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No real warnings this time, just some suggestive moments here and there!

Again, all typos and grammar errors are my fault.

About 2 months later...

Tommy sat at the kitchen table enjoying his coffee. It was the weekend and the Oliver household was enjoying an unusually lazy morning. The kids were in the den watching their morning cartoons Kimberly was sleeping in just a little bit and he was, as usual up with the dawn. This had been his daily routine since highschool; it had been a way for him to stop being late for school not to mention that Kimberly had gifted him with that digital watch. Usually, when he woke up, he went into the back yard to practice his katas before taking a shower and preparing for the day. Lately, though, Dylan had taken to joining him. After the death of their parents, Joey and Samantha, Dylan who had gone through a rough grieving period had taken to Karate as an outlet for his angst and grief. Tommy had been a careful teacher and the boy had flourished. Now, as he was getting into his teens, the boy had really begun to take the sport seriously and had started joining his adoptive father in his morning routines. This morning had been much the same, though it had ended when Michelle woke up and asked him to go watch cartoons with her.

Tommy was glad that the two had such a strong sibling relationship.

But now, he sat at the kitchen counter, enjoying the coffee and the brief silence.

Suddenly in the other room, he began to hear his baby daughter beginning to cry. He set down his coffee cup and started to rise from his chair when he saw the door to their bedroom open up and Kimberly emerge heading for the nursery.

Gosh, she was just so damn beautiful! She yawned softly and opened the door and Tommy set down his coffee again and followed her into the room, shutting it behind him. He watched with love sick eyes as Kimberly gently lifted their daughter out of her crib and settled down in the rocking chair to nurse her.

It was a sight that Tommy couldn't get enough of. Through the years of their marriage, she'd gone from being his beautiful princess to his sexy goddess and this simple sweet moment was enough to make him feel all kinds of warm fuzzies.

"Take a picture Handsome, it might last longer."

Tommy chuckled evilly. "Oh but I have plenty of those, I actually prefer the real deal."

Kimberly grinned up at him. "You are insatiable, Handsome."

"Only for you, Beautiful. I really need to kidnap you, take you to my fortress and ravish you….again; soon.

Kimberly chuckled at him. "Hmm, and what a weekend that was…and if I'm not mistaken, that was how this little one was conceived."

Tommy laughed at her. "I have no regrets, Beautiful. Not a single one."

Kimberly shook her head and looked down at her sweet baby girl. "Me neither."

Tommy was about to walk further into the room when his cellphone went off. He sighed when he saw the number, and backed out of the room closing the door before answering it.

"Hello? Dr. Oliver speaking."

"Hello, Dr. Oliver, this is Conner's mom. I'm sorry to be bothering you on the weekend, but I'm trying to find my son. I know he likes to spend time over at your house, so I was wondering if you've seen him."

Tommy shook his head. "I'm sorry. Ms. Mcknight. But I haven't seen him since yesterday when he showed up to teach his class at the dojo."

There was a pause. "I thought he was working at the soccer store, Nets and things. I wasn't aware he'd taken up a job with you guys."

Tommy frowned. "He's been teaching the tumbling class for the younger kids since last year. He's one of the favorite teachers. I didn't know he held two jobs. I thought it was just the one. I don't understand why he'd need a second one."

There was another pause. "Well, I can think of one reason, and I hope I'm wrong."

Tommy kept his voice steady. "Let's not jump to conclusions just yet. It could be a lot of things. I'll call the dojo and see if we can't get to the bottom of what's going on."

"Thanks, Dr. Oliver."

"Don't mention it, I'll call you back when I find him."

Tommy ended the call and then hit the speed dial for Jason.

"Hey Bro what's up?"

"Hey Jase, have you seen Conner? His mother is looking for him…and something's just off. Have you seen him today?"

"Yeah man. He's here at the dojo. He could barely keep his eyes open last night and I offered him the chance to take a power nap up in the loft. I thought he'd gone home last night, but he's still here up here; he's sleeping like the dead. If I didn't know better, I would think he's not slept in weeks."

Tommy nodded. "Okay, now I'm starting to get concerned. Something is definitely up with him. If he wakes up, don't let him leave. I'll be right there."

"You got it, bro."

"Thanks Jase."

"See ya in a few."

Tommy ended the call and walked back into the nursery to see Kim just finishing up with their baby.

She looked up at him as he entered and frowned.

"Tommy, is everything okay?"

Her husband sighed heavily. "I'm not sure, Beautiful. I don't know what the situation is right now, I just know that Conner didn't go home last night and his mom is worried;I don't want to make any assumptions till I know for sure."

Kimberly gently smoothed the little tuft of hair on her baby's head that never seemed to lay flat. "Just keep me in the loop handsome. I'm going to prepare the guest bedroom just in case we have visitors."

"Your ranger sense tingling too?"

Kim smirked up at him. "Yes, Handsome. My spider sense is tingling…like a lot."

Tommy shook his head at his wife. "I'm heading out, I'll call you when I know something."

After sharing a brief kiss, he left the house, and was on the road minutes later.

30 minutes later

Tommy walked into the dojo and was greeted by a dozen or more young students. He grinned at them and motioned for them to continue their class. He waved at Aisha who was teaching the intermediate classes and then moved onto the stairs where Jason was waiting with his arms across his chest.

"Has he woken yet?"

Jason nodded. Trini picked him up some Mc D's and he woke up the moment she walked in the room."

Tommy looked at him, "I think someone might need to head to Kira's house too. Something doesn't feel right and she may need a friend right now…maybe."

Jason gave him a long look. "What'cha thinking?"

"Besides Conner working himself to death, holding down to jobs, when he makes more than enough money here at the dojo. According to his mom, he's been with Kira a lot; I don't want to jump to conclusions before I talk to him and get the full story."

Jason nodded. "I'll just let you get to it then. Let me know if you need anything."

"Will do. Hopefully this is nothing big."

When he got up to the loft, he saw Conner picking at his sausage biscuit. He looked up as his mentor walked through the doorway.

"Dr. O?"

"Hey Conner, sleep well?"

The younger ranger veteran nodded. "Yeah, I feel great!"

Tommy sat down in the chair across from his former student. "Good, then you should have no problem telling me why you've been working two jobs and not telling anyone."

Conner grimaced and gave his mentor a weary glance. "I'm sorry, but I can't. Not without betraying Kira."

Tommy frowned. "You know that rule only applies to everyday situations. You remember how much trouble Trent got into before. if Kira's in some kind of trouble, then that rule is null and void. Whether we hold our dino powers or not, we're a team. I'm one of you and the one person in our inner group that can not only offer advice, but also assistance."

Conner sighed, realizing that Dr. O was making a very good point. He deflated under his mentor's sound logic.

"I'm trying to get Kira away from her gold digging mom. Kira and I have become lovers and she's my responsibility. I tried to find an apartment, but they require the tenant to make twice the amount of rent. Kira has to give all her money to her mother for rent or she could get thrown out…and I need to get her away from that hellhole."

Tommy's gaze darkened. "Damn it."

Conner narrowed his gaze. "You knew about this?"

"I suspected something more was going on than Kira said. As a teacher, I knew the signs to look for in abusive sitations. When Ms Ford actually showed up to Parent Teacher Confrenses, she wore brand name clothes, like more than just what you find at Walmart and Target. The only reason I know that is because I'm married to a Mall Rat. I've been on more than one shopping trip to those stores and know a brand name when I see one. It didn't make sense to me that her mom was wearing expensive clothing when Kira couldn't even afford school lunches."

Dr. O paused and looked at Conner whom had a stormy expression on his face.

"Before you start your diatribe, let me finish." He paused and Conner nodded. "I didn't start teaching here until just before your senior year. By the time I came to this conclusion, you guys had taken on the mantle. Originally I thought that Kira's eating habit was a result of her taking on the Great Power. During a battle, you're putting out a lot of energy. When you dimorph your body is ravenously hungry, that's not just limited to red rangers, though you, Rocky and Jason crave meat more than anyone. Anyway, when Kira came to school looking like she was starving, I had assumed that it was because of her ranger powers. I even pulled Kira aside and asked her about it and she put it up to her mom not making enough money to eat on. So Kimberly started sending food with me to school to give her, and I kept an extra watch on her during the day, when I could, just to make sure she was ok, that she wasn't going to pass out or anything. When we lost the power of the gems, I expected to see her eating habits go back to normal, though i made sure to keep an eye on all of you. Kira was almost worse than before. I wasn't sure before but now that you've just confirmed my suspicions, it's time to act."

Conner nodded accepting his mentor's words. "I've got almost enough for the deposit. I'm trying to get her out of there as fast as I can."

Dr. O nodded. "Good, but now that I know the situation, I can get you to your goal faster. Since Kira's not a minor anymore, I won't have to call authorities or anything. But we can have Kira out of there sooner than later."

"But where would we live?"

"That's something to work out once Kira's is out of danger. First things first."

Suddenly, Jason ran up the stairs and interrupting the conversation. "Trini just called me. You guys need to get to Kira's house and I mean right now. Shit just hit the fan."

Conner narrowed his eyes. "What's wrong?"

Kira's house

Trini was a fast driver and for the moment, Kimberly was ever so thankful! By the Great Power, Trini could put Tommy's race car skills to shame! About 20 minutes after Tommy left, Trini had shown up to the house; it hadn't taken much to convince Kimberly to jump in the car. Thankfully, Trini and Jason's daughter, Amber was old enough to watch the children. After she pulled up to the curb, Kimberly hurried to join her best friend and with Aisha riding in the back seat, they raced for the Kira's house.

Just as they pulled up to the house, the front door opened and Kira stumbled outside with her mother following her. They watched in horror as the woman grabbed her daughter by the wrist, and then shoved her to the ground.

"Aisha, you getting this?" Kimberly asked.

"Yeah, Kim. I got this, let's go."

But Kim was already gone and halfway up the drive way. She marched with purpose towards Kira who was holding up her hand to fend off the woman who was now screeching at her, holding up the stick for her to see.

"So, this is what I get for choosing to keep you? A filthy hussy for a daughter? I should have aborted you when I got the option! You have been nothing but a burden to me from the moment you were born! You stayed in my house, ate my food and ran up my bills! I lost Charles because of you, I could have kept him around and lived the good life, but even he could see what a worthless shit you were"

"Mom, I'm not pregnant. I only thought I might be! The test came out negative!"

Unfortunately, Ms Ford was on a roll and wasn't listening to a single thing her daughter was saying. She reached down and grabbed Kira by the hair…but Kimberly was right there and her sudden voice made the mother suddenly look up at her.

"That's enough, Ms. Ford. You'll not harm another hair on Kira's head."

"Oh, it's you. You little cunt in a skirt. What the fuck do you think you're doing here?"

"Putting an end to this mess, I didn't know till know just how much you abused your daughter. You really are a waste of space, mistreating your child, one of the most precious gifts we get in this life. I'm here to take Kira out of here. She's not going to spend another night in this hell hole."

Ms. Ford glared at Kira. "Fine, it's one less burden for me to deal with. I lost enough money paying for her worthless ass all these years. I'm not going to lose more on some worthless bastard's child."

"Kimberly, it was negative, I'm not pregnant! I tried telling her that!"

"It's okay Kira, I'm here to rescue you."

"Hah! You're a little late for that!"

While Trini helped Kira to her feet, Kimberly got into Heidi's face.

"I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to this precious young woman you're so callously throwing away. I'm smarter than you think I am; I'm not blind to the way you starved Kira and took her money. I've known for a while that things were fishy with you. It was me who stepped in and did the job you were supposed to be doing! Instead of spending money on yourself, you should have been looking to the needs of your daughter first! Not spending your money trying too hard to look like a socialite!"

SLAP! Ms. Ford's hand hit the side of Kimberly's face. Kimberly's head snapped to the side with the force of the hit. Kira watched with hitched breath as Kimberly slowly turned her head to pressing a hand to her stinging cheek.

"Bad idea. You've just assaulted me and my friend has it all on tape. I should beat the ever living shit out of you for that, but I'm going to take the high road on this and simply walk away. She'll be getting a restraining order against you as soon as possible. I'm her mother now, and I won't tolerate you making any kind of threats against my daughter, I will make your life hellishly difficult…I've got an army to call on if I have to…you don't want to mess with me." Then, without another word, she turned to Kira.

Ms Ford is probably going to throw out everything you own. I'll take you clothes shopping after lunch, but is there anything in there that you can't live without?"

"Just my purse and a few pictures."

Kim nodded and turned back to Heidi. "My daughter's going to go in and get a few items that she doesn't want thrown out.

"Absolutely not. This bitch isn't welcome in my house anymore. Everything in there is now mine."

Kimberly frowned. "You know what, I was wrong. You're not a bitch, you're a fucking psycho!" Before any more insults could be thrown around, Kimberly turned around and walked back to the car with Kira following her.

When they were safely away from her house. Kira finally let the flood gates open and she cried out her frustration. Kimberly had switched seats with Aisha and as Kira let everything out, Kimberly called her husband.

"Hey handsome. We've got Kira and we're meeting up with you."

Mrs. O, is Kira okay?" She heard over the speaker.

"Yeah, Conner, I've got her now and she'll never see that psycho again."

You didn't beat her down right. Do I need to hire a lawyer?" Tommy broke in.

"Nope, I got it done without fists. But she'll know better than to mess with me."

"That's my Beautiful. Where are you going next?"

I'm going home, Kira needs some time to compose herself; it's been a rough morning for her."

"Gotcha Kim. We'll see you at home."

Oliver House

Conner met them in the drive way. Kira was in his arms the moment the car stopped and he held her tightly kissing her fully on the mouth.

Tommy was a bit calmer as he and the other men helped their respective wives out of the car. Kimberly let her husband fold her into an intimate hug. He inhaled her scent and kissed her repeatedly. "Let's go inside, I know you've got a lot to tell us."

Kimberly nodded, leaving Kira and Conner to their own devices.

When they were all seated in the kitchen, Tommy kissed Kimberly one last time before joining everyone at the table.

Kimberly stood there, looking like a proud warrior as she gave the men a run-down of the morning's events.

Tommy's countenance was stormy as he listened to everything that happened.

"So, Beautiful. What's the next move? I'll go along with everything you decide."

Kim gave her husband a smile before she answered him. "Kira has lost everything but the clothes on her back. When we get a chance, she'll need to replace her important documents, we'll need a copy of her birth certificate, her social security card, and another ID card.

Tommy nodded. "Yeah, and Conner was planning to get an apartment; that's why he was working two jobs, and I'm all for helping him with that."

"Kira will need all her essentials replaced, so a trip to the mall is necessary. She paused to see if her husband would object. If you don't want to be on bag duty, you don't have to be."

Tommy shook his head. "It's okay Beautiful. She's never had a father in her life…now that you've unofficially adopted her, I'll do my part. I'll happily go to the mall with you guys."

Kimberly grinned at him. "Okay then, as soon as those two come up for air, we'll get some food and then head out.

"When Conner and I talked this morning, he told me the reason for his two jobs was that he was trying to get an apartment for them both. I'm all for helping them with that; he'll try to pay for everything himself…but he'll need that for their new space, once we get them settled in somewhere.

That sparked a memory for Kim and she gasped. "I almost forgot, I'll need to make a trip to Walmart to get a few things, girly things.

Tommy nodded. "I'll leave that to you. I have an idea as to what those things might be, so I'll stay out of it."

Jason was the next to speak. "You guys go ahead and take care of the love birds, the rest of us will work on the housing situation; is there anything else you need to do?"

Kimberly closed her eyes thinking for a moment. "Yeah. Find out what I need to do to get a restraining order started, I'm not giving that crazy woman a chance to get at my daughter. I want all the bases covered."

Jason nodded. "I'm on it."

Conner held Kira tight as she clung to him. They were currently sitting on the back porch and she had yet to look up into his eyes.

His mind was swirling with confusion. He'd heard some information from the phone call but he had more questions than answers. All he could do was rub her back in soothing circles and let her get the tears out of her system.

Finally, after a few more minutes had passed, Kira finally looked up at him.

"Are you ready to tell me what sparked the fight this morning?"

Kira nodded and rested against his chest again. "Hedi, my ex mother caught me with a pregnancy test. Please don't panic, I'm not pregnant. I thought I might be, but it came out negative. She didn't see that, all she saw was a test….she didn't even read it before she threw me out."

Conner grimaced. "That bitch won't get near you anymore."

"But she's got my stuff. My purse, my phone, the necklace you got me, I think she even has my high school ring that Trent helped me get. She'll sell off everything she can for money…god dammit. She's so fucking greedy and selfish!"

Conner smiled at her. "There's my Kira…just let it out. Rage all you want at her."

And she did, she raged and cursed and raged some more…and then she cried in his arms.

When at last she could cry no more. He wrapped her up in a hug and they just sat there on the porch swing, being quiet and letting the gentle sway of the swing lull them into a small mini nap.

About an hour later, they were gently woken up by Kimberly who had just opened the back door."

"Hey you two, it's time to leave. We've all got some shopping to do."

At that Kira frowned. "We do?"

Kim nodded. "Yeah, we need to replace everything that wicked witch took from you. Conner, I know you men hate bag duty, so you're off the hook."

Conner smiled and shook her head. "No, I'm perfectly fine with coming along."

Kimberly chuckled and shook her head. "Ok then. We leave in 5 minutes."

So, there you have it. Things are starting to really pick up for them.

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