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CHAPTER 4 Father and Daughter
Daisy and Spot laid down next to each other to one side of the couch in Tori and Blake's living room. Chloe sat in the arm chair while Conner sat on the side of it next to her. Trent and Kira were sitting in chairs from the kitchen while Leila and Hunter sat on the floor. Tori and Blake were on the couch with Kai and Trini. They had just filled Kira, Tori, and Blake in on the whole story. They had had a little time to calm down and let it soak in.
"Do the others know?" Blake asked.
"I talked to Devin and Ethan last night. They're a little wowed by it but they can't wait to meet Chloe," Conner explained.
"Dr. O was going to tell Hayley but swear her to secrecy so Trent and I could tell dad about Chloe," Leila explained.
"And I called Shane, Dustin, and Cam last night," Hunter said.
"What did they say?" Tori asked.
"Shane and Dustin were freaked out but Cam was in shock because he had grown up most of life with that story about her. He ran to tell his dad before handing the phone to Shane and Dustin," Hunter explained.
"But I was there when he made them swear not to leak anything to the Thunder Academy," Trent added.
"Yea, that's going to be interesting," Kira said.
"Well, seeing as that my mom probably never mentioned Chloe to my dad, it's a better idea to get this out of the way," Leila said.
"So dad was really your enemy for a while?" Chloe asked, breaking the conversation up.
"Yea, that was really weird," Conner said.
"But Trent and Leila broke them apart," Hunter said. Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
"We'll get it," Trent said as he and Leila jumped up and went to the door. Chloe took a deep breath out of nervousness. Conner rubbed her shoulders comfortingly and leaned into her ear.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Chloe smiled and put her hand on his.
"Yea, just stay here for a bit," she said.
"No problem," Conner said, smiling at her. Chloe, for some reason, could tell he was smiling and had this picture of it in her mind. Leila opened the door and saw her dad there smiling.
"Hey you two, so what's this big surprise?" Anton asked, smiling as he walked through the door. The siblings took deep breaths and glanced at each other, not knowing what to say. Anton immediately picked up on this.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Um, daddy, there's something more about me and that neither my mom nor I ever told you," Leila started.
"What is it?!" Anton asked, a little demandingly.
"Leila?" Chloe asked suddenly. Anton turned around and saw Chloe standing in the archway from the living room to the front hallway. Anton frowned and looked from Chloe to Leila. Despite being fraternal twins, there were noticeable similarities.
"What in the world?" Anton asked.
"Dad, this is Chloe. Leila's twin sister," Trent said. Anton couldn't say anything. He just looked from Trent, to Leila, and to the girl who was apparently new daughter.
"How is it that I've never heard about you?" Anton asked.
"We thought she was dead," Leila said.
"I lost my vision in a car accident. The same one where they thought I had died because they never found me," Chloe said. Anton collapsed into one of the chairs in the hallway, completely exhausted from the shock. Chloe just smiled at hearing him collapse.
"What? No hug for your new daughter?" she asked calmly. Anton looked at her blankly then just broke out into a small fit of laughter. He got up and hugged Chloe tightly. The other rangers smiled at the sight of father and daughter uniting for the first time. A small tear escaped Leila's eye, remembering when she finally settled things with Anton.
Conner smiled as he watched Anton and Chloe hug. He thought he saw Chloe glance at him and smile.
"So when are you going to tell your mother about Chloe?" Anton asked. Leila coughed.
"Uh, we're driving up to the Academy tomorrow," Leila explained.
"Well, how about some dinner," Kira offered. The group ate dinner together and hours passed by very quickly. Chloe was sitting out in the pool, facing the sunset. She smiled at the heat of the setting sun beating on her face mixed with the incoming cool breeze of the night. Conner watched her from the house and decided to go out and join her. He wasn't even in the pool area when Chloe called out to him.
"What are the colors in the sky?" she asked him as came closer. Conner had to recover from the shock of her realizing he was coming.
"Uh, mostly pink and some yellows. It's really pretty," Conner said as he sat down next to her.
"I remember the sunset I saw the night before the accident. It was like nothing I've ever seen. Ha, bad joke," she said. Conner chuckled.
"Are you ready to meet your mom and grandfather again?" he asked. Chloe took a deep breath.
"I guess I am but I have a favor to ask of you," Chloe said.
"Anything," Conner said.
"I know Leila and Trent are my brother and sister and that Anton is my dad, but I'd really like it if you drove me up there. Everybody's coming but I really want to go up with you," Chloe said.
"Of course. I'd love to drive you up there," Conner said. Chloe relaxed and smiled.
"Um, Conner, can I ask one more thing?" she asked.
"Sure," he said.
"Can I feel your face?" she asked. Conner responded by taking her hands and placing them on his face. He nearly shivered at her gently touch as her fingers glided over every inch of his face. His eyes took in every inch of her face as she felt his. His eyes landed on her lips as her fingers met his. They both inched closer and stopped only centimeters apart. Conner took the last step and gently engulfed Chloe's lips with his. They held the kiss for several minutes before parting for air.
They just smiled at each other. Conner put his arm around her and they both just faced the setting sun. Conner watching Chloe mostly, and Chloe feeling the night air and Conner on her.
Okay, they've kind of hooked up now. But what else is in store for the couple? How will the reunion between Chloe and her family be? What other surprises are in store? Find out in Chapter 5.
CHAPTER 4 Father and Daughter
Daisy and Spot laid down next to each other to one side of the couch in Tori and Blake's living room. Chloe sat in the arm chair while Conner sat on the side of it next to her. Trent and Kira were sitting in chairs from the kitchen while Leila and Hunter sat on the floor. Tori and Blake were on the couch with Kai and Trini. They had just filled Kira, Tori, and Blake in on the whole story. They had had a little time to calm down and let it soak in.
"Do the others know?" Blake asked.
"I talked to Devin and Ethan last night. They're a little wowed by it but they can't wait to meet Chloe," Conner explained.
"Dr. O was going to tell Hayley but swear her to secrecy so Trent and I could tell dad about Chloe," Leila explained.
"And I called Shane, Dustin, and Cam last night," Hunter said.
"What did they say?" Tori asked.
"Shane and Dustin were freaked out but Cam was in shock because he had grown up most of life with that story about her. He ran to tell his dad before handing the phone to Shane and Dustin," Hunter explained.
"But I was there when he made them swear not to leak anything to the Thunder Academy," Trent added.
"Yea, that's going to be interesting," Kira said.
"Well, seeing as that my mom probably never mentioned Chloe to my dad, it's a better idea to get this out of the way," Leila said.
"So dad was really your enemy for a while?" Chloe asked, breaking the conversation up.
"Yea, that was really weird," Conner said.
"But Trent and Leila broke them apart," Hunter said. Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
"We'll get it," Trent said as he and Leila jumped up and went to the door. Chloe took a deep breath out of nervousness. Conner rubbed her shoulders comfortingly and leaned into her ear.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Chloe smiled and put her hand on his.
"Yea, just stay here for a bit," she said.
"No problem," Conner said, smiling at her. Chloe, for some reason, could tell he was smiling and had this picture of it in her mind. Leila opened the door and saw her dad there smiling.
"Hey you two, so what's this big surprise?" Anton asked, smiling as he walked through the door. The siblings took deep breaths and glanced at each other, not knowing what to say. Anton immediately picked up on this.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Um, daddy, there's something more about me and that neither my mom nor I ever told you," Leila started.
"What is it?!" Anton asked, a little demandingly.
"Leila?" Chloe asked suddenly. Anton turned around and saw Chloe standing in the archway from the living room to the front hallway. Anton frowned and looked from Chloe to Leila. Despite being fraternal twins, there were noticeable similarities.
"What in the world?" Anton asked.
"Dad, this is Chloe. Leila's twin sister," Trent said. Anton couldn't say anything. He just looked from Trent, to Leila, and to the girl who was apparently new daughter.
"How is it that I've never heard about you?" Anton asked.
"We thought she was dead," Leila said.
"I lost my vision in a car accident. The same one where they thought I had died because they never found me," Chloe said. Anton collapsed into one of the chairs in the hallway, completely exhausted from the shock. Chloe just smiled at hearing him collapse.
"What? No hug for your new daughter?" she asked calmly. Anton looked at her blankly then just broke out into a small fit of laughter. He got up and hugged Chloe tightly. The other rangers smiled at the sight of father and daughter uniting for the first time. A small tear escaped Leila's eye, remembering when she finally settled things with Anton.
Conner smiled as he watched Anton and Chloe hug. He thought he saw Chloe glance at him and smile.
"So when are you going to tell your mother about Chloe?" Anton asked. Leila coughed.
"Uh, we're driving up to the Academy tomorrow," Leila explained.
"Well, how about some dinner," Kira offered. The group ate dinner together and hours passed by very quickly. Chloe was sitting out in the pool, facing the sunset. She smiled at the heat of the setting sun beating on her face mixed with the incoming cool breeze of the night. Conner watched her from the house and decided to go out and join her. He wasn't even in the pool area when Chloe called out to him.
"What are the colors in the sky?" she asked him as came closer. Conner had to recover from the shock of her realizing he was coming.
"Uh, mostly pink and some yellows. It's really pretty," Conner said as he sat down next to her.
"I remember the sunset I saw the night before the accident. It was like nothing I've ever seen. Ha, bad joke," she said. Conner chuckled.
"Are you ready to meet your mom and grandfather again?" he asked. Chloe took a deep breath.
"I guess I am but I have a favor to ask of you," Chloe said.
"Anything," Conner said.
"I know Leila and Trent are my brother and sister and that Anton is my dad, but I'd really like it if you drove me up there. Everybody's coming but I really want to go up with you," Chloe said.
"Of course. I'd love to drive you up there," Conner said. Chloe relaxed and smiled.
"Um, Conner, can I ask one more thing?" she asked.
"Sure," he said.
"Can I feel your face?" she asked. Conner responded by taking her hands and placing them on his face. He nearly shivered at her gently touch as her fingers glided over every inch of his face. His eyes took in every inch of her face as she felt his. His eyes landed on her lips as her fingers met his. They both inched closer and stopped only centimeters apart. Conner took the last step and gently engulfed Chloe's lips with his. They held the kiss for several minutes before parting for air.
They just smiled at each other. Conner put his arm around her and they both just faced the setting sun. Conner watching Chloe mostly, and Chloe feeling the night air and Conner on her.
Okay, they've kind of hooked up now. But what else is in store for the couple? How will the reunion between Chloe and her family be? What other surprises are in store? Find out in Chapter 5.