Chapter Two
In Florida, the next day, Kimberly awoke to a pounding on her door. It was really annoying and she wanted to hit whomever it was disturbing her pleasant dreams of her boyfriend.
Groaning and stretching she rose from her bed. Reaching for her robe, she drew it over her shoulder and began to head to the front door of her apartment. She swung it open in her anger.
"Yes?" She said a bit tired.
There standing in the hall was a delivery man holding a box of flowers. He was balding and had tried to pull off a combover. He also had a beer belly that would reach Mars if his belt were to break.
"Are you Miss Kimberly Ann Hart?" He asked her. He sounded kind of sleepy himself.
"Yes."
"Sign here."
Kim signed the document and took the box and closed her front door. She was too tired to worry about giving him some kind of tip.
She walked into her kitchen to start on coffee and her breakfast.
While the coffee was brewing, Kimberly opened the box of flowers. There in the box were red roses and a card.
Kimberly gasped and placed her hand over her mouth. Only one man ever gave her red roses.
She picked up a the card with a shaky hand.
Hey there, Sunshine,
I know it has been a long time, but I am back in town.
I hope you like the roses and I can't wait to see you.
Love, Michael.
Kim collasped in the nearest chair. She couldn't believe it, him of all people contacted her. Michael was the reason she feared men in the first place. He was the one who romanced her away from Tommy and now that she had Tommy back, Michael had to come back into the picture.
Kimberly shook her head. He wasn't going to let him ruin her life again. She stood and threw the box of roses and the cards into the trash. She went about her morning like nothing had happened.
The next day, Kim ate and went to work as usual. She had talked with Tommy online a little the night before. She told him how uneventful her day off had went. Leaving out the roses and card. She didn't want him worrying about why Michael had sent her roses.
When she arrived at the studio, Diana greeted her with a big grin on her face.
"Well, well," She said her light blue eyes shining. "Someone must really love you."
Diana grabbed Kim's hand and pulled her to the offices. Kim smiled back at her friend as they walked to her office..
"What are you talking about?"
When they entered, the smile on Kim's face dropped. The small room was filled with red roses and a huge stuffed brown teddy bear was seated in her chair behind her desk.
"Your lover boy in Cali must really miss you." Diana said not noticing Kim's changed demeanor.
"Dee?" Kim said as she marched into the office and grabbed a bunch of roses. "Help me take these out to the trashbin outside."
"What, why?"
"These aren't from Tommy and I don't want them here."
"Um... Ok."
The two woman managed to get all of the roses and the teddy bear out of the office before the students came.
Later that day, Kim returned to her apartment. She shuffled through her mail and found a letter from Michael to her. There was no return address. He must have put it into her box himself. A shiver ran down her spine as she unfolded the sheet of paper.
To my Sunshine with love.
K is for your kindness.
I is for your innocence.
M is for our memorable dates.
B is for your beautiful.
E is for the enjoyment you bring me.
R is for red roses that represent our love.
L is for your lovely face.
Y is for your youthful expressions.
A is for angel, because that's what you are.
N is for how nice you are.
N is for how neatly you always had your hair.
H is for your honesty.
A is for above average gymnastic skills
R is for reward, because you rewarded me with your smile everyday.
T is for your touch. I miss your touch so much.
I love you and miss you.
Michael.
Kim quickly threw away the paper. She was really freaked now.
The worse part about all of this was how did he find her? She wasn't listed.
This was getting scarier and scarier.