Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Power Ranger characters that were used in this Fanfic (Tommy, Kim, Adam). Saban does. I do, however, own all the other characters. Well my friend owns them too but that's beside the point. Don't sue me! Oh and I don't own the song Not Really Good. Eyeshine does. It's a really good song (and they are an amazing band) if you want to hear it it's on my myspace profile. Again please don't sue me!!!
Author's Note- Ha ha ha I love you guys. Those reviews made me laugh :D Thanks a lot by the way. Reviews are always a good ego boost. Thanks again to my editor in chief Lori the bestest friend ever! Oh and thanks to my reviewers Cranelove, kimtom4eva, rose19586 (new fan), jps1926, grits (new fan), and IndulgentWriter (new fan). I hope to keep pleasing you guys, with my story that is. And don't worry…Tommy's gonna get what's coming to him. And now on with the story.
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Chapter 2 Payback is a B#t#h!
Kim quickly wiped her face with the back of her hand. "Why am I crying?" she asked no one in particular. How had Tommy gotten to her again? It had been years since she last cried over him. Why now? Beautiful. Kim had never heard Tommy use that word for anyone else but her. He had to know how much it hurt her to hear it being said to another girl and right in front of her. Kim had to talk to somebody about this and seeing as how she couldn't afford a therapist, she called the next best thing.
"Hello this is Joy Henson." Joy said weakly. "Oh sorry Kim, I'm still in work mode. What's up?" this time she sounded a bit more lively. When Kim did not answer her right away she knew something was up. "You are never this quiet. What's going on?"
"Nothing." Kim's voice wavered a little bit when she answered. She's crying? Joy thought to herself.
"I know you better than that. So tell me or I will come over there and make you tell me." Joy threatened.
"It's…it's just…I don't know why I'm crying. It started when Tommy left with Sarah." Kim explained. Joy was now officially confused. Tommy? Her friend hadn't cried over this boy in quite some time. What was going on?
"Ok. Tommy is going out with Sarah?" Joy asked. Couldn't that boy ever keep it in his pants? "And this is bothering you why?" Kim let out a little sniffle and thought for a moment.
"Because he called her Beautiful." Kim said as she felt more tears stinging her eyes. It was starting to upset her that she was letting him get to her like this. Joy sighed. That asshole! Now he was just being insensitive! Kim told Joy everything that had happened…their fight with the door in between them, his response to her threat. "I think he enjoys torturing me." Kim said with a sigh. Joy had had enough of this. If Tommy wanted to be an ass then he would just have to suffer the consequences. Joy left the room so Adam wouldn't hear her master plan.
"Well Kim, all I can tell you is two can play that game! If he wants to torture you, you torture him back. Give him a taste of his own medicine." Joy started.
"What are you talking about?" Kim asked. "What am I supposed to do?" An evil grin spread across Joy's face.
"Make him want you so bad it hurts. Men are easy targets!! Show him what he wants but can't have. Show no mercy to that asshole. Leave him begging for more! No limits, Kim. Do it all!! Go for the gold, girl! Payback is a bitch!! And I'm the one to tell you how to do it!!" Adam, who had been sitting contently in the living room, put the television on mute…he could have sworn he heard evil laughter coming from the bedroom.
Tommy and Sarah were sitting in silence during the drive to the restaurant. All he could think about was Kim. Why did she still hate him? Couldn't she just move past it already?It had been two years. Yes he was shocked when he saw her open the door but he wasn't expecting to fight with her. That's the last thing he wanted to do. Every now and again Sarah could see Tommy's jaw clench. What is he thinking about? She wondered. Sarah, being the talker that she was, could no longer take the silence or the curiosity that was bubbling up inside her.
"So what was up with you and Kim back there?" She asked. Tommy hadn't expected a question like this, especially not from her.
"You do remember that we were a couple, right?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah but that was in high school. Not trying to be rude or anything but you didn't honestly think that it would last forever did you?" Sarah asked. Yes. Tommy thought but couldn't bring himself to admit it aloud to her. "You both made a cute couple back then but I mean you were still kids." Sarah continued. Tommy nodded. A bit of silence followed his agreement to her statement. "So why are you two on such bad terms?" she asked so as to break the silence once again. Tommy let out a long sigh before beginning the long and very depressing story. Tommy didn't cry but there was a definite sadness in his voice when he was explaining his past relationship with Kim to Sarah.
"Do you mind if we talk about something else?" Tommy suggested once he was done with the story.
"Sure!" Sarah took over the conversation the rest of the night. Tommy didn't know if her continuous talking was her way of helping him keep his mind off of tonight's not so pleasant events or if she just didn't care and loved to hear herself speak. Either way, he greatly appreciated it. It definitely kept his mind off other things. Tommy was very uneasy when it came time to take Sarah back home. But being the gentleman that he was, sometimes, he pushed his anxiety to the back of his mind and walked her to the door. "Thanks Tommy I had a great time." Sarah said sweetly.
"I had a great time too. It was nice catching up with you." He said with a smile. Tommy leaned in and gave Sarah a small kiss on the lips. In all honesty Tommy hadn't been expecting to have sex with Sarah tonight. Especially not in the same house Kim was in. He was planning on giving her a kiss goodnight and leave but Sarah had other plans. As Tommy began pulling away, she pulled him back and intensified their kiss. Eventually they pulled away from each other to catch their breath.
"Do you wanna come inside?" Sarah asked seductively. Tommy, who was still trying to catch his breath, smiled and gave a little nod. No! No you do not! You need to leave! A little voice inside his head screamed but he chose to ignore it. Who was he to tell a beautiful girl no when she obviously wanted him so badly? He followed her inside and straight to her bedroom.
After Kim had talked to Joy, she knew exactly how she was going to execute her revenge on Tommy. The only problem was she didn't know when she would be able to. She was pretty sure that he wouldn't be coming around the house anymore after their friendly exchange of words earlier. The crying and stress that she had gone under had made her very tired. Kim fell asleep not too long after her conversation with Joy. Kim's slumber, however, would not last all night like she had hoped it would. Around midnight she awoke to the lewd sounds of her new roommate moaning and groaning in pure ecstasy.
"Gross!" Kim said to herself and shuddered. I thought I was done with this when I moved away from Joy and Adam. Kim thought. She got up from her bed and walked to Sarah's door. She banged loudly on the door and heard the groaning stop at once. "Do you mind? I'm trying to sleep." Kim said grumpily. Kim turned and began hobbling sleepily back to her room. That is until the groaning started up again. It was as if they were simply put on pause and had been switched back to play mode. I am not about to listen to this all night! She was definitely going to have a talk with Sarah in the morning. Kim went to her room, grabbed a pillow and walked downstairs to the living room. She would be able to sleep peacefully on the couch. Sleep didn't come so easily though. Every time she closed her eyes she would see a very sexy and naked Tommy standing before her. Stop thinking about that!! Her brain demanded. It was now one in the morning and Kim still hadn't fallen asleep. She even tried reading to get her mind off of certain things but she just couldn't sleep. She heard the door to Sarah's bedroom open and close. Tommy had come walking down the stairs wearing only his boxers. Kim thanked god that she had the book in front of her to hide her face. Her mouth was hanging open and she was blushing profusely. Oh my god! Her brain screamed. She quickly regained her composure when she remembered she had a job to do. How am I going to do this? She pondered. Tommy had no idea that Kim was downstairs. The blush that spread across his face was very similar to the one she had just a second ago but he had nothing to hide it. Shit! What is she doing down here? Tommy wondered. A sudden pang of guilt hit him. He really did want to apologize to Kim for what he had said to her that night. He didn't mean to be such a prick but she pissed him off. He also felt bad about waking her with his nightly excursions with her friend. He didn't think she would be so loud. He never wanted her to hear what was going on in there. His feeling of guilt vanished when he looked at her. He couldn't stop his eyes from wandering over Kim's body. She was wearing short light pink shorts and a matching spaghetti strap top. She must be cold. Tommy thought when his eyes came to her perky breasts. He shook his head to clear his thoughts. Kim noticed what he was looking at and smirked. Now it was time to execute her plan.
"There's no need to undress me with your eyes Tommy." Kim said suddenly. "You've seen it all before!" He was a bit taken aback by her comment. She had never really talked to him like that before.
"Yeah I know but I still enjoy looking at it" he said smugly as he walked to the kitchen trying his best not to look at her gorgeous body. The body that he longed for. Kim glared daggers at him.
"You lost that right a long time ago." She reminded him. "Apparently you like looking at it a little too much."
"Looking never hurt anyone Kim." Tommy said back to her. Why was she bringing this up again?
"Yeah but you see, Tommy. You don't know how to just look... you like to take. Especially when it comes from a tall, blonde, bimbo!" Kim said a little more rudely than she had planned to. Tommy had enough. He was not one to let anyone talk to him like that.
"Ouch...that really hurt Kim." Tommy said sarcastically as he grabbed a bottled water out of the refrigerator. He pretended to wipe a tear from his eye and said, "Your rude comments have made me sad. I think I need some comforting from Sarah...if you know what I mean." He winked at Kim and headed back for the stairs. He was more than satisfied that he got the last word in. Oh no, you will not win this battle! Kim thought to herself. She quickly walked over to him and grabbed his arm. She stood close to him on the staircase (one to get him back and two the width of the staircase wasn't that big).
"Admit it Tommy. Sarah can never please you the way I could. It's written all over your face!" Kim said looking into his eyes. Tommy licked his lips and smiled. Thoughts of them together flooded his mind. Kim knew what he was thinking about. She let go of his arm and proceeded to walk up the stairs. His eyes followed every movement her body made. He soon found himself following her uncontrollably. Kim noticed that as she walked past Sarah's door, he was still following her like a little puppy. When she reached her door she turned around to face him. "Goodnight, Tommy." She said and closed her door. The click of the door is what snapped Tommy out of his spell. What the fuck was I just doing? Damn her! Why did she have to tempt him like that? He quickly turned and walked back to Sarah's room. There was no way he was going to be able to sleep now. At least not while thoughts of Kim and himself doing things they couldn't do anymore floated around in his head.
After Tommy's late evening run in with Kimberly, he decided that it would be wise to keep his distance from her. If she only knew what she does to me…Tommy thought to himself. It had been two weeks since he had been to her house. He would pick Sarah up for occasional dates but he wouldn't stay too long. And he hadn't spent the night since. It was another boring Friday night with nothing to do. Kim had decided that it would be a good idea to call Joy and see what her plans were for the night. Whatever it was, it was bound to be more interesting than what she was doing.
"Joy Henson speaking!" Joy yelled. She had put her phone on speaker so she could continue fixing her hair.
"Hey girl what are you doing?" Kim asked hoping she was doing something fun.
"Oh I'm getting ready to head out to the club." Joy said. "Wanna join us? I'm sure there will be some hot men there." Kim could care less about the guys, they were a bonus, she just wanted to get out of the house.
"What time are you going?" Kim asked.
"Around 11:30." Joy said as she continued to fuss with her hair. Kim looked at her clock.
"Joy, it's 9:00. Is it really going to take you two and a half hours to get ready?" Kim asked.
"I'm having a bad hair day OK?!" Joy said with frustration. Kim laughed at her friend and decided she would get ready too. She had settled upon wearing her cute and sexy black mini skirt along with a sleek halter-top in her signature color. Kim drove herself to the club, just in case she met someone interesting. Why not, she was single. Kim was quite surprised to see who else had decided to join them at the club. Tommy and Sarah were sitting at a small table with Joy and Adam. Joy walked over to Kim when she saw her.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know Adam had invited them too." Joy apologized. "By the way, that is a cute outfit."
"It's ok. I'm fine with it." Kim said. "Tommy's been avoiding me since that night."
"Well it won't take much to mess with him tonight." Joy said with an evil grin. Kim hadn't thought about continuing her torture with Tommy. She felt she had already gotten him back. Kim followed Joy back to the table. Tommy's eyes noticeably looked over Kim and then darted to the dance floor. Damn she looks good. He thought to himself. Kim avoided looking at Tommy at first but she did sneak a quick peak out of the corner of her eye when nobody was looking. He was wearing dark blue jeans, a black muscle tee that clung to his firm body, and a baby blue button up shirt that was only buttoned halfway up. Ok time to look away. Hello! Look somewhere else! Kim's brain demanded but for some reason her eyes weren't listening. Joy would have gladly smacked her friend if she had noticed this but she was too busy looking at what Sarah 's outfit. Her outfit resembled Kim's with the exception that her skirt was longer, and she wore a red tube top instead. Sarah's voice snapped both girls back to reality. Kim quickly turned her gaze away before anyone could notice.
"Yeah I start my new job on Monday. I'm just waiting for them to call me and let me know what time to go in." Sarah was very excited about getting a job at a law firm. Sure she was just a secretary but it still paid good money. Tommy had been a bit anxious when he saw Kim walk in the door but he relaxed a bit when he realized that she wasn't out to get him. They all drank a little and were having a great time. When someone had noticed that they were out of drinks Tommy offered to get some more. Sarah's phone rang. "Oh it's them!" She squealed and walked outside to be able to hear what they were saying. Kim and Joy exchanged confused looks. Who would be calling her this late just to tell her what time she was working? Kim shrugged it off.
"I'm going to go dance. I'm tired of sitting here." She said as she walked to the dance floor. Tommy finally managed to make it back to the table with everyone's drinks.
"Where's Sarah?" Tommy asked when he noticed she was gone.
"She's on the dance floor." Joy answered. Adam nearly spit out the beer he was drinking. What did she just say?! Adam wondered. Tommy left before Adam could tell him where his girlfriend really was.
"Why did you tell him that Joy?" Adam asked a little angrily. Joy could tell that she was in for trouble is she didn't think of a good lie.
"What? He asked where Kim was right?" she asked. When Adam gave her "the look" she continued. "You know I can't hear in here." Adam shook his head. He knew she was lying but she was sticking to her story and he had to give her credit for that. Tommy looked around the dance floor for quite some time. It was crowed and dark. He finally saw his beautiful brown haired girl shaking it in her short skirt. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Kim was a little shocked when she felt someone grab her that way but whoever it was knew how to dance. The two of them swayed and grinded on each other not realizing whom they were really dancing with. Tommy couldn't help himself but he was beginning to get aroused by the sexual movements the two of them were doing. He pulled her back against his body and leaned over so he could whisper in her ear.
"Hey baby. Let's get out of here." He offered in a very low voice. Kim froze. Holy fucking shit! Her brain screamed. Tommy felt her body tense up. Kim tried her best to maintain her composure. She had to do something, anything to get out of this situation. What the fuck was he thinking dancing with her like that? Kim's combination of surprise and embarrassment was steadily developing into anger. She pulled his arms off of her waist and turned to face him. The look of surprise on his face was priceless. Kim, however, didn't notice it.
"No thanks. Been there, done that. And to be totally honest, I've had better!!" Kim said and stomped back to the table. Tommy was left alone on the dance floor. What was that about? It's not like I intentionally came over here and danced with her. I didn't even know it was her! Tommy was now becoming a little irritated by her comments. He walked back to the table and sat down. Neither of them looked at each other. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea. Joy thought to herself. Sarah finally came back inside. She continued to drink and talk about her wonderful new job. At least it kept everyone's minds off of what had happened when she was outside. Tommy had decided that Sarah had had enough to drink when she began singing, off key, loud enough for the entire club to hear her. He said his goodbyes to Joy and Adam and completely ignored Kim. Kim, Joy, and Adam stayed until closing time and then finally headed home. Kim noticed that Tommy's truck was parked in front of the house. Great! Now I have to listen to them for the rest of the night. She rolled her eyes and walked inside. Much to her surprise, Tommy was sitting on the couch, now only wearing his muscle shirt, watching television.
"Where's Sarah?" Kim asked him as she sat down.
"She's cute but she's also a lightweight. She's upstairs sleeping it off." Tommy said flipping through the channels. He had to keep his mind occupied on something other than Kim's long legs and the little bit that was hidden under her skirt.
"Why aren't you up there with her? You know the sex will probably be better for her if she can't remember it in the morning." Kim said with a smug face. Tommy was too tired and sexually frustrated to deal with Kim's behavior.
"Nah, I don't take advantage of women when they are drunk. I may like to have sex but I'm not a fucking sleezeball about it." Tommy said honestly. It was true. No matter how horny he was there was no way he would take advantage of a drunk woman. It just didn't seem right to him. Or perhaps it was because someone had taken advantage of him in a drunken state and he still has to live with the consequences of that night.
"You could have fooled me! By the way you were moving tonight, sex is the only thing on your mind."
"Hey I was just following your lead. Apparently it's on your mind too." Tommy said and looked at Kim. He knew he was right when she started to blush. Don't think about that! Kim told herself.
"Don't flatter yourself. Like I said, I've certainly had better." Kim got up and started walking towards the stairs. Yeah right. Tommy thought to himself. "And by the sounds coming out of that room that one night, so has Sarah!" Those were fighting words. Tommy got off the couch and walked towards Kim whom had stopped by the stairs when she heard him get up. Uh-oh did I push too far? Kim thought frantically. She unconsciously began backing up and ended up bumping into the wall. Tommy closed the distance between so there was barely a few inches between them. He leaned in and whispered in her ear like he had at the club.
"Well Ms. Professional, why don't you show me how it's done?" He backed up so he could look her in the eyes. Kim was flustered from the feel of his hot breath on her ears but gained control of herself and the situation. She leaned closer to Tommy so that their lips almost touched. She lightly placed her hand on Tommy's chest.
"Dream on…lover boy!" Kim said as she pushed him away with her hand. She walked up the stairs and into her bedroom. Tommy stayed in the same position for a few minutes pondering what had just happened. She was teasing him on purpose. But why? Because she knows what she does to you. His brain answered. Tommy was beginning to like the little spats he was having with Kim. In fact they were kind of a turn on. Maybe I'll come around here more often. Never know what it will lead to next. Tommy smiled and went to Sarah's room.
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Author's Note- Whew! That was a frickin' long chapter. I have to admit I had a little bit of trouble with this chapter. My schedule is going to change greatly. School will be starting up again and time is no longer a luxury for me. I will try to write as much as possible. I hope you liked this chapter. I will leave you with the title of the next chapter…The Almost Kiss.