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Chapter Four

Tommy grabbed the letter and brought it to eye level. "What is this?" He read through the letter quickly.

Kim looked at him with the same questions in her eyes. She picked up Tommy's letter and started to read as well.

"Kim, what?" Tommy's eyes displayed confusion and then, anger. "A sister?"

Kim shrugged. "A brother? I thought of you as a brother?"

"I want to be with Kat?"

"I met someone else? When would I have the time?"

The two of them set the letters down onto the counter. They looked at each other and didn't say anything for the longest time.

"So..." started Tommy, breaking the silence. He reached for Kim's hand.

Kim lifted her hand to her face as Tommy reached for it. "How could you think I wrote a letter like that?"

"Kim...I could ask you the same thing," Tommy said softly.

Kim shook her head and looked down. They continued to sit in silence for a couple of moments.


Billy walked up to me to the Youth Center, finding Rocky and Ernie standing outside. They stood off to the side, chatting with one another while Billy tried to open the door.

"Hey guys, have you seen Kim anywhere?" asked Billy, knowing it would sound like a stupid question since Kim was supposed to be in Florida.

"Yeah," answered Rocky and Ernie simultaneously.

Billy looked at them expectantly.

"Oh, Ernie here had this great idea,," said Rocky.

"I figured Kimberly and Tommy had to talk with one another," said Ernie. "Needless to say, I don't think they have a choice."

Billy nodded in understanding.

"Do you think they've had enough time?" asked Rocky.

Ernie shrugged. "Let's give them a few more minutes."


"But…who…" Kim sighed as she looked helplessly at Tommy. "Where does this leave us?"

"Well," Tommy started. He moved and paced in front of her. "We could do one of two things. First, we could actually break up. You go back to Florida, I stay here." Kim looked down with tears in her eyes. "Or, " Tommy stopped pacing and took Kim's hand. "You go back to Florida, I stay here, but we're still together, seeing as how we never really broke up in the first place."

Kim started laughing and wiped her eyes. "I guess this all seems kind of silly now, doesn't it?"

Tommy smiled and leaned down to kiss her. Kim closed her eyes as she stepped on her tip-toes to lean forward to meet his kiss.

"I would like to know who did this, though," said Tommy, his eyes flashing angrily. "What a mean, cruel joke."

"Well…we really shouldn't have believed it. I guess I should've called you repeatedly instead of that one time."

"What one time?"

"I called you after I got the letter. Your mother told me that you were out skiing with Kat." Kim looked down. "That kind of confirmed it for me."

Tommy rubbed her shoulders gently. "I've been calling you every spare moment I got these past couple of weeks. Your roommate always said you were out. I assumed you were out with your new boyfriend."

Kim smiled. "I flew out here a week ago. I asked Jenn to pack up my things and send them to Paris."

Tommy furrowed his brow. "You're quitting gymnastics."

Kim sighed deeply. "I just lost the drive after I thought I lost you."

Tommy leaned in and kissed her. "What about now?"

"I don't know." Kim smiled. "I don't know if I could go back. I've missed you so much." She threw her arms around him. "I love you."

"I love you, too." Tommy returned the hug.

They held each other for a long time.


"Do you think it's safe to go in?" Rocky asked as he pressed his ear up against the door. "I don't hear anything. No screaming, no glasses breaking. That's a good sign, right?"

Ernie and Billy nodded.

"I think we've given them enough time," said Ernie. "Let's go in."

He unlocked the door and the three of them walked into the youth center slowly. Ernie put a finger to his lips as he smiled at the sight. The three of them stood in the doorway, watching Kim and Tommy hug each other.

The two of them stepped back from one another as the familiar chatter filled the youth center as people started walking into the empty center. Ernie, Billy, and Rocky moved aside to let the other teenagers move by, filling the room with bodies. Kim and Tommy never once took their eyes off each other as they sat together, oblivious to their surroundings.

"At least it worked," Rocky said. Billy and Ernie nodded in agreement.

"I'm gonna head back to work," said Ernie. He walked towards the bar and headed to the back.

"Well, let's go sit down," said Billy. He headed for a table, close to where Tommy and Kim were and sat down. Rocky followed.

"When are you going back?" Tommy asked.

Kim thought for a bit. "I'm not sure. I do know that I don't want to go back there, though. I don't think I could be apart from you again. But Aisha's not here and my mom's in Paris. I don't know where I would live."

"Well, Aisha's parents are still here."

"Yeah, but I don't want to be a burden on them."

"I'm sure you'll find a way, Beautiful." Tommy kissed her again.

"Thanks. I'll be back. I need to make a couple of phone calls."

"Alright." Tommy grinned at her.

"Catch ya on the flip side." Kim winked and headed for the payphones.

Tommy stood and looked around. He spotted Billy and Rocky and headed towards them. "Hey guys!" Tommy grinned as he sat down.

"Well, doesn't somebody look a lot happier?" Rocky grinned at him.

"You won't believe what Kim got," said Tommy. Rocky and Billy looked at him with questions in their eyes.

"Hey Tommy. Billy. Rocky." Kat slid into a chair next to Tommy. "Your spirits seem different. Change your mind about the movie?"

Tommy shook his head. "I might actually have other plans, tonight."

Kat rolled her eyes. "Like what? Sitting at home, moping over Kimberly, still? It's been two weeks, Tommy. You just have to get over her and that letter."

"Oh, I'm over it, Kat. Kim actually—"

"Hey Kat," said Tanya, walking up to their table, "Sorry for interrupting you, Tommy, but Kat, can you help me with the kids over here, please? They're getting kind of restless."

"Oh, sure, Tanya." She stood up and looked back. "Tommy, I hope you change your mind."

Tommy shook his head again. "I don't think I will, Kat."

Kat rolled her eyes in disgust as she walked off with Tanya.

"Still trying to get him to watch a movie with you, huh?" Tanya said softly, sympathy in her voice.

Kat nodded. She glanced back at Tommy and the others, angrily. "I just don't get it, Tanya. Okay, she's pretty, and she's a gymnast, but she left him to go to Florida. She left him. Left him."

"Well, I know you probably hate to hear this, bit he probably loved her." Tanya looked back at Tommy and the rest of the guys. "Loved her a lot. But he looks happy, now, though."

"Yeah, I wonder why. I thought he was heartbroken."

Kat and Tanya plastered smiles on their faces and greeted the kids standing before them. Kat tried her very hardest to ignore Tommy, Rocky, and Billy behind her while Tanya stole glances at them ever so often.

"Hey Kat." Kat looked up at Tanya.

"What's up?"

"Who's that?" Tanya nodded in the direction of Tommy's table. Kat followed her gaze and saw a petite brunette hugging Tommy and greeting Billy and Rocky. She narrowed her eyes."

"Kimberly?" Kat and Tanya looked at Adam, who was walking into the Youth Center. "KIMBERLY!" He started running towards her when he saw his friend.

Kim looked up. She grinned and opened her arms as her friend ran to her.

Tanya raised an eyebrow. "Kimberly?"

Kat nodded slightly. "Kimberly."


Sorry, some of the formatting was wrong. I was typing on an iMac when I typed this up. Needless to say, not my thing.

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