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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. =) Also, I've decided to make it easier on people to let me know what they think, and give me more ideas of what to write. If you would like, I can be reached via email or Yahoo! messenger at AdorableKittens2002@Yahoo.com or via AOL instant messenger as PrincessSpzMnky . Feel free to drop me a line if you'd like. =) Happy Reading! =)
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Trying Times
Tommy stood in the doorway, his eyes downcast, with his arms folded across his chest. The last few days had been rough. Things just weren't working out the way they were supposed to. All of a sudden, everything just seemed to be falling apart.
An old friend of Kimberly's from junior high had suddenly come into town and taken up residence in her life. Normally, Tommy would never have thought anything of it, until Billy mentioned to him that it was a guy Kimberly had been very close with, before Tommy had moved to town. So close in fact, that Kimberly's life had been left in shambles when he had left. K.C. Anderson had been Kimberly's entire universe for two entire years. Although they only went on a few "real" dates, due to their age, Kimberly and K.C. had been very good friends. Tommy knew Kimberly loved him, but the last few days just seemed to drag by, as K.C. showed up in the midst of a fight, and really hadn't stepped back aside long enough for Tommy to fix things.
Fighting with his wife, wasn't something that Tommy enjoyed at all. It tore him apart to see Kimberly upset, even more so because of something he had done. But unfortunately, life isn't perfect and with everyone so stressed out over the store opening, arguments are bound to happen. Tommy felt horrible for what he had done to his wife. It wasn't his fault he had been upset. David had returned to the hospital when his leukemia took a turn for the worst, just as Kimberly needed more help than ever, juggling a brand new baby and setting up an entire store of late shipments, in just one week. Although Tommy had devoted his entire life to Kimberly and Mariah, he had chosen to spend a lot of his time in the hospital with his brother. He still saw and helped his wife, but it just didn't seem to be enough. David needed just as much of Tommy's attention as everybody else, and because Tommy only had known his brother for such a short time, he had chosen to spend as much time as possible, by his side. While Kimberly understood her husband's devotion to his siblings, at the same time she was extremely stressed out and could have used that same devotion herself, causing the time share to turn into a very heated argument, resulting in a week long fight between the spouses.
Every time Tommy tried to approach his wife, intending to clear things up, there was K.C.! K.C. was by her side, when Kimberly was angry, taking her aside to talk, bringing her flowers, buying her lunch, helping her set up the store, and now standing by her side at the grand opening party, holding Mariah as Kimberly was being interviewed for the local newspaper and TV stations. Tommy's heart broke as he stood watching Kimberly talking to the reporters. She was all decked out in one of her newest designs, looking more beautiful than ever, with the most radiant of smiles spread over her face. Kimberly's voice sounded like the lightest of tinkling bells as she laughed. Tommy looked to Mariah, seeing her head on K.C.'s shoulder, with her tiny fist holding tight to his shirt. Of course Tommy and Kim were married, but with all the time they had spent apart that week, they really hadn't seen each other more than a total of 5 minutes in passing. Tommy spent most of his day at the hospital, coming home late at night, after Kimberly had already gone to bed, then waking up to see her dashing out the door to go back to the store. The only time they even said more than two words to each other, being when Mariah exchanged arms, if Christine hadn't taken her for the day. Standing in the doorway, watching the ongoing interview, if you didn't know better, you would think that Kimberly had married K.C., instead of Tommy.
Tommy just stood there, silently watching his wife, being polite enough to not interrupt, yet desperately wanting to just run in and kick K.C. the heck back out of town.
"Tommy? . . . Are you ok?" a soft voice asked from behind him. Tommy just stood there silent for a moment, just barely managing to shake his head as he fought to keep the tears away. " . . . . . . . . . Care to talk about it?"
" . . . . . . . . . He has my baby . . . . ." Tommy finally managed to say, his voice barely above a whisper, as he turned around to see Katherine Hillard standing directly in front of him. Tommy looked at Kat for a brief moment, before turning his eyes downcast again, closing them while taking a deep breath.
Do you miss me
Do you see me
Oh no
You are gone and I need you
And I feel you
Are you there for me?
Can we find and fill the void
Can we start a different path
Can we live where all is true
Can we lift our spirits
Lift your spirits high
I believe in you
I believe in you
Stop running
Stop running away
I believe in you
I believe in you
Stop running
Stop running away
The music played like an anthem over the crowd, getting into Tommy's head and making all his thoughts become completely jumbled around.
"Who's that guy with Kimberly?" a voice asked from behind Katherine. Tommy looked up to see Tanya heading toward the party, accompanied by Billy, Rocky and Adam.
"That would be K.C. Anderson . . ." Billy answered flatly.
"According to Jason," Rocky started. "those two dated in junior high, right up until just before Tommy came to town."
"Oh man . . . . . Tommy, I am so sorry!" Katherine said after hearing her friends' admission, as she reached out to pull Tommy into a comforting hug.
"You big mouth! Way to go and make it worse!" Tanya said slugging Rocky. "Can't you tell when Tommy is upset, after all these years!?! What's wrong with you Rocky!!! . . . . . . . . . Tommy . . . Is there anything we can do?" she asked, stepping up to give him a hug.
" . . . . . . . . . no . . . . . . . . . . ." Tommy answered flatly. " . . . . . . . . . . . I think I'm just going to go back to the hospital to my brother . . . . . . . . . Kimberly doesn't need me ruining her night . . . . . . . . . . ." Tanya looked to Kat and Billy for help as Tommy quickly stepped aside and headed past them toward the parking lot.
". . . . . . What do we do? . . . . ." Tanya asked in a soft voice.
"No idea . . . ." Adam answered, as they quietly watched Tommy's departing back.
"I don't know either . . ." Billy answered. "I haven't seen Tommy this upset since . . . . . . . . ." his voice trailed off as Tommy got in his car and shut the door.
"Since Kimberly broke his heart the first time . . . . . . . . . . ." a voice said from behind all of them.
"Jason, what do we do?" Tanya asked, as he joined the group in the doorway.
"Nothing . . . . . They need to work this out on their own . . . . . But I'm going to go at least try to help push it along . . . . ."
"How?" Kat asked.
"I'm taking possession of my niece." he answered, then stepped away and headed toward where Kimberly was standing with K.C., being interviewed by the media.
To Be Continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .