Back in Love and Back in Pink - Chapter 2 / Ciaran
Kim's POV
When me and Tommy pulled away from our kiss we stared at each other for a few seconds before I put my head on his shoulder, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and it felt like I had finally come home. We just sat there in silence enjoying each others company and it doesn't seem like it's been years since we were like this it feels just like yesterday.
After half an hour Tommy walked me home and was shocked to see what house I lived in. This house was a house that me and Tommy had seen when we were dating as teenagers and I fell in love with it, Tommy promised me that one day we would live in that house together start our own family and even though I am living here in my dream house it doesn't feel right without Tommy here too.
I invited him in but he refused and said he had better get back to the other rangers but we did make arrangements to go to dinner tomorrow night. I felt like that nervous 17 year old again who had just been asked out on her first date with Tommy! We said our goodbyes and I went straight up to my bedroom where there was a box hidden underneath my bed, I sat the box in front of me for what felt like hours but was only minutes deciding weather or not to open it. Shall I bring back all those memories? I'm not sure opening this box is a good thing to do but part of me was screaming at me telling me to open it...
Screw it! I opened the box and lying on top of the stuff in there was a picture of me and Tommy at school by my locker. It was when he was the green ranger, he was wearing a green vest and had short curly hair, he had his arm around me smiling at me as I smiled at the camera. I turned the picture over and looked on the back.
December 4th 1994
Tommy & Kim (School)
Taken by Trini
Trini had a little OCD of writing who took the picture, she made me go through all my photos and write who had taken them, the date, who was in the picture and where it was taken. It felt like 100 years ago since this was taken but it was only 10 years ago.
I picked up another one of me and Tommy on a double date with Jason and Emily;
September 30th 1994
Tommy, Kim, Jason & Emily (Dolce Vita restaurant)
Taken by Waiter
August 28th 1994
Tommy & Kim (School dance)
Taken by Zack
Janurary 4th 1995
Tommy, Kim & Alpha (Command centre)
Taken by Trini
July 21st 1994
Kim (Beach)
Taken by Tommy
July 21st 1994
Tommy (Beach)
Taken by Kim
July 21st 1994
Tommy & Kim (Beach)
Taken by passer-by
I found a letter that Tommy had sent me when I first moved to Florida;
Dear Kim
It's been three weeks since you have moved to Florida and I am really sorry I haven't written to you before now but I wanted you to settle in and everything first.
I hope things in Florida are going well for you, this place isn't the same without you here. Don't get me wrong Kat is great but she isn't you.
I promise you that when we go on summer break at school I will come and visit you for a couple of weeks. I have missed you so much and I need you here with me.
All I can think about is our last night together and how much passion we had, I hope when we see each other again we have all that and more. I hope I'm not making you blush writing this but I can't help it.
Love and miss you loads!
All my love
Tommy
Xxx
I put the letter back in its envelope, back in the box, the lid back on the box and put it back under my bed where I wanted it to stay! I knew opening that box was a bad thing to do, years fell from my eyes as I thought about how much he loved and cared for me and how I broke him in two.
Tommy's POV
I got back to my hotel room and seen the team sitting on my bed "Hayley told us she was more then an old friend... Are you OK?" Kira asked as I sat on a chair by the window.
"She's hot" Connor said and Ethan slapped his arm "What? She is hot" he said again and shrugged his shoulders at everyone.
"I knew coming here was a bad idea" I told them.
I explained to them what happened between us and Connor said she wasn't hot anymore "Connor she's the hottest girl I have ever known, she's the only girl I have ever wanted... She's the one that got away" I explained to him and he shrugged his shoulders "I'm going out with her tomorrow" I said.
"Well I hope you two work it out, she seems like a nice person but I think you two have some issues you need to sort out between the two of you" Trent told me. Kira made everyone leave telling them I was probably tired and they all left.
The next evening I met Kim at Dolce Vita restaurant, we had come on a double date here once with Jason and Emily once before years ago. I seen her sitting at a table in the corner looking t her watch "I promise not to stand you up" I said behind her and seen her jump, I moved so I was in front of her "Sorry didn't mean to scare you" I told her before taking my seat opposite her "Have you been waiting long?" I asked her.
"No I only got here a couple of minutes ago, did you have a good day?" She asked me.
"Yeah it was OK, I popped in to see my mum and then showed the rangers round a little" I explained to her "Did you have a nice day?" I questioned.
"It was OK, went for a run this morning as my run last night was interrupted and then went food shopping and that was about it really, hows your mum I haven't seen her for a while... I normally see her when I go shopping but I haven't seen her in a couple of weeks" she stated.
"Yeh she's OK... You know the normal, asking me when I'm going to settle down and get a family of my own blah blah blah" we both laughed as the waiter came and took out orders.
"I'm liking your new hair cut... Although I miss you long hair the short hair looks good on you" she said and looked down at the table embarrassed.
"Thanks. I heard about your gold medal win a few years back... Congratulations. I always knew you could do it Kim" She smiled sweetly at me as the waiter came back with our drinks. I watched Kim as she sipped her wine and couldn't believe we were on a date together "So what happened to you and Eric?" I asked her.
Her face changed and I could see she was upset about something "How about we talk about that after dinner" she said and I just nodded in agreement "Your new rangers are good... I guess they had a great teacher" I thanked her for her comment as our food arrived. After dinner and desert we decided to go for a walk "So what did Eric do?" I asked her.
"Lets sit down on the bench" we sat down and she took a big breath "Tommy the thing is, well after I won the gold medal me and Eric went out to celebrate and you know we got a little too drunk and one thing led to another between us and... Well a month or so later I found out I was pregnant" Kim was telling me that she had a child? "Six months after my son was born Eric walked out on us saying that I was still in love with you and he didn't want to be second best" she explained.
"Why would he think that you were still in love with me?" I asked her a little shocked by what I was hearing.
"My son was born on your birthday and I decided to call him Ciaran Thomas Harte, Eric was annoyed that I had used your name for his middle name and that I didn't use his last name but he hadn't really shown any interest whilst I was pregnant so I didn't think he would be all that bothered by the last name" she explained "Tommy I'm really sorry I didn't tell you this sooner but I was scared at how you would react" she said.
"I can't believe this, how old is he? Where was he last night? Where is he now? Did all the others know about him? Did my mum know about him?" I questioned.
"He's four years old, about a year ago Eric came back on the scene and that's where he is now and he comes back next week, the others knew about him and they sent the odd birthday card and christmas card but I don't keep in a lot of contact with them and yeah your mum knew but I asked her not to tell you. She's been really good to us you know, she babysits when I need to do something and she gives him birthday and christmas presents and she took him out on Halloween" so everyone knew but me?!
"Why didn't you want to tell me? Have I done something to make you scared of me or something? I don't understand why you couldn't trust me" I said.
"I think i's time to go home now" she stated.