Secrets Chapter 18: Arguments and Accidents, a power rangers fanfic

A/N: hey guys. Sorry about the extra long wait. I had finals last week and four papers to write before that, so I couldn't update. But now it's finally here; so enjoy.

Disclaimer: own no one, though I wish I did

The next day everyone was sitting around on the back porch, enjoying the morning and each others company. From her position in Tommy's arms, Kim looked out at all her friends. She saw Billy and Hayley standing off to the side talking quietly with each other, 'No doubt those two are probably talking about the Command Center in Tommy's basement.' She saw how Billy would look at Hayley when she looked away and vice versa, 'Those two would make such a cute couple.' She giggled, 'Hmm, maybe all they need is a little push.'

"What's so funny?" Tommy whispered in ear.

She smiled and gestured to where Billy and Hayley were, "Those two; I think they like each other."

Tommy looked over at them, "You know, I think you're right. You're going to play matchmaker aren't you?"

"Who me?" she asked innocently, "I have no idea what you're getting at."

"Sure you don't Beautiful," He chuckled.

"Ok fine," she said, "They just need a little push and is it my fault if I want my friends to be happy."

"No."

"I mean," she started, "All of us are already paired off; Jase and Tri, Sha and Rocky, Adam and T, Zack and Angie, Cait and Ethan, Kira and Connor, and Trent and Krista."

"You forgot one," he smiled.

She slapped his leg, "We are automatic. After all, we are the original power couple."

He laughed out loud, catching everyone's attention.

"What's so funny bro?" Jason asked.

"Nothing," he shook his head.

"You know, I just realized something," Kim said.

"What's that Kim?" Angela asked.

"None of us are dating out of our circle," she said.

"What do you mean?" Krista asked.

"Well, think about it," she said, "You three (referring to her, Angela and Caitlin) are the only non rangers here. Hayley doesn't count because she helped with the Dino rangers, so technically she's an honorary ranger."

"Really?" Hayley asked shocked.

"Of course," Connor said, "Even though you weren't on the field, you did a lot for us Hayley."

"Thanks guys," she said.

"No problem, " Trent said, "So Kim, continue what you meant."

"Who here has tried to date someone out of the ranger circle, someone that knew nothing about the rangers?" she asked.

"I have," Aisha, Rocky, Billy, Zack, Jason, Trini and Tommy said.

"And it was hard wasn't?" she said, "Always having to lie to them about where you went, can't have an honest relationship because you can't tell them about being rangers. I bet the relationship didn't last long because they accused you of keeping something from them and when asked to be honest you can't and then they say you don't trust them enough to tell them what it is."

"Yeah, that's exactly it," Tommy said, "Because I remembered when I dated Sarah in college, we broke up after like three weeks."

"Oh yeah I remember her," Jason said, "She was jealous because we would reminisce about high school and being rangers and she couldn't give input because she didn't know what we were talking about. Didn't she at one point accuse you of being in the mob?"

"Yes she did," Tommy laughed, "I was not sad to see her go."

"That's my point," Kim said, though she was smiling, "Dating a civilian was hard because there was always a part of ourselves, a huge part, which we kept from them. I'm sure that no matter how much you girls loved the guys, you probably would have broken things off with them if you had never found out about them being rangers because you would have had trust issues."

"Wow, I never thought of it like that," Caitlin said.

"Well Zack and Angela would have last because Angela had already known about us being rangers in high school," Kim said.

"You knew?" Hayley said.

"Yeah," Angela said, "I had really like Zack and I really wanted to be with him, but our dates kept getting interrupted. At first I thought he was playing me, but then I started paying more attention to him and what he did, and I figured it out."

"How?" Ethan asked.

"Well, whenever we were together, his watch would go off and he would leave," she said, "And then I would here about a monster attack and that the rangers are there. When the monster was destroyed, the rangers would leave and Zack would come back. I was hurt because I didn't think that Zack trusted me enough to tell me."

"But it wasn't that," Zack injected, "It was because we weren't supposed to."

"What do you mean?" Trent asked.

"Well when we became rangers," Billy said, "Zordon gave us three rules and we were to abide them."

"What were they?" Krista asked.

"Never use our powers for personal gain…" Jason started.

"…never escalate a battle…" Trini continued.

"…and never reveal your identity," Kim finished.

"Even if I wanted to tell Angela," Zack said, "I couldn't because it was against the rules and also it wasn't only my secret to tell; it belonged to all of us."

"See Tommy had it easy," Jason said.

"How so?" Trent asked.

"Because he liked Kimberly and she was already a ranger," Zack said, "So he didn't have to worry about running off and leaving his date then to have to make up excuses about why he left in the first place."

"And he could talk to her about everything, including being rangers, because she would understand and wouldn't freak out," Jason said.

"Yeah, but that didn't stop me from being worried about my girlfriend getting hurt," he said.

"And it didn't stop our dates from getting interrupted either," Kim said, "We still had it hard, even harder than you guys."

"How so?" Kira asked.

"We weren't lying when we said that Zedd was obsessed with Kimberly," Aisha said.

"Yeah," Rocky said, "It seemed as if every attack was directed towards Kimberly and Tommy."

"They were singled out more than any other ranger," Adam said, "but I guess that's what happens when the strongest ranger and the heart of the team get together."

Everyone let out a chuckle at that.

"How did you guys meet Kat anyways," Caitlin said, "If you don't mind my asking."

"It's no problem," Kim waved her off, "Rita had kidnapped Kat and placed her under a spell and I was the target. See, Kat had liked Tommy from the moment she saw him and wanted him to be her boyfriend, but there was one problem."

"He was dating you," Kira said.

"Yeah," Kim said, "So while under the spell, she stole my power coin, which caused me to go through a draining. I couldn't fight as good because with my coin in the hands of evil, it was slowly draining not only my powers, but my life source as well."

"And what made it worse was that it was no ordinary power," Billy said.

"What do you mean?" Ethan asked.

"Well at that time we had our ninjetti powers," Aisha said, "Which gave us a spiritual connection to them; that meant the powers were directly connected to us, to our life force. The only problem was that we need power coins to harness the power and to morph. Our ninja powers were like another representation of ourselves."

"The zords were based off of our spirit animals and when we came back from Phaedos, the powers were connected to power coins so that we could morph," Adam said.

"Anyway," Tommy continued, "Because Kim's powers were another part of her and was connected to her power coin, when it got stolen she became very weak and when Zordon broke her connection to the coin, it was unbearable."

"Because we were ninjetti," Adam said, "Because the six of us were connected through our animal spirits, we felt what she went through. And Zedd made it even worse by kidnapping her and tried to drain her remaining powers."

"We didn't know at the time," Kim said, "But it was Kat. She stole the falcon zord and had Ninjor, a friend of ours, kidnapped, and then she pretended to be in trouble. So while everyone else was downtown fighting, I was the only that could help her, even though I was still very weak. It was all a trap. About five minutes into the fight, I collapsed from exhaustion and the loss of powers. Zedd kidnap me and then started draining my remaining life force."

"Wow," Kira said, "You went through a lot."

"Yes she did," Billy said, "Anyway, despite ours and Zordon's warning, Tommy teleported himself into Zedd's dimension and got Kimberly back. Kat broke out of the spell long enough to get Kim's coin back. And then she broke out of the spell completely when Kim fell of the beam and was the one that called 911 for her. The doctor's said that if Kat wasn't there, and they hadn't got Kim to the hospital in time then she probably would've died."

"And so, with the spell broken and after I got the chance to go to Florida, I chose Kat to be the next pink ranger," Kim said.

"I didn't know that you went through all that," Hayley said, "And yet you're here; you went on to become America's sweetheart by winning the all around gold for gymnastics in the Olympics; you became a successful singer and now you're one of the top designers in the world. You really are stronger than people give you credit for to go through all that and not let it get you down."

"Thanks," she blushed.

"You know I still can't believe that you're a designer," Tanya said.

"I am," Kim smiled, "Those clothes that we wore to the club that night, I designed them."

"Wow," Krista said, "You're really good."

"Thanks," Kim said.

"So that call at the club…" Angela said.

"That was one of the girls at the store in Paris," Kim said, "She was giving me the final inventory and telling me where we stood in the books."

"Why?"

"Because I'm thinking about opening a store here in Angel Grove," Kim said. She then turned to Aisha, "And I was hoping to use your business skills when I do."

"Girl you know you didn't even have to ask," Aisha said, "You know I'll help."

"What about me?" Trini asked.

"But don't you two have jobs?" Jason asked, "Or did you forget that?"

"Aww, who cares," Trini waved his words away, "This is Kim and besides if we help her out and work for her, it makes it easier because we live with her as well."

"And besides," Aisha said, "I was getting a little tired of my job anyways. I was actually going to look for another one but now I don't have to."

"So…you guys are in?" Km asked.

"Yes," Trini and Aisha said, "We're in."

"Good," Kim said, "Now I can run an idea by you guys."

"What's that?" Zack asked.

"Well it's an idea for my new line," Kim said, "Do you remember what I was wearing the night we went to the club?"

"Do we?" Tommy said, "I don't think I'm going to forget that outfit."

The others laughed and Kim blushed.

"Well anyway," Kim said, "Do you remember the design on the jeans?"

"Yeah, it was a frog lounging on a lilly pad and the jacket said, 'Have you seen my Prince?' it was pretty cute," Krista said.

"Thanks," Kim said, "It's a part of my new line, which I was thinking of naming the Z Wave."

The group was quiet as they thought on it.

"What's the new line going to be about?" Kira asked.

"Well, my outfit is just the start," Kim said, "The leopard print that Tanya was wearing was based on Trini's sabre-tooth tiger. Most, if not all of the clothes will be based on the rangers, which is why I'm basing the store in Angel Grove and hence the name 'Z Wave'; kind of like a tribute to Zordon and the legacy that brought us all together."

"I think it's a good idea," Tommy said, "And if you need help with fixing up the store, I'm in."

"Thanks Handsome," she said as she kissed his cheek.

"Well sis you know we're here to help as well," Rocky said.

"Thanks guys," she said.

"And…" Krista said, "If you need girls to model your clothes then give me a call."

"Me too," Caitlin said.

"You know you can't do something like this without letting me help," Kira said.

"Looks like you got some employees Kim," Hayley said.

She laughed, "I see that."

"Hey, we didn't get to finish our mini-concert," Rocky said.

"He's right," Jason said, "So why don't we arrange the front room and turn it into a little party."

"Sounds fun," Connor said.

"So get to it then," Kim laughed. And with that, everyone got up to help. Kira went and got her guitar from her room and grabbed Kim's as well. Within ten minutes everyone was back in the front room. Kim went over to the piano and started playing a simple melody. Rocky had gotten up and decided he needed concert food and had gone to the kitchen. So now everyone was waiting for him to come back. When he came, Kim laughed as she saw that his arms were filled with pop and a variety of chips. Everyone settled down and waited for her to play.

"Ok, this song I wrote when Tommy lost his green ranger powers for the last time," she smiled, "It's the first song I ever wrote."

"The one that I helped her with," Zack said, "You know Tommy; you thanked Kimberly but not me."

"I gave Kim a kiss," Tommy said, "I didn't know you wanted one too. How come you never said you swung that way?"

The others laughed at the look on Zack's face.

"No it's not that song," Kim interrupted them, "I had written a song before that but I didn't know how Tommy would react to it, so I asked Zack to help me write a different, though he didn't know that I'd already written one."

"Oh ok," Zack said.

"So let's hear it," Jason said.

"Ok, here goes," she said. She took a deep breath and started singing;

I'll always remember
it was late afternoon
It lasted forever
And ended so soon
You were all by yourself
Staring up at a dark gray sky
I was changed

(Chorus)
In places no one will find
All your feelings so deep inside (deep inside)
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry

(Verse 2)

It was late in September
And I'd seen you before
You were always the cold one
But I was never that sure

As he listened to the love of his life, Tommy reflected on when they met. He remembered smiling all day long just because he had gotten a date with her. And when he was the green ranger, he remembered of how unsure she was around him especially after she knew that he was the green ranger and how he felt around her after Jason had destroyed the sword of darkness and he had joined the team. He remembered how she saw the good in him, even if he didn't at first. Shaking out of the memory, he turned his attention back to Kim.

You were all by yourself
Staring up at a dark gray sky
I was changed

(Chorus)

I wanted to hold you
I wanted to make it go away
I wanted to know you
I wanted to make your everything, alright
I'll always remember...
It was late afternoon
in places no one will find

(Chorus 2xs Out)

The moment I saw you cry
I wanted to know you

The room was silent. Everyone except Jason, Trini, Zack, Billy, and Tommy were in awe at the emotion in the song. The original five rangers let the song wash over them and remembered that day like it was yesterday. The day that Tommy lost his powers was a sad day for all them, and it seemed that even nature had agreed because they remembered it raining that day as well. For Tommy, it captured everything about their relationship from the day they met up until he had lost his green ranger powers. Slowly they started clapping. Kim blinked as if she had forgotten that they were there.

"Wow sis," Zack said.

"How come you never played that song for me?" Tommy asked.

"Because, I didn't want to freak you out by singing how much I loved you or that I saw forever with you," she smiled, "I didn't how you would've reacted to that. Not many guys react well when their teenage girlfriends tell them that they want forever with them."

"I wouldn't have mind," he said, "That was beautiful Kim."

"Yeah girl," Aisha said, "It was amazing."

"Thanks," she blushed.

"Play another one," Ethan said.

"Ok," she said. She paused for a second then smiled as she thought of the song. She then turned to Tanya, "T, I think I'll need help on this one."

Not knowing which song she was talking about, Tanya got up and made her to the piano bench. Kim made room for her and started playing. When she heard the intro, a smile made its way across her face. When the intro was over she sang;

(Tanya)
Many nights we prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hope for a song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains
Long before we knew we could, whoa, yes

(Chorus—Tanya)
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
Its hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe somehow you will
You will when you believe

(Mmmmmmmmmyeah--Kim)
(Mmmyeah—Tanya)

(Kim)
In this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seems like the summer bird
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My heart so full, I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'd say

(Chorus—Kim)

There can be miracles
When you believe (when you believe-Tanya)
Though hope is frail
Its hard to kill (mmm-Tanya)
Who knows what miracle (Both)
You can achieve (you can achieve-Tanya)
When you believe somehow you will
You will when you believe (Both)

(Both)

They don't always happen when you ask
And its easy to give in to your fears
But when you're blinded by your pain
Cant see the way, get through the rain
A small but still, resilient voice--Tanya
Says hope is very near, oh [oh] (Both)

(Both)

There can be miracles (miracles)
When you believe (boy, when you believe, yeah; though hope is frail—Tanya)
Though hope is frail [its hard--Kim]
Its hard to kill (hard to kill, oh, yeah) (Tanya)
Who knows what miracles (Kim)
You can achieve (you can achieve, oh--Tanya)
When you believe somehow you will (somehow, somehow, somehow--Tanya)
Somehow you will (I know, I know, know--Both)
You will when you believe [when you--Tanya]

(Oh oh)
[You will when you--Kim]
(You will when you believe--Tanya)

Just believe (Tanya)

[Oohoohooh] (Kim)
[Oh...oh]
[When you believe] (Tanya)
[When you believe] (Tanya)

You will when you (Kim)

Believe (Both)

"That was awesome you guys," Adam said as he cheered along with the rest.

"Thanks," Kim and Tanya said. Tanya got up and moved back into Adam's arms.

"So…another one?" Kim asked.

"YES!!!" Everyone shouted.

"OK okay," She laughed, "This is another one for Tommy."

"Whoo," The boys said, "Go Tommy."

"I started this during the green ranger days and finished it after Tommy joined the team as the white ranger and leader," Kim shrugged and smiled, "I wrote this because I knew that he was feeling like he wasn't worthy enough to be a ranger, and he didn't think he had it in him to lead the team. I wanted to write down how I felt about that and how I saw him; as a hero, my hero. And that no matter the circumstances in which he came to us, he was always going to be one of us."

There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away

(Chorus)
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

(Verse 2)
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear

Tommy thought about when he went away to his uncle's cabin to deal with his power loss on his own. He had felt so alone. He had felt really down; but he had spent that time working through it. Even though he had desperately wanted to call Kim, he knew that this was something that he had to do on his own. And in the end he had. He had written Jason a letter to let him know that he didn't blame him at all and had waited until he got back to let Kim know just how much he truly appreciated her and everything she did for him. With her help, he had found the strength to be the leader as the white ranger and he had finally felt confident in his duties as one as well.

(Bridge)
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away, hey yeah
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
And in time
You'll find the way

"Wow Beautiful," Tommy said, "I don't know what to say."

"It's alright Tommy," she said, "You don't have to say anything; I already know how you feel."

"Whoa," Zack said, "Déjà vu."

"Uhuh," Billy, Trini and Jason nodded.

"What?" Hayley asked.

"Well that's exactly what they said the first time Kim sang for Tommy," Trini said.

"Ok, I'm going to take a break," Kim said, much to their disappointment, "Kira can sing."

"Alright Kira," Ethan said.

"Sure have me follow that tough act," Kira joked. Kim laughed and went to the kitchen. Tommy got up and followed her, to the sounds of catcall from Rocky and Jason.

"What's going on out—

OOMPH! She was cut off by Tommy's lips on hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck while his arms went around her waist. She felt his tongue trace her lips and she complied by opening her mouth and granting him access. She heard him moan as his tongue touch hers. He lifted her up and sat her on the counter; her legs opening for him to step closer. She felt his hand on the small of her back, rubbing tiny circles. He broke the kiss and placed his lips on her neck, kissing his way up and down. Kim moaned and tilted her head back to give him easier access. He stepped closer and his erection rubbed directly against her and they both moaned at the contact. He broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers.

"Hi," she whispered.

"Hi," He whispered back.

"I missed you," she whispered while playing with his hair.

"I missed you too," he said. The words were barely out of his mouth when she kissed him again, hard. He moaned and wrapped his arms around her body. She kissed him hard. She moaned when she felt his hands moving up under the shirt. She broke the kiss and looked down. With breathless anticipation, she watched as his hands moved up to her breast. When he cupped it, she moaned deep in her throat and kissed him again. She moved her hand down his chest, toying with his buttons. Her hand slipped between them, and palmed his erection. He moaned and she broke the kiss, "Tommy…" he kissed her.

"Tommy…" she moaned, "Tommy…we have…we have to stop."

"Why?" he asked as he kissed her again. She kissed him back before stopping,

"Because we're in the kitchen and everyone is out there," she said.

He groaned, "I hate it that you're right."

"I know Handsome," she sighed and then toyed with his hair, "We can continue this later in my room…if you want?"

He kissed her, "Did you have to ask?"

"Ok," she giggled, "I think I'm going to go and uh…change my panties, I suddenly find them very wet and uncomfortable."

"Kim…" he moaned, "You're not making this any easier on me."

"Sorry Handsome," she said before jumping off the counter. She walked away from him, "I'll be back in like five minutes."

"Alright," he said as he watched her walk away. He sighed and leaned back against the counter with his eyes closed. A couple minutes later, the phone went off. He looked around before he spotted it on the table. He walked over and picked it up, "Hello?"

"Hello, who is this?" the person said.

"Tommy," he answered, "Who's this?"

"Tommy, sweetie, how are you?" they said, "It's Caroline, Kim's mom."

"Oh hello Mrs. Dumas," he said, "I'm good, and how are you?"

"I'm fine dear," Caroline said, "So…Tommy, tell me; did my darling daughter finally come to her senses and get off her ass and tell you how she feels?"

"No Mrs. Dumas," he laughed, "It's more like I finally got off my ass and told her how I felt."

"That's good to hear Tommy," She said, "And please don't call me Mrs. Dumas it makes feel old. You call me Mom or Caroline, though I prefer Mom."

"Are you sure about that?" he asked.

"Well you are dating my daughter, are you not?"

"Yes."

"And I'm sure that whenever Kimberly goes by your parents," she said, "Melissa insists on Kim calling her mom, she accepts nothing else from her, am I right?"

"Yeah you are," he smiled, "She tried to call her something else, but my mom wouldn't have it."

"Well there you go," she said, a smile evident in her voice, "You make my daughter very happy Tommy. You did in high school, and I have no doubt that you will for years to come; so…that makes you family in my books and I couldn't ask for a better son-in-law, but that's just because I expect no less; I mean I don't expect you to get married right now, but sometime in the future."

"So what you're saying is that," he said, "You're basically giving me your blessing for asking Kim to marry me?"

"Of course dear," she said, "Did you expect any less?"

"No," he laughed, "You're something else Mrs. D…I mean mom."

"Thank you," she laughed, "Now, as much as I'd love to talk with you all day…"

"You want to talk with Kimberly," he answered.

"If you don't mind," she said.

"No not at all," he said, "Hold on let me get her for you."

"Thank you dear," she said.

He turned to go out the kitchen when he saw her coming down the stairs, "Hey."

"Hey," she smiled, "What's up?"

"Mom's on the phone," he said as he held it out to her, "I'll let you two talk."

"Thanks," she took the phone and let him kiss her as he walked out the kitchen.

"See you out there," he said.

"OK," she said before she turned her attention to the phone, "Hello?"

"Hey sweetie," Caroline said.

"Mom?" she asked, shocked.

"But of course," Caroline said, "Who did you think it was?"

"Well it's just that, Tommy said mom was on the phone so I thought that it was his mom," she said.

"Oh no sweetie," Caroline said, "I gave him permission to call me mom; but anyway that's not what I wanted to talk to you about."

"Mom," Kim said, "You sound serious, is everything ok?"

"It's just something that I have to tell you," Caroline said, "And I don't know how to start. I've kept this from you for so long…"

"Mom, you're scaring me," Kim said, "What's going on?"

"Kimberly," she started, "I cheated on your father nineteen years ago."

"WHAT?!" Kim shouted, which unintentionally drew the attention of everyone else.

…

Tommy walked back into the living after he left Kim on the phone. He smiled when he heard Kira singing her song 'Patiently.' He laughed when Connor blushed when she said that the song was originally written about him. He sat down next to Jason and Trini.

"Hey bro," Jason said, "Where's Kim?"

"Talking to her mom," he answered.

"OK."

"Alright, I'm done until Kim gets back," Kira said, "Why don't we play her CD until she comes back?"

"Sure why not?" Aisha said. Kira got up and grabbed it from the shelf where she had placed it. She grabbed the radio and was about to put the CD in when they heard Kim's shout, "WHAT?!"

"What happened? Rocky asked.

"Don't know," Tommy said as he got up, "But I'm going to find out." And with that he and everyone else, made their way into the kitchen. They saw Kim on the phone with her mom still.

"Mom what did you just say?" she asked.

"Kimberly—

"No mom, tell me," she cut her off, "Did you say you cheated on my father?"

"Yes," Caroline said.

The others let out a gasp of shock when they heard the question

"How? Why? Why mom? Why did you do that and why are you just telling me this?"

"Kimberly," Caroline said, tears in her voice, "I didn't know how to tell you. It was over nineteen years ago."

"So what?" Kim said, "I'm your daughter, or did you forget that little detail?"

"Kimberly—

"No mom, you know how I felt when dad cheated on you," Kim said, "You saw how heart broken I was. You know what I went through when I was a kid and as a teen. How could you mom? It was bad enough that he did it, but now you're saying that you did it as well?"

"It wasn't like that," Caroline said.

"Oh no? Then what was it like mom?" she said, "Tell me, because I have no idea."

"I was tired of being hurt emotionally from your father," Caroline said, "We were on a break, a trial separation, and that's when I met him. He was everything you're father wasn't and he made me feel loved again. So we began seeing each other; we started out as friends, but it became so much more."

"So what? You just decided to screw each other?" Kim said spitefully. Everyone looked on in shock, not believing that she was talking to her mother that way.

"Don't you speak to me in that tone of voice," Caroline said, "I'm still your mother."

"I can talk to you in whatever tone I want," Kim said, "How could you do that mom? How could you become just like him?"

"I'm sorry Kimberly," she cried, "I'm sorry I never told you, but I just didn't want you to hurt anymore."

"Well congratulations mom," she said tearfully, "You did hurt me."

"There's more," Caroline said. She looked up when she heard the door open and she saw Pierre walk over to her. When he saw the tears running down her face, he guessed what was happening. He mouthed, 'Kimberly?' she nodded and turned back to the phone. He sat down next to her and rubbed her arms.

"What else is there?" Kim asked.

"Not only did we see each other, but I got pregnant as well," Caroline said.

"You're kidding?" Kim said, "Tell me you're kidding."

"I'm not kidding," Caroline said.

"Tell me the truth mom," Kim said, "Now."

"I don't think I should tell you this over the phone," she said.

"Well that's too bad," Kim said, "You already started it, now I want the truth mom, the whole truth."

"Kimberly—

"No mom, I mean it," Kim said, "You lied to me for nineteen years, don't lie anymore. Tell me what I want to know."

"Ok," she sighed, "When I got pregnant, I was scared. I didn't know what to do, but I knew that I couldn't have an abortion; I didn't believe in it. So I decided to keep the baby."

"What about the guy?" Kim asked, "Did he want the baby?"

"Yes he did," she said, "He was actually excited about being a father. Ken was out of town a lot, so it wasn't that hard to keep it from him. I was six months pregnant when he came home and found out. He was angry. He wanted me to have an abortion, but I couldn't; besides I was already too far along. So he went to the wife of the guy I was seeing. She came to visit me in March."

"March?" Kim said as a memory teased her, "Wait that was after my eighth birthday wasn't it?"

"Yes it was," she answered.

"So the lady that came over that day when you sent me to my room," Kim said, "That was his wife?"

"Yes it was."

"Then what happened?"

"We talked and she told me that I had to give the babies over to her or I would lose you."

"Wait, babies?" Kim said shocked, "There was more than one?"

"Yes, I was pregnant with twins," Caroline answered.

"So I have twin baby brothers?"

"Yes," Caroline said, "Anyway, after I gave birth, Ken told me that I was to give up the twins and to never have any contact with them again or he would make sure that I lose you. I couldn't lose you Kimberly and I knew that the boys would be okay with their father, so I made the choice to give them up. And I haven't had any contact with either the boys or their dad. Until…"

"Until what mom?"

"Until the end of summer two years ago, when you came to visit."

"Two years ago?" Kim asked, her brow furrowed, "But you didn't meet anyone. The only person was…" she trailed off and looked around the room before resting her gaze on Connor, "No…"

"Yes Kimberly," Caroline said, "Two years ago you came to our place and introduced us to someone. You introduced us to Connor. At the time I didn't know, but after we got to know him a little better, I started asking him questions and then I realized that…that he was my son and your little brother."

"No."

"Yes," Caroline said, "Connor Jayden McKnight, son of Jordan McKnight and twin brother of Eric Jordan McKnight, is your younger brother; your younger half-brother."

"I don't believe it," Kim said softly.

"Kim? Beautiful, are you ok?" Tommy said as he rubbed his hands up and down her arm.

"Mom, you said…you said two years ago," Kim said, "Which mean that you knew and you didn't tell me. Didn't you think that then was the right time to tell me that?"

"Kimberly, please you have to understand," she pleaded with her daughter.

"No, I don't have to understand anything," Kim said angrily, "The only thing I understand is that you cheated and you lied to me. You have two other kids, and you never told me. Nineteen years you kept this from me and now you expect me to understand? Well I'm sorry but I don't."

"I'm sorry I never told you sooner," Caroline said.

"Well sorry doesn't cut it," Kim said, "You know how I feel about betrayal. You saw how I was when my father confessed everything that he did and now you're saying that you did the same thing."

"Kim…"

"You're just like him," Kim said, "And right now, I have nothing more to say to you."

"Kim? Kimberly?" Caroline stared at the phone for a few seconds before seeking comfort in her husband's arms, "She hates me, I knew it. I should've have told her sooner."

"Carrie…" Pierre trailed off as he looked at her. He couldn't say anything so he just held her.

…

"Kim?" Tommy said. She stared at the phone before letting out a sob and moving into his arms.

"How could she do this to me Tommy?" she cried, "How could she do something like this to me?"

"Do what Kim?" Trini asked as she moved to stand next to her, Aisha and Jason following her move. "What happened?"

"My mom, she…she told me that she cheated on my dad," she cried.

"We got that sis," Jason said, "What else did she say?"

"She told me that I have two brothers," She said, "Two brothers!" she moved from Tommy's arms and started to pace.

"Kim?" Connor said.

"I HAVE TWO FUCKING BROTHERS AND MY OWN MOTHER NEVER THOUGHT TO TELL ME!" She yelled, "Nineteen years, nineteen years. That's how long she kept it from me, and she never once told me."

"Sweetie, maybe she didn't know how," Aisha said.

"She still should've," Kim said, "She saw how I was when my dad left us, and when I found out why he left us, and she turned out and did the same thing."

"Kim," Tommy said, "Why are you really angry with your mom?"

"I'm angry because she lied to me Tommy," Kim said, "What else could I be angry about?"

"You tell me?"

She was silent as she looked at him. Finally the anger left her eyes and tears and sadness replaced them, "I'm angry because I have two brothers that I've never met, and that my mother betrayed me, just like my dad. She promised she would never hurt me the way he did, but I'm still hurt."

"Come here," Tommy said as he opened his arms. She moved back into them and let him wrap his arms around her. "It's going to be okay beautiful. Just cool down and then talk to your mom later, ok? Let her fully explain everything when you're not too angry at her."

"Ok," she sniffled, "But I'm still angry."

"I have no doubt," he chuckled, "Let's just go relax and then you can call your mom back."

"Ok."

"Come on guys," Tommy said as he led Kim back to the back porch, "Let's go sit outside."

The others followed, wanting to know exactly what happened, but willing to wait until Kim was ready to tell.

In Paris

"Caroline, she doesn't hate you," Pierre said, "She's just hurt and angry. She thought that you kept nothing from her and maybe she felt blindsided."

"No, you didn't hear her voice, or what she said," She cried, "She said that I was just like him, and she was right."

"Carrie…"

"No Pierre, that hurt," she cut him off, "I know how much damage her father's actions did to her; and I did the same thing."

"No you didn't," Pierre said, "Ma Cherie, Kim's just hurt and she's lashing out, don't let it put you down. Just give her a day or two and then call her back."

"No I can't," she said. She looked around the room for a few seconds before getting up.

"Where are you going?"

"Out," she said, "I need some air. I need to take a walk and clear my head."

"But it's raining outside," he said as he watched her put her shoes and coat on.

"I don't care," she replied, "I need to think about the damage that I did to my daughter." And with that she walked out the door. He waited a few minutes before grabbing his coat and following her, "Caroline, Caroline wait."

She walked faster when she heard his voice. She flung open the gate and walked out. She kept her head down, tears clouding her vision, the rain falling around her as she started walking. She looked up for a second to cross to make sure the street was clear before she crossed it. She was so into her thoughts on Kimberly and the boys that she didn't see the car coming towards her.

Pierre reached the street and saw his wife start to cross. He looked up and saw a car heading straight for her. Her head was down, so he knew she didn't see it. He started running but knew that he wouldn't reach in time so he shouted, "CAROLINE LOOK OUT!"

She looked back at him when she heard voice and then looked up. She gasped and froze when she saw the car coming. In the next instant, she felt incredible pain go through her body when the car hit her. She was unconscious before her body hit the pavement.

Pierre watched as his wife got struck by the car. He saw her land a few feet away with a sickening thud and knew that it was bad. He was barely aware of how he got across the street, but the next thing he knew, he was kneeling over her body trying to find a pulse, "You're going to be ok sweetie, just hold on," he looked up, "AU SECOURS! AU SECOURS!" (HELP! HELP!)

"Just hold on," he cried. Within minutes, a cruiser was on the scene, five minutes later, the ambulance showed. They loaded her on the bus, with Pierre following them, holding her hand.

"We're losing her!"

"Her heart rate's dropping and fast!"

"What's happening to my wife?" he asked, only to be ignored.

"BP's dropping as well."

beep…beep…beep…beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

A/N: I'm mean aren't I? Leaving you with a cliffhanger; next chapter brings the appearance of Eric and the ninja storm team. So read and review and tell me what you think

A/N 2: I'm going to do a one shot which will explain how the gang came to know about Kim being top designer Annabelle; so look out for it.

Songs: Cry—Mandy Moore; When you Believe—Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston; Hero—Mariah Carey