Chapter 8: Devotion
by: Mint Condition
Next morning, Tommy woke up and rolled from his stomach to his back. Sunshine filled his room. Tommy sighed and looked up at his ceiling. His dreams filled with Kimberly. Her face as he pulled her out of the water. For a brief moment, she was dead. She wasn't breathing air, her heart wasn't beating, anyway it was put, Kimberly Ann Hart died. She was alone in that dark cold lake. Tommy shook his head of that feeling, of that lost. She wasn't gone long. She started breathing again with help from him. The relief and the joy to know she was okay. That everything was going to be okay for now. But after their last fight, he could only hope they would be okay. He never wanted to feel that pain in his heart again, he had felt it once too many. How could he not trust her? She couldn't...wouldn't lie about something as serious as an attack. Kimberly always was truthful, she might not tell him everything when he wants, but she wouldn't lie. It's not in Kimberly's nature to be untruthful.
"Kim?" Tommy knocked on the door but got no response. "Kimberly, can I come in? Kimberly?" Tommy opened her door and found her room empty. Tommy found her by the pool. Her feet in the water swinging back and forth. "Hey." She didn't speak. "Gonna start ignoring me again?" Tommy smiled at her as he squatted next to her. "I love when you don't talk as much." She looked him with a stone-faced angry look. Tommy's smile faded quickly. Her head turned away back to staring off when Tommy slightly leaned back from her. "Fine. Fine, I can play the game too." Tommy sat down beside her. Didn't take long for another fight to start between the couple. With some much heartache of past emotions, jealousy, anger, sadness of their loses, things couldn't help but boil over and overwhelm them in rages filled with shouting.
"Why don't you go back to Jasmine!" Kimberly slapped his hand away when he went to touch her arm. She stood up and went to walk away from the pool
"How can you of all people think I want someone like Jasmine!" Tommy shouted back. He took her arm, pulling back to face him. He wasn't going to let her get away that fast. They were going to have this all out in the open right now, no more lingering anger and past emotions hanging over them. This fighting between them ends today.
"And why not! She is everything any guy would want!"
"She is nothing I want!"
"You sure didn't push away fast when she kissed you!"
"I was surprised! I didn't expect or welcome it! She kissed me!"
"Whatever."
"Are you mad that she kissed me or...that I didn't pull away fast enough for you."
"Like I said, I don't give a shit about who you kiss, or date or whatever..."
"Right."
"Fuck you, because I don't care!"
"Right, well, if it's not that, then what is it? Why are you so mad at me?"
"If you have to ask that question, you really don't know me."
"I'm asking the question, Kimberly?"
"You believed her over me," Kimberly said as her head went down.
"What?"
"I COULD HAVE DROWNED! Don't you see! I could have died! I was attacked last night and you..! And you made it seem like I was out of my mind because I had been drinking!"
"I said I was sorry. I am deeply sorry for doubting you. But you were drunk and...you know if I...If I had any idea that you were..."
"Save it! You should have believed me! You should have trusted me! Like I always believe in you." Kimberly pulled away from Tommy grabbing her arms. "Fuck you! Get away from me!"
"Stop fighting me." Tommy pulled her back toward him. "Don't fight me."
"Don't touch me. Don't fucking touch me!" Tommy continued to grab her arms. "Don't! Don't touch me!" Kimberly shoved him away. Tommy slipped, grabbing her arms, Kimberly screamed. Both of them falling into the pool.
Kimberly shoved as Tommy tried to not let her go though both of them still underwater. She was so angry with him. At everything. Kimberly fought his hands as they were underwater. Tommy grabbed her by the waist and brought them both to the surface finally.
Kimberly pulled away and swam around. Tommy was right behind her.
"Go away."
"I can't do that." Tommy moved his hair back.
"Why not!"
"I love you too much to do that." They swam around, before Kimberly went to the other side away from him. Tommy right next to her. They looked into each other's eyes. Tommy had a smile on his face.
"What?" Kimberly asked angrily. Tommy swarm around to be right in front of her. He put his hands on either side of Kimberly as she leaned up against the side of the pool.
"The only girl, the only person in this world I want to kiss is you." Kimberly rolled her eyes.
"Well you can't...because I don't want..." Tommy quickly kissed her. Tommy quickly pressed Kimberly against the side of the pool. "You."
"Liar." Kimberly kissed him again. "See." She grabbed his face and kissed him again and again. Both moaning against their kisses. Not sweet long soulful kisses, but hard, short kisses, but filled with love. Tongues filled with the passion that was once before. Tommy loved how Kimberly always won that first battle, making his head dizzy with their love. He pulled at her PJ top. They only parted from kissing, as her top was tossed back into the water. Kimberly cried out his name, as he kissed down her neck and toward her breasts. He pulled at her PJ shorts with his boxers, as his tongue found her rosy nipple. Kimberly moaned, holding his head with one hand, her other hand at his shoulder, holding tight. Tommy looked up from feasting on Kim's breasts into her eyes. Kimberly pulled his head up. They kissed again, taking their time. Tommy pulled at Kim's legs to go around his waist. Kim's arms wrapped around his neck, as Tommy kissed her cheek and neck. She cried out his name, shuddering against him, as he slid inside her. Filling her in the only way she needed, and only he could, the only way any man can. Tommy buried himself deep inside her, feeling that blissful heaven he had nearly lost. Tommy groaned, as his communicator went off.
"Yes!"
"Sorry to break up this moment, but an army of cogs and putties are attacking the park. Looks like Zedd and Mondo are trying to team up again."
"Fine, we'll be there!" Tommy clicked off quickly.
"Always something," Kimberly sighed. "We should go." Kimberly's legs went down his waist, but Tommy pulled them back up.
"Tell me you love me."
"Tommy, not now, we have to deal with..."
"No, right now! Before anything happens today. Tell me you love me."
"Fine, I love you."
"Again," Tommy demanded. "And not because I want to hear it. Say it because you want to, because you need to."
"Fine! I love you damnit! I've always loved you. I always will."
"See, wasn't that hard."
"Oh, you!" She kissed him. "I love you so much. I never want to stop." Tommy wiped away some tears.
"I love you too, Beautiful. And I never will stop." Tommy lifted her out of the water after grabbing their clothes and they went to handle the cogs and putties.
They teleported back into the backyard after defeating the monster of the day by King Mondo and Zedd. Tommy held Kim by her waist.
"I love you."
"I know," Kimberly said.
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok. I guess I can forgive you this time." He smiled and tickled her. They both laughed, then kissed.
"Devotion."
"What?" Kimberly asked. Tommy lifted Kimberly up by her underarms. Her legs went around his waist. She hugged him as well, once his arms went around her. Tommy pulled away first.
"I am devoted to you, and only you. My life, my love, everything I am is because of you. You make me want to be a better person than I am now. You make me feel things, feel love. No one else can make me do that."
"I feel the same." She kissed him. "So, I guess we are back together."
"I guess so. Unless you want us to just be friends?" Kimberly hit his stomach.
"We are friends. Best friends. And that's why we can be together again, because we are so close." They kissed again.
"Can we finish what happened in the pool before we were so rudely interrupted?" Kimberly bit her bottom lip. She nodded. "I mean, I can wait as soon as you..."
"Make love to me, Tommy. Make us one again." She smiled and kissed him. Tommy slowly walked them back inside, carrying her, kissing back with as much passion as Kimberly gave. The front door opened.
"Well hey you two!" Tommy and Kimberly stopped kissing to look at the doorway to find Tommy's parents.
"MOM! DAD!" Tommy let go of Kimberly nearly dropping her to the ground. Luckily, she was quick and able to land on her feet first. "You're back early!"
"We got an earlier flight than expected," Tommy's dad said. Tommy quickly went to get the bags.
"You two are a little soaked!'
"We fell in."
"The pool?" Kim nodded.
"Tommy pulled me in," Kimberly said.
"Why would you.."
"She pushed me!"
"I did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!" Tommy hit her with his elbow to her side.
"Children!"
"Did not," Kimberly whispered back, hitting him with her elbow. Tommy smiled.
"Did too." They kissed.
"Okay, so, how was your weekend so far?"
"Good," Tommy said.
"It had its moments."
"We're back together, Mom."
"I see that," Mrs. Oliver said. "So is this a 'try and see' thing or are you two back together, together?"
"Together." Kimberly hugged Tommy's arm. "I don't think I will let this lug go again."
"Not that I would let you."
"Well, great. I am so happy!" Mrs. Oliver hugged Kimberly.
"I'll go put these in your room," Tommy said. Kimberly put her hands on Tommy's chest, grabbing a handful of shirt as she led him upstairs. They kissed many times on their way.
"Those two back together, great huh," Mr. Oliver said. She smiled, as her husband closed the door.
"Your son."
"My son, huh?"
Tommy laid on Kim's bed, as she got dressed. He watched her walk around in just her lacy tanga to tease him as she figured out what to wear. Tommy sighed as Kimberly curled her hair for the second time.
"When did the roles reverse?"
"What?" Kimberly asked applying lip-gloss.
"You always running late."
"I am not late! I am polishing up." She pulled out a skirt and slid it on. Kimberly picked up her strapless bra from the ground and put it on.
"It's nearly 630."
"Yea, yea," Kimberly said straddling his lap. "So, what if I take a bit long, you are getting a great show."
"That is true," Tommy said as his hands molded her butt. Kimberly bent down and kissed him.
"You two ready?" Mrs. Oliver said coming into the room. Tommy smiled as his head raised from kissing Kimberly. He had gotten her beneath him finally.
"Mom," Tommy said quickly getting off Kimberly.
"Uh, give me 5 more minutes," Kimberly said straighten out her bra as she sat up.
"We'll be in the car waiting." Kimberly went to her closet, as Tommy ran his fingers through his hair. Mrs. Oliver smiled and closed the door behind her. Kimberly laughed and buried her face into Tommy's chest as soon as the door closed. They both laughed. Kimberly pulled out a top. Tommy helped her button it up, his eyes never leaving her eyes. She smiled, falling in love with him again and again. Since Mr. Oliver wanted to try the new restaurant, they went to the new Thai Palace.
Mrs. Oliver came into Tommy's room and found the couple on the bed, wrestling and laughing.
"Goodnight you two."
"Night Mom."
"Night Mom," Kimberly said with her arms around Tommy's neck.
"Be good," she said closing the door on the couple.
"Say it. Say it!"
"Uncle," Tommy said to get Kim to release him.
"Good." Tommy rubbed his neck. Kimberly got up to get the remote that was tossed aside in the match. Tommy came up behind her.
"Round 2!" Tommy's arms came around her and he fell back to the bed. Kimberly let out a shriek as the battle for the remote went into overtime.
Monday Morning
Tommy woke to feel stroking of his hair. Kimberly laid awake staring at him.
"I thought that was my job," Tommy said moaning a bit.
"Sometimes, we can share." They kissed. Tommy pulled her on top of him. After kissing up and down his bed, they finally got up and showered, together. At school, Kimberly gave Tommy a kiss as he went to get something to drink for her for before 2nd period.
"Hey, Kim!" Becky came over. "Are you okay?"
"I'm good."
"So, you feeling up for the gym this afternoon?"
"For sure tomorrow, I just need to rest today."
"Well, I'll see you later."
"Bye."
Everyone was sitting around lunch. Tommy had his arm around Kimberly. Katherine picked at her salad, as Kimberly kissed Tommy's cheek as he let her have his fries. Katherine sighed and excused herself to the bathroom. Tanya followed.
"I guess that is it," Rocky said.
"What is?"
"Our group," Adam added.
"Well, I am not apologizing, I didn't do anything wrong. I was attacked and she laughed."
"No one said you should or have to," Jason said. "But our group does have a tear in it."
"You are not the one that needs to apologize anyway," Tommy said. "I do."
"Tommy, it's not your fault too. Us being together shouldn't affect the group. It never did before, and it won't now. I'll talk to her and apologize first. Even though I don't have to, I want to. I want our team strong, not divided. We can't save the world on opposite ends. Only being together and a true team can we defeat evil." Jason smiled and nodded. Kimberly sighed and looked as Katherine and Tanya returned. She didn't want to do it now, so Kimberly decided on a little free time away from the boys to say her piece to Katherine and end this silly battle.
Tommy and Kimberly went home after school. Kimberly woke up from a long nap on the couch. Tommy had left her, an hour ago. Tommy was setting up the dinner table, as Kimberly walked in.
"Hey."
"Hey," Kimberly said wiping her eyes.
"Beautiful, you look exhausted."
"I'm just tired." Mrs. Oliver stirred the mash potatoes.
"Honey, you look more than just tired." Mrs. Oliver pulled her oven gloves off. She felt Kim's forehead. She held her throat, checking for anything. "Any tenderness or soreness?"
"A little. Yeah."
"Go, lay down, I'll have Tommy bring you up special soup in bed."
"But I'm fine."
"Go Kimberly."
"Okay." Tommy kissed her as she passed him to go upstairs.
By the time Tommy came upstairs with a tray of soup and juice, Kimberly was in her PJs, flipping the channel to the tv.
"I thought you would be resting?" Tommy asked putting the tray near the bed.
"I am," Kimberly said pulling the covers up.
"Soup, bread and juice."
"Thank you." Kimberly took the tray and kissed him.
"Eat and feel better."
"I will." Tommy left her for a little quiet time, as he went to have dinner with his parents.
4 days later
Training 5 hours a day, everyday, was finally catching up to Kimberly. Coach Thorne had all her programs perfected. New bars, new beam, floor routine with 3 runs instead of the hectic 4. Tommy stood waiting on Kimberly at her locker. She was unloading her bookbag, since she finished tons of work in her classes, so she could go to the gym, train and not worry about homework tonight. Kimberly changed to work out at the Youth Center. Most of the girls already warming up, as she arrived. Ernie had turned the Youth Center more gymnastic equipment with Kimberly back, much to Katherine's dislike. She had to find a new place for her ballet. Tommy was up at the booths with Jason, Emily, Rocky and Adam doing homework, as the girls worked out. Kimberly did her run through on beam a few times before going over to the gang.
"You look exhausted."
"I know, I'm feeling it more each day. This meet needs to come up soon."
"Are you sick?"
"Not an illness, just exhausted. I'm just tired of being tired."
Tommy ended up carrying Kimberly's things into the house after working out. Kimberly stood in the shower for the longest. Tommy walked in as Kimberly just stood there, her head against the wall, as the water pounded her back and shoulders.
"How you feeling in there?"
"Okay."
"Need someone to wash your back?" Kim smiled. She pulled the curtain back.
"Always." She tugged him by his shirt into the mist.
Kimberly laid on the bed, as Tommy combed her wet hair softly and rubbed her back.
"Maybe you shouldn't compete."
"Nah, I'm fine."
"Kim, you're tired, you said it yourself."
"Once this meet comes, it will start up my juices and I'll be pumped."
"Speaking of pumped." Tommy rolled Kimberly to her back, kissing her. Kimberly giggled as his mouth attacked her neck. They made love. Kimberly moaned as Tommy moved to her side after kissing her. He stroked around her stomach and chest as they both waited on their normal breathing. "I love making love to you."
"I love it too," Kimberly said. "And I love this." She made a face as Tommy moved back on top of her.
"What the hell was that?" Tommy said with a laugh.
"You."
"Me!"
"Yes. That's you when well, you know...when you come. That's your face."
"I do not make that face!"
"Yes, you do!" She did the face again. "It's so sexy, so adorable, and so funny." She held his face, smashing his cheeks in before she kissed him on the lips softly. Tommy pulled away. "What?"
"Well, your isn't exactly the best you know."
"Hey, I said it was sexy."
"And funny! IF you knew how it felt when..."
"Don't make me hurt you." She brought her legs around him, when he went to move off her. "Because you know I can and will." Tommy looked at her smiling face.
"Oh, Beautiful. Do your worst." They kissed. Tommy's hand reached up and pulled the cord to the lamp, shutting off all lights, but their love igniting any dark room.
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