London, England
Katherine slammed the car door closed with her foot and walked up the driveway to the front door. Scowling, she put the heavy bags of groceries down for the moment, reached towards the mailbox and opened it. Taking out the letters, she quickly glanced through them. "Bills, bills and junk mail." she muttered, not noticing the envelope at the bottom. She stuffed them inside the first bag, took out her keys and unlocked the door. Stepping through, she made her way directly to the kitchen and set the groceries on the table. After putting away the groceries, Kat made her way to her master bedroom where she quickly showered and changed into a pink sleeveless blouse and dark jeans.
After making herself a dinner, Katherine picked the mail again and moved into the living room. Sitting down, she glanced through them again. This time her eye was caught by a red envelope. "Hmm, who could it be from?" wondered Kat. Removing it from the stack, she placed the other letters aside. Turning the envelope around, her finger traced the familiar name that was written on the return address. "Dr. Tommy Oliver." Katherine whispered the name. She had heard recently from Adam that he had earned a doctorate and was now a high school teacher.
Opening the envelope, she removed several cards and a short letter.
Dear Katherine,
I hope you're in good health. I'm sorry to have to ask this but I'm getting married soon and was wondering if you could find some free time to attend. I'd love to catch up on old times. As for the bride, she's a wonderful and caring woman and I'm so pleased to have her in my life.
Yours,
Tommy Oliver
Southern California
Kimberly glanced down at the little girl tugging at her pants, "Amy Jo, honey, Mommy's talking on the phone." She turned slightly, readjusting the phone nestled on her left shoulder, "No, I haven't checked the mail yet."
The voice on the other end of the line said, "Well, I wanted to check up with you to see if you have received a letter from Tommy. I got home just now and found one addressed to me. Apparently it's an invitation to his wedding."
The brunette nearly dropped the receiver, she was totally caught off-guard by the news. She placed the phone back on her shoulder, "Jason Lee Scott, are you sure?"
"Most definitely sure. You still have a crush on him, even after all these years?" asked Jason.
Kimberly pulled out a chair and sat down, "Not any more, Jase. I've gotten over that a long time ago."
She paused as her young daughter continued pestering her, "Mommy?" "Just a sec, Jason." Covering the receiver with one hand, Kimberly bent down to her daughter, "Sweetheart, what is it?"
"I'm hungry." whined Amy Jo.
Her mother smiled, "Okay, dinner will be ready soon, why don't you go get Daddy?" As the little girl ran off, Kimberly spoke, "Sorry, Jason, I have to go. But I promise that we will definitely be at Tommy's wedding. I'll send a reply tomorrow."
"Sounds good. See you then." Kimberly replaced the receiver and leaned back against her chair.
Later that night, as they relaxed in bed, Kimberly looked at her handsome husband, "Jason called earlier."
"Mmm, what did he say?"
Kimberly waited for the explosion that would follow her announcement, "That Tommy's getting married."
"He's what!!! Did Jason mention anything about the bride-to-be?"
She chuckled softly at the shocked expression on his face. ⌠Nothing. My guess would be that Jason doesn't know either. Oh, I've Tommy's letter here." She reached over to the bedside table for the envelope and picked it up, only to have it snatched from her hand.
Dear Kimberly and David,
How are the two of you? Everything's fine here in Reefside. I hate to ask this but I'm getting married soon and I was wondering if you could attend the wedding? I'd love to catch up on old times before the day itself. By the way, how's Amy Jo? Bring her along as well.
Tommy
Reefside - Tommy's House
Jason got off the phone, laughing hard, "Kimberly and David will come rushing over just to discover the name of Tommy's bride-to-be.."
Zack remarked, lounging in a nearby chair, "I can imagine.⌠ He glanced up just as Adam returned from the kitchen carrying a tray laden with bowls of snacks. "Oh, good timing, Adam." Zack reached towards the tray, only to have his hand batted away.
"Hands off, this is for the party tonight." Adam told him. He placed the tray down on the side table just as the doorbell rang. Adam left to answer it, not before giving Zack a warning look, "And I do mean it."
Jason leaned slightly forward, "I remember Tommy used to hit on Kimberly all the time, until she had to leave."
"Yeah, they just couldn't stop giving each other..." Zack broke off as Adam hurried back into the living room with a worried looking Hayley right behind. "What's wrong?"
"Tommy's gone missing!"
"WHAT!?!" both Zack and Jason exclaimed.
Hayley explained, "I was trying to get a hold of him at Reefside High. But Elsa said that he hadn't shown up this morning and she's just as worried."
Jason got off the couch, grabbing his jacket slung on the armrest, ⌠Do you have any idea where he might be?"
Hayley shook her head, "I checked every place I could think of."
"We should recheck again. Zack, stay here in case Tommy returns. Adam, you're with us." All three ran out to Hayley's car.
Angel Grove - Tommy's Uncle's cabin
Tommy smiled slightly as he gazed at the woman sitting perched on the big rock. He still couldn't believe she's accepted his proposal. He walked towards her, "Hey, beautiful."
The woman turned at his voice, smiling shyly, "Hello, handsome." She scooted sideways, allowing him to sit down.