Epilogue

Tommy looked up at the track that still gave him nightmares. His crash hadn't been anything too bad, not in the world of NASCAR wrecks, but it still left him sore and most of the time in dire need of a long shower afterwards. His hands shook, but he steadied them as he held his son a little bit closer.

"Tommy," Kim said as she walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You okay?"

"I haven't been out here since the wreck," Tommy said as he looked down at her and she wrapped her arms around him.

"How's little one doing?" Kim asked as he looked over at her and then down at the baby in his arms.

"Fine, Patrick asleep in Earl's RV?" Tommy asked as Kim nodded her head yes and he sighed. "It's different than how I imagine it, but I don't think I'd trade it."

"Glad to hear that, since you're pretty much stuck with me for the rest of your life," Kim said as he smiled and she gave him a quick kiss. "I've missed seeing you, the last few weeks have been rough."

"Well, you knew I would have to go back to California some time and after finals was the best I could do, sorry it took longer than I thought," Tommy said as she held him close. "I miss it, I didn't think I would, but I do."

"Now that you're not a Power Ranger I would imagine that the thrill of lots of things is gone. How do you think school is going?" Kim asked as he let out a sigh. "That rough?"

"I'm trying to go through four years in three if I can manage it, I've got to take care of you guys," Tommy said as she just shook her head. "I know, I'm working with Jason and we're making a living, but I want to do more than that."

"I understand, I do, we never know when Patrick might have an episode or when he'll have nothing but wonderful days and that's a lot to take," Kim said as he nodded and just let out a shaky breath. "I'm scared we'll lose him."

"I know, but we'll do everything we can to keep that from happening and little one here is going to keep us busy too," Tommy said as Kim nodded. She had had her hands full over the last two weeks keeping up with the kids and Brayden wasn't even crawling yet. "Come, let's go pick Patrick up and get back to the house. I just want to play with my boys."

"Your boys?" Kim asked as she raised her eyebrow and he shook his head.

"Patrick is just as much my son as Brayden is, you know that," Tommy said as she smiled and he gently grabbed her hand. "Come on, you're looking tired."

"I am, I haven't been able to sleep much lately," Kim replied honestly as he nodded and they turned away from the track and headed towards the infield. "Not your fault, he needs to eat every few hours like a normal baby."

"Mom's going to come out in a few months, wants to see her first grandchild," Tommy said as Kim smiled. She had known that that was the way that it would be with Sally. She had been shocked when the two of them eloped instead of having a proper ceremony, but then she learned to understand why and she didn't question it, not anymore.

"I'm sure that she does. I can bet that she's shocked we actually made a second go at it, maybe not anymore," Kim said as he just shook his head. He had had to explain a lot of things, but it had all been worth it. They had thought he had lost his mind, when he sent the picture of him and Kim getting married. Now they knew just how serious they were about each other and it comforted his parents. The thought of her breaking his heart again was something they didn't like.

"They're fine with it, now that they've had a long talk with me in person and they know it's what I want," Tommy said as she nodded. She had known how skeptical they would be and she didn't mind it. Tommy was their only child and he was marrying a woman that had hurt him before and she vowed she'd never do that again.

"He's just waking up," Earl said as they approached the camper and Kim walked in to get Patrick up. "How are you doing?"

"All right, glad to be back home, even if it's the land of the hurricanes," Tommy said as Earl chuckled.

"You've never seen a hurricane and hope that you never do, they can get bad, but I'm thinkin' you already figured that one out," Earl said as Tommy just shook his head. "She doin' okay?"

"Yeah, it's just been a couple long weeks for the both of us," Tommy said as Earl nodded and Kim walked out of the trailer, leading Patrick by the hand.

"Daddy!" Patrick yelled as Tommy smiled and then bent down to give him a hug. "Home."

"Yeah, I'm home, come on, Mama looks like she needs an afternoon off," Tommy said as Kim just smiled at him and she then began walking towards their car.

"You got me!" Tommy yelled as Patrick pounced on him and he collapsed to the ground, which caused Patrick to burst out in a fir of laughter. "What's so funny?"

"You're funny," Patrick responded as Tommy smiled and then gave the boy a gentle noogie. Kim watched from the front walk as she kept an eye on Brayden in the stroller. He was sleeping peacefully, but she knew she'd have to wake him up soon, in any hope to get a decent sleep tonight.

"No, you are," Tommy countered as Patrick continued to laugh. If you had asked him two years ago if this was what he'd have, he would have told you that you were crazy. But here he was, with his family and it didn't matter to him that Patrick was not a normal kid, because he was just a kid and that was how he needed to be treated. Sure, he had worried about Brayden, but nothing was wrong with him. He had all his fingers and toes and that was a blessing, a true blessing. He was healthy, that was all he could have wanted.

"Hey, time to get cleaned up," Kim announced as Tommy looked over at her and he barely nodded as he picked Patrick up and carried him inside. "Thank you."

"No need for thanks. I got them tonight, all I want is for you to go upstairs and rest after supper," Tommy said as Kim smiled and gave him a hug.

"You'll be duly rewarded for that," Kim whispered as he smiled. That had not been his intentions in the first place, but he had missed her as well, probably more than the kids if he was really honest about it.

"They're asleep," Tommy said as he crawled into bed next to her and she snuggled up next to him. "I haven't slept too good over the last few days."

"Neither have I, although it might have been for different reasons," Kim said as she turned back towards him and gave him a kiss. "I'm so glad that you stayed."

"I was never going to leave you once I found out about everything. You would have had to force me back into a race car," Tommy said as she quickly kissed him again. "It's good being home."

"I'm glad that our home is together," Kim whispered as his lips landed on hers and she smiled. God must have been looking down on her when she had given her this second chance with him, she knew that she didn't deserve it, but he was here anyway.