By: Morgan
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that belongs to Saban, which would be all PR material in this story. The only things I own are the stuff or people I make up myself. I'm writings this completely for fun and out of boredom. Please oh please don't sue me.
Distribution: Anywhere as long as you inform me before you post it.
Rating: R for language and adult situations.
My Notes: Thanks again to all the people who have reviewed my story time after time. I appreciate it. I'll try to make this chapter a little longer, but I'm not promising anything. I'm a little stuck on ideas for this series and I have no idea where the heck this is going. I'm also sorry about taking a week to add on this new chapter. Summer's here and I'll probably be writing more and more when I find time between my job, hanging out doing stupid stuff with my friends, and soccer. ~Morgan~
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Tommy and Kim's Apartment
Sunday, September 26, 2000 3:34 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
"Tommy, I feel really weird about all this...I don't want people buying gifts for the baby or for me, I have everything I need all ready for when the baby comes." The gang, minus Tanya and Jason who were still on their honeymoon in Hawaii and having a great time as Jason had informed Tommy when he called, were throwing Kim a baby shower since she was due in just a few short weeks. It was originally supposed to have been a surprise, but Kim had overheard Trini talking to Kat on her cell phone one night about getting a cake specially ordered from the Youth Center for the party. They had gone all out, inviting all of their relatives whom Kim had know for years, as well as Kimberly's. All of her friends from work were invited after Trini had bugged Kim for a week about telling who she hung out with. Trevor's family was going to be there, but where expected to be a little late.
"Come on Kim, you haven't let anyone help you with anything for seven months. We're your friends and we want to throw you a baby shower, so just go with the flow," Tommy couldn't understand why she was so stubborn about having people help her out once and a while. "And besides, the girls would have been pissed if you would have said no. I'm sure that the twenty-first or twenty-second kid born into the Scooby Club will get the same royal treatment." They both got a little laugh at that as they pictured all their friends and them, with thirty kids running around, in the future.
"Probably...how many people did you guys end up inviting to this party anyway? It looks like we have enough bean dip to serve an army over there." She looked over at the three large tables pushed together, covered in light pink tablecloths, with the massive amounts of food set on them.
He laughed at the thought. "Um...only about forty or fifty at the most," he said nonchalantly.
"Thomas James Oliver! Are you serious? Why didn't you tell me? I don't even know if this apartment will hold that many people. I look horrible. I have to go redo my hair, and change clothes because I look like a big fat Oreo in this dress." Kim was wearing a sensible black and white, striped dress and had her hair up in a pony tail. She wasn't at her best, but she still looked radiant as she always did.
"You don't look like an Oreo, but that hair has got to be redone girlfriend," Tommy said joking as he poured the punch they had bought into the large, crystal punch bowl she had inherited when her grandmother had passed away years ago. She slapped his butt as she walked passed him and he gave her his famous puppy dog look as he gingerly rubbed the spot she had hit.
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Adam's 2001 Ford Truck
Sunday, September 26, 2000 3:37 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
Blink 182's Mutt filled the cozy truck as Adam and Trini sped along on highway 173. They were on their way to the baby shower and were just laughing and having a good time enjoying each others company. After the wedding reception, the two had gone out for pizza and a movie so that they could get to know each other a little better. Their date had gone well, and they all ready had another one planned for Tuesday night when they both got off work, that is if nothing came up for either one of them.
"My feet still hurt from where you squished them time after time last night on the dance floor. We definitely have to go dancing again soon Adam."
"Why would you want to go out dancing with me again if I was so terrible," Adam asked confused by her statement and the mischievous smile on her face. He didn't know what she was thinking, and he wasn't sure he wanted to know exactly what was going through her mind at that time.
"So I can teach you how to dance of course. Has no one ever taught you how before?" Trini wasn't trying to sound rude, she was just genuinely interested in how a man could be that horrible of a dancer and still be alive to dance. Even his slow dancing was bad, but she had every intent of showing him how it was done.
"I just don't like to dance. There's nothing wrong with that is there? Everyone has things they like to do or stuff that their good at. Dancing is just not one of my strong points." He turned his head for a second to look at her. Just as he was turning back around to face the road, he saw the blur of a small black car swerve to the right side of his truck. It clipped the side of his red truck and sent them spinning uncontrollably into the median that fenced in the highway at eighty miles an hour.
"Oh my God Adam," Trini screamed. Those were the last words he heard as his world went dark.
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Tommy and Kim's Apartment
Sunday, September 26, 2000 4:21 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
"Awe...that's so adorable," the women cooed as Kim held up the pink, frilly dress Trini's mother had bought for the baby. The baby shower was going great and everyone was having a wonderful time as the women conversed and watched Kim open presents, and the men stood at the far end of the room in their own little world. So far, only about three-fourths of the guests had arrived, but with so many presents to open and food to eat, they thought it best to get the party started without them.
"Thank you so much Mrs. Kwan. It's beautiful." Kim was really having a good time. She was glad that they had this little get together after all because she hadn't seen some of the people attending in years.
"Smile Kim! And hold that up higher so I can get a picture of you with it," Jan Oliver, Tommy's mother, said right before she snapped Kim's picture. She was the designated picture taker and Billy was the video camera operator.
The next package was wrapped in a black bag with black tissue paper hiding the gift inside. "Who's this one from? It doesn't have a card..." Kim said as she eyed the bag and held it up for everyone to see.
Kat spoke up," That's from Trini...I don't know where that girl is. She was supposed to be here forty-five minutes ago." She got her camera ready for this one, it was going to be nice and embarrassing. You couldn't have a baby shower without a gift like this.
"Maybe she got sidetracked with Adam. You never know, it is the year 2000."
"Whoa! Mothers in the room," Trini's mother laughingly said as Rocky shouted his input. He laughed and went back to talking with the assorted group of men around him.
"I'm afraid to see what is in it..." Kim said as she pulled the black tissue paper out and let it fall to the plush, white carpet underneath her rocking chair. "Oh! I'm going to kill her!"
"What is it?"
"Oh, Lord!"
"Let us see!"
Those were the comments made as Kim pulled the lacy lingerie out of the dark bag. Her face flushed as scarlet as the dress she was wearing when the room errupted into laughter. The lacy lingerie, if you could call it that since there wasn't much to it, was solid black, and definitely sexy.
"Uh oh Tommy! You better watch out!" Rocky hollered much to the enjoyment of the guests assembled in their living room.
Kim buried her face in her hands laughing as Tommy said, "Oh yeah baby! I'll have to remember to thank Trini when she gets here..."
She couldn't believe he said that! But she had to admit, someday she would model this for Tommy. Hopefully in just a couple more months.
"You better thank her before I get my hands on her."
She then continued opening her presents. She got a lot of really cute clothes, fun toys, and a lot of diapers, bottles, and baby goodies. They all ate and talked until about eight o'clock. Most of the guests had already left, leaving the rest to clean up.
"That was great. Thank you guys so much for putting all this together for me. I enjoyed seeing everyone again. Where did Trini and Adam get to? I thought she said she was coming today?"
"You got me Kim. She told me she was coming too. Adam was supposed to pick her up and they were going to come together."
"I hope nothing happened to them. Maybe they just got preoccupied with something."
"Yeah, maybe, I hope so. Would you help me with that end Tommy?" Kat said as they cleared the tables and tried to get the apartment back to normal.
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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital
Sunday, September 26, 2000 4:36 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
Beep Beep Beep Beep
The sound of the machine was steady as Adam lay in the sterile hospital room. He had been awake for about thirty minutes now, but no one would tell him Trini's condition. Her side of the truck has been the one to be struck by the car and also the side to hit the cement wall. He couldn't get the sound of her scream out of his head. Every time he closed his eyes he would hear her over and over again. He couldn't help but believe that this whole thing was his fault. He had woken up to find out that he only had a broken wrist, a bad cut on his forehead, and a concussion. But what about Trini?
"Mr. Park did you say your name was?" An old nurse, maybe in her sixties said as she entered his room.
"Yes, ma'am. Can you tell me anything about the woman they brought in with me?"
"Sir, Mrs. Kwan is in surgery right now. She has five broken ribs, some bad lacerations and bruises, and she tore her ACL and MCL in her left knee. They are operating right now because she has a punctured lung from the impact of the crash. They are working on it and everything is going smoothly at the moment, but we will have to wait until after the surgery is complete to give you any certain results."
"Okay, thank you. Let me know when she is out please?"
"You bet I will Honey. Make sure you do not go to sleep with that head injury." And with that, she was gone and Adam was left all by himself in the lonely, small room. He was sure that his parents would be arriving at the hospital any time now, but he didn't want to see anyone. He just wanted to be alone. He knew he would never be able to forgive himself if anything happened to Trini. He felt as if his world was crashing to an end and there was nothing he could do about it. So, he just cried.
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Okay, I know...that was bad. The next chapter will hopefully be better when I figure out what it's going to be about. I'm sorry it took me so long to write this one, but I've been super busy. I'll try to get the next chapter out A.S.A.P. I'm hoping to get at least five reviews for this chapter, so be a good Samaritan and review! I'll even settle for four, but I really want five! ~Morgan~
