Chapter 4
A/N Thanks for all the Christmas Wishes. I had a wonderful Christmas thanks. Hope you guys did too.
Rating R
Disclaimer: Same
Tommy sat in his car outside Kimberly's house. He had been sitting there ever since his conversation with Rocky. He was pretty pissed at himself. Tommy never could control his temper. He knows deep down Rocky isn't the problem. Rocky wasn't the one that told him Kim had slept with that other man. But he did wonder about how close Rocky and Kimberly seemed to be lately.
Pounding his hand on his steering wheel, he let out an angry sigh. Now he was just being paranoid. He's letting this eat him alive. He knows he needs to get this off his chest before he ruins all of his friendships.
Walking to the door, he put up his hand to knock. Dropping his arm to the door handle, he decided to see if the door was open first. It was, and he walked in very quietly. Looking around, he noticed all the lights were off. "She must be asleep" he muttered.
Sitting on the couch he debated on whether he should go into her room. On one hand he needed to know what was going to happen, and on the other hand, the bedroom is the last place he wanted to say it in.
"How long have you been in my house?"
Tommy whirled his head around to find Kimberly leaning against the door frame with her arms folded.
"10 minutes I guess" he said dropping his gaze to the ground. She was dressed in a shirt that let part of her belly show, and some flannel pants. Her hair was very messy, but she couldn't have looked more sexy to him.
"I see." She said coldly. She wasn't about to let him off the hook here. "Well, since you're here, you might as well have something to eat. You probably haven't eaten since yesterday." She turned and headed for the kitchen.
Tommy sat another minute on the couch before joining her. He came up behind her taking the pan from her. "Let me. . ."
"Whatever" She replied. She hopped up on the island to watch him cook. "So, are we going to talk about this?"
Tommy winced and dropped an egg. "Do I have a choice?" he asked bending down to clean the floor.
"Well actually you do Tommy. We don't have to discuss anything and we can go back to the way things were before we started writing each other. The choice is yours. I took the innitiative to start the contact. I wouldn't have done that if I didn't care about you Tommy."
Tommy sighed, still refusing to look her in the eyes. "I guess I'm just afraid to say what I have to say. It's not easy for me."
"Well, I'm giving you until breakfast is over to talk Tommy, that's it. This isn't going to be a knock down drag out war for the rest of our lives. We've spent enough time fighting. This is our last chance at a life together, if we don't figure this out by today, then it's over."
Tommy stood at the stove in silence. Kimberly felt incredibly sorry for him. She knew it wasn't easy, but she can't do this forever. She decided to make him relax a little.
"Tell me about racing Tommy."
"Racing. . . it was terrific. I never experienced anything more exciting in the whole world." He turned to smile at her.
Finally, he'll look at me, she thought. "Yeah? I wish I could have seen you. I would have cheered you on."
Tommy laughed. "You were always my cheerleader. Even back in high school you always cheered me on in anything I did."
"Yeah well, it was fun cheering for someone who was as exciting as you were. Your looks didn't hurt either" she joked.
"Oh I don't think I was very exciting." Tommy said and turned back to the stove. He seemed to have closed himself back off.
"Tommy?" Kimberly whispered. When he wouldn't answer her, she leaned forward to grab his shirt. She gave it a yank and he turn to face her. She pulled him forward so that he was in front of the island, where she was sitting. "What happened to you? Why are you shutting me out?"
"I-I can't tell you." He whispered. Tears starting to form in his eyes.
"Tommy you can tell me anything. It's like you don't believe me when I tell you how wonderful you are."
"I'm not." He said looking to the ground. She lifted his chin with her fingers.
"Please look at me when I'm talking to you Tommy. And please tell me what's wrong. I know I can help you fix it." When he wouldn't say anything she said again, "Tommy I meant what I said, if we don't deal with this now, we're never going to. Please help me! I want to help you."
He glanced into her eyes and seen the love there. This was how his Kimberly used to look at him. Could "she" have been wrong?
"If I tell you, do you promise to keep this between me and you? No Rocky, Beautiful. I know you two talk a lot."
"Anything you tell me is sacred, and kept in here." She put his hand over her heart. She hopped down off the island and turned the stove off. "We can eat later ok?" She grabbed his hand and led him to the bedroom.
"This might sound funny, but I always feel safe under the covers." She said pulling back the blankets on her bed. "Anytime I felt bad, or was angry, or sad, I always hid under a blanket." She slipped into bed pulling him with her. "I just want to make you feel safe with me Tommy" she said gathering him into her arms.
I do feel safe, he thought, feeling her arms around him. I felt this way once didn't I? Back when things were perfect. He was starting to get angry again. This time not at Kim, or Rocky, or even himself. He was getting mad at the person who really caused this.
Kimberly could feel him shake. She knew his temper very well, but wasn't sure what was wrong. "Are you ok Tommy?"
"Yes Beautiful, I'm fine now, and all because of you." He whispered. His buried his hand in her hair and brought her in for a kiss. He softly stroked her cheek with his thumb. He wanted her to know that no longer blamed her for anything. When he pulled back, Kimberly still had her eyes closed. He continued to stroke her cheek. When her eyes finally flittered open, he smiled warmly at her.
Tommy started telling Kim about what really happened after she left Angel Grove.
FLASHBACK
"Hello everyone!"
"Hi Kat" Tommy said smiling at the petite blonde.
"How are you Tommy?" she smiled.
"Oh I'm fine. I just got a letter from Kimberly. I'm getting ready to read it."
"I'll read it for you if you want" Rocky volunteered. "Then you can finish your exercise"
"Sure Rocko, go ahead"
Rocky reads the letter. All the rangers are staring at each other in disbelief. Tommy and Kim breaking up? It was impossible!.
"Her new man probably is in it for the sex" Rocky snickered.
Tommy glared at his friend. He kenw him and Kim were connected. He agreed with her. While they were away, what would it hurt if they dated other people? They had a sacred vow of turst with each other. "Nah Rocky, don't be silly. Kimberly wouldn't hurt me like that. I don't particualarly want to see other people, but while we are away from each other, we can't expect each other to sit in all night. I understand where she is coming from."
Eveyone just looked at Tommy in amazement. He was so sure he was in love and that him and Kimberly would be together eventually. The rangers split and went their own ways for the evening.
"Tommy, can I talk to you?" Kat asked.
"Sure Kat, what's up?"
"Well, I hope I'm not sticking my nose where it belongs, but I think I have something I should tell you."
"What is it?"
"Well, I called Kimberly the other day and she was telling me about the new man she has been seeing."
"Your point Kat?"
"Tommy, she slept with him"
END FLASHBACK
Kimberly stared at Tommy in disbelief. Her friend, the one she handed her powers to her, lied behind her back.
"I have to ask you this Beautiful. I have to put my own heart at ease. I think I now know the truth, but I still want to make sure. I figure you slept with someone else after we were broke up that's fine. But I need to know if you slept with that guy."
Kimberly's heart broke in two. The sadness in his eyes killed her. She reached up and pulled his lips down to hers. She wanted to kiss away all his pain and sorrow. Tommy returned the kiss with such passion that it took her breath away. She broke the kiss and looked into his eyes.
"Tommy. . ." she whispered. "You are the only man that I have ever wanted to sleep with."
Tommy's eyes widened. "You mean. . .you've never. . ."
"Never Tommy. Not with anyone."
"Oh my God" Tommy whispered. "How is that possible? You are gorgeous, sexy, adorable, you are everything."
Kimberly blushed. "So are you. That's why I waited. I never wanted anyone more than you. I always thought we'd eventually be together. I-I, well, I love you Tommy Oliver, I never stopped."
"Kat told me, that you told her, that you never loved me anymore. Kat said you told her that I wasn't 'man' enough for you, and said 'why have a high school boy, when I have college man'". His face getting red with anger.
"Tommy, I can't express in words how sorry I am for all you had to live with. I'm sure it must have been awful thinking I never loved you. But I'm here now, and I love you now more than I ever did back then."
"Oh Beautiful, I love you too." He buried his head into her shoulder and hugged her as hard as he could. He never wanted to let her go.
"Are you ready for the breakfast now?" She asked. "Are you still hungry?"
"Beautiful, I'm starving."
Kimberly started to get up out of bed and Tommy pulled her back into his arms. "I'm starving for your love" he whispered.
A/N Thanks for all the Christmas Wishes. I had a wonderful Christmas thanks. Hope you guys did too.
Rating R
Disclaimer: Same
Tommy sat in his car outside Kimberly's house. He had been sitting there ever since his conversation with Rocky. He was pretty pissed at himself. Tommy never could control his temper. He knows deep down Rocky isn't the problem. Rocky wasn't the one that told him Kim had slept with that other man. But he did wonder about how close Rocky and Kimberly seemed to be lately.
Pounding his hand on his steering wheel, he let out an angry sigh. Now he was just being paranoid. He's letting this eat him alive. He knows he needs to get this off his chest before he ruins all of his friendships.
Walking to the door, he put up his hand to knock. Dropping his arm to the door handle, he decided to see if the door was open first. It was, and he walked in very quietly. Looking around, he noticed all the lights were off. "She must be asleep" he muttered.
Sitting on the couch he debated on whether he should go into her room. On one hand he needed to know what was going to happen, and on the other hand, the bedroom is the last place he wanted to say it in.
"How long have you been in my house?"
Tommy whirled his head around to find Kimberly leaning against the door frame with her arms folded.
"10 minutes I guess" he said dropping his gaze to the ground. She was dressed in a shirt that let part of her belly show, and some flannel pants. Her hair was very messy, but she couldn't have looked more sexy to him.
"I see." She said coldly. She wasn't about to let him off the hook here. "Well, since you're here, you might as well have something to eat. You probably haven't eaten since yesterday." She turned and headed for the kitchen.
Tommy sat another minute on the couch before joining her. He came up behind her taking the pan from her. "Let me. . ."
"Whatever" She replied. She hopped up on the island to watch him cook. "So, are we going to talk about this?"
Tommy winced and dropped an egg. "Do I have a choice?" he asked bending down to clean the floor.
"Well actually you do Tommy. We don't have to discuss anything and we can go back to the way things were before we started writing each other. The choice is yours. I took the innitiative to start the contact. I wouldn't have done that if I didn't care about you Tommy."
Tommy sighed, still refusing to look her in the eyes. "I guess I'm just afraid to say what I have to say. It's not easy for me."
"Well, I'm giving you until breakfast is over to talk Tommy, that's it. This isn't going to be a knock down drag out war for the rest of our lives. We've spent enough time fighting. This is our last chance at a life together, if we don't figure this out by today, then it's over."
Tommy stood at the stove in silence. Kimberly felt incredibly sorry for him. She knew it wasn't easy, but she can't do this forever. She decided to make him relax a little.
"Tell me about racing Tommy."
"Racing. . . it was terrific. I never experienced anything more exciting in the whole world." He turned to smile at her.
Finally, he'll look at me, she thought. "Yeah? I wish I could have seen you. I would have cheered you on."
Tommy laughed. "You were always my cheerleader. Even back in high school you always cheered me on in anything I did."
"Yeah well, it was fun cheering for someone who was as exciting as you were. Your looks didn't hurt either" she joked.
"Oh I don't think I was very exciting." Tommy said and turned back to the stove. He seemed to have closed himself back off.
"Tommy?" Kimberly whispered. When he wouldn't answer her, she leaned forward to grab his shirt. She gave it a yank and he turn to face her. She pulled him forward so that he was in front of the island, where she was sitting. "What happened to you? Why are you shutting me out?"
"I-I can't tell you." He whispered. Tears starting to form in his eyes.
"Tommy you can tell me anything. It's like you don't believe me when I tell you how wonderful you are."
"I'm not." He said looking to the ground. She lifted his chin with her fingers.
"Please look at me when I'm talking to you Tommy. And please tell me what's wrong. I know I can help you fix it." When he wouldn't say anything she said again, "Tommy I meant what I said, if we don't deal with this now, we're never going to. Please help me! I want to help you."
He glanced into her eyes and seen the love there. This was how his Kimberly used to look at him. Could "she" have been wrong?
"If I tell you, do you promise to keep this between me and you? No Rocky, Beautiful. I know you two talk a lot."
"Anything you tell me is sacred, and kept in here." She put his hand over her heart. She hopped down off the island and turned the stove off. "We can eat later ok?" She grabbed his hand and led him to the bedroom.
"This might sound funny, but I always feel safe under the covers." She said pulling back the blankets on her bed. "Anytime I felt bad, or was angry, or sad, I always hid under a blanket." She slipped into bed pulling him with her. "I just want to make you feel safe with me Tommy" she said gathering him into her arms.
I do feel safe, he thought, feeling her arms around him. I felt this way once didn't I? Back when things were perfect. He was starting to get angry again. This time not at Kim, or Rocky, or even himself. He was getting mad at the person who really caused this.
Kimberly could feel him shake. She knew his temper very well, but wasn't sure what was wrong. "Are you ok Tommy?"
"Yes Beautiful, I'm fine now, and all because of you." He whispered. His buried his hand in her hair and brought her in for a kiss. He softly stroked her cheek with his thumb. He wanted her to know that no longer blamed her for anything. When he pulled back, Kimberly still had her eyes closed. He continued to stroke her cheek. When her eyes finally flittered open, he smiled warmly at her.
Tommy started telling Kim about what really happened after she left Angel Grove.
FLASHBACK
"Hello everyone!"
"Hi Kat" Tommy said smiling at the petite blonde.
"How are you Tommy?" she smiled.
"Oh I'm fine. I just got a letter from Kimberly. I'm getting ready to read it."
"I'll read it for you if you want" Rocky volunteered. "Then you can finish your exercise"
"Sure Rocko, go ahead"
Rocky reads the letter. All the rangers are staring at each other in disbelief. Tommy and Kim breaking up? It was impossible!.
"Her new man probably is in it for the sex" Rocky snickered.
Tommy glared at his friend. He kenw him and Kim were connected. He agreed with her. While they were away, what would it hurt if they dated other people? They had a sacred vow of turst with each other. "Nah Rocky, don't be silly. Kimberly wouldn't hurt me like that. I don't particualarly want to see other people, but while we are away from each other, we can't expect each other to sit in all night. I understand where she is coming from."
Eveyone just looked at Tommy in amazement. He was so sure he was in love and that him and Kimberly would be together eventually. The rangers split and went their own ways for the evening.
"Tommy, can I talk to you?" Kat asked.
"Sure Kat, what's up?"
"Well, I hope I'm not sticking my nose where it belongs, but I think I have something I should tell you."
"What is it?"
"Well, I called Kimberly the other day and she was telling me about the new man she has been seeing."
"Your point Kat?"
"Tommy, she slept with him"
END FLASHBACK
Kimberly stared at Tommy in disbelief. Her friend, the one she handed her powers to her, lied behind her back.
"I have to ask you this Beautiful. I have to put my own heart at ease. I think I now know the truth, but I still want to make sure. I figure you slept with someone else after we were broke up that's fine. But I need to know if you slept with that guy."
Kimberly's heart broke in two. The sadness in his eyes killed her. She reached up and pulled his lips down to hers. She wanted to kiss away all his pain and sorrow. Tommy returned the kiss with such passion that it took her breath away. She broke the kiss and looked into his eyes.
"Tommy. . ." she whispered. "You are the only man that I have ever wanted to sleep with."
Tommy's eyes widened. "You mean. . .you've never. . ."
"Never Tommy. Not with anyone."
"Oh my God" Tommy whispered. "How is that possible? You are gorgeous, sexy, adorable, you are everything."
Kimberly blushed. "So are you. That's why I waited. I never wanted anyone more than you. I always thought we'd eventually be together. I-I, well, I love you Tommy Oliver, I never stopped."
"Kat told me, that you told her, that you never loved me anymore. Kat said you told her that I wasn't 'man' enough for you, and said 'why have a high school boy, when I have college man'". His face getting red with anger.
"Tommy, I can't express in words how sorry I am for all you had to live with. I'm sure it must have been awful thinking I never loved you. But I'm here now, and I love you now more than I ever did back then."
"Oh Beautiful, I love you too." He buried his head into her shoulder and hugged her as hard as he could. He never wanted to let her go.
"Are you ready for the breakfast now?" She asked. "Are you still hungry?"
"Beautiful, I'm starving."
Kimberly started to get up out of bed and Tommy pulled her back into his arms. "I'm starving for your love" he whispered.