Chapter 16: The Tape

Bold: tape

Italics/Bold: talking

Tommy was looking over some stuff when Kimberly came downstairs. She still had a few weeks before going to Athens. She was now having her team working harder, but not too hard so they would have an accident like she did a long time ago.

When Kimberly came downstairs, she had a tape in her hand. "Hey, Kim, what's that?" He asked. Kimberly held up the tape with a smile.

"I'm going to catch you up with what happened throughout Kylie's first years of living. I have more, but they're packed away somewhere," Kimberly replied.

"Well, put it in," he insisted.

Kimberly stuck the tape in and sat next to him as the tape started playing.

Kimberly walking through the door with a sleeping Kylie in her arms. "And introducing, Miss Kylie Trini Oliver," Jason announced quietly. Kimberly smiled and covered her daughter's face.

"Jas, Kylie has had enough being a star for one day," Kimberly insisted.

"Fine," Jason sighed.

Kimberly came into the room to see Jason holding Kylie now. "Am I holding her right?" He asked.

"You're doing fine, Jas. Just have a little fun," she replied.

Jason then started dancing around with Kylie in his arms.

Tommy laughed at his best friend. "Remind me to tease Jason about that the next time I see him," he insisted.

"I still tease him about dancing around the room with our daughter in his arms. It was so adorable. He was just having some harmless fun," she laughed.

Tommy wrapped his arms around her and she leaned against him.

Kimberly came back to see Trini holding Kylie and was sitting in the rocking chair. "How's she doing?" She asked. Trini smiled as she stood up from the rocking chair.

"She's doing fine. She just needed a little burp," Trini replied.

Kimberly laughed and then Trini traded places. She held the camera while Kimberly held Kylie. "Was that fun to be fighting in action one last time?" She asked.

"Well, beside the evil part. It was great. It was nice to see Tommy and Adam again," Kimberly replied.

Kimberly placed Kylie into her crib and Trini pointed the camera at the crib and Kylie was letting out her regular gurgling sounds.

Jason was holding the camera and was listening to Kimberly sing while rocking Kylie to sleep. "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know dear how much I love you so please don't take my sunshine away," she sang.

"Kimberly, why don't you sing like that anymore?" He asked.

"Oh, Jas. The last time I picked up that guitar and sang was when I was playing music for the chorus at the Youth Center. The last Christmas I spend with Tommy."

"Don't be so hard on yourself, Kim. I promise you'll see Tommy again."

Kimberly placed Kylie in her crib. "I'm afraid of what would happen when I do see Tommy again," she sighed. The camera kept going when Kimberly left the room.

"You deserve happiness, Kim and I promise you will get it," he stated.

Kimberly sighed, she hadn't heard that part. "I don't even remember that conversation-taking place," she murmured. They looked up when Kylie came running downstairs.

"Mommy, daddy, look what I got," she announced.

She jumped into Tommy's lap and Tommy held up an art project. It was all of the Power Rangers. "This is very good, Kylie, you drew this?" He asked.

"Yeah, do you like it?" She answered with another question.

"I love it," he replied.

Kimberly smiled as Tommy sent Kylie upstairs to play. Kimberly got up and went back to the computer. "Kim," he started.

"Don't, Tommy. I already know what you're going to say," she stated.

He walked up behind her and placed his hands on each side of her so she couldn't walk away. "No, you don't know what I'm going to say, Kim. I've been telling you that I forgive you. I know that it's hard for you to let go of the past, but you have to. You wanted to protect Kylie, I understand. I just want you to know that I really do forgive you," he explained. She looked at him.

"Do you really forgive me?" She asked.

He wrapped his arms around her in a hug and sighed. "Yes, Kimberly, I do forgive you," he replied. She placed her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. That's all she wanted, his forgiveness. "I love you, so much," he whispered.

"I love you too," she answered.

Kylie was watching her parents with a smile on her face.