A/N: I don't own anything but the concept and I hope that everyone likes this chapter.

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"Kim, are you ready for this?" Her teammate asked her as they loaded the bus. They were on their way to Nationals. It was a big deal for Kim.

"Yea, I am." Kim said with a smile. She grabbed her bag that was on the ground beside her. Hauling it over her shoulder, she got on the bus and found her a seat by the window. Since they were on a chartered bus, she put her bag above her head in the storage there. She had a book and her CD player out for the ride. The CD was the music that she would perform to at Nationals. She wanted to run through her routine in her head until she knew it in her sleep. She opened her book but before she read the first word she looked out the window and thought of Tommy. He would be on the track this weekend in Daytona. It was too ironic that he was going to be an hour from her apartment and she won't be there. No, she would be in Columbia, SC completing in front of the whole nation while he was sitting in a car for several hours.

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"Tommy, man where are you?" His uncle asked him as he sat down next to him. They were in the RV this week for the race in Daytona.

"I was thinking that if it were not for the fact that Kim is in Columbia I could go see her." Tommy sighed as he leaned back against the head rest.

"Why is that girl going to be in Columbia? I would've thought that she would want to watch you race since you are going to be so close." His uncle said before taking a drink.

"She is completing at Nationals this weekend." Tommy said before getting up and walking over to the fridge. He grabbed a coke before walking back over to the sofa.

"How long has it been since you last saw her?" Earl asked his nephew. He could tell that Tommy was sad that Kim would not be here for this race.

"About a year but we talk almost every day." Tommy said as he closed his eyes.

Earl didn't say anything more. He just let his nephew sit there and think. He turned his seat so that he could see the road and started talking to the driver. They were about 300 miles from the track and the sooner that they got there the better at least then Tommy could get out of the RV. Tommy opened his eyes and stared out the front windshield. He was ready for this weekend and couldn't wait to watch Kim win the Gold and her place on the National team because she would. He had faith in her.

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"Hey guys I'm losing tire pressure. I am going to bring it in after one more lap." Tommy said through his headset.

"You got it boss." His crew chief said as Tommy smiled. He made sure to keep it to the outside for this lap before making his move over to the inside lane. He had to make the pit before the next lap because his tires were losing pressure fast.

"Okay guys, I'm coming in." Tommy said as he pulled in the pit lane. He slowed to the proper speed before stopping at his pit. He sat there as his crews changed all four tires and gassed him up in less than 10 seconds. His car was lowered and he took off. He was back in the race no worse for the wear. Looking at his lap count made him smile. He only had 106 laps to go and then he would watch Kim going for the Gold. The competition was already going on because his uncle was feeding him updates whenever Kim preformed.

"Yo, Tommy, your girl is up on the beam in two minutes." His uncle said cutting into his thoughts. He smiled because that was her best event and he only wished that he could watch her.

"Thanks, Uncle Earl. Let me know when she is finished." Tommy said as he heard the pit crew laughing. They all thought that it was funny that their star driver wanted to know results of a gymnastics competition of a girl he was not dating.

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"Just breathe." Kim said to herself as she walked over to the beam. She raised her arms up and smiled to the crowd. As she lowered her arms, she took another deep breath before flipping onto the beam. She stood then released her breath and flipped backwards. She landed on her hands before flipping back. As she completed another flip, she raised her arms and raised her left leg straight out behind her before squaring up and flipping sideways to land on her hands. She was smiling now as she rocked down on the beam and straddled it. She brought her hands under her and raised her body up on just her hands then lifted her legs up and over her head. When she completed that move she was doing a full handstand on the beam and she held that for a few seconds. Flipping once again, she was at the edge of the beam. She then completed the remaining part of her routine and did a half tuck flip off the beam and landed on the blue mat. Raising her arms up as she smiled because she knew that she had done her best. She didn't even take a step back when she landed which would score very high for the competition. She walked off the mat and joined her teammates in the corner and waited for her scores.

"And with that performance, the beam rotation is complete. In first place is Kimberly Hart, firmly in second place is…" The announcer said as Kim smiled. She didn't hear who else was in the top ten. This placed her very well for tomorrow's final round. She only hoped that Tommy was doing this well.

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"Tommy, she is in first and I must tell you that I have never seen anyone do what she did on four inches of wood." His uncle said into his ear. Tommy was grinning as he looked at the lap counter again less than a hundred to go.

"Thanks, Uncle Earl and yes she is very good." Tommy said as he pictured Kim going through her new routine at Nationals. She was going to blow them away tomorrow when she was unleashed on the beam.

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"Hey beautiful, I heard that you blew them away today." Tommy said as he sat down outside of the RV. The guys were all inside watching something on tv.

"Tommy, I'm so glad that you called and yes I showed them how we do it in Angel Grove. I also watched you take first awesome job driving today." Kim said as she leaned against the railing outside of her hotel. She didn't want the girls listening in on her phone call with Tommy. They always picked at her after she got off the phone. After today she didn't want to deal with them. She missed Tommy in the stands but at least he knew that she was in first place.

"Oh yea the car was smoking but I felt that you were right there beside me." He told her as silence reign through the phone.

"I know what you mean. I felt you right beside me on the beam. It was like I was only performing for you." She said into the night.

"How big was that beam then? I know that you can balance on four inches of wood but I can't." He said breaking the tension.

"Oh I think that you could do it, mister karate master but I better let you go. I need to get in bed and be ready for tomorrow." She said.

"Yea I do too good night beautiful." He said as she said goodnight. He hung up the phone and stared into the night sky. He wished that they were closer but for right now that was impossible. His phone started vibrated and he glanced down and saw the name. With a grin he answered the phone.

"Have you called Kim yet?" He asked in lieu of a hello.

"Yea just got off the phone with Miss First place, how are you?" Jason asked with a laugh.

"I'm good but tell me how everyone else is? Since I'm the road now more than ever I never get to talk to anyone." Tommy said as he leaned forward in the lawn chair.

"We're all good and so torn as to who to watch on tv. I mean you are good and all but I have to watch my lil sis since I have been watching her, my whole life." Jason said with a laugh that Tommy joined in. They talked into the night but Tommy started yawning so he told Jason good night and hung up. He then stood up and stretched before walking into the RV. The guys were all passed out in living room as Tommy stepped over them to get to the bed at the back. He finally made it to the back and shut the door. Stripping down to his boxers, he got into bed and closed his eyes. His thoughts centered on Kim and her competition tomorrow. She was going to kill them tomorrow at that meet.

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"Guys settle down!" Trini screamed through the apartment. Everyone turned to look at her. She was standing in the kitchen wishing the dishes. The others were in the living room all ready for the competition to come on.

"Okay we will just hurry up or you will miss this." Aisha hollered back at her.

"I'm on my way." She said with a smile. They had been waiting for this all week. It was the moment that would define a lifetime of practice for Kim.

"I'm so nervous for her." Kat said as she sat down in front of Billy. She had come in from tour to watch Kim with everyone. The only one missing was Tommy but he was close enough to her.

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Tommy opened his eyes and realized that they were moving. Panicking he jumped up and grabbed his shorts before busing through the door and into the main cab.

"What's going on?" He asked as his uncle looked up at him.

"We are going home but I wanted to take a detour." Earl told him nephew. This was his surprise for him.

"Where are we going?" Tommy asked as he leaned against the counter. He rubbed his eyes and looked back at his uncle.

"Columbia and I think that you need to get ready for a certain girl in pink." Earl said as Tommy just looked at him before heading back to the bedroom. It took Tommy all of five minutes to get dressed and come back out. He was wearing a white tank top with a pair of blue jeans that looked like he had been wearing them all through high school. Tommy sat on the couch in his own little world. He was going to see Kim.

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"Kimberly, why are you not pacing?" One of her teammates asked her as Kim looked up at her. She smiled and shook her head.

"I'm not nervous but if you don't sit down you are going to wear a hole in the carpet." Kim said with a laugh.

"Girl if I were you I would be a wreck." The girl said to Kim.

"Well we have to go, let's go." Kim said standing up and walking out to get on the bus.

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The RV pulled up outside of the gym and Tommy jumped out. Everyone else would be hanging out somewhere else while Tommy watched Kim compete. He walked into the gym and sighed. He was so close now all he had to do was find her. Looking around the room he noticed that everyone stood up. He glanced down and saw that Kim's gym was walking out on the floor. Grinning he made his way to the floor, so that he could see Kim perform up close. She was the last one from her gym and she was waving to the crowd. Since she was in first, she got the choice to go first or last. Tommy knew that she would go last just to push her to do better than she had before. He finally found a seat behind where Kim was seated. The crowd stayed standing as the National Anthem was played before the first girl got on the beam. He watched as several girls took their place at different sections. One girl was running toward the vault was one was flipping around the blue mat for their floor routine. There was another girl on the beam while one still was on the uneven bars. This was so great and Tommy was glad that he was here to watch her.

"They are good, aren't they?" The woman next to him asked.

"Yea they are." He said smiling at her. Finally after what seemed like hours, Kim stood up. He clapped as she walked over to the uneven bars. He sat in silence as the crowd cheered. She jumped up on the small bar and spun around it to launch onto the other bar. She rotated and spun around on the bar before letting go and flipping three times before her feet touched the mat. She raised her arms up and smiled as he smiled. He watched as she then got ready to do her vault. He held his breath as she took off running and flipped touching just her hands on the vault and landing it perfect on the other side. He watched her take her place and start her floor routine. It was the most difficult routine he had seen her ever try. The only event left for her was the beam and he couldn't wait. It was her favorite and his.

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Kim could feel Tommy's presence all around her but didn't know why. She took a calming breath before raising her arms up and smiling for the crowd. She then lowered her arms and took another breath before back flipping onto the beam. It was a move that not very many girls attempted because it was very dangerous. You could misjudge the distance and hit your head or not even hit the beam at all. Kim wanted to do that move because it meant that her routine was pushed to the next level for Nationals. She did her routine without missing a beat and then cart wheeled off it and landed with her feet together and not back step. She raised her arms and smiled bright because she had just completed the most difficult routine she had ever done. Her teammates ran up to her as she received her scores.

"With that this competition is over and in first place is the sweetheart from Angel Grove, Kimberly Hart." The announcer said as Tommy rushed down to the mat. Kim smiled as the girls parted behind her. She felt him before he even said anything.

"Kimberly." He said as she spun around. He grabbed her up and swung her around above his head before setting her back down.

"Tommy, you're here." She said as she hugged his neck. He laughed in her ear as the announcer came back on to announce the National team.

"Ladies and Gentleman this year's National team is in order; Kimberly Anne Hart…" Tommy let her go as she took her place on the podium and leaned over to receive her Gold Medal and roses. She smiled and straightened up to meet Tommy's eye. He was smiling from ear to ear as was she.

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"Are you sure that you have to go?" Kim asked as she raised her head from his shoulder. They were in the park where his uncle's RV was parked. He had suggested it so that they could some alone time.

"Yea, I do but I'm so glad that I got to see you when you go the Gold." He said as he took her hand in his.

"Me too." She said looking from his eyes to the lake that they were sitting by.

"Kim, you are going to kill them at the Olympics. I just wish that I could be there." He said drawing her eyes back to him.

"Well I wish that I could watch you at your race. Why do they have to be the same weekend?" She said.

"Who knows but you will be in that car with me the entire time and I will be on that beam with you." He said with a laugh as his uncle walked up to them.

"I'm sorry but we have to go." Earl said as they stood up.

"Thank you for letting Tommy come and see me." Kim said as she walked over to Earl and hugged him He smiled before hugging her back.

"You are welcome, my dear." He said as she took a step back and turning back to Tommy.

"I'll call you later." Tommy said as he leaned over and kissed her cheek. She smiled and grabbed his head before kissing him square on the lips. She released him before walking back to the gym where her teammates were getting their stuff together. She was smiling as she made her way back to the bus.

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"I thought you two were on break." His uncle said as Tommy watched Kim walk back to her bus.

"We are." Tommy said as he turned back to the RV. He didn't want to leave Kim here but they would see each other sometime soon because their seasons were almost over.

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Okay so what did everyone think? Please let me know. Also I do not watch racing of any kind so I am just going on what little I know about racing and for the purpose of this story, their seasons are taking place at the same time.