Author's Note: For those of you that read the first chapter, I made a slight change. The two grandsons Jack and Tommy are the sons of Kat and Tommy's oldest son Patrick not their son Joshua as I had stated the first time I wrote the story. However, none of that will matter in the chapters to come. These next few chapters are going to take a look into Tommy and Kat's life leading up to the kids and grandkids.
Kat and Tommy arrived in Angel Grove on the way to his parents' house. They were visiting from Reefside where they had lived since their marriage two years ago. Tommy had lived in Reefside for some time as a teacher before reuniting with Katherine who ended up in Reefside as a teacher herself. They were back in Angel Grove for the wedding of Jason and Kimberly.
"Sweetheart, where are we going, your parents house is the other way?" Kat questioned seeing that Tommy was driving in the wrong direction.
"I just thought we could make a detour first, there's something I want to show you," Tommy informed her as he continued to drive along.
"What on earth could you possibly need to show me that can't wait, we've been driving for hours, all I want to do is get to your parents house so I can lie down," Kat told him.
"I'm sorry I didn't know you weren't feeling well, I promise this will be worth it," Tommy replied as he slowly brought the car to a stop and parked in the driveway of a house.
"Tommy, what are we doing here?" Kat said recognizing the house as one she had admired before.
"Get out of the car and maybe I'll tell you," Tommy said with a grin as he began to get out.
"Tommy, where are you going, we don't even know the people who live here, we can't just barge in," Kat was yelling to her husband who was walking up to the front door.
"Luckily for us, no one does live here, at least not yet," Tommy said as he took out a key and opened the door.
"I don't understand what's going on?" Kat asked as Tommy held open the door for her and she entered the house.
"I bought you a present, I guess you could call it an early Christmas gift," Tommy told her as he followed her inside.
"Tommy, Christmas is still six months away," Kat replied.
"I know but I figured you'd want to move in as soon as possible," Tommy said and waited for his words to register.
"Move in, don't tell me you bought us a house?" Kat inquired.
"And what if I did?" Tommy asked.
"You bought me a house?" Kat questioned.
"I remember how much you admired this one and my dad called me and said that the older couple who lived here was thinking about selling it so I figured I'd buy it before someone else did," Tommy told her.
"But we already have a house in Reefside, we can't afford them both," Kat declared.
"I guess we'll just have to sell the one in Reefside," Tommy decided.
"I thought I was supposed to be the irrational one with all the hormones but I think maybe you've lost it, have you forgotten that our whole life is in Reefside, what about our jobs," Kat replied.
"It's summer, we're on vacation remember and I already spoke with Elsa about our resignations and Angel Grove High just happens to be in need of teachers for the fall so we'll still have jobs," Tommy informed her.
"I don't get it, why now, why the sudden decision to move back to Angel Grove?" Kat asked.
"Well, we always talked about moving back some day and once this house became available I thought it was a sign that the time was right, you're not angry are you," Tommy replied.
"I guess I'm just in shock that you managed to keep all this from me," Kat told him.
"I wanted it to be a surprise, I hope you like the house, it has five bedrooms which I know is a lot but I figure we'll need the room especially now that we have a baby on the way," Tommy said.
"The house is perfect, I can't believe you even remember how much I liked it," Kat said giving her husband a kiss.
"Come on, I want to show you the upstairs, there's a room up there that I think would make the perfect nursery for the baby," Tommy said as he grabbed her hand.
"You're right, this would make a great nursery," Kat said as she walked around the room.
"We can move in as soon as you want," Tommy told her as they made their way back to their car.
"I still can't believe this is happening," Kat replied.
"I think you're really going to like the neighbors, they just moved in about a month ago, of course I didn't know that when I was buying the house, but it's a great coincidence," Tommy told her.
"What about the neighbors?" Kat asked.
"I spoke to Jason a few weeks ago and asked him if he'd come take a look at the house for us and he realized that our house was right next door to the one he and Kim just bought," Tommy explained.
"Kim and Jason are our neighbors?" Kat questioned.
"Yeah, pretty great isn't it," Tommy said smiling.
"Yeah, it is, I can't believe Kim kept this from me, I just talked to her a few days ago," Kat told him.
Six Months Later
"Kat, what on earth are you doing?" Tommy questioned seeing his pregnant wife up on a step stool rearranging ornaments on the tree.
"Relax Tommy, I just saw something that needed to be fixed," she replied.
"Will you just get down from there, your making me nervous," he told her and rushed over to help her down.
"I just wanted everything to be perfect, it's our first Christmas party in our new home," Kat explained.
"Knock, knock, anyone home?" Jason asked as he and Kimberly entered the house.
"We're in the living room!" Tommy called back to them.
"Oh Kat, the tree looks beautiful," Kim said running over to hug her friend.
"Where's everyone else?" Jason asked.
"You guys are the first ones here but our parents should be here soon, along with Rocky," Kat told him. Minutes later, Kat and Tommy's new home was filled with their family and friends and they sat down to share dinner together.
"I'd just like to thank all of you for coming here and sharing this first Christmas with us in our new home," Tommy spoke.
"And we hope you'll come back next Christmas when it'll be our little one's first Christmas," Kat chimed in.
"Ok, ok, enough of this sentimental stuff, let's get to the food," Rocky said and everyone laughed.