her tomorrow then." She said finishing up their dinner. "Let's eat."

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"Are you getting nervous?" Jason asked walking into Tommy's office the next morning.

"No." Tommy replied. "What makes you think I would be nervous? This is Kimberly."

"True and if I could I would talk her out of marrying you." He remarked sitting across from Tommy.

"I think I'll ask Trini to keep you away from Kimberly until after our wedding." Tommy muttered.

Jason laughed and shook his head. "So what are your thoughts on a bachelor party?"

"No." He stated.

"Very quick answer, I did ask you to think about it." Jason said.

"Oh I thought about it when Rocky called me this morning before work." He explained. "I told him no."

"Rocky already called you?" Jason asked as Tommy nodded. "I'm going to kill him."

"Don't do that or at least not until after the wedding. I have enough gossip surrounding the wedding and I don't need the death of a groomsman added to it." Tommy said.

"Fine, I'll kill him after the ceremony." Jason growled. "Can't believe he beat me to it."

"He knew you wanted to ask me so he thought if he asked first that I would say yes." Tommy explained. "It didn't matter who asked first, I wasn't going to say yes."

"Why not?" Jason asked.

"I did go to college with you guys." Tommy replied. "We did enough partying for our lifetime."

"No you're a pansy that's the problem." Jason muttered.

"Still not having a party." Tommy stated smiling. "Now is that all or did you need something relative to our jobs?"

"No that's all." Jason said before leaving Tommy's office.

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"Okay so I've decided that you need a bachelorette party." Trini said the next morning as soon as Kim walked into her office.

"You know for once I would like to beat you to the office." Kim uttered as she moved past Trini to set her briefcase down on her desk.

"Well if you would leave lover boy's arms sooner then you would beat me. It's the reason that none of my boyfriends sleep over." She said with a huge grin on her face.

"I'm not sleeping with Tommy." Kim whispered. "Anyway are you sleeping with Jason?" She asked shocking Trini a little. Kim was always direct when she really wanted to know something.

"You know it's a good thing that we are very best friends or I would be offended by the way you asked that question." Trini said with a shrug. "But to answer your question no we are not sleeping together. I mean we just started dating and I'm not a slut." She stated as Kim sighed. "Did you have a bet with Tommy about this?" She asked noticing Kim's relief over the fact that she wasn't sleeping with Jason. Normally her best friend was nothing but encouraging when it came to her boyfriends.

"Yea I did and I'm glad that I won." She explained. "You know that I hate losing to him." She said as Trini nodded.

"Why did you two bet that Jason and I were sleeping together?" She asked not at all mad. Kim and Tommy bet on all kinds of things so she was used to their crazy bets but she wanted to know why they had made that bet. It seemed a little out there even for them.

"He thought that you were and I told him I knew you better than that." Kim replied simply.

"Okay, so what are your thoughts on a bachelorette party?" Trini asked turning back to her original topic.

Kim looked over at her. "No strippers." She stated. "I mean it. You know that I hate men that think their sexy who by the way are not stripping in front of me and who knows how many girls." It was something that Trini had always wondered about but never questioned Kimberly on.

"I didn't think that Tanya's bachelorette party scarred you that much." Trini remarked trying to remember that night but it was all blurry.

"More than you'll ever know." Kim muttered. "Anyway just something small would be fine. I'm not getting drunk so you can scratch that off your list."

"Well I knew that you were not getting drunk, been there, done that." Trini said remembering their college party with regret. Kim had gotten so drunk that she was almost raped. If Tommy wouldn't have come up with Jason then, Kimberly probably would have been another victim. The guy was still serving jail time over the assault. "So how about we hit up some clubs after dinner. I mean a little dancing never hurt anyone." She said hoping that Kim said yes to dancing.

"Okay sounds good, when?" Kim asked sitting down and pulled out her calendar.

"This weekend would be perfect unless you have to spend some alone time with Tommy." Trini stated with a smile. "You know before all the chaos of the wedding kicks in."

"Ha, ha very funny, this weekend would be great." She said as Trini stood up.

"Okay I'll call the girls and get everything set up." She said before leaving Kim's office and walking into her own. She quickly sent out a group text to the girls to tell them about their weekend plans. Within a few seconds, everyone had responded and said they would be there.

Sitting down, she opened her files and got to work. She would think more on the party after work today. Right now though she had to focus on their case, they would be in court soon and she still didn't feel prepared.

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"You know you said I was a pansy earlier but what about you?" Tommy asked walking into Jason's office.

"What do you mean?" He asked as Tommy shut the door.

"I just heard from Kimberly that you and Trini are not sleeping together." He said as Jason nodded.

"You didn't have another bet with Kimberly, did you?" He asked as Tommy groaned and nodded. "When are you ever going to learn?"

"I don't know." Tommy moaned. "I don't know how many she's won now."

"Forty-five." Jason informed him.

"Are you keeping count?" Tommy asked as Jason nodded. "Why?"

"It amuses me." He said with a shrug. "Anyway what do you have you do since you lost the bet?" He asked.

"I have to teach a class at the stables." Tommy replied.

"I figured she would ask for something more." Jason mused. "You're getting off light."

"Not too light." Tommy muttered. "Why couldn't you be sleeping with Trini yet?"

Jason smiled and leaned back in his chair. "She is not someone you rush to bed." He replied.

"Whatever, I think you're scared to take that step."

"Did you forget that we already talked about this the other night?" He asked looking closely at Tommy.

"I thought you were lying." Tommy stated.

"So you believe Trini when she tells Kimberly but not me."

"Of course." Tommy said as he stood up. "Back to work." He said before leaving. Jason just smiled and sent Trini a quick text to tell her what happened. She would get a kick out of it. His phone vibrated with a text from her.

Those two and their bets! Sorry for spilling the beans

'No worries.' He typed back.

Ok, wish I could have dinner with you tonight. Going over client's list with Kimberly though.

'Have fun with that' He typed.

Lol, I will.

Smiling he set his phone down and picked up the print-offs of the market in Paris. It looked like it was a go.

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"So do you think Rita should take the stand?" Trini asked while digging into her noodles.

"Not sure, she could break on the stand." Kim replied.

"Yes that's possible." Trini confirmed. "I don't trust her in front of the jury."

"Me either." Kim mumbled with a mouth full of food.

"Well we've at least gotten our list down." Trini said as Kim nodded. They finished up eating before they cleaned up. "So you told Tommy that I wasn't sleeping with Jason?" She asked as Kim laughed.

"Let me guess Tommy asked Jason." Kim said as Trini nodded. "And he said that guys don't ask each other."

"I think he just wanted to make sure you were not lying to him." Trini mused.

"Since he has to teach a class, I guess so." Kim commented. "Anyway thanks for picking up dinner tonight."

"No problem." She said packing up her briefcase. "Have a good night." She said as she opened the front door.

"You too." Kim said as she waved to Trini before shutting the door. Thankfully Trini only lived a few floors down so she didn't have to worry about driving back home.

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"I'm not quite sure I agreed to all of this?" Kim said as Trini pulled her into the club Saturday night. Kim had tried to pull the sick card on her and cancel the party but Trini made sure to call her bluff. She told her that if she was that sick then they were going to the hospital. Trini had smiled when Kim had groaned and sighed over the phone. She knew she had won this battle.

"You agreed dear." Trini said once they got inside. The band was rocking the place and it was super crowded. It was perfect for a bachelorette party.

"Are you sure about this? I mean we are not going to get to dance that much." Kim shouted pointing to the crowded dance floor.

"Don't worry, we will be dancing." Trini promised as Kim groaned.

"Oh wow, I didn't think it would be this big of a crowd tonight." Aisha said as Tanya nodded. They had thought that tonight would be slow because the regular band wasn't here. In the past when the main band was not here, you could spread out on the dance floor and have fun. Tonight apparently the back-up band was bigger than the normal band.

"Don't worry; this is going to be fun." Trini yelled as the girls smiled and nodded. This was going to be fun and they couldn't wait to let loose.

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"So Kim is out partying and you are at home. I think something is wrong with this picture." Jason said handing Tommy a drink.

"Thank." Tommy said as he popped the top and took a drink. "Kim is at a club dancing for her bachelorette party. I'm perfectly fine staying in." He stated leaning back against the couch cushion.

"Is Kim already cracking the whip on what you get to do? Man you need to put your foot down now because once you give her that power, you will never get it back." Jason said sitting down across from Tommy.

Tommy just laughed. "Jason, Kimberly didn't tell me that I couldn't have a party. I just think that I'm too old for that bachelor stuff. I mean think about it, when was the last time that either of us stepped foot in a strip club?" He asked.

"You have a point there but we can do something else." Jason said.

"What? I'm pretty sure that if I said I was having a bachelor party that everyone would assume that I'm going to see some strippers." He said setting his coke on the coffee table in front of him.

"I guess you're right but you need to do something." Jason said.

"What shall we do then?" Tommy asked crossing his ankle over his knee.

"We could ask Rocky." Jason suggested as Tommy laughed.

"I don't think so." Tommy muttered as he just shook his head. "Do you even remember Rocky's bachelor party?" He asked looking over at his best friend.

Jason thought about it but shook his head. "No, not really but it must have been great." He said as Tommy shook his head no. "What? No, it had to be fun. I mean if you can't remember it then it was one heck of a party."

"I don't think so. Everyone dank so much that we spent most of the night in the bathroom while Kim and Trini helped sober us up in time for the wedding." Tommy stated. "We were supposed to go to the strip club but we never made it."

"Wow, I'm glad that I pushed that out of my mind." Jason remarked.

"I wish I could but Kim reminds me of it so often that I think my brain has pulled the memories out." Tommy said. "Anyway I thought about just having a cookout with the guys. I mean it's safe and easy to do on a short time frame." He stated.

"I'm good with that." Jason agreed because it was food and a good time with the guys.

"Good, I'll let everyone know." Tommy said as his phone started ringing. "Hello." He said answering the phone.

Jason sat back and waited for Tommy to get off the phone. He wondered if Tommy's reluctance to have a bachelor party had to do with the fact that he was now the head of the company. It was a reasonable assumption and one he could see that Tommy would make. He had a lot on his plate right now with proving that he was good enough to run the company in his father's place. Tommy was good enough though even if others didn't think so. He had been raised to take over the company.

Looking over at Tommy, he saw the worry on his face and wondered who he was on the phone. "I'll be right there." Tommy said before punching end on his phone.

"What's going on?" Jason asked as Tommy stood up and pocketed his phone.

"Kim passed out at the club and Trini took her to the ER." He said as he found his keys on the coffee table.

"I'm coming with you." Jason stated as he jumped up and followed him to the front door.

"This wouldn't be some crazy way to see Trini, would it?" Tommy asked looking back at his best friend.

"No. I'm worried about Kimberly. I mean Trini wouldn't take her to the ER for no apparent reason." He said as Tommy nodded.

"Sorry, I know that Kim is your friend too but you're right something is wrong. Trini sounded okay on the phone but I could hear the fear in her voice." He said as they walked outside and got into Tommy's car. Thankfully Jason hadn't parked behind it but beside it.

"Kim's going to be alright." Jason said as Tommy nodded. "Don't worry; she is stronger than she looks."

"I know that but maybe this wedding is weighing on her too much." Tommy muttered.

"I think she would tell you if it was." Jason pointed out.

"Really? You think that Kim would tell me if something was too hard?" Tommy asked stopping at a red light. "You do remember that this is the same girl that wanted ten minutes alone with her attacker." Tommy reminded him.

"Oh I forgot about that." Jason said with a smile. "Did you ever tell her that you got ten minutes alone with him?" He asked remembering the broken jaw, bloody nose, and the bruises that Tommy had given Kim's attacker. It was a good thing that the man hadn't actually raped Kimberly because Jason knew that Tommy would have killed the man.

"No, I didn't tell her." Tommy growled. "You are not to tell her either." He warned.

"Fine, if you want to keep secrets from your future wife, it's fine with me." He said as Tommy shook his head. "So what exactly happened?" He asked turning to the reason that they were on their way to the ER.

"Not sure, they were dancing and Kim just passed out. Trini said that it took them about five minutes to get her awake." He explained.

"Well at least they took her to the ER. They can run several tests on her to see if there's anything wrong." Jason said hoping to calm Tommy down. He could tell that Tommy was getting worried the closer they got to the hospital.

"I hope so." Tommy muttered as they turned into the ER entrance. Tommy parked before jumping out of the car. Jason sighed and grabbed the keys before getting out himself. He locked the doors as he followed Tommy through the entrance.

"Can I help you?" A nurse said from behind the desk. She had a clip board in one hand while she waited to see what they needed.

"I'm here to see Kimberly Hart." Tommy replied as the woman nodded and looked down at the file on her desk.

"She is in room 12." She informed him as he hit the button to open the automatic doors that led to the rest of the ER.

"Thank you." Tommy said as he and Jason made their way down the hall to room 12.

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"I told you I was fine." Kim said glaring at Trini. Since the doctor was scared of Trini, he had ordered more tests than Kimberly could remember.

"I'll let the test tell me that." Trini said crossing her arms across her chest. Aisha and Tanya had gone home to wait for Trini's phone call on how Kim was doing. They wanted to be there with Kimberly but Kim had begged them to go home. She told them that she was probably just tired and that was the reason that she had passed out. Aisha and Tanya had finally agreed to leave when Kim had threatened them with calling their husbands to come pick them up. They knew that they had lost then so they left.

"Trini, this is stupid. I feel fine now." Kim stated as the door opened to reveal Tommy and Jason. "You called Tommy?" Kim squeaked as she glared at her best friend.

"Yes she called me which was something that you should have done." Tommy stated stepping into the room.

"You are not my keeper." Kim muttered as Jason closed the door. The staff didn't need to hear this conversation.

"No, but I am concerned about your health. What happened tonight?" He asked as she groaned. She had forgotten how seriously Tommy took her health. He had always cared for her even when they were little. If she ever had a bump or bruise, he hounded her until she explained what happened. He watched her like a hawk while she had trained on the beam especially after a bad fall.

"I think I just got too hot or something. Nothing is wrong, Trini is just overreacting." She explained.

"No, I don't think I am." Trini stated. "Anyway the doctor should be here any minute to tell us what the tests show."

"This is crazy, I am fine." Kim stated as the doctor walked into the room.

"I see that you have company now Ms. Hart." He said glancing at Tommy and Jason.

"I'm her fiancée; can you tell me what's wrong with her?" Tommy asked.

"She has a low iron count which could account for passing out but the only real problem I see is that she is wearing herself out." The doctor stated as Kim sighed.

"So you're saying that she is stressing herself out?" Tommy asked as the doctor nodded.

"But it's not all stress, she just needs to eat some red meat and get some more rest." He explained. "Have there been any changes in the past few weeks?" He asked looking at Kimberly.

"Well nothing too big." Kim replied.

"We're getting married in a few days." Tommy supplied as Kim glared at him.

"I see." The doctor said with a smile on his face. "Weddings do tend to stress the bride out. Don't worry, you should be feeling better once you are on your honeymoon. Make sure to get plenty of rest, you don't want those wedding pictures to be bad." The doctor said with a smile.

"Don't worry; I will make sure that she gets rest." Tommy promised as they doctor nodded before leaving to prepare Kim's release papers.

"Really?" Kim asked looking over at Tommy. "You will make sure that I get rest. How is that going to work?" She asked.

"It's probably not just the wedding." Trini mentioned as Kim groaned.

"It's that case you two are working on, right?" Tommy asked as Trini nodded.

"I'm not turning over the case, Tommy." Kim warned. "I will be fine. I mean you heard the doctor red meat and rest." She said standing up.

"After the wedding, you're going to have your iron levels checked again." Tommy said as Jason and Trini backed up. They could see the flare of anger in Kim's eyes and knew that this was bad.

"You can't tell me what to do, Thomas." She stated using his real name. "I will go to the doctor when I feel like it."

"I'm just worried about you." Tommy said trying to make her understand. "I care too much about you to not take care of you."

"I can take care of myself." She sighed as Tommy nodded.

"I know." He said as the nurse walked into to go over the check-out list. Once she was finished, the four of them left the room. "I can take you home." Tommy said breaking the silence.

"What about Jason? His car is at your house." Kim pointed out.

"How do you know that my car is at his house? He could have picked me up on the way here." Jason said as Kim looked over at him.

"Oh please. He would not have stopped to pick you up. I'm pretty sure that he broke the speed limit to get here." Kim said as Jason nodded.

"I didn't break the speed limit." Tommy said. "And yes Jason's car is at my house."

"I'll ride with Trini then." She said.

"Fine, see you tomorrow." He said before walking to his car.

"You know that it's killing him to have you ride with Trini." Jason said as Kim smiled.

"I know but at least he's being good about it." She said as Trini laughed. "Now please make sure that the two of you get to his house okay." She said as Jason nodded before following Tommy.

"You are going to drive that man crazy when you get married." Trini remarked as she unlocked the doors and got inside her car. Kim followed closely as Trini cranked the car and pulled out of the parking lot.

Kim saw in the side mirror that Tommy was following them. He stayed behind Trini until she dropped Kim off before driving away. Kim wanted to hit him but knew that it wouldn't make a difference. Tommy was a gentleman and it was breed into him to care for women no matter who they were. This coming year of marriage was going to be interesting to say the least.

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Okay so what did everyone think? Please let me know. The next chapter should be out soon. I do want to let everyone know that I will not have a regular posting schedule. I will try for every week though just not a certain day.