DISCLAIMER: Nope still not mine.

SUMMARY: Tommy's getting used to the new Kimberly after having heard a portion of her story about why she's so skittish. Can he help her recover from the horror that was her life after an almost career ending injury?


Three days after winning a million dollars for Little Angels Haven, Kimberly, Jason and Tommy were on their way back to Angel Grove when a little girl ran up to Kim with a pad and pen.

"Can I have your autograph?" she had asked. Kim nodded and signed the paper. She had been getting this reaction a lot since winning the million and she wasn't ready for the fame that being the first million dollar winner would bring her. She hadn't had to deal with fame like this since the Pan-Globals.

Suddenly, there was a man standing in front of Kimberly with his hand on the little girl's shoulder. "Tammy, come on." He looked up at Kim and shook his head. "I'm sorry. She watches Deal or No Deal all the time and she recognized you. She's been saying she'd love to meet someone that had been on the show. I'm sorry if she bothered you."

Jason saw the tears well up in his friend's eyes. Tommy saw it too and wasn't sure what to make of it. "It's okay. She's not bothering me." She watched as the father pulled his daughter away from the trio.

"Kim, you okay?" Jason asked.

"She would be eleven this year." Kim turned and buried her head in Jason's shoulder. Tommy was staring at his ex as if he didn't understand a word she said.

"Flight 2255 to Angel Grove now boarding. Please have your boarding passes ready to show the attendant at the gate."

Kim, Tommy and Jason walked toward the gate and boarded the plane to take them home to a place they all loved.


"Kim, what did you mean by 'She would be eleven this year.'?" Tommy asked as they settled into their seats.

"That's one of the things I didn't tell you. I got pregnant because of Dr. Tims. I had a little girl."

"Kim, you had a baby? What happened? Where is she?"

"Angel Grove. I visit her once a week and tell her how things are going for me."

"But what about the 'She would be eleven'?"

"She died just before her first birthday. A man broke into my apartment and tried to rob me." Kim's eyes grew distant as she remembered that horrible day.

FLASHBACK

Kimberly had just moved into her new apartment and had finally gotten settled in. Tommy still didn't know that she was back in Angel Grove and, right now, that was exactly what she wanted.

She was holding Olivia in her arms when she heard something outside her door. She walked closer to the door and was almost hit with it when the man broke in.

"What do you want?" she yelled as she backed away from him.

"Your money. Any valuables you have." At that point, he looked her up and down. "Maybe even your body."

"No! You stay away from me!" she screamed. In a flash, the man had grabbed the baby out of her arms and put a knife to the infant's neck. Kim didn't know what to do. She bowed her head in submission, hoping that he would just set Olivia down, take what he wanted and leave. She could deal with the humiliation as long as her daughter lived.

The man laughed. "Into the bedroom. I want to be comfortable as I take you." Kim walked into the bedroom dispirited.

Once inside the bedroom, the man threw Olivia against the wall. Kim heard the sickening thud as he daughter's head smashed into the wall. She spun just in time to see the little one laying still in a heap against the wall on the floor. "NO!!!!!!"

The man threw Kim on the bed and started ripping off her clothes. She fought him, hoping to save her daughter. She didn't even feel it when he started invading her. She could only feel a cold spot growing inside of her as time passed and her daughter lay there on the floor only a few feet away. Kim's hand was stretched out trying to reach for the baby.

What seemed like hours later, the man left after taking all of the money out of Kim's purse.

Kim crawled off the bed and over to her daughter's still form. Her trembling hand reached out to touch the baby before her only to pull back several times before she actually made contact with her head. The fingers came away covered in blood. Kim screamed.

The next thing she knew, Kim was in the emergency room of Angel Grove hospital and Trini was sitting next to her.

"Trini?"

"It's okay, Kim. We're at the hospital. The doctor just finished the rape kit."

"Where's Olivia?"

"Kim, calm down. She's in another room with Jason. We had been coming to see you when we heard you scream. We ran into the room only to find you bent over Olivia's body with …."

"Did you just say body? Is my daughter okay?" Trini covered her mouth as if just realizing what she had said.

"Kim, I'm sorry. Jason told me not to tell you. He wanted to be here with you when you found out. Her skull was crushed by the impact with the wall. She was dead when we found you."

Kim broke down. Jason came in just then and knew without being told what had happened. He simply wrapped his arms around his sis and pulled her in close. Trini was in tears because she hadn't meant to. Jason pulled her into the hug too, knowing that she needed to know that he didn't blame her for telling Kim.

The doctor found them like that several minutes later when he came in to check on them.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Tears were flowing freely down Kim's face as she turned to Tommy to test his reaction to her story. Even through the tears in her eyes, she could see the ones welling up in his.

"She was the one good thing that came out of the whole situation," Kim said, tearfully.

"Do you have a picture of her?" Kim nodded and pulled out her wallet. Handing the picture to Tommy, she was unprepared for his next statement. "She looks so much like you, Kim. Just as beautiful as can be."

"She was beautiful, bro," Jason spoke up, finally getting the words past the lump in his throat. "And she was a good baby too."

Tommy closed the wallet and handed it back to Kimberly. "I'm so sorry, Kim. I wish I could have been there for you."

"You were off at college and I told Jason not to call you. You had moved on with your life."

"I never moved on. Not really. I missed you everyday after I got that damned letter. A letter that I now kick myself for believing. I wish now that I had acted on my gut instinct and gone after you to find out what had happened. What had gone so wrong that you would do that to us."

"Tommy, don't. You didn't know and I certainly didn't make it easy on you to find out."

"Well, I know now and I plan on being right here to help you through everything else that comes your way."

Kim smiled sadly and leaned into Tommy's shoulder where she fell asleep shortly after take off.