Golden Ecstasy

ECSTASY4b

Golden Ecstasy 4b


Adam watched Tanya sleep beside him, the gathering dusk gradually obscuring
his view of her gentle curves, which were only partially covered by her
floral sheets. They had gone to her room and undressed each other slowly,
much like the first time they had made love. That had been at his house;
today wasn’t the first time that he had entered Tanya’s domain, but they’d
never been intimate here before. Their hands had moved over each newly-uncovered
patch of skin, gently sensitizing each other until their breaths caught
with increasing urgency. Moving as one, they had lain down on the soft
mattress, and as Tanya’s scent surrounded him, Adam had reclaimed the girl
he loved with a sense of awe and wonder, marvelling, as always, at her
response to him.
They had rocked together slowly, sensually, both taking their time with
the other, whispering words of love and encouragement, riding the gentle
waves of desire until both Green and Yellow Rangers were pulled under into
a friendly maelstrom from which they emerged sated and content. Afterwards,
they had begun to talk, sharing their feelings about what had happened
between them -- and between Tanya and Jason. Tanya had blushed to the roots
of her hair and couldn’t look Adam in the eyes as she confessed to him
that she had done more than just provide plain sexual relief to their former
teammate -- that she had actually enjoyed making love with Jason, after
that first near-disastrous coupling.
Adam had thought about that silently for a while, his eyes for once
unreadable even to his girlfriend. Tanya tried to take comfort in the fact
that his arms still held her close, a hand absently stroking her hip. Finally,
the slim teen turned towards her. Kissing her gently on the forehead, he
stared once more at the ceiling as he formulated his thoughts.
"You know ... if I had had any idea, before ... I think I would’ve
had a bigger problem with that, while I was down here, wondering, worrying
... but from what you’ve told me, I believe I’m more glad than not that
it was good for you."
"Huh?" Tanya raised her head from Adam’s chest, staring incredulously
into the obsidian eyes.
He smiled at the lovely, dark-skinned girl in his arms.
"I know this sounds crazy, after the way I acted, but from what you’ve
just told me ... if things had gone on like that first time ... I can’t
stand to think of you in so much discomfort. The guys helped me to accept
that you going with Jason need not make a difference between us,
and I’d like to believe that. I don’t want it to make a difference.
I know you had to offer your help. It’s in your nature, and I love you
the way you are..." he couldn’t go on, because Tanya sealed his mouth with
a deep, grateful kiss. When she let him up for air again, Adam laughed,
a bit out of breath.
"I do, you know? Love you, that is. Maybe I’m not saying it often enough,
but ..."
"You’re saying it as often as I need to hear it," Tanya replied, her
voice husky with relief. "And I love you, too."
"I know," Adam murmured, nuzzling into the dark curly hair. He felt
a pleasant lassitude steal over him, and Tanya had yawned delicately a
couple of times already. But there were a few more things he needed to
say.
"Tanya ... if you had known beforehand what was required, would you
still have gone with Jason?"
The girl thought for a moment, cuddling closer to the slimly muscular
body, so different from Jason’s, and yet so much more familiar and welcome.
Adam’s wiry strength didn’t intimidate her as much as the older boy’s broader
frame and more sculpted musculature had. Jason was certainly good to look
at, she’d noticed that even before that afternoon at the lake -- after
all, he and Tommy both liked to display thcheschests and arms by wearing
tight tank tops not only while sparring, but also at school. Tanya wouldn’t
go so far as accusing them of being exhibitionistic, but both former and
current Red Ranger were rather aware of the envious and/or wistful glances
they garnered from other teens of both sexes. Which brought her back to
Adam’s question.
"I ... I think so. At least if I had had an inkling, I wouldn’t have
needed to tie him up."
"You ... what?!?" Adam sat up with a start.
"Oops," Tanya murmured, blushing hotly. Somehow, she hadn’t wanted to
let that tidbit of information slip and had carefully skirted around the
issue. In view of the Green Ranger’s incredulous look, she hesitantly explained
the circumstances. Before, she had only mentioned her physical and mental
discomfort.
Adam shook his head in total amazement as he slowly sank back onto the
pillows.
"I can’t believe Jason actually suggested that!"
"Neither could I, at first; but he’d startled me so ... and he was right,
being in control helped, at least somewhat. Then, of course, once he and
Kat had found out what we really needed to do, it was unnecessary."
"Wow," Adam breathed, as he tried to picture the scenario, but couldn’t.
It just didn’t fit with his images of Tanya and Jason, much less of demure
Kat.
They had talked more about their thoughts and experiences then, sharing
with each other what they’d felt and learned about themselves. Tanya had
been very grateful and relieved that the rest of the team had helped Adam
cope with her decision, as she’d hoped they would, just as Kat had helped
her. Gradually, they had become more drowsy as their sated bodies demanded
rest. They knew that they would need to talk about That Weekend for quite
some time, but they were back together, in each other’s arms, and right
now, that was the most important thing.

***

Adam smiled once more as Tanya shifted in her sleep, dislodging the
pastel-coloured sheet and baring her sumptuous breasts to his gaze. Unable
to resist the temptation, he reached out with a gentle fingertip, tracing
one soft mound. The dusky knot in the center began to harden, and Tanya
sighed softly, rolling slightly over so that Adam had better access. Her
breathing pattern was still regular and even, but Adam got the distinct
impression that everything was not quite as it seemed. Testing his theory,
he pinched the sensitive nub gently, and had to grin at the tiny hitch
in Tanya’s breath. Feeling unusually bold, he leaned over her and placed
a butterfly-soft kiss against the pouting lips.
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty," he whispered, the smile audible in his voice.
"Mmmm .... you know your fairytales," Tanya murmured, not opening her
eyes.
"I sure do," Adam chuckled, kissing her more insistently. He was rewarded
with a sexy smile that made his hormones sit up and take notice.
"But ... it’s not quite right." The sensual voice lured Adam into another
kiss.
"What do you mean, not quite right?" he asked, playing along. This kind
of teasing was new to both, but it was certainly enjoyable! "I know for
a fact that Sleeping Beauty was awakened with a kiss!"
"Mmmm," Tanya purred, still with her eyes closed.
"Right method, wrong location. I’m still asleep."
"Oh?" he couldn’t help laughing. "Then let’s see if I can’t find a better
place ...!"
He bent over the smooth dark skin and located the hardened tip of Tanya’s
breast. Placing tiny, openmouthed kisses around the areola, he felt himself
grow hard again as Tanya’s breathing accelerated. Feeling more than a bit
giddy with renewed arousal and happiness, the Asian then began to lick
teasingly at the sensitive nubbin. He drew it into his mouth and started
suckling as her hands tangled in his locks. Soon, Tanya moaned deeply as
she shifted closer against him, twining her legs with his. Adam feasted
happily on the soft swell, moaning his own delight into the chocolate skin.
His hands began to wander of their own volition, down the satiny skin of
Tanya’s belly to the already moist nest of dark curls. Her legs fell open
to his touch. Bold as never before, he slipped a finger into the swollen
folds, seeking out her pleasure pearl.
"Ohhh, Aaadaammmm," Tanya sighed in bliss as he explored her sex. Jason
had touched her like this, but he had lacked the delicacy of Adam’s lovemaking.
Where her boyfriend coaxed her gently into desire, the ex-Gold Ranger had
spurred her on to match his own need. While that was certainly partly due
to the urgency caused by the Ecstasy potion, Tanya suspected that even
under normal circumstances, Jason would be a more demanding lover than
Adam. Which was nice in its own way, if you were in the proper mood, but
Tanya much preferred the Green Ranger’s slower pace and the care
he took with her.
She let go of the black curls when Adam moved his mouth to her other
breast, gliding her hands over the smooth-skinned shoulders. He licked
at the turgid little peak and teasingly blew a stream of cool air over
her wet skin, sending pleasurable shivers from her breast directly into
her pussy. Tanya sighed ecstatically once more. Suddenly, she arched off
the bed, uttering a tiny scream. Her eyes flew open as she realised what
her lover was doing -- Adam had bit delicately into her pebbled nipple,
not enough to hurt but only to excite, and simultaneously thrust two fingers
into her clenching channel. Tanya began to tremble as Adam’s black eyes
captured hers with unaccustomed heat. Gleaming white teeth sawed gently
at the hard point, a wet tongue traced circles around the areola, and his
hand pumped insistently into her tight folds. She felt heat surge between
her legs, and a fresh flood of moisture wetting her even more. Tanya closed
her eyes for a moment, then clamped her thighs around the maddening hand,
stilling its movements. There was an emptiness opening up within her that
those fingers just couldn’t fill.
"Oh God, Adam ... come into me," the Yellow Ranger gasped, writhing
sensually while he suckled once more on her heaving bosom.
Green Ranger used his free hand to cup one soft swell as he moved up
to kiss Tanya again. Kneading gently, he stimulated his girfriend furthbefobefore he spoke. The light tenor was a husky growl, unaccustomed to both,
as he asked for her preference.
"How do you want it?"
Tanya shuddered; the sheer carnality of the sound and the question was
unexpected, especially coming from Adam, but right now she didn’t care.
She only knew that she needed to be filled with Adam’s hot, throbbing shaft,
lying pressed in the crease of her thigh.
"I don’t know," she moaned as Adam released her momentarily to grab
a foil packet from her nightstand. She tried to help him roll the condom
on, but was trembling too much. The heated look she bestowed on his pulsating
organ, along with the hunger in her smile, made Adam’s blood boil. Tanya
had never quite reacted to him that way, and it was strangely exciting,
making him more adventurous in his turn. Finished with the thin latex sheath,
he drew Tanya against his chest. taking her willing mouth in a drugging
kiss. Then, he released her and lay back on the rumpled sheet. Both teens
were breathing hard. When had their gentle, playful lovemaking taken a
turn into raw, hot sex? Neither had an answer, but that was unimportant
right now. What mattered was fulfilling their mutual desire.
Adam issued his own ecstatic moans as Tanya ran her hands from his shoulders
across his chest, down his washboard abs to his straining manhood. She
sculpted the silk-skinned organ with teasing fingers. Then, she bent over
and rubbed her breasts all over Adam’s sweaty skin. Suddenly, he knew exactly
how he wanted to take her. He drew her between his legs and up, so that
she was almost poised over his groin.
"Like this," he rasped. "God, Tanya, please, ride me!"
Tanya took one look at the black eyes blazing with need, and inhaled
a shaky breath. For an instant, she was reminded of Jason, but this was
Adam,
the man she loved, and she couldn’t deny him. A wicked thought occured
to her, and a secretive little smile curved her generous mouth upwards.
Giving in to an almost irresistible impulse, Tanya decided not to banish
her memories, but to draw on them instead, grasping Adam’s wrists and placing
them above his head. In a graceful, fluid motion, she straddled the narrow
hips, settling on the throbbing rod and swaying back and forth. Adam threw
his head back and groaned.
"Tanya ...!"
She chuckled deep in her throat. The husky sound brought Adam’s eyes
back to his girlfriend’s, and he watched with bated breas shs she mounted
him, holding his penis at an angle that provided maximum stimulation for
both as she sank down, down, until their dark curls meshed and he was deeply
embedded in her tight channel. Both teens froze.
The Yellow Ranger held perfectly still for long moments, relishing the
feel of holding Adam’s cock within her body. Then, she slowly straightened,
her own weight driving the hard shaft a final half-inch into her. Involuntarily,
her love muscles clamped around the invader, and Adam groaned in sheer
bliss. He reached unsteady hands to the heaving globes and tugged at the
hard protrusions. Tanya reacted by throwing her head back, eyes closed
to shut out everything but the incredible sensations racing through her
body. When she opened them again, Adam caught his breath at the fire within
them. He instinctively thrust his hips upward, and both gasped. Then, after
another moment of stillness, Tanya braced herself against his chest and
began to move.
Adam was torn between just rolling his eyes back and surrendering himself
to the rocking motions, and the desire to watch Tanya impale herself over
and over again on his pulsating rod. A light sheen of sweat broke out on
the chocolatey skin, making it gleam in the waning light. Fascinated, Adam
let his hands glide down the smooth body, coming to rest on Tanya’s hips.
He moved into the rhythm with her, meeting her thrusts so that he never
quite slid out of the heat and wetness surrounding his manhood. Fleetingly,
he wi the they could dispense with protection, but the slight increase
in stimulation was not worth the added risk of pregnancy. The thought of
one day creating a child with Tanya like this was not entirely unpleasant,
though. His musings were interrupted when Tanya issued another needy moan,
shifting slightly without breaking rhythm.
Zeo Ranger Four’s senses nearly went into overload as he watched his
girlfriend take her hands off his chest, straighten once more and place
slim fingers on herself. Tanya had never hesitated to make her wishes known
to him, telling him gently what he could do to bring her the most pleasure,
but she had never displayed herself quite like this. For she began
to rub her own breasts, lifting them, pressing them together, pinching
the straining nipples. Adam hardly knew what to do -- watch Tanya stimulate
herself, support her while she was undulating on top of him, or roll her
over and pump into her until they both climaxed. His breath came in short
gasps, and he felt himself get slick with excitement. His heart was hammering
against hhesthest, and he thrust harder into the moist channel, when he
heard Tanya’s voice, raspy and low with sexual hunger.
"Touch me, Adam, please -- make me come!"
The sexy request could not be denied, and the teen moved trembling hands
to the dark curls between his girlfriend’s thighs. Parting the wet folds,
he unerringly sought and found the throbbing kernel of flesh, rubbing and
pinching until he heard Tanya hiss sharply. She froze in mid-motion, then
slammed down on him, hard, and convulsed in orgasm. As soon as she relaxed
her inner muscles enough so that he could move again, Adam thrust upwards
once, twice, and came with a muted shout that sounded hoarse even to his
own ears. When the final spasm subsided, Tanya fell forward, dislodging
his rapidly shrinking penis from her pussy. Adam moaned along with his
lover, but it was unimportant next to the urgency with which they kissed.
The two Rangers lay in each others’ arms, waiting for their thundering
heartbeats to return to normal and their heads to stop spinning. Hands
smoothed idly along sweat-slick backs as they cuddled, elated and spent.
Finally, Adam leaned up on one elbow. He was fairly exhausted, but just
had
to look into Tanya’s eyes. She met his slightly apprehensive gaze with
a somewhat sheepish smile.
"What ... what happened just now?" he asked, still a bit out of breath.
"I don’t know, but can we do it again sometime?" she purred.
Adam had to laugh at that, his concern about having lost control at
the last evaporating rapidly.
"If you want to," he smiled, kissing her gently yet passionately as
he gatheranyaanya once more into his arms and drew her head down on his
shoulder. She slipped an arm around his waist and tangled her legs with
his.
"Mmmmh ... I want to. Most definitely. Oh Sweetie ..." she sighed blissfully,
hugging Adam and pressing a kiss on the muscular shoulder. "That was soooo
good!"
"Mmm, yeah," Adam mumbled, a slight shudder working its way down his
spine as he remembered how sexy Tanya had looked when she touched herself.
"You were absolutely incredible!"
Tanya grinned happily. Snuggling deeper into her boyfriend’s embrace,
she felt almost giddy. It would never have occurred to her to make love
to Adam like that before That Weekend, but she was glad she had. Jason
had not been in the least shy about experimenting with different positions,
and now that Adam had cooperated so enthusiastically, she couldn’t wait
to try some others with him. While making love with him slowly and gently
was wonderful, she was definitely looking forward to trying new things
every now and then. She told him as much, and couldn’t help a tiny chuckle
as Adam blushed.
"You ... you really like doing it in other ways?" The light tenor was
a bit hesitant, dubious even, but her sr’s r’s ear detected a decided trace
of interest in Adam’s voice.
"Uh-huh. With you, I want to do everything," she breathed. "As
often and as gentle, or as wild, as you want!"
Adam inhaled deeply. If he hadn’t been so spent, he was sure he would
have started a new round right away. As it was, he had to settle for crushing
the soft lips under his in a kiss was was far more demanding than any
he had ever shared with Tanya before. When they came up for air, both pairs
of dark eyes sparkled with love and laughter.
"I’ll have to take you up on that -- the next time," he promised huskily.
Tanya smiled at the note of possessiveness in Adam’s voice. For once, she
didn’t mind. If this whole situation should succeed in reassuring Adam
and helping him overcome his insecurities, then it was more than worthwhile.
And if having a somewhat more exciting love life was part of that, she
certainly wasn’t going to complain! Dee hee her conviction that she preferred
slow and gentle to hot and wild, where was the harm in having a bit of
both? She laughed to herself as she settled more comfortably in Adam’s
arms.
"I love you, Adam," she sighed drowsily.
"I love you, too," he replied. Both lay contentedly on the rumpled bed,
exchanging soft kisses and even softer caresses as the night settled outside,
blanketing the cosy room in darkness. At long last, Adam reluctantly disengaged
himself from his lover’s arms. There were many things he wanted to talk
about, but they could wait. For now, it was enough that they’d found each
other again. Besides, if he didn’t make tracks soon, his parents would
send out a search squad. He bent over Tanya and kissed her droopy eyelids.
"I have to go, love," he whispered.
"Mmmhh....do you have to?" The sultry question made Adam seriously consider
his options. However, there was no excuse for staying out all night that
he could give his folks on such short notice. Now, if this were the weekend
instead ... he sighed, more than slightly disappointed.
"I’m afraid I do. I wish I didn’t, but ..."
Tanya reached up and drew the dark head down to her mouth. Their kiss
was long, and slow, and full of promise. Adam was almost reeling when the
clinging lipleasleased him.
"Just promise me one thing, Sweetie," Tanya murmured into his ear.
"Anything," he promised fervently, and meant it. She chuckled a bit
wickedly.
"Just be glad I’m not going to hold you to that ... much." At his slightly
alarmed look, her smile grew wider. "No, really ... all I want is for us
to find some time for ourselves ... just once, I want to fall asleep with
you, and wake up with you again the next morning -- that’s all."
"I think we should be able to manage that." Adam felt a pleasant thrill
at Tanya’s request. He immediately began to think of ways, and times. However,
the distant tolling of a bell tower reminded him that tonight, unfortunately,
was <not/> the right time.
"We’ll make it happen," he promised. "Soon."
"Good. I can’t wait."
With that, the Yellow Ranger let her boyfriend go. She watched appreciatively
as he dressed, admiring the play of wiry muscles under his honey-coloured
skin. Adam blushed slightly under her scrutiny, but made no move to hide.
Instead, he let his dark eyes roam once more over the lithe form with its
generousves.ves. He liked the contrast her chocolatey skin made on the
floral sheets, now that Tanya had turned on a muted nightlight. Sitting
on the edge of her bed, Adam ran a gentle hand down the oh-so-tempting
body, lingering tenderly at the sensitive nipples. Tanya stretched invitingly,
giving him yet another sexy smile.
"Don’t," he admonished her, bending over to kiss Tanya once more. She
pouted a bit, but let him draw the sheet up, covering her to the waist.
"Don’t ... what, Adam?" Tanya couldn’t resist asking, although she knew
full well what she was doing to him.
Zeo Ranger IV just smiled.
"Don’t tempt me like this; don’t get up to see me out ... and don’t
get dressed." The last request was made in a voice Tanya had heard for
the first time the night they had become lovers. Then, Adam had asked her
to let him enter her; now, he was asking .... what? She raised a questioning
eyebrow. Adam let his lips wander over her face in a whisper-caress.
"When I get home, I’ll go directly to bed. I want to fall asleep thinking
of you lying here naked, like this, the way I held you ... if we can’t
spend the night together, we can at least do this ..."
"Okay," Tanya breathed, excited and touched by his plea. "Will you call
me when you’re ready? To say goodnight?"
"Mmm-hmm."
They kissed once more, their tongues twining, tasting, lingering ...
then, Adam tore himself away and quickly made his way out, before he really
lost his resolve. Tanya lay back, a dreamy smile on her face. Who would
have thought that her shy boyfriend would develop such a deliciously naughty
streak that was incredibly romantic at the same time? She was going to
love
discovering
new facets to Adam’s personality, for sure. Snuggling deeper under the
covers, she snagged her phone closer and put it into easy reach, waiting
for her lover to call.

***

Tommy lugged the last of the leftover supplies to his 4 x 4 and put
them into the trunk. He straightened and watched Kat come towards him,
a plastic bag with dirty laundry in her hand. They had needed another set
of both sheets and towels to bring the cabin to order, and he would have
to make another run up here once he’d taken care of the wash. He didn’t
mind, though. Being with Kat this afternoon and early evening had fulfilled
some of his wildest fantasies, and a few he hadn’t even known he’d had.
Her experience during That Weekend sure had let loose the tigress under
the pussycat.
A shadow flitted over his features. While they’d been making love, Tommy
had been able to repress the memory of Kat’s dreamy tone of voice as she
told him about being with Jason; now, that they were no longer in each
other’s arms, he wasn’t sure what to think about it. A sudden fear gripped
him.
*Have I lost her? Worse, lost her to my best friend? And what if
Jase feels the same? Do I ...can I let her go, if that’s the case?*
"Tommy?"
Kat’s soft voice brought him out of his reverie with a start. He hadn’t
even heard her approach. Wordlessly, ccepccepted the keys to the cabin
Kat dropped in his hand. He pocketed them and turned away. Or at least,
he tried to. Kat’s hand on his arm stopped him.
"What is it, Tommy?" she asked him.
"Nothing," he mumbled, suddenly ashamed of his suspicion. He wouldn’t
look at his blonde girlfriend, though.
The Australian regarded him for a long moment, then sighed. She had
a pretty good idea what Tommy was thinking about. The Red Ranger was far
less inscrutable to his friends than he liked to believe.
"Can’t you tell me?" Her voice was soft and understanding.
Tommy blushed slightly as he raised his eyes to Kat’s.
"I ... it’s kinda silly, really," he tried once more to dismiss his
sudden unease, but Kat would have none of it.
"Tommy, something is bothering you, and don’t try to deny it!" She stopped
his protest before he could do more than open his mouth. "I thought we
had all gone beyond the need to pretend."
Kat gentled her tone and placed both hands on the broad shoulders. Taking
a deep breath, she decided to take the plunge herself.
*If I can seduce Tommy like I did this afternoon, I can surely make
him talk about ... me and ... and Jason.*
She sighed inwardly, wishing she were clearer on her own reasons and
motivations.
*No time like the present to find out!*
"It’s about what I did with Jason, isn’t it?"
The bald question hung between both teens, seemingly creating a zone
of stillness that was only shattered when Tommy’s shoulders slumped in
defeat. He didn’t want to talk about this, half-afraid of what he
might hear, but knew he had to. In his mind, he sent a silent apology to
Adam.
*I thought you were exaggerating your concerns, buddy; now, after
the way Kat talked about Jase ... I know exactly how you must have felt!*
The Red Ranger echoed his girlfriend’s sigh. Guiding her to the porch
steps, he plopped down, drawing her to sit next to him. He held her hand
in his, but had to look down as he haltingly formulated his thoughts.
"Kat ... it’s not so much that the two of you made love rather than
had just sex; I think in a way, I’m kinda glad that it wasn’t all bad for
both of you. Come to think of it, I dunno if I could’ve done that,
had Jase taken me up on my offer." He grinned fleetingly, finding the thought
of actually making love to his best friend more than slightly disturbing.
He pushed it away.
"No, it’s more ... I dunno ... the way you talk about it ...
about Jase. It’s ... it’s almost as if ..." Choking slightly on the words,
Tommy couldn’t go on.
He didn’t need to.
"As if I had fallen in love with him?" Kat asked very gently, finally
seeing where this was leading.
"Yeah."
The Pink Ranger leaned back against one of the posts, lost in thought.
Then, she looked at Tommy once more.
"Tommy ... I think that maybe, in some way, I have. Wait -- hear me
out." She inhaled deeply. This had to come out right, or she would
hurt Tommy worse than Kim’s letter had done. "Jason is a wonderful guy
-- I don’t think I have to tell you that, right?"
There was no need to wait for the affirmative nod.
"What he and I shared during that weekend .... I’d like to think that
now Jason is as much my friend as yours -- no longer just your
best friend, whom I like for your sake. Being intimate with him like that,
in more ways than just the obvious -- how could it not bring us
close? When we three said goodbye to each other out here, Jason said that
he loved both me and Tanya -- and I believe him. Just as Tanya and I came
to love him. Only, I’m not in love with him; not the way
I am in love with you."
Kat smiled as Tommy lifted his head at that, searching out her eyes.
"What I had to accept, though -- and believe me, it wasn’t as easy as
it sounds -- is the fact that I might have fallen in love with him,
had things been different."
"Different -- how?" Tommy asked hoarsely, barely able to think. His
mind was whirling chaotically, and he had to try hard to get past Kat’s
statement that she was still in love with him, Tommy Oliver, and
not his best friend.
"Oh Tommy," Kat sighed, sensing his confusion. "If Jason had
been here when I came to Angel Grove ... if he had been available
then ... if Kim and you had never broken up ... and most importantly,
if
I hadn’t fallen in love with you, I think there might have been a very
strong possibility that I could have fallen for Jason. But he wasn’t,
and you had, and I had ... it was too late right from the start,
when he came back. And as much as he’s come to mean to me, through you
and by just being himself ... I don’t want things to be different."
The blonde paused a moment, to let her words sink in. She knew in her
heart that she was telling the truth; a slight pang of regret for ‘what
might have been’ made a brief appearance, but vanished almost as soon it hit had come. Touching a gentle hand to the lean cheek, she said the rest
of what Tommy needed to hear.
"I love you, Tommy. You, Zeo Ranger Five, faulty memory, warts
and all. Not your best friend. I fell in love with you not because Rita
put a spell on me, although she did tell me to make trouble for
you and Kim. I knew it when I was free of her influence and still
wanted to have you for myself. Only, you were happy with Kimberly, and
that meant more to me than snagging you myself."
Tommy drew her into his arms, burying his face in her sunny locks.
"I don’t know that I could have coped with losing her, if it hadn’t
been for you and Billy, and the rest of the guys," he mumbled. "I ... it’s
just ... I couldn’t stand the thought of losing you, too."
"You’re not losing me," she reassured him. "Not to something like That
Weekend, as long as you can understand why I felt I had to do it, and not
to Jason, even though I’ve come to care about him."
He looked into the blue eyes then.
"I ... I guess I knew that. It’s just ... I know Jase, probably better
than myself, and he’s such a great guy ... if it hadn’t been for him, way
back when ... when he and the others freed me from Rita ... I guess what
I’m trying to say is, I couldn’t really blame you if you fell for him.
He deserves to find someone special just like you!"
"Thanks for the vote of confidence," she teased. "But he has Emily;
who knows, maybe she’s the one for him."
Tommy looked somewhat skeptical, but said nothing, waiting for Kat to
continue.
"And maybe not," she conceded. Emily was nice enough, but sometimes
it seemed as if she lacked a certain ... something ... that the female
Rangers all seemed to share, but not very many others. However, that was
for Jason to decide.
"Anyway, you don’t have to fear that I’m going to throw you over for
Jason. He’s a good friend; the best, really, and I have to admit ... I
won’t
be able to pretend That Weekend never happened, but you won’t lose me to
him. Not ever. I love you too much for that to happen."
Kat’s voice rang with conviction, and Tommy breathed a sigh of relief.
He’d been more worried than he’d admitted to himself, especially since
he had caught glimpses of smiles, shared looks and aborted touches betw Jas Jason and Katherine over the last couple of weeks that had nagged at his
subconscious. He trusted both of them implicitly, but it had made him wonder
... he shook himself. If he knew one thing, it was that neither Kat nor
Jason would ever betray him. Everything else, he could deal with.
"I love you, too," he replied earnestly, and was rewarded with a delighted
smile and a soft, lingering kiss, far removed from the passionate exchanges
of the afternoon. The memory sent a pleasant tingle down his spine, and
he drew the lovely blonde deeper into his arms.
"We’ll sort it all out," Tommy promised huskily as he traced the delicate
features with a gentle fingertip. "Asg asg as I know you love me, I can
cope with anything. Just promise me you’ll tell me if you ever change your
mind."
"I won’t," Kat sighed, relaxing into the embrace. She knew they’d be
talking about this some more in the future, but right now, there was no
further need to ... snuggling closer, she let her eyes drift shut. It felt
so good to be held like this by Tommy, almost like waking up cuddled
close to a muscular chest, legs intertwined ... a tiny giggle escaped her.
"What?" Tommy turned to look at his girlfriend and lover.
"I was just remembering ... at the time, I was so embarrassed
... on Saturday morning, when I woke up, I actually called Jason by your
name!"
"You did?" he asked, not sure if he should eligelighted or uncomfortable.
The sparkle in the sapphire eyes for some reason tipped the scale in favour
of delight.
"Uh-huh ... Jason said he didn’t mind ... said it showed him that it
was you I loved, and not anybody else. Besides, I wasn’t even fully
awake yet ... I only knew I could have died!" She giggled again,
looking at Tommy from under her lashes. Would he get the small irony?
For once, he did. A smile began to spread slowly over his face, and
he kissed her again, this time a bit more playfully. Pretending to be scandalized,
he made an effort to tease her a little.
"So you’re one of those hussies who can’t remember the name of the guy
they went to bed with, huh?"
Kat elbowed him, mock-pouting. An enormous weight seemed to lift off
her shoulders. If Tommy could joke about this ... not much, true, but it
certainly was a start ... Her expression earned her another kiss, and Tommy
soothed her ruffled feathers with an understanding smile andder der hug.
"I understand what you’re trying to say, honey. It’s okay."
"Really?"
"Yes, really." He got up, pulling the Pink Ranger along with him. He
enfolded her in his arms, bodies pressing close. Serious once more, he
tilted the porcelain face up, so that he could look deeply into the blue
pools.
"I love you, Kat. More than I ever thought possible, after Kim left
me. I ... I love Jason, too, as my friend and more -- I can handle that
you two have become close. I think. I ... we, really ... may need some
time to take it all in, but as long as we’re all honest with each other,
we’ll get through this. All of us."
Kat just nodded. That Weekend had a pronounced influence on a lot of
relationships, not least of all hers and Tommy’s, but he was right about
one thing -- honesty and the love they all shared, as friends and Rangers,
would see them through.
They kissed once more, slowly and deeply, but before it could turn into
passion, they both drew back. Smiling at each other, they separated reluctantly,
bodies still singing with remembered delight. Taking Kat’s hand firmly
in his, Tommy led her to the car. Opening the door for her, he touched
her smooth cheek in a gentle caress.
"Let’s go home."