After a nice, much needed vacation, I am back, gals and fellows! Thank you all for your patience and support. I really appreciated all the great love you all have been giving me about my stories. And now back to the action...I've got so much planned, so enjoy the ride, because it gets pretty freaking interesting and scary for a while.

Chapter 20

Kimberly went to bed angry. Tommy laid there beside her as she rubbed the head of the terrier on her stomach. Bulldog running around at the foot.

"Look, Jason, sometimes, can put his dick in his mouth, you shouldn't let it.."

"But was he right! Is that all we are to him, sex! To everyone!"

"NO!" Kim pulled away as he tried to hold her. "We know what we are, why should it matter what..."

"They are friends, best friends and all they see is...I need to take a walk." Kim pulled her Gizmo PJ pants on from the floor and slipped on her hi-tops.

"Wait a minute, it's like 11:30 at night."

"I don't care!" She fixed her pink tank down and pulled her hair into a ponytail. She picked up the puppies. "I can tire out the puppies!" She opened the door and let them run out.

"I'll go with you! Wait!"

"No, I need to be alone." She closed the door. Kim put the chains on the puppies and they left.

1am

Tommy looked over at his clock. Kim still hadn't returned. Tommy sighed and got up. He slipped on a shirt, pants and shoes. Just as he opened the door, Kim had her keys up to unlock the door.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"I was just coming to.." Kim cut his sentence off with a kiss. "Get you."

"I'm sorry. Instead of letting all the anger stay in me, we should have talked. I should know that you are the one person, I can trust and tell anything to, no matter how silly, stupid it sounds." Tommy pulled her inside and kissed her again. Kim pulled away to put the puppies in their bed.

"I'm sorry too."

"Come here, tiger." She pulled him by the shirt into the bedroom. Tommy closed the door behind him as Kim held his face as they kissed. Kimberly pulled his shirt off, still kissing him. Tommy was pushed to the bed, as Kim straddled his lap. She kissed him again, as he pulled her tank off. She cupped his face and kissed again. As his hands molded and caressed her breasts, Tommy slipped his hand between them, into Kim's pants and slid a few fingers inside her. It wasn't long before the couple laid under the sheets, naked, making love. Tommy lifted her legs around his waist, as he thrust faster and harder inside her. It was intense, it was slow, they made love to relight their souls. They came together, only 'Love you' could be uttered after one of the most intense sex between the couple.

"Wow."

"Double wow." Tommy got up on his arms, only to have Kim's legs tighten around his waist, refusing to let him go. "What?"

"I like it when you stay inside me."

"Me too." Tommy reached down and kissed her deeply. When her hands roamed down his back and squeeze his butt, pushing him deeper inside her, Tommy moaned to her squeezing around him. The bed creaked once again beneath them. Tommy came again, as they kissed. Kim loved when he jerks and trembles. She rubbed the sides of his head.

"I love you."

"I love you too," he said. Kim held his face as they kissed, tongues battling. They smiled at each other. Tommy kissed her shoulder and rolled them over to their sides. She hugged him with content.

5:15 am

Kimberly slipped from the bed. She placed a pillow in Tommy's arms. He hugged it, thinking it was her and continued sleeping. Kim put on her pink sport bra, black shorts, black hoodie and black sneakers. Kim got her gymnastic gear and sneaked out the room. She grabbed some juice and made a quick egg sandwich. She gave the puppies a kiss goodbye as she left. At the gymnasium, only the coaches and a few girls were there warming up.

"There you are! I knew you would come." Coach Henderson motioned for Kim to come over.

"You know my husband, these are my assistance, Eric, Cindy and Michelle."

"Hi, nice to meet you." Kim shook their hands.

"So, are you going to show us something or just watch?"

"Uh, I haven't really..."

"Just warm up. Cindy, help her with her bags" Coach Blair Henderson and her husband, Coach Thorne Henderson have lead the UCLA girl's team to 4 national titles in the last 10 years. The husband and wife combo seems to work for them.

Kimberly went to the beam. She stretched a little after slipping off her hoodie and sneakers. She looked at the beam and ran her hand along it.

"Still got that punch front?"

"Yea," Kim said smiling. Cindy helped her set up the punch. Kim stood at the line. Flashes of '96 Olympics flooded her mind. She took a deep breath and ran down to the beam. Kim did a punch pike onto the beam. She had a slight pause. She went into some jumps and a spin. Her sequence, 2 back walkovers. Kim nearly came off the beam, her feet gripping it. Kim did her dance steps and low beam work. She ended with a simple full twist dismount. Cindy nodded.

"When was the last time you were on a beam?"

"Like April."

"Wow."

"Bad, huh?"

"No, only a bobble on your mount and sequence. Dismount was good."

"It was simple."

"Kim, this is college. What you did at the level of Olympics is way beyond what we do here. You'll see. Good job."

"I see you haven't lost that touch," Coach Henderson said. She handed Kim some bar grips. "Let's check out your swing." Kim smiled and took the grips.

8am

"How could she just disappear and not take her phone!"

"Tommy, calm down, this is Kim here. She can take care of herself!"

"She didn't even leave a note..I don't understand this." All of the sudden, the door opened. Kim looked up at faces of Rocky, Tommy and Adam.

"Hey guys."

"Where have you been!"

"At the gym?"

"Why didn't you leave a note or take your cell phone!"

"I didn't know I needed to! I thought I would be back before you woke up!"

"Sorry." Tommy held her shoulders and hugged her. "I was just soo worried." Tommy noticed powder on her neck. "You were at the gym?"

"Gymnastic center."

"Why?"

"I...I did a trail run through of some things."

"You joined the team." His tone indicated it was more a statement than a question.

"Well, they liked me and with a little more training, they think I could be ready for next week's meet. Isn't that great!" Rocky and Adam knew a fight was boiling.

"Yea, it's great. I better head to class," Adam said. "Congratulation, Kim." Adam kissed her cheek and grabbed his bag. He left.

"Yea, wonderful!" Rocky rushed out with him after hugging Kimberly.

"Why didn't you tell me you were doing this?"

"I didn't know I need your permission."

"That's not the point, here. You said, you didn't want to do this, one phone call from your mother and now you are on the team!"

"Gee, thanks for the support." Kim put her bag down and walked away. "I thought you would be happy for me!"

"I will be, if you tell me this is what you want to do!"

"Of course it is! I wouldn't be doing this if..."

"No, Kim, honestly, tell me. You're not doing this to please your mother."

"I am not doing this to please my mother, gosh! Thanks for not believing I can't make decisions on my own!" She slammed the bathroom door in his face. Tommy hit the door.

2pm

Kimberly stood outside her Dance instructors office. Today's class was meetings to talk about the final dance for the exam.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"It's okay."

"So, you are doing the piece with Aisha?"

"Yea."

"And you did "I'm A Slave For You" for your midterm." She wrote in Kim's folder. Kim nodded. "My only A, I gave out."

"Thanks."

"You deserved it. So, what's will the music selection this time?"

"Umm...'Honey'."

"Sounds good."

"More hip-hop orientated. Is that okay?"

"It's a free final, you can do whatever you want. No slacking off though."

"Oh, I promise. Aisha and I have something nice planned."

"Good."

"Nothing too flashy, it's not about the outfit, it's about the dance."

"I know."

"Can't wait." Kim smiled and left.

2:30pm

Tommy opened his bedroom door to find Kimberly asleep on top of the bed. Tommy quietly slid her sneakers off her feet and put the blanket around her. Something on her side caused him to stop. He eased Kim's black tee up and saw a bruise forming on her side. He moved her gray corduroys down a bit and saw the bruise spread. Kim woke up. She sat up pulling away.

"What are you doing?"

"You should ice that."

"It's fine."

"Doesn't look fine."

"I said it was!" She fixed her tee.

"Sorry." Tommy stood up. He went to the door.

"I fell from bars." Tommy stopped. "And it hurts like hell." Tommy turned around. Kim's head was down. "You were right. I shouldn't be doing this."

"I never said you shouldn't do this," Tommy said coming back to sit beside her. "I just want you to be doing this because it's what you want to do." Kim got up and hugged him.

"I need you."

"I need you too."

"I need your help."

"I'm here."

"I can't do this alone."

"You are never alone, Beautiful, trust me."

Teaser: The door bell buzzed.

"I'll get it," Kimberly said carrying out her bookbag. She opened it and gasped. "Tyler?"

"Hi, someone was coming in, so I just came up. Hey."

"Hi. What's are you doing here?" He pulled out some keys and dangled them.

"Brought your car."

"My car? My Car! Oh, come in!" Tyler laughed as she hugged him.