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Chapter 4 Good and Bad News
The events of the day had left Kim with many answers. She would have never imagined Jason and Kat together.
"Yeah, now if only I had the answer to why I'm feeling this way," Kim moaned.
She put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes. A sudden vision flashed in Kim's mind. It was of a baby crying in her arms. Her eyes bolted open and she quickly wrapped her arms around her stomach.
"Oh boy," Kim said.
Just then, Tommy, Sydney, and Joe walked in the door. How could she have given all of this up? Kim looked down and sighed.
"Cause of a one night stand," she yelled to herself.
Kim had gone to a party one night while in Florida. A guy that had started to develop feelings for her happened to be there. When he first came on to Kim, she had politely turned him down and told him she was with someone. From then on he constantly asked Kim if she was still seeing Tommy. That night would change everything. Kim was only seventeen at the time. Kyle, the guy that liked her, was twenty-one. Throughout the night, he secretly kept pouring beer in Kim's punch. At first, Kim thought the punch tasted a bit odd, but she continued drinking it, beings as there wasn't anything else to drink besides beer, which she was not about to explore. As the night went on, Kim became looser. Without thinking, she pulled Kyle to her lips. She let him take her up stairs to do what he wanted. Kim felt so dirty inside that she didn't want Tommy to find what out had happened. So, she let him go in hopes he would never find out the truth.
"Mommy," Sydney yelled.
"Hey sweetheart how was school," Kim asked.
The small girl jumped into Kim's lap.
"Great," Sydney said.
"That's good. Why don't you and Joe go play for a while," Kim suggested.
"Alright," Sydney said.
She jumped off her lap and took Joe's hand. The two disappeared into their playroom.
"Is something wrong, Kim? Are you having trouble remembering things still," Tommy asked.
"Um, no, everything is perfect," she said.
Tommy smiled as he sat next to her.
"Too perfect," Kim said to herself.
"Then why do you look so bothered," Tommy asked.
"I… I might be pregnant," Kim said.
"That's great," Tommy smiled.
He leaned in to kiss Kim and took her in his arms. Being wrapped up in his arms made her fell safe. It just felt right. As Tommy looked into Kim's eyes, he couldn't help but notice the glaze in them.
"Aren't you happy," he asked.
"Not when we're supposed to be protecting the world," Kim cried. "I can't go into battle pregnant!"
"Hey, you can do as much good helping out in the lab as you can on the field," Tommy said.
"Being a Ranger can really make life complicated sometimes," Kim sighed, leaning back in the sofa.
"Just a little," Tommy smiled, leaning forward to touch his wife's lips.
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In the middle of the night, Kim woke up to go to the bathroom. When she walked inside, she stopped in shock.
"I must be dreaming," Kim said.
Standing right in front of her was herself, only older.
"Now you know how I felt," the older Kim laughed.
"Just look at this. We're married to Tommy, we have two beautiful children, and…" Kim began.
"And one on the way," the older Kim finished.
"Hey, no fair. You've seen the future," Kim asked.
"Oh yeah, and nothing goes wrong," the older Kim said.
"Who knew that letter would do this," Kim asked.
"I saw it coming a mile away," her older self said.
"Huh," Kim asked.
She didn't know what to make of that comment.
"Take a look at me, Kimberly. I'm you ten years from now," she said.
"What's wrong," she asked.
"What's wrong is that none of this is real," the older Kim said.
Kim let out a little gasp.
"I've been dreaming this whole time," she asked.
The thought of it made her heart sink.
"No, not necessarily. This is what Billy would call an alternate reality," the older Kim said.
"In other words I will never be with Tommy nor have his kids," Kim frowned.
"Never say never," her older self laughed. "Honey, just because you sent him that letter doesn't mean it's the end."
"But he hasn't even tried to contact me in years," Kim said.
"And what makes you think he has to make the first move," her older self asked. "After all, we were the ones that started it. When you wake up, you'll be back in Florida. It'll be the day you decide to go to the Power Chamber. I suggest you don't go… and one more thing. You received a call that day."
"Yeah, from Jason," Kim said.
Kim sighed as the figure disappeared.
"I knew things were going too perfect," she said.
She walked out of the bathroom a few minutes later and just stared at Tommy.
"Goodbye, Tommy," Kim whispered.
AN:
Now the real fun begins!