The three of us walked up Kim's driveway slowly, my arm around Kim's waist and her hand holding on to Nathan's. To any random passerby we would have looked like a happy family that had spent many a year together but, as much as I wished things had already gone that direction for us, they hadn't. But looking at my girlfriend and her son and how happy they looked, made me realize that I was okay with the way everything was happening.
By the time we got in the house it was close to midnight and Nathan looked like he was ready to collapse as soon as he found something soft to land on. He put his arms up over his head and let out an exhausted yawn that caused me to let out one of my own.
"Oh don't tell me you're giving up on me too, Tommy," Kim said teasingly.
"I wouldn't dream of it, Beautiful," I answered, leaning down for a quick kiss.
"Good," Kim replied, biting her lip and then looking at Nathan "Alright big guy it's time for bed. Why don't you say goodbye to Tommy and then go get your PJ's on. Mommy will be upstairs in a minute to tuck you in."
"Mommy, can I say bye to Tommy alone?" he asked quietly.
Kim looked at me as if to ask if it was okay and I quickly nodded my head that it was. She said okay and then disappeared up the stairs. Just to make sure Kim was out of earshot I picked Nathan up and carried him over to the couch, letting him sit on my knee.
"What's on your mind, little man?" I asked as he looked at me in confusion "I mean what's up?"
"Oh, nothing. What's up with you?" he asked back as I let out a chuckle.
"Not much over here either," I answered "So what did you wanna talk about that your mom couldn't here us saying?"
"I just wanted to tell you that I like you. Mom never brings home nice people like you," was his response and I was genuinely touched "But if you make mommy cry I'm gonna be really mad and we won't be friends anymore."
"I promise, Nathan. I will do my best not to make your mom cry. I really, really like your mom and I care about her a lot," I replied "But I really, really like you, too. And I don't want to hurt your feelings either. Does that make sense?"
He nodded his head and gave me a thumbs up along with his partially toothless grin. Then he threw his arms around my neck and gave me a hug. I didn't really know how to react so I just softly patted his back until he let go of me.
"Night, Tommy," he said as he hopped off my lap "I'll send mom out for you."
"Thanks, Nathan," I answered "Have a good night and sleep well."
I heard him yell "I will" as he disappeared up the stairs to where his mom was waiting to put him to bed. I sat down on the couch and turned on the radio, quietly to not keep Nathan awake, and then laughed at the song that was playing. I couldn't help but sing along, even if it wasn't on key.
And we keep dreamin' of a world, where all is good so we were told. We need a hero. And we keep dreamin' of a time where good is all that we can find. We need a hero.
Kim came down a few seconds later and started laughing at my poor singing ability. She ducked around the corner and then came back a minute or so later carrying an acoustic guitar. Sitting next to me, she turned the radio off and strapped the guitar around her shoulder.
"This is how it's done, Tommy," she said softly, playing the first few chords of a different song before she started singing.
The mountain is high, the valley is low,
And you're confused on which way to go.
So I come here to give you a hand
And lead you into the promised land. So...
Come on and take a free ride, free ride
Come on, I'll take you by my side.
Come on and take a free ride.
All over the country I've seen it the same.
Nobody's winnin' at this kind of game.
We've got to do better, it's time to begin.
You know all the answers must come from within. So...
Come on and take a free ride, free ride
Come on, I'll take you by my side.
Come on and take a free ride.
All over the world, a new kind of thing.
People are sayin' the times have changed.
Well that may be true but the feeling's the same.
We're havin' a good time. The free ride still remains. So...
Come on and take a free ride, free ride
Come on, I'll take you by my side.
Come on and take a free ride.
"Will you take the ride with me, Tommy?" she asked quietly.
She stopped playing and then stuck her tongue out me, teasing me more for my lack of decent singing skills. Instead of continuing to play her game, I just kissed her instead, pushing her down against the couch with her arms wrapped around my neck.
"I think I win," I said with a smirk as I pulled away a few seconds later.
"Tommy?" she answered.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Shut up and kiss me, dammit," she replied, grabbing me by my shirt collar and pulling me back down to her.
We locked lips for a few more minutes and then I moved my kisses down to her neck and exposed collarbone. Her quiet moans let me know I was doing a good job with her.
Eventually, though, I lost interest in her neck area and had to change my center of focus so I climbed back a little and lifted her up, pulling my leather jacket off of her. I went to go for my shirt next but she put a hand up to stop me.
"Tommy?" she asked "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Only if you're ready, Beautiful," I said seriously "If you want to wait, I'm okay with that."
"No," she answered, shaking her head "I've waited way too long already. I want to do this with you now."
"I was hoping you'd say that," I replied as I got off the couch and lifted her into my arms "To the bedroom my Pink Princess?"
"To the bedroom, my White Knight," she answered with a laugh as I carried her down the hall and into the bedroom. Luckily, Nathan's room was upstairs and the master bedroom was downstairs.
As soon as I had pushed the door closed and locked it behind me, I set her back on her feet and immediately went back to kissing her. Our mouths opened and closed rapidly as she tried to lift my shirt up over my head without breaking the kiss for more than a few seconds.
Eventually we had gotten each other undressed and Kim had fallen back on the bed, instructing me to come to her with just her finger. I obliged and climbed on top of the petite woman, working on her neck for a few minutes before slowly making my way down the rest of her body.
When I reached her breasts, I flicked my tongue at her nipples, slowly sucking on them while Kim put a pillow over her face to muffle her moans. Continuing to work on her breasts, I ran my fingers softly down the sides of her body, the lightness of the touch causing her to shiver.
I continued making my way down the rest of her body, softly kissing her all over until I was directly in between her legs. I lifted my eyes to her and she just nodded her head as she fell back against the bed, allowing the pleasure to take over her body.
I kept my focus on pleasing Kim for close to fifteen minutes until she started to quiver and I knew she was close. Her moans made me more determined to please her and a few seconds later she came hard, her body slowly shaking and her face telling the whole story.
When her orgasm had finally subsided, she grabbed the side of my head and pulled my face towards her. The combination of Kim's lips and oral sex took over and I knew I had to have her right there so I broke the kiss.
"Are you ready, Beautiful?" I asked caringly as she nodded her head that she was.
I nodded back and then bent down to kiss her as I slowly slid myself inside her. Starting off, I went slowly, allowing Kim and I to adjust to the sensation and then gradually I increased the pace, our kisses matching perfectly with each and every thrust.
My desire for Kim had quickly become insatiable and I just had to taste as much of her body as possible. She wrapped her arms around my neck again as I kissed and licked every square inch of her body that I could reach.
Suddenly, Kim grabbed me and flipped me over on to my back. She put a soft finger on my chest and slowly traced down my body as she grinded herself onto me.
Ten more minutes of this passed and Kim was closing in on another orgasm, as was I. She started working on my neck and for the first time I realized why she liked it so much. The sensation was incredible and as I gave one final thrust, we both cried out from the intensity of our simultaneous orgasm.
Kim collapsed on top of me, holding onto my body as I wrapped my arms around her, keeping her as close to me as humanly possible. It took her a few minutes to regain her breath before she rolled off me and onto her back.
I watched her intently as she climbed off the bed and walked into her bathroom without saying a word. She came back a few minutes later wearing a pair of pink pajama bottoms, a white tank top and a huge smile. I had slipped my boxers back on when she left and I was sitting up in the bed, waiting for her when she finally came out.
She climbed back in next to me and laid her head against my shoulder as I slid my arm around her shoulders and pulled her in close. Rubbing her arm, I bent down and kissed her softly on the top of her head, relishing and cherishing the moment we had just shared.
"You were incredible, Tommy," Kim whispered, turning her head towards me and giving me a quick kiss.
"I aim to please, Beautiful," I said matter-of-factly "I always knew our first time together would be great, I just didn't know it would be amazing."
"You know what would really be amazing?" she asked as I shook my head that I didn't know "If we got the old gang back together. Just for a weekend or something. Tahoe is so pretty right now and we could all go camping up in the woods. You, me, Jason, Trini, Zack, Billy, Adam, Rocky and Aisha. Just the nine of us all together again."
"What about Nathan?" I asked in reply "You can't just leave him alone for the weekend, can you? My parents didn't trust me alone in the house until I was fifteen and even then if one thing was out of place when they got home they thought I had thrown a huge party."
"Well, Tommy, Nathan is a whole five years old so no, I can't leave him alone. And if I did, I'm soooo sure all his little five year-old friends from preschool will come over and they'll all do intravenous drugs and get drunk and have tons of unprotected sex," she replied sarcastically with a smirk "Jessica has stayed over with Nathan plenty of times before when I've had to go out of town for work. She's just like his big sister now. I just make sure there's plenty of food in the fridge and give Jessica a few extra bucks."
I nodded my head and smiled, ignoring Kim's sarcastic reply and thinking about how great it would be to have all of us together again. The last time we had all gotten together as a group after Jason, Trini and Zack left for Switzerland hadn't happened under the best circumstances. Andros had just destroyed Zordon's energy tube and we had all gathered together in the former Command Center for a makeshift memorial.
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Flashback
It was shortly after Thanksgiving in 1999 when TJ Johnson, my successor to the Red Turbo Powers and the current Blue Space Ranger, showed up at my dorm room at Reefside Tech. The rain had been pouring for hours and TJ was soaked to the bone. I quickly let him in and offered him some coffee and a change of clothes as he thanked me graciously.
That was the day I found out about Zordon. It was also the first time I had cried in at least two or three years. Jason was the first person I called and between him and I, we managed to get in touch with everyone, including Aisha who was in Africa.
We all gathered at the remains of the Command Center, grieving with one another at the loss of our mentor and surrogate father. It was also the first and only time I saw Kim in our ten year time of avoidance.
Tears littered the faces of all of us and no one's emotions were spared as we all said a few words about Zordon and his impact on us. The things Kim and Adam had said were particularly intense and only made me cry harder.
Zordon was more than just the man that gave us our powers. He was like a father to us all, sometimes more so than some of our real parents. He told me it was okay to chase my dreams and he taught me to spread my wings and fly. Everyday we spent with Zordon was a blessing and we should cherish the moments we had with him. Smile at all the good times but after today, when we've all said our peace, don't cry anymore. It's what Zordon would have wanted, guys.
Kim's words hit me like a ton of bricks. Without even thinking about it, I pulled her in closely, offering as much comfort to her as I could. Then it was Adam's turn to speak.
I was an outsider when I met most of you for the first time. The new kid in town that just wanted to fit in. I was just a shy sixteen year-old kid when we met at the Ninja Tournament and then a week or so later, Tommy, Kim and Billy saved Rocky, Aisha and myself from being turned into evil warriors for Zedd. That was when my life got interesting. Zordon taught me to never doubt myself and my abilities. I remember how scared I was when I took Zack's place on the team because I thought you guys would never accept me because I wasn't an original. For as scared and as nervous as I was, Zordon helped make the transition easier than I thought possible. Who I am today and who you all are is a result of Zordon, a man we could never touch but who's spirit, wisdom and knowledge we will always feel.
Hearing Adam speak was like watching poetry in motion. His words flowed beautifully, only adding to the tears we all had running out of our eyes.
After everyone had said their peace we said our final goodbyes to Zordon and went our separate ways. That day was the first time we had all seen each other together in five years. Seven more would pass before we all got back together again.
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"I think that's a great idea, Kim," I muttered, kissing her on the forehead "I'll talk to Jason tomorrow and see how he feels. He'll probably think it's a great idea and want to call everyone tomorrow."
Kim smiled back at me and held onto my waist as I softly traced my fingers across her skin. We sat in silence for ten minutes or so until I realized that Kim had fallen asleep on my shoulder.
I laid her gently down on the mattress and pulled the sheets up to cover her body then I slid down next to her, wrapping my arm around her waist. I didn't know if Kim wanted me to stay or not but at two in the morning I didn't really have time to question my actions because a few minutes later I had fallen asleep too.
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Six hours later
I woke up around eight that morning to the smell of breakfast coming down the hallway and the sound of Nathan singing along with whatever program they showed for kids in the mornings now.
Not wanting to greet Kim with my infamous morning breath, I stumbled into the bathroom and squirted some toothpaste on my finger but then I noticed a plastic bag with a toothbrush, a pack of disposable razors, a stick of deodorant and a travel size bottle of shaving cream. There was also a note attached to the bag of toiletries sitting on the counter.
I thought you might need a few things. Here's hoping you spend many more nights with me - Love, Kim.
I couldn't help but smile as I read and re-read the note. For the first time in a long time, I actually felt wanted and appreciated by someone other than a group of four teenagers. I got a quick shave in and got cleaned up a bit before pulling on my shorts and polo from the night before and going into the living room.
Nathan was sitting with his back to me so I snuck up behind him quietly, gesturing for Kim to be quiet, and then started tickling him. He squealed and wiggled away, running for safety into the kitchen and hiding behind his mom.
I ducked down out of sight and crept quietly around the wall that was separating Nathan and Kim from me but when I jumped around the corner, Nathan wasn't there. I looked at Kim who shrugged her shoulders and then I felt the weight of Nathan as he jumped onto my back.
"There you are!" I said excitedly as I stood up, holding on to him and spinning him around in circles.
By the time I had made my eighth or ninth rotation I was starting to feel dizzy so I set Nathan down before collapsing into one of the chairs at the kitchen table. The room was spinning violently but the sound of a plate being set down in front of me quickly snapped me from my stupor.
Kim had made waffles, sausage, scrambled eggs and hash browns along with homemade orange juice. It smelled amazing and within a few seconds of having my plate set down in front of me, Kim and Nathan had both joined me at the table to eat.
"Thanks for all the stuff, Kim," I said with a smile and a wink "I'm sure it will all get put to good use. I'll even stay over just so I don't have to buy my own stuff."
"You're welcome," Kim replied, squeezing my hand a little "And I don't care why you stay, just as long as you're here with me."
I smiled at Kim who returned the gesture and then leaned in to kiss her while my lips still tasted like mint and not maple syrup and eggs. Nathan groaned a little bit but quickly returned to eating his breakfast.
Even though we were eating the same food, Kim and I took turns feeding each other and stealing quick kisses, hoping to get another rise out of Nathan but it wasn't going to work. Between the cartoon that was playing in the living room and the food on his plate, he was far too preoccupied to notice the two adults doing anything.
After we had finished breakfast, Nathan disappeared to watch cartoons again while I helped Kim clean up everything and do the dishes. She rinsed the dishes and every time she handed one to me to put in the dishwasher, I made sure I got a kiss before taking it from her.
When everything was all cleaned up, Kim offered me the shower in her bathroom if I wanted to get cleaned up and I took the offer graciously. After everything that had happened last night, I'm pretty sure I didn't smell like peaches and cream. Kim dug out a towel for me and gave me another quick kiss before shutting the bathroom door and leaving me alone to shower.
Halfway through the shower I realized I didn't have any clean clothes and that the whole point of the shower would be negated when I had to put back on the same clothes I had worn the night before. At least that's what I had thought but when I came out of the bathroom there was a pair of my old basketball shorts and a faded green t-shirt that Kim had stolen from me.
I slipped the old clothes on which were a little snug but still fit comfortably enough. Growing up I had always worn tighter fitting tees to "accentuate" my physique and, looking in the mirror, I remembered why I had done that because I was in better shape now than I had been as a teenager.
"That's two in one day," I said to Kim as I came back into the living room "You don't have to do all this stuff for me, you know."
"I know I don't have to but I wanted to," she answered "I like doing things for you just as much as you like doing them for me. You were so amazing last night on our date and with Nathan, I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated it. Which is why I made you this."
She reached over the counter and picked up a small stack of different colored pieces of cardboard paper that were hole-punched and bound together and handed it to me. It said Tommy's Coupon Book and I smiled at it as I flipped through the pages that ranged from One Quiet Night In With Me to As Many Hugs And Kisses As You Want. But it was the last page that put an even bigger smile on my face and a tear in my eye. All My Love Forever And Ever it read.
"Thank you, Kim. This is great," I said quietly "All your love forever and ever, huh? That's a long time you know."
"With you by my side, forever is so worth it," she replied "Do you want to cash in the one for kisses?"
I nodded my head and bent down, kissing her softly and passionately. Her hands found my butt and she squeezed both cheeks, causing me to jump back in surprise.
"Wow, you're just full of surprises, aren't ya?" I asked with a grin.
"More than you know, Handsome," she answered, reaching up to kiss me again before skipping out of the kitchen with me following close behind her.
For the next few hours, Kim and I alternated between playing a football video game with Nathan. Even at five the kid was good, damn good and he probably could have beaten Rocky who prided himself on his video game skills.
One o'clock rolled around faster than I had expected and not getting my usual eight-to-nine hours of sleep was, sadly, catching up with me. For some reason, when I turned 25, it was like my body slowly lost its ability to function if I didn't sleep at least eight hours.
I looked at Kim and said that I should probably get going and she nodded her head as we got up from the couch and started walking towards the door. I was just turning around to say goodbye when Nathan came peeling around the corner and launched himself into my arms. I swung him back and forth for a minute while Kim stood there smiling brightly at how well we were getting along.
"Are you gonna come back and see me again, Tommy?" he asked hopefully and with pleading eyes.
"Yep, I sure am buddy. You're just to cool of a kid to not hang out with," I replied, spitting into my hand and extending it to him "I'll even spit shake on it."
He quickly spit into his hand and grabbed mine, shaking it up and down as hard as he possibly could, causing my arm to flail around. I got down on my knees so I was at eye-level with him and gave him another hug.
"Nathan, can I say bye to your mom alone?" I asked gently.
"Are you guys going to kiss?" he asked in reply.
"Nathan Thomas, if Tommy and I want to kiss that's between us. I'm sure Tommy doesn't like you asking him every time we're going to kiss," Kim interjected.
"Kim, it's okay. It doesn't bother me. He's just curious," I replied and then turned towards Nathan "And yes, we're going to kiss. A lot. So go in the living room so you don't have to watch me and your mom play kissy-face, okay?"
Nathan covered his eyes and then turned around, running into the living room as I looked at Kim and laughed. I slipped my finger under her chin, lifting up her face and kissing her deeply. We stayed that way for a few minutes until Kim finally pulled back.
"Get outta here, Handsome," she said jokingly, giving me a light push and a slap on the butt "Call me once you talk to Jason and the others, okay? But don't call Trini, I want to be the one to call her."
"Okay," I answered with a grin "I'll call Trini and you can call Adam, Rocky, Zack, Aisha and Billy."
"Tommy, I'm serious. I want to call Trini," she said seriously as I put up my arms in mock defense then wrapped them around Kim, pulling her into me.
"I won't call Trini, I promise," I replied "We can even spit shake if you want to."
"Eww, no way," she said with a laugh "A hug and a kiss goodbye will do just fine, I think."
I nodded my head and gave her another quick kiss before she pushed me out the open door and closed it behind me. I started walking down the driveway to my Jeep but just as I reached the car I heard Kim come running down to the street, calling for me to wait.
"Here," she said, handing me a clothing bag with two hangers peeking out through the top "Your polo and shorts from last night."
"You are just too sweet," I answered, taking the bag from her and giving her another kiss goodbye before setting the clothes down on my backseat and climbing into the car "I'll call you in a few hours, okay?"
"Don't go forgetting on me now ," she replied, leaning in through the window for one last kiss "Bye, Tommy."
"Bye, Kim," I muttered as she turned and headed back up the driveway "Hey Kim!" I yelled as she turned around and looked back at me "I love you."
"You better," she called out and then went back towards the house, stopping just in front of the door and turning back towards me "I love you, too."
I smiled and started up the car as I watched her slowly disappear into the house before putting the Jeep in gear and driving away from one of the best days I had had in a long time.
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Jason's POV
It was now Tuesday afternoon, a few minutes after noon, Tommy wasn't back yet and Kimberly still hadn't called either. I figured things had either gone really, really well and they were having a great time together or everything had blown up when Tommy found out about Nathan, in which case I knew I wouldn't be hearing from either of them for a while. Silently, I prayed it was the former.
I had gone downstairs to get in a quick kata session and lift a few weights and I was pleasantly surprised to see that I had a missed call along with a voicemail from Kim when I came back an hour later. Crossing my fingers and praying everything had gone well, I called my mailbox and waited for the message to play.
You have one new message from today at 2:17 p.m., the automated voice told me before Kim's message started to play Hey Jase, it's me. I told you I'd call you when Tommy left and I just wanted to let you know that everything went great. He was a little shocked and nervous at first but I think he really likes Nathan and I know Nathan likes him. We went to the Youth Center and had ice cream with Ernie and he showed Tommy and I a few things that we'll need to sit down and talk about. Tommy's got something up his sleeve that he wants to talk to you about but other than that everything went great. I couldn't be happier. Don't worry about calling me back, I'm taking Nathan to the movies so my phone will be off. I'll talk to you later, Bubba. Love ya.
After closing my phone I started to laugh a little bit but the sound of a key turning in the door made me stop immediately. Since Tommy was going to be spending the whole summer at my house, I realized we weren't going to be together every waking moment of every day so I had made him his own key for things like this. The door opened and Tommy was standing there with a big smile and an even bigger box in his arms.
"What's up man? How'd it go?" I asked as I quickly walked over towards him, taking the box out of his outstretched hands "What's the deal with this big ass thing?"
"Wow, so many questions at once. You're just like Nathan," he said with a laugh "Nothing's up, everything went perfectly and you can see for yourself. How's that for answering three questions in one sentence?"
I just shrugged my shoulders and immediately took the box into the kitchen, setting it on the counter as I went to find a box cutter to open it with. After digging through my cluttered drawers for a few minutes I finally found one and sliced through the tape as I looked at the contents of the box which made me take a few step back. Then I turned to look at Tommy who was still standing there smiling at me.
"Tommy, where did all of this stuff come from, bro?" I asked in shock.
"It's all stuff from Ernie," he answered "He's been saving up all those pictures and newspaper clippings for years. At least that's what he told Kim and I before telling us he knew we had all been Rangers."
"You mean…" I began as Tommy nodded his head "But how did he find out?"
"I guess we weren't as inconspicuous as we thought," he replied "But I figured if Ernie was going to tell people he would have done it a long time ago. He's never let us down before."
"Yeah, you're probably right," I agreed quickly "Ernie was always a good guy. I'm sure he's trustworthy with all of this."
"Yep," he returned before grabbing a beer out of the fridge, falling on the couch and turning on the television "So what's up bro? How was your night?"
"I was just about to ask you the same question, pal," I answered "I take it you aren't terribly mad at me for not telling you about everything, right?"
He looked at me for just a split second and then quickly turned his attention back to whatever baseball game was on replay. I heard the deep exhale coming from him and knew he had mixed emotions on the whole situation.
"I don't know, man. You're my best friend and I've never kept anything this big from you, before," he answered quietly "I understand why you did it and I know how persuasive Kim can be when she sets her mind on something but I guess I'm still a little disappointed that I was the last one to know about everything."
"I'm sorry, bro, I really am but Kim made me promise I wouldn't say anything to you. And not everyone knows either. The only reason Adam and Rocky know is because they bumped into Kim and Nathan at the county fair a couple years back," I replied "Justin and Tanya have no clue and Kat moved back to Australia right before Kim came back to Angel Grove so you weren't the only one out of the loop."
"It doesn't surprise me that Justin and Tanya don't know. None of us were ever really that close with them," he said "The replacements for you guys and for Kim all proved themselves but Tanya and Justin didn't do anything that special. They just got thrown on to the team because we needed bodies and it showed. Our teamwork wasn't anything close to what it should have been and me being the closest thing left to an original Ranger was weird."
"Tell me about it man. That's why I was glad when I lost the Gold Ranger powers. Not having all of us together again just felt wrong. I still don't know how you can deal with that and learn to trust new people so quickly," I returned as Tommy shrugged his shoulders "So are we good man? You know I didn't keep this from you for the wrong reasons or anything, right?"
"Yeah, bro. We're good. If things hadn't worked out I would have been pissed so count your lucky stars that I like Nathan," he answered with a laugh "So, Kim and I were talking and we thought it would be cool just to get some of the old team back together. We were thinking of calling Billy, Trini, Zack, Rocky and Aisha and try to find a weekend where we're all free. Maybe go camping or something. What do you think?"
"I think that'd be cool, man. We could go up to Lake Tahoe, do a little fishing. Yeah, I like that," I replied "I'll call Zack and Billy, you call Adam and Rocky. Kim will want to call Trini."
"Alright, I'll call them later this afternoon. I didn't get to sleep much last night," he muttered, shooting me a wink and then, standing up, he stretched his arms high over his head "I'll see you in a couple hours, okay? Night, bro."
I gave Tommy a quick head nod and wave as he disappeared down the hallway to his room. Seeing that he hadn't finished his beer I picked it up off the table and quickly chugged the rest of it which preceded an overly loud belch.
"Mmmm, yummy," I muttered as I tossed the bottle into the trash.
After scavenging the fridge for a few minutes and munching on whatever I could find, I decided it was time to disappear for a while too. I turned off all the lights and then the television which Tommy had failed to do when he left for bed.
I shook my head and made a mental note to give him shit about it whenever he woke up and then slipped into my bedroom. I turned on the TV and then plopped down on the couch that sat against one of the walls in my room. The buzzing of my cell phone vibrating against my wooden dresser reached my ears and I jumped up quickly to read the incoming text message that I had been waiting for all day long.
Hey sweetie. How r u? it read.
I'm good. Missing u more everyday though. I wrote back and waited for a reply.
I know babe. I miss u 2. We'll see each other soon.
Yep. Hopefully sooner than u think. Kim's gonna be calling u soon, I think.
What? Y?
You'll see. It's a surprise.
Ok. I'm just getting done w/my lunch break so I'll talk to u soon, k? I love you, Jase.
I know u do. Have a good day at work, Tri. I love you too.
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Well, what do you guys think? Be sure to review and let me know, okay! I also wanted to let you guys know that I came across a full soundtrack of every song from every incarnation of Power Rangers ever made. If you're as big a nut as I am, that's a pretty cool deal. If you want any of the songs, shoot me a pm and I'll get them to you.
Cheers,
WK
