Chapter 8: Free to Love Again

Kira and Cam told the cop about the man that had been following them, Bradley, and not too long after, Bradley appeared, bewildered.

The cop walked over to him, this guy was acting rather suspiciously and the cop was taking no chances. He ran the guy's ID and found out he was wanted in Florida for kidnaping and rape and arrested him on the spot.

Kira soon arrived at the command center and got a warm welcome from her teammates, who were all hoping she was alright, and come to find out she was fine.

She told them the story that Bradley had told her as to why he was doing the things he was doing as they said around the living room, and Tommy couldn't believe what he was hearing, the guy, Bradley, had been jealous of himself, when they didn't even know each other.

"I think I can explain why he was so jealous of you, I talked about you to some of my newer friends in Florida, and he wanted me, but with the way I talked about you he knew he could never have me" Kimberly said looking at the floor.

"Oh, okay, it makes sense" Kira said "it hurt him to realize you were in love with someone else"

"I guess so" Kimberly said and felt Tommy's arms around her waistand smiled lightly as she leaned against him.

"So I take it you two are back together" Conner said

"Yes, Conner we are" Tommy replied

"If it were anyone else, I might tease them, but I don't have a death wish at the moment" Conner said

Tommy and Kimberly both laughed slightly, as former rangers they both seemed to command a lot of respect from the younger team members.

Six Months Later

Tommy fiddled with the ring box in his pocket, he knew that this was his big chance. Kira was having a concert at Cyberspace that evening, and there, in front of everyone, he planned on proposing to Kimberly. He took a deep breath and sighed, wondering if even he had the courage to "pop the question", and realized that Conner was coming in.

"Hi, Dr. O" Conner said "what's taking you, you're going to be late... again"

"Like you're really one to talk" Tommy replied

"You've dressed nicely tonight, what's the special occasion?" Conner asked

"I'm going to ask Kimberly to marry me" Tommy replied as he passed the younger ranger.

"Whoa, Dr. O, I'm surprised..."

"Don't be, I've been planning this since she got to Reefside, or even earlier" Tommy said "come on Conner"

"Okay"

They got to Hayley's to find Kimberly was already there waiting, Kira was warming up, and Hayley's smirk said she knew he was up to something by that nervous look in his eyes.

"Tommy, did anyone ever tell you that you can tell how you're feeling by looking into your eyes?" Hayley asked "And you're nervous... I don't know if it's the look on your face that tells me, or the fact that your hands are shaking"

Trent, too, had noticed that Tommy seemed to be acting a bit out of character.

"Is something wrong Dr. Oliver?" Trent asked

"Listen you two" Tommy's voice had dropped to a whisper "I'm planning on asking Kimberly to marry me"

"Good luck, Dr. O" Trent said

"Yeah, I think you're going to need it" Hayley chimed

"Okay, you two are not helping any" Tommy informed them sternly and then walk away. Hayley smiled slightly and muffled a laugh, all of the rangers saw this coming for the last three months or so, and now it was finally happening.

Kira was announced and began to sing a beautiful love song (a/n: I know I'm not writing the lyrics, I could never write a good song, now poems I can do, but if you asked me to write a song I'd blow it just as sure as I'm breathing), and at the end she made an announcement that Tommy had asked her to do, she had already known about his plains because she was a part of them.

"Well, for six months now my friend and mentor has watched the one person that he loved more than life itself go through the hardest time in her life and now I believe he has a big question he wants to ask her." Kira said over her microphone

Tommy then guided Kimberly onto the stage in front of everyone, this was a big risk, but one he felt would pay off in the end.

"Kim, you came here to Reefside after being hurt terribly by someone you had trusted, and now, six months later, IthinkI understand why I was so angry when I got the message of what had happened... in some strange way you still held my heart after all these years" he paused and pulled something out of his pocket, a ring box.

She gasped in shock as he went down on one knee in front of her.

"Kimberly, will you marry me?" he asked his heart was in his throat and a knot had formed in hers.

She gave a swallow and barely managed to say yes. He slipped the ring on her finger and hugged her near as a roar came from the crowd he then gently kissed her lips.

"Good going, Dr. O" Conner said

'I knew you could do that' Hayley thought

'Good work, Dr. Oliver... you did it' Kira thought a smile played across her face.

Afterthat kissTommy was unsure if there was anything that could make him feel that amazing. The emotions would have been impossible to describe to anyone, but he wouldn't have traded them for anything in the entire world, he had truly been given a second chance with Kimberly, and he vowed to himself in that moment he wouldn't blow it... like he did his first chance.

The End

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a/n: there will be a wedding to follow this, and don't worry, it will be good, but I need suggestions for the wedding colours, pls give me the suggestions in your reviews.
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