Chapter 4

8:15 am

Buzzzzzz Buzzzzzzz

Tommy woke up and groaned.

Buzzzzzzz Buzzzzz

"What the fuc..?" His head raised from Kim's hair. Tommy looked around to find the sun shining. The sound never came again, so Tommy laid back down on Kimberly. She lightly moaned as his arms and legs tighten around. They both fell back into a deep sleep.

"Where do you think he could be?" Jason shrugged at Katherine.

"And Kimberly?"

"We have all searched for hours now. Neither of them has gone back to their cars and Tommy is not answering his cell."

"Maybe he turned it off, you know he forgets and doesn't turn it on for days," Rocky said getting some juice.

"But Kimberly would answer hers. She always keeps that bloodily thing on and going. She wouldn't just disappear," Aisha said pouring some coffee. Jason took the mug. "Hey!"

"Who made it." She looked at him and got another mug.

"Well, maybe we just haven't searched the right places."
"Not again," Rocky said getting some toast. "We have searched this entire city."

"Find, then I'll go out again by myself." Aisha grabbed her jacket.

"Aisha, wait, I'll come." Adam said running after her. Jason took a plate of eggs and bacon. Katherine redial Tommy's cell phone using the loft phone.

Buzzzzz Buzzzzzzz

Tommy's head shot up again.

"Do you hear that?" He whispered. Kimberly mumbled into the pillow.

Buzzzzz Buzzzzzzz

Kim's head raised with him. It was quiet again.

"It's nothing." She patted his head after their head went down. They kissed. Just as Kimberly fell back asleep, the buzz came back. Tommy was snapped from his dream and slowly moved off the bed. He searched through his clothes. He pulled up his pants, he found his phone, on the ground vibrating.

"13 new messages?" Tommy sat on the bed after sliding on his boxers. He slid back on the bed and kissed Kim's shoulder when the phone vibrated again. Tommy groaned and sat up. "Just sleep." Kimberly mumbled after Tommy kissed her on the lips. He went to his door and opened it. Katherine was hanging up the phone and saw Tommy closing his door behind him. "What is the problem?"

"Tommy!" Katherine rushed to him. She hugged him only to get Tommy to pulled her off him. "Where have you been?"

"Sleeping."

"All this time?"

"Yea." He walked to get some water.

"We searched all night for you and tried calling you."

"I see," Tommy said putting his cell on the counter and going into the sodalike fridge machine and pulled out some juice.

"You okay?"

"Yea." Katherine went to him. When she reached to touch him, Tommy pulled away. "What are you doing?" He stepped away drinking his juice.

"I was soo worried about you, I can't get a hug?"

"No." He went to walk back to his room.

"Why not?"

"You made it pretty clear last night, Katherine."

"I was upset."

"No, you made yourself clear."

"Maybe it's the lack of sleep that has gotten you cranky, I'll talk to you later."

"Don't waste your breath."

"Tommy?" Jason said.

"Wha?" Katherine picked up her purse, keys and jacket and walked out.

"You know you can be such a dick sometimes," Tanya said following her. She slammed the door behind her. Tommy smiled.

"Bro, what's going on?"

"Nothing." Tommy went to open his door when Rocky walked over.

"Hey, wait. We have been up all night worrying about you!"

"I never asked you to."

"Okay, dickhead," Jason said coming over.

"Like he said, what's going on here. Katherine was really scared and worried, you should go apologize." Rocky looked into Tommy's slightly open door. The half naked woman with the sheets bunched around her waist, caused Rocky to stare. "No way, dude." Jason stopped before Tommy could quickly close his door. Kimberly moaned and turned to her back. Jason gasped, only to be shoved away as Tommy closed his door.

"That had better not be Kimberly."

"It is."

"Now, I see why you didn't want Katherine staying. Did you and Kim...last night.."

"None of your business, either of you."

"None of our...listen, bro, we called the police, anyone to help us find you two and you were here having sex!"

"We just got here like 4 okay."

"Oh, well, that's makes it so much better! Was last night the first...?"

"No."

"No?" Rocky asked.

"No."

"Well, how long!"

"Over 4 months."

"4 Months!" Jason yelled. Tommy hushed him and pushing them from the door.

"Look, I love her, I honestly love Kimberly and it's time we stop pretending. We belong together."

"Hey, I'm for it, bro, but what about Katherine?"

"Yea, you two have been going behind her back for 4 months!"

"I'm sorry about that, but I can't change the past. I'm telling her tonight."

"Oh man, you better! If you don't and this goes on and Tanya finds out I knew, she'll kill me!"

"This is not about you, Rocky!" Jason said hitting him in the end. "You're going to break her heart."

"I know." Kimberly opened the door with the sheet wrapped around her.

"Hey," Rocky and Jason said.

"Hey." She held up her pink diamond stud phone. "Why do I have 18 new messages?"

Tommy gave Kimberly his grey sweater after a long shower together.

"I think you left some flip flops here." Tommy went into his closet. He pulled out her navy flip flops.

"I have been looking for these for weeks." She pulled up her miniskirt. Tommy kissed her.

"I forgot to bring them by."

"Figures."

"Hey."

"Hey yourself." They kissed. When Tommy went to kiss her, Kimberly pulled away and smiled at the calendar on the wall. "So, do you know what happened 4 years ago, this day?"

"No."

"HEY!" He held her tighter.

"I remember, I saw this beautiful girl in a pink hat and pink short-shorts."

"They weren't that short."

"Yea, they were."

"Did you believe in love at first sight?"

"No. Not until I met you." She smiled and they kissed again.

Rocky ended up taking them to pick up their cars, before he went to take Tanya for lunch.

"So, when should I expect the bombs?" Kimberly asked getting into her RAV4.

"Around 5 or 6."

"Great."

"The sooner I tell her, the sooner we can be together."

"I know." He kissed her through the window.

"Pack a bag to stay over a few days."

"Is that wise?" He nodded. "Okay."

"Good, see you later."

"Bye, tiger."

"Bye, Beautiful. I love you." They kissed again.

"I love you too." She started her car. Tommy waved to her and went to his truck.

There was a buzz at the door.

"Hello?"

"Packets for Tommy Oliver."

"Sure." Tommy hit the button to let the guy up. Tommy signed for it and took it.

"What is that?" Rocky asked seeing a bouquet of flowers, a bear, some roses, and a long small box.

"A gift," Tommy said smiling. He put them into his room.

Back at the girl's loft, Kimberly arrived to find Aisha on the phone.

"She just walked in." Aisha held the phone out for her. "Your mother." Kimberly took it after putting her brown paper bag on the counter.

"Hi, Mom. Yea, Sorry. I lost my cell, that's why I haven't been answering. I found it in my mess of a car." She held the phone. "Hey, thanks."

"Whatever." Aisha walked away. Kimberly went back to listening to her mother.

"No, I'm fine. Yea. Thanks for the package last week. Yea, it was nice. Okay. I love you too." Kimberly hung up the phone. Kimberly got 2 spoons and knocked on Aisha's door.

"Yea?"

"It's me, can I come in?"

"Why?"

"Please." Aisha unlocked her door and opened it. She held up a carton of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. "Peace offering, brownie batter mix."

"It's 10 in the morning."

"Or cherries chocolate flakes." She pulled out another carton. "I got chubby hubby, chunky monkey, strawberry shortcake, coffee. And you can never go wrong with cookie dough." Aisha stepped aside.

"You got the spoons?" Kimberly held up 2 spoons, both having their names on it. "Come in." She closed the door behind her.

Katherine went back to the loft. Tanya and Rocky dropped her off. Tommy went out to pick up some more dryer sheets. Katherine went into Tommy's room. She saw the bouquet and roses. She grabbed the teddy bear which said 'I love you' with every squeeze. Tommy walked into his room to find Katherine holding the navy long velvet case. Katherine turned around with tears in her eyes, covering her mouth.

"Oh Tommy."

Teaser: "You're soaking wet." She pulled away from his hands. "Come on, Kim, come in." He touched her bare shoulders and pulled her inside. Her clothes clung to her, the white skirt, sheer now, hair matted to her face. Tommy walked to her toward the laundry area. He searched for some towels and found a few. He came back carrying the towels. Kim slapped him hard. Tommy staggered backward.
"You are a jackass and I'm a fool." Tommy closed his eyes and walked toward her. Kim stepped back slightly, but Tommy cornered her against the wall and started rubbing down Kim. "I'm sorry."
"How could you give that to her! I thought we...I was wasting my time, huh?" She pushed him away.