Author's Note: I changed the title from 'Power of Love' to 'Dreams Come True' because I just searching through my very long playlist last night and this song really touched me again. I love Westlife.
Chapter 3
2 ½ years has passed, it was October now, October 6, 2000. Kim's 21st birthday. Tommy was fixing up the loft with Trisha. She was helping put the candles on the cake. Trisha was over 2 now. Kimberly had classes today. Tommy skipped all of his to set up for this and the big bash tonight since it was Friday.
"MOMMY!" Trisha yelled as the door unlocked. Tommy had balloons, flowers, gifts all around. Tommy quickly lit the 21 candles as Kimberly picked up Trisha.
"What in the world!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Tommy yelled. Kim laughed. She went over and kissed him. It was that morning when Trisha came running into their bedroom yelling 'Happy Birthday'.
"Do you like it Mommy?"
"Of course! Look at this place!"
"Mommy, presents!"
"I see." Trisha was placed on the ground as Kim held Tommy's face They kissed.
"Oh, you have to see this." Kim laughed at the cake. "Trisha picked it out."
"It's great."
"Make a wish, Mommy!" Tommy lifted Trisha up to see.
"Okay." Kim closed her eyes and blew out the candles.
"Yay!"
"Okay, go get Mommy the present on top." Trisha ran over to the stack. She carried over the huge box.
"Here Mommy."
"Thanks baby." Kim shook it. "Sounds empty."
"Clothes!"
"Trisha! Baby, you can't tell Mommy what it is!"
"Sorry!"
"Sok, baby. Come, help me." Trisha tore at the paper with Kimberly, Kim opened the door and gasped. "Oh my gosh!" A rose quartz necklace with matching drop earrings on top of a pink shimmer dress. "It's beautiful."
"It's for the party."
"What party?"
"Hello, birthday, big 2-1. Do you really think I wouldn't throw you a bash like you did for me."
"Oh, Tommy." They hugged. She smiled as he handed her the knife. She cut a huge slice for herself, then Trisha. Tommy and Kim shared the cake. They ate and kissed. Trisha smiled at her parents. Tommy dressed Trisha in her new purple gown after he bath her. Kimberly was fixing her hair when Tommy came in.
"Your daughter is being a pain."
"Oh, my daughter now." Tommy was holding her shoes.
"Wow," Tommy stopped as Kim stood in her gown. "Maybe we should stay in." Tommy held her waist.
"No, no. no. I did my hair. Down boy." Tommy fixed his tie. She put in the earrings.
"Dada!" Trisha came in and ran to the bed. Tommy fixed her socks and put on her shoes.
They headed to the party. Aisha came down from Chicago. Both parents of Kim and Tommy came. It was a huge bash, Kim surprised and nearly cried for the first hour at the party. Tommy was pulled aside by Kimberly. She hugged him tightly.
"Do you like it?"
"You are the greatest husband in the world."
"Greatest? Better than a hundred princes?"
"A billion." She cupped his face. "I love you."
"Happy Birthday, Beautiful. Now this is your day, so, go, have fun." He wiped away any fallen tears. They kissed. "I love you." They went around the party, spending time with everyone there. After the party, Tommy carried his sleeping daughter and some gifts from the car with Kimberly behind them.
"You go put her to bed, I'll get the rest of the bags." Kimberly went down to the car and got more bags. She yawned on her second trips. 'Next time the gifts are brought to the house' she thought. It was nearly 3am. Tommy finished changing Trisha for bed and stood at the railing to find Kimberly putting the gifts in stacks.
"Gonna need a lot of thank you cards," Tommy said smiling down. He came down the steps pulling off his tie. Kimberly lifted her brand new guitar and case.
"How did you know I wanted a new guitar?"
"Kind of figured. You know, there's more."
"More?" Tommy walked over to the covered table. He pulled the white sheet off. Kim gasped. "A piano?"
"Yea." Tommy smiled and folded the sheet. "You said, this would make a perfect sport for a piano. You know, the sunlight coming in the morning."
"It must have cost a fortune!"
"Nah, I got a great deal." Her hands ran along it. Kim pulled off her scarf
"You're too much." She motioned for him. Tommy lifted her up to the piano and they kissed. "Thank you." He nodded. Tommy lifted her up and carried her upstairs to their bedroom. Kimberly losing her dress and shoes on the way, along with Tommy's jacket, shoes, and pants. Kimberly laid on the bed wearing nothing but the necklace and earrings. Tommy on top, smiling down at her. He touched the gem before kissing her deep on the lips. Throughout the night, they made passionate love until their bodies went weak. The lovers laid in tangled sheets whispering deep devotions of love for one another before falling asleep.
Halloween day, October 31st, Kimberly was dressing Trisha in her Tinkerbell fairy costume. Tommy came in with another big bag of candy. Kim stood up after fixing Trisha's wings and crown when her stomach went south. Tommy barely got out of the way as Kim ran to puke.
"Mommy sick?"
"I think so." Tommy was in his Aladdin costume, with Kim as Jasmine, belly dancer. Kimberly came out 20 minutes later. "You okay?"
"I haven't felt like this since I was pregnant with Trisha..." They looked at each other.
"Pregnant?" Kim quickly looked at the calendar. "The pill?"
"I'm late."
"How late?" She started counting on her fingers."
"About 4 weeks." Tommy smiled.
"But the pill?"
"Yea."
"It's great, right?"
"I mean, yea, we wanted more children, but graduation is coming up and..."
"We can handle it."
"Where are we gonna fit another one?"
"Trisha's room."
"She is not gonna like that."
"She's 2, Kim. Tough. We are the parents." They hugged.
"I hope it's a boy," Kim said.
"A boy?"
"Yea, so we can say little Tommy." He kissed her. They went trick-or-treating. Doctor Walker, the same one that deliveried Trisha confirmed that Kim was pregnant. The more interesting factor was that she was not pregnant with one child, but identical twins.
2 ½ months later, Tommy laid in bed with Kimberly. It was the Friday before Valentine's Day, February 13th, 2001. Trisha asleep between them. Tommy laid awake. Kim's groan caused him to turn to her.
"What's wrong?"
"Sitting right on my spleen or bladder." She sat up sleepily. Kim rubbed her rounded stomach through her nightgown. "I swear baby left is biting me."
"She had no teeth, Beautiful."
"Well, whatever." Tommy and Kim found out on their last doctor visit, the identical twins were girls. Kim went to the bathroom. She came out and sighed. "135."
"What?"
"The scale flashed 135."
"That's not bad."
"For what! YOU! I'm soo fat!" Tommy sat up and pulled her to him. She sat on his lap.
"You are pregnant, with twins." Kim's face went into his chest. "Let's get some sleep. It's only 9."
"You have class in 40 minutes."
"I can be a little late." They kissed. Tommy slipped from Kim, covering her up more before heading to shower. Kim woke briefly and rubbed Trisha's head as she slept. Tommy gave Trisha a kiss, then Kim's belly and finally Kimberly before he left. Tommy, a senior in his final semester had not many courses other than labortory and experience/field work to do. He was a TA in 3 courses. This summer, he was going on a paleontology dig this summer with Anton Mercer. The grad program would be for 2 or more years. Kim finished her degrees in fashion, business and art after fall semester. UCLA had a winter graduation for all those seniors done early. Since she came to UCLA, she had taken courses over the summer so she could finish early. She wanted to open her own Art studio and gallery to display her arts, fashion and teach art classes. But since she was pregnant with twins, she decided to wait, though Tommy did want her to go ahead with the studio.
Tommy got home around 1pm. Both Kimberly and Trisha in their painting overalls in front of their canvases.
"Daddy!" Trisha ran to him. Tommy picked her up after putting down his bag.
"Wow! Look at you! You know, paint belongs on the paper," Tommy said touching her green cheek.
"I tried to tell her that." Tommy kissed Kim. "Guess what came into the mail?"
"What?"
"Baby name books."
"Again!"
"Again?"
"Yea, haven't we battled that enough for now?"
"No, we have twin girls coming and no idea what to name either of them. After my shower, we need to sit down and really do this."
"Fine." Tommy put Trisha down. She went back to watching cartoons and trying to paint the characters she saw on tv. Kim showed the baby looney tunes she painted.
"Wow, Mommy. Looks like ducky!" Kim smiled. Tommy went through the stack of mail on the counter. He opened his checks from racing. He had slowed down racing for his uncle, only going like every other weekend.
"I swear my uncle is doubling my pay." Kim came over wiping her hands. She looked at the checks.
"He's trying to be helpful. You did just win a race like last month."
"True, but I can't take all this money every month. I didn't earn it." Kim picked Trisha up to the sink to wash her hands.
"Tommy, you hardly get paid for your TA jobs. I'm not working, we could use any extra cash that comes in. Especially with the redecorating the extra room into a nursery. It will help." Tommy decided to turn the partial room into a nursery after breaking down and pushing back the wall a little. Construction wouldn't end for another few weeks, and probably be completely done in a month.
"You're right." Trisha splashed some water, so Kim put her down.
"Mommy can we go par?"
"Maybe Daddy can take us later?"
"Sure, princess. How about lunch in the park?"
"YAY!"
"Now go take those clothes off," Kim said patting Trisha's back. Trisha ran to the stairs. "Slow down!" Trisha immediately stopped and slowly stepped up the stairs. Kim and Tommy laughed. "owie." Kim grabbed a chair at the island and rubbed her stomach. Tommy quickly went to her side. "I'm fine."
"Liar." He pulled out the chair and sat her down. "Where does it hurt?"
"I'm fine, the babies just moved."
"Moved?"
"A little, it was weird, I felt a slight kick." Tommy pressed his hands to her belly. "It's slight." She moved his hand up. Tommy smiled at the slight poke. "You feel that?"
"Yea." Tommy bent down and starting kissing Kim. She held his sides. Their tongues caressing one another's. Tommy's hands came up and cupped her face.
"MOMMY!" Trisha's scream broke the kiss. "MOMMY!"
"Coming!" Kim held his face. "Later." Tommy groaned as she bit his lip. Kimberly got up and started the climb of the stairs. Trisha stood naked holding the railing. "A short bath, princess, okay." Kimberly carried her to the bathroom. Kim added some toys after the tub was being filled. Kimberly lifted Trisha into the tub. Kim washed Trisha quickly. "Go make Daddy dress you, now."
"Can I wear my Mermer shoes?"
"Sure." Trisha ran to Tommy dropping her towel. Kim laughed. Tommy lifted her up after putting the towel back around her.
"Come on, princess." Kim went to shower. Tommy put Trisha in a tee shirt and shorts. Trisha found her Ariel sandals that was just brought for her 2 days ago.
"How about Chinese food for lunch?" Tommy asked as Kim came from her shower. Trisha was on their bed watching tv.
"Trisha is too picky?" Kimberly pulled out some outfits.
"She loves chicken and french fries."
"Exactly, bad food."
"And all that White Castle, MacDonalds, and Arby's you give her is soo much better."
"Shut up." Kim held up yellow dress, before dropping it to the ground. She pulled out a floral dress and nodded.
"What do you want to eat?"
"Something with tons of cheese and pickles."
"Okay." Kim smiled.
"Why don't I go make a picnic basket and you order your Chinese food."
"Okay." Kimberly stopped him by grabbing his arm.
"Order her chicken fingers, apple sticks and french fries." She pulled the dress up. Tommy zipped up the back of the dress. Kim fixed the straps. Tommy's arms wind around her and went to her belly. They started at themselves in the mirror.
"I love you." Her hand came up and rubbed the back of his head.
"I love you too."
Tommy carried the basket, Trisha, blanket and Chinese take-out. Kimberly motioned to a spot in the shade. About 20 minutes later, a couple came by with 3 dalmatian.
"Oh doggy!" Trisha jumped up.
"Trisha Rose Oliver, sit." Trisha did. The couple smiled and walked toward them. "Now you may go." Trisha started to play with the dogs.
"I want doggy!" Trisha whined as the couple left.
"Maybe Mommy will let us get one."
"We have twins coming."
"Just one."
"2!" Trisha smiled.
"Maybe," Kim said. Tommy nudged Trisha. Trisha went to coloring as Tommy looked through one baby book, as Kim had another one. Kim sat with her back to his chest.
"I like Emma and Ella."
"Ella Oliver, no," Tommy said.
"Dakota?" Kim said looking up.
"Dakota and Denise."
"No."
"Traci and Staci." Kim laughed.
"It doesn't have to rhyme or be similar."
"Whitney, Courtney." Kim shook her head. "Hope and Faith."
"Done so many times. Jennifer."
"Jessica."
"Jenny and Jessy."
"I thought you said you don't want it to rhyme?"
"As long as it sounds nice. Ava and Anna."
"Ava?"
"Greek, I think, means bird."
"I don't like Ava."
"Why not?"
"Ava Oliver, please."
"Find a better one then."
"Bethany."
"EW!"
"Grace."
"Grace is nice."
"Not nice enough?" Kim shook her head. "You know, Ella is looking better now." On Kim's notepad, she had tons of names written down. In black was potential names, blue was potential middle names. In red was potential combos. Tommy wrote down 2 names.
"Kayla and Layla?"
"Sounds pretty and looks nice." Kim shook her head.
"Jordan."
"That's a boy's name."
"Not necessary. I mean, Courtney could be a boy's names too."
"Who do you know named Courtney?"
"Courtney Martin, he was inArt major with me."
"Fine." Tommy circled Madison.
"Madison?"
"Yea." Kim smiled. She searched the pages and put down Mackenzie. "Mackenzie. Madison and Mackenzie."
"Madison and Mackenzie."
"I like it."
"Me too."
"Mackenzie Layla and Madison Kayla."
"Give it up!"
"Oh come on! It's pretty!" Kim placed her hand on her belly.
"Ella and Emma is better for middle names."
"No."
"Why not?" Kim looked up. Tommy continued searching. "You're just mad I said no to Kayla and Layla."
"So. Come on, say it with me. Mackenzie Layla and Madison Kayla." Kim did. Tommy shook his head after they added Oliver. "Okay, but at least it's better than Ella."
"No. Mackenzie Emma, no, Mackenzie Ella. I don't like Madison Emma, though."
"I don't like it either."
"Maybe Madison Ava and Mackenzie Ella."
"I don't like Ella at all."
"Why not!"
"Doesn't roll with Oliver."
"Fine, Mackenzie Ella Hart." Tommy squeezed her arm. He kissed her cheek.
"Don't push it."
"Mommy look!" Trisha help up her book.
"Beautiful, baby!"
"You done?" Kimberly looked at her plate of half eaten cottage cheese, pickles and MacDonalds burger.
"No." She dipped her pickle in the cottage cheese. "So, do you like Ava?"
"No, but it's better than Ella."
"Fine, what do you like?" Tommy looked at the page and pointed out the 2 names.
"Kayla and Layla."
"Besides those 2 names!"
"Gene."
"Like Gena or just Gene?"
"Gene."
"With Mackenzie or Madison."
"Mackenzie."
"Mackenzie Gene Oliver. Okay."
"You'll let me have Gene?"
"Yea."
"Really?"
"Yea!"
"What do you get?"
"Ava."
"Ava, figures." Tommy shook his head.
"Madison Ava Oliver. Don't like it?"
"Just doesn't go with Gene now."
"Okay, so we have established the first names. Madison and Mackenzie, right?"
"Right. Maybe Mackenzie Ava Oliver."
"Mackenzie Ella."
"No, Ella!"
"Fiiine. Meka."
"Meka? Where did that come from?"
"I just saw it like 2 pages ago. Mackenzie Meka."
"No."
"Madison Meka." Kim laughed. She reached up and kissed him. "At least we accomplished half of it. Just middle names to go."
"Anna and Ava."
"What?"
"Anna and Ava." Kim looked up at Tommy. "Madison Ava and Mackenzie Anna."
"Really?"
"Yea." Kim smiled and wrote the names on the paper together.
"I love them." Tommy kissed her head. "Trisha come. Mommy and Daddy have the baby names." Trisha went to Kim's lap.
"You know, Mommy is have 2 baby girls." Trisha nodded.
"Daddy and I have decided on, Mackenzie Anna and Madison Ava."
"Do you like them princess?" Trisha shrugged. "Are they pretty names?" Trisha shrugged again. "Does someone not really care?" Trisha shrugged. Tommy smiled.
"You know Mommy and Daddy love you." Trisha nodded. "Very much." Trisha turned and laid against Kim's chest. She hugged her mother.
"It's about time for someone missed their nap."
"Come on." Tommy packed away the food and they got up. Tommy carried Trisha. Kimberly allowed Tommy to stop at Dairy Queen, when Trisha screamed for ice cream. Kim licked her cone as Tommy drove. She feed him some often. Kim carried Trisha inside and upstairs. They all laid in bed. Tommy watched his girls napping as he worked on some papers and assignments.
Tommy woke up early. He didn't want Kim to wake when the delivery guy came with the many vases and bouquets of flowers and roses. Kim woke up to find petals dropping on her face. She smiled.
"Happy Valentine's Day."
"Happy Valentine's Day," she whispered. Tommy lifted a long box to her. "What is this?"
"Open it." Kim did and smiled. It was blue sapphire and pink heart cross necklace with blue sapphire and diamond bracelet."
"Oh, Tommy."
"Ever since you lost your gold cross, I've been meaning to replace it." He put it on her.
"It's beautiful. Thank you." Tommy carried Kimberly downstairs where breakfast, flowers, balloons and bears were waiting. Everything was quiet and perfect as they ate and kissed. Trisha came downstairs dragging her baby blanket and Gizmo behind her. Tommy lifted her to sit on the table after he pulled away from kissing Kimberly.
"Good morning, princess." Tommy pulled a basket toward her. "Happy Valentine's Day." Trisha's eyes went wide with the stacks of jelly beans and sweethearts.
"Happy Vale..Vale-entimine Day." Kim smiled. Tommy pulled out a card. "For me?"
"Yep." She turned it around and saw a huge bunny. Trisha went through the basket. Tommy helped her open a bag of jelly beans.
"She's gonna ruin her breakfast."
"You heard her, it's Valentimine Day." Trisha went to her father's lap. Tommy tried to feed her some eggs and toast. Trisha would pop beans into her mouth. "Let's go, the pet store will open soon. Let's get our puppies."
"Puppies! Yay!"
"Tommy!"
"What?"
"I said maybe."
"NO!" Trisha pouted. Tommy did too. "Please Mommy!"
"Please Mommy." Kim sighed. She couldn't say no to her daughter and husband's pouting faces.
"Fine! Let's go."
"Yay!" Trisha was helped off the table and ran to the stairs.
"Slow down!" Tommy helped Kimberly stand up. She thumped his forehead hard.
"Ow!"
"You are so getting it later!"
"Promise?" He pressed his forehead to hers. They kissed. Kim held his face as their kiss deepened.
"MOMMY! DADDY! COME!" Trisha yelled from the steps.
"Coming." Kim ended up lifting Trisha and carrying her up.
The pet store was opening as the trio arrived. Tommy was with Trisha in a petting area, as Kimberly was looking through some dog books. A helper had a pug and 2 beagles in the area with them. Kimberly searched the dog pens.
"So, Miss, first family dog?"
"Yea, I mean, I've had dogs before. What would you suggest as a good brand?"
"Depends, are you looking for a little dog or big dog?"
"Big dog."
"Huskies are nice. Or St. Bernard. Most people go for golden Retrievers." Kim rubbed her belly and she passed a Yorkshire.
"Awww, she, I mean, he's adorable!"
"He's a few weeks old, let me go get him."
"Thanks."
"Okay, princess, what do you like?" A husky was also brought in with a laboratory retriever.
"Beegle!"
"Beagles, okay." Kimberly came over holding the Yorkshire Terrier.
"I want him," Kim said.
"A Yorkshire, sure."
"Soo cute."
"Trisha likes the beagle."
"Trisha, baby, they don't get big. How about the retriever or a husky?"
"No! Bee!" Trisha held up the puppy.
"Fine."
"There are other pet stores around, Kim. We can keep looking."
"No, get her the beagle."
"Kim, take the yorkie, I know you love them."
"They will be too much."
"Kim, we can get both of them."
"Can I have 2?"
"Don't get greedy," Kim said.
"They are actually from the same littler. Twin boy beagles," the helper said.
"Please, please, MOMMY!" Tommy lifted the 2 beagles.
"Please, Mommy." He held them up to Kim.
"Where are we gonna fit 3 puppies?"
"Same place we would fit 2."
"Well, Lulu is not staying with beagles."
"Lulu? I thought it was a boy."
"Or Foxy. I haven't quite figured which name is best."
"Come on, let's load up." Tommy nodded to the helper. "We'll take the beagles and yorkie."
"Anything else?"
"Beds, food, bowels, toys, collars, lots of paper lining." The helper smiled and nodded.
"I'll get you set up. Would you like some tags?"
"Sure." The 3 dogs came to almost 2 gran, but with the accessories for the dogs, beds, food, toys, clothes, the grand total was $4200. Tommy charged it. Trisha carried the Yorkie, while Kim carried the beagles. Tommy and the helper carried all the other items to the car.
Tommy spent over an hour setting up an area for the puppies, while Kim and Trisha played with the puppies.
"Trisha, you need to name them."
"Me?"
"Yea." Kim was going through the bags for collars.
"Ducky!"
"Ducky?"
"He looks like ducky!"
"Okay, what color?" Trisha pointed to the green color. Kimberly got out a marker and wrote Ducky in black. She added the heart-shaped charms to the collar and put it on Ducky, the one Trisha carried over.
"And what about this little one?" Kim pulled the other beagle to her. She had her Yorkshire with a purple collar and the name Jack on it.
"Mushu!"
"Mooshu?"
"Yea, Mushu!"
"From Mulian?" Trisha nodded. "Okay." Kim put the red collar after writing Mushu on it. Tommy came over after washing his hands. "Tommy, say hello to Jack, Ducky and Mushu."
"Ducky?"
"Your daughter." Kim smiled.
"So, we are out in the park, walking around and if they somehow get away. I have to yell out Ducky? Mushu?"
"Yep."
"Oh, come on!" Trisha held up Ducky.
"Daddy can we go to the park?"
"We need to show the puppies around so they can learn the area."
"Fine." Tommy pulled down the 3 black chains down from the key chain holder. The chain had Oliver on the top with their address and phone number underneath. Tommy put the chains on each puppy after helping Kimberly stand up from the ground. They kissed. Trisha took the 2 beagles chains and led the way. Kim put her arms around Tommy as they left.
man, that was a long one, more to come