Chapter Two- Painful Bliss

Note: This is the second chapter of this rather interesting story. In this one, things get a little…interesting. I hear all of you. "Like the last chapter wasn't interesting". Well this time more than just Tommy gets scared.

It was a Sunday afternoon in Reefside. Tommy, his brother David Trueheart, Jason Scott, Joseph Dickson, Adam Park, and Rocky

DeSantos were coming out of the woods after a weekend camping trip. It was always relaxing when some of the old gang could

come out for the weekend; David could come out from the reservation, or when Joe could come out from wherever he lived. He

had never specified a place to Tommy only that he lived 'Out of Town' as it was put to Tommy. No matter where he was from he

was good company. The six males would hike through the woods, spar, do katas, talk about their past, David would tell stories

around a fire, and Joe would bring his guitar and they would sing while they drank all their cares away. It was a group that would

raise eyebrows with their attire, Adam and Joe would wear black or green, Jason would wear black or red, Rocky would wear red

or blue, and Tommy would wear green, white, red, or black depending on the company he was holding. David had no color

affiliation but was privy to brown and white. However before they could get into Tommy's house the bottom dropped out of the sky

and the hard cold rain came down.

When they finally got on Tommy's porch the group was soaked from the rain and tired from running back to the porch. "I swear

one day I'm going to learn how to control all the weather around me," Dickson told the retired rangers. "I hear ya. You could be

like Storm from X-Men, only a guy," Rocky told Dickson back getting groans from his companions. "Well Rocky you already have

a super hero power," Dickson started as he took his shirt off and toweled out his hair. "Yea, the bottomless pit," Adam quipped

about Rocky's apatite getting a chorus of laughter all around. "X-Ray Vision. I could see some great looking women then," Rocky

put on the table. Then Kat would kick your ass from here to Australia and back," Jason put in causing Rocky to cringe. "And if you

ever looked at Aisha with those eyes I would make sure you never looked at another woman," Adam told his best friend while

pulling on a dry shirt. "I wouldn't have to do anything if you looked at Hayley," Jason told Rocky as he put his shoes over to dry by

the door. "Yea, Hayley would kick your ass herself," Tommy put in as he looked at the SUV that just pulled into his driveway.

Tommy had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach about who it was and what she wanted while David just looked at his brother

sympathetically knowing he screwed up with another woman.

After a while everyone else had noticed the extra vehicle in the driveway and only Jason who was on the red only mission knew

who owned it. "Bro I hope to god you didn't piss her off. After Kim and Trini there has never been a ranger in history I have feared

more," Jason told his best friend while the others finally realized who was in the SUV. "Hey Jase, Tommy, we are going in the house

and uh…hide," Dickson said as he and the other males ran into the house, locking the dead bolt behind them.

After the others were in the house leaving Tommy and Jason the person in the SUV stepped out into the rain with her umbrella up.

There she stood, Tommy's biggest fear at this moment in his life. Taylor Earhardt, Tommy's one night stand. She didn't have her

normal confident swagger or her cocky attitude. But one thing Jason did notice that he knew the naturally oblivious Tommy didn't,

was the arm over Taylor's toned stomach. When Taylor got to the porch Tommy saw tears flooding Taylor's eyes. Tommy

immediately helped her onto the porch and onto the porch swing . By this time Jason was trying to open the door but having no

luck. When all seemed lost Jason spotted a cracked window and ran over to it. After he got there he opened the window and dove

head first into the house locking it from the inside.

When Jason turned around he saw the couch toppled over as a barrier between the three frightened men and the door. Jason just

shook his head, it was a woman without powers, she wouldn't break through a deadbolt. If only Kim was there with her camera.

Zack would never let those men live this moment down. "Guys what is to keep me from taking a picture of this and sending it to

Kim and Zack?" Jason called out getting an immediate response. "No chance in hell! I like the prospect of dieing better," Dickson

yelled standing up from behind the couch. "No doubt, she'd kill us with taunts and then they would show the pictures to their kids,"

Rocky spouted as he stood up. "Zack would shit if he knew his successor was hiding from a girl behind a deadbolt and a toppled

couch," Jason said causing Adam to stand up hanging his head. "Now guys let's do like the girls do in these situations," Jason said

getting looks from the guys until one spoke up. "Get in our night gowns, hug our stuffed animals, and gossip about our significant

other?" Dickson asked getting weird looks from the other guys. "No! Eavesdrop," Jason said motioning to the others to join him at

the door.

Meanwhile outside Taylor finally was able to talk. "Tommy remember that night we got drunk and…you know," Taylor started

playing with her hands. "The night you chased me out of the hotel room naked, and launched a beer bottle that hit like a bomb

behind me," Tommy answered getting a scary glare from Taylor that Tommy just countered with his award winning smile. Even

Taylor couldn't resist that smile. "Before that, you know, the sex," Taylor told Tommy as she got a worried look in return. "You

have been plotting all this time just to come kill me in front of the guys," Tommy responded with his eyes closed. Taylor gaped at

this; Tommy thought she was coming to hurt him. She figured it was time to set this oblivious boy strait. "Tommy, I'm not here to

hurt you. I'm here to tell you I'm pregnant," Taylor told Tommy as she put his hand on her still washboard stomach. Tommy opened

his eyes as wide as they could go before looking at Taylor, her stomach, then at Taylor again. "Pregnant with a baby," Tommy

asked causing Taylor to look at him disbelieving. "Yes, Tommy…with a baby," Taylor said nervously almost expecting Tommy to

kick her out in the rain. "My baby, I'm going to be a dad?" Tommy asked with a look that still had shock written all over it. "Yes

Tommy, you're going to be a dad," Taylor said quietly again waiting for the eruption that Eric would have given. "I'm going to be a

dad," Tommy muttered before it finally hit him. "I'm gonna be a dad. I'm gonna be a dad!" He finally yelled happily as he pulled

Taylor into a hug. This was the last thing she had expected. She knew from the few times she had met Tommy she knew he was a

nice guy, even friends with his ex who broke his heart in a cold letter and married his good friend Zack a couple years later.

However she didn't know anything about him. The next statement shocked her even more. "Move in with me," Tommy told her

making Taylor look at him funny. "Not as boyfriend, girlfriend and not in the same bed. I have three bedrooms in here. You get a

bedroom, I get a bedroom, and the baby gets a nursery," Tommy told her. Taylor looked skeptically not really trusting Tommy.

"Taylor our baby needs both parents living together. A family. I want a family. If you don't like it hear when the baby reaches three

months you can move, I'll understand," Tommy told her making her feel a little more at ease. At that point the door of the house

opened and the guys started coming out. "Taylor, if it would help at all I have a state of the art custom made crib, some stuffed baby

toys, and a changing table with fluffy strap that I will never need. They are yours. I can also help with any immediate needs including

financial. My bank account is infinite," Dickson told the woman who still wasn't convinced, but now very interested about this man

with the infinite bank account. "I could help move everything and get my company to get a discount to an add on for the house.

Make the baby a nice playroom," Jason said walking out behind Dickson. "Me and Adam painted our Dojo ourselves. We could

paint the nursery, and then the playroom," Rocky jumped into the conversation excitedly. "Yea, Kim and Aisha would definitely

help with baby clothes," Adam said coming out making Taylor's eyes widen. Taylor had heard through the vine about Kim and

Aisha's love for shopping and to tell the truth it scared her senseless; and since Zach had made it big as a record producer Kim flies

Aisha to L.A. on a private jet every few days to shop. But these were the friends of the man who have fathered her baby, all former

rangers who were chosen by the being who started the legacy, not some people that were appointed morphers by a government

company, or found it in some box …except David and Dickson. David was Tommy's brother, of course he could be trusted; she

didn't know how Dickson knew but something about him screams TRUST ME, TRUST ME NOW…I have cookies. Cole and

Princess Shayla could help her get to the bottom of him. That was it, she'd do it. She'd move in with Tommy. "Okay, I'll do it. I'll

move in," With that statement Tommy picked up Taylor like he had Kim all those years ago and spun her around once before

pulling her into another hug. "We're going to be parents," He said into her ear before looking at the guys who all wore smiles for the

ranger legend.

Note: There is chapter two. Everyone expected Taylor pissy but no, I made her insecure about men. Maybe I'll address that next time. Taylor is going to be a snoopy woman; that should be fun. I know there are only 3 of you but you guys are my top reviewers on every story and I need to know if you want me to go back to Double Spacing on a consistant basis for all my stories. You need to tell me.