Part Three
Katherine Hillard sat in her living room. She was curled in a ball on her couch. Kleenex littered her surroundings.
She had thought she was over Tommy Oliver, but she wasn't. As soon as Tanya told her that her ex was now dating Kimberly again, her heart broke again.
She had always felt like she was a replacement for the first Pink Ranger. On the team and in Tommy's heart. Now she felt that it was true. Now that Kimberly was back with Tommy, what would the rest of the team think of her? Tanya would remain true, but the others…
To say the second Pink Ranger was paranoid was an understatement.
A few days from Kat's self pity fest, someone knocked on her door. Kat answered it and saw that it was Tommy.
"Hi," the former Red Ranger said.
"Hi," Kat said.
"Can I come in?" Tommy asked after a moment of awkward silence.
"Yeah," Kat said stepping away to allow her ex in.
"So, what do I owe this visit?" Kat asked closing the door.
"We need to talk?" Tommy said.
"Oh," Kat said leading him to the living room. "What about?"
"Us and Kimberly," Tommy said.
He sat on her sofa.
"Oh," Kat sighed and sat next to him.
"Yeah," Tommy said. "I'm sorry, Kat."
"About what?"
"About how we ended."
"It wasn't your fault," Kat said.
She had done some thinking over the pass few days.
"I left you," she said.
"Yeah," Tommy said. "But I shouldn't have kept the letters."
"No, but you did," Kat said. "Kimberly was your first love…"
"Yeah," Tommy said. "To make matters worse, I start seeing her again."
"We all expected as much," Kat stated.
She had spoken with just about ever member of their friends about it. Tommy dating Kimberly again was a surprise but not unexpected. They all knew it was a possibility.
"Um… ok," Tommy said.
"Look, Tommy," Kat said. "I think our break up was for the best and that we both should move on."
Tommy stared into Kat's eyes. She was being serious and sincere.
"Alright," Tommy agreed.
"Friends?" Kat asked.
"Yeah, friends," Tommy said with a smile.
They hugged.
That very same day, Jason came to visit. He had time to think over his feelings as well. He now understood why he was upset with Tommy's news. He had fallen for Zeo Ranger I.
The former Gold Ranger sat on Kat's sofa.
"Aren't I miss popular," Kat said.
"Huh?" Jason asked.
"Tanya visited me earlier this week and Tommy came over earlier today," Kat explained.
"Oh."
"So, why are you here?" the former Pink Zeo Ranger asked.
"I have something to tell you," Jason said a little more than a bit nervous.
"What?" Kat said with a smile.
"Kat," Jason began. "We've known each other for a while now and we're good friends."
Kat's breath hitched. The former Gold Ranger sounded like he was about to ask her out on a date. She wasn't sure if she was ready for such a proposal.
"Uh…," Jason continued. "This is actually hard."
He chuckled in his discomfort.
"It's okay. Go on," Kat encouraged despite what she had been feeling for past month.
Jason took a deep, relaxing breath. He let it out slowly and stared into Katherine's eyes.
"I like you, Kat," Jason admitted. "I really like you. I care about you and I don't want to see you hurt."
Kat smiled softly. She reached over and touched Jason's hand. . The Gold Zeo Ranger took her hand and grasped it in his.
"That's sweet," she. "And I really care about you too and I would like to see where we could take this, but I'm not ready."
Jason nodded his understanding.
"One day?" he asked with a hopeful smile.
"One day," Kat promised with a smile of her own.