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�What happened?� Madeline asked as she looked up to see Maddox hovering over her, looking extremely worried. She didn�t see or hear anyone else around, but she was sure that they weren�t alone here. She knew that they would not just leave her with him after whatever had happened.
�You took a pretty hard hit back there against a car,� Maddox said as Madeline tried to sit up but suddenly felt nauseous and leaned over the other side of the bed and threw up as Maddox reached over and gently rubbed her back. She, however, was having a very hard time holding herself upright and Maddox was on his feet and catching her before he knew what he was doing. �Just close your eyes, I got you.�
�Are you all right?� Madeline whispered looking up at him and he barely nodded his head yes. She could barely keep her eyes open to see him, but she knew that this was the best thing that could be done.
�Kim and Tommy are still in back, talking about something,� Maddox said, trying to dodge what he knew he would inevitably have to say. He did not want to admit to her that he had seen the two of them blow up. It was definitely an occasion where he wished that he could be in a different state, actually a different country if he could have managed it.
�Maddox, I�m going to throw up again,� Madeline said as he took a step back from her to allow her to throw up, but again she swayed towards falling off of her cot and he scooped her up this time and carried her over to the couch. �You don�t have to do this for me.�
�Maddie, don�t. I want to be here,� Maddox said as she looked at him and he tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and smiled down at her. �I think I know what you were trying to say before we got called out today.�
�You...you don�t have to...Maddox I was the one to bring it up,� Madeline started but she had to close her eyes and lean against him to regain her equilibrium as everything seemed to be spinning around her.
�I just never thought that you might even feel the same,� Maddox said as she dared to open her eyes and face him and he saw the surprise in her eyes. �Will you have me?�
�Yeah, if you�ll have me after the hell I�m going to put you through,� Madeline said as she turned away again and was barely able to keep from throwing up everything left in her stomach.
�I don�t think it could be any worse than the hell that Kim has in store for Tommy,� Maddox said as Madeline gave him a curious look. �I�ll explain it all to you when you are a little bit better.�
�Thank you,� Madeline said as she rested against him and he watched her eyes slowly close as she went back to sleep. He was honestly scared to let her, but he was also afraid to keep her awake at this point. It was obvious that she needed rest and even with her injuries he wanted to allow her to have that.
�Kimberly...� Tommy whispered as he walked into the back room and saw her curled up in a corner, trying to avoid people, but he knew that he had to talk to her. If he couldn�t reach her, he was afraid that no one would be able to. �Talk to me baby.�
�I can�t Tommy...I just can�t anymore,� Kim said as he saw the tears rolling down her cheeks and he felt ashamed of his earlier actions. He hated fighting with Kimberly, it always made him feel sick to his stomach and right now was no different. He felt horrible for doing this to her, but there was just so much that they had been holding in lately and it was all erupting now.
�Please look at me,� Tommy begged as she looked in his direction, but would not meet his eyes as he walked towards her and squatted down in front of her. �We have to talk.�
�I can�t,� Kim said, again, as she scooted away from him and he covered his own face as the tears fell from his eyes. He hated when she wouldn�t talk to him, it made him feel useless. It made him feel like he had failed to get back to her heart and he knew that he had, but there were times when the old insecurities resurfaced and he couldn�t help but think it.
�Kimberly, please, I need you to talk to me. I can�t...I can�t face the fact that we may fall apart again because of this. You�re the woman I want and the woman I need. Please, just talk to me. I don�t care what you have to say, I just want to know the truth from you,� Tommy said as he peered up into her eyes and she saw the tears flowing down his face.
�It�s just been too much Tommy,� Kimberly said as he reached to hold her, but she just put her hands up to keep him away. She needed her space from him right now and she just hoped that he would accept it. �I need my husband, not someone who keeps on working with the rangers, running off to help, running off with me not knowing if you�ll ever come back. I can�t keep doing this, not right now. Not with our child lying in the NICU right now. I need to know that I will not get a phone call saying that you have been killed.�
�Kim, we promised that we would see these rangers through, that we would teach and help them. I don�t want to abandon you, I would never do that to you, but I can�t turn my back now,� Tommy whispered as she looked over at him and he looked down at the floor. �Kimberly, I know that we�ve been through hell together, but please just listen to me, hold on for just a second.�
�I can�t hold on for a second anymore Tommy!� Kimberly yelled as she rose to her feet and looked down at him. Tommy knew better than to stand up in front of her now, otherwise he would risk never having children again. �Damn it, I�ve gone through hell Tommy! I can�t deal with this at all! I can�t deal with you helping rangers and your child being in hospital hanging on to his life! Tommy all I want is you to be here for us! Don�t you dare tell me that all of this crap means more to you than me!�
�Kimberly, I�m not saying that,� Tommy said, rather calmly as she looked down at him and then smacked him with the full force that she could manage, but then she clutched her stomach as she felt a few staples pull and Tommy caught her as she crashed down next to him.
�Oh...� Kimberly moaned as he turned her around in his arms and pulled up her shirt enough to look at the staples and see how much damage had been done.
�Don�t move, give me a second and then you can yell at me some more,� Tommy whispered as he noticed a little bit of blood, but nothing that scared him too much. �You all right?�
�I�m fine, Tommy,� Kim said as she wiped her tears and she looked up at him.
�Kim, I know that you are mad at me, but...� Tommy began as Kim just placed her hand over his mouth.
�No, I�m not mad, I am furious, Tommy,� Kim said as she tried to push him away, but felt her stomach pull again and this time let out a shriek.
�Baby, it�s fine, don�t move,� Tommy said as she tried to push him away again, but this time he held tight and he gently ran his fingers over the stables. �Let me hold on to you. I�m going to not let you go Kim, I love you too much.�
�Tommy, tell me how I can let you keep doing this and have you be there with our child, have you be there for me?� Kim asked as Tommy looked down at his own feet and she then pulled his face up. �Tell me what you are going to do and I�ll tell you exactly where I am going as soon as this pain leaves my stomach.�
�Kimberly...I can�t...how can you ask me...� Tommy muttered as her face crumbled and she forced herself to stand up and stumbled towards her purse.
�I can�t believe you!� Kimberly yelled as Tommy stood to follow her and she just held up her hands to stop him. �Don�t...I�m going to Trini�s...I don�t want to see you...�
�Kimberly,� Tommy begged as she just shook her head.
�I�m tired of coming second Tommy...� Kim said as she pushed him away and he found himself standing there in shock. They had never had a fight like this before, she had never walked out like this before. He didn�t know that this day would come, but right now there was so much more on the line than anything that they could ever imagine happening.
�Kim...Beautiful...don�t go...� Tommy whispered as she stormed through the other room as Maddox and Madeline watched her go and turned to see their mentor standing in the doorway, tears streaming down his cheeks as he knew that he was going to have to jumping through every hole known to man to get her to understand. �Please God, don�t take her away now.�
�Go after her,� Maddox said as Tommy looked over at the two of them and just shook his head.
�She�ll kill me if I do that,� Tommy said as they both looked at him. �I don�t know...I can�t choose...she�s asking me...I love her more than anything, but...�
�Does she know that?� Madeline asked as Tommy nodded. �You may need to remind her.�
�Whoa, that is what their blow up was over? How in the world did that happen?� BethAnn asked as Madeline nodded her head yes.
�It�s not something that they like to talk about. They didn�t sleep in the same bed until Chris came home and even then, she didn�t forgive him. She only forgave him after Halindon...� Maddox started as they just looked at him in disbelief. This was definitely something that they had not expected. Kim�s capture had been something that had torn all of them up, but none of them had known the true extent of what had happened to her, except for Tommy and they were all sure that none of them would want to talk to Tommy. The only thing was none of them knew that Madeline had talked to Tommy and she had much more to tell them about the experience.
�After Halindon nearly killed her,� Madeline said as they looked over at her. �I know everything and soon everyone here will, but I think that we need to wait for tomorrow. I don�t think that I can do it today.�
�All right,� Fred said, as he had learned from the past few days that if they didn�t want to talk anymore, they wouldn�t. As long as they kept talking, they would stay here and then after everything was reviewed, the decision would be made, whether or not the rangers were to be prosecuted.