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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 or via AOL instant messenger as PrincessSpzMnky . Feel free to drop me a line if you'd like. =) Happy Reading! =)
Opening Eyes
Later That Day
Tommy sat in the recliner next to Kimberly's bed, watching the 5:00 news, when he felt Kimberly's hand move to touch him.
"He Sweetie! I was beginning to wonder when you would wake up. How was your nap? Is there anything I can get you? Are you in any pain?" Kimberly just looked at him. "Sweetie? Are you ok?" A look of confusion crossed Kimberly's face, as she turned her head away from Tommy. "Kimberly . . . . . . Honey, what's wrong?" Tommy asked, seeing a tear escaping from her eyes. "Kimberly, Sweetie, please don't cry . . . . . Whatever is wrong, I'll fix it . . . Please Kim, it kills m e to see you cry." Tommy said turning off the TV as he got up, and moved closer to her. "Kimberly, I love you so much! Please don't cry . . ." Tommy begged as he wrapped her in his arms. More tears streamed down Kimberly's face, as Tommy held her close. When the tears finally began to subside, Tommy slowly released Kimberly, and looked into her eyes. Being met with a look of scared confusion, Tommy's heart slowly began to break. "Kimberly . . . . . . . . . . Please tell me you know who I am . . . . . ." Tommy said, fighting to keep his voice steady. Kimberly looked at him briefly, before down casting her eyes. Tommy slowly took a deep breath, as he looked at his wife. " . . . . . Kimberly . . . . . . Honey, I am so sorry! . . . . ." he said, still fighting to keep the tears from coming. " . . . Can you remember anything?" Kimberly just remained silent, still not looking at Tommy. Tommy took another deep breath, slowly releasing it. " . . . . . . . . . Kimberly . . . . . . . . . I don't even k now where to begin . . . . ." Tommy said in a soft voice, as he gently raised Kimberly's chin, until her eyes met his. "Sweetheart . . . . . . . . . You are the most important person in my life . . . . .You have been, since the day I first saw you . . . . . I'm so lucky to have you in my life . . . . ." Another tear rolled down Kimberly's face, as she looked at Tommy. "Kim . . . . ." Tommy said softly as he gently wiped the tear away. "I know you're scared Honey . . . . And I know how confused you must be . . . . . But just like I promised when I married you last year, I love you, and Im going to be right here, taking care of you, no matter what! I love you Kim, even if you can't remember loving me . . . . . . . . ." Kimberly sniffled as another tear slowly began a trail down her face. "Is there anything I can get you Kim? Anything at all? I can call your Mom if you'd like. She'll bring Mariah over to see you . . . . ." Kimberly again looked at Tommy with confusion. "Mariah is our daughter . . . She's 10 months old . . . . ." Tommy said softly. "She looks just like you . . . . .Would you like to see a picture?" Kimberly slowly nodded her head, as Tommy reached for his wallet, and pulled out their family Christmas picture, handing it to Kimberly. "That's you right there, then me next to you. AnneMarie is my sister, she's 14 and lives with us. And that adorable little baby on your lap, is our little Mariah . . . . ." Kimberly stared at the picture for a long time, then looked back at Tommy.
" . . . . . . . . . She's . . . . . . . . . . She's beautiful . . . . . . . . ." Kimberly finally managed to say.
"Yes she is . . .Just like her Mom . . . . ." Tommy said proudly. "We have the most beautiful daughter in the world! And she has the most beautiful, most absolutely amazing mother in the entire universe!" Kimberly turned the picture over to see writing on the back. Christmas 20XX, Tommy 24, Kimberly 24, AnneMarie 14, & Mariah 8 ½ months.
" . . . . . This is your family? . . . . ." Kimberly asked in a soft, unsure voice.
"Yes it is . . . . . .I have more pictures if you'd like to see them." Kimberly nodded as Tommy reached into his wallet and pulled out a few more pictures. "This is us right after Mariah was born." Tommy said, handing Kimberly a picture of them sitting in the hospital, holding Mariah just hours after she was born. " . . . . . And this one, is our wedding . . . . ." Tommy said, handing her another picture.
"When did we get married?"
"A year ago, Christmas Eve."
" . . . . . Oh . . . . ."
"We dated for years in high school though . . . . ." Tommy added with a warm smile. "You are the only person I have ever loved . . . . ."
"Knock knock . . . . ." a soft voice said from across the room. Tommy looked up to see Darlene entering the room, with Mariah in her arms.
"Looks like your Mom is here with Mariah." Tommy aid cheerfully. "Hey Darlene!"
"Hi you two! I heard my little girl woke up, so I thought I would come visit. How are you Honey?" Darlene asked, slowly moving closer to Kimberly's bed. Kimberly remained silent as she looked at Darlene. "Sweetie? . . . . . Are you ok?" Darlene asked, confusion crossing her face.
"Kimberly has no memory . . . . ." Tommy said softly, as he reached for his daughter. "Hey Princess! How's my favorite little girl?" Mariah looked at Tommy, then turned her head to see Kimberly looking at them, and reached her arms out toward her.
"Looks like somebody really missed her Mommy!" Darlene said cheerfully. Tommy carefully sat down next to Kimberly, slowly allowing Mariah to have contact wit her Mother. Kimberly hesitantly reached out and touched her daughter's outstretched arm.
"You can hold her if you want to . . ." Tommy offered. "Mariah really misses you!" Tommy patiently watched as Kimberly looked from Mariah to him, then back again, as Mariah continued to hold her arms out toward her.
" . . . . . She looks like you . . . . . ." Kimberly said softly.
"Not really . . . . . She looks like her Mommy." Tommy told her. Mariah looked back up at Tommy, before wiggling her way out of his arms, and closer to Kimberly. Kimberly hesitated as Mariah climbed into her arms, and snuggled against her chest. Slowly, Kimberly moved her arms to cover Mariah's back, as Tommy quietly watched.
"She missed you so much!" Darlene said softly.
"We all have." a voice agreed from the doorway.
"Jason!" Tommy said happily.
"I heard the god news, so I came to see for myself."
"Hi Jason." Darlene said cheerfully. "Its nice of you to stop by."
"Hey Darlene! Are you still enjoying our nice weather?"
"Yes I am! Angel Grove is really beautiful this time of year."
"Yes it is. But then again, so is Paris. I do love being home though."
"Yes, I can agree." Darlene said with a warm smile.
"Kimberly, its great to see you awake! Its been a while!" Kimberly slowly looked up from the little girl in her arms, to meet Jason's eyes. "How are you feeling?" Kimberly just looked at Jason, then back at her daughter.
"Jase . . . . ." Tommy started.
"I get it . . ." Jason said cutting him off. "Amnesia . . . Its cool." Tommy forced a smile onto his face when Kimberly looked over at him.
"Is anybody hungry?" Tommy asked, changing the subject. "I'm thinking pizza sounds good."
"Pizza sounds great!" Darlene agreed.
"Why don't I go order it and pick up some soda and chips or something."
"And I will go get some dessert for later." Darlene offered.
"Good idea!" Jason agreed. "We'll be back soon."
" . . . . . So . . . . ." Tommy started once Darlene and Jason were gone. "I hope you're hungry, because there's about to be a lot of food here!" Kimberly just looked at him for a long moment. " . . . Mariah looks like she's comfortable . . . . ."
" . . . . . . . . . I think she's sleeping . . . . . . . . ." Kimberly finally answered.
"You've always had that affect on her . . . . . Every night since Mariah was born, you've rocked her and sang to her, until she fell asleep . . . She always snuggles into your arms and goes right to sleep."
" . . . . . What did I sing? . . . . ." Kimberly asked after a long silence.
"Anything you could think of . . . . you just sang . . . . . Whatever song came to your mind, you sang it to Mariah . . . . ." Kimberly remained silent, looking back at their daughter.
"You have the most beautiful voice Kim . . . . . . . . ." Tommy remained silent for a few minutes, before sighing and turning to face his wife. " . . . . . Kim . . . . . Honey . . . . . . . . . I'm not good at this . . . . . . . . You're the strong one in this family . . . . . You're the one who always makes things better . . . I'm a complete wreck without you . . . . . . . . . . . I don't know what to do most of the time, much less what to say . . . . . . . . All I know, is that I love you, and I am so glad to see you awake again, its all I can do to keep from whisking you away from here and taking you away on a much needed vacation! . . . . . . . . . But what's important right now, if your recovery And as long as you're ok, my life is worth while . . . . I love you so much Kimberly! And I can't wait to take you home and spoil you rotten every day, for the rest of our lives . . . . . . . . ."
" . . . . . . . . . I wish I could remember . . . . ." Kimberly said softly.
"You will. Its just going to take some time." Tommy said, gently ruffling her hair. "Maybe this summer we can take a vacation. You said you wanted to go to Japan . . . . ."
" . . . Ok . . . . ."
"Unless you want to go somewhere else . . . We can go wherever you would like."
"Have we been to Japan?"
"No. You've been to China, but never Japan. Its pretty similar though."
"I guess."
"We've been to Australia and Paris though. And a lot of other places all over the country. And you've been to Europe a couple of times . . . I'd like to go to Rome sometime . . . . ."
"When did we go to Paris?"
"You used to live there with your Mom. I flew in to surprise you on your birthday . . . You lived in Milan up until about a year ago too . . ."
"Do we travel a lot?"
"You do for work . . . You own your own clothing line and have a store in New York, as well as one here in Angel Grove. You travel all over the place, selling your designs."
"Sounds busy . . ."
"You've always loved being busy. You don't like to sit around a lot."
" . . . Oh . . ."
"We'll find a way for you to keep busy while you're recovering. Maybe we'll get you a personal assistant." Kimberly remained silent, staring at the wall in front of her.
"Hello Oliver Family!" Doctor Meyers said cheerfully as he entered the room. "How are we this fine evening?"
"We're good!" Tommy said with forced cheerfulness.
"How's your little girl? She looks mighty comfortable!"
"She's sound asleep!"
"Excellent! I'll be quick so I don't wake her up . . . Kimberly, how are you feeling?"
" . . . . . . . . . Ok, I guess . . . . ." Kimberly answered, somewhat reluctantly.
"Are you in any pain at all?" Kimberly just simply shook her head. "Your chest doesn't hurt?" Again, Kimberly shook her head. "What about your breathing? Any pain there?"
"No . . . . ." Kimberly finally answered in a soft voice.
"Good, good. The medicine we gave you is doing its job then . . . . . I do need to take a few x-rays to sustain my observations, but I suspect we may be able to take you off that oxygen as early as tomorrow . . ."
"Excellent! That's great!" Tommy said happily.
"We'll do your x-rays in the morning though . . . But for right now, why don't you tell me the last thing you remember happening . . ." Kimberly looked at Doctor Meyers wit a confused look. "Kimberly, do you know why you are here? . . ." Kimberly remained silent, down casting her eyes. " . . . . . . . . . That's ok . . . . . . . . . I guess we've got our work cut out for us . . . . I'm sure by now you recognize your husband and daughter . . . Everything else will come with time . . ." Doctor Meyers said with a gently smile as his pager began to beep. "I've got a call, so I'm going to head out for the evening. I'll be back for those x-rays in the morning. Tommy, I'll let you fill your wife in. I'm sure it'll be a little easier to hear it from you . . . . ."
"Thanks Doctor." Tommy said softly.
"Have a good night." he said with a gently smile, before turning to leave. Tommy watched as Doctor Meyers left the room and headed down the hall, before turning to face Kimberly.
" . . . . . So I guess I should tell you why we're here . . ." Tommy said softly. Kimberly remained silent, slowly raising her eyes toward her husband. Tommy sighed, slowly moving to sit facing Kimberly on the bed. "Kim . . . . . . . . ." he started, but stopped as her eyes met his. " . . . . . . . . . . . I love you . . . . . . . . . . . A few weeks ago . . . . . . . . . You were in a really bad car accident . . . . . . . . . . ."
To Be Continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .