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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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Considering The Options

One Hour Later - Oliver Residence

"Tommy! What are you doing here!?!" Mrs. Oliver asked in a surprised voice. "Where's your fiancé?"

"You mean the girl who's walking out on me and moving to Milan? . . . . . I don't know, I left her at the lake . . . . ."

"Oh Honey . . . . ."

"Can I stay here for a while? I can't be around anyone else right now . . . . ."

"Of course you can. Come on in. Are you hungry? I can get you some dinner."

"Thanks Mom . . . . ." Tommy said as he walked into the house and followed his mom into the kitchen.

"Do you wanna talk about it?"

"Tommy! I thought you were out with Kimberly for the night." Mr. Oliver said as he entered the kitchen, to see his son plop down at the table.

"Kimberly got a letter from one of the top fashion design companies in the world. She's moving to Milan." he told them. "And since you're wondering, she's supposed to be there on the 24th . . . . . She's walking out on me . . . Again!"

"Its not the end of the world Tom. She'll be back." his father told him.

"Its ok Dad, you don't' have to butter me up anymore. I'm old enough to understand the truth. Kimberly isn't who I thought she is. She doesn't love me like I thought . . . . . And you know, its funny!" he said in an amused voice. "I almost asked her to marry me!"

"Tommy . . . . ." Christine said gently as she placed a plate of food in the microwave.

"And you know what else? . . . Out of all the women in my life, Mom and AnneMarie are the ONLY ones who haven't walked out on me! But go fig, they're family! But Kimberly; now there's a shining example! She's walked out on me twice!"

"Have you talked to Kimberly about this?" Daniel asked.

"She can't wait to go to Milan! This is her big second once in a lifetime shot at international stardom!" he said sarcastically.

"So what now?" Christine asked.

"What do you mean? Kimberly is leaving. Wow, big surprise there, considering its what she does best!"

"What about you Tommy?"

"What about me Mom? I'm Tommy! I get walked out on by every girl I've ever loved! But I'm Tommy! And they all know that I'll 'understand', and that I'll 'snap back', because apparently I'm an idiot, and its what I do best!"

"Honey . . . . ." Christine started as the timer on the microwave rang, and she removed Tommy's food. "I didn't raise any idiots. But you're right about something . . ." she said as she set the plate of hot food and some silverware in front of him. " . . . You're Tommy, and you will snap back . . . Maybe not immediately, and probably not completely. But in time, you will snap back."

"Your mother is right." Daniel told him. "And maybe one day you will fall in love with someone else, and you'll love her even more than you love Kimberly . . . Maybe Kimberly isn't the one you're supposed to be with after all."

" . . . . .I loved her . . . . . I seriously thought that this time, we would be together forever . . . . . . . . . But apparently Kimberly has other plans; none of which, include me!"

"Tommy, don't say that." Christine told him. "You love Kimberly. Its completely obvious. But you're hurting right now, and that is completely normal. All your plans just came crashing down on top of you, so its completely understandable for you to be upset. But I think you need to take some time for yourself. Relax a little bit, and figure out hat comes next. I don't want you to do anything you will regret later."

"I hate this Mom! Its so unfair!"

"I know Honey. Life is very unfair sometimes. But it gets better. Even though it seems like it right now, this really isn't the end of the world."

"So what do I do? I hate feeling like this!"

"I don't know Honey . . . You're in love with Kimberly, and you don't want her to leave, yet you aren't exactly getting a choice, so your heart is breaking . . . ."

" . . . . I can't even look at her right now. It hurts too much."

"So take some time to yourself before you face her again. Figure out exactly why you're hurting, then talk to her about it . . . Maybe you can work something out."

"Is it completely unfair of me to wan her to stay?"

"No . . . . . That's actually normal, and no one can blame you for it . . . . . But that's something you have to talk to Kimberly about. Maybe she'll stay if you ask her to . . . But you'll never know, unless you try . . . . ."

"She thinks I'm mad at her . . ." Tommy said with a sigh.

"Are you?" Daniel asked.

"No . . . . I'm mad at the world . . ."

"So you need to decide what you want to do about it then." Christine said as she gently massaged her son's shoulders. "You've got a beautiful girl who you've fallen in love with, and she's about to move to a foreign country without you. And no matter how you look at it, your life will never be the same without her . . . . ."

"If you asked her to marry you, do you think she would stay?" Daniel asked.

"I don't know . . . . . But I can't take this chance away from her. I don't want to have to think about all the 'what if's' later on."

"So you're thinking you have to let her go then . . . . ."

"Do I really get a choice?"

"I think you should talk to Kimberly. See if you can work something out." Christine added.

"I'm afraid to go home . . . . ." Tommy said as he finished his dinner. "I don't think I can face her. Not without getting upset and emotional. I already spent an hour angry and crying. I don't want Kimberly to ever see me like that."

Same time - Angel Grove Lake

"He's so angry Trini. Tommy wouldn't even look at me."

"He doesn't want you to leave. Who could blame him?"

"He just said for me to call you and the guys, and have you help me eat all this food. And then he just left . . . . ."

"Tommy probably just needs some time alone. He's got a lot to deal with right now. And having you move to Milan isn't exactly what he had planned."

"Its not like its forever . . . . ."

"But you don't know that Kimberly. It very well could be."

"I'm going to come back. I always do."

"But Tommy doesn't know that."

"I could never just walk out on him . . ."

"Kimberly . . . No offense or anything, but haven't you already done that? . . . . . How does Tommy know that this time will be any different?"

"He can come with me . . ."

"What about AnneMarie?"

" . . . . . . . She's already been through so much . . . . . ."

"See Kimberly . . . . . No matter what you do, somebody is going to be hurt."

"I don't know what to do . . . Aside from the Olympics, this is all I've ever dreamed of . . ." she said with a sigh. "How am I supposed to just walk away . . . . . . . . . ."

"How did you last time?"

"That was different."

"How?"

"That was high school. Things weren't as serious."

"I don't know what to tell ya Kim. No matter what you do, somebody is going to be hurt . . ."

"I wish it didn't have to be this way . . . . . I really love Tommy . . . . . Its going to hurt like heck to let go."

"But you're going to do it anyway? . . ."

"What other option do I have?"





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