Chapter 4: Telling the Truth

Kimberly had Aisha come over to watch Kylie, since they were in town just incase she needed them. Kimberly then drove to the address Tommy gave her.

When she came to his address, she was confused about why Tommy was living out in the woods. She shrugged the thought away and got out of her car. She walked over to the door and knocked. Tommy opened the door and let her in.

They sat down and it was quiet again. "Tommy, like I told you at the school that I'm sorry about the letter," she apologized.

"Is that the reason why you came to see me, Kim? Are you here just to apologize to me?" He demanded.

Kimberly gulped and sighed. "I have a lot to apologize to you about. I'm sorry about the letter for starters," she began.

"Okay, what else are you sorry about?" He asked.

In the lab, Connor and the rest of the Dino Thunder Team came in. "It's quiet," Ethan commented.

"Remember, you guys, Dr. O said that he had someone visiting him for a little bit. He told us that once he was done meeting this person that he'd be right down," Kira reminded,

"Right," the boys agreed in unison.

Kimberly fidgeted with the strap on her purse. "I'm not sure you're ready for these next few things I have to tell you," she murmured.

"Kim, I have been through so much since that letter. Nothing can effect me now," he assured her.

"I'm still not sure how you'll take this," she whispered.

She knew she had to tell him and decided to spill the whole truth out. "I'm sorry for lying to you, Tommy. There was no other guy, I made him up," she confessed.

"You made him up? Why would you make up some guy just to break up with me?" He demanded.

She stood up and had the idea of running out the door if things got out of hand. "I made up the guy because I was afraid," she replied.

"What could you possibly be afraid of to make up a guy?" He demanded.

Connor, Ethan, and Kira could hear the conversation. "Dr. O sure sounds upset," Connor commented.

"Tommy, I made up the guy because I was pregnant," she replied. Tommy was stunned.

"What?" He asked.

The Dino Thunder Rangers looked at each other at the news.

Kimberly nodded and saw the anger in his eyes. "Her name is Kylie," she murmured. She opened her purse and pulled out Kylie's school picture. She placed it in front of him and sat down again. Tommy picked up the picture and stared at her.

Ten minutes have passed and no words were said yet. "You lied to me," he whispered. Kimberly nodded. "You lied to me about having a daughter. Why, why would you do this to me, Kimberly?" He demanded.

"I couldn't tell you because of the Machine Empire. I knew that they would figure out that I was your greatest weakness that they would use me against you. Just like how Divatox used Jason and me against you. Even then I couldn't tell you about her that day because of that woman," she replied.

"You could've told me about her. You should have told me about her," he muttered.

"I know, and everyday I regret not telling you sooner. I was afraid. I was young, deeply in love with you, and I had no help from my mother because I was pregnant. My mother disgraced me. She has shunned me, Tommy. I haven't seen or heard from my mother in over eight years."

"That still doesn't give you the right to keep my daughter from me."

"I know it was wrong and I'm so sorry."

Tommy just stared at the picture and then he looked at her again. "Did Jason, Trini, and Zack know about her?" He asked. She nodded with tears in her eyes.

"They should've known, because they were there the day she was born. I made them promise not to tell you whenever they saw you. I did this for your sake and for Kylie's sake. I didn't want you to worry about everything else in your life and have to add a pregnant girlfriend on top of othat," she replied.

"That is my choice to make, Kimberly," he told her.

Tommy stood up and anger was welling up inside him. "I want to meet her, Kim. You will let me meet her," he insisted.

"She wants to meet you, Tommy. She has been wanting to meet you since she first got your picture," she assured.

Tommy had his back towards her. He didn't want her to see the anger he had. "Bring her to Hayley's Cyberspace Café tomorrow at four o'clock," he informed. She walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Tommy, I'm so sorry," she whispered.

He then looked at her. "After all these years, I have had a daughter I never knew. You had our friends keep my own flesh and blood from me. Not only that, after all these years, I still kept the promise I made to you," he snapped. Kimberly's eyes widened.

"The promise," she whispered.

"Yes, Kim, that promise I made to you after that Christmas party."

Kimberly sat down in disbelief. She then left after hearing those words. Tommy stood there and looked at the picture of his daughter.

"Whoa! Dr. O has a daughter," Connor murmured. Ethan and Kira sat down.

"And from what we've heard about it, she lied to him about her," Kira stated.

"Man, Dr. O is going to be a little touchy for a few days," Ethan observed.

"How can we help him?" Connor asked.

"We can't help him, Connor. This is between him and this girl. It's none of our business," Kira replied.

"From what it sounded like upstairs, they were pretty young when she had Kylie," Ethan stated.

"Yeah, if it was during the Machine Empire that means that..." Tommy cut Kira off.

"It means that we were seventeen-years-old when Kylie was born," Tommy finished.

They stood up and looked at their teacher. "Dr. O, we didn't mean to eavesdrop," Ethan assured.

"Don't worry about it, Ethan. We were talking loud enough for you guys to hear," Tommy stated.

He sat down and they got to work.

Kimberly came home and she sat in her car. Tears were now falling from her eyes and onto her pants.

Rockywas playing with Kylie when Kimberly walked in. Aisha saw that her friend was a mess andRocky took Kylie upstairs while the two women talked it out. "Kim, what happened?" She asked. Kimberly sat down in tears.

"He loves me, he kept his promise about loving me no matter what. I didn't see that he would love me after the breakup," she sobbed.

Aisha pulled Kimberly into her arms. "He was so angry when he learned that I lied to him. I don't blame him. I'm angry with myself," she babbled.

"Does he want to see, Kylie?" Aisha asked.

"I am supposed to bring her to this café tomorrow," she replied.

"Are you going to be there with her?"

"Yes."

Aisha sighed and held her friend close. "I never realized that he would love me after this long," she sobbed.

"It's okay, Kim, everything is okay," Aisha assured.

Kylie was listening to the conversation. Her father wants to meet her and he still loves her mother. Why her mother was crying was what confused her the most. Why would her mother be crying after hearing that her father still loved her?