Chapter Three: Taylor's Nightmare

Note: This isn't as bad as it sounds…unless you're Taylor, Zack, and Tommy. So try to enjoy this and not to laugh at their pain too much.

Taylor and Tommy had moved to L.A to live with the Taylor Family while Jason and some other former teammates of Tommy,

Jason, and Taylor put in an add-on and some additional renovation Tommy's house. Taylor being four months pregnant now has

began to bond with Tommy. She could not believe how good he was to her even through her worst mood swings when she

expected him to yell back at her. The most surprising thing though has had to be Tommy's cooking. Taylor quickly found out that

Tommy is actually a decent cook. However there are two things that scared her; one of those things is the fact that she was

beginning to fall for Tommy. The thought of falling in love again scared her. The other thing that scares her is what she and Tommy

are about to do; go shopping with Aisha and Kim.

"Kim I'm Tired! I'm Pregnant and we've been walking around these stores for hours," Taylor whined tiredly as she sat on a nearby

bench, putting a protective hand over her baby bump. "Yea and besides, the cart's full," Tommy chimed in as he sat down and put

an arm around Taylor and pulled her closer to him. Taylor smiled as Tommy put his hand over the hand she had on her stomach. To

think, after that one night Taylor was planning to castrate him with a rusty steak knife. Now she was falling hard for Dr. Thomas

Oliver, world famous paleontologist/scientist turned high school science teacher who through one drunken night had brought her

happiness.

Right when Taylor and Tommy thought Kim would relent to their wishes to go home Aisha came back into the fold…with a second

cart. Taylor just let out a small pleading whimper at the most horrible site she had ever seen, another cart. Tommy kissed the top of

Taylor's head and rubbed her arm to calm her down which seemed to work. Then Tommy said something that really made Taylor

smile. "At least we are having a boy. No shopping," Tommy calmly whispered in Taylor's ear causing her to smile wide and look at

her bump. "Tommy I want to give it a try," Taylor told Tommy making him give her a look that clearly showed how oblivious he

was to her statement's meaning. "Tommy I want to give US a try. You and me as a couple," Taylor told Tommy softly as if to wait

for Tommy to leave. "Are you sure Taylor? I know you are still hurting from your divorce with Eric. Are you sure you're ready?"

Tommy told her in a calm, caring voice that Taylor had grown to love in such a short amount of time. "Tommy, you're not Eric. You

are a wonderful caring man who deserves a family. We have a child on the way, and I want the chance to be the woman in your life.

Even if it doesn't work, we can always say we tried," Taylor said forcing a small smile, and preparing for Tommy to run. "Taylor

you ARE the only woman in my life. You are a wonderful woman. I could never say that I didn't want to be with you. I just hope

that our son will be just like you. No matter what happened with Eric, you will be loved and treated like a wonderful wife and

mother while you are with me. The same woman I know you will be," Tommy told Taylor not noticing Kim and Aisha listening in

until the two looked up hearing an "Awww" coming from the two other women. Tommy and Taylor both blushed when they heard

this thinking Kim and Aisha were cooing over more little boy clothes. "That's why I fell in love with you in high school," Kim said to

Tommy as she looked at the couple. "Then why did you fall out of love with me?" Tommy retorted looking at Kim with a raised

eyebrow. "The sex was only average. You know you have this huge member but back then you didn't have a clue as to how to use

it," Kim said to him with a satisfied smile which made Tommy go nearly white. "Well I don't remember a lot about that night I do

remember how big he was which was about ten inches, and how good he was which was the best I have ever had. Now that

excellent meat is all mine," Taylor said coming to Tommy's defense with a smile. Unfortunately Tommy was very conservative and

was thoroughly embarrassed by the public exchange. Tommy's face quickly turned a shade of red not seen on him since the Forever

Red mission as he hid his face in his hands never wanting to show his face or hear girl talk again.

Two hours later Kim's van was as full as was Tommy's new car. Tommy's parents Thomas and Jan donated Tommy's old crib,

other than that everything was being bought new. Taylor's mother had bought and sent bottles and other smaller items when she

could but her father was still avoiding her since the divorce from the much favored military minded Eric Myers. Taylor's mother

despite being ordered by her husband not too has made arrangements to be in Reefeside the month before the baby is born to help

any way she can and informed her husband that if he did not get over his pride by the time the baby is born that she was leaving him.

That choosing their ex-son-in-law over their daughter was unforgivable in her mind and her husband was running out of time to fix

the situation. Taylor was having a hard time with that emotionally as well. She felt she was responsible for her parent's eventual

divorce.

After the group got back to the Taylor home Tommy decided to pay his new girlfriend a visit. When he got to the door he knocked

lightly causing Taylor to jump and wipe her eyes inside the room. "Come in," Taylor said with a fairly even voice. When Tommy

walked in he saw the red rimmed eyes Taylor was trying to hide from him by looking away. "Taylor what's wrong?" Tommy asked

Taylor as he walked in and sat on the bed beside her. "My parents, everything that has happened. Mom told dad that if he didn't

stop neglecting me because he likes Eric she was going to divorce him; that is if he doesn't stop neglecting me by the time the baby

is born. She already has the paper drawn up because she doesn't think he will stop the neglect and doesn't believe mom will follow

through with signing the papers. I know she will though. Everything is just wrong," Taylor told Tommy with as strong a voice as she

could muster. Tommy could tell she was being strong in front of him but had been crying before he had come in. Tommy just pulled

Taylor into a tight and secure hug rubbing her arms reassuringly. "Taylor you were in a bad relationship, you were strong enough to

get out of it. Your father obviously doesn't care about you or our child. Your mother is a good woman. She has tried to help

whenever she can. She will always be welcome at our house and can stay with us until she can get on her feet," Tommy told Taylor

with that calm, reassuring voice earning him a nod as she melted into his body. "What did I ever do without you?" Taylor asked with

a smile. "Went to the bar, got drunk, had sex with a very sexy Ex-Power Ranger, and now you're in the process of having his

baby," Tommy told her with a smile. "And that ranger was the best I have ever had, and hopefully I will never have anyone else,"

Taylor told him in a soft happy voice before leaning in and planting a soft passionate kiss on Tommy's lips.

Note: Thanks to a young lady that has become like a little sister to me. You all know her as Arwennicole. She is a very talented writer and reading her stuff both on and not on has allowed me to learn the art of writing parental neglect. I now have a new dimension to my writing thanks to her. Thank you Nicole!

Note 2: Some of Taylor's worst fears have been shown and Tommy and Taylor are officially together. What does the future hold? Will Taylor's father change his ways? Who knows, I know I haven't decided yet.