By: Morgan
Disclaimer: Saban owns all PR related stuff. I don't, though I wish I did. Please don't sue me. I have to pay for college.
Distribution: Anywhere as long as you tell me where you are planning to put it up at.
Rating: R for sexual situations, language, and violence.
My Notes: Thank you, thank you, thank you for being so patient with me and my wacky updates. I hope I'll do better with getting chapters out sooner, but I can't make any promises. Please read and review. Thanks. ~Morgan~
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Tommy's Apartment
Wednesday, September 25, 2000 7:04 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
Kim awoke and she was only partially disoriented until she remembered she had stayed at Tommy's place last night. The aroma of coffee and bacon overtook her senses and her stomach growled. She rubbed at her eyes and briefly glanced at the small alarm clock sitting next to the bed and groaned in frustration for being a natural early riser. With an exasperated sigh she pulled back the heavy bedspread and climbed out of bed. She splashed her face with some cold water in the bathroom before joining Tommy in the kitchen.
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Tommy turned around as Kim, hair going ever which way and eyes still a little squinty, slowly made her way into his small kitchen.
'Now that's the Kim I remember.'
"Hey Kim, good-morning." Tommy gave her a wide grin and used the spatula in his hand to direct her to the table. "Have a seat. Breakfast will be ready in a sec."
"Morning Tommy. That smells wonderful." Kim was going to just sit down and let him do all the work, but she thought otherwise. Instead she wondered over to the refrigerator, pulled out a gallon of orange juice, and poured two big glasses full.
"How did you sleep?"
Kim placed the container back in the fridge before replying. "Not so good. I woke up about every two hours and then it took me like thirty minutes to go back to sleep."
"Yeah, that sounds about how I did. I woke up once at three and four then an ambulance or something went by and woke me up again at six thirty so I just stayed up. How many pancakes did you want Beautiful?"
"One is plenty Tommy. You want me to get out the butter and syrup?"
"Sure," Tommy answered and went back to flipping the pancakes. "Hey Kim, what do you want to do today? I called in sick at work so we have the whole day ahead of us."
"I want to talk to Katherine."
Tommy turned to look at her again, not really liking the tone in her sweet voice. "Are you sure that's a good idea Kim? I agree that Kat is not one of the best people in the world right now but I think you should give yourself some time to think this over before you do something you'll regret. I was pretty harsh to her last night, and I'll never be able to take those words back whether I want to or not. She deserved them, but that doesn't make it okay."
"I've thought it over Tommy and the only way I'm going to be able to get over this whole thing is if I talk to them and figure out why they slept together. That's all I want to know. I want to know why I wasn't good enough a friend to Kat for her not to betray me. I want to know what I did to drive Trevor into her arms..."
"Kim, you were good enough. You were more than enough for him and Katherine. The truth is that Trevor didn't deserve you. He never has. If he can't see how wonderful a person you really are than you are better off without him. I don't want you to think that any of this is your fault. Kim, some people are just assholes by nature and as it turns out Trevor is one of those people. Now Kat, I don't know what the hell she was thinking threw all this."
"I still want to talk to both of them." Kim sat down and started to fix her plate of food that Tommy just sat on the kitchen table.
"Okay, well, maybe we can set a time and place for the both of them to meet us today. Some place public so we know things won't get out of hand. Maybe, just maybe, we can sort this out. If not, then we go on with our lives whether or not they are in it or not."
"All right. But I don't want Trevor to be there. I couldn't care less what he has to say. There is no way I could salvage so much as a friendship with him anyway now. Kat...maybe."
"Lets just eat and then we can figure out what to do with them later. Do we need to go get your stuff from the hotel?"
"Huh? Why would we do that," Kim questioned as she took a swig of orange juice.
"Well, I thought that since you didn't have a job or anything lined up yet that you could stay here with me. I know you said you wanted to take things slow, but we can still go slow if you live here..."
"Oh Tommy, I don't know about that. Sure, we held back our emotions for each other last night, but I don't know how long we can keep that up. And plus, wouldn't it be a little suspicious if I all of the sudden started living with you? I've only been back in Angel Grove for two days. My Mom would go nuts if I called her and said 'Hey Mom, guess what! Trevor and I are not getting married after all and I'm living with my first love in Angel Grove now.' She would kill me"
"Okay, so you have some valid points, but can you afford sixty or seventy dollars a night for a hotel room? What about other expenses, like a car and groceries? Come on Kim, it won't be that bad. I don't think it would be all that suspicious if we bunked together. If people have a problem with me helping a friend back on her feet than they are the ones with a problem. I wouldn't mind getting to know you a little better either. I certainly wouldn't mind if we went back to the daily ritual of making love all night..."
"Tommy..."
"I was just teasing you Kim. What do you say? You can stay here until you get a steady job and back on your own two feet. You wouldn't have to pay rent or utilities or anything at all. Then, when you save up enough money you are free to go as you choose, though I wouldn't mind of you stayed here with me for all eternity."
Kim stopped eating for a couple of minutes and thought, really thought, about his proposition.
'I guess it wouldn't be that bad. I wouldn't have any bills and I could save up enough to get my own place and a rental car. Hmmm...I wouldn't mind getting a little action either...' Kim blushed at her own thoughts.
"You know what Handsome? I think I'm going to take you up on that offer." Tommy face spread into a huge smile as she made her decision. "I'll find a good job and start saving up. I should be out of here in four months at the latest...Of course some of my money a month will go to help with bills and groceries..."
"No, Kim...I don't need any help with that. I already told you. With the school doing so well right now I have more than enough money to..."
"I insist Tommy," Kim interrupted. "I'm not here to freeload off of you. If I'm going to live here than I'm going to help with the rent and utilities. You also have expenses for your dojo that you need to handle too."
"All right Kim, you win."
"I always win..."
*****
Tanya Sloan's Rent House
Wednesday, September 25, 2000 6:37 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
"I'm sorry Tanya, but I don't see how you cannot be mad at Kat. I mean, she hurt Tommy! And what about Kimberly? They were supposed to be getting married Tanya and now her fiancee has cheated on her with one of her closest friends. How can you be so freaking cool about all this?"
"Adam, none of this is any of my business. It's none of yours either. They are adults and they can work out their problems by themselves. I have my own damn problems you know without having to be a freaking referee."
"No one is asking you to do that. But, how can you not be mad at her?" Adam just could not fathom how Tanya did not feel any animosity toward her friend after what she had done.
"Adam, Kat is my friend. She is my best friend in fact. Yes, she made a mistake, but I am not going to turn my back on her. If you were any kind of friend you would not choose sides either and you would just lay low until they all worked it out. Now, I don't want to hear another word about this. I'll see you later. I'm working late so I won't be home until around seven. I might just stop by Kat's place and see how she is doing. Is that okay with you," Tanya asked, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Do whatever you want. I'm not your master. But if you expect me to just go on acting like nothing happened than you are wrong." Adam turned and went back into the bathroom to finish shaving.
Tanya just watched him go.
'Great, now this whole affair has me fighting with MY boyfriend. They better get this sorted out fast, because I would bet money that some of the other former rangers will feel the same way Adam does when they find out.'
With a rueful sigh, Tanya grabbed her car keys off the dresser and left for work.
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West Inn Resort Room 453
Wednesday, September 25, 2000 8:21 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca
"Hey Kim, are we going to need a crane to carry all your luggage? Or do you think a forklift will cut it," Tommy asked with a smart ass look on his face. Kim stuck the card in the slot and waited for the little green light to flash before opening the hotel door.
"Very funny. I'll have you know that I only brought five bags with me..." They stepped inside.
"Oh, only five..." Tommy said being sarcastic with a small grin tugging at his lips.
"Oh hush," she commanded with a swat to the chest. Tommy looked around at the fairly large room and there were clothes and what not everywhere.
"Dang Kim, what happened in here?"
"Nothing, Trevor is just not a very neat person," she replied with a shrug. "I'll pack the stuff up that's in the bathroom if you'll just throw all my stuff in here in that bag."
"No problem." Tommy started picking up pairs of jeans and shoes and stuffing them in the bag she had given him. Kim walked into the bathroom and went to work on cleaning it up. "Hey Kim, what do you want me to do with all Trevor's stuff he left here?"
"Just leave it. I'm sure the maids will throw it away for me or something." Tommy smiled and piled it up in a stack on one of the chairs that went along with the small table by the window. Tommy thought he had gotten everything, but he caught a glimpse of something red from underneath the bed. He walked over there and bent down to grab the garment. A lump rose in his throat as he held the tiny red lingerie. It was a lacy one piece bodes and it was extremely sexy. Under other circumstances, Tommy would have been drooling at the thought of Kim in the risque lingerie but the thought of her wearing it for Trevor virtually made him sick to his stomach. Kim chose that time to walk out of the bathroom, two bags in her hands ready to leave the hotel room.
"Tommy? Are you ready to go," she asked as she stepped out. Noticing what he was holding Kim got that same sick feeling. "I'm sorry Tommy, I didn't mean for you to see that. You can just throw it in that pile over there with his stuff."
Tommy did as she told him and then picked up the last three bags without saying a word.
Kim walked behind him out of the room, lost in her own thoughts.
'I can't believe he saw that. What must he think about me now? Wait a second, he knew that Trevor and I had sex, so what am I overreacting for?'
'I can't believe I overreacted like that. It's not like I didn't know they were having sex or something. Let it go man, she's with you now.' Tommy couldn't help but feel a little jealous toward Trevor. His Kim had slept with another man that wasn't him. 'Oh, well...I'll just have to get over it so we can move on in our relationship.'
*****
Tommy and Kim made their way to Tommy's truck after returning the small card that was used as the key to her room and signing out.
"Are you ready to go Beautiful?"
"Yeah, lets get out of here. I need to call Kat and set up someplace for us to meet when we get back to your place."
"All right, what are you going to say to her?"
"Well, I'm going to act like I don't have a clue that she slept with him and ask her out for lunch or something. Then I guess I'll just ask her about it."
"Okay, if you're sure you want to do that."
"I'm sure."
Just as Tommy was loading the last of Kim's bags in his truck he heard Kim mutter "Oh great" under her breath.
"What is it Kim," he asked without turning around.
Tommy felt someone tap him roughly on the shoulder and turned to see who it was. He was surprised to be face to face with Trevor and some other guy who was about twice the size of Tommy, weight wise. His eyes turned dark as he looked the duo over.
"What do you want Trevor?" His voice was dark with anger.
"I want my bitch back. What's it to you?" Trevor violently grabbed Kim's arm and she cried out in pain. He slapped her with the back of his hand and grabbed her hair with the other.
Tommy moved so fast that no one saw it coming. He took the big guy out first, punching him square in the chest and delivering a roundhouse kick to his face before he could even throw a punch. The guy fell with a loud thud and hit the concrete parking lot. Tommy punched Trevor in the face, finishing the job Kim had done on his nose. It was really broken now. He grasped Trevor's neck so hard with one hand that Trevor couldn't even breathe.
"You better fucking let her go or I will rip your ass apart. I'm not fucking playing games with you." Tommy's face was inches away from his own. He could feel his hot breath on his forehead. He was going ton try to fight back, but thought better of it.
Kim tore her arm away and rubbed at it where he had been holding it. She already had bruises where he had grasped her and red marks. Her left eye also had a red mark under it where Trevor had hit her. That would definitely become a bruise before the end of the day.
Tommy looked at Kim. "Are you okay Beautiful?"
"Yeah, I'm okay."
"Good." He then glared at Trevor again. "If you ever touch her again I swear I will rip your heart out. Now you need to leave and never come back again. I have already told you once and I will not tell you again." Tommy dropped Trevor to the ground and kicked him in the stomach.
"Lets get out of here Tommy," Kim said as she heard sirens off in the distance.
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Next chapter: Kim talks to Kat. The others find out about the affair. Who will side with who and who won't pick sides? You'll have to wait and find out.
Okay, that's all for this chapter. I have decided to make this series a little longer, so bare with me. Also, I'll try to update as soon as I can. Please read and review. Thanks. ~Morgan~