AN: I know the last chapter caught everyone off guard who Kim's noted other man was, but will the issue die down or let it slide? Read on to find out.
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The party finally died down from all the frenzy. Kimberly and Skull were laughing as they danced with Adam and Tanya. The four were laughing and poking fun of one another's dance style as Tommy huffed under his breath. He glared at the man that was around Kimberly as he watched their interactions.
Billy sat next to him as he patted his friend on the shoulder. He only hoped that assurance of the other man would leave him alone, but it wasn't so. Tommy shifted his eyes over to Kat who was talking to Emily on the couch. He sighed softly as he glanced up at the couple again.
He got up from his seat as he got up to cut in between Kim and her friend. As he took Kimberly by the hand, she raised her eyebrow at him as she saw his eyes connecting to her. Eugene sat down next to Rocky and Billy as the three started talking.
"Hey Skull," Rocky said with a grim smile, "I didn't know that you and Kim were dating," he said with an unsure answer. Eugene's reaction to the word dating seemed interesting to the ears, but that wasn't the case. "Well, are you two?" his blue clad friend asked.
"Well," the young man began, "in case you're wondering, we did date," he explained. As he continued on with his conversation, he tried to explain that Kim and him did date, but as friends, "You see, Kim had invited me quite often to Florida," he reasoned with them about after Kim's departure back to Florida to Christmas, Kim needed moral support and the only person she could think of was Skull, whom at the time was chasing his dream of bettering himself, "she had heard this acting coach was in Florida and that was the only way for me to get my break. However, our lives were too busy to keep a relationship," he thoroughly explained. Billy and Rocky's mouths dropped. They were surprised, but weren't sure on whether or not to believe the former prankster.
Kimberly looked at Tommy who was clutching her hand in a slow dance. Her eyes began to wander as she pondered if she should tell him or not about the past several emails that she and Skull wrote together, as they attempted to explain the letter.
Tommy's chocolate brown eyes looked at Kim. He glanced up at her as he tried locking his eyes with hers. Although with his former girlfriend's eyes were continuing to fixate at Skull, whom was talking to their friends about many things. Worried, Kim looked at her friend, then at Tommy.
"Let's take this outside," he assured her, "I want to talk about everything that has happened," he stated as he took Kim by the hand. Kimberly nodded in agreement and went outside with Tommy. She looked back at Skull, who continuously started talking to everyone else at the party. "How's Florida?" he inquired. Kim's eyes began to shift as she began to worry about how she would have to explain Florida, Skull, and everything else.
"Oh Florida was good," the young girl replied, "You should've seen me Tommy. I made the top four in the Pan Globals, top two in the trials," she beamed with a smile. Tommy smiled back in assurance. He was very happy for Kimberly. Her goal was completed, but her heart now was in Florida, continuing her lifelong dream.
"Do you love him?" Tommy blurted out. Kimberly looked at her ex in wonderment, "Do you love Skull?" he asked again. The former pink ranger began to have a frustrated look on her face as she heard him say the word 'love' and 'Skull' in the same sentence.
"What?" she asked in return, "What on earth do you think that I love Eugene like that," she groaned. Tommy huffed under his breath as he saw the many ways that Skull was being affectionate to her. He groaned at the site, couldn't believe Kim would do such a thing, "He's just a friend Tommy," she huffed.
"Right, I've heard it all before Kimberly," the red clad man said as he rolled his eyes, "Kimberly, what have you done to us? Why?" he raised his voice at her. A cold glare entered through Tommy's eyes. He was annoyed and wanted answers.
"Us? Excuse me I don't recall you writing me a letter or an email saying that you and Katherine were dating," she replied as she crossed her arms, "Let alone I had to find out through the gang that you dated her nine months after we broke up," she hissed.
"Whoa now, who wanted to move on?"
"How dare you! I can't believe this. I come home to reason with a child. I can't believe you Tommy Oliver."
"A CHILD? Look who's talking."
"Kimberly!"
"What?"
Tommy pulled Kimberly close to his face as their faces met. Tempted, Tommy wanted to kiss her, but not in this time of night. With their late night chat, it turned out to be more of frenzy than reconciliation.
Skull overheard the two talk as he looked over at the former couple arguing. The two started pointing and hollering into the evening. He sighed as he made an effort to head outside to break up the fight. The gang peered through the windows as they watched him.
"I can't believe I came home to Angel Grove."
"UGH! Don't you have a girlfriend that you oh-so love?"
"Yeah I had one. Her name was Kimberly."
Kimberly's blood began to boil as she continued screaming back at Tommy. The two groaned at each other as glares escaped their eyes. Skull stood in between the two of them.
"Excuse me," he cut into the conversation, "if we can settle this in an adult manner, we'd all get along tonight. Kim, you're one of my best friends. Without you and Bulky, I don't know what I'd do, and Tommy, Kim's former other half, you two were great together. Why can't you both hear each other's side or my side for that matter?" he hesitated in talking to his two friends.
"SHUT UP!" The two said in unison.
Skull's face grew pale in worry. He wanted them to work it out, but his pep talk wouldn't help, but it was worth a try.
