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"I ran."

"You ran."

"How stupid."

"How immature."

"What do I do now?"

"What do you want to do now?"

"Punch you in the face." Kim rolled over on her bed and faced the computer screen. "But I can't."

Billy's laughed. "The perks of facetime."

Kimberly picked up her laptop and moved into the kitchen. "I want to punch Trini in the face, too. She knew he was there."

"We all know he's there."

"I didn't." She picked the stem of an apple.

"You don't keep up with all of us."

"I do so." She took a bite. "Trini is here. Jason travels a lot but has an apartment here and in Angel Grove. Zack is currently in Japan on his karate world tour or whatever. And you are the CEO of a bazillion dollar tech company and spend most of your time in a posh LA or New York apartment."

"Kimberly…"

"Fine," she huffed, "and Tommy is in Reefside trying to get himself killed. Whatever."

"Perhaps you should talk with him."

She glared at the screen.

"Perhaps not."

"I know it's the adult thing to do. I just don't think it's fair to bring all of it back up."

"Fair to who?"

"To-" There was a knock on the door. "Hold on." She peered through the peephole and sighed before opening the door.

"We brought lunch to you since you took off." Trini walked in and set a brown paper bag on the counter. "Billy!" she exclaimed seeing him on the computer screen.

"Hello, Trini. Jason."

"Hey, Billy." Jason walked in and sat down on a bar stool before opening the bag. "Sandwiches," he said holding one up.

Kim watched as Trini settled down next to him and grab a chip out of the bag he just opened. Due to the light, she could only see Billy's outline. He looked like he was working on something just below the view of the camera. It was all the same. Despite the years and the experiences, nothing had changed. Except her.

Kim frowned a little thinking about how this wasn't her life anymore. She loved her life in France. She was successful, and she had her family there, but she missed her friends.

"I miss this," she said, thinking a loud.

"Miss what?" Jason took another bite of his sandwich.

"Look at you all. It's all the same."

Trini laughed. "Just a change of location."

"People change, but not as much as we like to think," Billy spoke up.

"I've been running for a really long time, haven't I?"

"Oh, thank goodness!" Trini jumped up and hugged her. "I can't explain how hard it's been letting you come to that conclusion yourself."

"Whoa, Trini." Kim untangled herself from her friend. "I get it. I mean, I ran from him. Ran. I need to get it together a little bit." Trini grinned. "But that does not mean," Kimberly continued, "that I'm moving back or making any changes like that."

"But you'll maybe talk to him?" Trini asked.

"It would be nice to all be on speaking terms again," Billy spoke up.

Kim leaned against the kitchen island across from Trini and Jason. "I'll maybe talk to him."