Chapter 7

Tommy sat on his bed watching TV, while he patiently waited for his parents to arrive. They were coming down two days in advance, so they would get to spend some time together, for which he was excited about. He had told his parents that he and Kim were back together, they were confused at first, as to how they got back together, but he explained it, and they offered their support. Even though they had his parents support, he knew Kim was still nervous about seeing them again.

Tonight they were all going out to dinner, and tomorrow his parents were going to come watch him at the racetrack, while Kim worked with her brother on their car. He and Kenny had a real competitiveness between them, but Kim told them to "shut up and save it for the race." He knew she supported them both, and was not picking favorites. The real test of their relationship would be when their friends arrived Saturday night. He knew Kat, if she was coming, would not be happy, but all that mattered to him, was he was happy with Kim.

Kim, on the other hand, didn't want to see their old friends. She had told him, they wouldn't understand, and would only judge her for her mistakes. When he told her that wasn't true, she shook her head, saying she got a very angry call from Jason, a few days after they broke up, saying how disappointed he was in her. Tommy told her that it didn't matter what Jason said because they were together now and they were going to be for a very long time. Kim had smiled when he said this, hugged and kissed him, then she said she loved him.

Kim was going to meet them at the restaurant, after she got off work, which would give him some extra time to spend with his parents. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard someone knocking on his door. He slowly got up and laughed when he saw Mark standing there with his parents.

"I found these two wandering around downstairs, so I thought I'd be nice and bring them up to you." Mark laughed.

Tommy shook his head, "How kind of you Mark."

He laughed, "Just don't get used to it. It was nice to see you again, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver. See you Tommy." He said before making his way to his own room.

"Glad you both made it down safe." Tommy said before giving them each a hug.

"We weren't going to miss seeing our son for anything." Mrs. Oliver said.

Tommy smiled, "Well we have about an hour till we have to meet Kim for dinner, why don't you come in, and we can relax for a while."

"Since when did you become so reasonable Tommy?" His dad laughed.

"Must be living on my own." He replied.

"Must be." His mother laughed

After visiting with his parents for a while, they made their way down to Tommy's car in order to meet Kim for dinner. He told them that Kim was a little bit nervous about seeing them again, but they reassured him that they were fine with what happened between them, and were excited about seeing Kimberly again.

Tommy pulled up to the restaurant he saw Kim standing in front of her car wearing a white and black halter-top sundress. He always admired her sense of style, now more then ever, as she had given up sqorts for jeans and her long sleeved shirts fir t-shirts and tank-tops. Ever since they had started going out again, she gave up her more risqué outfits, as she knew Tommy was too overprotective of her, so she thought she'd take that argument out of their future.

They pulled into the parking spot next to her and exited the car. Tommy pulled Kim into a quick hug and kiss, before she turned to greet his parents. She nervously gave them a small smile and said hello.

"It's nice to see you again Mr. and Mrs. Oliver." She said.

Tommy's mother smiled, "Kim dear, how many times I have to tell you, it's Joyce."

Kim smiled, "I forgot."

Joyce laughed, "Don't worry dear, we can hardly blame you for what happened, long distance relationships are hard, and I think we've all broken a few hearts."

Kim smiled gratefully at Tommy's mother, "Thank you, and I really do love Tommy."

Mr. Oliver smiled, "We know Kim, and you're the only one who made our son truly happy."

Kim didn't know what to say, she definitely wasn't expecting them to act like they did when they were in high school.

"Well I don't know about you, but I'm hungry" Tommy said breaking the silence.

Kim laughed, "You're always hungry, some days you're as bad as Rocky."

"Yet you love me anyways." He answered.

She laughed, "I must,"

The three of them laughed at Tommy's face. "You're all mean." He said before leading the way into the restaurant.

They all enjoyed a pleasant meal, in which they talked about the past, Tommy deciding he wanted to race, and how Kimberly got into the business.

"So how long are you going to be working on the track Kim?" Mrs. Oliver asked.

"I'm not sure, maybe just for the rest of the year, I hope to be going to College next year, but I'm not sure for what yet."

Mrs. Oliver nodded, "You sound like Tommy, hopefully you both will have it figured out, and I know how important post-secondary education is these days."

Kim nodded, "I hope so too, I've been looking into it, and various programs, so maybe Tommy and I can put our heads together over the summer, and come up with more options."

Mr. Oliver smiled, "If anyone can get my boy to decide on a future, it's you."

Tommy laughed, "No kidding."

Kim turned to look at Tommy, "What did you mean by that."

Tommy smiled, "Nothing, beautiful, just you have a way to motivate people."

Kim glared at Tommy, hearing his tone. "Right."

He nodded, "It's true, and you managed to "motivate" Rocky into giving up food for 40 hours!"

She laughed, "Well then, I guess I know what type pf motivation you want me to use. Fear!"

Tommy's parents laughed, knowing all to well that Kimberly was indeed going to put the fear of god into their son in order for him to choice a degree.

After they had finished dessert they made their ways back to their cars, Tommy's parents watched as the couple said goodnight.

"I'll see you at the track tomorrow?" Tommy asked, placing his hands on her waist.

"Bright and early." She smiled.

"Are you going to come out with everyone once they are here?" He asked.

She shook her head, "No, Kenny and I are having our pizza and movie night tomorrow. We do it once a week, and since we have been so busy, we didn't get to do it on the normal night, so I promised him I would tomorrow."

Tommy nodded, "They will be disappointed."

She shook her head, "No they won't, but it doesn't matter."

"I don't know why you want to continue severing ties with them Kim, they were your friends too, some longer then they were with me."

She nodded, "Apparently that doesn't matter." She sighed, "I'm not going to fight with you on this, please just accept my decision, that I will see them on my own time and terms."

He nodded, knowing how stubborn she was, "Alright. How about I come by after and see you."

She smiled, "I'd like that. You can crash at my place it it's too late."

He nodded, "Count on it."

She laughed, "Down boy."

He smiled, "I love you."

She kissed him softly, "I love you too. You better go before your parents start hassling us."

He smiled and gave her one more kiss. "Ok, I'll see you tomorrow. Night beautiful."

She smiled, "Night handsome."

Sorry it took me so long to add another chapter, life can be very hectic at times. I hope you enjoy! Thanks
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