Chapter Two

Kim pulled away from him and looked up at him with tears in her eyes. She was so tired and so scared, but she didn't want him to know that.

"I'm sorry, Tommy. I should go. I don't want him to find me here; I don't want to get you anymore involved than you already are." She told him, with a calm voice but with tears spilling down her cheeks. Tommy knew that she didn't want to do this alone. Seeing her hurt like this hurt him more than anything and his heart felt heavy inside knowing that he could lose her at any moment. All he anted at this very moment was to love her, to show her how much he loved her, how much he always had and how much he always would.

"Oh Kim…" he let out in a soft breath, touching her cheek and gently wiping her tears away. He caressed her cheeks with his thumbs and she rest her head against his forehead. They stared at each other for a while. Then she broke the silence with a shaky whisper.

"Tommy, I'm scared." She said, looking into his eyes. He put his arms around her and held her close.

"I know, Baby, I know." He said, running his hands through her hair and rubbing her back, "But I'm not going to let anything happen to you or Sami. I will always protect you, I promise."

"You can't promise…" she began.

"Yes, I can. I can because I love you, Beautiful." He cut her off, and at the sound of his nickname for her, her body weakened and she felt as though she had melted and become apart of him.

"Tommy I can't ask you for help again." She whispered into his chest where she'd buried her face. He kissed the top of her head.

"You're not asking, I'm taking over." He told her, "So you can't stop me from helping you."

"What are you saying, Tommy?" she asked, lifting her head from his chest.

"I'm saying that I'm not gonna stand by and watch you get hurt." He said, trying to hold her close to him. She pulled away from him.

"No, Tommy. I'm not the pink little damsel in distress that you're used to saving. I grew up. I grew out of that fairytale. This is the real world and I need to fight my own battles. All I asked of you was to watch Sami, and that's all I want from you, okay." She said to him, angrily at him.

"You can't fight this alone, Kim. He'll kill you and you know it. You need me and you know that. I know that you aren't the damsel in distress type. I never thought that you were. But even you know when you need help, and right now, you need help." He said, in what started out in an angry tone and ended in more a calm tone. Kim sat back down on the stool and put her head in her hands.

"You're right." She said, gloomily, "Stop that." Tommy only chuckled and put his arms around her.

"You know that you're safe here. I'll always be here to protect you. You don't need to be afraid to ask for it." He told her.

"I know." She told him, she turned to look at him and he kissed her. He lifted her off the stool and pulled her into his embrace. His hands ran down her back until they rested on her ass. Then he lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around him.

"Make love to me, Tommy." She whispered. He already had every intention of it. He carried her up the stairs to his bedroom and shut the door. He laid her on his bed and she lifted his shirt off. Then he kissed her.

Kim woke up to the warm glow of sunshine on her face and she reached for Tommy who wasn't there. She leaned down and grabbed Tommy's black button down shirt and put it on and buttoned it. The door opened and Sami came running in and jumped into Kim's arms, followed by Tommy who carried a breakfast tray full of food.

"Mommy! Guess what!" Sami squealed.

"What?" Kim asked an amused smile crossed her lips.

"I helped Tommy make you're breakfast." Sami said, beaming from ear to ear.

"You did! Good job, Sweetie!." Kim said to her daughter. Sami hugged her mother and whispered in her ear, "I'm so glad you're back, Mommy."

"Me too, Sweetie. Me too." Kim whispered back. She held onto her daughter tightly. Tommy watched the display of emotion wishing he had a camera. The moment was shattered by the sound of cracking wood and gunshots. Kim's eyes went wide and Tommy took Sami from her.

"I need you to do something for me, okay Sweetie.?" Tommy asked the little girl.

"Okay Tommy." Sami said, trying not to be scared.

"Take my phone." He said then he picked her up and carried her into his closet, pressed a few buttons that opened another door that led to a stair case. He took her down the stairs and put her in a chair.

"When I leave, press the number two and then this green button. Ask for Haley and tell her to come to the lab and get you. But tell her to go through the woods. Can you do that for me sweetie?" Tommy asked. Sami nodded. He kissed her forehead and ran back up the stairs to find Kim already dressed.

"Haley is going to come and get her." He said.

"You ready for this?" Kim asked.

"For you, I'm always ready." He said, as his bedroom door shattered and two leather clad guys walked in looking like they could be linebackers for the 49ers.