Tommy pulls out Kim's chair then takes the seat next to hers. "Hello Mrs. and Mr. Hilliard."
Mrs. Hilliard smiles, "Tommy I am happy that you are here and just in time for some pie." Maybe he can reason with Kim about the room situation.
"It looks delicious," Tommy tells her as she hands him some pie.
Kat smiles at Tommy. "Want some whip-cream?"
Kim stares at Kat for a second. "Nope, Tommy is a cool-whip person like me." Kim gives Tommy a few spoonfuls of cool-whip.
"So what is on the agenda for tomorrow?" Mr. Hilliard asks Tommy.
"I guess hang out with Kim and later meet up with the gang." Tommy takes a bite of his pie. "Yum and if Kat would like to join us then she can come as well."
Kim wanted to pinch or kick Tommy but instead she bites into her pie vigorously.
Kat face's lights up, "Oh I would love to mate."
Stop saying mate already we are in America. "Mom which room did you put my bed?"
"Kat took the room next to your old room, so the room after that."
Kim face turns red. "I have the room farthest away from you."
Mrs. Hilliard looks a little worried. "She was here and chose that room."
"I was at the games which you missed," Kim puts her fork down. I am becoming a stranger in my own home. Ha, she will not take away my boyfriend; the twit has already stolen my room, my home, and my mother, but she will not get Tommy.
Caroline looks at her daughter. "I know honey and I am sorry." "We did not mean to have the wedding on the same day as the games."
Kim looks unconvinced. "You knew when my games were going to take place and you promised me that you would be there." Kim looks upset. "Everyone else had their mothers there but me."
"Oh honey remember when you did pageants and your friends and you decided that you did not want your mothers around so much and made us wait in the audience."
"Mother that was different; we wanted to be more independent but the games were a different story." Kim shakes her head. "You never missed a practice or meet."
Caroline gives Kim a weak smile. "I will be there for the next one sweetie I promise."
"What if I do not want to compete again?" Kim gets up from the table.
Mrs. Hilliard looks shocked. "But you love gymnastics."
"I use to when my mother was there to support me." Come on Tommy."
Tommy looks unsure of what to do but follows Kim to her room.
"I cannot believe my mother thought I did not want her there." Kim huffs as she sits down on her bed. "I bet Kat had something to do with it; she knows about the games and purposely made my mother forget about it."
Tommy sits down next to Kim. "I am sure that is not what happened." Uh oh I need to make Kim like her new family. They seem like nice people and Kat does not seem like a bad person. How to do that without feeling the wrath of Kim or have her hold out on me. Tommy shudders thinking about that. "Your mother was so caught up in the moment that she…"
Kim cuts Tommy off. "That she forgot to go to her daughter's meet; the meet her daughter had been training her whole life to get to!"
"I am sure she will make it up to you." Tommy tries to hold Kim.
Kim shrugs him off. "I am not in the mood; no matter how far away from my mother's room." That flake is not going to get my room. "Ha I know how to keep my room." Kim laughs evilly. "In my room are my memories such as my height, our names carved in the closet door, and little incidents that left things." Tomorrow that room is mine.
"Um Kim maybe I should go home now," Tommy looks a little afraid of Kim.
"Okay go home and deal with your mother," Kim gives Tommy a little peck on the cheek.
So it begins. "Bye Beautiful," Tommy walks out the room. "Oh hi Kat; I did not see you there."
"Oh I was just going to my room," Kat grins at Tommy. "Leaving so soon?"
"Yeah I have to go and explain why I missed dinner." Tommy waves and walks down the stairs.
Caroline enters Kim's temporary room. "See it is not so bad in here."
Kim rolls her eyes. "Mother my measurements and Tommy and my initials are in that room." "My memories are in that room; I should have my room back."
"We will see," Mrs. Hilliard glances at her daughter. "Mr. Hilliard thinks that maybe Tommy…"
Kim holds up her hands. "No way is he going to tell me that I cannot have my boyfriend in my room when both dad and you said I can." "You owe me my room for missing one of the most important moments of my life."
Caroline flinches at Kim's last comment. "How about access to my credit card?"
"No dad gave me my own credit card when he hugged me after I won the games." Kim goes to her purse and takes out the card.
That is just like him; he will probably turn my daughter against me. If he has not done so already? "Listen sweetie I will talk to Karl but in the meantime please be fair about the room."
Kim begins to pout. "I know I said I wanted a sibling when I was young but I have out grown that and I want my room back." "Maybe dad would like to get in on this debate."
Mrs. Hilliard shakes her head. "We do not need to involve Dan in this." "I will talk to Kat about the room and tell her what you just told me about your memories."
"My memories," Kim stammers. "Mother you nursed me in that room when I was sick, you played with me in that room, and measured me as I grew." Kim frowns.
"Okay I will tell Kat that it is your room." Mrs. Hilliard kisses Kim's head and walks out. She walks to Kat's room. "Hello Kat, what are you doing?"
"Reading," Kat holds up a book.
Mrs. Hilliard smiles at her. "I talked to Kim and she does have fond memories in that room." "But do not fret; I will have you a walk in closet built for your room and how about we go shopping and decorate it any way you want."
Kat nods her head. "Okay mother I would enjoy that."
Caroline gives Kat a hug before she walks out. One problem solved.
The next day Kim goes down for breakfast. "Mom did you buy my cereal?"
"No honey I forget to but I will get it today." Caroline hands Kim a box that is already on the table. "Here try some of Kat's cereal; I am sure she would not mind."
Kim makes a face at the brand. "I will just eat a muffin instead."
Kat walks into the kitchen and pours herself a bowl of cereal. "Good morning everyone."
"Good morning Kat," Mrs. Hilliard smiles down at Kat.
Kim nods and takes a bite of her muffin. "I have to go and meet Aisha." Kim leaves.
"I cannot wait for our shopping adventure," Kat takes a bite of cereal.
Caroline smiles at her new daughter. "Neither can I."
Kim arrives at Aisha house and knocks on the door. "Aisha that girl has got to go."
"Why," Aisha asks as they head upstairs to her room.
"First she wants my room, next I find out she has a crush on Tommy, and third she tries to act perfect which is really annoying." Kim sits down on Aisha's bed.
Aisha nods her head. "Oh Kim it will get better."
Kim shrugs. "So has Adam asked you out yet?"
A few hours later Kim decides to go home before she meets up with Tommy. "Mom where are you?" Kim searches through the house and hears giggling coming from upstairs. She walks into Kat's room. "Mother I have been calling your name for a few minutes now."
"Oh sweetie, I did not know you had come home," Mrs. Hilliard adds more wallpaper to the wall. "Kat can you hand me the glue please."
Kim looks at Kat give her mother the glue. "What are you doing?"
"Mom and I are fixing up my room." Kat tells her like it is the most obvious thing in the world.
Kim looks upset before mad. "We have not even begun on my room mother and you are helping her with her room." "What's next is she going to get our mother daughter days as well?"
Caroline looks at Kim. "You were with Aisha."
"Only because you did not tell me that you were going shopping." Kim crosses her arms around her chest. "I can do my room all by myself."
Kat looks upset. "Kim I am new here and do not really know anyone; so mom decided to do something fun with me."
Kim looks furious. "She is not your mother!" "She is my mother; go back to Australia and get yours." I want to hit her so hard right now getting mad at me for wanting to be with my mom.
Kat bursts into tears.
Mrs. Hilliard looks livid with her daughter. "Kimberly apologize to Kat right now."
"No why should I?" Kim becomes enraged. "You are my mother and not hers.
Kat begins to sob loudly.
"You apologize to her right now," Caroline goes to comfort Kat. "Kat's mother died from a car accident after her medication from her cancer made her drowsy."