Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Your reviews mean the world to me. I'm trying to get these chapters out as fast as I can. I also recently became an aunt for the first time, so I have been basically been spending every free moment I have trying to spoil her rotten.
Kimberly's Apartment
Tuesday Morning:
Now that Kim's mini vacation was over, it was time to get back into the real world. Having called in sick yesterday, Kim knew that she when she got to work, she would have a ton of work to look forward too.
Turning her alarm clock off, Kim rolled over expecting to find a sleeping Tommy. Instead, all she found was an empty pillow and cold sheets. With the thought of Tommy just leaving without telling her, Kim was feeling a little sad but decided it was best to just move on with the rest of her day. As Kim opened her bedroom door, the delightful smell of someone preparing breakfast filled her senses to no end. Walking into the Kitchen, the sight of Tommy cooking breakfast for her is a memory that will forever be burned into Kim's brain.
"I didn't know that you cooked," Kim said announcing her presence.
"One of my many qualities that you know nothing about sweetheart", said Tommy as he leaned over to give Kim a kiss. Turning back to the stove, Tommy continued, "Besides, I kind of figured that you had to be at work early this morning and Nick has to be at daycare. I just decided to get up and fix everyone breakfast. I mean it's nothing big. It's just bacon, cheese eggs, and toast."
"Well it's the thought that counts." Getting out of her chair at the table, Kim continued with, "I'm gonna go take a shower. And do me a favor, get your son dressed for me", and with that said, Kim went to get dressed.
"Yes Maim."
After breakfast, everyone was off to the place where they belonged for the day. The first place the trio was off to was Nicholas's daycare. Once they were sure that Nick was settled in at school, Tommy and Kim were now off to Kim's work place.
"So what do you have to do today Tommy," Kim asked as Tommy pulled into the parking lot of her job.
"I have a meeting with my uncle and the pit crew at 12 and another meeting with our sponsors at 2. So first, I'm going to go home and change."
"Okay. Well I guess I'll see you later on tonight," said Kim as she exited Tommy's truck.
"Did you need a ride home from work?" asked Tommy as he let down the window.
"No thanks. Kendall is going to pick me up. But if you want you could pick up Nick."
"Not a problem. Now get in there because I don't want you to be late. I'll see you later."
Pressman Inc.
Tuesday Morning:
After getting his morning cup of coffee, Tyler strolled down the hall and just so happened to be looking out of the window the same time that Tommy and Kim pulled up. An instant wave of jealousy came over him.
"That should be me," stated Tyler.
Once Tyler saw that Tommy was pulling off and Kim was making her way into the building, he made his way to his office. From the inside of his office, Tyler could hear the other women through out the office interrogating Kim about the handsome man that dropped her off this morning.
"So Kim, who was that fine looking man that dropped you off this morning?" asked Milli one of Kim's co-workers that worked three cubicles down from her.
"Yeah Kim. Even I saw him too. So spill," said Alice another co-worker.
Sitting down at her desk, Kim looked at both women and decided to tell them the truth.
With a bright blush on her face and a huge smile, Kim turned around and replied, "Well since you guys must know, that is Tommy. My son's father."
"And from the looks of your face, he is not just your son's father but also your new man," replied Milli.
"But I thought you were hooking up with Tyler?" asked Alice.
"I did talk to Tyler and even with out with him once or twice but it never turned into anything serious. In the end, me and Tommy have always had an undeniable connection with one another so it was only natural that we reconnected with each other," replied Kim.
"Well whom ever it maybe, I just hope that he makes you happy. By the way, does he have any brothers that look just like him? Because that man is pure girl candy," stated Milli.
With everyone sharing a big laugh, Kim knew that the day was only going to get more interesting.
Fast Track Racing
Tuesday Afternoon:
Tommy Oliver loved the fast paced adrenalin rush that he got from his job, but hated the boring bored meetings with a passion. Sitting at a table going over contracts and position standings was not something Tommy found fun. All he wanted to do was get behind the wheel of his race car and do speeds that would make the average persons stomach turn.
"As you can see by these contracts Tommy, we got three big races lined up that comes with three big pay offs. The first race is in one week and then the other two follow three days after. So that means that we are going to be on a really tight schedule," stated Tommy's uncle John.
"Wow! The first race pays $75,000 to the first place winner and the other two races pay $50,000 each. That's a lot of money," replied Bill Harrington the head mechanic on the pit crew.
Looking over the contracts, Tommy thought to himself, "That is a lot of money and if I win just two of those races then I can start looking for a house."
"Not only could you win the money from those races Tommy, but we are willing to give you an additional $10,000 for winning with our logo on your car. That way we get to promote our business to the thousands of viewers whom are watching the race," said William Light a promotional manager for a computer software company called New Age Software.
"Now that you added that on, where do I sign?" asked Tommy as he thought of all the things that he could he do with the money. After all the contracts were signed and deals were made, the meeting was adjourned and Tommy went home to rest for what he knew would be a long day.
Kendal's Car
Tuesday Evening:
Having not seen her sister in a couple of days, Kendal volunteered to pick Kimberly up from work. Thinking that her older sister was just going to pick her up and take her straight home, Kim noticed Kendal had other plans when they pulled up to a local bar.
"What are we doing here?"
"You are going to tell me every single detail of what happened while you were away and trust me once you get two drinks in you it's going to make telling it me a whole lot easier," said Kendal with a laugh.
"Well in that case, let call Tommy and tell him that I wont be heading straight home."
Once the pair entered the bar and was seated, they placed their orders and Kendal started with the questions.
"So what happened when you first got down there? How did Tommy react when he saw you? Was he surprised? Did he….."
"Kendal slow down," Kimberly interrupted. "One thing at a time."
"Okay. So start talking. What happened," asked Kendal as she took a sip from her frozen margarita.
After talking a long swig from her Long Island Ice Tea, Kimberly started telling Kendal all about her adventure.
"All while I was on the airplane, I just kept asking myself over and over if I was doing the right thing. But once I got to his hotel I was a bundle of nerves. It took me almost five minutes just to knock on Tommy's door. I knocked on his door like five times. I thought he wasn't there until I heard some moving around in the room and then the door flew open. What I saw left me speechless."
"What did you see?" asked Kendal with a frown on her face as she finished off her drink.
With the last of her beverage gone also, Kim continued. "There standing at the door was a dripping wet Tommy in nothing but a pair of boxers. After I stopped drooling everywhere, I noticed that he was kind of shocked to see me. So I went in and talked to him. I told him that I was still in love with him and he told me the same. After a very emotional talk, one thing lead to another and we ended up making love for the rest of the night," ended Kim with a slight blush.
"Oh my God. We need more drinks," replied Kendal. "So I'm guessing that you two are officially back together."
"Yes. We are," answered Kimberly. "I feel like my life is finally starting to fall into place. I have a good job, my own place, and the two men that I love most in the world."
"Well that's good to hear." Starting on her second drink, Kendal continued, "Did you see Tyler at all today?"
"Yeah. But would you believe that he showed up at my house last night."
"Are you kidding. For what?"
"I guess when I called in sick yesterday, someone told him and he showed up at my house last night with some soup. Of course doing the middle of our talk Tommy came out and things went from shocking to awkward. But before anything could get said between the two of them, our Chinese food that we had ordered had arrived. So I left out the kitchen to go pay for the food and when I come back, those two were having the most intense stare down ever. I just knew some things got said by the look of anger in Tommy's eye and the smug little smirk Tyler was sporting."
With both women half way through their second drink, Kendal stated, "Looks like you've got some serious man issues going on."
"No. I don't. I assured Tommy that I wanted nothing to do with Tyler. And I also let Tyler know the same. I love Tommy. He's it for me. I can't loose him."
Billy's house
Tuesday Night:
After calling Tommy's phone to see where he and her son were, Kimberly had her sister Kendal drop her off at Billy's house. Inside everyone was awaiting the arrival of Kimberly so that they could start in with all the questions they had for them.
"So, where is Kimberly? I thought for sure that she would have come with you," asked Katherine.
"I talked to her on the phone right before I came in. She and her sister Kendal went out to diner and she should be on her way here now," replied Tommy.
Within the next five minutes everyone was greeted with the presence of a still buzzed Kim. Having had two drinks before dinner and then one more after dinner, it could be said that Kim had a good time with her sister.
After taking in her giggly persona, as Tommy got closer to her, he asked, "Kim are you drunk?"
"No. Slightly buzzed at best. But not drunk," answered Kim.
"Lets question her while she's drunk," replied Aisha. "I heard people give out a lot more information when they are drunk."
After everyone was seated comfortably around Billy's spacious living room, the interrogation began. Ever so the attorney, Trini started off with the first set of questions.
"Okay, I have the first question. Since all of us knew that Tommy was going away for the weekend to race, why didn't you tell us you were going with him?"
"First off, I didn't know I was gong to go to Memphis to spend the entire weekend with Tommy. I didn't make the decision to go down there until late Friday night. Trust me it was a shock to both of us."
"What happened Friday night that made you decide to go down there," asked Adam.
With a far away look in her eye, Kim went on to explain the events of what lead to the reconciliation of her and Tommy. "Well Thursday night Tommy came by my apartment to pick up Nicholas because he wanted to spend some time with him before he went out of town. Before I could let Tommy leave, we had an all out argument about what had been happening within the last couple of weeks. By the end of it, Tommy openly told me how he felt about me. The next day I went out with Tyler and at the end of the date I accidentally called him Tommy."
Looking around the room, Kim noticed that everyone except her and Tommy wore a shocked expression. Before they could ask another question, Kim continued on, "After clearly hurting Tyler's feelings, I proceeded to tell him how I felt and that I never meant to lead him on. But, point blank I just let him know that it wasn't him that I wanted to be involved with."
"So you hoped on a plane and went to see Tommy," stated Kat.
"Not exactly," answered Kimberly. "I talked it over with my sister Kendal and she told me that if it was what I wanted that I should go after it. The next morning I went over to Mrs. Oliver's house and she told me all of Tommy's information and dropped me off at the airport."
"So, was it a happy reunion?" questioned Aisha with a smile on her face.
"I was defiantly shocked to see her," answered Tommy. "The first question I asked her was what the hell she was doing there."
"But after the shock wore off, we had a nice long talk and was relieved to know that we were both on the same page," stated Kim smiling up at Tommy.
"And judging by the way you two are smiling at each other, you guys did more than talk this weekend," said Rocky.
"ROCKY," everyone yelled.
"Don't mind him girl. He's just mad he hasn't been getting any lately," replied Aisha.
"On another note, I for one am certainly happy that you two are back together," said Jason.
"I think all of us feel that way," stated Billy.
"So are we," replied Tommy. "Besides it's getting late and we should be putting this little man to bed."
With everyone saying their goodbye's, the group slowly started to split up with everyone going there separate ways and calling it a night.
Tommy's Apartment:
Tuesday Night:
"You know I've never really seen your whole apartment before," said Kim as she walked into Tommy's bachelor pad. "The only room I have seen is your front room and the only time I ever saw that was when I would come to pick Nicholas up."
"I like it. It's spacious," stated Tommy as he walked in behind her carrying a sleeping Nicholas. "Let me lay him down and I'll give you the grand tour."
Upon returning, Tommy started the tour of his home. "As you can see I have a front room, dinning room, and over there is the kitchen. There are three bedrooms upstairs and two bathrooms."
"This is lovely."
"Thanks. I like to call it home. So why don't you go upstairs take a shower and get ready for bed. I'll be up in a little bit."
"I would love to. But you see the funny thing is, I don't have any clothes," replied Kim.
Smiling a mega watt smile, Tommy stated, "Don't worry about it. I got you covered."
"What are you up to Tommy?"
"Would please go and take your shower. I'll explain everything to you when you get out."
Finishing her shower, Kim returned to Tommy's room to see that she had clothing laid out across his bed.
"How did my clothes get here?" asked Kim as she stepped inside the room wearing nothing but a towel and a smile.
"How about I put theses clothes away and you keep that towel on," replied a smiling Tommy.
"TOMMY."
"Alright, alright. Go ahead and get dressed."
"You still have not explained how my clothes got here."
"Well remember this morning when you told me that Kendall was going to be picking you up from work," started Tommy.
"Yeah," replied Kim not exactly knowing where Tommy was going with this.
"Well after Kendall dropped you off at Billy's, I kind of called her off your cell phone and asked her to go by your place and pick you up some clothes. I also had her to drop them off here at the back door. That's why I wanted you to come up here first so that I could go get your clothes from outside," explained Tommy.
"I see," said Kim as she finished getting dressed for bed. "Anything else I should know about."
"Well I have three races next week. So I'll be leaving town Monday night."
"And how long will you be gone?" asked Kim as she snuggled closer to Tommy.
"Just a week. Hopefully I'll be back by Sunday night. So how do you……" started Tommy as he looked down and noticed that Kimberly had fallen asleep.
"Goodnight beautiful," said Tommy as he kissed Kim on the forehead and then fell asleep him self.
I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter strange things will start to happen within Kim and Tommy's relationship. Hopefully they will blame the right person for it. Until then……..