Thanks everyone for the great reviews. I actually wasn't sure how people would take this story. Every story I read has the "breakup" being Kim's fault and I thought that I would try to write one that was a little bit different. I hope you like it so far and again thanks for all the great reviews.
Chapter 3
Jason Scott had not wanted to return to Angel Grove so soon. He had been content with staying at Kimberly's, with Emily, and helping with the baby. But when he got a call from his father saying something really bad had happened, he had hopped on a plane and on his way to Angel Grove. He should of asked his father what the bad thing was because now he was wondering why he had come at all.
His father had always had a soft spot for Tommy. Ever since they had become friends Tommy had become like the brother he had never had. He ate over quite often and it was like Jason's family had become Tommy's as well. Thinking about that caused a sick feeling in Jason's stomach. To think that someone you once considered your brother could do something like he had done to Kim and then go on and act as if it was her fault. This wasn't the Tommy that he knew, this was someone else. Someone who Jason didn't know and had no intentions of trying to understand.
After talking to his father and finding out what he wanted Jason had headed over to Ernie's hoping to catch up with some of his friends. He was in luck as soon as he walked in he had spotted most of them sitting at a table having lunch. What he didn't expect was for them to be talking about the thing he was trying to avoid.
"Do you guys think that we should talk to Tommy?" he heard Adam ask the group.
"He is taking it pretty hard but it seems like Kat is helping him through some of it," Tanya replied.
"But shouldn't he have the support of all his friends?" Rocky asked.
"No right now I think that we should just let Kat try and help him. Maybe one day when he is ready to open his heart again, he might just let her all the way in. Then she could help him heal all the way," Tanya suggested.
While listening to their conversation Jason couldn't help but feel angry. They were all talking like it was Kim's fault, like she was the reason that Tommy was hurt so she was a bad person. Of course they didn't know the whole story but still it angered him that they could turn their back so quickly on a friend. Wasn't the whole meaning of being a ranger to be a team, but right now no one was even giving Kimberly a second thought. They didn't seem to care how she felt about things. It was all about Tommy and Katherine. Even thinking there names caused the sick feeling to come back.
None of this would have happened if Tommy had been faithful. This was all his fault and they were all laying the blame on Kimberly. He couldn't stand here any longer and listen to them talk as if Kim was the only one at fault so without thinking he said, "I wouldn't bet on that."
When all eyes turned towards him and everyone was looking at him he knew that he had made a mistake. Damn, why couldn't he learn to keep his big mouth shut.
(Kim's place in Florida)
"So what do you think was so urgent that Jason had to fly back to Angel Grove?" Emily asked Kim.
"It's probably nothing that we need to worry about. Jason's family probably missed him and wanted to see him, so his father made up this urgent matter, so he knew he would come," Kim suggested.
"Well then won't they get suspicious if I am not with him?" Emily asked her.
"Maybe their planning a surprise party," Kim suggested looking at Emily's stomach.
"Jason doesn't even know. He left early yesterday and it was confirmed today," Emily confided in Kim.
"Are you going to call him and tell him?" Kim asked.
"No this isn't something that should be done over the phone. When he gets back here the first thing we will talk about will be our new addition," Emily told Kim while putting her hand on her stomach and smiling.
"Speaking of telling the father, are you ever going to tell Tommy?" Emily asked Kim.
"I really don't know what I should do," Kim told Emily.
Emily could see that it was hard on Kim so she got up from her seat and walked over to sit by her on the couch. Right now she needed all the support she could get.
"I know that you want Tommy to know that he is a father. And I also know that he really hurt you and for that you want to hurt him. But this isn't the way to do it Kim. Tommy no matter what he has done deserves a chance to get to know his little girl. Every child deserves the chance to know their father," Emily advised her.
Kim burst into tears and Emily hugged her. It was probably one of the hardest decisions that Kim would ever be faced with. Even harder than giving up her ranger powers but it was a decision that had to be made. Kim lifted her face from Emily's hug and looked at her with a smile.
"What are you smiling about?" Emily asked her.
"I was just thinking that if you have a boy than he and Nora could get together when they were older. Then we would really be related," Kim told her, her smile getting bigger just thinking about the possibility.
"Although that does sound like a great possibility right now all I want to think about is having a healthy and happy baby. I will think about all the drama that comes with the teen years later on, when I don't have to worry about which formula to use or which brand of diapers is cheaper," Emily replied with a laugh.
"Yeah your right we should just focus on the present," Kim answered her getting up from the couch and walking towards the hall.
"Where are you going?" Emily asked her.
"To focus on the present," Kim informed her heading towards her bedroom where Nora was taking an afternoon nap.
(Tommy's House)
Kat had been knocking on the door for what seemed like hours and still no one had come to let her in. Finally she got fed up with politeness and decided to use the spare key to get inside. As she walked through the door she could tell that this wasn't going to go well. Tommy was sitting in front of the TV with it on mute, just staring into space and it looked like he had been sitting that way for a long time.
"Tommy," Kat called out to him as she walked towards where he was sitting.
He didn't move, he didn't even acknowledge that there was someone in the house. So she decided to take the direct approach. Standing right in front of him she turned off the TV and that's when everything turned upside down.
"What the hell do you think you're doing here?" Tommy yelled at her.
"Tommy I'm," she tried to explain but didn't get the chance to when he grabbed her by the arm and led her towards the door.
"Get out!" he told her with venom in his voice.
"Tommy we need to," she tried again but he turned around and started to walk away from her.
"Tommy we need to talk!" She yelled at his retreating figure.
He turned around slowly and for a second she thought that he might do something drastic and try to hurt her. But when she saw the look on his face she wished that he would hurt her instead of having to look at the picture of a broken man before her.
"Don't you get it, it's your fault. I lost Kim and it's your fault. If you hadn't come onto me, if you had just left me alone, than none of this would have happened. Why did you do it Kat? Did you enjoy watching other people in pain? Well I guess you got what you wished for. Kim and I are no longer together but just know this there is no chance in hell that I am going to keep seeing you or even try and be in a relationship with you. It's all your fault, and there's nothing you can do to make it better. Kim's gone and now I that's what I expect you to be. I don't care what you want but right now to me you no longer exist," Tommy told her not trying to hide his anger.
"You can't but all the blame on me! I wasn't the only one who did something wrong!" Kat yelled at him trying to make him understand.
"You broke my heart and now you're going to pick up the pieces. Is that what you were hoping for?" he asked.
"No, I just wanted to talk," Kat tried to explain.
"Well I'm done talking. To you to everyone. Just leave me alone, I don't need anyone to help me through this," he told her turning around walking away again.
"But Tommy," Kat tried to get through to him but he interrupted her.
"There is nothing you can say Kat. Just leave and don't come back. Leave the spare key on the table so that it can't be used again. Just walk out that door and forget about me. You can't help me, no one can," he answered her.
His voice had such finality to it. Like this is what he desperately wanted. To be alone and to have to deal with all the pain and hurt by himself. Although she was stunned by what had happened she still had enough thought to slip his spare key into her pocket before leaving.
Watching out the window to make sure that she was leaving Tommy couldn't help but feel relief. Now he would be left alone to deal with everything and none could try and make this into something that it wasn't. When he turned away from the window he felt moisture on his face and reached up to wipe the tears from his eyes. Here he was telling her to leave him alone and he was crying because she was taking his advice. He really was the perfect image of a broken man.
