Chapter Four

The Race Track: The Next Morning-

Kim sat on the bleachers the next morning watching her brother finish his laps. Her mind was still reeling from the events of last night. She couldn't believe that she had actually seen Tommy, she also couldn't believe or understand why she acted the way she did.

She saw her brother pull into the pit; she knew it would be only a matter of minutes before he would be up to see her. He had left her a note on the table for her to come to the track to see him. She only hoped that he wasn't going to question her too much on her mood.

She felt the bleachers moving, when she looked up, she saw her brother heading towards her. She gave him a small smile and waited for him to take seat beside her.

"Thanks for coming." Kenny said. She nodded,

"No problem. Why am I here?"

He shrugged, "I'll tell you in a minute, first tell me what's wrong?"

She shook her head, "Nothing."

He sighed, "Don't lie to me."

She shrugged, "I don't want to talk about it."

Kenny shook his head, "Don't shut me out Kim, please, tell me what's wrong."

She turned her head to watch the new racer that came onto the track. "Tommy's in town." She said finally.

"You saw him?" Kenny asked.

She nodded, "Last night. We talked."

He laughed, "Talked?"

She gave a small smile, "Argued."

He nodded, "That sounds more like you."

She sighed, "I didn't mean to."

Kenny nodded, "I know you didn't. It must've been a real shock to see him."

She nodded, "Ya, it was. He's changed, he cut his hair, he even looks a little bit older." She said sadly.

"You've changed too." He told her.

She shrugged, "I guess."

"You have. You are no longer naïve to the world around you Kim. You were hurt, and that changed you. You've shut out everyone that you think could and will hurt you. That's why you didn't go back to Angel Grove, and that's why you contacted me. You had nothing to lose, we had no relationship, and there was little chance of you being hurt." He said wrapping his arm around her.

"I don't know what to do Kenny." She said wiping her eyes before putting her head on his shoulder.

"Talk to him, apologize, and when your ready, let him in by telling him the truth, not your reason, the truth." He answered her.

She sighed, "What if I'm never ready?"

"Then you will live a very lonely life Kim." He said.

"How do I find him? I have no idea how to contact him." She said.

He laughed, "Well you might want to try the pit on the other side of the track."

She looked at him confused.

"He's a racer. His team decided to come a week early to practice. He should be down there, or there will at least be someone who knows where he is and how to reach him." He told her.

"What if he doesn't want to talk to me?" she asked quietly.

He laughed, "Well then you make him an offer he can't refuse."

She punched him, "You have been hanging around Ava too much."

He just shook his head, "Go"

She nodded, "Ok, I can do this."

She got up and gave her brother a small smile before she slowly began to make her way towards the other pit. She could feel the butterflies in her stomach as she drew closer and closer. She didn't know whether to pray for him to be there or for someone to tell her where he was. If nothing else, she just wanted to apologize for her behavior, he deserved that, if nothing else.

Kim slowly walked up to one of the pit crew when she didn't see Tommy.

"Excuse me?" she said.

"Yes ma'am?" he answered.

"I was wondering if you could tell me where Tommy Oliver is?"

The man smiled, "He's right over there under that car." he said pointing to the car.

She smiled, "Thank you." And she made her way over to the car.

"Tommy?" she asked.

Tommy wheeled out from under the car. He saw a pair of pink and white shoes, he knew immediately who it was. His eyes slowly wander up her body, over her white velour pants, to its matching white zip up t-shirt sweater, that was unzipped just enough so you could see her bust line, all the way up to her brown eyes.

"Kim" he said coldly.

"Hi" she said giving him a small smile.

"What can I do for you?" he asked, trying to show no emotion.

She took a deep breath, "Can we talk?"

He laughed bitterly, "You want to talk? I think you said enough last night."

She gave him a sad smile, "I wanted to apologize for that. I had no right to act and say the things I did."

He nodded, "You're right, you didn't."

She looked down at her feet, "Ya, well I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Tommy nodded, "Is that all? Cause I'm kind of busy." He said.

She sighed, "Ya I guess I'll leave you alone then."

He said nothing as she started to leave, and watched as she turned around.

"By the way, I like the hair." She smiled sadly before turning to leave.

He watched her go, while trying to work up the nerve to tell her to stop, but he couldn't. His legs wouldn't move, and his mouth wouldn't open. He just watched, as she slowly exited the racetrack.

"You know, your not going to get any answers staring at her back" Mark said

"I know, I just don't know if I can talk to her." Tommy answered, still looking in the direction in which Kim left.

"Well then you going to go through life not knowing the truth and always asking yourself 'what of'" He said

Tommy nodded, "I know, but she's so angry."

Mark just nodded, "Go after her."

Tommy sighed, "I'll be back" and he took off running after Kim.

When he got to the parking lot he looked around for her, he smiled when he saw her sitting on the front of her car. He made his way to her and sat down beside her. They sat there in silence for a few minutes before Tommy spoke.

"I'm sorry I acted so cold to you earlier."

She shook her head, "No, it's Ok. I deserved it. I was a total bitch last night, it's sort of become my weapon of choice. I deserved your coldness, and probably more." She answered.

Tommy smiled, "No you didn't."

She just nodded, "So where do we go from here?"

"I'm not sure." he answered.

"How long are you in town for?" she asked

He sighed, "Till next Sunday, then I'm off to the next race."

She nodded, "Las Vegas?"

He nodded, "Ya, how did you know?"

She smiled, "Kenny races, he's making me go with him, because he doesn't want me to be here by myself."

Tommy nodded tightly, "Must be nice to have such a caring boyfriend."

Kim looked at him confused before she gave a small laugh. "Tommy, Kenny is my brother, I don't have a boyfriend. I live with my brother in a house not to far from here."

"Oh" he said sheepishly. "But I thought that…" he started.

She shook her head, "I did."

"Oh, I'm sorry", he answered.

"Don't be" was all she said.

He nodded, "What happened."

She sighed, "I don't really want to talk about it right now, plus I don't think you really want to know."

Tommy looked at her concerned, "He didn't hurt you, did he?"

She said nothing.

"Kim, please. You know you can tell me anything. I'll always be here for you, not matter what" he begged.

"I know Tommy, but I can't, not yet, give me a little time Tommy. I want to tell you, but I don't know if I can just yet. I have to work up the balls first." She gave a small laugh.

He laughed, "Well let me know when you've grown a them."

She smiled, "You'll be the first to know."

He nodded, "Can I ask you something though?"

She nodded.

"Did you really fall out of love with me? Is that the reason why you ended it?"

She sighed, "No, I didn't fall out of love with you Tommy. I did it because I felt like I was a burden. It was unfair of me to have asked you to wait for me. I was a burden to your already complicated life. I was afraid that something would happen to you, because you were to distracted, or, that you would find someone else. I thought you may have, because we were slowly drifting apart. So I ended it, I didn't want you to resent our relationship because I was keeping you from somebody that you could've been happy with, so I let you go." She answered.

"You were never a burden to me Kim, you were my saving grace. It nearly killed me when I got that letter, I thought that you didn't love me anymore, that I was no longer the person that could make you happy, thinking that, it broke me, because I didn't want anyone else, just you, only you." He said looking at her.

She gave him a sad smile, "You don't know how much I regret sending that letter to you, but I thought it was the right thing, and I hate the fact that I caused you so much pain, I never wanted that. Hopefully someday, you'll be able to forgive me."

He smiled, "I already have. I can't blame you for that Kim. I understand your reasoning, probably better then you know."

She gave him a smile, "You do?"

He nodded, "I started dating Kat for a while, but we weren't anything close to what you and I were. She's leaving for London, and I'mm all over, it's not fair to either of us. I was attracted to you when I first saw you washing that car. I didn't know it was you at the time, but it got me thinking. How could I be in a relationship with someone when I was more attracted to someone I didn't know. So I ended it, because she deserved someone better, who could be in a actual relationship, not a phone call here and there."

Kim smiled, not knowing what to think about the fact that he was still attracted to her, "I guess you do understand then."

He nodded, "Ya, so I can't really blame you, for something I did as well."

She nodded, "I guess so."

"Was there another guy?"

She shook her head, "Not until about three weeks later, I could never cheat on you Tommy."

He smiled, that was good enough for him, for now. "Alright. When your ready to tell me the rest, I'll be here."

She gave him a smile, "Thank you, for everything."

He nodded, "So what next?"

She smiled, "Well, why don't you come over for dinner tonight? We were just going to order some pizza and watch movies, you could meet Kenny and Ava. Plus, I'd like to spend some time with you while you're here, if you don't mind" She said.

He smiled "I'd like that"

She nodded before hopping off the car to get a pen and piece of paper to write down her address on.

"Here's the address, it's pretty easy to find, it's right off this street. Come any time after 5. I wrote the phone number down to, incase you get lost." She smiled.

He shook his head, "I don't get lost anymore."

She nodded, "Sure."

He laughed, "Ok, well I should get back, but I guess I'll see you later tonight." He said getting off the car.

She nodded, "Ya I'll see you later."

He smiled, "You look really good, by the way." he said before making his way back into the racetrack.

"Thanks" She said softly after he had left.

She watched him go with a smile on her face. Her head was telling her that she shouldn't let him back in, but her heart was telling her otherwise. She still cared deeply for him, and her body was very attracted to him. She knew that despite everything, she was truly happy to see him, she only hoped, that he would be patient enough with her, so they could at least become friends again, especially, since they would be spending a lot of time in the same towns. Till tonight, she smiled to herself. She got in her car and went to Ava's to tell her about her second meeting with Tommy.

Thanks for all the reviews, I hope you are enjoying it. I promise more T/K moments in teh next chapter :) I hope you enjoy this one, let me know. Have a good one.

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