A/N: Guess what? I've finished this part! Oh, check out my homepage! I've got all of What Happens in Vegas up there and I'm going to get Dangerous Words up there as well. I've named the series 'Saying I Do', because I think it's an appropriate name. Also, my Ranger of Atlantis section is almost complete, you can vote for the rangers and their colors if you want.

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Adam knocked on Tanya's door, it was opened quickly to reveal Justin, and Adam smiled, "Hey Justin, you checking on Tanya?"

"Yeah," Justin said, "what's up Adam?"

"Go find Tommy, would you? Rocky stuck Billy in the bathroom and is demanding chocolate for ransom. I can't talk him out of it." Adam said.

"Sure," Justin said, he sprinted away and Adam looked inside to see Tanya.

"Tanya, Rocky and I are going to kidnap Aisha and talk things out on the roof, you want to come along?" Adam said.

Tanya smiled, "Sure, Adam."

Rocky smiled as he strolled up to Aisha's door, Kim or Kat would be inside with her, so he'd have to be quick. Glancing around, he lifted his fist and pounded on the door, "Aisha! Help, I think Adam's going to kill me!" He cried.

The door swung open and Rocky rushed inside, spinning to shut the door, "I'm not in here," he told Aisha and Kim, running to hide by the bed.

Kim sat on the bed, "So, what are you doing here?"

"I told Adam we should run away together and just forget about the wedding," Rocky said, "I think he took offense to that, it was a joke."

Kim laughed, "I can't see you as the one to blame for that one; we'll hide you from Adam."

A flurry of pounding made Rocky cringed, "Rocky! Are you in there?" Adam's angry voice demanded.

"Nobody here but us chickens," Kim called back.

"Then can I come in?" Tanya called.

Aisha had the door open before Kim and Rocky could react. Tanya pulled Aisha to one side as Adam stormed over and grabbed Kim's arm. Rocky was up and had Kim's other arm before the brunette could react. "Sorry Kim," Adam said, "but we gotta do this." They lifted her smoothly and carried her into the bathroom before she could react. They had the door shut, and Aisha wedged the chair under the door. "Stage two complete," Rocky said as Kim began pounding on the door. "Hurry, Aisha, we're heading out so they can't catch us," he said, loud enough for Kim to hear.

The four, smothering giggles, raced for the elevator and jumped in, heading up to the roof, which had a small restaurant where they intended to talk this out; they settled at a small, secluded table, placed appetizer orders and looked at each other seriously. "So," Aisha said, "I assume that you had a good reason for this?"

Tanya looked at the guys, "Their idea," she told Aisha.

Rocky looked at Adam who nodded, "We need to talk," Rocky said. "Seriously, this is, in a way, between us. We all have issues that we need to talk about, and there are a lot of things that we need to say to each other. I think we should each take a moment to say something, apologies and such, to each other. Thing is, I'm not going first."

Tanya smiled, "I will," she said. "Adam, I'm sorry. I didn't listen when you told me how you were being treated by all those people. I'm sorry didn't realize how important you were until you'd already left. I was more caught up in the fame than in what was really important to me. The people around me back then worked fairly hard to keep it that way. I had a wake up call when you left, but I hit the snooze. It wasn't until last year that I realized that I'd become someone I didn't want to be. I've fired all the ones I could and my new contract is with a different person in that company, so all the others aren't around me either. I hope that we can find something besides silence between us now." She sighed, "Aisha, I also left you behind because I was listening to people I shouldn't have. I've found myself shedding those people and I'd like to make it up you somehow." One more, Rocky, the one she had to forgive. "Rocky, I'm sure you had a reason for leaving when you did, but I forgive you. I, like everyone else, haven't seen you in a good light for a long time, but I'm ready to listen."

Rocky, looking like a deer in the headlights, swallowed, "Thank you, Tanya." He looked down at his hands, "I'm not ready yet."

Aisha touched his shoulder lightly, "That's ok," she said, "I also forgive you. You aren't the first one to take off like that, and I'm sure you won't be the last. I want to hear your story, when you're ready to talk about it." She looked at Tanya, "Tanya, you're one of my best friends, and I'm not going to block you out of my life. I need all the girl friends I can get, especially when it comes to managing these two."

Tanya smiled at her, but didn't say anything. They'd heard her out; she intended to return the courtesy.

"And Adam," Aisha turned to the man she'd almost married, "I'm sorry. I know that I rebounded from Rocky to you, even if I haven't wanted to admit it. I guess I was afraid of being alone and I do care for you, deeply. I agreed to marry you before I knew about my pregnancy, and when I found out, I wasn't going to call it off. I want our baby to have a father and a mother; I just don't know how we'll do this. I've hurt you the most, and that's one thing I never wanted. You were my best friend long before we were caught in this mess, and I hope we can stay friends."

Adam smiled, "I hope so, too. You can't share what we have and never talk to each other again. We'll figure out what to do with the baby, all four of us. Aisha, I do love you, but I'm not sure if a wedding is best for us. I don't want either of us to resent the other because we both love other people." He saw tears in Aisha's eyes, but he turned to Tanya, "I'm sorry it's taken this long for us to talk to each other. I know that we've both managed to avoid each other and kept most of our troubles to our selves, but I know the strain was getting to Tommy, at least. I'd like a chance to rebuild. There's more baggage for both of us, and a child, but I think we've got a chance for something." Finally, he turned to Rocky, "I'm going to go with the girls and forgive you now, Rocky. However, I reserve the right to hit you a couple of times if you don't have a good reason for not calling me when you needed help."

Rock signaled the waiter and murmured an alcoholic beverage in the man's ear. "God, I'm not sure where to start," he said, toying with the food that had appeared before them at some point in their conversation. He paused, "Yes I do." He mouthed a thank you as the waiter returned with his drink. "It was when the pipes burst at the dojo." He looked down, "I lied," he said quietly, "I threw my back out again when the water flung me against that wall. Not as bad, but it wasn't just bruising. After that, I couldn't teach the advance classes, and you were going through that mess with Tanya," Rocky sighed and knocked back his glass. "I was taking pain pills like candy to function. Then we lost that big tournament and those parents pulled out and the dojo went under and my back still hurt. I just, I couldn't stay. I had planned to propose to Aisha and had the ring on lay away. I would have asked after the tournament, but everything was just a mess. I was addicted to the pills. I know that now, but I didn't realize it then." He sighed, "TJ came by while you were on that trip, Aisha, and he's the one who realized the truth. He hauled me up to the Megaship and stuck me in the med bay. What ever was wrong, well, TJ took me to Eltare to heal me up."

Rocky paused and looked at the others; they all nodded, as if to say they were familiar with this part. "I wasn't ready to go back. Aisha and I had had that huge fight and I wasn't sure there was any reason to stay on Earth. When my back healed up, I hooked up with some other ex-Rangers from other planets and we traveled around. They helped me break my addiction, and they taught me about life out there. They also helped me see what an idiot I was. At first, none of us talked about why we'd become intergalactic travelers, but I think it was after Tanis 5 that we started talking. There were five of us, and we each had left home for reasons that were stupid but made us feel as if we didn't have a choice but to leave. We ran into Kapri on Ichthori, she told me about you two being engaged, and the others told me I should come back and see if I could rebuild the bridges I'd tried to burn. I had planned to hide in the back and talk to the others."

"Thank you Justin's big mouth," muttered Adam and they all had a quick shock.

"I left Earth because of my back," Rocky said softly, "but I stayed away because I was afraid. I was afraid that Aisha and I had lost every chance to get together. I was afraid that I would never have a job that would give Aisha the life she deserves and I was afraid that I'd mess everything up. I ran because I was afraid, but I came back because my friends, the ex-Rangers, helped me realize that I was being afraid of the wrong things." He tapped the table, "Of course, Amdee had to put me on the mats a few times to make that stick."

Adam looked at the girls, then slugged Rocky in the shoulder, "That's for being stupid," he said softly, then leaned over and gave him a one armed hug, "That's for being brave enough to come back."