By: Morgan
Disclaimer: I don't own any PR characters or anything that was mentioned in the PR series. I do, however, own all characters that I make up myself. Saban owns everything else. I don't have any money to give you, so please oh please don't sue me.
Distribution: Anywhere as long as you inform me first.
Rated: R as far as I know. It may change, but that is doubtful for this particular series. There may be new series in the future that will have a stronger rating, but those will be clearly marked.
My Notes: Thank you again to all the people who have reviewed my story. At the beginning of this series, I got a lot of reviews. But now I only get two if I'm lucky every chapter which to me is sad. Please read and review. I probably won't continue to write on this series if I don't get at least get five reviews...Selfish? Yes, but I don't care. :) Also, I'm sorry that this chapter took me so long to write. I've been busy with my new job and other priorities that I have at this time. Hopefully, I will write another chapter after this one and it will come faster than this one did. That's what I'm hoping for. Okay, enough rambling...I don't know where this is going, so we'll just have to see.
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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital
Monday, September 27, 2000 9:07 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
"Whoa, she sure knows a good thing when she sees it. She hasn't come up for air for the last ten minutes," Tommy laughed as Kim fed Elizabeth for the first time.
Kim laughed and gently stroked her daughter silky, smooth brown hair as she studied her soft features. She definitely had Kim's mouth, chin, hair, and nose. Elizabeth had her daddy's eyes and ears, much to the enjoyment of Trevor's parents and assorted family members. Her chubby little cheeks were so adorable, as well as her cute little dimples. "Hi Lizzy. Mommy is so happy to finally get to hold you. I can't wait until I get to take you home and lay you down in your crib for the first time."
Tommy smiled down at the two, but looked up as there was a soft knock at the door.
"Hey, are you up for any more visitors? We could come back later if you're busy..." Aisha said as she peeked her head through the heavy wooden door.
"We would love to have the company. Come on in guys, I have someone who is eager to meet you," Kim said as Aisha, Rocky, Kat, Billy, Jason, and Tanya made their way into her room. They were all carrying one kind of gift or another, ranging from flowers to Teddy Bears.
"Umm, maybe we should leave and come back later," Rocky said, blushing as red as the shirt he was wearing, as he realized what Kim was doing underneath the pale pink blanket draped across her upper body.
Kim smiled, "That's all right, Rocko, it's really okay. We're just about done here anyway."
"Okay, if you say so Kim," Rocky sputtered as he flopped down in a hard hospital chair and averted his eyes upward.
They talked and the women cooed over the small child until Elizabeth was finished. Then, they all gathered around the bed to get a good look of her.
"Oh, she is so gorgeous Kim. I think I'm gonna cry," Kat said as she dug in her purse looking for a tissue to wipe her watery eyes. Billy wrapped his arms around her.
Aisha handed one to her from the box sitting on the night table to her left. "Look at those itty-bitty little fingers. I miss having a newborn so bad now that Marie is getting older. If you ever need a baby-sitter, you know who to call Kim. We would love to have her over. Our babies are going to be such good friends..."
"She is beautiful Kim, congratulations," Billy pronounced as he looked down into her sea blue eyes.
"You want to go to Uncle Billy Liz? Yeah...there you go." Kim passed her over to Billy who looked a little skeptical at first, but with ever growing confidence held her close to his chest. He could definitely get used to all this baby stuff, but not any time soon of course.
"Did it hurt a lot Kim? You know...like the toe curling, screaming your head off kind of pain like you see in movies," Jason asked as Kat took a picture of Billy with the baby and Tanya looked on with wonder.
"You have no idea...If Trevor was still alive, he would be paying for the rest of his life. But, I do wish he had been here to see this. To watch his daughter grow up and to see how healthy and happy she is."
"He's watching Kim, he's watching," Trini said in a soft voice as her mother slowly wheeled her into the room. She had her left leg propped up, several bandages covering her body, and her face looked horrid with all the cuts and bruises disguising it. "He saw the whole thing, and I bet he's smiling right now too. Let me see the little Angel huh? I didn't come here to sit around looking at you freaks all day. Well, except for Kim. She's not a freak...well, wait, from some of the things I have heard about her and Tommy's escapades in the past one would..."
"Thanks a lot Trini. Can you feel the love in this room people?" Kim laughed as she handed Liz over to her.
Abby waved off her daughter's last comment. "You got that right sweetie. Just because he is not here physically does not mean that he is not here spiritually. Don't you worry about a thing honey, he will watch her grow up from Heaven."
"I hope so Abby. How are you feeling Trini?" Kim looked her over and felt a wave of fury for the drunken teenager come over her. Then she felt guilty for being upset since the young lady had lost her life. Her friend looked like Hell, and she had a hard time keeping her voice in check as it quivered at the sight of her longtime best friend.
"Like roadkill ran over twice by a huge eighteen wheeler and then scrapped of the road by an old hillbilly grandma so that she could fix it for dinner..."
"Um, okay, we get the picture. That was very...graphic Trini..." Tanya said as she made a face at her.
"Sorry, and I'm also sorry that you and Jason had to be interrupted while you were doing the wild thing on your honeymoon..." She grinned wickedly, feeling dramatically better today than she had the night before.
"TRINI! I can't believe you just said that. That was so mean...but how did you know? We didn't tell anyone and we were trying to be quiet..." Tanya said baffled.
She laughed out loud. " I didn't know. I had no clue about what you two were doing when you got the call. You could have been Hoola dancing for all I knew. But we all know now." Everyone burst our laughing, except for Kim, who had her eyes closed and was yawning and Trini's mother who just simply shook her head in disbelief. She thought, 'Who taught my daughter to act in this manner?' You could tell Kim was fighting off slumber as her eyes opened back up and fell closed again in a battle that she was sure to lose soon.
"Beautiful, you need to get some sleep. You've had a hard night," Tommy said as he brushed some of her stray hairs our of her face.
"You don't have to tell me twice handsome. Just let me kiss Liz goodnight before I do. Goodnight sweetheart, I'll see you soon." She bent upward to give her a kiss, wincing as she did so, and then snuggled down to get some much needed sleep.
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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital
Monday, September 27, 2000 11:23 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
Kimberly was still sleeping peacefully as her friends talked quietly around her room. Liz had all ready been taken back to the Neonatal Unit to sleep and be carefully watched after while her mother rested. Trini had also gone back to her own room to get well and rest. Tommy spotted Jason across the room and decided that he was the person he wanted to help him with a certain project he was working on. He had originally thought of Trini, but she was out of the question now. He slowly got up and made his way over to where he, Aisha, and Tanya were talking.
"Um, Jason? Can I talk to you for a moment? I need to ask you a huge favor," Tommy said as he looked up at him. Jason got up and followed Tommy out into the sterile hallway.
"Sure Bro, what is it man?"
"I need you to help me buy something...for Kim. It's really important to me that I pick out something she likes. And I've never bought anything like this before so I have no idea what I'm looking for."
"Okay, what is it that you are looking to get?"
"Well..."
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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital
Monday, September 27, 2000 12:22 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
Adam stood outside of room 412 pondering whether or not he wanted to go in. Well, he knew he wanted to see Trini, but first he had to find the courage to take a step toward her. He was afraid she would be angry with him and he wasn't sure that she even wanted to see him. He was surprised when the door opened and Trini was wheeled out by her mother.
"Oh, hi Adam. How are you feeling? Are you okay?"
"Me? I should be the one asking you that. Where are you guys going?"
"I was going to take her outside to get some fresh air, but I suddenly have the urge for a big cup of coffee. Would you mind taking her for me? That is if you can push her with that arm of yours..." Trini gave her mother a look that said 'You're pushing it now and you're going to be in big trouble later.'
"That would be great Mrs. Kwan, I need to talk to her anyway," Adam said conveying with his eyes to Trini that he wanted to be with her and begging her not to reject him.
"Sure Adam, I would like that very much."
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McCoy's Jewelry
Monday, September 27, 2000 12:43 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
"How about this one Jason? Do you think it is too cheesy though with that big one there in the middle?" Tommy and Jason had been looking for over two hours and had found nothing that Tommy had liked. They had also been to six different jewelry stores, with no luck.
"Yeah, that diamond is way to big. It won't look right on her."
Just then, Tommy glanced to his right and saw the most beautiful ring he had ever seen in his life. 'That's the one,' Tommy thought. It was fourteen karat white silver with one medium sized heart shaped diamond surrounded by twenty small diamonds. It was exquisite and Tommy knew he had to get it for her. He looked at the price tag, which read seven thousand and two hundred dollars. 'Oh well, so I'll be spending two thousand and two hundred dollars more than I had anticipated...it'll be worth it though.'
"Hey Jase, I think I found one," Tommy said with a very big grin lighting his handsome face.
"Oh wow man, that's awesome. Kim is going to go nuts when you propose with that."
"Do you think she'll say yes?" Tommy glanced to him with a nervous, almost scared, expression. In his mind, he could all ready see himself, eighty, with Kim cuddled close to his side sitting on a porch swing with a blanket. Their grand kids and great grand kids playing in the yard, jumping over sprinklers and riding their bikes.
"You know Tommy, I think she will." Jason gave him a reassuring pat on the back and looked for a salesman.
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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital / Recreation Area
Monday, September 27, 2000 12:26 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
Trini tilted her head back to glance up at Adam who had been silently pushing her through the shady area. He stopped by the swan fountain placed in the center of a concrete, round walkway and she said," So Adam, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, I wanted to apologize actually. I'm sorry that I did this to you. I never wanted to hurt you. I mean, I killed a person, and put another one in the hospital. I just wanted you to know that I'm so sorry Trini, so sorry."
"Adam, look at me. You are not to blame for what happened. That girl was drunk...she hit us. You didn't kill her and it's not your fault that I got hurt. You have no reason to be sorry for anything." She reached up for him, and grabbing him by the collar, pulled him down and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks Trini, sometimes I need a good kick in the butt. So, have you seen Elizabeth yet?"
"Yeah, I went to see Kim and the baby this morning. She a cutie isn't she? Oh, and thank you for the flowers. They were beautiful."
"Yes, she is, and you're welcome. Guess what I heard Tommy and Jason talking about today when I was talking to my dad on the pay phone outside Kim's room."
"What?"
"Tommy asked Jason to help him find an engagement ring for Kim." Adam's eyes got wide with excitement.
"Oh my God! Are you serious? Kim is going to be so happy!" Trini couldn't wait to tell Kim! She was going to be ecstatic when she found out. 'Wait, what am I thinking? I can't tell Kim...It'll ruin the surprise.'
"They deserve to be happy, with all they have gone through."
"Amen to that."
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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital
Monday, September 27, 2000 4:24 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
::Knock Knock::
"Come in," Kim said as she made sure her hair looked all right before she had company.
"Hey beautiful, how are you feeling?"
"Sore, very very sore." She swept some books off her bed and laid them on the night table beside her bed. Liz was asleep in a white bassinet rested up against her bed.
"I'm sorry, but it was worth it wasn't it? The pain I mean," Tommy said as he checked on Liz.
"Absolutely handsome. So, what have you been up to today? I haven't seen you around since this morning. Most of the gang has gone home for the day to shower and whatnot."
"Jase and I went to get something to eat then I went home for a while to do some laundry and stuff."
"Sounds like fun...you know, walking and stuff," she grinned.
"Yeah. I got you something today. I hope you like it." Tommy said as he pulled a small white, velvet box out of his leather jacket pocket.
"Oh, Tommy. You didn't have to do that. Thank you." Her eyes widened as she got a look at what Tommy held in his left hand.
"Well, looking at your face I can tell that you already know what is happening here. I know that we said that we wanted to take things slow and everything, but Kim, I want to move on with our relationship." He opened the box revealing the engagement ring to her. She covered her mouth and her eyes filled with tears. "Kim, I love you. I have always loved you. From the first moment I laid eyes on you from across the room I have known that you are the woman for me. You remember, the day I whooped up on Jason. Anyway, I want us to be together...as husband and wife. A family. Kimberly Ann Hart, will you do me honor of being my wife?"
He looked in her eyes and tried to remember to breathe as he waited for her answer.
Kim looked into his eyes and saw all the wonderful things he stood for. She glanced at her daughter, sleeping like an angel, and smiled. She knew that her prayers had been answered at that very moment. "Yes, Tommy, I will marry you. I love you so much."
Her hand shook as Tommy, with shaking hands himself, slid the engagement ring onto her left hand. Nothing had ever felt so right to Kim as she looked down at the gorgeous ring. "It's beautiful handsome. I love it."
He gently tilted her head up to look at him and bent down to give her a passionate kiss, sealing their love for all eternity.
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Okay, what did you think? Do you want me to write more on this? Start a new story? Anyway...Did you like it? Love it? Hate it? No matter what you have to say, PLEEEAAASSSEEE review! I'm begging you!
Thanks for being patient with me on this chapter. I know it took a long time to get it submitted, but hopefully you are not too mad. I'll try to get my next chapter/story out sooner, but I'm not making any promises. ~Morgan~
