Title: Holeigh: Claire
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: 'The Gang' (Billy, Trini, Jason, Zack, and Aisha included (like I said, I changed things around a bit)) belongs to Saban, Tommy and Kimberly belongs to Saban. Cara, Claire, Anna, Holeigh were my idea.
Authors Notes: In this one, Tommy and 'The Gang' meet Holeigh's babysitter, Claire.
"Does your girlfriend still live in Florida?" Tanya asked on the plane. Tommy and 'the gang' were on the plane psyched about Tommy's race. Tommy realized he was being asked a question and thought about it for a moment.
"You know, I don't know if she's still my girlfriend, we haven't talked in almost a year. I think she's mad at me." He told her.
"Why didn't YOU call her?" Aisha asked.
"I don't know?" He replied. Aisha for some reason unknown to Tommy was mad at him.
"What's wrong with her?" Kat asked, who was sitting next to him.
"I don't know, she's been pretty distant." He told her. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it. He looked down at her and smiled. She smiled back.
~-*-*-~
"Huh?" Kim said after hearing a knock on the door. She quickly walked to the door and said, "Who is it?"
"It's me Claire, the babysitter." The girl at the door said.
"OH SHIT!" She shouted out loud while opening the door.
"Hey Kim, what's up?" Claire Alexander asked while watching Kim rush to put something in the microwave and run back stairs.
"Are you OK?" Claire asked while closing and locking the door. She came back out of her room with her work clothes on and shoes in her hand.
"Yeah, I just over slept." She said, "It's my first time back at work since Holeigh was born and I just…I don't know." She said while getting her food.
"Calm down, there are other people on the road today." Ten-year-old Claire said. She stood tall; yet short in her favorite sleeveless shirt, blue jean shorts and black SKECHERS boots. She had been the only one to come help Kim with her new baby and the only one willing take care of her on weekends when Kim couldn't be there.
"Look, feel free to call every hour. I don't mind." Claire told here.
"Thanks, Claire." Kim said while smiling.
"Cool, now go!" She said. Kim rushed out the door before saying good-bye. Claire put her hands on her hips and shook her head. All of a sudden, Kim came rushing back through the door and said,
"Oh yeah, a large group of people may come by today, they look like that," She said showing her the picture on the table by the door, "Don't let them in, tell them you're house-sitting, and don't mention a baby living here." She finished.
"Got Cha." She said while giving her thumbs up. Kim finally left, leaving Ms. Claire and Ms. Holeigh alone.
~-*-*-~
"WE WILL BE LANDING IN MIAMI FLORIDA IN A FEW MINUTES, PLEASE FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS." The flight attendant over the intercom said. Tommy quickly woke up, shook Kat and told everyone else.
"Finally, we're getting off this plane." Rocky said while stretching.
"Aisha, what's up with you and Tommy?" Zack asked.
"Remember when Kim was with all of us in the Rockies?" She asked him in a whisper.
"Yeah, so." He said.
"Remember how he would be all over her and all over Kat as soon as Kim left? I should have told her, but I think she knew. I think that's why she hasn't called him." Aisha told him. He nodded and looked at Tommy who was laughing and giggling with Kat. A disgusting look came over Zack's face and he turned away.
~-*-*-~
"Come on Baby Doll, go to sleep." Claire said to Holeigh. She had already feed, her, changed her, and burped her, but she still wouldn't stop crying.
"Baby Girl, I love you to death, but Honey Child, please SHUT UP!" Claire said, cradling the crying bundle in her arms. Then she had a thought, and she hoped it would work. She started to sing to her, and it worked.
"You mean all I had to do was sing to you? I better get extra for that, singing was NOT in the job description." She told her.
After settling her in her crib, someone knocked on the door.
"If that's Kim…" She said to herself.
"What?!" She said while opening the door. She looked surprised; a crowd of people was standing before her. She quickly looked at the picture on the table and then at them.
"What?" She said.
"Hey were looking for a friend of ours, Kimberly Hart, last time we checked, she lived here." Zack said.
"She does, she's not here." Claire told them.
"Do you know when she'll be back?" Jason asked.
"Later." Was all she said.
"Who are you?" Tommy asked. She looked him and then thought of Holeigh.
"I'm Claire, I'm house-sitting for her. Like it's any of your business." She said.
"It is; she's my girlfriend." He told her. Claire looked at him with disbelief. 'He looks a little involved with the blond headed prick to be involved with Kim.' She thought.
"Look, she'll be back later, leave a number and I'll have her call you." She told her.
"Sure, you have a sheet of paper?" Tommy asked while walking towards the door. She held him back, restricting him from entering the apartment and got a sheet of paper.
"Name, number, and where you'll be staying." She said, while looking at him. He quickly wrote the information on the paper and said, "Thanks." She smiled at him and closed the door.
"I'm guessing that's Lil' Ms. Hart's daddy.
~-*-*-~
"That was a little strange, I felt like public enemy #1." Tommy told Kat.
"I wouldn't be surprised." Aisha said while walking past him. Zack ran after him.
"Hey…"
"He has some nerve, saying he was her boyfriend. Did you see Kat? She was all over him." She said with anger. Zack nodded and rubbed her shoulder.
"I'm really starting to hate him." She said.
Several hours later, Tommy and 'The Gang' were at a local restaurant and Kim was on her way home.
~-*-*-~
"Who is it?" Claire responded to the knock on the door.
"It's me Kim, I'm back." She said. Claire rushed to the door.
"Thank god your home. That kid was starting to get on my nerves." She said as Kimberly walked in the apartment.
"She's sleeping on the couch." Claire said.
"Thanks Claire." She said while handing her a fifty-dollar bill.
"No, thank you." She said with a smile while leaving.
"OH YEAH, a bunch of people came by like you said, one said he was your boyfriend," Claire said, "but I didn't believe him. He was allowing that blonde-headed girl to hang all over him. You'd think he would have respect." She said while putting her hands on her hips. Kim had a sick look on her face.
"What's wrong, who were they." Claire asked while walking towards her. Kim took a deep breath.
"The one you're talking about is Tommy and the girl you're talking about was Kat, the girl he was cheating on me with." She said as she slammed her book down. She walked towards Holeigh, picked her up, and took her to her crib. Claire walked behind her.
"So he is your boyfriend?" Claire asked her.
"Well, no. I haven't talked to him since I found out I was pregnant with Holeigh." She told her as she walked back to the kitchen to fix her dinner.
"What happened?" Curious Claire asked.
"I caught him kissing Kat. When we were alone, I confronted him about it. He lied and said he didn't. I called him a lying son of bitch. He thought that sex would make me forget about the whole thing. Well, it worked, but I didn't forget. I was still mad with him. But it left my mind a few days later." She explained. "After I found out I was pregnant, I went to go tell him, but again, I caught him kissing Kat. I decided not to tell him, so I left." Kim said.
"Oh." Claire said. "I have to go. Are you going to work tomorrow?" She asked her.
"No, I'm gonna be here." She said.
"Good, see yeah." Claire said.
~-*-*-~
"What are we going to do tomorrow?" Kat asked. Again, she was seated next to Tommy, and Aisha and Zack were seated across the hotel room next to Billy and Trini.
"You guys don't notice? How he's all over Kat, but yet he still calls Kim his girlfriend. What an ass." She whispered to Trini.
"I never really thought about it." She says. She turned around to look at Tommy and Kat. Kat was playing with his hair and Tommy was trying to tickle her.
"You know, it could be that Kat tricked him into it. You know how gullible he is." Trini said.
"TOMMY!" Kat screamed.
"Where are we going tomorrow?" Zack said trying to put an end to their fun.
"I don't know. I have practice tomorrow at three. We'll try Kim's again, maybe that little kid won't be there." Tommy said.
~-*-*-~
"OK Holeigh, what do you want for breakfast?" She asked Holeigh who was sitting in a baby seat on the kitchen counter.
"Let's see. We have, milk, milk, and oh yeah, milk." Kim laughed and fixed her milk.
~-*-*-~
Meanwhile on the neighborhood play ground. Claire and some friends were fighting over who got on the swing.
"Forget it, Anna, I'm getting on it first." Cara Bennet, one of Claire's friends demanded.
"No way, I'm on it." Claire told her.
"Why you?" Anna asked.
"Cause I sat on it first." Claire said as she sat on it quickly.
"NO FAIR!" Anna and Cara said simultaneously. Claire laughed an evil laugh and enjoyed her time on the swing.
"Hey." A voice said. Claire stopped the swing and looked up.
"Hello." She said in a low voice. It was Tommy, Kat, and 'The Gang'
"Is Kim home?" Tommy asked.
"Yes. But she doesn't want to see you." Claire said, thinking about Holeigh. Tommy looked at her with a questioned look on his face. She just looked back.
"Why not?" he asked her.
"Cause she doesn't like you." Claire told him.
"And she likes you?" Tommy asked. She nodded.
"I didn't know she liked Satan." He said.
"I didn't either, good thing she stopped calling him." Claire fired back. The tension between them rose. Both of them were on the edge. Tommy had nothing against the little girl, but Claire had a bad feeling about him since she met him yesterday. Tommy left her there with Cara and Anna standing behind her. Kat and the rest of them followed him.
~-*-*-~
"Who is it?" Kim answered.
"It's me Tommy." He responded. Kim looked at the door. She started to get angry. Thoughts and memories, again, raced through her head. The thought of her ex boyfriend standing at the door, probably with Kat, upset her.
"Coming." She said. She quickly put Holeigh in her crib, cracked the door a little and ran away as quick as she could to the door. She slowly unlocked the door and opened it.
"Hey Kim." Tommy said while smiling. He kissed her on the cheek and gave her a hug.
"Come in." She told them with a smile on her face.
"Where's your bathroom?" Rocky asked. He jumped around with a crazed look on his face.
"First door on the right." She said. He quickly ran to the bathroom and quickly came back, not going near Holeigh's room. Kim gave a breath of relief and fixed drinks for everyone.
"So Kim, what cha been up to?" Tommy asked as he helped her with the drinks.
"Nothing much. You?" She asked him while picking up a tray. He picked up another tray and followed her.
"Racing, some Martial Arts. I'm racing this weekend, can you come?" He asked her. She looked away and looked back at Holeigh's room.
"I don't know, I'll see." She said to him. He nodded and sat down next to Rocky. KAT was on the other side of the room. Kat sat on the other couch next to Aisha, near the hallway. She kept looking at the door, hoping that Claire would knock on the door.
Every now and then Kim would pick an awkward moment to check on Holeigh. Until the moment came, Holeigh started crying. Although it wasn't loud, she sounded like she was waking up.
"What's that?" Jason asked her.
"What? Oh that, neighbors, they have a new baby." She said. 'Quick Save, Kim.' Claire picked that moment to knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Kim asked while walking towards the door.
"Me, Claire. I think I left something here yesterday." She said. She opened the door.
"Yeah, go check the back room." Kim said winking at her. Claire ran back there just before Holeigh was about to cry.
"I came just in time." Claire whispered to Holeigh.
"That's the little girl that called Tommy Satan." Adam said. Kimberly turned around.
"Really?" Kimberly said with a smile.
"Actually, Tommy called her Satan, then she fired it back at him, it was awesome." Billy said. "1 point for Ms. Claire" Kim whispered.
"What time is it?" Kat asked.
"Uh…2:15" Billy said.
"Damn, I have to go, I have practice at three." Tommy said as he stood up and walked towards the door.
"See ya later, Kim." Rocky and Adam said while giving her a hug. Tommy gave her a kiss and Kim returned it. As soon as every left, she wiped her lips.
"Yuck." She said. She walked to the back room to find Claire sitting next to Holeigh's crib while reading her a story. Kim smiled and walked in.
"Thanks for showing up." Kim said as she sat next to her.
"Anytime, that Tommy guy, he wasn't like that when you weren't here. He was all over that other girl. He was a little distant from her today. What's his deal?" She asked. Kim slowly shook her head.
"I'm gonna leave now. You can spend the rest of the day with your daughter." Claire said as she walked out the door.
"Hey baby girl, wanna see what's on TV?" Kim said as she picked the small child up.
~-*-*-~
"You think Kim is hiding something?" Aisha asked Billy. Billy thought for a moment. Everyone except Rocky and Jason were waiting for Tommy, who was across the street practicing, to finish up so they could see the rest of Miami
"Why would she be hiding something?" He asked her.
"She seemed kinda relieved when that little girl came in. Did you see how fast she ran to the back room?" Aisha said. Again, Billy thought.
"Maybe she is hiding something, but what?" He asked himself.
"You know what?" Aisha asked him. He looked up at her and waited for her to say something.
"I don't that little girl was house-sitting. I think she was doing some other kind of sitting." Aisha said as she took another sip of her soda.
"You think?" He asked. "It would explain a lot.
"Hey guys, Tommy should be coming back in a few minutes." Kat said all anxiously.
"Maybe we should go over there, just the two of us." Billy suggested. Aisha nodded her head.
~-*-*-~
Kim lay on the couch, searching through the channels, with Holeigh sleeping on top of her.
"UH, you'd think on a Sunday, there would be something on TV." She said. She turned of the TV and stared at the ceiling. Many things raced through her head, 'Will Tommy come over again Tomorrow? Will someone knock on the door right now?' While letting the river fall from her eyes, she lightly brushed her baby's hair with her hand. While daydreaming and slowly drifting of to sleep, two of her close friends picked that moment to knock on the door. "Hey Kim, it's me and Billy."
TO BE CONTINUED………. Don't worry it'll get better (eventually).
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: 'The Gang' (Billy, Trini, Jason, Zack, and Aisha included (like I said, I changed things around a bit)) belongs to Saban, Tommy and Kimberly belongs to Saban. Cara, Claire, Anna, Holeigh were my idea.
Authors Notes: In this one, Tommy and 'The Gang' meet Holeigh's babysitter, Claire.
"Does your girlfriend still live in Florida?" Tanya asked on the plane. Tommy and 'the gang' were on the plane psyched about Tommy's race. Tommy realized he was being asked a question and thought about it for a moment.
"You know, I don't know if she's still my girlfriend, we haven't talked in almost a year. I think she's mad at me." He told her.
"Why didn't YOU call her?" Aisha asked.
"I don't know?" He replied. Aisha for some reason unknown to Tommy was mad at him.
"What's wrong with her?" Kat asked, who was sitting next to him.
"I don't know, she's been pretty distant." He told her. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it. He looked down at her and smiled. She smiled back.
~-*-*-~
"Huh?" Kim said after hearing a knock on the door. She quickly walked to the door and said, "Who is it?"
"It's me Claire, the babysitter." The girl at the door said.
"OH SHIT!" She shouted out loud while opening the door.
"Hey Kim, what's up?" Claire Alexander asked while watching Kim rush to put something in the microwave and run back stairs.
"Are you OK?" Claire asked while closing and locking the door. She came back out of her room with her work clothes on and shoes in her hand.
"Yeah, I just over slept." She said, "It's my first time back at work since Holeigh was born and I just…I don't know." She said while getting her food.
"Calm down, there are other people on the road today." Ten-year-old Claire said. She stood tall; yet short in her favorite sleeveless shirt, blue jean shorts and black SKECHERS boots. She had been the only one to come help Kim with her new baby and the only one willing take care of her on weekends when Kim couldn't be there.
"Look, feel free to call every hour. I don't mind." Claire told here.
"Thanks, Claire." Kim said while smiling.
"Cool, now go!" She said. Kim rushed out the door before saying good-bye. Claire put her hands on her hips and shook her head. All of a sudden, Kim came rushing back through the door and said,
"Oh yeah, a large group of people may come by today, they look like that," She said showing her the picture on the table by the door, "Don't let them in, tell them you're house-sitting, and don't mention a baby living here." She finished.
"Got Cha." She said while giving her thumbs up. Kim finally left, leaving Ms. Claire and Ms. Holeigh alone.
~-*-*-~
"WE WILL BE LANDING IN MIAMI FLORIDA IN A FEW MINUTES, PLEASE FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS." The flight attendant over the intercom said. Tommy quickly woke up, shook Kat and told everyone else.
"Finally, we're getting off this plane." Rocky said while stretching.
"Aisha, what's up with you and Tommy?" Zack asked.
"Remember when Kim was with all of us in the Rockies?" She asked him in a whisper.
"Yeah, so." He said.
"Remember how he would be all over her and all over Kat as soon as Kim left? I should have told her, but I think she knew. I think that's why she hasn't called him." Aisha told him. He nodded and looked at Tommy who was laughing and giggling with Kat. A disgusting look came over Zack's face and he turned away.
~-*-*-~
"Come on Baby Doll, go to sleep." Claire said to Holeigh. She had already feed, her, changed her, and burped her, but she still wouldn't stop crying.
"Baby Girl, I love you to death, but Honey Child, please SHUT UP!" Claire said, cradling the crying bundle in her arms. Then she had a thought, and she hoped it would work. She started to sing to her, and it worked.
"You mean all I had to do was sing to you? I better get extra for that, singing was NOT in the job description." She told her.
After settling her in her crib, someone knocked on the door.
"If that's Kim…" She said to herself.
"What?!" She said while opening the door. She looked surprised; a crowd of people was standing before her. She quickly looked at the picture on the table and then at them.
"What?" She said.
"Hey were looking for a friend of ours, Kimberly Hart, last time we checked, she lived here." Zack said.
"She does, she's not here." Claire told them.
"Do you know when she'll be back?" Jason asked.
"Later." Was all she said.
"Who are you?" Tommy asked. She looked him and then thought of Holeigh.
"I'm Claire, I'm house-sitting for her. Like it's any of your business." She said.
"It is; she's my girlfriend." He told her. Claire looked at him with disbelief. 'He looks a little involved with the blond headed prick to be involved with Kim.' She thought.
"Look, she'll be back later, leave a number and I'll have her call you." She told her.
"Sure, you have a sheet of paper?" Tommy asked while walking towards the door. She held him back, restricting him from entering the apartment and got a sheet of paper.
"Name, number, and where you'll be staying." She said, while looking at him. He quickly wrote the information on the paper and said, "Thanks." She smiled at him and closed the door.
"I'm guessing that's Lil' Ms. Hart's daddy.
~-*-*-~
"That was a little strange, I felt like public enemy #1." Tommy told Kat.
"I wouldn't be surprised." Aisha said while walking past him. Zack ran after him.
"Hey…"
"He has some nerve, saying he was her boyfriend. Did you see Kat? She was all over him." She said with anger. Zack nodded and rubbed her shoulder.
"I'm really starting to hate him." She said.
Several hours later, Tommy and 'The Gang' were at a local restaurant and Kim was on her way home.
~-*-*-~
"Who is it?" Claire responded to the knock on the door.
"It's me Kim, I'm back." She said. Claire rushed to the door.
"Thank god your home. That kid was starting to get on my nerves." She said as Kimberly walked in the apartment.
"She's sleeping on the couch." Claire said.
"Thanks Claire." She said while handing her a fifty-dollar bill.
"No, thank you." She said with a smile while leaving.
"OH YEAH, a bunch of people came by like you said, one said he was your boyfriend," Claire said, "but I didn't believe him. He was allowing that blonde-headed girl to hang all over him. You'd think he would have respect." She said while putting her hands on her hips. Kim had a sick look on her face.
"What's wrong, who were they." Claire asked while walking towards her. Kim took a deep breath.
"The one you're talking about is Tommy and the girl you're talking about was Kat, the girl he was cheating on me with." She said as she slammed her book down. She walked towards Holeigh, picked her up, and took her to her crib. Claire walked behind her.
"So he is your boyfriend?" Claire asked her.
"Well, no. I haven't talked to him since I found out I was pregnant with Holeigh." She told her as she walked back to the kitchen to fix her dinner.
"What happened?" Curious Claire asked.
"I caught him kissing Kat. When we were alone, I confronted him about it. He lied and said he didn't. I called him a lying son of bitch. He thought that sex would make me forget about the whole thing. Well, it worked, but I didn't forget. I was still mad with him. But it left my mind a few days later." She explained. "After I found out I was pregnant, I went to go tell him, but again, I caught him kissing Kat. I decided not to tell him, so I left." Kim said.
"Oh." Claire said. "I have to go. Are you going to work tomorrow?" She asked her.
"No, I'm gonna be here." She said.
"Good, see yeah." Claire said.
~-*-*-~
"What are we going to do tomorrow?" Kat asked. Again, she was seated next to Tommy, and Aisha and Zack were seated across the hotel room next to Billy and Trini.
"You guys don't notice? How he's all over Kat, but yet he still calls Kim his girlfriend. What an ass." She whispered to Trini.
"I never really thought about it." She says. She turned around to look at Tommy and Kat. Kat was playing with his hair and Tommy was trying to tickle her.
"You know, it could be that Kat tricked him into it. You know how gullible he is." Trini said.
"TOMMY!" Kat screamed.
"Where are we going tomorrow?" Zack said trying to put an end to their fun.
"I don't know. I have practice tomorrow at three. We'll try Kim's again, maybe that little kid won't be there." Tommy said.
~-*-*-~
"OK Holeigh, what do you want for breakfast?" She asked Holeigh who was sitting in a baby seat on the kitchen counter.
"Let's see. We have, milk, milk, and oh yeah, milk." Kim laughed and fixed her milk.
~-*-*-~
Meanwhile on the neighborhood play ground. Claire and some friends were fighting over who got on the swing.
"Forget it, Anna, I'm getting on it first." Cara Bennet, one of Claire's friends demanded.
"No way, I'm on it." Claire told her.
"Why you?" Anna asked.
"Cause I sat on it first." Claire said as she sat on it quickly.
"NO FAIR!" Anna and Cara said simultaneously. Claire laughed an evil laugh and enjoyed her time on the swing.
"Hey." A voice said. Claire stopped the swing and looked up.
"Hello." She said in a low voice. It was Tommy, Kat, and 'The Gang'
"Is Kim home?" Tommy asked.
"Yes. But she doesn't want to see you." Claire said, thinking about Holeigh. Tommy looked at her with a questioned look on his face. She just looked back.
"Why not?" he asked her.
"Cause she doesn't like you." Claire told him.
"And she likes you?" Tommy asked. She nodded.
"I didn't know she liked Satan." He said.
"I didn't either, good thing she stopped calling him." Claire fired back. The tension between them rose. Both of them were on the edge. Tommy had nothing against the little girl, but Claire had a bad feeling about him since she met him yesterday. Tommy left her there with Cara and Anna standing behind her. Kat and the rest of them followed him.
~-*-*-~
"Who is it?" Kim answered.
"It's me Tommy." He responded. Kim looked at the door. She started to get angry. Thoughts and memories, again, raced through her head. The thought of her ex boyfriend standing at the door, probably with Kat, upset her.
"Coming." She said. She quickly put Holeigh in her crib, cracked the door a little and ran away as quick as she could to the door. She slowly unlocked the door and opened it.
"Hey Kim." Tommy said while smiling. He kissed her on the cheek and gave her a hug.
"Come in." She told them with a smile on her face.
"Where's your bathroom?" Rocky asked. He jumped around with a crazed look on his face.
"First door on the right." She said. He quickly ran to the bathroom and quickly came back, not going near Holeigh's room. Kim gave a breath of relief and fixed drinks for everyone.
"So Kim, what cha been up to?" Tommy asked as he helped her with the drinks.
"Nothing much. You?" She asked him while picking up a tray. He picked up another tray and followed her.
"Racing, some Martial Arts. I'm racing this weekend, can you come?" He asked her. She looked away and looked back at Holeigh's room.
"I don't know, I'll see." She said to him. He nodded and sat down next to Rocky. KAT was on the other side of the room. Kat sat on the other couch next to Aisha, near the hallway. She kept looking at the door, hoping that Claire would knock on the door.
Every now and then Kim would pick an awkward moment to check on Holeigh. Until the moment came, Holeigh started crying. Although it wasn't loud, she sounded like she was waking up.
"What's that?" Jason asked her.
"What? Oh that, neighbors, they have a new baby." She said. 'Quick Save, Kim.' Claire picked that moment to knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Kim asked while walking towards the door.
"Me, Claire. I think I left something here yesterday." She said. She opened the door.
"Yeah, go check the back room." Kim said winking at her. Claire ran back there just before Holeigh was about to cry.
"I came just in time." Claire whispered to Holeigh.
"That's the little girl that called Tommy Satan." Adam said. Kimberly turned around.
"Really?" Kimberly said with a smile.
"Actually, Tommy called her Satan, then she fired it back at him, it was awesome." Billy said. "1 point for Ms. Claire" Kim whispered.
"What time is it?" Kat asked.
"Uh…2:15" Billy said.
"Damn, I have to go, I have practice at three." Tommy said as he stood up and walked towards the door.
"See ya later, Kim." Rocky and Adam said while giving her a hug. Tommy gave her a kiss and Kim returned it. As soon as every left, she wiped her lips.
"Yuck." She said. She walked to the back room to find Claire sitting next to Holeigh's crib while reading her a story. Kim smiled and walked in.
"Thanks for showing up." Kim said as she sat next to her.
"Anytime, that Tommy guy, he wasn't like that when you weren't here. He was all over that other girl. He was a little distant from her today. What's his deal?" She asked. Kim slowly shook her head.
"I'm gonna leave now. You can spend the rest of the day with your daughter." Claire said as she walked out the door.
"Hey baby girl, wanna see what's on TV?" Kim said as she picked the small child up.
~-*-*-~
"You think Kim is hiding something?" Aisha asked Billy. Billy thought for a moment. Everyone except Rocky and Jason were waiting for Tommy, who was across the street practicing, to finish up so they could see the rest of Miami
"Why would she be hiding something?" He asked her.
"She seemed kinda relieved when that little girl came in. Did you see how fast she ran to the back room?" Aisha said. Again, Billy thought.
"Maybe she is hiding something, but what?" He asked himself.
"You know what?" Aisha asked him. He looked up at her and waited for her to say something.
"I don't that little girl was house-sitting. I think she was doing some other kind of sitting." Aisha said as she took another sip of her soda.
"You think?" He asked. "It would explain a lot.
"Hey guys, Tommy should be coming back in a few minutes." Kat said all anxiously.
"Maybe we should go over there, just the two of us." Billy suggested. Aisha nodded her head.
~-*-*-~
Kim lay on the couch, searching through the channels, with Holeigh sleeping on top of her.
"UH, you'd think on a Sunday, there would be something on TV." She said. She turned of the TV and stared at the ceiling. Many things raced through her head, 'Will Tommy come over again Tomorrow? Will someone knock on the door right now?' While letting the river fall from her eyes, she lightly brushed her baby's hair with her hand. While daydreaming and slowly drifting of to sleep, two of her close friends picked that moment to knock on the door. "Hey Kim, it's me and Billy."
TO BE CONTINUED………. Don't worry it'll get better (eventually).