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Scott Residence
Malibu, California
August 2nd, 2002
Storming right inside his beautiful condo, Jason slammed the front door right behind him and threw his briefcase down on the floor; kicking it away from him with his foot. Pacing around his living room like a madman, he was mumbling obscenities and running his fingers through his short brown hair; so happy to be home where he belongs. Today has been crazy, to say the least.
It went from being to an uneventful day at the office to almost being manhandled by Vivian, who tricked him in believing she wanted to buy a home. But her true intentions was simple: she was hell bent on keeping Trini away from Russell once and for all, but why the hell did the original red ranger had to be dragged through the mud? What possessed her to come on to him when, according to Trini, Vivian was so madly in love with Russell and they were supposed to be getting married soon?
Simple: if Vivian can steal Russell away, she can steal any man away with her seductive looks and she could kill you with her infectious smile.
Shivering in fear at the thought having to see that witch again, Jason needed a strong drink to calm his nerves. He was about to head towards his mini bar to grab a bottle of whiskey when someone knocked on the door. Sighing deeply, he abandoned his chance of getting a drink and decided to head towards the front door. Peering through the window, he breathed a huge sigh of relief at the sight of a woman rocking back and forth on her feet and looking apprehensive and pissed off.
It was Trini. And, like him, she was clearly upset and was so anxious to vent out her frustrations.
He quickly opened the door and stepped aside so that she could come in, for which she did. As he closed the door, he watched as she was pacing around his living room with her hands behind her back and she too was mumbling obscenities along the way. Knowing he has to do everything in his power to calm her down, he walked right over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, effectively stopping her in her tracks.
"I take it your first day at your new job didn't turn out so well," he said, trying to lighten the mood.
She let out an exasperated sigh as she looked at him. "Well, it started off good, until Vivian had the goddamn nerve to show up!"
He looked at her; shock registering on his face. "What?! Are you serious?!"
"Dead serious. What I'm about to tell you is unbelievable, so I'm gonna need a drink. A strong drink, to be exact," she replied as she stepped away from him and took a seat on the sofa.
"Trust me, Tiger, you're not the only who had a bad day. I'm about to have a drink myself," Jason said as he headed right back to the bar and grabbed the bottle of whiskey from under the table. He grabbed two scotch glasses from behind him and with the items safely in his hands, went right over to the sofa and took his place right next to her.
"I'm so glad I came here, Jase. Believe me, I'm getting a migraine headache from just thinking about that crazy bitch," Trini sighed as she leaned back against the soft cushions. He poured a glass of Jack Daniels into the glasses before handing one over to her, for which she took a big sip. A pleasurable groan escaped her lips when she felt the amber liquid run down her throat.
"So, tell me what's wrong? Why the hell would Vivian show up at your place of employment? Better yet, why the hell would she be in California in the first place?" he asked as he took a sip of his whiskey and placed his hand on her leg, which was shaking in anger.
She huffed and stared at him intently. "She's crazy, that's why. She's fucking crazy. She shows up at my job, thinking that she ran me out of Boston just because Russell chose her over me. Then, she had the nerve to say that I was trying to take her career, which clearly I did not. I was nothing but kind and civil towards her, but she treated me like a fucking redheaded stepchild. Oh, and you're really gonna love this one: she had a wedding invitation in her purse and Russell had the gall to invite me to their wedding! I mean, really, who the hell does something like that; especially after that son of a bitch jilted me at mine?!"
Jason looked at her, completely stunned at what she just said. "A damn fool, that's who."
Trini nodded her head slowly and laughed sarcastically. "You got that right, Jase. Then, Vivian said that I'm not getting it because if I know what's good for me, I don't show my face in Boston anymore or else I'm gonna suffer the consequences. I told her that I wasn't gonna go to their train wreck of a wedding, anyway, because I'm back home, where I truly belong. Unlike her, I do have friends who love me and in time, I'll find someone else. I guess what I said really pissed her off because she tried to slap me."
"She what?!" he snapped, blood boiling in his veins.
"Yeah, but thanks to my years of martial arts training, I was able to put a stop to it by grabbing her wrist and pushing her away from me. A part of me wanted to kick her ass, but I digressed and told her to leave me alone or else I'll call security. I went back to work and never saw her again," she explained, calming down a little.
He sighed deeply and took another big gulp of his whiskey. Now he was wondering if he should tell her about Vivian's unexpected visit to his real estate office and attempted to come on to him.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through that, Tri. I hope you never have to see her again," he told her, squeezing her leg gently.
"If she knows what's good for her, she'd get the hell out of California before I drop kick her ass," she mumbled underneath her breath.
He cleared his throat and sighed deeply again. "Well, what I'm about to tell you will really set you off. Vivian came by my office earlier."
She shot her head up and looked at him in disbelief. "She did WHAT?!"
Jason grabbed her glass and sat them down on the coffee table, then he placed his hands on her shoulders in an attempt to calm her down further. "Tiger, I'm serious, let me explain what happened, then you can fly off the handle, okay?"
Trini nodded her head slowly, but she was clearly pissed off based on how she was breathing. "Okay."
"It's like this: I was on my way out when Kingston, one of my co-workers, decided to show his ugly mug and informs me that a beautiful woman dressed in black wanted to talk to me. He said that he would talk to her, but she insisted that she wanted to talk to me instead. So, being the consummate professional that I am, I agreed to speak to her. At first, I thought she was interested in buying a home because according to her, she has family living in Malibu, however, she caught me completely off guard by asking me out to dinner," he started explaining, which made her more and more angry.
"Vivian asked you out to dinner?! What the hell, Jase?!" she growled, gritting her teeth in anger.
"I turned her down, of course! I told her that I don't date clients, but she didn't let up. She was pressing up against me and at one point, she attempted to kiss me, but I managed to create enough distance between us by getting behind my desk. I told her to leave, but she said something that caught me off guard. Vivian said that she knows about me, she knows about my friendship with you and she said something about her fiancé. It didn't take me long to figure out that she was talking about Russell," Jason explained, squeezing her shoulders softly.
Shaking her head in disbelief, she got up from the sofa and started pacing back and forth in front of him; tears brimming her brown eyes. It was becoming too much for her comprehend what this gorgeous specimen of a man she has known since she was eight years old was telling her, but, then again, he has never lied her to her nor gave her any reason to doubt him.
"Did she threaten you?" she asked as she stood right in front of him.
He rolled his eyes and huffed in annoyance. "Yeah. She said that if I know what's good for me, I'd keep you away from Russell or else she'll be back to seduce me again. Then she blew a kiss at me and said she'll catch me later, darling. I never felt so sick to my stomach in my life. I was so happy when she finally left."
"Jason, in all our years of knowing each other, not even any of Rita or Zedd's monsters have ever pissed me off so much; but, Vivian? Oh, I don't know what it is about her that makes my skin crawl, but I swear to God, if I ever see her again, I'm gonna really put a serious hurting on her sorry, pathetic ass..." Trini was rambling on as she resumed pacing back and forth in his living room and digging a hole in his carpet. He has never seen her so angry before in all of his years of knowing her and, to be perfectly honest, he was kinda scared of her.
However, for some reason, he was also turned on at the sight of her getting all bent out of shape about the woman who ruined her life in Boston.
Realizing that he has to stop her before she blows her head off, Jason quickly got up from the sofa and stood right in front of her; causing her to stop right in her tracks. He once again placed his hands on her shoulders to keep her from pacing around like a maniac, however, she was still pissed off. Her face was beet red with anger and her head was definitely getting ready to explode.
So, in order to calm her down, and hoping that she doesn't punch his lights out later on, he ended up catching her completely off guard by leaning over and pressing his lips against hers.
She was stunned. Truly stunned. If this was his way of stopping her from going on a rampage, well...it worked because her mind was completely turned into mush. That one kiss alone made her calm down, stopped her body from shaking in anger and felt her resolve melt in one fell swoop.
Hell, she'll remember this the next time she ends up flying off the handle.
"Seriously, Tiger, you need to calm down or else your head will explode. Take a deep breath and relax, okay?" he said when air finally became a problem and they reluctantly pulled apart. He continued massaging her shoulders gently to further soothe her frazzled nerves. Though an unexpected tingle did go up and down her spine because of being in close proximity with her childhood best friend (and secret crush), not to mention being kissed by him; which made her mind go crazy, she was still one pissed off original yellow ranger.
"Jason, how can you be so calm about this? Vivian's a stone cold bitch and we both know that. If she's that capable of stealing Russell away from me, she could do it with any other man. Hell, she tried seducing you in order to get to me and, believe it or not, it's working. She won't get out of my life!" Trini explained, breathing heavily.
He just smiled at her. "Because the Trinity Jade Kwan I know would never let anyone get under her skin. Somewhere inside of her is a beautiful, smart, resilient, courageous woman who won't let anyone bring her down. All you have to do is rise above the drama and everything will work itself out."
She looked up at him, love and hope dancing in her eyes. "You really think so?"
Jason nodded his head as he pulled her in his strong arms and laid his chin on top of her head. "I don't think so, Trini. I know so."
And that was enough to calm her down. He has a habit of saying the right things to make her feel better and/or cheer her up.
"Thank you, Jase. You're so good to me," she replied as she raised her head up to look at him with a smile on her beautiful face.
He winked at her, which caused more tingles to go up and down her spine. "It's no problem, Tiger. As I mentioned not too long ago, if the situation was reversed, you'd do the exact same thing for me. We're best friends. Now and forever."
However, before they had time to react, their lips fused together once again. Unlike the last time, in which he kissed her in order for her to stop turning into the Incredible Hulk, Jason and Trini was more aware of what they were doing. And, for some reason, it felt completely right to be together like this.
He tightened his arms around her as their kisses became more and more heated. She closed her eyes and felt her head swim as they maneuvered over on the sofa and collapsed on top of the soft cushions. Neither had the strength to tore their now swollen lips away from each other.
Things were definitely changing between them. And, for once, instead of running away of their growing feelings for each other, they were gonna explore this; to see how far they were willing to go to realize how much they truly mean to each other.
And, for Trini, it was time for her to stop living in the past and just starting living. Because, even though she didn't know it yet, her happily ever after is standing right in front of her.
And he was ready to put a smile back on her beautiful face and put her broken heart back together.
X
Ritz Carlton Hotel
San Diego, California
August 2nd, 2002
Pacing around like a madwoman, Vivian was clearly pissed off. Soon as she walked though the door of her hotel room, she slammed the door, kicked her heels off, grabbed a vase off the table and threw it against the wall; not caring if it ended up shattering into pieces. Her plan in keeping Trini away from Russell has already backfired on her because she was outsmarted, outwitted and pushed aside by the pretty Vietnamese woman today and she didn't like it one bit.
Hell, even attempting to seduce Jason didn't work out how she wanted it to be. However, Vivian had to admit when she first saw him, her heart did flip flops and there were butterflies in her stomach. Jason was gorgeous, no doubt about it. From his short wavy brown hair, a nice, smooth, manly, muscular body, his killer smile and that sexy, cute, adorable, irresistible baby face. Her mouth was watering at the sight of him and to be able to be close to him, even for a few moments, made her insides go into overdrive.
I think I'm gonna pay one more visit to him before I go home. I want me some of that hottie. Besides, what my loving fiancé don't know, won't hurt him, she thought with a evil smirk on her face.
Her stomach rumbling jolted her out of her impure thoughts about Jason, Vivian decided to get some dinner. Grabbing her clutch, she was about to walk out of her room when she opened the door and came face to face with someone she never thought she would see.
Russell. And he was one pissed off son of a bitch!
"W-what are you doing here, Russ? How did you know I was here?" she asked, looking stunned.
He pushed past her and stormed right into the room, causing her to close the door. He didn't say a word, but from the way he was pacing back and forth and his hands balling up into fists, he was seriously angry.
"Russell, why aren't you saying something?" she asked, looking a little bit worried.
He stopped in his tracks and glared at his fiancee. "I came here because I got a call from my credit card company saying that my Visa has been used. It didn't take me long to figure out that you brought a plane ticket here and for what? Because you're so fucking paranoid about Trini that you just had to come here and confront her! What the hell did you do, Viv?!"
Her look went from somewhat worried to full on glare. "Don't you dare talk to me like that, Russell! If anyone has the right to be angry, it should be me! Why in the hell would you invite her to our wedding?!"
He snorted and crossed his arms over his chest. "So that's what this is all about, huh? I invited Trini because I'm trying to extend an olive branch towards her, considering that I treated her like shit. Furthermore, I finally got some time off at work, so I figure I take my soon to be wife out to dinner and dancing, however, you weren't at home! So excuse me for putting forth an effort to assure you that I love you and I want to marry you!"
Vivian just shook her head and laughed sarcastically. "So inviting another woman to our wedding is putting forth an effort to reaffirm your love for me? Seriously, that's the dumbest shit I ever heard in my life! Yeah, I went to her new job and told her straight up that if she ever sets foot in Boston again, there'll be serious consequences. She's not gonna take my man and she's not gonna take my career!"
Russell looked at her in wonder. The woman he was about to marry has seriously changed and it was not for the better. Karma was knocking at his door once again and she's waiting like hell to bite him in the ass for making some stupid decisions. Now, he's beginning to realize that maybe being with his longtime love wasn't such a good idea after all; especially after the way she's been behaving lately.
"Listen, I don't wanna get into this any further, so I'm just gonna get out of here before I say something I know I'm gonna regret. I took a private jet out here in hopes of convincing you to come back home with me, but looks like that won't be happening," he said as he started to leave. He felt her grab his arm and yank him back towards her, indicating that she doesn't want him to leave. He had to stifle in his laughter at the sight of her looking pathetic.
This whole mess was pathetic. And he has no one to blame but himself for creating it.
"Please don't go, Russ. Let's talk this out. I love you so much and I can't bear the thought of losing you. Not again," she pleaded with him, tears brimming in her brown eyes.
He yanked his arm away from her, his glare never leaving his face. "You have got to be kidding me! I can't even look at you right now, Vivian. I'm starting to wonder if I should go ahead and marry you now that I know what kind of person you're turning out to be. Then again, I shouldn't be so surprised considering our history together."
"What are you saying, Russ? Are you having second thoughts?" she asked, looking perplexed and frantic.
"I'm having second thoughts about a lot of things. I think we need some time apart to figure out where we stand in our relationship. I love you, I really do, but I'm starting to question whether you and I should remain together," he said as he started to head out of her room, but her voice stopped in his tracks for a second.
"You can't be serious about this, Russ! You can't leave me! How can you throw away our decade long love?!" she screamed frantically.
He slumped his shoulders and sighed deeply. "Listen to me, Vivian. I can't deal with your over dramatic behavior right now. When you're ready to stop acting like a drama queen, I'll come back. Until then, I'm staying at the Hilton in Los Angeles. Don't bother following me."
And, with that, he walked out, leaving her standing in the middle of her hotel room; crestfallen, heartbroken and falling apart at the seams, Vivian was losing control. With tears now streaming down her face, she collapsed on the carpet floor and buried her face in her hands, sobbing hysterically.
I'm losing him. I'm losing everything. I'm not gonna let it happen! I'M NOT GONNA LET IT HAPPEN!
The shit is really about to hit the fan!
X
Victoria's Secret Store
Rodeo Drive
Los Angeles, California
August 7th, 2002
After the hectic week she had; having to deal with Vivian's wrath and the unexpected changes in her and Jason's 'relationship', Trini was grateful to have some down time and be able to relax. What better way to relax than to have some girl time with her best friends?
Angela, who finally got a break from her modeling gig, invited Trini, Kim, Aisha and Tanya down to LA for a whole day of shopping and lunch on Rodeo Drive, one of the most famous shopping districts in all of Los Angeles. It was a beautiful, sunny day in southern California, so it wasn't a big surprise to see everyone out and about and having the time of their lives. Currently, the ladies were shopping for some lingerie at Victoria's Secret; browsing through some gorgeous bra and panties set in order to wow their significant others. Trini didn't know why she was here when she doesn't have a special someone (yet), but, for some reason, as she was looking at a gorgeous yellow baby doll dress, she knew it was time to bring some excitement back into her personal life.
Her unexpected make out session with Jason a couple of day before confirmed that.
"Oh, Tri, you're gonna get the dress? It'll look beautiful on you," Aisha suggested when she walked to her and started admiring the baby doll dress.
Trini blushed slightly as she ran her fingers through the silk material. "I don't know if I should. It's been a while since I looked sexy for anyone; especially my ex-fiancé. I feel kinda weird being here with you guys, to be honest. All of you have husbands and I'm alone."
"Nonsense, hon. You are a very beautiful woman and any man would be lucky to be with you. Jason was right; Russell was a fool to let you go. I know in my heart there's a man out there waiting for you. Just be patient and everything will fall into place," Kim jumped him, placing her hand on the yellow ranger's shoulder.
Trini smiled and felt her heart leap up a little. "Thanks, pinkie. Well, it looks like I'm buying the dress, then. If I'm gonna seduce the next potential man in my life, I gotta look the part, right?"
"Atta girl, Trinity! Go get 'em!" Tanya chimed in, winking at her.
"By the way, where are the guys?" Trini asked as she motioned a salesperson to come over for assistance.
"Zack took them to a baseball game. You know how men are with their sports...and food," Angela snorted playfully as she was glancing at the various lotions and body oils on the table.
"Are you kidding me, Ang? When it comes to food, my Rocky can't be tamed. That boy eats like a horse!" Aisha laughed loudly.
"I have to agree with Ish, Ang. One time, Rocky ate two whole apple pies I baked and didn't bother to leave any pieces for us to enjoy. That boy ain't right sometimes," Kim giggled, causing the other ladies to join in on the laughter as well.
After spending an hour at the store (and spending a considerable amount of money buying various things for their men), the ladies decided to take a break from shopping and grab some lunch. They walked out of the store, with several shopping bags in their hands and proceeded to walk down the street, laughing and talking amongst themselves; completely oblivious to the awkward chaos that was about to happen.
Trini was so invested in her conversation with Angela about overseeing her contract that she ended up running into someone inadvertently.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going. Are you okay, Miss?" the man asked sincerely as he reached over and grab her arm gently to make sure she didn't fall.
"I'm fine. No harm, no foul. Thank you for not letting me land on my butt..." she said as she finally raised her head up to look at the man she ran into. The color from her face drained immediately when she quickly recognized the man standing right in front of her.
"Russell?" she said, her voice cracking.
His eyes were widened at the sight of his ex-fiancee standing right in front of him. "Trini? Wow, I wasn't expecting this."
"Me, either. Um, not to be rude or anything, but what are you doing here?" she asked as she straightened her clothes out.
"Well, um, I'm staying at the Hilton and thanks to my credit card company informing me that Vivian was staying at the Ritz in San Diego, I came here to try and convince her to come home with me, but it didn't work out. I know that she came by your work to confront you and I just want to apologize for her actions," he explained genuinely.
As they were conversing with each other, Kim, Aisha, Tanya and Angela respectfully stepped back and allowed their girl to handle her ex-fiancé.
"So, that's Russell? Man, for an older man, he's gorgeous," Aisha whispered, shaking her head in disbelief.
Kim snorted playfully. "Yeah, that's him. He may be handsome, but he's still a dick for jilting Trini. I wanted to kick his ass for what he did."
"Well, why didn't you, Kim? After all, you were her maid of honor," Tanya whispered harshly, glaring at Russell trying to talk to Trini.
"Believe me, I wanted to. However, kicking his ass wasn't gonna solve anything. Furthermore, Trini was more devastated than angry because this was supposed to be happiest day of her life. She didn't want to be pitied or felt sorry for because that's not who she is," Kim explained, smiling slightly.
"Man, that's messed up. But, I'm so proud of Trini for rising above all the BS she's dealing with," Angela said, which caused the four ladies to high five each other and watch triumphantly at Trini having a civil conversation with her ex.
"Listen, Russell, I appreciate your apology, but the damage is done. I'm not coming to your wedding because, to be honest, I don't see you Vivian be together for much longer. Pardon my French, but she's a stone cold bitch who doesn't give a damn about anyone but herself," Trini explained, not breaking a sweat.
Russell looked at her, somewhat surprised by her reaction. "Listen, I know things didn't work out between us, but you can't be going around saying those things about her."
She looked at him in bewilderment. "Are you kidding me?! She didn't have a problem badmouthing me; even when I was making an effort to be kind and civil towards her. She treated me like a redheaded stepchild and made no bones about her hatred towards me. I can't believe you're even defending her!"
"I'm not defending her..." he started saying, but she promptly cut him off.
"No, I'm not done! Let me tell you what else she did after I got through with her. She somehow managed to find out where my best male friend worked and went to his office. He told me, straight up, that she at first tried to ask him out to dinner, then she attempted to seduce him! When he brushed off her advances, she threatened to seduce him again if he doesn't keep me away from you! If Vivian can steal you away from me, she can do it with any other man! Why the hell would you even stay with a woman who's only gonna break your heart in the end?!" Trini lashed out, her body shaking in anger.
He didn't know what to think at this point. He didn't know whether to believe Trini about Vivian or believe his longtime love. However, when he looked into her eyes, which were burning with fury, he had a sinking feeling that she was telling the truth about Vivian.
Has Trini ever gave you any reason to doubt her, you stupid dumb ass?! A voice in his head screamed out. As much as it pained him, he couldn't find any reason to refute her claims.
"Russell, if you don't believe me, then I'll be more than happy to call Jason and he'll tell you himself what kind of person she is," Trini said in a more calming, but still deadly tone.
He just shook his head. "No, don't bother. I'm sorry for disrupting your day. I'll just get out of your way."
And, with that, he turned on his heel and walked away from her, causing her to let out a deep breath. The other ladies joining a few moments later and did their best to soothe her anger by rubbing her back and shoulders.
"Are you okay, hon?" Kim asked softly.
Trini just shook her head and felt herself calming down. "No I'm not, but I will be. Come on, girls, let's continue our day together."
"Are you sure? If you wanna go home, we understand. We can always do this some other time," Angela said, smiling slightly.
"Yeah, she's right. We're sorry that Russell dampened our time together, girl," Aisha said, shaking her head.
Trini smiled at her girlfriends and started perking up. "No, it's okay. I'm not gonna let Russell or anyone else ruin our time together. Now, come on. I'm starving."
And, with that, she started heading towards an Italian restaurant, determined not to let anyone get her down. After shrugging their shoulders, Kim, Aisha, Tanya and Angela quickly followed suit and caught up with Trini a moment later.
Little did they know, a Ford escort was parked right across the street from them and sitting in the backseat was a certain Chinese woman who watched the whole thing unfold before her very eyes. And, needless to say, her brown eyes were burning with uncontrollable fury.
Vivian was spiraling out of control and soon, no one, and I mean no one will be safe from her wrath.
However, little did she know, her uncontrollable wrath will ultimately become her permanent downfall.
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