Chapter Two
-The Next Day-

Tommy woke up the next morning to the sound of his cell phone ringing. He slowly got out of bed and made his way over to the desk where he had tossed his cell phone and keys the previous night.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Hey son, did I wake you?"

Tommy laughed, "Hey dad, not really, I had to get up anyways."

His dad laughed, "Good to hear. You forgot to call us last night, by the way."

Tommy sighed, "Sorry Dad, I forgot."

"I figured as much. So how is San Diego treating you?" His father asked.

"It's good so far. The track is good, people are nice. We're doing some improvements on the car for the next few days, then it's just getting a feel for the track." he said.

"Sounds like you and your uncle have it all under control."

Tommy laughed, "Well we hope so, at least."

"Well I should let you go, and we'll see you in a week or so,"

"Alright dad, I'll call next week and let you know the schedule."

"Sounds good son, be careful."

Tommy smiled, "I will dad, bye."

"Bye son."

Tommy hung up the phone and looked at the clock. Shit, Uncle John is going to have my ass if I'm late, he thought as he raced for the shower. When he was done, he quickly got dressed before heading to his car trying desperately not to be late.

-Race Track-

Tommy pulled into to the race track parking lot in record time. When he got out, he couldn't help but smile as he saw the girl from yesterday's car, parked on the other side of the parking lot. He walked inside and headed towards their pit. He looked over to the pit where he saw the girl from yesterday working. When he saw her he stopped dead in his tracks.

There she was in a pair of cut-off jean shots and a black bikini top. He thought he was going to lose it right there. She was washing the race car that he had seen her drive yesterday. Her hair was piled up in a messy bun, which allowed for him to see that she had a tattoo on her right shoulder blade. He was too far away, but the knowledge that she had one, was good enough for him. He was hoping that she would turn around, so he could have a frontal view, but no such luck. When he saw her laugh as some water sprayed off of the car, he laughed.

"Fuck me." he said.

"Sorry bro, your not my type." Mark said laughing.

"Shut up." Tommy laughed.

"Man, the Gods must really hate you." he said as he looked over to the girl Tommy was staring at.

"No shit. I mean, is it even possible to get a hotter visual then that?" Tommy said, as the two men continued to stare at the girl.

"Seriously, a hot girl washing a race car, I doubt that there is anything better."

Tommy laughed, and then sucked in his breath as he saw her bend down to clean the car's front lights.

"DAMN!" Mark said.

Tommy just nodded in response.

"Are you going to go talk to her?" Mark asked.

Tommy shook his head, "No."

"I'm confused. You want her so bad, that you will be having cold showers for the next week! Why aren't you going to talk to her again?"

Tommy laughed, "Because, I'm still with Kat, and I don't want to do anything until I break up with her. It's not fair to anyone."

Mark laughed, "Man, you have more restraint then anyone I know."

Tommy nodded, "You have no idea. When Kim and I were together, she made it damned near impossible to resist her."

Mark nodded, "You don't mention her a lot."

Tommy nodded, "Not much to tell. She dumped me for some guy."

Mark nodded, "Now you can't really be mad at her, because I hate to break it to ya buddy, but you are doing the same thing to Kat."

Tommy looked at Mark, that thought had never even entered his head.

"I guess your right, but Kim and I weren't going through a rough spot like me and Kat are." Tommy said.

"Says you." Mark added.

"What's that supposed to mean." He questioned.

"It means, you didn't think you two were going through a rough spot, but she may have. You guys were on opposite sides of the country, obviously things were strained."

Tommy sighed, "Whatever, I don't want to talk about Kim right now."

Mark sighed, "Fine, all I'm saying is, you can't be mad at her anymore, because you are doing the same thing to Kat. It's called being hypocritical."

Tommy sighed, "Whatever."

Mark laughed, "That's what I thought."

Just then Tommy heard his uncle yelling at him, so he and Mark headed down into the pit. A few minutes later, Tommy was changed into his coveralls, when he stepped out of the pit; he turned to look over at the girl again.

He smiled, he didn't know what it was, but this girl was getting to him, like only one other girl had gotten to him before. He shook his head, and tried to get the thoughts of Kim out of his head. He saw another girl approach the girl and toss something at her. The girl nodded and went deeper into the pit.

A minute later she emerged in a garage shirt, a pair of faded jeans and a baseball hat. Tommy laughed; I guess I'm not meant to see her face. When he saw the two girls starting to leave the track, he shook his head and went to go work on his car, trying desperately to get the image of the girl washing the car, out of his head.

-The Racing Edge-

Kim and her best friend Ava walked into work that morning, after leaving the race track.

"Kim you are so bad! Did you not see all those guys staring at you, ogling your goodies?" Ava said.

"There were guys looking at me?" Kim said innocently.

"Uh ya! Did you not see those two guys at the other end of the track! I could see them drooling from where we were standing."

Kim laughed, "Whatever you say Ava, but it doesn't matter, I'm not interested."

"Not interested my ass girl. If you weren't interested, would you have been wearing that little outfit you had on, one that would have your brother sending you home in a potato sac?" Ava laughed.

Kim said nothing.

"That's what I thought." Ava replied.

"Whatever" Kim simply said.

"Not every guy is like Nick, Kim."

Kim shrugged, "I know that, but that's all I seem to attract. Guys who want to get into my pants."

Ava nodded, "True, but you're a good looking gal, and can you blame them? I mean, you don't exactly dress like a nun."

Kim laughed, "Point taken."

"Besides, not all guys are as perfect as the infamous Tommy Oliver." Ava said.

Kim nodded, "Tommy wasn't perfect, but he was at least a gentleman, and I'm the one that dumped him."

"Not one of your finer moments, I'll give you that. But you had a reason for it. You were feeling neglected, he was always busy with something or someone else, that's not a relationship Kim. When you found someone you thought would be there for you, you broke things off with him, before something happened that would've really broken the guy's heart."

Kim sighed, "Ya, and look how that turned out."

"Point taken. Maybe if you called Tommy, explained what happened and apologized, you two could work things out and get back together."

Kim laughed sarcastically "Oh ya, 'hey Tommy, I'm sorry for dumping you for some jack ass who only wanted to get in my pants so he could win a fucking bet!' That would go over real well. He would probably say I deserved it"

Ava sighed, "Well I wouldn't put it quite like that."

Kim shook her head, "Can we drop this please? We have work to do."

Ava nodded, "Alright, I'll drop it. Do you want detailing or the front?"

"Detailing" was all Kim said, before heading into the garage to get the details for her first car.

As Kim sat there waiting for the paint to dry on the car before she started detailing, she couldn't help but think how she got there. Things had been a struggle for her when she returned to Florida after Christmas. She was desperately missing Tommy, and she was having difficulties concentrating on her routines.

Whenever she would call Tommy, he would never be there, or he would have to leave as soon as he picked up the phone. They barely talked any more, and she was beginning to feel like a burden. They were slowly starting to drift apart, and that was breaking her heart. It was during this time that she was introduced to Nick Collins.

Nick was a gorgeous, kind, and caring male gymnast, or so she thought. She found herself developing feelings for Nick. She tried to deny the, but after a while, she couldn't help what she was feeling. While dealing with her feelings for Nick, Kim found herself wondering if Tommy was on the same situation. She didn't want him to end up resenting their relationship, because he was too scared to break up with her, so that was when she decided to male Tommy the letter.

She wanted him to be free and happy, and she knew that being in their relationship was no longer making either of them happy. Granted she knew she went about it in the wrong way, but it was over, there was nothing she could do about it now, just hope that Tommy didn't hate her.

After Kim sent the letter, she cried for two days, silently hoping that Tommy would call her and tell her she was making a big mistake, and when he didn't, she knew she had done the right thing, because he didn't fight it, he felt the same way. So Kim decided to pursue her feelings for Nick. They had only been dating for about two months when their relationship turned physical.

She doesn't know what possessed her to have sex with Nick, but she did. That's when she found out who Nick really was.They woke up the next morning and Nick started laughing at her, before telling her the truth about why he wanted to sleep with her. She told her that he and some of the guys had a little bet going on. Each girl on the team was worth so many points, the more points you scored, the more money you won. She had apparently been worth the most points. She felt dirty and like a slut, she broke up with Tommy for someone who used her for sex.

She knew it was all her fault, she didn't listen to her heart, just her head, rationally telling her that breaking up with Tommy was the right thing to do. It was her fault that she caused herself and Tommy so much pain and she would have to live with that for the rest of her life. So she called her brother, she knew she couldn't go back to Angel Grove, and she didn't want to go to Paris, so she told her brother what happened, and he came and got her.

When Kenny picked her up, he told her that he was living in San Diego racing for his friends' dad's team. He told her about his two bedroom house that they would be living in. So she got to help out on the track whenever she wanted to, and the owner gave her a part-time job detailing cars, and selling parts. After working there for a month, she became a pro. She never pictured herself working in a garage or racing cars, but she loved it, there was something about driving as fast as she could, that just gave her a rush.

Her mother had been upset when she decided to live with her brother, but she eventually accepted her decision. Her father had bought her a new car, and set up some money in an account for her. She figured that was his way of telling her that he supported her decision. So she lived with her brother in a little house not too far from the track. She had made quite a few friends, mainly her best friend Ava.

Who despite all their fights, they were more like a sister then a best friend. Kim laughed to herself. Her life had done a total 180 from when she lived in Angel Grove. She had no contact with her friends from back home, mainly because she was afraid that they hated her, but she was happy with her life here, and she didn't want to leave it.

Kim looked up and saw Ava entering the garage holding up her hand, making the peace sign with her fingers. Kim laughed and nodded. Ava smiled, and went to sit beside her, giving her a small hug.

"I'm sorry for bringing all that up Kim; I just want to see you happy."

Kim smile, "But I am happy Ava, I have you and my brother. I don't need a man in my life to make me happy."

Ava smiled, "True, but they are nice to have around, and the sex isn't all that bad, when it's with someone you're digging."

Kim laughed, "God, you think you were a guy. Your mind is always in the gutter!"

Ava smiled, "What can I say."

Kim shook her head.

"So how about you and me hit up the pub tonight? Ava asked.

"Sure, but no attempts to get me laid tonight. I've had enough one night stands to last me a life time, next time I have sex, I want it to mean something more then that."

Ava nodded, "Alright, I'll go easy on ya, for tonight anyways."

"How kind of you" Kim said dryly.

"I know. I'm so wonderful. So you'll pick me up at 8?" Ava asked.

Kim nodded, "Will do. You should get back to work though, or Sam will have you ass."

Ava snorted, "He wishes"

Kim laughed, "No shit."

Kim smiled as Ava left, at least tonight she would be able to have a fun night, with no worries of Ava bringing up random guys to her, saying, 'the best way to get over someone, is to get under someone else.' That was Ava's philosophy, tonight Kim just wanted to enjoy herself and spend time with her brother. He had been so busy getting ready for the next race, that she had barely seen him. Hopefully Tony won't be there, she thought to herself for getting back to work on the car.

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