Chapter 36

Back at Tommy and Lil's place, Tommy, Lil, and Mikey were there with Mikey in the playpen playing.

"Lil," Tommy said as she sat on the couch staring straight ahead. He sat down next to her. "I won't go. We won't go."

"Tommy," she turned to him. "No, this is your dream. All your life you wanted to make movies. Now you can. Besides, L.A. isn't that far. A day's drive tops. We could still visit and see everyone."

"So, what are you saying?" Tommy asked smiling.

"Let's go." Lil smiled back and kissed him passionately.

"Hot damn!" Mikey yelled. Tommy and Lil turned to him then to eachother. They shrugged and laughed.

Tommy walked into the hospital waiting room to see Dil and Kimi playing cards. "Hey guys." he smiled sitting down next to Dil.

"Why are you so cheerful?" Dil asked throwing his cards down.

"Oh you'll find out in due time." he smiled. "And, the very situation reminds me of the song, 'All the Small Things'." he said rubbing his chin.

"Tell us." Kimi said.

"Okay." Tommy sighed in a very unhappy tone. "Lil and I . . . are moving to Los Angeles."

"WHAT?" they both shouted.

"Uh, ow." Tommy pointed to his ear after they yelled in it.

"Sorry." Kimi glared at him. "But, Tommy! How could you two move?"

"Yeah, you grew up here!" Dil shouted. "You've never lived anywhere else!"

"College." Tommy shrugged. "I lived at college."

"That's not the point!" Kimi shouted. "Tommy, you and Lil grew up here. You fell in love here. You had a child here!"

"It's not like I'm demolishing the city or anything!" Tommy threw his hands up. "I'm just moving to another city."

"But, it's a long way." Dil sank down in his chair.

"Guys, don't be like this." Tommy said. "Please. You don't think this has been hard enough already?"

Dil and Kimi sighed looking down at the floor. "I guess it has." Dil shrugged.

"You just don't understand!" Tommy yelled standing up. "I'm moving away from my parents. My family.My . . . friends." he said looking at them both with watery eyes. "My childhood."

"If you don't want to leave it all," a voice said. "Then why are you going?"

Tommy turned around to see Phil. "Phil." Tommy saw him.

"Tommy," Phil sighed. "You do what you want. So far your heart has led you to everything right. Everything good."

"What do you mean?" Tommy asked.

Phil smiled and said, "Should I expect a postcard?"

"Hell, once I get rich," Tommy grinned, "I'm moving you all up to Beverly Hills."

"I want Malibu." Dil mumbled.

"Shut up." Kimi glared at him. "You're lucky you're even getting Beverly Hills with your attitude."

"Tommy, my friend." Phil smiled at his friend. "Follow your heart. It led you to happiness. Lil. A child. And-"

"Phil," Tommy stopped him. "I don't think following your heart works with moving."

"Hm." Phil shrugged. "Oh well. Okay." he smiled hugging Tommy. Tommy smiled back at his friend hugging back.

Tommy and Lil were in their apartment. Kimi was also there. "So, when are you guys leaving?" Kimi asked as she held Mikey.

"One week from today." Tommy smiled. "I sure am gonna miss this place."

"Can't believe you guys are gonna sell the apartment." Kimi sighed looking around. "Good times here."

"First time Lil and I had sex was on that couch right there." Tommy grinned pointing to the couch.

"Ew." Kimi backed away from it.

"Wait." Tommy began to ponder. "Or was it in the chair?" he pointed to the big chair. "Or on the floor?"

"In the bed, dumb ass." Lil rolled her eyes opening a beer.

"Beer, Lillian?" Tommy asked with a grin.

"Quiet you." she growled.

"What about the New Year's Resolution?" he asked chuckling.

"Failed that months ago." Lil shrugged taking a drink. "What about your's?"

Tommy just stared at her for a moment then turned around and sat on the couch. Kimi smiled, "What was his?"

"He wasn't gonna let me push him around anymore." Lil smiled. "In certain catergorys."

"Like what?" Kimi asked setting Mikey in his playpen.

"Alchohol, sex, and food." she shrugged.

Kimi sighed sitting down on the couch and then Lil sat down, with Tommy between the two. "Ya know guys," Tommy said. "I actually can't believe we're doing this." he smiled over to Lil.

"I can't either." Lil said. "I mean, I've lived here all my life. In this small little town. In-uh..."

"What the hell is this town called?" Tommy asked.

"It's called-" Kimi stopped and thought. "Huh..."

"Oh well." Lil shrugged. "But, everything that is me . . . is here."

Tommy turned and stared at her blankly. "What the hell does that mean?"

"I don't know." Lil shook her head. "But, think about it. We're leaving everything."

"Yes." Tommy nodded. "But, is it what we want?"

They all three sighed and just stared straight ahead into the horizon . . . or the wall actually.