Summary: Five years after a broken engagement, Andros visits Tommy and his new team. What he finds there, he couldn't even imagine in his wildest dreams.
Phantom Rogue: But stalling is fun! And NO, Andros cannot stop dying inside just yet.
Juzblue: Yeah, well, this soon enough?
MaxCobra: You might be on the right track with those thought, but you might not be. :P I like Conner/Kira better too, but my happily disturbed beta-reader begged for Trent/Kira. I did Conner/Kira in on of my other stories though: The Zodiac Ranger series. Yeah, Zhane, Karone and Zey will make an appearance. Karone will be having her darling baby on Earth. Poor Andros…
DizneeDol: Lol. Glad you liked the chapter.
Arwennicole: Maybe……
Mz. Daydream: Yeah, uncle Adam. Glad you liked the twist, it was planned right from the beginning of the plot. Well, no need to wait any longer, this is what happens:
Serenitylovegod: Here's his reply, no stalling in that part.
The real vampire: Lol.
C.C.C.: Well, if you can't wait, here's more!
JDPhoenix: Oh, I don't mind, really, you're reviewing now aren't you? Adam has been up to a lot, read all about it:
The-power-of-love: Lol, always.
PinkRanger4Evr: Actually, I believe I've been reading it! It's good! I'll review it now, sometimes I just can't work up the energy to come up with something fun to review or even hit the review button:P And, yeah, you should be able to read 2 more chapters before Monday, here's the first.
Melissa: Hey, what happened to Melpers? It's a fun nick! You might wanna read this chapter before saying that again. :-P As for the rest of your review: LOL.
Ashley n Andros Fan: Well, this is his explanation.
Starlight63: Always if I can help it!
Not Always The End
Chapter 10
"Anna, Jenny's mother, is an old friend of mine." Adam replied uncomfortably.
"Hey!" Kira exclaimed, remembering the evening before. "You're the friend that's been helping her out with Jenny, aren't you?"
"Yeah, that's right." He replied, feeling relieved that the topic had moved on slightly. "She named me Jenny's godfather, right kiddo?"
Jenny nodded violently and hugged Adam again.
"I don't remember you ever mentioning an Anna." Tommy wondered out loud.
"Go play with Callie, okay Jenny?" Adam told the girl.
Jenny nodded again and immediately turned to Callie again when Adam set her down. Once sure the kids wouldn't listen in on the conversation, he turned his attention back to his friends, Hailey and Kira.
"Me and Anna weren't that close until Jenny. Everything around her pregnancy scared her to death. It changed her life more drastically than you can ever imagine. I'm the only one she's still in contact with from back then and I'm the only one who knows the complete truth about Jenny, but I promised never to tell anyone." Adam explained, hoping they wouldn't see through him.
"Wow, you aren't Jenny's father are you?" Jason inquired.
"No! That I am not." Adam laughed, smiling in relief.
"Just checking." Jason defended, smiling. "You never know."
As a silence fell over the table, the occupants listened to the conversation between Callie and Jenny.
"Mommy says I'll have a baby brother or sister in a while, so I'll be a big sister. She says daddy made a baby for her and put it in her tummy." Callie smiled proudly, happy to be able to tell her new friend such important news.
Adam looked over at Jason who smiled sheepishly.
'She had to be told something.' He mouthed and Adam laughed silently.
"Do you have a brother or sister?" Callie asked Jenny.
"I don't have a daddy." Jenny replied, screwing up her face. "And even if I did, I wouldn't like him. Mommy says he's a bad man and lives with other bad people, but his friends don't and because of that we have to move a lot. Adam, what did mommy call it again?"
"I can't say, or you'll have to move again." Adam sighed.
"But I don't want to move! I like this house!" Jenny protested unhappily.
"Then you better watch what you tell people, sweetheart." Adam told her, ruffling her hair affectionately.
"Yes, uncle Adam."
"Hey Adam, what brings you to Reefside in uniform?" Hailey asked suddenly. "You're still part of the Angel Grove Police, right or did you transfer without telling?"
"Nah, I'm still part of Angel Grove's police, but a case found me here." Adam replied. "I should be back home before dinner."
"I still don't really understand why you suddenly quit as stuntman and decided to become a police officer." Jason commented.
"It involves a rape case my dad was on. I can't tell any more, because part of the case is still running."
"A rape? In Angel Grove?" Jason asked in disbelieve. "You got to be kidding me.
"Unfortunately, Jason, I'm not."
"That's it, I'm moving." Jason said, obviously really considering it.
"Just keep Callie out of dark alleys and she should be just fine, Jase. Don't worry so much."
Jason gave Adam a sceptic look, but didn't reply.
"Okay, let's stray away from the depressing conversation subjects for a while." Tommy cut in. "Adam, how are things with Tanya and the kids?"
Adam smiled.
"Things are great. Chloe is growing like weed. She recently started walking and had a vocabulary of at least twenty words last time I counted – things mostly including, 'want', 'cookie', 'hungry', and 'Micheal meanie' among others."
"How old was she again?" Andros asked. "Sorry, I lost track on KO-35."
"She turned one just under two months ago." Adam laughed. "And don't worry. I won't keep it against you."
Andros mockingly pretended to whip imaginary sweat drops off his forehead. The rest of the day the four guys spend catching up. Somewhere along the way the four teen rangers took Callie and Jenny to the park to play.
Later that evening
"Peace and quiet!" Tommy stated, dropping down on the couch.
They had decided to exhaust Callie by taking her for a walk in the forest, hoping not to get a repeat of that morning. Part one of the plan had worked and Jason was now carrying his sleeping daughter upstairs. It didn't take him long to return and join Andros and Tommy on the couch.
"I got to say I never thought a kid could have that much energy." He commented.
"I second that." Tommy agreed.
"You don't have to baby-sit Zey." Andros muttered.
"And I'd hate to be Kira today." Jason added. "Jenny seems to have even more energy than Callie and I thought she was bad."
"Zey's worse." Andros muttered again.
"But you were right, her face does remind me of Ashley a little." Jason continued, ignoring Andros. "Hey, maybe Ashley was pregnant, freaked and broke up with you, because she wasn't sure how you'd take the news."
"One: We weren't talking about having kids for nothing. Two: You obviously weren't listening when Jenny was bragging about her birthday. I was on KO-35 for 3 of the 4 months they needed me when Ashley broke up with me, Jenny was born 7 months later, meaning her mother was only two months pregnant when Ashley returned her ring…"
"Maybe…" Tommy and Jason both tried to cut in, but Andros stopped them.
"THREE: Ashley and I never really got to that. We thought we'd have our whole lives together, so there was no rush. We both thought we were forever. I hate to say this, but even if Jenny would somehow turn out to be Ashley's daughter, there's no way she could ever have been mine. Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to catch up with the sleep I lost when your darling daughter woke up this morning."
With that Andros got up and walked out, leaving the other two men stunned.
"Well, they fooled me." Jason said after a minute. "I swear I thought the two had been sleeping together."
"They probably did, but obviously not in that way of the words. But you're right, they got me fooled too. Especially considering how intimate they were, even in public." Tommy replied.
"At least they showed the world a glimpse of what true love could be. Speaking of true love, when are you calling Aisha?"
"Maybe tomorrow, maybe when you and Callie are back home, at least before the next weekend. I might as well get this over with soon."
"That's the spirit." Jason grinned. "You know, Andros's idea seems tempting. I think I'll turn in too."
"I got to go grade some more papers. Night bro."
"Yeah, night." Jason said, getting up and going back up the stairs to Tommy's so called study.
Tommy reluctantly got up and his work out, knowing it would turn into late night work and desperately hoping Callie would sleep late tomorrow.
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