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Chapter 5: Beautiful Woman
Chapter summary: Sharing a lot of moments together have put them getting back what they lost.
Timeline:3 months after climbing the walls.
Title: Never Gone
By: Mili
Chapter 5: Beautiful Woman
Kim and Tommy were in La Bambola restaurant; Kim's favorite; waiting for Jason to have dinner. Since that moment in the elevator 2 months ago Kim and Tommy have re-built their friendship, they have spent some time together, their work together have leaded to lunches, dinners, and when Kim found out her boyfriend Dave has been cheated on her a month ago, their time together has come to a halt. Tommy always wanting to be with her, to support her, not let her feel down. Now Jason is in town and he has been also willing to spend some time with Kim, the three of them has spent the last 4 nights together.
"I still can't believe you left me to go out with Skull," Tommy said giggling, taking a sip from his drink.
"Ok, I already apologize for that, with you and with Skull. It was obvious I was under a weird spell. I would have never accepted a date with Skull in normal conditions. I mean he wasn't a great person in that time."
"What about now? Bulk and Skull have changed a lot. Now they seem to be normal people."
Kim took a moment to think "Yeah, they have become better persons but. If Rita had changed, would you go on a date with Rita now?" Kim asked him.
"Ok, I get your point."
"It would be so weird."
"But there is a big difference, It was clear that Skull was totally in love with you, but Rita wasn't in love with me."
Kim laughed "Please Tommy!... She was complete in love with you, it was so obvious, she chose you to be "her" Ranger, and didn't you note how you always were her target; she was always trying to destroy you and everything; That's how Space Witches show their love."
"I guess so." They laughed. All these years apart, this has been what they both missed the most. How they can always make the other laugh, the great time they spend with each other.
"And I think Lord Zed was also in love with you. He has that obsession with you," Kim said laughing.
Tommy shook his head "No way, He had eyes… or whatever he had just for you."
"Yeah, I could have ruled the world…but I hate the dress, and Zedd, and being bad but the other was cool."
"You can't be evil, even with a spell." Tommy said sincere, thinking about the sweet girl that greeted him many years ago at his first day at school.
"Hey, I had my story as an evil one too, once Billy and I were under a spell that made us Punks, we had a really bad attitude; well I also got an awful hair style and a really short outfit."
"I didn't know about that story, tell me more, how short was the outfit?" Kim laughed. "And explain the hair thing because I can't imagine you like that."
"You know, I also set a date with Skull that time, poor him, I meant a lot of times I was under a spell I hurt him," Kim explained, she remember how much Tommy hurt her when he was under Rita spell, so she can get a picture about how she made feel Skull.
"Don't worry about that, he saw you in that short outfit so he had his reward. Me instead I got nothing."
"Hey, I wasn't evil with you," Kim said playful offended with him.
Tommy reacted fast. "How about the times I have to spend all day with you at the mall, that was evil? You knew I hate the mall."
"But you reward was spent time with me," Kim smiled him.
"You are right," Tommy had to agree with that. "but I don't understand why that for me and short outfit to Skull?"
They both started laughing again. Kim stops laughing and kept for a few seconds staring at Tommy. "Thanks Tommy," she moved her hand and placed it over his "Thanks for being my friend, thanks for being with me when I needed someone."
He took her hand, looking her eyes, his answer came so natural.
"Anytime Beautiful," The world seemed to stop, they both stayed in shock, he hasn't used her pet name in years. After the letter incident neither thought they could re-built what they had not even the friendship, but all the time they have been spending together proved them wrong, it just made them feel like old times. Kim reacted first, she tried to low the mood. She moved her hand from his.
"I'm going to kill Jason."
"What?" Tommy gasped, brought back from the moment for her last words.
"How dare he to be late for our dinner? He knows how I'm when I don't eat in time, and I'm starving; let's order now, Please."
"Ok." Tommy smiled and took his menu. For the last two months he hasn't had the impulse to call her like that, but the moment was so. like old times for him. He thought that his comment would put them in an uncomfortable position but Kim seems she doesn't want to talk about it and Tommy is glad for that, he can explain it even if he tries.
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Flashback
"I know about that," Tommy murmured.
"What?"
"I had found it hard to breathe when I'm close to my beautiful woman,"
Kim leaned against his shoulder "Oh! That's so sweet."
He lifted his eyebrow "What made you think I was talking about you?" Tommy told her serious "You are not only Beautiful woman in this world."
"I know,"
"But you are definitively my Beautiful Woman," Tommy smiled, when her face lifted smiling.
"That's better," she punched his chest before leaning against his shoulder again.
End of Flashback
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"Where were you?" Gina yelled when Tommy got into their apartment.
"I was having dinner with Kim and Jason." Tommy closed the door behind him.
"Kim Again?" Gina growled, she walked and took place in front of Tommy "Why didn't you call me?"
"I forgot, sorry." He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away.
"I bet." She started walking to their bedroom
"What does suppose to mean?" Tommy asked, Gina turned back to him.
"Why do you always have to be with Kim?"
"We already have talked about this," Tommy took a deep breath "You know How she has been since She and Dave broke up, I'm just trying to be a friend for her."
"Why? Why you? Jason is in Town. Why not him? They have been friends longer than you two," Gina yelled, anger and jealous in her voice.
"Yeah, they know since they were kids, but I've been her closer friend since she moved back to Angel Grove. We have been spending some time together and we have become friends again,"
"I already noted that." She snapped.
Tommy growled "Gina, please could you please drop it, I'm tired. We have been having the same discussion for the last couple of days, we know is not going to end today so can we just keep fighting or "talking" tomorrow? I have and early meeting tomorrow and I want to sleep." He started leading to their bedroom.
"Maybe we should end this conversation now."
"Gina!" Tommy turned to her, and watches her cold expression.
"No, I know how to end this discussion, forever."
To be continued
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