Here's chappie 26. Thanks to everyone once again. Big, big thanks.
Well, I hope this is passable. Late night chapter. Hope there aren't many errors in it.
Kim instantly turned to Jade- whose eyes were wide with fear. Kim felt a sharp pang. Jade. The poor little girl had gone through so much. More than kids her age should have to. And to have to watch your father get arrested... . God. Gina was nowhere near being human. She could definitely have been one of the villains from the ranger days. Definitely. Kim couldn't remember the last time she'd felt so much intense fury towards another person.
"Kim, is Daddy gonna go away forever? 'Cause he promised he would never leave me," Jade said tearfully.
Kim got down on one knee and placed her hands on Jade's shoulders. "And he's gonna keep that promise, sweetie. He is."
"But why did they take him away? Daddy's not a bad man," Jade said, tears now sliding down her face.
Kim smiled sadly. She was fighting her own tears. "No, he's not, baby. He's a very good man. He's special. And he loves you so much. He really does. And that's forever, Jade. Your father would do anything for you. See... what just happened was a horrible, horrible mistake."
"A mistake? Who made it?" Jade asked.
Kim bit her lower lip. She hated Gina. She really did. But the witch was still Jade's mother and, in spite of everything, Jade did love her. Kim didn't want to badmouth her to her own daughter. A daughter she sure as hell didn't deserve... . The former pink ranger cleared her throat. "The police did, sweetie." She hated having to lie, but, she just couldn't tell Jade who was really to blame.
"Oh," Jade said.
"Yeah. But, you know what? Your Daddy and I are gonna fix the mistake. Everything is gonna be fine," Kim said, then, she pulled the little girl into a hug. Then, she pulled away slightly to look inot her eyes. "I'm gonna take you to Grandma Karen's house for a little while. I have to help Daddy."
"I wanna help, too," Jade said.
"And you can help him by being a good little girl for your Gram. That'd help him a lot," Kim said.
"Okay," Jade said, smiling.
"Good," Kim said, gently wiping the girl's tears away.
"Oh, my God!" Karen exclaimed, her eyes wide with horror.
"She's a complete head case," Kim said.
She and Jade had just arrived at Karen's a few minutes earlier. After sending Jade to another room, Kim quickly explained what had happened to Karen. Needless to say, the woman was stunned, horrified... pissed as all get out.
"I just can't... the nerve of that... . Oh, she is nothing but trouble. I can honestly think of a million ways to erase her from existence. I cannot believe this," Karen said, shaking her head slowly.
"Well, I brought Jade over 'cause I have to get down to the station and help Jason," Kim said.
"Maybe I should go, Kimberly. After all, you just gave birth a few days ago and-" Karen began.
"I really appreciate the concern, but, I'm going, Karen. I am. Nothing can stop me. I'm going. Jason needs me," Kim said. He really did. Nothing else mattered.
Karen stared at the younger woman for a few moments, then, smiled softly. "You really do love him."
"More than I ever thought possible," Kim said seriously.
"Well, you go ahead, sweetie. I'll call your friends and mom. Oh, Kim... he's so lucky to have you in his life," Karen said, hugging Kim.
Jason sat in the interrogation room at the AGPD, staring ahead blankly. When he'd first come to the station, Gina had given an Oscar-winning performance. She'd yelled and shrieked like a totally hysterical maniac about what a sick monster he was. Even went as far as trying to physically attack him. 'What a psychotic bitch.'
He looked around the room. Man. He couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that he was actually about to be questioned for a disgusting crime he didn't or would never commit. In a twisted way, this was actually a little funny. A former superhero had gotten arrested. That'd be a hell of a headline. Too bad he wasn't exactly in the mood to laugh it up.
What really bothered him was the fact that Jade had seen him get arrested. He'd never forget the scared look on her face. Jade. Jason shook his head. 'They can't hold me. Gina's not gonna get away with this. If they test Jade for molestation, Gina'll be the one they lock up. Probably in a loony bin when they find out how nuts she is.'
The door opened then and a stern-faced detective walked in. He looked like the type that'd never had fun a day in his life and was determined to make sure nobody else did, either. Great. He walked up to the table and stared murderously at Jason.
'I guess this is the part where I'm supposed to wet my pants,' Jason couldn't help thinking.
The detective placed his hands on the table and leaned forward. He was obviously hoping to intimidate the former ranger. Shake him up a bit. Make him squirm. Well, that wasn't going to be happening in this particular lifetime. Not just because Jason didn't scare easily. He was also too furious.
"People like you make me sick to my stomach," the detective said harshly. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
Jason sat back in his chair and held the cold gaze with no problem at all. "I'm not saying anything without a lawyer present."
A breathless Kim burst into the police station a very short while later. She ran up to the first officer she saw and began speaking immediately.
"Hi. Listen, can you help me? My boyfriend Jason Scott was just brought in and-" she was saying.
"That perv's your boyfriend?" the officer said, curling his upper lip.
Kim's rage intensified and she glared at the man. "You don't know anything about him. This is a false accusation."
"You're defending him. No big shock there," the officer said smoothly.
Kim decided it was best to talk to someone else. Definitely. Because if she spent another second with this freaking moron, they'd be arresting her, too! She shook her head. "Just forget it. I don't have time for this." Then, she turned to search for another officer. She tensed when her eyes landed on Gina- who was sitting in a chair, crying. An officer was kneeling down beside her, speaking quietly to her.
Without really thinking about it, Kim squared her shoulders and marched over to Satan's firstborn daughter. Gina looked up at her. Kim glared right back and folded her arms over her chest. This woman deserved the worst kind of torture anyone could think of. Seriously. Those crocodile tears of hers only made Kim angrier.
"Save it, Gina. Just cut this crap and tell the truth. Now," Kim snapped.
Gina took a deep, shaky breath. "Kim, I really don't know what you're talk-"
"Liar!" Kim shrieked before she could stop herself. Everyone looked over at her. She really, really didn't care. Especially when she thought of all the unbelievable pain and heartache Gina'd caused. Especially when she thought of the fear that'd been in Jade's eyes when she'd had to watch Jason get arrested.
The officer'd who'd been kneeling by Gina slowly stood to his feet and looked at Kim. "Listen, miss-"
"No! This woman is a pathetic, cruel liar! She doesn't give a damn about anyone but herself. Jason is not a child molester and she knows that. She just wants him miserable because she's a lunatic," Kim raved. "Why don't you test Jade for molestation? You'll see that Gina's an evil-"
"I really-" the officer cut in.
"Come off it, Gina. Stop this now. Right now. You claim to care so much about Jade. If that was really true, you'd have never pulled this disgusting stunt," Kim said angrily, trembling with rage.
Gina decided it was the perfect time to lose it, then. She sprang to her feet and glared at Kim. "Never accuse me of not caring about my daughter! Ever! If I didn't care, I'd have allowed Jason to keep hurting her! But, I didn't. I put a stop to it! Something you're obviously too weak to do! Meaning you don't really care about Jade. The only thing that matters to you is being in his bed and that. is. sick! You both deserve each other because you're both repulsive and I want my child away from you!"
"You crazy-" Kim was saying, then, she made a lunge for Gina. The officer quickly pulled her away and Kim struggled to free herself. She knew that she wasn't physically well enough yet to do what she'd just tried to do, but, she'd lost control. "You're the sick one, Gina! You're hurting your own child- again! You take her father away from her and she will hate you for the rest of her life."
"I'm doing what's best for my daughter! Where is she? Where's my child? Don't tell me you left her alone in that house!" Gina screeched hysterically.
"Shut up! You know I'd never do that," Kim said venomously.
"Then, where is she? Where?!" Gina shrieked, her eyes wide.
"You're crazier than I thought if you think I'd tell you," Kim snapped. Then, she looked at the officer restraining her. "Could you let go, please? I wanna talk to Jason."
"He's being questioned," he said coolly.
"Could you let me go anyway? Manhandling isn't a thrill for me," Kim said flatly.
"Fine. But, if you go after her again-" he began.
"I won't," Kim said through gritted teeth.
He looked at her for several moments, then, released her. "You really should be a lot more considerate. This woman is distraught."
Kim tried not to roll her eyes when Gina burst into tears once again and sank down to the floor. Everyone looked at her as if she were the great victim. The sympathy turned Kim's stomach. Honestly. They then looked at Kim as though she was the heartless loon. Like she really cared what strangers thought of her. She only cared about getting Jason out of this mess and making sure Gina paid for this.
'And she will pay. I don't know how or when. But I'll make sure it happens. You're gonna lose, you bitch. You're gonna lose,' Kim thought, glaring at the sobbing "actress" on the floor.
More to come soon. Cya.