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Summary: This may be out of order in whatever way, but hey, its my story, I get to decide how it goes. ;-) Sorry if it takes a while for me to get it posted, but I've been writing it in whatever time I get between classes and stuff and I'm laptop less so its all scribbled down on paper and I've actually gotta find time to type it all up. But hopefully I'll find enough time somewhere. =) Happy Reading!

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Dreams Do Come True . . . Sort Of . . .

5pm, Oliver Residence

"Oh my gosh!!!" Kimberly said excitedly as she read the letter in her hands. "Oh my gosh!!!!! Trini, you've gotta see this!!!"

"What? What is it?"

"You know all that drawing I did while I was in Paris?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Remember when my mom made me send in some of my clothing designs?"

"Uh huh . . ."

"This letter is from a major fashion design company in Milan. They like my stuff, and want me to move out there and work for them full-time!"

"Wow! That's great Kim! Congratulations!"

"Thank you! Wow, I'm so excited!!! I've gotta call my mom!"

"Call her later. You need to get ready to do."

"Go where?"

"Tommy told me to give you this when we got here." Trini said pulling a note out of her purse, and handing it to Kimberly.

"Meet me for a starlit dinner in our place at 7. There's a surprise for you upstairs." she read with a smile, then turned to look at Trini as she tucked the note into her pocket. "Tommy is gonna freak out!"

"That's for sure! When do they want you?"

"The letter says 2 weeks from yesterday. Can you believe it?!? This is so exciting!!!"

"Congratulations Kim! I'm really happy for you! Just do me a favor."

"Anything."

"Tell Tommy as soon as you get to the lake. Don't put it off, because if you do, he may be upset."

"Why would he be upset? I'd think Tommy would be excited for me."

"I'm sure he'll be excited. Tommy loves you. But he's also looking forward to you being with him in Angel Grove. He's not going to want to let go again."

"He'll understand though. Tommy always understands."

"But that doesn't mean he'll like it."

"You think I should stay here, don't you?"

"No . . . I think you should talk to Tommy and do what is right for both of you."

"I have a feeling he's going to be really bummed out . . . . ." Kimberly said softly.

"Probably . . . . . But you need to talk to him before you even think about packing. Tommy deserves an opinion in this."

"Yeah . . . . . He's going to be so disappointed . . . . ."

"You know what, you should try not to think about it. Come on, let's go get you ready to go." Trini said, then turned and led Kimberly up the stairs.

7:00, Angel Grove Lake

Kimberly stood back, gazing at Tommy as he stood quietly looking out over the lake, as it sparkled in the setting sun. He shuffled his feet in the sand as he slowly shoved his hands into his pockets. Kimberly smiled as she took a deep breath, slowly letting it out before moving closer and carefully sliding her arms around Tommy's waist.

"Hi Baby . . . . ." she said softly.

"Hey Beautiful! How was your day?" Tommy asked as he turned to face her. "Wow! You look incredible!"

"Thank you! Considering you bought the dress . . . . . My day was wonderful! What about yours? You look really good in that suit! Its defiantly your color!" Kimberly said as she admired the dark grayish green suit.

"Thanks. My day was pretty good too. Just busy."

"I liked the scavenger hung. You took me to all the places we spent time together in high school."

"There would have been more, but I thought you'd like to spend some time with your Grandmother."

"Yeah . . . Thanks for that . . ."

"Uh huh!" Tommy said with a smile as he placed a soft kiss on her lips.

"Uh Tom . . . I need to talk to you about something . . . . . I promised Trini I wouldn't keep it till later . . . . ." Kimberly said, her voice dropping.

"Is everything ok?" Tommy asked, thinking back to the call he had received from Trini, while Kimberly was in the shower.

* Flashback*

"Tommy, its Trini . . ."

"Hey Trini, what's up?"

"Kimberly is in the shower, so I wanted to call you really fast . . ."

"Is everything ok?"

"Yeah, for right now. Don't worry, I'll have her ready before 7 . . . But um . . . . ."

"Trini, tell me what happened."

"I can't, its not my place . . . . . But I anted to tell you that when Kimberly gets to the lake, let her talk . . . I know you're planning on asking her to marry you, but you really should talk first."

"Oh great! Something bad happened. Trini, tell me!"

"I can't Tommy. Its not that bad either . . . . . Just kind of challenging. Just let Kimberly talk before you do anything. You'll be glad you did . . . I've gotta go, she's coming. Good Luck!"

"Thanks Trini." Tommy said softly as he hung up and sighed, running his hand through his hair.

* End Flashback*

Kimberly slowly pulled the letter she had received in the mail that day, out of her purse, and handed it to Tommy.

"Oh no . . . . ." Tommy said softly as his heart began to race.

"Just read it . . . . ." Kimberly said softly as she took a step back and looked at Tommy as he stared blankly at the envelope.

"Why? I already know what it says . . . . .

Dear Tommy,

The world as you know it is over. Your entire life is about to come crashing down on top of you, leaving you with nothing but misery. But don't worry, its only you who will be left heartbroken in the dirt. Best of luck.

Sincerely,

Everyone who hates me . . . . ." Tommy's voice trailed off as he looked down at his feet, unable to do anything else.

"Tommy . . . . . . . . ." Kimberly said as tears threatened her eyes. "Tommy, I'm sorry . . . . . . . . ."

" . . . . . Are you? . . . . ." he questioned after a moment of silence.

" . . . . . My mom made me send in some of my clothing designs last year . . It was way before we got back together, and I had forgotten all about it . . . . ."

" . . . . . When are you leaving? . . . . ."

"They want me in 12 days . . . . ." Tommy didn't say anything. " . . . . . I still love you Tommy . . . . . Just because I'm moving to Milan, doesn't mean I don't want to be with you anymore . . . . . . . . ."

"No . . . . . All it means is that you're leaving . . . . . Again . . . . ."

" . . . . . Tommy, don't be upset with me . . ."

" . . . . . I'm not upset with you I'm upset with whoever decided to make my life miserable, time after time . . . . . They don't seem to understand when enough is enough . . . . ." he said in an agitated voice. "Every time things are perfect, this happens!"

"I never thought my designs were even good. But this is the chance of a lifetime! I can't just pass it up. How many people do you know that get to work with some of the top fashion designers in the world?!?""

"And who do you know that keeps on getting one chance of a lifetime after another? One more shot at stardom and being an international icon . . . . ." Tommy snapped.

"Tommy, that isn't fair!"

"And neither is constantly having your world fall apart, and all of your dreams stomped on . . . . . But Congratulations Kimberly. I mean that." Tommy said as he turned back to the lake, trying to hold his emotions steady as they fought to overpower him.

" . . . . . . . . . Why are you so angry at me? I won't go if you don't want me to."

" . . . . . . . . . I'm not angry at you. I'm angry at the world . . . . . And you have to go. You deserve it . . . . ."

"What about you?" Kimberly asked softly.

"What about me?" Kimberly didn't say anything. " . . . . . What am I thinking, I'm Tommy! I'll snap back! Just like I always do when bad things happen! Don't worry anybody! Tommy will be just fine!" he said sarcastically. " . . . . . . . . . You know . . . . . . . . . I was really excited about tonight . . . . . But I'm just not feeling it anymore. Why don't you call Trini and the guys and have them come eat with you. I need to be alone right now." he said softly as he turned back to face Kimberly. " . . . . . I'm gonna go, but enjoy your night and all the food and stuff. I'll see you later." With that said, Tommy turned and started to walk away, leaving Kimberly behind as tears began to roll down her face.

Kimberly stood alone watching Tommy's departing back until it vanished, then reached for her cell phone. " . . . . . . . . . Trini . . . . . . . . I need you . . . . . . . . ."

"I'm on my way!" Trini answered, then hung up.





To Be Continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .