Author's Note: Hey guys. I'm back with the next chapter and I know you're happy that I'm updating for the third day in a row. Just like old times, huh? Lol This chapter basically covers Katherine's wedding planning and Tommy's introduction to the former Power Rangers so I know you guys are gonna be pleased with that little detail. Just a quick heads up: the next chapter is gonna jump ahead a month so be prepared for that. Now, on with the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers, any of its series, or any of its characters. Also, the main idea for this plot and some of the scenes were inspired by the 2009-2010 storyline of Days of our Lives so the credit for the story's main idea can be credited to the writers and producers of that particular storyline. As for all made up characters, ideas, and the parts of the plot I changed, that can be credited to me.


"Planning"

Tommy felt nervousness in the pit of his stomach as he and Kimberly walked up the pathway of Billy's home. He smoothed the wrinkles out of his shirt and made sure his hair was intact as they neared the door. Kimberly spied the ex-agent moving about nervously beside her and giggled.

"Nervous are we?" she teased him as she gripped Grace's carrier tight.

"Yeah." Tommy admitted. "This is my first time meeting your friends and I wanna make a good impression."

Kimberly giggled as she stood on her toes to plant a small kiss on his cheek. "Don't worry about it Tommy. They're going to love you."

Tommy smiled as Kimberly pulled her keys out of her pocket and unlocked Billy's door. "Hello?" she called out as they walked into the house. "Guys? Are you here?"

The two of them could hear the patio door close in the kitchen followed by approaching footsteps. Billy appeared seconds later with a bright smile on his face. "You're back." He said. "It didn't take you that long to get here at all."

"Nope." Kimberly smiled back as she switched Grace's carrier to her other arm. Billy smiled in awe at the tiny infant that lay in the carrier, her little brown eyes looking around the house in wonder.

"Is this the infamous baby Grace?" he asked as he leaned over and wiggled a finger in front of the baby. Kimberly nodded as Grace's tiny fist closed around his finger.

"Yes. This is my daughter that I've been working so hard to protect." Kimberly giggled. "Oh, and this is the former Agent Oliver." Kimberly turned to Tommy and motioned her head towards Billy, encouraging him to introduce himself. Billy took his finger from Grace and extended his hand. Tommy took it and shook the man's hand.

"It's nice to be able to put a face with a name." Tommy laughed. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Likewise. Kimberly's told me so much about you. I can't thank you enough for keeping her safe."

"It wasn't a big deal."

Kimberly leaned to her right to peer into the kitchen. She could see Jason standing at the grill on the other side of the glass doors. "Is everyone out in the yard?" she smiled.

Billy nodded. "Yep. We've all been waiting for you and your guest to arrive. I guess it's time we let everyone know you're here."

"Come on Tommy." Kimberly smiled as she placed her free hand in his. "Let's go meet everyone."

The Ignalis Mansion

Katherine stifled a yawn as she and Collin stared at the photo book in front of them. They had been interviewing wedding planners since seven that morning and boredom was beginning to take over.

"I was thinking we could go with an island theme for the reception." The woman spoke. "Tiki torches, tropical beverages, shish kabobs, fabulous decorations like flowers and planted palms-"

"I don't want an island theme for the reception." Katherine cut her off. "I'll have enough tropical time during my honeymoon. Do you have any other ideas?"

"Winter wonderland?" the woman asked, unsure of Katherine's potential reaction. Just like the previous suggestion, Katherine shut it down.

"Thanks, but no thanks. You can leave now. Please send the next planner in."

The woman thanked the couple before exiting the room, photo book in hand. Collin sighed as he turned to his wife. "Katherine, that's the tenth planner you've sent away. We're never gonna find one at this rate."

"Maybe we should forget finding one? I can plan the wedding myself."

"When will you have the time? We have Neveah to worry about and I don't want you to stress yourself out."

"Yeah, you're right. Why don't we have a planner give us a few simple options? The reception can still be a beautiful, momentous occasion, but we don't have to throw in so many fancy things. The wedding will be held at the church, I'll talk to Father Matson later on today. As for the reception, it can take place in the church's dining hall. Actually…why don't we have the reception at the youth center? I can have the planner spruce it up a bit and we can find a DJ and everything else we'll need."

"Are you sure darling? If you'd like, I can rent out the grand ballroom at the Mountain View Hotel. It's enormous and I can only imagine what a professional decorator can do with the place. I want the best for you darling."

"That does sound nice." Katherine said, giving his idea some thought. "Let's do it. We'll rent out the ballroom and have the wedding ceremony and pictures at the church. We can work on the order of service later."

"That sounds wonderful darling." Collin looked towards the door and motioned for Colleen, who was also present, to let in the next planner.

Billy's House

When Kimberly stepped through the patio doors, Trini squealed at the sight of the baby carrier in her hand. She bent over and took the little girl out in a swift, careful motion and cooed as she played with her feet.

"She's so pretty." She complimented. "Congratulations mama."

Kimberly smiled at her friend. "Thank you so much." Kimberly allowed her eyes to look over everyone in Billy's yard. Jason, Billy, Aisha, Zack, and Trini were the only ones present.

Aisha raised an eyebrow as she pointed at the baby carrier. "Since when were you pregnant?" she asked questioningly. "Please don't tell me that-"

"You guys," Kimberly interrupted, "I didn't have the time to tell all of you when I was rushed off into witness protection. I was pregnant with Collin's child when put into hiding."

"Seriously?" Zack asked with a look of disbelief in his eyes. "That's crazy."

"If I had told the commander about my pregnancy, more extreme measures would've been taken to keep me safe. Also, I never told Collin about my pregnancy. He still doesn't know."

"And why not?"

"Zack, I don't want another one of my children to be brought up by an Ignalis. It's too late to save Jacob but I'm not going let the same thing happen to Grace. Now, do you all promise to keep your mouths shut about all this?"

"Of course we will." Aisha said quickly. "I've always hated the guy anyways."

"So, we're gonna keep her secret," Jason said, "but how are you going to explain the baby's sudden appearance? No one besides Billy, Trini, and I knew you were pregnant before you left."

"I'm going to tell everyone I adopted her. I haven't developed a full back story, but I'm sure Tommy won't mind helping me come up with one."

"Tommy?" Everyone said. Kimberly nodded with smile as she turned her head to the man at her side. She was surprised no one had noticed him before then.

"You guys, this is Tommy Oliver. He was my bodyguard during the whole Zeke ordeal and…he's going to be living her in Angel Grove."

"So, you're the guy who protected my little sister?" Jason asked, turning his attention away from the grill.

"Yes."Tommy said with a nervous nod. "I'm so glad to finally meet all of you. Kimberly told me so much about you all back at the safe house."

"Well, it's nice to meet you." Jason smiled as he walked over to Tommy. The two of them shook hands and smiled at each other. Tommy could tell they were going to be great friends.

"Impressive muscles." Trini complimented as she looked Tommy over with interest. "Work out much?"

Tommy blushed nervously. "I have to keep in shape. I am a martial artist after all."

"That's so cool! Jason's a martial artist too. Perhaps you could spar sometime?"

"Making play dates for your future husband?" Zack joked. Everyone laughed at his comment.

"Well, if Tommy's going to be living here, he's gonna need to make some friends." Trini pointed out. "I'm giving him the perfect opportunity to do just that."

"Well, he helped protect Kimberly," Billy said, "and that makes him a friend of mine."

"I'm down with that." Jason added. "Welcome to the family Tommy."

Kimberly smiled as everyone came over to greet the former agent. Things were getting off to a great start.

Rocko's Diner

Katherine sighed as she pushed the glass doors of Rocky's diner open. She looked around at all the customers in the room. Perhaps coming during a lunch rush wasn't a good idea.

"Kat?" she heard Tanya call from her left. Katherine turned and smiled at her friend as she skated over from near the bathrooms. "Ordering take out today?"

Katherine shook her head. "I want to talk to Rocky about my wedding."

Tanya stared at her wide-eyed. "Why on earth would you want to do that? Do you honestly think he's gonna come? You're marrying someone he hates."

"I know that." Katherine groaned. "Please, don't remind me. I was just wondering if he could cater my wedding."

"Why on earth would you want diner food at your wedding? Collin's family is loaded. I'm sure he can find a more promising catering service that'll deliver lobster, steaks, and shrimp cocktails. Wouldn't you prefer a more extravagant meal?"

"We've already hired a professional bartender to handle the drinks, so no worries there, but Rocky can prepare a fancy meal you know. He doesn't just make burgers, fries, and chicken fingers. Back when we were still dating, he used to prepare meals to impress me. His lasagna was to die for and don't get me started on his steak. He's an amazing chef and since he probably won't attend my wedding, the least he can do is cook for me."

"And what makes you think I wanna prepare steaks for hundreds of guests?" Rocky's voice came. Katherine and Tanya turned around as Rocky approached them, swinging a dish towel about.

"Hey Rocky." Katherine greeted quietly as she pulled a strand of hair behind her ear. "I take it you overheard?"

"Oh yeah, I overheard. You want me to cater for your wedding?"

Katherine smiled. "I do. It would mean so much to me. I could have a catering business prepare the meal, but no one's cooking compares to yours. Will you please do this tiny little favor for me? Collin will pay you for catering and he'll give you money for the supplies."

"I don't want that jerk's money."

"How else do you expect to pay for all the needed materials? Sure, you could use money from your restaurant but that wouldn't be very smart. You have the perfect opportunity to use someone else's money, why don't you take it?"

Rocky sighed. "Fine. Is there anything else the princess desires?"

Katherine and Tanya stared at Rocky in shock. "Rocky," Tanya said quietly, "she's not asking you to be her servant. She's asking you to cater a wedding."

"I got that much Tanya. Look, just leave me a few menu options and I'll talk to my assistant chef and we'll get everything together. I'll see you later. I've got to get back to work, and if Tanya wants to keep her job, she'll do the same."

Rocky walked off, leaving the two of them behind.

"That…went well." Katherine said.

Billy's House

"After I was sure he'd fallen asleep, I crept out of the bathroom and tried to find clothes." Kimberly giggled as she told her friends one of her witness protection stories. "Tommy woke up and cut the light on right when I'd grabbed his shirt and that's when he found out my little secret."

"Dude, that's cold." Zack laughed. "You locked her in the bathroom with no clothes? Hilarious."

"It wasn't that funny to me." Kimberly pointed out.

Tommy and Zack's laughter grew. "If you hadn't tried to escape as much as you did, I wouldn't have gone to such extreme measures." Tommy pointed out.

"Well Kim," Jason smiled, "he put you in your place. You two obviously started getting along after that night."

Kimberly smiled as she grabbed hold of Tommy's hand. "Yeah. We did."

Trini raised an eyebrow at her best friend before pointing at the two of them. Kimberly smiled with a nod. Trini squealed as she passed Grace to Aisha. "We're going to the kitchen right now." She announced as she jumped up and grabbed Kimberly's arm, tugging her back into the house.

"Trini, what's going on?" Kimberly asked as Trini slid the patio door shut.

"You're dating Tommy?"

"Yeah." Kimberly said. "That's why I nodded when you silently asked me. Why'd you tug me inside to ask me about it?"

"Because Kimberly, I'm ecstatic! Tommy seems like a very nice guy and he's such a gentleman. He's going to be much better to you than Collin ever was."

"Now wait a second Trini. Collin wasn't always the way he is now. Once upon a time, he did care for me and I did love him. That I won't deny. But what I had with him is dead and gone and Tommy has filled the empty space he left behind. He makes me happier than Collin ever did and he cares about me. He's…going to be living with me."

"What? So soon?"

"We've had plenty of practice. After all, we did live together for eight months at the safe house. We'll be fine."

"But Billy-"

"I never said we were living here. My mom's given me permission to live in her vacation house across town. There are three rooms so Grace and Jacob will have their own places to sleep. We'll be a little family."

"And…Tommy doesn't mind helping you raise another man's kids?"

Kimberly shook her head, a smile on her lips. "Not at all. He's grown pretty attached to Grace since he's been taking care of her for the past two weeks. He loves that little girl. And as for Jacob, I'm sure they'll get along great. I can't wait for him to get here."

"Well, Tommy makes you happy and everyone seems to like him. I guess…I approve of your new found romance."

Kimberly squealed as she hugged her best friend. Trini did the same, hugging her back.

Their hug was cut short as Billy's doorbell rang, pulling the two of them apart. Kimberly walked to the door and opened it. She internally began to panic when she came face to face with Collin.

"C-Collin!" she stammered. "What on earth are you doing here?"

"Dropping off our son. What else would I be doing here?"

"I thought Ignacio was going to drive him here?"

"Something came up so I decided to bring him. Ooh, I think I smell barbeque. Is Jason grilling?" Collin stepped into the house and began to make his way into the kitchen. Trini glanced out the glass doors and spied Grace lying in Aisha's arms. She ran outside quickly to warn everyone who had arrived.

"Where do you think you're going?" Kimberly asked.

"To say hello to everyone."

"No one wants to see you. Why don't you just leave Jacob here and be on your way?"

"Kimberly, you're acting quite rude. Why can't I…" Collin's sentence trailed off when he spied Aisha holding a little girl out in the yard. "Whose…baby is that?" he wondered aloud.

"That's the little girl that I adopted." Kimberly said quickly. "I told you about the adoption yesterday, remember?"

"Right. Do you mind if…I see her?"

"Yes, I do mind. She's sleeping right now and I don't want you to wake her."

"Now that's absurd. Just let me see her."

"Excuse me?" Tommy's voice came from the patio doorway. "I believe the lady said no."

Kimberly smiled as Tommy stepped into the kitchen. She sent a grateful nod Trini's way as she stepped in behind him.

"Who are you?" Collin asked as he folded his arms across his chest.

"I'm Tommy Oliver. I'm going to assume that you're Collin?"

Collin nodded with a proud smile. "Collin Ignalis." He said as though it were a grand title. "I don't believe we've met. I was informed that this was a gathering for Kimberly's friends. Why are you here?"

"You see, I am a close friend of Kimberly's. Closer than close actually, so it's only natural that I was invited here. I don't recall your name being a part of the guest list."

Collin glared at Tommy as Kimberly watched the scene amusedly. The three of them turn towards the door as Colleen stepped inside holding Jacob's hand. At the sight of his mother, Jacob squealed and ran towards her. Kimberly crouched down and caught him with open arms.

"Hey buddy." She giggled. "Are you ready to spend the rest of the week with mommy?" Jacob nodded his head excitedly. "Well Collin, I have my son. There's no other reason for you to be here. You can see yourself out."

"Wait a sec Kim." Collin said reaching out to grab her arm. Tommy stepped in front of Kimberly protectively and gently pushed Collin's arm away.

"You may go now." He said with a look of protection in his eyes. "Let's head back outside Kim."

Tommy placed a kiss on Kimberly's cheek as they headed out into the yard leaving Collin behind in the kitchen. Collin stared after them wide eyed. Had he really just seen that?

"Why are you still standing there?" Trini asked. "Get out now."

Collin nodded as he turned to follow Colleen out of the house. "Is something the matter?" Colleen asked as they approached the limo.

"Yeah. Kimberly's got this whole new life that I know nothing about. She's adopted a child and…she's moved on with someone else. It's like…she's starting a new life."

"Not to be rude, but isn't that what you wanted her to do?"

"Yeah but…I never thought she'd actually do it. And as for the adoption thing, something…doesn't seem right."

"Maybe the baby belongs to that man? He and Kimberly could be more serious than you think."

Collin shrugged. That was a strong possibility. "Let's get back to the mansion quickly. I have…a little research to do on this Tommy Oliver."


Author's Note: And so ends another chapter! I feel like there could've been more added, but I'm busy studying for finals so I've got to end things here. Remember, the next chapter is going to jump ahead one month, so keep that in mind when you read it. The next chapter will be posted soon. Maybe even tomorrow? So review and wait patiently for the update. Till next time guys!