Chapter 5

-Kim's house: 5:30 pm-

Kim was sitting on the couch with Ava, while Kenny was picking out a movie for them to watch. Tommy had yet to arrive, and she was starting to become worried that he had changed his mind, but she was hoping that wasn't the case.

She had decided to change out of her, what she called her white comfy outfit, into a pair of baggy jeans and a plain black t-shirt. She wanted to look nice, but not like she was trying. She had put on a bit of makeup, she wore more then she did in high school, but not too much to make her look trashy. She had left her hair down and slightly curled, her hair was long enough now, that it curled naturally.

For a reason, she had yet to truly understand, she was starting to feel like she was sixteen all over again. She wasn't used to feeling that way, she was used to feeling more guarded, colder, but with Tommy she didn't feel the need to. As scary as that was, she knew she was almost ready to let him in, she only hoped he didn't hate her afterwards, but he needed to know the truth, and if she wanted any sort of relationship with Tommy, she had to be completely honest with him.

Kim was brought out of her thoughts when she heard the doorbell ring. She turned to smile at Ava before she made her way to the front door. She opened it and smiled.

"Hey, I thought you had changed your mind about coming." She said as she motioned for him to come in.

He laughed "Ya sorry, I lost track of time."

She nodded, "I shouldn't be surprised."

Tommy shook his head, "I'm getting better"

She just laughed. "Tommy, I'd like you to meet Ava and over by the movies is my brother Kenny."

Tommy nodded at the two.

"It's so great to finally meet you Tommy, Kim has told us so much about you." Ava said.

Tommy blushed. "Oh."

Kim shook her head, "Ava," she warned

Kenny laughed, "Don't mind Ava, she's… well we're not quite sure what she is, but she is harmless."

Tommy nodded, "Good to know."

He sat down on the couch beside Kim.

"You still like bacon on your pizza Tommy?" Kim asked.

He smiled, glad she still remembered, "Ya."

She nodded, "Good. Kenny can you order a large cheese and bacon for me and Tommy."

Kenny nodded, "Sure, AVA, you ok with pepperoni?"

She nodded, "Sounds good."

"Ok then, I'll order the pizza, then we can watch, James Bond." Kenny said, handing the movie to Kim.

She just laughed, "You need professional help for your obsession with James Bond."

Kenny laughed, "Whatever Kim." He said walking into the kitchen to make the call.

"So how long have you been racing for Tommy?" Ava asked.

He shrugged, "Oh not long, a couple of months."

Kim smiled.

"How did you two get into the racing biz?" He asked.

"I've been working for Sam for a while now, it's how I knew Kim's brother. She started working there when she got here from Florida. She surprisingly took naturally to it." Ava answered.

Tommy laughed, "I had to admit I was a bit shocked."

Kim nodded, "I can see how you would be."

He nodded, "But it's nice."

She smiled.

"Well how about that movie, the pizza will be here in twenty minutes, then Ava and I are heading out to the bar tonight." Kenny said.

"You're going out?" Kim asked.

He nodded, "Ya, I would invite you sis, but you got about 3 more years to go."

She laughed, "I know, Will you be home late?"

He nodded, "Most likely."

She nodded, "Ok."

Kenny smiled, "You can stay as long as you like Tommy. I know you won't do anything to make me regret that decision."

Tommy nodded, understanding the unspoken threat. "You don't have to worry."

He nodded, "I didn't think so."

-Later That Night­-

Kim had just said goodbye to her brother and Ava. Tommy was still sitting on the couch debating on what movie they would watch next. Kim stood there for a moment just to watch him, remembering all the times when they dates that they would spend evenings like this, just the two of them.

"I'm just going to go get a sweater" She said, before making her way to her room.

Tommy turned and watched her go, he couldn't help but smile. Kim had always been beautiful to him, but no she was sexy. He could feel himself responding to her like he could no other. He didn't yet know what he wanted out of their "relationship", he knew he wanted her and that he still loved her, but he wasn't sure if she would hurt him again.

"You still have that sweater?" he said, as she made her way to him on the couch, wearing his old white sweater.

"Ya, I hope you don't mind." She said sheepishly.

He laughed, "No, I always thought it looked better on you then it did on me."

Kim nodded, "I try."

"So what movie next" He asked.

"Are you sure you don't mind staying?" Kim asked.

Tommy shook his head, "No, not at all. It's been a while since we've been able to hang out, and despite everything, we were really close friends, so ya, I wanna stay."

Kim smiled, "I'm glad."

"So movie?" He asked.

She shook her head, "Actually, I was sort of hoping we could talk for a bit, if that's ok?"

Tommy nodded, "Sure, what did you want to talk about?"

She sighed, "Well, I think I'm ready to tell you why I left Florida."

He nodded, "What changed your mind?"

She smiled, "You did"

"How?"

"You didn't push me for any answers, you were willing to wait until I was ready. That meant a lot."

He smiled, "Well I do what I can."

She laughed.

He nodded, "Take your time Kim, you don't have to tell me now."

She nodded, "I know. You remember me saying that I didn't start dating that guy, Nick, until about a month later?"

He nodded, "Ya, you explained the letter."

She sighed, "Well I thought things were going well. He was really nice and he listened to me cry for a whole month after I sent you that letter. Anyways we started growing closer. I'm still not sure why I made the decision I did, but After about two months, we slept together."

Tommy winced and nodded, not knowing what to say at that moment.

"When we woke up the next morning, he started laughing at me, telling me how gullible I was, and how he didn't care about me. It was then he told me about the little game the guys on the team had been playing. They were trying to see how many of them could sleep with how many girls on the team, and then each girl was assigned a points value. Apparently I was worth the most. That was why Nick went through so much trouble, the pot was $5,000, for whoever go the most points. Apparently while he was pretending to be with he, he was with half of the team as well." She sighed wiping a few stray tears.

"All I was to him was a bet, a god damn bet. I ended the best thing I had, because I thought that if I could be happy with him, and you could be happy with Kat. I didn't want to let you go, but I thought, it was best. I am so sorry for that Tommy."

Tommy looked at her, understanding the new Kim, someone who had been played and hurt deeply, by someone she thought she could trust. Suddenly the past year didn't matter to him any more. He pulled Kim to sit on his lap and he hugged her.

"You don't have to be sorry Kim, I understand why you sent the letter. If only you had called me when it happened. I would've been down there to get you and kick the crap out of him. You deserve so much better then that." He said softly to her.

She pulled him closer. " I thought you would hate me. I slept with him after only two months, and you and I hadn't, after almost three years. I couldn't bear the thought of you being disgusted with me."

He shook his head, "I don't care about that Kim. I could never be disgusted with you, you mean too much to me."

"I do?" She said softly

He nodded, "Ya, despite everything, I didn't appreciate what we had until I lost it. I thought I could replace you with Kat, but she wasn't you, she didn't have your smile, your eyes. There is no one else I would rather be with Kim. You're my better half."

She looked at him in total awe. Here she was saying how she slept with someone else, after she broke his heart, and he is telling her how much he loves her.

"I'm not the same girl I was a year ago Tommy."

He nodded, "I know, your older, wiser, sexier."

She blushed.

"I know you've changed Kim, so have I, but I know that the happiest I've ever been, is when I'm with you."

She smiled, "Same here. So where do we go from here?"

He shrugged, "I'm not sure. Do you want to try again?"

She thought about it, she knew she still loved Tommy, but would they still be good together. "I want to try, if nothing else."

He smiled, "I'd like that. We can take things slow, get to know each other again."

Kim nodded, "I'd like that. Could you do me a favor though?"

"Sure"

"Could you not tell anyone from Angel Grove that I'm here, I don't know if I could handle all that right now. I just want it to be you and me for a while."

He smiled, "Don't worry, I won't"

She smiled, "Ok, how about another movie?"

He laughed, "Well then your going to have to get off of me so I can put it in."

Kim laughed, "Oh ya."

Tommy shook his head before getting up and picking out another movie for them to watch.

"I adore you" Kim said when she saw the movie he had picked out.

Tommy smirked, "I know."

He put the movie in and came back to sit on the couch, this time, Kim snuggled up against him, resting her head on his shoulder. He smiled and put his arm around her.

Later that night when Kenny came home he saw that the TV was still on, when he went to go turn it off, he saw that Tommy and Kim were asleep on the couch, Tommy was lying on his side against the back of the couch, with Kim securely in his arms. Kenny laughed and grabbed a blanket, he knew he would have fun playing with them in the morning.

"Be happy Kim" he said before going to his room.

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