DISCLAIMER: Nope still not mine. If they were do you really think I'd be working at Wal-mart in Kansas?

SUMMARY: Kim's in Reefside visiting with Tommy for a weekend. She's met the team and kicked Connor's butt as well as showing Tommy up in sparring. Can anything come between them this time?

A/N: I'm trying to update as frequently as I can but JD seems to have taken an extended vacation. Please bear with me.


February 28, 2004

Running through the rain into the café, Kim and Tommy were laughing again as they returned the basket to Hayley.

"I take it the rain kind of canceled out the picnic?" Hayley asked, smiling at the sight of Tommy so happy.

"Kind of. We'll be back for dinner though." Tommy took Kim's hand in his and Hayley noticed the necklace around her neck.

"Ok. I've got something special planned for later. Why don't you two go home? You might want to put on some dry clothes."

Kim giggled. "Tommy didn't tell me that it might rain today. At least, he had the top up on the jeep so we didn't continue to get soaked on the way here." She looked up at the man beside her with so much love in her eyes that Hayley just shook her head.

"You two are hopeless. You know that, right?"

Both of them laughed before turning to leave the café.


Back at Tommy's house, the two entered the house laughing and even more soaked than they had been before. Tommy turned to Kim and brushed the hair out of her eyes. "I had fun today. Even if the weather didn't cooperate," he whispered.

"So did I. I love the necklace, Tommy. It's a Dino gem isn't it?"

"It is. And it's obvious it's bonding to you. I wanted you to have it. I just hope you never have to use it."

"I won't. Not when I have you in my life. Craig's gone and can't hurt me anymore. You and Rex won't let anyone or anything else hurt me if it can be helped."

"Just don't you forget it." He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in close. She nestled her head against his chest and was just content to stand there forever. "Kim, you're shivering." Tommy pulled back to see a slight blue tint to her lips. "You're freezing, sweetheart. Come on. Warm shower and dry clothes. Then under some covers to finish warming up."

"You too. Okay?" Tommy just nodded as he walked her up the stairs and steered her into the bathroom. Once he heard the water running for the shower, he went back downstairs to start the coffeepot with straight hot water for hot chocolate. He ran upstairs and took his own warm shower, slipping into his sweatpants and a t-shirt after. By the time Kimberly finished up with her shower, Tommy was waiting for her just outside her room.

They sat down in front of the television to watch a movie since they still had a few hours before dinner at the café. Tommy made up the hot chocolate while Kim picked the movie. When Tommy sat down on the couch, Kim snuggled up tight to his side with her head on his chest. He pulled a blanket that his brother, David, had given him a couple of years earlier up around them and settled in to watch the movie that Kim had chosen.

"I can't believe you picked this," Tommy groused as the opening scenes of 'Jurassic Park' started playing. Kimberly just giggled and nestled closer. "It's a good thing I love you so much." He kissed her on the top of the head and wrapped his arm tighter around her.


They pulled up in front of the café to find the closed sign up and the outside lights off. "Tommy, she's closed."

"She closed early for us, beautiful. This all just for us." He took her hand and led her up to the door.

Hayley was waiting for them. "On time. I'm impressed." She laughed when Tommy blushed. She took them over to a table that was sufficiently hidden from the front window that no one would know they were there unless they really looked. "I made you guys spaghetti and meatballs." She turned toward one of the computers and started up the music that she had cued up on a playlist.

In no time at all, the couple was quietly eating while enjoying the music that Hayley had chosen for them.

When they had finished with the spaghetti and the strawberry cheesecake that Hayley had provided for desert, Tommy stood and held out a hand to Kim. "Dance with me, beautiful?"

"Anytime, handsome." As they danced to the song 'Because You Loved Me', Kim thought that this night just couldn't get any better.

And that may have been true had Tommy not gone to one knee at the end of the song and held up a small black box that opened to reveal a small diamond ring that sparkled and glittered in the soft light of the café. "Kim, will you make me the happiest man in the world and marry me?"

"Oh Tommy!" Kim couldn't say anything more because of the tears running down her face. She settled for nodding as he slid the ring onto her finger. He stood up and wrapped his arms around her pulling her in tight.