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A/U: Welcome back!!! This is part two in the trilogy yet to be named all about the trials and tribulations of one very special couple that everybody (well almost) loves: Kimberly Hart and Tommy Oliver. In this story, however, they are Kimberly and Tommy Oliver. Even better!!! And now, on with the show!!! Oo, one more thing. Shaylei, I would totally love to collaborate with ya, and Teri, your help is always appreciated! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews on part one! Enjoy!
Kimberly Oliver woke in tears, again. She sat up in the king sized bed and put her head in her hands and took deep breaths to try and return her breathing pattern to normal. Her heart pounded in her chest as she thought that usually, right about now, Tommy would sit up, put his arms around her and say,
"It was just a dream. I'm here." But he wasn't there. She looked over at the empty space her husband had once occupied and lay back on it, as if he were there. He was at an away race and his Uncle had promised that this was going to be the highest paying race of his career. He was going to turn it down, but Kim had talked to him the night before he was supposed to leave.
"But Kim," he'd said, "if you can't come with me, I don't want to go. I can't leave you alone now. Not with your nightmares."
"I will be fine. My nightmares are the least of my worries, and they should be the least of yours. Just race this one last race, for me okay? And if not for that then for the money. It's only a week."
"Kim, we don't need the money. Not really. We have everything we need, I mean-''
"Tommy. You are going to go upstairs, pack your bag, kiss your wife good- bye, and go to that race. Understand?" Kim said firmly. Tommy sighed. She had that 'do-it-or-die' look on her face, telling him the decision was made.
"All right. But I'm not going for the full week, I'm going to try and get back early. Just promise me that you won't stay her alone." He stated.
Kim smiled. "If it'll keep you satisfied, then I'll get Aisha or Kat , or anyone you want to come and stay for a couple of days, okay? Will that keep you happy?"
Tommy leaned in and kissed her gently. He pulled back after a few moments, hovering a few inches from her face, and smiled as he looked into her eyes with a twinkle in his own. "Yes dear." He grinned.
Aisha had left the day before, after Kim reassured her that she would be fine. She had been bothered by her nightmares when Aisha was there, but she didn't want to wake her. Tonight, she sat alone in the master of her triple bedroom, three-story house. Tommy would be home in two days, and she couldn't wait to see him. He would hold her in his arms and she would feel safe again. But as soon as she fell asleep and the nightmares started, she would be alone all over again. Tommy couldn't help her then. Every night she would live and relive all of those horrible days when she was hopeless and alone.
"Tommy." She called sadly, into the lonely night.
Just then she heard the front door open downstairs. She sat up like a shot and glanced at the digital clock beside her bed. 2:45am. She frowned wondering who that could be at this hour, and one word entered her mind. Thief. She scrambled silently out of bed, her old ninja habits resurfacing as she moved across the carpeted floor. She was about to open her room door when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Her eyes went wide and she dashed for the closet. The door opened a millisecond after she had closed herself in and she peeked through the slanted wood to get a look at the intruder. The dim light hid his features, so she quietly opened the door and inched up behind him, ready to sweep his legs from beneath him. Just as she was about to strike, he spoke.
"Kim? You awake?" he whispered. Kim's eyes went wide again as she recognized the voice she would know anywhere.
"Tommy?!" she cried. Tommy, who had been expecting his wife to be in bed and not behind him, jumped, yelping in fright as he whipped around.
"Kim what are you doing! You scared me half to death!" he cried.
"I'm so glad to see you!" Kim breathed, engulfing him in a fierce hug. Tommy fell backward onto the bed from the unexpected weight. Kim planted a kiss on his lips as he was about to speak. "I'm so glad you're back!" she said pulling back briefly. "Wait," she paused, climbing off him to stand before the bed with her hands on her hips. "why are you back?"
Tommy, finally catching his breath, sat up and pulled Kim gently down to sit next to him. "Kim," he sighed, "now that's a welcome!" he laughed. Kim's eyes narrowed.
"What's wrong, why are you back so soon?" she questioned.
"What! Why would something be wrong? I thought you were glad to see me?" he protested.
"Yeah, I am, but you didn't answer my question. You're not supposed to be back for two days." She stated.
"Tommy smiled at her persistence. "The race was postponed. There was an accident on the track and a driver was injured. The course needs repairs and won't be ready for another two, three weeks. So we were all sent home, to my relief. Speaking of being where we're not supposed to be, why are you up so late? Was it your nightmares?" he asked, his tone becoming serious.
"An accident? Are you hurt?" Kim said hurriedly, ignoring the last part of his statement.
"Kim I'm fine. Did your nightmares wake you up?" he said, accenting each individual word.
Kim's face fell and she looked away uncomfortably. Tommy sighed, taking that as a yes and instantly embraced her. As he did, she began to cry softly. He rocked her back and forth, stroking her hair gently. "It's okay. It was just a dream. I'm here Beautiful. I'm always here." He said soothingly as he kissed the top of her head. He pulled back and smiled at her. "Come on, let's get some sleep huh?"
Kim smiled briefly and nodded, climbing back under the covers while Tommy rose to change. Once was ready, he pulled the covers over himself as Kim snuggled into his arms. He wrapped his arms around and she looked up at him and sighed. "I'm glad you're back." She breathed.
Tommy caressed the side of her face with the back of his hand and looked into her eyes. "Me too." He whispered before kissing her. When he pulled back, he pressed his forehead to hers before pulling her closer and placing his chin atop her head, settling in for what he hoped would be a dreamless sleep.
A/U: what do ya think!!!!!! That gets me to page six of three hundred and one of part two of the trilogy yet to be named. Teaser line from the next chapter??? Okay!
"I'm not going to rape you. That would be cruel."
Moohaha!!!!!!!! You know you love it!!!!!!
A/U: Welcome back!!! This is part two in the trilogy yet to be named all about the trials and tribulations of one very special couple that everybody (well almost) loves: Kimberly Hart and Tommy Oliver. In this story, however, they are Kimberly and Tommy Oliver. Even better!!! And now, on with the show!!! Oo, one more thing. Shaylei, I would totally love to collaborate with ya, and Teri, your help is always appreciated! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews on part one! Enjoy!
Kimberly Oliver woke in tears, again. She sat up in the king sized bed and put her head in her hands and took deep breaths to try and return her breathing pattern to normal. Her heart pounded in her chest as she thought that usually, right about now, Tommy would sit up, put his arms around her and say,
"It was just a dream. I'm here." But he wasn't there. She looked over at the empty space her husband had once occupied and lay back on it, as if he were there. He was at an away race and his Uncle had promised that this was going to be the highest paying race of his career. He was going to turn it down, but Kim had talked to him the night before he was supposed to leave.
"But Kim," he'd said, "if you can't come with me, I don't want to go. I can't leave you alone now. Not with your nightmares."
"I will be fine. My nightmares are the least of my worries, and they should be the least of yours. Just race this one last race, for me okay? And if not for that then for the money. It's only a week."
"Kim, we don't need the money. Not really. We have everything we need, I mean-''
"Tommy. You are going to go upstairs, pack your bag, kiss your wife good- bye, and go to that race. Understand?" Kim said firmly. Tommy sighed. She had that 'do-it-or-die' look on her face, telling him the decision was made.
"All right. But I'm not going for the full week, I'm going to try and get back early. Just promise me that you won't stay her alone." He stated.
Kim smiled. "If it'll keep you satisfied, then I'll get Aisha or Kat , or anyone you want to come and stay for a couple of days, okay? Will that keep you happy?"
Tommy leaned in and kissed her gently. He pulled back after a few moments, hovering a few inches from her face, and smiled as he looked into her eyes with a twinkle in his own. "Yes dear." He grinned.
Aisha had left the day before, after Kim reassured her that she would be fine. She had been bothered by her nightmares when Aisha was there, but she didn't want to wake her. Tonight, she sat alone in the master of her triple bedroom, three-story house. Tommy would be home in two days, and she couldn't wait to see him. He would hold her in his arms and she would feel safe again. But as soon as she fell asleep and the nightmares started, she would be alone all over again. Tommy couldn't help her then. Every night she would live and relive all of those horrible days when she was hopeless and alone.
"Tommy." She called sadly, into the lonely night.
Just then she heard the front door open downstairs. She sat up like a shot and glanced at the digital clock beside her bed. 2:45am. She frowned wondering who that could be at this hour, and one word entered her mind. Thief. She scrambled silently out of bed, her old ninja habits resurfacing as she moved across the carpeted floor. She was about to open her room door when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Her eyes went wide and she dashed for the closet. The door opened a millisecond after she had closed herself in and she peeked through the slanted wood to get a look at the intruder. The dim light hid his features, so she quietly opened the door and inched up behind him, ready to sweep his legs from beneath him. Just as she was about to strike, he spoke.
"Kim? You awake?" he whispered. Kim's eyes went wide again as she recognized the voice she would know anywhere.
"Tommy?!" she cried. Tommy, who had been expecting his wife to be in bed and not behind him, jumped, yelping in fright as he whipped around.
"Kim what are you doing! You scared me half to death!" he cried.
"I'm so glad to see you!" Kim breathed, engulfing him in a fierce hug. Tommy fell backward onto the bed from the unexpected weight. Kim planted a kiss on his lips as he was about to speak. "I'm so glad you're back!" she said pulling back briefly. "Wait," she paused, climbing off him to stand before the bed with her hands on her hips. "why are you back?"
Tommy, finally catching his breath, sat up and pulled Kim gently down to sit next to him. "Kim," he sighed, "now that's a welcome!" he laughed. Kim's eyes narrowed.
"What's wrong, why are you back so soon?" she questioned.
"What! Why would something be wrong? I thought you were glad to see me?" he protested.
"Yeah, I am, but you didn't answer my question. You're not supposed to be back for two days." She stated.
"Tommy smiled at her persistence. "The race was postponed. There was an accident on the track and a driver was injured. The course needs repairs and won't be ready for another two, three weeks. So we were all sent home, to my relief. Speaking of being where we're not supposed to be, why are you up so late? Was it your nightmares?" he asked, his tone becoming serious.
"An accident? Are you hurt?" Kim said hurriedly, ignoring the last part of his statement.
"Kim I'm fine. Did your nightmares wake you up?" he said, accenting each individual word.
Kim's face fell and she looked away uncomfortably. Tommy sighed, taking that as a yes and instantly embraced her. As he did, she began to cry softly. He rocked her back and forth, stroking her hair gently. "It's okay. It was just a dream. I'm here Beautiful. I'm always here." He said soothingly as he kissed the top of her head. He pulled back and smiled at her. "Come on, let's get some sleep huh?"
Kim smiled briefly and nodded, climbing back under the covers while Tommy rose to change. Once was ready, he pulled the covers over himself as Kim snuggled into his arms. He wrapped his arms around and she looked up at him and sighed. "I'm glad you're back." She breathed.
Tommy caressed the side of her face with the back of his hand and looked into her eyes. "Me too." He whispered before kissing her. When he pulled back, he pressed his forehead to hers before pulling her closer and placing his chin atop her head, settling in for what he hoped would be a dreamless sleep.
A/U: what do ya think!!!!!! That gets me to page six of three hundred and one of part two of the trilogy yet to be named. Teaser line from the next chapter??? Okay!
"I'm not going to rape you. That would be cruel."
Moohaha!!!!!!!! You know you love it!!!!!!