Kim pushed open the front door to her home, exhausted after such a long day. They had spoken for hours on end, pausing briefly for food, but talking about everything. She had to admit, she was reluctant to believe Bonnie at first, but it would be impossible for anyone to pretend that level of emotion that she had seen today. It did truly appear that Bonnie was sincere, that she did love Ron. That was such a hard thing to believe, that everything Kim had ever believed in, was going to change. Oh, not the essential things, Ron would still be Ron, Bonnie would still be Bonnie, her attitude at returned to a somewhat more normal level as their talk had continued, but the dynamics that Kim had become used to were going to change completely.

She could already picture the reaction at school. This was going to rock the school hierarchy down to it's foundations, and she had to admit, Middleton's newest public couple was going to need a bit of help. And despite the reservations Kim had, she was going to be there for Ron.

"Kim, where as you been?"

Kim jumped when her mother, frowning sternly, stepped in front of her. "Sorry Mom, Ron and I went on a mission to stop Drakken this morning and got struck with a truth ray and when I found out about it I wanted to check and see what Ron had been hiding and..."

"Did you forget that your father was having the board of directors over for dinner tonight?"

Kim's eyes widened, and she blushed furiously. "Oh man, Mom, you have to believe me, I didn't mean to forget. It's just been such a huge day, with Ron and Bonnie dating now and..."

"What?" Andrea Possible appeared speechless for a moment. "Ron is dating Bonnie? That's what he's been hiding?"

Kim nodded quickly. "Yeah, it was, but then the whole sitch where Tara liked Ron, but was getting turned around by Bonnie, who..."

"That's still no excuse for not calling."

Kim froze again, before slowly hanging her head. "You're right Mom, I'm sorry."

"Take it easy on her Andrea," Dr. Wong came in from the living room, where everyone else was sitting, "she did save me from that awful Dr. Drakken this morning, and I know that truth ray couldn't have been easy on a young woman."

Andrea nodded thoughtfully for a moment. "I guess you are right. But that doesn't excuse you not calling. You're grounded for tomorrow young lady."

Kim sighed, nodding slowly. "Yes Mom."

"Now go get changed. Your dinner is in the oven, and you can come join us while you eat."

Kim nodded quickly, and rushed up the stairs. She was changing her shirt when she thought back to what she had talked about with Ron and Bonnie. She picked up the phone, knowing who she had to talk to.

"Club Banana, Monique speaking."

"Hey Monique."

"Kim girl, what happened to you? You disappeared all of a sudden." There was a pause, before Monique continued. "Come to think of it, so did Ron, Tara, and Bonnie."

Kim fidgeted slightly. "Monique, can you drop by after work. We need to talk."

"Well... Kim took that better than I thought."

Ron hugged Bonnie tight, reluctant to let go. The way Bonnie was gripping his arms, as he sat behind her, showed that it was especially appreciated. "Yeah, I thought for sure that large amounts of pain were going to be involved."

Bonnie laid her head back on his shoulder, a sad expression on her face. "Do you really think... tomorrow..."

"I'll talk to Tara tomorrow. Kim said we should give her some time, and she was going to call Tara tomorrow as well."

Bonnie shuddered briefly, fresh tears threatening to pour free. "It's just... Tara's been my best friend for so long..."

Ron kissed her softly, first on the cheek, then on the top of her head. "We'll make things right somehow."

Monique could only sit there on the bed, her mouth gaping open, her eyes staring vacantly at nothing. It had been like that for three minutes now, and Kim was starting to get bothered by it. "Monique, are you all right? Are you even breathing?""

Monique slowly nodded her head, obviously still in shock. "Ron... and Bonnie..."

Kim rolled her eyes, getting a bit frustrated. "Monique, you've said that eight times now."

"I know Kim, but girl... Ron and Bonnie? This is MHN!"

"Ummm..."

Majorly huge news girl! And you said you say them making out, that they said they loved each other? This is... is... and you, what must you be thinkin' now?"

"Well, I'm still majorly tweaked at Ron for keeping this from me, but I do understand why he would have had a problem, and their reasonings behind keeping it secret. And it's not like he wasn't going to tell me, I mean, he said he and Bonnie were going to tell us, me and Tara, tomorrow, and with him still under the effects of the truth ray, he couldn't lie if he wanted to, so I know he wanted to and was going to. And I know he loves her, and it's pretty obvious she loves him, but I can't help thinking she's just going to hurt him cause I know Bonnie, and I don't want my best friend in the whole world to hurt like that and..."

Monique grabbed Kim by the shoulders before laying a hand across Kim's mouth. "Girl, that was maybe a little more than I needed to know... well, right now anyways."

Kim was blushing furiously as Monique moved her hand away. "Sorry Monique, I got hit with the truth ray as well, I couldn't help it."

Monique's face lit up a bit, a mischievous grin spreading. "Truth ray, huh? Tell me girl, how far have you gone with a guy?"

"Well, I've kissed a few but that's it." Kim went red, and her gaze seemed to bore holes into Monique. "Monique, that is so ferociously unfair."

Monique couldn't help laughing. "I know, I know, I'm sorry. Just one more question. You've been friends with Ron a long time... did you two ever play doctor?"

"A few times when we were seven, but one time Daddy walked in on us and threatened to send Ron to the moon if he ever did again!" Now Kim was bright red, and she didn't even try to hide her indignation. "MONIQUE!" Kim reached behind her, grabbing a pillow and bringing it back quickly with a swipe, catching Monique in the back of the head as she was laughing like crazy.

Monique didn't even fight the pull of gravity as she fell off the bed, tears streaming from her eyes. "Sounds... sounds like you got further with a guy than you just said."

Kim gave her a few more swipes for good measure. "That was Ron, not some guy." Kim let Monique get her laughs in, even smiling a bit herself. When the two of them had settled down, Kim took on a more serious expression. "So... do you think you can help?"

Monique lay back on the floor, and spent a bit of time mulling it over. "I guess that won't be much of a problem, spinning the gossip mill like that. Plus, I so want to be there to see everyone's faces when we all walk in together on Monday. Are you sure this is what you want to do?"

Kim sighed, clutching the pillow to her chest. "Not really, but Ron needs this, and I care too much about him not to try and help him out. It doesn't matter if I'm mad, I know he'd stand by me if the situation was reversed. Heck, he already did once, when I went on that date with Josh and I was fading out of existence. He went to the Amazon, found a single flower, and brought it back to save me. And sure, he was real mad when I talked to him next, risking my life just to go out on a date, but he stood by me. I have to do the same for him, even if it is... uhh... Bonnie."

Monique shook her head, still confused. "I still can't picture the two of them together... well... I can, and it doesn't make for a pretty picture."

"Actually, they look pretty cute together. When I came back after taking care of Tara, she was in his lap, and he was holding her, and it was just so sweet that I couldn't stay mad at them." Kim shivered, then fell back on the bed. "I SO cannot wait until this truth ray wears off."

"But I'm having ever so much fun with it girl." Monique just laughed as Kim swung the pillow at her again, and both girls spent the rest of the night talking over mundane, every day things for the rest of the night.

Ron stood nervously at the door, unsure how he was going to handle this. He had gotten little sleep that night, thinking about how he was going to handle this, but now that he was here, it just wasn't that easy. Finally, swallowing deeply, Ron knocked on the door.

Mrs. Matthews opened the door, smiling lightly at Ron. "Yes, can I help you?"

Ron fidgeted, his fingers twisting behind his back where he had his hands clasped. "Yeah... umm... I was hoping... you know, is Tara... my name's Ron..."

Mrs. Matthews face darkened, and her stance became almost defensive. "Ron Stoppable?" Ron winced, and nodded softly. Mrs. Matthews stepped back from the door, and started closing it. "I don't think my daughter is interested in talking to you right..."

"Mom, it's okay, I'll talk to him."

Mrs. Matthews opened the door again, and Ron could see Tara standing at the base of the stairs, phone in hand. Mrs. Matthews cast one last glance at Ron before stepping out of the way. "I'll let you two talk in private."

Tara smiled at her mom, before finishing up on the phone. "Yes Kim, that was Ron just getting here. My mom wasn't exactly happy with him either. Anyways, thanks for calling me, and everything yesterday, I really appreciate it." Tara exchanged a few more pleasantries as Ron just stood in the doorway, looking uncomfortable.

When Tara finished with the phone, she let it dangle from one hand, as she just looked Ron up and down. "Are you just going to stand there all day?"

Ron stepped in quickly, shutting the door behind him. "Tara, I'm..."

Tara gave him a look that shut him up quickly, and she maintained it for a moment. Finally, with a sigh, her posture relaxed. "Mom, I'm going to be in my room with Ron so we can talk."

The response from the kitchen was quick. "Keep your door open young lady."

Tara groaned slightly and rolled her eyes, but they both shared a brief smile. Tara made her way to the stairs, and Ron followed up behind, his eyes glancing around. She led him down a short hallway, pushing open a door and stepping through. Ron glanced through the open portal, checking out everything. "I've never been in a girl's room before."

Tara just gave him an incredulous look. "You've never been in Kim's room before?"

Ron shrugged as he took a couple steps in. "Well yeah, but KP's not a girl, she's... well... KP. I don't think she really counts, cause we've known each other like forever

Tara sniffed slightly and shook her head. "I guess I can see it that way, considering how long you two have been friends. So... I guess you haven't been in Bonnie's room then?"

Ron shook his head quickly. "No, whenever I went over to Bonnie's, we just stayed in the den."

Tara sank onto the bed, seemingly drained of energy. She motioned for Ron to sit down beside her, and he did, making sure to keep a respectable distance between them. For a few moments, neither said anything, just staring at the floor in front of them.

"I'm sorry." Ron raised his eyes up to look at Tara, and could see the surprise on her face.

"Ron, you have nothing to be sorry about. I'm not even really mad at you."

Ron just shook his head, not accepting that. "Yeah, but I'm the one who asked her out on that secret Valentine's date in the first place, and I could have told Bonnie we needed to confess earlier and I didn't because I was scared of how KP would react and... mffhh..."

Tara taking her fingers and pinching Ron's lips shut cut him off quickly, and Tara couldn't help chuckling as he continued trying to apologize. When he stopped, Tara waited a few more moments, just to make sure.

"Ron, this is not your fault, this is Bonnie's fault. She's the one who could have come clean from the beginning with me. If she had just said something earlier, I wouldn't be so angry with her right now."

Ron could see Tara clenching her fists, and he placed his hands over hers, trying to still the shaking. "Tara, she is feeling real bad about this. She wanted so much not to hurt you and..."

"Not hurt me?" Tears were flowing now, as Tara looked over at Ron, jerking her hands away. "She spends years bad mouthing you and even makes me feel guilty for wanting to ask you out, and now she wants you all to herself. And I could have understood that if she had come to me, but she didn't. I might have been tweaked that she was making moves on you when she knew I liked you, but I would have understood since you were the one to make the first move. But she didn't tell me, did she? No, she kept badmouthing you to me, even as she is dating you. THAT'S what makes me so mad, is that she went behind my back to undermine me, when if she had just told me the truth, like a FRIEND should, none of this would be happening right now. She's supposed to be... supposed..."

Tara, finally running out of steam, collapsed into Ron, hugging him tightly. The move caught Ron off-guard, almost sending him falling to the floor, but he managed to balance himself, and even shift himself to a more comfortable position, so that he could better hold onto the crying girl. To Ron's consternation, he was getting quite good at consoling crying women, a skill he really didn't want to have to practice much more.

Tara cried softly into Ron's shoulder for a few minutes, sniffling every so often. Slowly, she pulled away, her face damp, and her eyes red. She sniffled again, as she looked him in the eyes. "Why couldn't you have asked me out on that date?"

Ron couldn't be sure if she wanted an answer or not, and just remained quiet, keeping his hands running up and down Tara's arms, trying to soothe her. Finally, she pulled away again, and Ron settled himself uncomfortably on the bed again. When Tara seemed more in control, Ron pushed ahead. "Tara... Bonnie's scared... you're the only real friend she's had for a while... she's afraid that you hate her now, and..."

"I do hate her, I do..." Tara trailed off for a moment, a quiet sob cutting her off. She collected herself again, and turned to face Ron. "Kim told me the whole story this morning, we talked for about an hour before you got here, so I understand how you and Bonnie feel about each other. And like I said, I'm not mad at you, you didn't do anything wrong except listen to Bonnie..."

"It was both our..."

"Ron, keeping it quiet was all for Bonnie's benefit, you can't deny that." When Ron slumped and didn't say anything, Tara continued. "Anyways, despite all that... I don't know. All I know is I'm mad at Bonnie right now, so mad I could scream. I know why she did it, and that doesn't make it better." Tara paused, gently chewing on her bottom lip. "Ron, when you talk to Bonnie, just tell her... just tell her I don't hate her, but I am really mad right now, and I don't want to talk to her right now. I'll call her when I want to talk."

Ron nodded, knowing a conversation ender when he hears one. He rose to his feet and moved to the door. As he was about to leave though, he froze, turning slowly. "Just so you know, Bonnie and me... we're going to be at school... together... publicly."

Tara nodded, not looking up. "Yeah, Kim mentioned that as well."

Ron wanted to say something more, but it didn't seem there was anything to say. "See you later Tara."

This time, Tara did look up, and she smiled just a bit. "Bye Ron. I... I am glad you stopped by. You are a nice guy."

Ron's smile widened at the compliment. "Thanks, and... take care, okay?"

Tara nodded, and Ron headed off. He knew Bonnie would be waiting for him, that she'd need him to just be there with her.

Bonnie couldn't believe how close she was to passing out. Everything was going to change in such a big way, and even though she thought she was ready for it, now that the moment was here, all she wanted to do was run. The weekend had gone by far too quickly, and she was just thankful that Ron had been there for her. Even Kim, in her own way, had been there, though it had also included several warnings about what she would do to her if she ever hurt Ron.

Bonnie felt the slight squeeze of her hand, and looked up into Ron's loving gaze. She could see the concern etched there, as he met her gaze.

"You don't have to do this Bonnie, we can..."

"Yes, we do have to do this. I love you Ron, and we are going to do this." Bonnie took several deep breaths, eying the school's front door. "Just give me a minute so I can get feeling back into my legs."

"You'll be fine girl, it's no big deal." Monique stood to her left, smiling brightly. "You two just walk through those doors, give each other a kiss, and then head for class. Everything else sorts itself."

"And we'll be right here with you, showing our support." Kim too was glancing up at the school, before turning back and smiling at Ron.

Bonnie closed her eyes, taking one last deep breath, which she let out slowly. "All right, let's do this."

The four students headed off as one. Ron and Bonnie held hands, as they walked up to the school, flanked on either side by Kim and Monique. Bonnie could feel only fear as she approached the doors, unsure just what changes would be wrought by this decision. But in her mind, no matter how scared she was, she had to do this. She loved him, and that's all that mattered in the end.

"WAIT!"

Bonnie whirled quickly, and all fear vanished as she saw Tara dashing up to them. For the first time since that Friday, Bonnie's smile was bright. "Tara, you..."

"I'm still mad at you," Tara stated, breathing heavily, "but I promised you that if you were ever going to go against the food chain with your mystery man, that I would support you, so here I am. That doesn't mean I'm talking to you yet... after this anyways."

Bonnie just smiled, a single tear running down her cheek. "Thank you Tara."

With renewed confidence, Bonnie gripped Ron's hand tightly, took a deep breath, and pushed open the doors to her new life.

Author's Notes – Yes, I know, that last statement sure sounds like a concluding one, doesn't it? Never fear, there is still much more to go. I just thought this would be a good point to pause while I work on some of my other stories.

Next time... Can Bonnie and Tara solve their differences? And what other consequence of Fiasco Friday hits our fav teens? Stay tuned!