Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back with the next chapter so now I can get rid of that nasty cliff hanger. Aren't you excited? Lol Well, I won't delay your reading any further. Let's get on with the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers, any of its characters, or any of its series. Also, I don't own the entire plot to this story. That is credited to the writers of the 2009-2010 storyline of Days of our Lives. As for all made up characters and every aspect of the plot I've changed, that's credited to me.
"Grace"
"Kimberly, I'm so sorry." Doctor Reeves said sadly as he stepped into her room. Kimberly stared up at him confusedly.
"What do you mean you're sorry?" she asked, feeling tears coming to her eyes. "What's happened Doctor Reeves?"
"It's Sister Teressa." He said. "Everything was fine an hour ago but…not anymore."
Kimberly felt a heavy pain in her chest at the news. Part of her was relieved to find out that it wasn't Tommy, but she was still upset by the news."What's happened?"
"We had to take her into surgery because her lung collapsed. She…didn't make it."
Kimberly broke down in tears at the news. One of her closest friends since she'd been in witness protection was now gone. "This can't be happening." She cried. "She told me back at the convent that it wasn't her time to go and I believed her. This wasn't supposed to happen! She was supposed to live!"
"We removed the bullet and everything seemed to be fine. What we didn't notice was that an artery had been punctured. Her lung was filled with blood from the artery and it collapsed. She just passed away."
Kimberly held her daughter close as she snuggled the baby to her chest. Sister Teressa had done so much for her during her time in hiding. She'd been a shoulder to lean on, someone to vent all of her problems to, and she helped her through the difficult time of waiting after her daughter was born. If she'd never met Sister Teressa, who knows what would've happened.
"On a lighter note," Doctor Reeves continued, "we were able to get Tommy's heart going again. He gave us quite a scare."
Kimberly nodded at the news. "So he's alright. At least I get to hear some good news."
"I'm really sorry for your loss." He said. "Well, I'm going to head back to Mr. Oliver's room and check on him. I need to make sure that he's actually recovering."
Kimberly waved the Doctor off. He disappeared through the door as she started to cry again. This had officially been one of the worst days of her life. Well, almost. At least Zeke got what was coming to him.
Reefside: Clinic
Katherine smiled sweetly at Collin as he rocked baby Neveah in his arms gently. He hadn't let her go since he'd arrived and that made Katherine ecstatic. At first, she was afraid her plan wasn't going to work, but thankfully, the baby looked like Collin so there was no denying that he was the father. She still couldn't believe what she'd managed to pull off. A master plan that was wrong on so many levels, but it was right at the same time. True, she'd lied about still being pregnant, but the baby in her fiancé's arms was the truth. The baby was his and if she hadn't have been eavesdropping on Jason and the rest of her friends, she would've never found out. She truly was a lucky woman, that's for sure.
"Darling," Collin called to her, snapping the blonde out of her thoughts.
"What's the matter Collin?" Katherine asked.
"Nothing's the matter." He beamed. "Look." Collin approached Katherine and bent over so she could see the baby's face.
"Hey!" Katherine exclaimed. "She's opened her eyes." Suddenly, Katherine froze. The baby looked like Collin the entire time she was asleep, but now that her eyes were open, she could definitely see that the child had her real mother's eyes.
"Something wrong dear?" Collin asked worriedly. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"It's nothing Collin. I just…had a thought. Not too important though."
"Alright." He shrugged. "So, Doctor Sun gave me the okay to take you and Neveah home tomorrow. Aren't you excited?"
"I am." Katherine agreed. "I can't wait to see how the baby responds to the nursery."
Collin nodded in agreement. "She'll love it sweetheart."
Katherine smiled at Collin, but her smile faded when she spotted Neveah staring at her through half-closed eyelids. If she didn't know any better, she'd say the baby was almost glaring at her.
Reefside Memorial Hospital
Kimberly looked up from her daughter, who she was currently feeding, and stared at the door as Doctor Reeves stepped back into her room.
"I have good news." He smiled.
"That's a first." Kimberly said sarcastically. "What's going on doctor?"
"Tommy's awake."
Kimberly's face lit up at the news. "Are you serious?" she smiled.
Doctor Reeves nodded. "He woke up while we were checking his vitals. He seems to be doing much better. His heartbeat is steady and strong and he's able to sit up now. It's like a miracle just happened."
Kimberly couldn't believe her ears. Tommy was alive and well. "Can I see him?" she asked hopefully. "I have to see for myself."
"Are you sure you don't want to finish feeding your daughter?" he asked with a creepy smile.
Kimberly shuddered at the look on his face. "I'll finish feeding her, but I want to go straight to Tommy's room when I'm done."
"As you wish."
After five minutes, Kimberly had finished feeding her daughter and she was being wheeled towards Tommy's room. Dr. Reeves pushed the agent's door open slowly. When they got in the room, the two of them gasped. Tommy was nowhere in sight.
"Where is he?" Kimberly asked. "This is his room, isn't it?"
"Of course it is. He was just in here no more than ten minutes ago."
The two of them turned their heads towards the bathroom door as the sounds of a flushing toilet could be heard. The door opened seconds later revealing Tommy as he was busy pulling a hair tie tight around his hair.
"Tommy!" Kimberly exclaimed.
Tommy looked up and smiled at Kimberly and her daughter. "Hey there." He smiled warmly. "I was wondering when you were going to show up. I was worried about you."
"You were worried about me? I was worried about you! You flat lined on me while I was visiting you earlier."
"Oh, that?" he said brushing the incident off like a speck of dust. "That wasn't a big deal. I was only out for a few seconds." Tommy climbed back into bed as Kimberly glared at him.
"That's not funny Tommy. You really scared me. I just found out that Sister Teressa's gone. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you too…"
Tommy's face saddened. "I'm sorry Kim, you're right. This isn't a joking matter. I know how close you and Sister Teressa were and I know that the last thing you need is another death to make you feel worse."
Kimberly nodded as her eyes filled with tears. "Today's been such a wild ride and I would've never made it through this whole ordeal had you not regained consciousness long enough to help me."
Tommy smiled. "So, my pen worked did it?"
"Heck yes it did." Kimberly said as she blinked her tears free. "I aimed at the chandelier rope and fired. The whole fixture came crashing down on Zeke's head. He's been beat up pretty badly, but he'll live long enough to serve his sentence."
"That's great." Tommy smiled.
Kimberly nodded as she continued to cry. Doctor Reeves thought it would be best to give the two of them a little time alone, so he slipped out the room.
"Why are you crying Kim?" Tommy asked.
"Because…you're leaving…"
Tommy's eyes widened. That was the last thing he'd expected her to be crying about. "What are you talking about Kim? I'm not going anywhere."
"Yes you are. Zeke's going to prison which means I'm no longer required to be in witness protection. You no longer have to look after me which means…you have to go back to the bureau. And…I'll never see you again."
"Hey," Tommy said, "just because I'm heading back to the agency, that doesn't mean we won't ever see each other again."
"Really? I didn't think you'd be able to keep in contact with me."
"Well, that's…kind of true…but I've bent the rules before for you. Who's to say I can't do it again?"
Kimberly managed to laugh as she slowly wheeled over to Tommy. Her daughter began to move within her arms as they stopped by the bed. Tommy stared at the little girl admiringly as she smiled up at her mother.
"Cute kid." He complimented. "I never really got to take a good look at her before."
Kimberly nodded as she recalled him falling to the ground mere moments after seeing her. "It's okay." She said. "You can't really look at a baby when you're unconscious."
Tommy laughed at her comment. "Very true. So…how did everything go? I take it they went well since the two of you made it back to convent. Actually, what happened? I need a recap."
Kimberly smiled. "Well, you'd been missing for a couple hours when the contractions came. My water broke not too long afterwards so…Sister Teressa took me to a clinic on the outskirts of town. The clinic wasn't like a regular hospital so the doctor didn't have all the needed materials to deliver my baby, which was a huge problem because there were a few complications during the delivery."
"What kind of complications?" Tommy asked, growing serious.
"The baby wasn't getting enough oxygen so I had to deliver as soon as possible. I used a cover name while I was there so no one could trace me back to the clinic. I chose the name Samantha."
"Nice."
Kimberly giggled. "It worked at the time. Anyways, I delivered the baby and the doctor rushed out of the room with her. I was so scared that my child was dying that I didn't know what to do. The doctor was gone for an hour and when he came back, everything was completely fine. Sister Teressa and I fled back to the convent to avoid having the baby's birth information recorded. That's when we ran into you in the sanctuary and that's how the whole mess with Zeke started."
"I'm sorry you had to go through all of that alone Kim."
"It's fine Tommy. Sure, I would've loved to have you there but now that I know what you were busy doing, I forgive you."
Tommy smiled. "So, what's her name?"
Kimberly smiled. "Nothing."
"That's a rather unique name for a child." He laughed.
"I didn't have time to name her." Kimberly laughed. "I'm not quite sure what I want to call her though. Any suggestions Agent Oliver?"
"You're her mother, you decide."
Kimberly sighed. "Fine then. Let's see…this name has to be special and I want it to have meaning. This baby is such a beautiful little girl and she's so precious to me. She's…a gift. A very gracious one at that."
"What about Grace?" Tommy said suddenly.
Kimberly's eyes lit up at the sound of the name. The infant began grunting like a pig making the two of them laugh. "It's perfect." Kimberly said.
"Well then Grace," Tommy said holding a finger out to the little girl, "it's a pleasure to meet you."
Grace wrapped her tiny fist around Tommy's finger as the Kimberly giggled.
"So," she said, growing serious, "what's your diagnosis? Are you going to be okay?"
"I have a few stitches here and there, a lot of bruises, a minor concussion, and a stab wound that's healing slowly. The doctor says I'll be out of here within a few days."
"Why a few days? A stab wound is pretty serious and so is a concussion. Shouldn't you stay here?"
"Relax Kim. I'm going to stay here for a few days and then I'll be taking a leave of absence from the agency. I need a little vacation."
Kimberly smiled. "Where do you plan on going?"
"Not sure yet. I'll probably go and stay with my brother in Arizona. I've been needing to meet up with him."
"Well, while you're on your leave of absence, you should pay me a visit in Angel Grove. I'd love for you to meet all of my friends."
Tommy smiled. "I'd like that."
The two of them stared at each other, smiling silly, not knowing what to say next. Kimberly weakly stood to her feet and leaned over to place a small kiss on Tommy's cheek.
"Thanks for everything." She said. "I'm really gonna miss you handsome."
Tommy smiled. "You too beautiful."
The two of them were overcome with silence again as they stared at each other. Suddenly, Kimberly could feel some sort of attraction that was making her lean towards Tommy further. Funny thing was that he was leaning closer to. Kimberly realized that their lips were getting closer and closer together. Just a few more inches and their lips would be locked. However, things just weren't going to go that way. The door flew open revealing Doctor Reeves.
"Kimberly." He scolded. "I thought I told you not to stand up.
Kimberly and Tommy quickly pulled their faces apart, both of them blushing, as Kimberly collapsed in her wheel chair.
"Alright Kimberly. You're going back to your room."
Kimberly sighed as she was wheeled away from Tommy's bed. "Bye Tommy." She called out to him as they disappeared.
"Bye Kim. Bye Grace."
Author's Note: And so ends another chapter. I was really sad that I killed off Sister Teressa, but she really isn't needed for the rest of the story anyways so it wasn't a total loss. I know some of you are probably screaming right now because Kimberly and good old Agent Oliver almost locked lips! Lol Well, I'm gonna end this chapter here. So, review and sit tight. The next chapter will be posted tomorrow. Till next time guys!
