Kim pulled into the garage quietly, singing along with the radio. As she got out of the car and came into the house, Nick was on her heels. Kim continued to walk to her room, her husband following her like a lost puppy.
"Why didn't you answer your phone?" he demanded. "I tried to call you a million times."
Kim rolled her eyes. "No, you called about twenty and I was busy."
Nick crossed his arms. "What could be more important than answering my calls?"
"Because," Kim spun around and faced him, "I was working and I didn't have time to answer my phone."
Nick seemed taken back. "Don't take that tone of voice with me, Kimberly."
Kim threw her hands up in disgust. "I'm your wife, Nick, not your daughter. I will talk to you however I want to."
Nick made to grab her arm, but thought better of it. If she wanted to go down this road, then she would take the consequences. He would make her pay for it later.
Kim went into the bathroom and slammed the door. Who did he think he was? Talking to her as if she were a child and not his equal.
Deciding that she needed to relax, Kim drew a nice, hot bath. After settling in the tub, her thoughts roamed to the trance that she had gone into. The whole experience just puzzled her. Was it possible that that had actually happened and that she had just forgot about it? Kim didn't think so; after all, how could she forget something as memorable as that? No, it was most likely nothing more than a figment of her imagination.
Happy with the answer that she had come to, Kim relaxed in the tub. The stress of the day just seemed to melt away. Leaning her head back, she thought of the papers that she had found in Nick's study. Should she ask Nick about his obsession or should she just forget about it? Forgetting about it was out of the question. For some reason the photographs of the pink ranger stirred certain feelings in her. Kim couldn't quite put a name to those feelings yet, but they definitely weren't normal.
While she was on the thought of normal feelings, she considered her feelings for Tommy. Was it possible that she liked him more than just a friend? Had they once shared more than friendship, long ago? Kim suspected that they had shared a lot more than just friendship, especially with the way that he looked at her… with such longing. She couldn't exactly deny the way her heart leapt when he smiled.
Even the memory of it makes me smile, Kim thought as a small smile spread across her face.
She was jarred for her thoughts as she heard a clock chime ten somewhere in the distance. Kim decided that it was for the best if she got out of the tub. Once she was dressed in her satin nightgown, she opened the door and came face-to-face with Nick.
"About damn time," he said with his arms folded over his chest.
Not wanting to deal with him or the irritability that he usually brought. Kim scoffed and pushed past him. It seemed, however, that Nick didn't want to give up that easily.
"Did you hear me Kimberly?"
Rolling her eyes, Kim answered. "Yes, but I'm choosing to ignore you."
The anger in Nick began to boil- how dare she ignore him? He was her master and she was the puppet.
"Why?"
Kim sighed and turned to face him. "Because I'm tired of this crap. You always treat me like a child. Like you have control over me or something. Well newsflash, Nick, you can't control me anymore than you can control the weather."
"You are my wife, Kimberly, therefore I do control you," Nick retorted.
Kim rolled her eyes and began to turn away when Nick grabbed her arm.
"Don't walk away from me Kimberly!"
Kim felt herself snapping- she wasn't going to stand for this. Before he could stop her, Kim spun around and clocked Nick on the side of the head.
Nick looked at Kim with surprise; none of his other prizes had ever hit him. Was it possibly an affect of the drug? None of his other trophies had ever been under the influence of the drug this long. Nick stood up quickly, excused himself, went to his study, and locked the door.
Not feeling a bit of remorse for hitting her husband, Kim crawled into bed and finally let the exhaustion carry her off to sleep. That night, she had strange dreams, dreams containing Tommy. The entire dream was in a series of flashes, him spinning her around, giving her a piggy back ride, walking along the lakeshore, having a picnic, and dancing while fighting gray monsters.
As Kim awoke the next morning, she pondered the dream and the ones that had come before it. Was it possible that they were real? Having no real answers to them, she did the only thing that made any sense. Putting on her robe, Kim went in search of the phone. She found it sitting on the kitchen counter, picked it up, and dialed the number. It rang four times and then went to voice mail.
A familiar voice stated its greeting: "Hey, I'm not here, you know what to do."
Kim waited for the beep and the said. "Hey it's me, Kim, and anyway I kind of need your help with something. Nick is gone and I will be home all day, so just come over when you get a chance. Hope to see you soon, bye."
Kim hung the phone up and then went to get ready for the day.
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Tommy finished passing the tests out and was now sitting at his computer checking his e-mail. He had sent Billy a sample of Kim's medication that morning. Even though it was impossible, Tommy was still checking his e-mail for a possible reply from Billy.
Nothing.
Tommy sighed and began to weave in and out of the desks checking for anyone trying to cheat. Satisfied, for the present, Tommy went back to his computer and, after checking his e-mail, opened a browser. He typed in a quick search for 'memory suppressant drugs,' but he found nothing other than people who had written fictional stories on it.
Tommy sighed and looked up just in time to see a young girl, Katrina, leaning forward and looking down her own shirt. Curiously, he began to walk around the room and this time he watched Katrina out of the corner of his eye. Once he was certain she was checking her cheat sheet, he quietly made his way over to her. Tommy at once saw the tiny piece of paper taped to the inside of her low cut blouse. The paper, luckily, was taped high enough that he wasn't exposed to anything else.
Having a no cheating policy, Tommy grabbed the test and began to rip it up in front of Katrina.
Once he was done he turned to her and said, "You know that I have a no cheating policy. Therefore you will receive an F not only on this test, but on the next two tests as well. It doesn't pay to cheat, Katrina."
Katrina, red faced, sank into her chair and refused to look up at Tommy and as soon as class was over, she was the first one out of there.
Time passed quickly and before Tommy knew it, it was lunch time. Grabbing his jacket, he almost made it to the door when his computer started to beep. Tommy ran over and flung himself in the chair. He hurriedly typed in his password 'Green Ranger' and clicked on the e-mail he had just received from Billy.
Tommy I just got the package, I'm testing it now, and will have your answer to you by this evening at the latest.
Sighing in relief, Tommy went to lunch in much higher spirits than he had been in all week.
Tommy chose to eat his sandwich outside today. He found a nice bench and began to eat when he remembered that he had yet to tell Jason of his little plan. So, Tommy pulled out his cell phone and dialed his friend's number. It rang four times and then went straight to voice mail.
A cool voice began: "Hey, I'm not here, you know what to do."
Tommy waited for the beep and then started: "Hey, Jase, something has happened regarding Kim and I wanted to tell you, so just give me a call back when you have a chance. Hope to hear from you soon, bye."
As he hung up the phone, Tommy heard a familiar voice coming from across the grounds. Looking up, he saw a woman with reddish, brown hair walking arm in arm with a blond haired man. Tommy's jaw dropped when he saw who the two people were… It was Haley and she was walking into the school with none other than Nick Sanders.
All righty, I hope that you have enjoyed this story, thus far. It should be picking up soon. As always please review and brownie points for the episode title that the dream came from. Ta ta for now 0:)