Chapter 13: A Bad Day

After a month, Kimberly was able to get back to work. She took Rebecca to work with her. The girls loved see Rebecca at every practice. Well, one day, Kimberly couldn't take Rebecca to work with her, since Ms. Hart was visiting her from France. This was the worse day she ever had. Her car had broken down a few blocks from school. "Not again," she groaned. Tommy was driving home when he saw his wife getting out of the car to get to school. It was too wet for her to start walking. He stopped the car and rolled the window down.

"Hey, Beautiful, do you need a ride?" He asked.

"Tommy! Thank God you're here. I wouldn't say I'm beautiful right now, I'm drenched and a mess," she sighed.

"Just get in the car."

She got in and looked at him. "Kimberly, wet or not, you're still beautiful," he insisted. He then knew she was having a horrible day. "What happened to you?" He asked.

"I'll tell you," she replied.

(Start to the Beginning of the Day)

Kimberly watched as Tommy left for work. Her mother walked through the door. "Kimberly, it's so good to see you," she greeted. Kimberly sighed as she hugged her mother. "Now, where is that darling grandchild of mine?" She asked.

"Ann is at school. Rebecca is in her crib," Kimberly replied.

Ms. Hart went upstairs when Rebecca started crying. Kimberly sat at the kitchen table looking over the routine for her team. When she turned the page, she saw that Ann was playing with her things again. Everything was colored over in marker. "Oh, no!" She gasped. She decided to clean up the kitchen and worry about the routine afterwards. She went to put the dishes in the dishwasher when a cup fell from her hand and shattered all over the floor. When she cleaned that up, she reached for one of the knives in the washer when she cut her hand on one that was sticking straight up. She grabbed a towel to stop the bleeding. Ms. Hart came in to see her daughter a mess.

"Kimberly, what a mess. What happened?" She asked.

Kimberly looked at her hand without looking at her mother. Ms. Hart walked over and looked at her daughter's hand. "Come with me, let's get that cut cleaned up," she insisted. She sat Kimberly down and looked at her hand.

"Mom, I'm not a baby anymore," Kimberly objected.

She pulled her hand away and went to wrap it up herself. Rebecca started crying again. "Sweet heart, you take care of Rebecca, I'll clean the kitchen," Ms. hart assured. Kimberly nodded and went upstairs to take care of Rebecca.

When she entered the nursery, she realized that all of the baby formula was gone. She came downstairs with a sigh. "Mom, could you heat up a bottle of milk for Rebecca? I'm out of formula," she sighed. Ms. Hart came out of the kitchen with a quizzical look.

"Kimberly, don't you breastfeed your daughter?" Ms. Hart asked.

"No," Kimberly replied.

"Well, it's much more healthier for the baby."

"Well, for some reason, Rebecca rejects my milk."

After Ms. Hart warmed up a bottle of milk for Kimberly, Kimberly sighed and went back upstairs with Ms. Hart behind her. "Mom, I don't think I need help to feed my own baby," Kimberly insisted. Ms. Hart nodded and went back to work in the kitchen.

After she put Rebecca down for her nap, she looked at the clock to see that it was almost time to go. She had to redo her whole routine. She groaned when it started to rain. "Mom, I'll be back in a few hours. Watch Rebecca until Tommy comes home," Kimberly informed. She hurried out into the car and went towards the school.

(Now)

Tommy sighed and looked at his wife's bandaged hand. "I'm sure it'll get better by tonight," he assured. She smiled and held onto his hand.

After practice, the storm had stopped. Tommy decided to take his wife out for a walk through the park. "You know, this sounds strangely familiar," she teased. Tommy smiled and nodded. It did remind him of the time when Kimberly had a bad day at school and he offered to walk her home from school. She did the same old clumsy thing she did years ago, she tripped. Tommy hurried over and caught her before she hit the ground. They smiled at each other before he helped her up. "I guess this day wasn't so bad after all," she sighed. They shared a kiss before they went back to the jeep.