Back in Love and Back in Pink - Chapter 7 / Six Months Later...

Tommy's POV

Six months it's been since me and Kim got back together and things were going better then expected, Ciaran has grown to like me and now knows that Eric was lying to him and when Kim told Eric that she and Ciaran were moving in with me he has decided that he doesn't want to be a dad anymore and I know it broke Kim's heart that he doesn't want to see Ciaran because Ciaran for some reason idolises his dad and it's him that's losing out, it's sad and I hate men who do not stand up to their responsibilities as a father.

I had taken on that father role unintentionally but it just sort of happened, I take him to the park, I teach him martial arts and at the moment me and Kim are trying to teach him how to swim... You teaching a kid how to swim is harder then it looks, I hope one day Eric realises what he is missing out on.

"Tommy why doesn't daddy love me anymore?" Ciaran asked as I tucked him into bed.

I sat on the bed beside him and put his arm around him "Your dad does love you very much but right now he needs some time to think about things and when he's done thinking you can go and stay with him again" I explained to him hoping it made some sort of sense, Kim normally answers these kind of questions but her and Hayley went out to dinner so I have Ciaran here.

"OK... Can you ready me a bedtime story?" He asked.

"Of course buddy, what one do you want?" I questioned.

"Jack and the beanstalk" This had become one of his favourite stories in the past couple of weeks since Kira told him it when she babysat for us when we went out for dinner one night.

"Once upon a time..."

When Ciaran was asleep I went downstairs and turned the TV on but what a shock there isn't anything on, I looked at the clock and seen it was nearly 9pm and Kim promised she would be home by 8pm, I was starting to get worried about her but knew that it was probably nothing she was probably having so much fun with Hayley she doesn't know what the time is or something... She's probably on her way back as we speak.

Turning the TV off I decided to go onto my laptop and just finish work stuff and before I knew it that was all done, I really needed to have a word with Connor about his grades for science he may be a power ranger but he needs to knuckle down or I'm going to have to take his morpher off him. He's got a great mind and great skill out of the classroom now I just need to make sure he uses that mind in the classroom... He won't be getting scholarships from colleges for soccer if he can't keep up his grades!

When my work stuff was done I looked at the clock and seen it was nearly 10:30pm, it really isn't like Kim to be this late and I was worried. I got my phone out of my pocket and phoned her but it went to answer phone, I tried a couple more time but the same thing happened so I tried Hayley's number but nothing. I was beyond worried now so I phoned Conner "Hello?" He asked sleeply.

"Hi Connor I know it's late sorry but can you come and watch Ciaran please? Kim and Hayley went out and were supposed to be back by eight and its now just past ten thirty and I'm getting worried about them" I explained to him.

"Yeah that's fine I'll start coming over now, I'll tell me parents something" We said our goodbyes and hung up the phone and twenty minutes later Connor was there "Still no sign of them?" He asked.

"No I'm going to have a drive around and go to where they had dinner... Call me if you need anything or if they turn back up OK?" I questioned and he nodded and I ran out the house.

I had been driving around for almost three hours and there was no sign of them anywhere it was like they had just disappeared off the face of the earth, I looked at Hayley's apartment, Where they had dinner, the side streets, I even asked at the police station if they had been brought in for any reason they were nowhere! It was nearly 3am and I still hadn't found them and I phoned Connor to see if they had been back but they hadn't, where could they have gotten too?

The only place I hadn't tried was the hospital but I think that was mainly out of fear in case something bad had happened to them but why hadn't they called? As I walked in I found the reception area and gave the woman a photo of them "Hi, have these two been in here at all in the last seven or eight hours?" She looked at the photos intently.

"A couple of women who look like them were brought in around eight thirty but I can't be sure" She said.

"Kimberly Harte and Hayley Ziktor?" I questioned, she looked on her computer and looked up at me "What? Are they here?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'll call the doctor has been dealing with them" She picked up the phone dialled a number and spoke to someone for a few seconds and hung up "Dr Marshall will be with you shortly, would you like to wait over there?" She pointed to some chairs in the waiting area and I went and sat down.

About 15 minutes later a doctor stood over me "Hi I'm Doctor Marshall I have been dealing with Miss Harte and Miss Ziktor, you are?" He asked.

"I'm Tommy Oliver, Kimberly's boyfriend... What happened?" I asked.

"Come with me to my office" He said and we walked together to his office were we sat down in the chairs "At around seven-thirty this evening both women were brought in from an RTC" I looked at him confused for a moment "Sorry a road traffic collision, the police were also at the scene. It has been proven that their car was hit by another driver that was under the influence of alcohol... They are both in bad ways. Miss Harte has got internal bleeding she has been in surgery and we are pleased to say that the surgery went well and we are hopeful that she will make a recovery... Miss Ziktor on the other hand is still in surgery for internal bleeding, it was her side of the car that was hit so she got the brunt of it we're not sure how she will be until she comes out of surgery" He explained to me.

I was in shock "Can I see Kimberly please?" I asked him.

"Visiting times are over... But I suppose I can give you a few minutes" I thanked him and we went to her room, she was asleep and wired up to different monitors.

The doctor walked out of the room to give us some privacy, I sat on the chair next to her bed and held her hand "Kim you gotta wake up soon, Ciaran needs you and I need you. What happened?" I questioned "I can't stay here long but I'll be back during visiting times and I'll bring Ciaran with me... Man I have no idea what to tell him when he wakes up and asks where you are" I said to her.

When I got home Connor was asleep on the sofa, there was a blanket in the cupboard which I got out and threw over him and turned the TV and lights off which he had left on. What the hell am I going to tell Ciaran when he wakes up? I can't believe all this has happened!

I was woken up by my bed moving and opened my eyes to see Ciaran jumping on my bed "Morning buddy..." I said sleepily and I looked at the clock and seen it was half 7 in the morning, I've only been asleep a couple hours "Connor's downstairs, why don't you go wake him up whilst I get out of bed OK?" He nodded excitedly and jumped off the bed, I heard him running downstairs and then Connor yelling.

When I went downstairs I seen Connor and Ciaran watching cartoons, Connor turned to look at me and I pointed to the kitchen he got up off the sofa and we went in the kitchen and I explained to him what happened to Kim and Hayley "I'm going to go back to the hospital during visiting hours with Ciaran. Do you wanna come with me and see Hayley?" I questioned.

"Sure, man I cannot believe this happened" He stated in shock.

"I guess I should go tell Ciaran the bad news..." I sighed and me and Connor went into the living room to tell him the bad news.

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