Chapter 39

The couple went back to bed. Kimberly tried to go to sleep, her mind trying to absorb all of the past week. She moved more into Tommy's arms.

"What's wrong?"

"I didn't know, I mean, I didn't ever think we could be here. After my dad's explosion and the call from my mother, my strength, I thought I wasn't strong enough to..." Tommy cupped her face.

"Beautiful, you are beyond strong. You are smart, compassionate, loyal, loving, and so damn determined. Every time I look at you, my heart soars with love." He kissed her forehead. "Waking up as your husband, is the best feeling in the world. I go to bed thinking of you, and waking up loving you so much." Kim raised her head and kissed him fully on the lips. Tommy closed his eyes as Kim cupped his face and kissed. Tommy slowly lifted up to roll them over. Kim moaned as he worked her clothes off. Tommy's mouth traveled down her neck, chest, stomach. "Wife, I love you."

"I love you." He kissed her breath away, as he moved deeper into her. Kimberly arched up against Tommy and he sped up until she cried out his name, Tommy right with her. "My sweet, sweet, love," she whispered rubbing the back of his head, as he fell to her chest. "I am so happy."

"Me too, Beautiful. Me too."

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6pm

Kimberly came downstairs with Tommy finally.

"Well well, who would have guessed, the newlyweds, the last to get up."

"Shut up!" Kim shoved Tim away.

"So, ladies, I was thinking about a day at the Canyon Ranch," Maria said. "There is this great ladies retreat package, that I am dying to try."

"My wife loves the Canyon Ranch, all my co-workers go," Mr. Hart said.

"Where is that?"

"Upstate New York. We can go tomorrow."

"Sounds great," Kim said.

"Only ladies?" Tommy asked.

"Oh, Tommy, you wouldn't like facials and mud baths," Maria said.

"Why not?" Tim laughed.

"Come on, dude. Mud baths?"

"Okay, maybe not mud baths, but..." Tommy added.

"You can go one whole day without me, right?"

"No." Kim's mother smiled.

"Really?" Tommy nodded to Kim. "I'll make it up to you."

"Better." They kissed. They sat down and ate dinner.

Next day

The women, including Julie got treated to an all-day spa ranch. They arrived to the spa around 8 am. They got a tour of the grounds and their whole day schedule, filled with massages, therapeutic bodywork, facials, mask, hair and nail manicures, food that is both nutritious and but wonderful, yoga, and horseback riding was optional, but with the snow, it might be a little too cold for it. All the ladies started the morning with a armoatherapy and stone massage as fruits and breakfast was served. The stones were to cause a euphoria experience to open the body and mind for the day ahead.

"Ahh this is the life, " Mrs. Dumas said as she was wrapped her in seaweed mud bath. They had just did about 80 minutes of yoga and now relaxing the tired muscles. Maria choose the moor mud bodywrap with Julie and Kim got the grape seed mud. They were all in pits beside one another.

"Why haven't I ever done this before?" Julie moaned.

"Mom, remember on Wednesdays, when we just to always go get our hair and nails done at funny named place?"

"Oh, you were barely 5 or 6, Kim. It was called Phantastique."

"Phantastique?"

"That was the name," Mrs. Dumas said. Everyone laughed.

"It was a great beauty salon, the ladies were too funny. Why did we stop going?"

"It closed down."

"Oh right. I wonder why they never opened it back?"

Next was one-on-one training with exercises great for weight loss, but no real work-out, more yoga with mediation for nearly 2 hours. Then a power lunch. Onto another deep soothing muscle massage with facials. Kimberly got the body waxing with Julie, Maria and Carolina laughed at them, as the ladies were working on their legs. Kim would slightly scream or flinch each time a strip was ripped off. All the ladies got the hair and nail treatment. Kimberly skipped the nails, since she already gotten pink and white acrylic nails done just before she arrived. The final treatment was another round of mediation with deep full body massage.

8pm

Kimberly found Tommy coming from the bathroom.

"HEY!"

"Hey you!" They hugged. "Wow, you look great," Tommy said touching her hair. It was super straightened with highlights. Normally, Kim's hair had a little flip curl to it, since it was much longer now, half-way down her back. Now, Kimberly's hair framing her face more, with it being so straight. Tommy ran his hands through her hair. He held her face and kissed her forehead.

"You like it?"

"Yea."

"I was thinking about cutting it, maybe to my chin, but then.."

"Don't. I love your hair."

"You love playing in my hair." He smiled and hugged her, taking a deep breath in of her hair. Kim framed his face.

"Is that bruise under your eye?"

"You should see your brother."

"Did you two get into a fight?"

"It got a little rough on the courts."

"Tim is crazy about his basketball game, not that he has one." They both laughed. "Before we go to dinner, I gotta get out of these clothes."

"You smell like a horse?"

"Yea, I went twice while the rest got their nails done." Kimberly changed. Tommy helped her into her black coat as they went out to a restaurant in the Village.

"So, we only have like 4 days left now," Kimberly said as they laid in bed after a wonderful dinner. Her mother leaving in the morning for Paris.

"Yea, your dad already made plans to head to Atlantic City for a couple of days after your mother leaves."

"Atlantic City, wow, haven't been there since I was like 10. Oh, but it won't be fun! Well, not for you that is."

"Why not?"

"We can't gamble. All we can do is shop."

"Or walk the boardwalk."

"I like shopping." Tommy on his stomach, rubbing her head shook his head.

"Figures." He kissed her shoulder.

"And what does that mean?"

"It's the one thing I love about you."

"Only one?"

"Don't twist my words, wife. Its one of millions of things."

"Millions, name them."

"Okay. I love your eyes, your nose, your lips. Those 2 perfect moles that I kiss now." Tommy kissed her neck. "I love your neck, shoulder, arms, legs, how soft your skin is. I love your body feels beneath me, beside me. I love how strong and confident you are, even when you think you're lost. I love the way you do splits, I love the way you flip your hair when you think no one notices. I love when you bit your lip when you are nervous. I love how much you love life and being alive. I love how beautiful your soul is, how you are true beauty in all the sense. I love your giggle, you laugh, the way you blush when you don't think I'm looking when I tell you, I love you. I love how you roll your eyes when I'm silly or say something stupid. The way your lips curl when you say something smart. How sexy you are in just a towel or..sweaty from working out. How I think I know every part, every inch of you and yet you go and show much more. That's just a few. But the conclusion is the same. I love you." Kim cupped his face. "All and all, I love you."

"I love how you always make me cry." They kissed softly.

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Teaser: They ate and shared a special quiet dinner, hidden in the shadows, a figure stood crushing some branches in his hands. "You'll pay, Kimberly, you and your husband."

ooooo...who is this mysterious figure and what trouble will come from it?