With the family moved into their new house, Tommy found out that starting in August, he was accepted to teaching Science at Reefside High School. His parents really helped out, co-signing for the lot and house to be built. It didn't take long for the girls, especially Trisha to get use to the move. Trisha, the most upset, she didn't want to leave her friends at pre-school. She would be starting kindergarten in August as well, with the twins going to daycare for the first time. Kimberly fell in love with the house at first glance. It was much more spacious than the loft. The girls' room was done just like it was in the loft, painted, and set-up. It was much bigger and better with windows. The secret that Tommy held until they moved in was about the secret lair, he had been working on with Hailey. Kimberly didn't like it at all, because she knew that with those gems, danger would always been after them.
Tommy was downstairs in the lair checking the system, as Kimberly came down carrying Sydney as she feed her a bottle.
"Will you take and feed her when I put the girls to bed?"
"Sure." Tommy took the baby. "Wait." Tommy grabbed her arm.
"Tommy, I have to make sure Trisha isn't.."
"Just one moment. I want to learn this as well."
"I don't want to."
"Please." Tommy for the past few weeks had been trying to show Kimberly the system and how things work. Though she wouldn't let on, she had learned and could be able to work it just as good as him or Hailey if she really wanted to.
"I should.." Tommy stood up.
"I hate that I had to do this, Kim. You know that." She nodded.
"When will all this ranger shit leave us?"
"I don't know. I don't want to be 70 still having ranger duties, too." She laughed. "Everything will be okay."
"I know." She held his face and kissed. "Are the monitors and coms up around the house?"
"Hailey will be making the final touches, but yea, pretty much."
"Good." She kissed him again.
"I love you."
"I love you too, Handsome." Sydney pulled her bottle from her mouth and let out a baby yell. "I love you too, baby!" Kim held her face and kissed her as well many times. "I better go. Come up soon, you spend way too much time in this cave. It's cold." Kim fixed the bib on Sydney.
"I will." They kissed again.
"Burp and change her." Kim went to the steps. "She's stinky." Tommy smiled. He lifted Sydney's butt up to his nose.
"WOW! What are we feeding you!" Sydney giggled. "That's a daddy's girl!" Tommy kissed her stomach.
First day of school, Tuesday, August 24th, 2004. Tommy woke up to his alarm. Kim groaned, turning to her back off her side. Little Sydney was moved closer to Kimberly as Tommy got up. Kimberly sat up as Tommy came from his shower.
"Hey, go back to sleep," he said wiping down his head.
"I should make you something for breakfast and wake Trisha. First day is the most important."
"Coffee will be fine for me, Kim. Go back to bed."
"Not healthy, what type of good wife would I be if I let my husband go to on his first day with an empty stomach." She picked up the sleeping Sydney and carried her out. She kissed Tommy as she passed. Tommy came downstairs about 20 minutes later pulling on his white lab coat. Kimberly smiled and lifted the mug of coffee to him.
"Here you go."
"Thank you." Sydney was sitting in the kitchen crib, banging on some toys. Tommy kissed her on the lips after taking a tiny sip. Kim started making him a plate. Tommy adjusted his tie. She spent hours trying to figure out Tommy's attire for today. They argued over colors, ties, pants, shoes, the works. Tommy ended up pulling Kimberly into bed just to hush her up.
