Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers, or the settings where they have
taken place. They are owned by Saban. I don't wish to get sued. The names
of the children and also Cristina are mine.
Setting: Between 1997-2060
F.Y.I: You are going to have to use your imagination a bit. In this story I have it so all the Rangers, new and old know each other for the most part. There are many flashbacks throughout this story also. ________________________________________________________________
Tommy after Kimberly had been dead approximately 4 years started to date again, well dated this one woman again. Her name was Danielle. She worked on the force with Tommy and Jason. They meet when she was new to their section. They eventually got married, but it was quite a long process. I haven't seen Tommy as happy as he was in awhile. Danielle brought the best out of him, and I liked her a lot too. She was a great match for Tommy, though not as good as Kimberly of course. Jordan had a hard time accepting the fact that her father was going to be remarrying.
"Can you believe my dad?" I over hear Jordan talking to my daughter Julia when she came over. "He wants to go and marry another woman!" The girls were in 10th grade now.
"But Jordan, I thought you liked Danielle?" Julia says.
"I did, but I didn't think dad would go and marry her! It's just not fair! How could he love another woman enough to marry them Julie? My mom only died 3 years ago! How could he!" She says. "I just don't understand him!"
"It will be ok. I promise." Julia says to her.
"That's easy for you to say! It's not your father!" Jordan shouts. "I hate him! How dare him say he loved my mom and then turn around and love this bitch!" That's the point where I feel I have to step in. Normally I wouldn't discipline my friend's kids, but this time I had too.
"Jordan that's enough!" I walk into my daughter's room. "I don't want you talking about your father like that young lady."
"It's not fair Uncle Rocky! He never loved my mom!" She shouts at me.
"That is definitely not true. Why would he have married her after they dated for 8 years if he didn't love her?"
"Why would he marry this woman if he did love her!" Jordan says in borderline tears.
"And my brother and sisters are all ok with this! How could the be?!"
"Honey, just because your dad is getting married to someone else, doesn't mean he loves your mom any less. He is just moving on."
"He shouldn't! Mom's dead! If he loved her, then he should be faithful to her even if she is dead!"
"Don't you want your dad to be happy?"
"Yes." She says.
"Then why aren't you happy for him?"
"Because she's replacing my mother!" She says and turns her back on me.
"Julia, why don't you.."
"I'm out of here." She says and walks downstairs.
"She is not replacing your mom Jordan."
"Yes she is. She is taking over my mom's lifestyle!" She says to me.
"She is going to be your step mother, not your mother Jordan. She will never replace your mom nor your moms place in your dads heart. You're dad just found someone that he wants to share the rest of his life with."
"But why? Why can't he just be happy with us?" She says.
"Because he misses your mom, and he loves Danielle. Not the way that he loved your mom, but close." I say. "But, I think you are definitely gonna have to talk to your dad about this and tell him how your feeling honey."
"I don't want too."
"We all have to do things we don't want too, and this is yours."
"I hate her." She says.
"Hate is a very strong word Jordan. And I know that you don't hate her. You liked her before your dad said he was going to marry her." I tell her flat out.
"I know, but now its different."
"How is it different?"
"It just is!" She says.
"Jordan, your dad is happy for the first time in a while, and you will get use to the fact that you have a step mother. I bet she is as nervous as you are because she is married into a family of 5. She has to start off where Kimberly left off. She is going to be a good friend living there and taking care of all of you guys again. I promise you everything will be alright. It's ok to be a bit worried about this, but talk to your daddy about it and everything will be sorted out." I tell her. She nods. "Why don't you head down with Julia for a bit. I'll talk to you later." I say and she runs down the steps.
I really did like Danielle. She reminded me a lot of Kimberly, only she was blonde, but their personalities were almost identical, and I think that is why Tommy fell for her. About 7 months after he asked her to marry him they were married, but not in the church that he and Kimberly were. Though he loved that church he couldn't bring himself to do it, and we all respected that choice. Danielle knew from the beginning that she was marrying a man who will never forget or stop loving his wife, and she was alright with this which made her a great person. Gradually all of his children were use to the fact that there was a bran new person they have to listen too, and they all grew to love each other. I also remember the day Tommy called me and told me that Danielle was pregnant. I was shocked. She was about 34, he was 38.
"Wow, congratulations man." I say to him after he called me and told me the happy news.
"Thanks. I have to tell you, I am not use to this baby thing anymore." He says. The twins were 12 by then, Brad was 14 and Jordan was 16.
"Yeah, but it will be fun. You know it will be." I tell him.
"Yeah, it will be." We talk for a bit longer and then hang up.
"Who was that dear?" Cristina asks me.
"Tom. He and Danielle are having a kid." I say.
"Really? That's great!" She says smiling.
"Yeah it is. Everyone over there is excited. Tom says that Brad says that it better be a boy. He is sick of all the girls in the house." I tell her laughing.
"Yeah, I bet he is, but you know it probably won't be. She has way too many sisters."
"This is true. Guess we'll have to wait and see." I say shrugging.
"When is she due?" Cristina asks.
"In February. Sometime in the middle." I say to her.
"Hmm, that's close to Kim's birthday. Do you think he will be ok with that?"
"Yeah he'll be fine. He needs some happiness in that month anyway." I say.
"This is true." Cris says back to me.
February came very quickly. They found out a few months prior that they were having a girl and they picked out the name Kelsey Rose for her. Around February 13th she went into active labor and Tommy called us. She was born on February 14th which ironically was Kimberly's birthday also. I went into the hospital that day to see his new daughter.
"Hey!" I call to Tom. "Congratulations!"
"He looks over and says, "Hey thanks. You wanna see her?"
"Of course!" I say and follow him over to the nursery.
"What did you name her?" I ask him. "Kelsey?"
"No." He says. "Danielle says that wasn't fitting of her on this date."
I gave him an odd look and say, "Ok, so what did you name her?"
"Danielle named her Kimberly Ann." He says.
"You're kidding me!" I say smiling.
"Nope. She said that she always loved the name and that it fits her being born on the same date as Kim."
"That's awesome Tom. Congrats." I say again and look at the little child. I still to this day say that she looks a bit like Kimberly, but mostly she looks like Tommy. She grew up very well and all the kids adored her, even Brad, though he says that he would much rather have a brother than a sister. The name definitely suited her though. She was a little pistol, just like Kimberly was. She was always smiling, and rarely crying even as an infant. That little girl brought back the light in Tommy's eyes that had left when Kim died. It was great to see him that happy again.
From that point on everyone was happy, and always exciting, and I still wish Adam and Kim were here to enjoy every moment of this too, but I know they still are in spirit and in us. They are up there together watching us, and waiting for us. One day we will all be together. Much more things happened to us over the years, and the way I am going, I am sure I will be thinking about all of those events, both happy and sad very soon, but now I have to concentrate on my new Great-Granddaughter Hailey who will be coming over very soon.
TBC
Setting: Between 1997-2060
F.Y.I: You are going to have to use your imagination a bit. In this story I have it so all the Rangers, new and old know each other for the most part. There are many flashbacks throughout this story also. ________________________________________________________________
Tommy after Kimberly had been dead approximately 4 years started to date again, well dated this one woman again. Her name was Danielle. She worked on the force with Tommy and Jason. They meet when she was new to their section. They eventually got married, but it was quite a long process. I haven't seen Tommy as happy as he was in awhile. Danielle brought the best out of him, and I liked her a lot too. She was a great match for Tommy, though not as good as Kimberly of course. Jordan had a hard time accepting the fact that her father was going to be remarrying.
"Can you believe my dad?" I over hear Jordan talking to my daughter Julia when she came over. "He wants to go and marry another woman!" The girls were in 10th grade now.
"But Jordan, I thought you liked Danielle?" Julia says.
"I did, but I didn't think dad would go and marry her! It's just not fair! How could he love another woman enough to marry them Julie? My mom only died 3 years ago! How could he!" She says. "I just don't understand him!"
"It will be ok. I promise." Julia says to her.
"That's easy for you to say! It's not your father!" Jordan shouts. "I hate him! How dare him say he loved my mom and then turn around and love this bitch!" That's the point where I feel I have to step in. Normally I wouldn't discipline my friend's kids, but this time I had too.
"Jordan that's enough!" I walk into my daughter's room. "I don't want you talking about your father like that young lady."
"It's not fair Uncle Rocky! He never loved my mom!" She shouts at me.
"That is definitely not true. Why would he have married her after they dated for 8 years if he didn't love her?"
"Why would he marry this woman if he did love her!" Jordan says in borderline tears.
"And my brother and sisters are all ok with this! How could the be?!"
"Honey, just because your dad is getting married to someone else, doesn't mean he loves your mom any less. He is just moving on."
"He shouldn't! Mom's dead! If he loved her, then he should be faithful to her even if she is dead!"
"Don't you want your dad to be happy?"
"Yes." She says.
"Then why aren't you happy for him?"
"Because she's replacing my mother!" She says and turns her back on me.
"Julia, why don't you.."
"I'm out of here." She says and walks downstairs.
"She is not replacing your mom Jordan."
"Yes she is. She is taking over my mom's lifestyle!" She says to me.
"She is going to be your step mother, not your mother Jordan. She will never replace your mom nor your moms place in your dads heart. You're dad just found someone that he wants to share the rest of his life with."
"But why? Why can't he just be happy with us?" She says.
"Because he misses your mom, and he loves Danielle. Not the way that he loved your mom, but close." I say. "But, I think you are definitely gonna have to talk to your dad about this and tell him how your feeling honey."
"I don't want too."
"We all have to do things we don't want too, and this is yours."
"I hate her." She says.
"Hate is a very strong word Jordan. And I know that you don't hate her. You liked her before your dad said he was going to marry her." I tell her flat out.
"I know, but now its different."
"How is it different?"
"It just is!" She says.
"Jordan, your dad is happy for the first time in a while, and you will get use to the fact that you have a step mother. I bet she is as nervous as you are because she is married into a family of 5. She has to start off where Kimberly left off. She is going to be a good friend living there and taking care of all of you guys again. I promise you everything will be alright. It's ok to be a bit worried about this, but talk to your daddy about it and everything will be sorted out." I tell her. She nods. "Why don't you head down with Julia for a bit. I'll talk to you later." I say and she runs down the steps.
I really did like Danielle. She reminded me a lot of Kimberly, only she was blonde, but their personalities were almost identical, and I think that is why Tommy fell for her. About 7 months after he asked her to marry him they were married, but not in the church that he and Kimberly were. Though he loved that church he couldn't bring himself to do it, and we all respected that choice. Danielle knew from the beginning that she was marrying a man who will never forget or stop loving his wife, and she was alright with this which made her a great person. Gradually all of his children were use to the fact that there was a bran new person they have to listen too, and they all grew to love each other. I also remember the day Tommy called me and told me that Danielle was pregnant. I was shocked. She was about 34, he was 38.
"Wow, congratulations man." I say to him after he called me and told me the happy news.
"Thanks. I have to tell you, I am not use to this baby thing anymore." He says. The twins were 12 by then, Brad was 14 and Jordan was 16.
"Yeah, but it will be fun. You know it will be." I tell him.
"Yeah, it will be." We talk for a bit longer and then hang up.
"Who was that dear?" Cristina asks me.
"Tom. He and Danielle are having a kid." I say.
"Really? That's great!" She says smiling.
"Yeah it is. Everyone over there is excited. Tom says that Brad says that it better be a boy. He is sick of all the girls in the house." I tell her laughing.
"Yeah, I bet he is, but you know it probably won't be. She has way too many sisters."
"This is true. Guess we'll have to wait and see." I say shrugging.
"When is she due?" Cristina asks.
"In February. Sometime in the middle." I say to her.
"Hmm, that's close to Kim's birthday. Do you think he will be ok with that?"
"Yeah he'll be fine. He needs some happiness in that month anyway." I say.
"This is true." Cris says back to me.
February came very quickly. They found out a few months prior that they were having a girl and they picked out the name Kelsey Rose for her. Around February 13th she went into active labor and Tommy called us. She was born on February 14th which ironically was Kimberly's birthday also. I went into the hospital that day to see his new daughter.
"Hey!" I call to Tom. "Congratulations!"
"He looks over and says, "Hey thanks. You wanna see her?"
"Of course!" I say and follow him over to the nursery.
"What did you name her?" I ask him. "Kelsey?"
"No." He says. "Danielle says that wasn't fitting of her on this date."
I gave him an odd look and say, "Ok, so what did you name her?"
"Danielle named her Kimberly Ann." He says.
"You're kidding me!" I say smiling.
"Nope. She said that she always loved the name and that it fits her being born on the same date as Kim."
"That's awesome Tom. Congrats." I say again and look at the little child. I still to this day say that she looks a bit like Kimberly, but mostly she looks like Tommy. She grew up very well and all the kids adored her, even Brad, though he says that he would much rather have a brother than a sister. The name definitely suited her though. She was a little pistol, just like Kimberly was. She was always smiling, and rarely crying even as an infant. That little girl brought back the light in Tommy's eyes that had left when Kim died. It was great to see him that happy again.
From that point on everyone was happy, and always exciting, and I still wish Adam and Kim were here to enjoy every moment of this too, but I know they still are in spirit and in us. They are up there together watching us, and waiting for us. One day we will all be together. Much more things happened to us over the years, and the way I am going, I am sure I will be thinking about all of those events, both happy and sad very soon, but now I have to concentrate on my new Great-Granddaughter Hailey who will be coming over very soon.
TBC