THE DAY JUST WENT FROM BAD TO WROSE

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Chapter 8

Tommy let Kat go and she made her way over back by Jason. Tommy saw Kim in the Youth Center door way. "Wow she looks good" thought Tommy. "I wonder if she will hang out with us now that things seem to be getting better." Tommy walked over to Kimberly and said "Hi Kim! Would you like to join us at our usual table? We could all hang out like the old times."

"Um Tommy could we go to the park and talk?" She asked solidifying her decision to once again let him go.

"Sure. Just let me let Kat and Jason know where we are going" as he watched her nod he smiled as he walked over to his friends and told them he and Kim were going to the park to talk.

"Good luck Tommy. I truly hope that you guys can start over again" said Kat.

"Yea bro good luck" said Jason.

"Thanks guys. I will let you know what happens" Tommy said as he mentally crossed his fingers.

Tommy walked back over to Kim and the two of them walked side by side to the park. Once they reached "their spot" she turned to him finally ready to talk. "Tommy" she started "Last night was great and I am happy to have spent time with you but I have decided that I can't be more than just your friend right now. "

Tommy felt his heart sink as soon as he heard the "but." The shining light that he did see was that she was still willing to be around him in some way. He could start as friends. He would just make sure he spent a lot of time with her so that she could see that they could have this wonderful life together. "As much as I want more I will respect your decision and hopefully someday soon we can revisit the topic of getting back together."

"Thanks for understanding Tommy" she said

Both were thinking that they didn't want to head back yet so they both sat down on the grass and started talking about what was going on in their lives that the other had missed out on. Kim was surprised that Tommy had tried racing and liked it. Even more surprised that he was thinking that was something that he may like to pursue in the near future. Tommy was surprised to learn that since Kim had finished high school early she had enrolled at a tech college to become a RN. He wasn't sure he could picture her in that role but it didn't stop him from having some naughty thoughts about what they could do together if they got started seeing each other once again.

"So nursing huh?" Asked Tommy

"Yea classes start tomorrow and I have pretty much signed up for every class that I can. I really want to start this soon and I can see no reason why I need a whole day to myself. This way between classes, homework, and the time I will need to earn in the field half of my day will be spent with that for a while. I figure I can do it in half the time. I was thinking though you could come over after I get home for the day… We could hang out if you want so long as you know that we are just friends."

"Sure Kim I would like that. Any particular day you want me to avoid coming over?"

"Come over whenever. If you want you can bring a movie and we can watch it."

"Sounds good" said Tommy

Before anyone knew it six weeks had passed. Rita and Goldar were only a day or two from completing the next part of their plan. A plan that hopefully will be the next and last part as they can never seem to get a long enough to fully plan something. Zedd was trying to show as if he didn't care what was going on but he was paying close attention just in case he needed to step in. He was getting a bad feeling and knew that if this plan went off without a hitch than it would cause major problems for the young couple and the team.

Kat and Jason had started seeing each other quite regularly and although they haven't announced it to all their friends yet they knew they were together. Kim didn't though as she went to school and hung out with Tommy. They subject never came up so she still didn't know they were broken up. She did figure they might be having some problems as he was over everyday so they could watch a movie together. Tommy absolutely loved his time with Kim. He brought over a movie everyday so that they could watch it and spend time together. Sometimes she would watch the whole thing and other times she would be so exhausted from her day that she would fall asleep. It didn't matter to Tommy though as they would sit down to watch the movie Kim would lay down, put her feet on Tommy's lap, and he would rub her feet during the movie. It was so comfortable between them that she had the hardest time not leaning over to him and kissing him. She wanted to. She longed to. But she didn't want to do anything more to put his relationship with Kat at risk. Whatever happened between them would be between them. She didn't want to be the other woman. One day though Kim surprised Tommy by saying "So I have tomorrow off from school. I thought that, if you wanted, we could hang out with the gang like we all used to. I haven't spent any time with them since that day at the playground and I just want to put everything behind us."

Tommy sat there shocked. He had been hoping for something like this for a while now. "Sure Kim that would be great. I have to head home now but how about I pick you up tomorrow around noon?"

"I appreciate the offer Tommy but I will meet you there. Noon sounds great but I have a few things to do in the morning."

Later that night

Kimberly woke to a sharp pain in her stomach. Rolling over she looked at the clock. Its red cheery 3:30 am shined back at her. With only a seconds notice she felt sick and barely made it to the bathroom before she threw up. After she was finished she noticed she was sweating. Taking out a thermometer she took her temperature. "Great" she thought 100.2 degrees. She took some Tylenol and went back to sleep. This time she managed to sleep until 10:30.