Chapter 20: Falling in and Out of Place

Kimberly looked down at Kylie to see the color coming back into her cheeks. "Tommy," she whispered. Tommy opened his eyes and looked down at Kylie too and saw the same results. Kylie stirred slightly and her eyes fluttered open. Kylie looked at Kimberly.

"Hi mommy," she whispered.

Kimberly let out a small sob and she stroked Kylie's cheek. "Hi, baby," she whispered. She held Kylie to her chest and let out another sob. Tommy wrapped his arms around both Kimberly and Kylie.

A little while later, Kimberly got out of Tommy's jeep and looked in the backseat to see Kylie fast asleep. "She's out," he commented.

"I would be too after what she went through," she agreed.

Kimberly went to take Kylie out of the backseat when Tommy grabbed her arm. "Kim," he murmured. She sat back in her seat and looked at him.

"Yeah?" She asked.

Tommy placed his hand on the back of her neck and pulled her in for a kiss. Kimberly placed her hand on the back of his head and kissed him back. Everything had fallen into place now, every piece of the puzzle was put in now. This was what she was missing during the past nine years. Tommy pulled back and pressed his forehead against hers. "I've been waiting nine years to do that," he commented. Kimberly bit her bottom lip with a smile.

"Me too," she answered.

"I've also been waiting nine years to do this," he added.

Kimberly looked at him confused and him remove the promise ring on her hand. She felt something else being placed on her hand and looked down to see a diamond ring sitting in the promise ring's place. "Kimberly…will you marry me?" He asked. Kimberly was speechless, was she dreaming. Was she actually sitting in his jeep, did she actually kiss him, did he really propose to her? "Kimberly?" He asked. Kimberly looked at him and she nodded.

"Yes," she replied.

She threw her arms around his neck with a sob. Tommy hugged her tight and let out a sigh. "Yes," she repeated. Kimberly pulled back and looked at him with tear filled eyes. "What took you so long?" She asked with a small laugh.

"Better late than never," he replied.

Kimberly hugged him again. "Better get going, you have people inside waiting for you," he commented. She nodded and kissed him again. When they pulled back, Kimberly got out of the jeep and picked Kylie up.

"Goodnight, Beautiful," Tommy called out.

Kimberly smiled and looked over at him. "Goodnight, Handsome," she answered. She then went inside. Tommy smiled as he pulled out of Kimberly's driveway and drove home.

When Kimberly came inside, she gestured for everyone to be quiet. She walked upstairs to put Kylie to bed.

(Hunter and Tori's Apartment)

Hunter hung up the phone after talking to his mom and looked over at Tori. "Is everything okay?" She asked.

"Yep, Kylie's fine. She and mom just got home," he replied.

"That's great."

Hunter walked over and sat next to her. Tori bit her lip as she just stared into the book she was reading. "Everything okay?" He asked. Tori sigh and closed the book.

"Hunter, we need to talk," she replied.

"This can't be good."

Tori let out another sigh and stood up. "Tori, what's going on?" He asked. Tori looked over at him and closed her eyes for a minute.

"Hunter…I got a call from the doctor today. The results from my physical," she replied.

"Is everything okay?" He asked.

Tori had a hard time getting the words out. "Hunter…I'm pregnant," she replied. Hunter was stunned.

"Are you serious?" He asked.

"No, I just said it to psych you out."

Hunter had no idea what to say or to do. "And to answer another stupid question that you might ask, yes its yours," she added.

"Tor…" he trailed off.

"What?"

"You can't be…we've used protection and you used birth control."

Tori bit her lip. "Not that one day," she answered. Hunter looked at her and realization hit her.

"No…" he mumbled.

She nodded again. "What are we going to do?" She asked. Hunter ran his fingers through his hair.

"I don't know," he replied.

Tori suddenly didn't like what she was seeing on his face. "Tori…" he trailed off.

"What?" She asked.

Hunter sighed and got up. "Where are you going?" She asked.

"I'm going out for a bit," he replied.

"I tell you that I'm pregnant and you tell me you're going out?"

"I'm leaving."

Tori ran in front of the door. "You're not leaving," she snapped.

"Move out of the way Tori," he instructed.

"No."

Hunter grabbed her arms and moved her out of the way. "Move," he ordered. He opened the door and left.

"HUNTER!" She shouted.

Hunter pulled on his helmet and drove off on his motorcycle. "HUNTER!" She shouted after him. The only thing that answered her was the sound of Hunter's motorcycle. Tori felt the pain hit her heart so hard she thought she was going to die from the pain. She went back inside, picked up the phone, and dialed a familiar number.

"Hello?" The person asked.

Tori tried to keep herself from crying. "Rose…is Dustin there?" She asked.