Disclaimer: I own ONLY AnneMarie, Fabiola, Madam Velosomikh, Madamé Císerosa, K.C. Anderson, Amelia Herrington, and baby Mariah.

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 :-)

Hey Guys!

Well, I know its been a really LONG time since I last updated, but my life has just been completely crazy. There is A LOT going on, and unfortunately, not all of it is good. :-( I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for being so supportive, and not hating me too much.

Thanks to JAA for always being there to let me cry on your shoulder, and giving such great advice. Thanks also goes out to JB for always being so full of smiles. We're now in the same boat, yet you're still the cheerful one. I don't know how in the world you always have a smile on your face. I totally and completely admire your strength. LMS, thanks for being a great "big sister" and to ELT also. And to "Daddy", I hope you get better soon. Best wishes for a very speedy recovery. :- ) We love you. :-)

Thanks to my movie family. You guys have been really great to work with! I couldn't possibly have asked for a better, more fun cast and crew to spend my weekends with. I can not wait for the movie to come out. We've all worked sooooooooooo hard these past few months, it'll be great to finally see the finished product. RH, thanks for the Starbucks, and to our favorite blonde runner . . . I don't think anyone would have survived those 16 hour days without you. And to the most awesome bartender of all time, JF, you have got to be the most FUN A.D any of us have ever worked with. And to the other JF, my "big brother" . . . Man, I miss that prank war! Remember that first birdie picture? ROTFLMAO Man, we got you GOOD! LOL D PD, J, D, SK, everybody, you guys were so awesome to work with. We all had so much fun! C from Kraft Services, thanks for all the awesome food! I don't think I've eaten that great in years! And to the "BG girls". Damn I miss you guys! D I can't wait until our party! And to CB, the most fun director in the world. Thanks for giving all of us such a completely awesome opportunity! You have been so much fun to work with! Thanks for all the laughs. (Like that one Sunday, with the final scene . . . . . OMG, I'm STILL cracking up over that one!) ;-) And finally, to TG . . . . . You are the most completely awesome actor I have ever worked with! It has literally been a dream come true to work with you. I still don't know how in the world you stayed serious through that whole final scene thing, but it just goes to show why you deserve those four Emmy Awards. :-) You truly are a master actor, and we are all very privileged to have had the awesome opportunity of working with you. Maybe someday, we can all do it again. To everyone else from the movie . . . . . I miss you guys soooooooooooooooo much! Thanks for making these past few months so great for all of us.

And a very special thanks to my totally completely awesome boss. Thank you soooooooo much, for allowing me to take the time off in the middle of our busiest time, to spend my weekends filming in Los Angels. I couldn't possibly ask for a better, more understanding boss, mentor, and friend. I'm really going to miss you next year:-)

My final thanks also goes out to my wonderful fans, who have been so loyal, and stuck with me even though I keep promising an update, but never get time to actually sit down and do it. You guys are all completely awesome. I do hope you will continue to both read and review. Your comments mean the world to me! Thanks for being so great!

Oh, and one more thing . . . . . To all the fans of Amy Jo Johnson . . . . .

Dear Fans,

We would like to extend to you a very great opportunity, to everybody who is a fan of the wonderful and talented Amy Jo Johnson. As announced on many fan lists, there is a major birthday project in the works for Amy Jo. You guys are more than welcome to join in on the fan, and contribute in any way you would like.

There will be 3 main components to the present going to Amy. The first is a fan video, featuring the video greetings for Amy Jo, submitted by you, the fans. The formats we are currently able to accept are as follows: VHS, CD (mpeg or avi), miniDV, High8, or email. Please do not send wmv they are horrible quality and will not look good in the overall video. Also, we suggest you do not send VHS, but if you must you can. Unfortunately, we can't accept greetings via DVD. You cannot copy video from a DVD and we would really rather not deal with it. If you have any questions regarding the video greetings, please contact Amy Cartas.

The second component being put together is a fan scrap book. Anything we receive toward that, will be used, so feel free to contribute anything and everything that your heart may desire. These contributions may include anything ranging from pictures or Amy Jo, pictures of you and Amy Jo if you've met her, poems, artwork creations, quotes, scrapbook pages that you have created for other reasons, etc. Be as creative as you would like.

The third component, for Amy Jo, is one that has the potential to be the biggest present of all, headed up by one of Amy's biggest fans, as well as friend. As a friend and long time fan of Amy's, many other fans all over the world have been begging her to get them something from Amy Jo, or pass a message and/or gift along. In an effort accommodate everyone, you may submit anything you would like to be given to Amy Jo, as part of her birthday present. Amy gifts you would like Amy Jo to receive, anything in the world that you can think of, you are more than welcome to send. Acceptable presents may include anything you can imagine, including the previously mentioned scrapbook and video submissions, clothing, jewelry, books, music, pictures, cash, money orders, checks, gift certificates, etc. There will be a large gift fan gift purchased from all the fans, with any money received, and everybody has the option of having a part in submitting suggestions for what you would like that gift to be. When making your contribution, please include your name and email address, so that you may be notified with all updates and information being sent out in regards to Amy's gifts.

All birthday contributions for Amy Jo can be sent to Kimberly, the project head, at the following address. Just please be sure to address your package correctly, as follows:

Kimberly Tyler

C/O Morey Holzman

P.O. Box 300326

Escondido, CA 92030

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact Kimberly. She can be reached 24/7 at to time restraint, there is a deadline for ALL contributions.

THE DEADLINE IS JULY 4TH!

You MUST have ALL the contributions to Kimberly by that date as time is needed to get everything together before October. If you need an extension of any kind, you are more than welcome to request one, but depending on the contribution, it may not be able to be granted, so please, send everything early. We do hope you all will contribute anything you would like, and we will be getting it to Amy Jo on her birthday. Thanks:-)

Sincerely,

Amy Jo Birthday Project Staff

Also, if you belong to any fan mailing list that has not received this special e-mail announcement, or you have any questions, or anything at all concerning this birthday project, please let Kimberly, myself, or the project support staff know.

I do fully support and endorse this fan project and hope you will all feel free to contribute in any way that you would like. To contact Kimberly, the project head, or any of the project support staff: myself, Amy C, and Lizzie, please contact me. will not allow me to post their contact information at this time. However, if you drop me a line, I will be more than happy to give it to you. :-)

Anyway, thanks for being such loyal readers and I promise to try to get a new chapter up again soon. :-)

Peace, Love & Chicken Grease,

Dreams Of Gold

Tommy, Do you Read Me?

The next night Kimberly sat, curled up on the couch with her sketch pad, nervously waiting to hear from Tommy. It had been hours since Tommy had last contacted her. The last Kimberly had heard, Hayley had found Tommy deep in the jungle of Mazatlan, and he was pretty beat up.

More than anything, Kimberly wished that Tommy could come home, but she knew that he had to check up on the lost lab, with all the important work, then somehow manage to explain to Hayley not only how he had managed to survive, but how he had contacted Kimberly.

With a sigh, Kimberly put down her sketch pad and glanced across the livingroom, to the clock on the wall. 12:15am. How had it gotten so late, so quicky? Slowly, she reached for her communicator, and pushed the button to activate it.

"Tommy? Do you read me? . . . . ." Kimberly waited a moment with no response before trying again. "Tommy, it's Kim, are you there? . . . . ." Again, there was no response. "Well, I guess you're bus or something, so I'm going to head to bed. I hope you get this message . . . . . Come home soon, ok? I love you." she said tiredly, then ended her link, and moved to turn off the lights and head to bed.

As Kimberly tiredly moved through the house, making sure all the doors and windows were locked up, she heard a car door open and close outside, then a moment later, gentle tapping on the front door.

"Who is it?" Kimberly called as she cautiously moved closer to the door, wishing Tommy were home to answer it. When Kimberly reached the door, she quickly peered through the peep hole before excitedly flinging the door open, and falling into the waiting arms of her one true love.

Tommy was defiantly a sight for sore eyes, as Kimberly eagerly fell into his waiting arms.

"Tommy! You're home!" she said as tears began pouring our of her eyes. "I am so glad you're here!"

"Me too. I've missed you so much!"

"I am never going to let you leave me, ever again!" Kimberly cried, hugging her husband as tight as she could.

"Trust me Kim, I'm done leaving you behind. It's all or nothing from now on."

"Tommy, I'm just glad you're home."

"Me too. I couldn't stand being away from you any longer. It hurts like hell."

"Honey, come inside, it's cold." Kimberly finally said, letting go of her husband, and reaching for the duffle bag, sitting next to him on the porch.

"It's so good to be home." Tommy said as he stepped inside, quietly closing and locking the front door.

"Tommy . . . . Honey, you're all beat up!" Kimberly said worriedly, as she finally got a good look at her husband's appearance, while wiping away her tears.

"Yeah . . ." he sighed. "I look like hell."

"Are you ok? Is there any pain?" she asked, seeing a large gash on Tommy's arm, covered in dried blood, with a smaller one on his forehead.

"I'm ok. The only pain I really felt, was being away from you." Tommy said softly, as he pulled his wife back into his arms, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"It hurts being away from you too Tommy." Kimberly said with a sniffle.

"I'm done leaving my family behind." Tommy told her. "I can't survive without you."

"I wasn't doing too good without you either." Kimberly agreed.

"Tommy!" AnneMarie gasped as she opened the door to the stairs leading down to the basement. "You're home!"

"AnneMarie!" Tommy said happily as his sister dashed toward his waiting arms. "I am so glad to see you!"

"Me too." Tommy agreed, hugging her tight. "I missed you guys way too much!"

"We missed you too Tommy." AnneMarie told him. "I gotta say though, you look like hell."

"I know. I got a little beat up."

"That's an understatement." she said, seeing his ripped and soot covered clothes, with splotches of dried blood.

"Tommy, you need a shower." Kimberly told him.

"Yeah really." AnneMarie agreed. "You really smell."

"Gee, thanks!"

"Honey, why don't you go upstairs and take a nice long shower, and I'll bring you up some food." Kimberly told him.

"You have no idea how good that actually sounds right now . . ."

"Just throw away those gross clothes ok? I'll buy you new ones tomorrow."

"No problem." Tommy agreed with a smile.

"I'm going to go to bed now. I just came up because I heard voices." AnneMarie told them.. "Welcome back Tommy."

"Thanks AnneMarie. Sweet dreams."

"You too." she smiled as she hugged her brother again.

"I love you."

"I love you too Tommy. Good night." she said softly as she kissed his cheek, then winked at Kimberly. "Love you too Kim."

"I love you too AnneMarie. Sleep good." Kimberly said, then watched as her sister in-law headed back down the stairs to bed.

"Is Mariah in her room?" Tommy asked once AnneMarie was gone.

"Yeah. But do me a favor and get cleaned up before you go in to see her. I don't want her waking up and getting scared."

"Ok. I actually feel like a nice hot bath."

"Sounds perfect." Kimberly smiled. "You go get cleaned up, and I'll bring you some dinner."

"Thanks Kim. You're an angel, you know that?"

"Only for you." she smiled as Tommy gently pulled her back into his arms, placing a passionate kiss on her lips.

30 minutes later, Kimberly sat on the edge of the large bathtub in the master bathroom, quietly talking to Tommy as he soaked in a hot bubble bath.

"You know, I should yell at you for not telling me you were coming home, so I could meet you at the airport." Kimberly said softly. "But I'm so gad you're home I don't even mind not having known."

"I'm sorry Honey, I just couldn't be away from you anymore, so I just jumped on a plane at the last possibly second, and came home as fast as I could."

"How bad was the damage to the lab?"

"The lab is gone . . . . . I don't think anyone survived the explosion other than myself . . . . . I don't know, Hayley is still out there . . . I probably should have stayed too, but I had this really bad pain right here," Tommy said, moving a hand over his chest to his heart "and I only knew one cure . . . . . I had to come home."

"Oh Tommy . . . . ." Kimberly said softy as her heart pounded in her chest.

"I can't be without you Kim . . ."

"I can't be without you either."

". . . . . . I realized today, that even if I had all the money in the world, and everything I could ever possibly want, nothing I do would be worth it, if it weren't for you. You're my entire world Kim. I love you so much."

"I love you too Tommy." Kimberly said as a tear trickled down her cheek. Tommy lifted a wet hand, quickly shaking it off, as he reached up and wiped Kimberly's tear away. Kimberly smiled and kissed the palm of Tommy's hand as it touched her face.

"All I care about, is being here for you Mariah, and AnneMarie. You three make everything worth while for me."

"Just like you do the same for us."

"I think I'm ready to get out of here." Tommy said softly.

"Ok . . ." Kimberly said, removing her legs from the soapy water and drying them off before handing a towel to her husband. "I'm going to go take these dishes downstairs, and finish locking up. I'll meet you in bed."

"Ok . . ." Tommy smiled, reaching for Kimberly's hand. "I love you so much Kim. Thank you for everything."

"I love you too." Kimberly said giving Tommy a gentle kiss, then leaving the bathroom as he began to emerge from the tub.

A few minutes later, Kimberly stuck her head in Mariah's door to see Tommy laying next to her gently running his fingers through her wavy hair.

"Mariah really missed you . . ." Kimberly whispered from the doorway.

"I missed her too . . . . . When I heard her voice coming through my communicator, I cried . . . . . I had been trying to contact someone for hours, and then I heard this faint 'I love you Daddy', and I just cried . . . . . I didn't know it was Mariah, I figured it was someone else. I just missed my little girl so much, I had to keep trying."

"Mariah heard you before Jason and I did. She kept saying 'Daddy' and every time we told her it wasn't you, and that you were on a trip, she would insist that she heard you."

"I'm like a super hero to her . . . No matter how badly I screw up, Mariah still loves me."

"You're her Daddy Tommy."

"I know. It just totally amazes me sometimes, how much she loves me."

"You're her Daddy. She'll always love you no matter what."

"I just hope she never hates me or resents my being gone. I love our little girl more than anything."

"She will never hate you Tommy. You're Mariah's hero, just like you're mine."

"I know . . . . ."

"Come to bed Tommy, it's late." Kimberly told him. "You of all people, could use some rest."

"Ok . . ." Tommy agreed in a soft voice. "Good night Princess. I love you." Tommy gently kissed Mariah's forehead, then got up to follow Kimberly out of the room. He followed slowly followed Kimberly the very short distance down the hall and into their own room, where he collapsed on the bed, and tossed his shirt onto the chair next to the best, as Kimberly changed into her pajamas before climbing into bed next to her husband. "You know what I missed the most, being gone?" Tommy asked as Kimberly curled up next to him, snuggling into Tommy's side, with her head resting on his chest.

"What?"

"This . . . . . I miss holding you at night, then waking up next to you in the morning."

"I miss that too Tommy." Kimberly agreed, tracing circles on his bare chest with her finger.

"I should have died in that explosion . . . . ." Tommy said, his voice trailing off.

"But you didn't . . . And I'm glad because I can't live without you."

"I was lucky . . . So many people lost their lives . . . . . I shouldn't be this happy . . . . ."

"Tommy, don't talk like that . . . Maybe it was just their time . . ."

"I feel bad for all their families . . . . ."

"I know, me too . . . . . . But there isn't anything we can do about it . . . But there is something you can do for me tomorrow . . ."

"Name it."

"I want you to go to the doctor."

"Kim, I'm fine."

"Tommy, you've got all kinds of cuts and bruises all over you. And I really don't like the cut on your back, or the one on your right leg. They look really bad."

"Kim . . . . ."

"Please Tommy . . . . . I don't want you getting any infections."

"Ok . . .I'm too tired to argue."

"Thank you." Kimberly smiled. "Go to sleep Tommy, you need the rest."

"I love you Kim."

"I love you too Tommy." Kimberly said, giving Tommy a gentle kiss before they both drifted off to sleep.

The Next Morning:

"Mommy?" Mariah said the next morning as she sleepily wandered into her parents room and climbed up on the bed. "Mommy?"

"Hey Baby." Kimberly said with a gentle smile. "Did you sleep good?" Mariah slowly nodded her head as she curled up next to her mother. "Hey Mariah, guess who came home after you went to bed last night?"

"Who?"

"Daddy!"

"Daddy home?"

"Yeah! He's right here! Why don't you give him a kiss and wake him up."

Mariah excitedly climbed over Kimberly to reach her Dad. "I love you Daddy." she smiled kissing his lips.

"Tell Daddy to wake up."

"Daddy, up!" Mariah said, gently hitting his chest.

"Try tickling him." Kimberly suggested, watching as tiny Mariah began to tickle her huge father.

"Daddy up!" Mariah laughed as Tommy's eyes slowly began to open.

"Do I see my favorite little girl in the whole entire world?" Tommy asked with a bright smile, as his daughter continued to tickle him.

"Daddy!"

"Princess!"

"Daddy, we go park now?"

"I did promise you we would, didn't I?"

"Mommy, we go park!" Mariah said excitedly.

"Yeah, we can go after Daddy goes to visit the doctor."

"Why Daddy go doctor?"

"Because Daddy has an ouchie and Mommy says he has to." Kimberly told her.

"Can I go too Daddy?" Mariah asked.

"If it's ok with Mommy. But Daddy needs something first."

"Uh oh . . ." Kimberly said, seeing Tommy's wiggling fingers moving toward Mariah.

"Daddy needs a big hug and kiss, before the tickle monster gets Mariah."

"No!" Mariah giggled as Tommy started to tickle her. "No tickle monster! Mommy!"

"Nope, Mommy isn't getting involved this time." Kimberly laughed as Mariah giggled, trying to wiggle away from her father.

"No tickle monster!"

"Daddy needs a hug and kiss then."

"No tickle monster Daddy! Get Mommy!"

"No way! Mommy isn't getting involved."

"Mommy, get Mommy!"

"Nah, Mommy will punish me." Tommy laughed. "I have to tickle Mariah instead."

"How about we give Daddy a big hug and kiss, and then we go downstairs for breakfast." Kimberly suggested.

"We have donuts?" Mariah asked.

"How about Daddy makes pancakes?" Tommy suggested.

"You make me Mickey Mouse?"

"I'll make you anything you want Princess."

"I want Mickey Mouse!" Mariah said excitedly.

"Oh, but Daddy needs his hug and kiss first."

"Daddy!" Mariah laughed, throwing her arms around Tommy's neck.

"I love you Princess. Daddy missed you so much!"

"I love you too Daddy." Mariah said, giving him a kiss.

"Come on, let's go make breakfast for Mommy." Tommy said as he let go of his daughter.

"Hold it you two." Kimberly said as they both started to get up. "Mommy needs a hug and kiss too."

"I love you Mommy!" Mariah said hugging her tight, then giving Kimberly a kiss.

"And you know I agree!" Tommy said, following suit."

"That's better." Kimberly laughed.

"Honey, go take a shower and everything. Mariah and I will make breakfast."

"Tommy, are you sure?"

"Mariah, tell Mommy to go take a shower."

"Take shower Mommy." Mariah giggled.

"Tommy . . ."

"I love you."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Kimberly said with a wink, as Tommy scooped Mariah into his arms, kissed his wife, then left the room.

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