Chapter Twelve
Tommy and Kim rode in the jeep on their way to the hotel Michael was a current resident. It was a quiet ride. The events of the last couple of hours weighing down on them.
Tommy's distrust in Kim was hurting them both. He couldn't believe he didn't see the signs of her being hurt. He wasn't sure if he could live with her any longer. He thought that he had learned to trust the women in his life a long time ago, but obviously he was wrong. He hadn't learned to trust and he was ashamed.
Kimberly put total faith in him and their relationship and he turned his back on them at the first sign of trouble. He and Kim were going to have to have a talk about all of this when they got home.
Kimberly's mind, on the other hand, was far from their relationship. She was worried about what was going to happen when they confront Michael. What would Tommy do when he came face to face with the man who took her from him? All she could do was hope that everything will go better than she thought it was.
When they arrived at the hotel, Kim lead Tommy through the glamorous building silently. They approached the elevator and Tommy placed his hand on the small of her back. It was a way to reassure her that he was there to comfort her.
Truthfully, the former mentor of the Dino Thunder team was fuming inside. He was finally going to confront his rival.
It was strange to call Michael his rival. He usually thought his rivals were aliens or super human, but never just human.
Kim sighed as the left the elevator and stepped onto Michael's floor and slowly walked to his room.
Kimberly knocked on the door and it cracked open signaling for her to enter.
They slowly entered and looked around the room for Michael. At first, they didn't see him but then they heard a gun cock.
Kim gasped and looked over to the far corner. Kim hit Tommy's shoulder and pointed in the direction of the sound. Tommy held his breath as he stared at the figure standing before them.
Michael stood in the corner, his gun pointed at the paleontologist. He watched as his beloved Kimberly held onto the other man's arm.
"What is he doing here?" Michael demanded never taking his eyes off of Tommy.
"I'm here to protect. Kimberly." Tommy said through a clenched jaw.
"I will protect my Sunshine." Michael said firmly. "She is mine not yours."
"Stop being so childish." Kim yelled at him. "I'm not yours, I'm Tommy's and have been since high school."
Michael flinched at them. He wouldn't believe it, he couldn't believe it. Kimberly was his and his alone.
"No, that's not true." He said as he brought his hands to his head. "We were in love."
"Yes, once." Kimberly said. "But that was a long time ago. I realized my mistake and am perfectly happy with my life now and the man I love. That man is not you, that man is Tommy."
The man with the gun whimpered and shook his head no.
"Just put down the gun." Tommy made and attempt to calm the man down. "We can talk about this."
Michael acted as if he didn't her him and curled up into a ball in the corner.
"No, she is mine, not yours."
"Shh…" Kim began calmly. "It's ok. Everything's going to be ok. Just put down the gun and we can get you some help."
She was approaching him now, slowly.
"Kim," Tommy asked worried. "What are you doing?"
"Michael, please give me the gun."
Michael looked up at her and stared into her doe eyes. He looked so sad and lonely.
"Will you come away with me?" He asked her as water filled his green eyes.
Kim shook her head.
"No, I can't, I love Tommy, but I'm going to help you find someone. I promise."
"No." Michael pointed the barrel of the gun to his temple. "Only you, it has to be only you."
"Michael, calm down." Kim said the attempt to calm him down becoming more desperate. "Please, just give me the gun and we can all walk out of here."
Another shake of the head and Michael's eyes closed tightly. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he thought about the other man in the room. The man who was going to ruin his life, that had ruined his life. She had told him that horrible night she was in love with Tommy Oliver. She had left him.
Rage engulfed Michael and he directed his gun to his target and fired.
"I'm sorry ma'am," The officer said to the petite brunette. "Could you repeat that?"
Kimberly just nodded silently. The blood that was splattered on her from her neck to her knees ignored by her. Her gaze turned inward, distant.
"I was trying to calm Mr. Monroe down," She said in a deadpanned voice. "It wasn't working. He just kept babbling and then he fired."
The officer wrote down her statement and turned to his partner at the entrance of the hotel. She was getting the statement of the spiky haired science teacher.
"Thank you, Dr. Oliver." The brunette said. "You can go over to Miss Hart now."
Tommy nodded and walked slowly to his girlfriend. Kim looked up at him and stared into his chocolate brown eyes. Tears formed in hers.
Tommy took her in her arms and held her in a comforting embrace.
Only one more chapter and that will be that.