DISCLAIMER: Nope still not mine.
SUMMARY: Kim's still in the hospital and several of her friends have arrived to help her. She and Tommy have discussed the letter and he's accepted the fact that Kim's mom was never accepting of their relationship.
A/N: I'm so glad that people are still reading this. I hope everyone stays tuned.
Showing up at eight the next morning, Kim's friends were surprised to see no sign of Tommy in the waiting room.
"Where could he be?" Trini asked. As everyone else shrugged their shoulders, Ana tiptoed over to Kimberly's door to peek inside.
Closing the door, she slipped back to the group. "I know where he is," she said with a sly grin on her face. When everyone looked at her, she simply pointed to the door.
Aisha went to the door and pushed it open. 'It's so good to see them together like that.'
Rocky stepped to her side placing one arm around her shoulder. "They look comfortable. Let's leave them alone," he whispered, pulling her away from the door as he closed it on their sleeping friends.
Jason and the others were sitting in the waiting room when the doctor came to check on Kimberly. He was surprised to see them there.
At least until he opened the door to his patient's room. Walking to the side of the bed, he put a hand on Tommy's shoulder.
When Tommy opened his eyes and turned to look at the doctor, the older man smiled. "Good morning, son."
"Is it?"
"It's about 9:30. How is she?"
"She slept peacefully all night." Both of them were trying to keep their voices down in order to let Kim sleep. They both knew that Kim had been waking up with nightmares about the fall.
"I'll just check her vitals and leave." The doctor did just that.
"Is she okay, doctor?" Jason asked, standing up as the doctor entered the waiting room.
"She seems fine for the time being. She's still sleeping but the young man with her tells me that she slept soundly last night for the first time since the accident. That's a vast improvement."
"She used to sleep with a white tiger that she found in a toy shop nearby. She told me it had Tommy's eyes and made her feel safe." Jason felt tears welling up in his eyes.
Just then, Tommy walked out of the room rubbing his eyes. "Is she awake, Tommy?" Trini asked.
"Yeah. She woke up just a moment ago. She asked if we were going to start physical therapy today."
"What did you tell her?"
"I said I needed to talk to you guys first."
"Doctor, would it be possible or prudent to begin a course of hydrotherapy this morning?" Billy asked.
"Possible, yes. However, I'm not sure about the prudence."
"Doctor, Kim wants out of her bed. If we don't start soon, she's likely to do something reckless to get our attention."
"Like the time she tried to get up out of her bed after hitting her head?" Aisha piped up.
"Exactly. So Doctor, do you understand what we mean?"
"I understand. I'm just not sure it's the wisest move."
"Let's get her ready," Trini said, taking Aisha's hand. The two disappeared into Kim's room.
"Okay, Kim. We're in the physical therapy wing. We're going to start with the pool," Billy told her as he wheeled the chair down the hallway.
"Where's Tommy?"
"He's waiting for us at the pool," Billy explained. "He insisted that he and Jason be the ones to train with you, especially at first."
"We're really close to the pool, aren't we?" She could smell the chlorine. She smiled, thinking of that day at the beach, when her power coin was stolen. Her power coin being stolen wasn't what was making her smile though. She remembered how Tommy looked in his trunks.
"Thinking about Tommy in his trunks?" Aisha giggled. She'd seen that look before.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Kim, when it comes to Tommy, you're open book," Trini said with a smile. "Remember the first time you saw him?"
"How can I forget?"
"I seem to recall you developed a sudden inability to communicate for a significant duration of time," Billy chuckled.
At Aisha's bewildered look, Trini translated. "Kim couldn't talk about anything for a while."
"Not true!" Kim protested. "I could talk about anything!"
"As long as the subject was a little over six feet tall with brown eyes and brown hair," Trini giggled.
"And who are we discussing?" Jason asked as everyone walked into the pool room.
"Kimberly's fascination with a certain young man of our acquaintance and her distinct inability to coherently communicate about any other topic after her first look at him."
"Tommy, they're talking about you!" Jason called out.
Tommy walked over and knelt in front of Kim. "Morning, Beautiful."
"Morning, Handsome."
"Shall we get started?"
"Yes, please." She held up her arms for him to pick her up after sliding them out of her robe.
