Summary: What will Kim's surprise phone call from Kira mean to the rest of the group?
Disclaimer: Still own Tyler Hart and Carter Smith at this point.
Chapter 9 The Day Before
It was the day before the wedding. Everyone was at Tommy and Kim's house. Kim was leaning on the kitchen counter, just gazing at her ring when all the women entered. Everyone was going to go out to a bar to celebrate.
"There she is," Kira said.
Aisha could not help but notice the dazed Kim. A lot of things could have been going through her mind.
"Girl, are you okay?" Aisha asked.
She shook off her daze and faced the women in the kitchen.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine," Kim said.
"What were you thinking about?" Kat asked.
"Nothing much," Kim said.
The tone of her voice scared Trini.
"You're not having second thoughts are you?" Trini asked.
"Are you kidding me? This has been my dream since I met Tommy," Kim said.
"Glad to hear it," Hayley nodded.
"No doubt," Aisha added.
The two teen girls looked at each other.
"Kim, are you nervous?" Kira asked.
"A little," she confessed, "but what bride-to-be isn't?"
"You'll be fine," Tyler said. "Go enjoy yourselves tonight."
"Thanks, Tyler," Kim smiled. "Sorry you two and the rest aren't old enough to join us."
"No big deal. We have work anyway," Kira sighed.
Kim laughed and took both girls in her arms.
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In the living room, one of the teens was not so happy about the news.
"Dr. O, this is so not fair," Conner protested.
"Conner, don't you think it'll be a little weird telling our parents we were at our teacher's wedding dinner?" Ethan asked.
Conner knew Ethan's words were true.
"Besides," Trent added, "seventeen and eighteen year olds aren't allowed at clubs."
"Yeah, but Dr. O just has to say we have permission," Carter noted.
Without a word, Conner began nodding.
"Sorry guys, doesn't work that way," Tommy said.
"Not cool," Conner protested again.
"Don't worry." Jason smiled, putting one hand on Conner's shoulder, "there'll be plenty of partying for you when you get married."
It was clear that Conner and Kira were seeing each other. Jason loved to rib him about it, just like he did with Tommy and Kim.
"Let's not even go there now," Conner said.
"Don't wait too long," Zack laughed.
"Zack's right. You might miss your chance," Adam said.
Adam looked down and sighed. He had missed his chance to do anything about it with Tanya. Before he could tell her how he felt, she left to go to college.
"That's for sure," Rocky nodded.
"Come on you guys, it's time," Billy said, looking at his watch.
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Kim took a sip of her drink. She began to wonder about not inviting the others.
"I feel bad about not inviting them," Kim said.
Tommy threw one arm around Kim. He knew she wished that the whole team could be there.
"Don't worry about it, Honey. You know why we couldn't bring them here," Tommy said.
"I know," Kim sighed.
As a song began, Tommy grabbed Kim's hand and headed to the dance floor.
"I've never seen them this happy," Billy said, looking over at Hayley.
"Having Kim in his life has really helped him," she smiled.
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Kim's cell phone began to ring as her and Tommy danced.
"Can't it wait, Beautiful?" Tommy asked.
Kim sighed as she saw who was calling her.
"Tommy, it's Kira," Kim said.
"Okay then, answer it," he replied.
Kira's voice came on the other line, crying.
"Kira, sweetie, what's wrong?" Kim asked. Kira continued to cry. "Kira, please, talk to me."
Tommy fixed his eyes on Kim.
"Kim… I'm… I'm pregnant," Kira cried.
Kim's face went blank. This was Kira that she was talking to. She was an eighteen year old high school student. How could she be pregnant?
"Kira, why didn't you tell me at the house?" Kim asked.
"I just found out. I didn't know who else to call," she said.
"Kira, meet me at the house in thirty minutes," Kim replied.
"Thanks, Kim," she cried.
"Take it easy, everything's going to be all right," she assured her.
She hung up and looked straight at Tommy, who had already been looking at her.
"What's wrong? Is Kira all right?" Tommy asked.
"Tommy, I got to go. Kira needs me," Kim said.
He could see the concern in her eyes.
"I'll kill the guy that hurt her," Tommy said.
Kim covered her mouth, not wanting to laugh.
"No need to do that, Tommy. I don't think you want to kill Conner," she said.
"What the hell did he do to her?" Tommy asked. He paused and looked down. "Sorry for sounding so overprotected."
"It's fine. You're kind of like that with all of them. I am at some points, too," Kim smiled.
"So, what did he do to her?" Tommy asked. Kim gave him a look only he knew meant. "He didn't… damn it Conner. What did you get yourself into getting Kira pregnant?" Tommy stopped and thought of something else. "Wait… are you sure it's Conner?"
"I have every reason to believe it is, but only Kira knows for sure. So don't kill him just yet," Kim said.
They walked back to the table where Kim grabbed her purse and kissed Tommy goodbye. Everyone gave him a look.
"What was that all about?" Trini asked "Is everything all right?"
"I don't know if it's my place to say yet," Tommy said.
"Is something wrong with my sis?" Jason asked.
"She was in a hurry," Zack said with concern.
Tommy looked down and sighed. If they only knew what was really happening.
"Kim's all right, that's all you need to know for right now," Tommy said.
"If you say so," Rocky replied, taking a drink.
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Kira was a bit hesitant as she knocked on the door. She could not believe this was really happening to her. Being pregnant at eighteen was not something she thought would happen to her. Also being a Power Ranger on top of that did not help matters either.
"Kim, it's Kira," she said.
"Coming, Kira," she called.
When the door opened, Kira broke down and fell into Kim's arms crying.
"I'm not ready to be a mom, Kim. What do I do?" Kira cried.
"Just take it easy and sit down," she said.
After twenty minutes, Kira calmed down.
"Kim, I'm scared," she admitted.
Kira knew she wanted kids, but not this early in her life.
"Everything's going to be fine," Kim said.
"How do you know?" Kira asked. "You've never been through this."
"That may be true, but just because I never got pregnant doesn't mean I had a few scary moments," Kim said.
Kira looked at Kim in shock. She would have never thought Kim had gone through something like this.
"You mean you thought…" Kira began.
"I was a little younger then you are right now. It was right before I left for Florida. Tommy and I well, you know, for the first time the night before I left to train for the Pan Global Games," Kim said.
"Why did you think you were pregnant?" Kira asked.
"I hadn't had a period for about four months. When I took the test, it came out negative," Kim said.
"Why so long?" Kira asked.
"Well, my doctor concluded it was all the extra workouts at the gym training," Kim said.
"But that's normal, isn't it?" Kira asked.
"Oh yeah," Kim smiled.
Kira could see Kim was holding back on something.
"That wasn't the only time, was it?" she asked.
"No," Kim admitted. "Stupid me stopped taking the pill before Christmas. I had only started taking it for like a couple of months because my cramps. Why the hell I stopped, don't ask. Guess I didn't think it'd hurt to skip a month. Anyway, yeah, it happened. Tommy was freaking out a little, but I guess not enough to do it anyway."
"But he…" Kira began.
Kim looked down and smiled.
"Of course, but they don't guarantee anything. When it came time for that time of month, for the first time in my whole life, I prayed I'd get it, and I did," she said. Kim wiped away a tear. That was truly a frightening time in her life. "All right, now I need to ask you a question."
"What's that?" Kira asked.
Kim took a deep breath.
"It probably isn't my place, but you know who the father is, right?" she asked.
"Yeah, there's only one, and that's Conner," Kira said.
"Thought so," Kim smiled.
"Kim, why don't you go back?" Kim suggested.
"Are you sure, Kira?" she asked.
"I'm sure, go," she said.
"Do you mine me telling everyone?" Kim asked. "They're going to ask me where I was."
"That's fine, they going to find out sooner or later," Kira sighed.
"Take care, Kira," Kim said.
Kira laughed as Kim touched her stomach.
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Kim made her way back to the table.
"Kim is everything all right?" Kat asked.
Kim looked over at Tommy.
"I have permission to tell them," she whispered.
"All right then," Tommy said.
Kim turned to face the others. All their eyes were on her.
"It's about Kira," Kim sighed.
"What about her? She was fine at the house," Aisha recalled.
"Well, it happened when she got home," Kim said.
"Oh no," Trini gasped, thinking the worse.
"You guys, Kira is having the first second generation Power Ranger," Kim whispered.
She did not want anyone else overhearing.
"Wow, and I thought you two would be the first to be parents," Zack laughed.
Kim looked over at Tommy, and they both rolled their eyes.
"It's not like you've tried, right?" Adam asked.
Both Tommy and Kim blushed.
"That's something none of you need to know," Tommy finally said. Aisha, Trini, and Kat got up, Aisha grabbing Kim's hand. "And where are you taking her?"
"She's ours for the night, Tommy. Rules," Aisha said.
"Rules suck," Tommy wined.
"That's the way it is," Aisha said.
Tommy got up and pulled Kim to his lips.
"All right you two, save it for tomorrow night," Trini said.
"You're no fun," Tommy laughed.
"Sorry," Trini apologized.
"I love you, Tommy," Kim said.
"Love you too, Beautiful," he smiled.
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The rest had stayed longer, leaving Hayley the only woman there.
"Are you nervous, Tommy?" Billy asked.
He gave him a 'What do you think' look.
"You are, aren't you?" Rocky asked.
"Kind of," Tommy nodded.
Rocky laughed.
"Wouldn't you be?" he asked.
Adam put his drink down.
"Only Kim could make you nervous," he laughed.
"That's for sure," Jason added.
"To Tommy and Kim," Zack said, raising his glass.
"To Tommy and Kim," they all followed.
AN:
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