It was a warm day at the end of April. Tommy picked up Kimberly at her house and they went for a walk by the lake. To that same spot where they kissed for the first time. Tommy was all nervous.
"Handsome, what's up? The last time I saw you this nervous was when you were trying to ask me out for the first time, to the dance." Kim said.
Tommy pulled a box out of his pocket.
"Kimberly Anne Hart, will you marry me?" Tommy asked getting down on one knee.
Kim just looked at him in shock.
"Tommy, we are only seventeen." Kim said.
"We graduate high school in 6 weeks, I thought then we could move in together and wait one year to be married." Tommy explained standing up.
"In 6 weeks, we will still be seventeen. My birthday isn't until February and yours is in September. Will our parents even let us?" Kim asked.
"I have to admit, my parents are going to hate the idea, but I don't care. I want us to move in together and I want you to marry me. So will you?" Tommy asked.
"Yes, Tommy. I will marry you." Kim said holding her hand out to him, so he could put the ring on her finger.
"Your family is suppose to come over tonight for dinner. I guess we will tell them then." Kim said.
"Or you can tell them and then let me know how it goes." Tommy said.
"You're a wimp," Kim said.
"Exactly. My parents are going to be angry; I don't want to deal with them." Tommy said.
Tommy took Kim home and then he went home and waited for his parents to get home. When he arrived at Kim's house, she ran down the stairs to answer the door. Tommy gave her a look, "do you have the ring?" Kim smiled and patted her pocket.
At the dinner table, everyone was eating. Kim thought okay it is now or never. She took a deep breath and stood on the chair.
"I have an announcement to make." Kim said.
Everybody stared at her, but continue to eat. Tommy stood up next to Kim.
"Tommy has asked me to marry him and I said yes." Kim said.
Everybody dropped their silverware and continue to stare at the teens.
"Kelly, take the kids and go upstairs." Jennifer said.
"But, Aunt Jennifer, I want to stay and hear this." Kelly said.
"Kelly, do as your told." Steve said.
Kelly took the other children out of the room and the adults focused their attention back towards Kim and Tommy.
"Sit!" Peter said sternly.
Kim sat down on her chair and Tommy also sat down.
"What do you think about getting married, you two are only seventeen?" Patrick said.
"You haven't even graduated yet." Jennifer said.
"We are going to wait till after graduation. Then we want to move in together." Tommy explained.
"You will still be seventeen, for at least another 5 more months." Robin said.
"You just turned seventeen 2 and half months ago." Jennifer said.
"Please we want to do this." Kim said.
"Go in the living room and wait for us." Peter said.
Kim and Tommy left the room.
"They are never going to let us. I haven't seen my parents this mad." Kim said.
"I have to admit I didn't like the look on my parents face. Although I expected it from them. Don't worry, whatever happens it will be alright." Tommy said.
"Not! "If they say no, what do we do then?" Kim asked.
"If they say no, we will wait till you turn 18. Then they can't stop us." Tommy said holding Kim.
Patrick, Robin, Peter and Jennifer came in the room.
"Sit down." Patrick told his son.
Tommy did as he was told. Kim also sat.
"After you graduate, if you want to move in together. We won't stop you." Peter said.
"We still don't like it, but we would rather have you two, where we can keep an eye on you." Robin said.
"Until the day you graduate, you are to do as we say. We will be watching you like a hawk." Jennifer said.
The kids nodded.
"Thomas go get the others, we are going." Patrick said sternly.
"Thomas, tonight, we are going to have a long talk." Robin said angrily.
Tommy did what his parents told him. He was dreading the talk with his parents though.
Kim went up to her room. Her mother then came in to talk.
Neither talk went well. Their parents did more yelling then anything else. Both were looking forward to graduation, but it is still 6 weeks away and for those 6 weeks they have to deal with their parents.