Hi, this is chapter 6 The Date, hope you guys enjoy it. If any of you are confused about anything feel free to ask.
I have been reading PR fanfics for years and I wanted to know if any of you knows where I can find a fic I read years ago, I think it's call Wildhorses, is a Kim/Tommy fic I think the authors name was Sara and it was one of my favorite fics ever even if it was unfinished, if any of you knows where can I find it please let me know cause I can't find it anywhere.
Disclaimer: nothing belongs to me except for Fitzroy.
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Kim grandparents place
Kim was in the living room watching TV, she was nervous and couldn't sleep.
"Kim shouldn't you be sleeping? You don't have to be at the Pub until noon" Billy had startled her.
"Gramps gave me the day off. I'm going on a date with Tom." She said
"Really?" Billy asked surprised. Rocky appear at that moment, he had heard what Kim had said.
"Please tell me is not true. You are going out with that jerk?" Rocky demanded.
"He is not that bad." She said.
"I don't like him for you, maybe if it was Zack or Jason I wouldn't be piss but that asshole?" he said mad.
"It's just a date maybe I won't ever see him again." Kim said honestly.
"Yeah well I don't think you will ever get rid of him." Rocky said, sure he was right.
"Rocky, leave her alone, she knows what she is doing, she wouldn't go out with him if she though he was bad." Billy said defending her.
"Kim you know we are friends. I'm just looking out for you and I just don't know about him, I just hope he doesn't hurt you." Rocky said
"Like I said is just a date" she insisted.
"Somehow I think this guy is going to be in our lives for good, I just know and I don't like it." Rocky said desperate.
"Rocky I wouldn't be with someone that didn't like you guys, you all are part of my life and if he doesn't accept you, then he can hit the road." She tried to comfort him.
"Good morning guys" Aisha said cheerfully "why the long faces?"
"I'm pretty sure you already know Kim has a date with the arrogant idiot." Rocky said.
"Isn't it exciting?" Aisha said.
"What are you doing up? You don't have to work today." Billy asked her.
"I know, I'm going kayaking with Jason and Zach to Avon Ri." She said.
"Why didn't you say so?" Kim asked, she hadn't said anything last night.
"I didn't think it was important. I talked to them when you guys arrive at the pub." She answered.
"You are fast; I didn't even saw you yesterday when we arrive." Rocky said.
"You were busy talking with Kim" Aisha said.
"Well have fun." Kim said.
"Oh believe me we are going to have fun." She turn to Rocky and said "Patrick said you and Billy could take the van to work, he let me borrow the car.
"Isn't Kim using the car for her date?" Billy asked.
"No, Tom's coming to get me." Kim said.
"Yeah, I imagine he will come in the most expensive car he can find." Rocky said mockingly.
"Rocky don't be jealous." Aisha said.
"Excuse me but I'm not jealous of him." Rocky said defensively.
"Your attitude says the contrary." Aisha said teasing him.
"Please don't start" Billy said sipping his coffee.
"Fine by me" Aisha said "come Kim I'm going to help you get ready, you are going to look super sexy!"
"I don't want to look super sexy, that's not me." Kim said starting to freak.
"Fine! Super cute then." Aisha said pushing her to the room.
"You are helpless." Kim said letting Aisha push her.
"Relax Rocky" Billy said patting him on the shoulder and Rocky gave him a nasty look, Billy only laughed at Rocky's attitude.
Riverside Pub
"Tom, here you are, are you coming kayaking with us today?" Jason asked.
"No sorry I can't." he said
"Why not?" Zack said
"I'm going out with Kim." Re replied.
"Does she know? I mean you are not planning to kidnap her right?" Zack asked joking.
"Ha,ha very funny. Yes she knows I asked her yesterday after you guys left."
"And she said yes?" Jason asked.
"Of course! do you think I would take her on a date without her consent?"
Jason and Zack looked at each other and said "yes" at the same time; Tom gave them one of his looks.
"What do you have planned?" Zack asked.
"We are going to Dublin." He said simply.
"How are you guys going to get there?" Jason asked.
"I rented a car."
"When did you do that? You are like Houdini doing sneaky stuff." Zack asked.
"It doesn't matter" he had rented the car an hour ago and he had paid the place to bring the car to the pub, he wasn't taking a bus to the car rental!
"Well don't say foolish things like you always do." Zack suggested
"And try not to be so arrogant, unpretentiousness never hurts anyone." Jason adverted.
"Treat her right and don't be mean to her." Zack said
"I think she is the first girl you go out with that I approve of." Jason said.
"Yeah, most of the time I want to punch them! They are so stupid!" it was Zack turns again.
"Yeah stuck up airheads." Now Jason said.
"And the ones that are intelligent are insupportable." Zack said taking his turn at mocking Tom's past girlfriends.
"It was time for you to find one that had her shoes on earth" Jason said proudly.
"Alright you can stop know, I think I got the point." Tom said, he couldn't take more criticism from this 2, they were driving him crazy "Aisha is here, you can go now." She had come in with Rocky and Billy they both wave their hands in their direction while Aisha walk to them.
"Hey guys!" she said.
"Hey" they all said.
"Are you guys ready?" she asked.
"Yeah, we are ready to go." Zack said.
"Great!" she said the she turned to Tom "I hope you treat my girl right."
"I will don't worry." It was all he said.
"Well then have fun. Kim is ready if you must know." Aisha said.
"Thanks" Tom said he was starting to feel nervous.
"Well guys come on." She said to the other 2. They both got up and wish Tom good luck.
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THE DATE
Tom got in the car. Patrick had given him the directions to his house. He could not deny that he was very nervous; in fact he had never felt so nervous in his life before.
He opted to rent a car that wasn't ostentatious at all and chose a car that didn't make her thing he was trying to impress her, besides he knew materialistic things didn't awe her and he didn't wanted to attract her that way either, he wanted her to know he wasn't his money but he wasn't planning either to fake he wasn't use to it.
He was accustom to the life a lot of people considered the "good life" but in only 3 days he found out that maybe his lifestyle wasn't really the "good life" at all, maybe the good life is when you are surrounded of people that really love you, appreciate you and care for you, A life where work was only that, work and not the reason to live. Money is only an advantage but it doesn't really give you happiness, he knew that very well. Before he met Kim he thought he was going to grow old worrying about money, money that couldn't go with him after he died, money he couldn't share because he had no one to share it with. Kim was something different in his life, with her he felt hope, hope that he could really experience true happiness.
He found the house, got out of the car and went to knock on the door. Kim opened the door, he saw she was wearing a short sun white dress with blue flowers and a deep blue cardigan, she had brown sandals and her hair was down and flowy, it reach the small of her back, to him she look absolutely stunning.
"Wow you look really amazing." He said almost speechless, he wasn't use to flatter women but he couldn't help it with her.
"Thanks you look nice to" she said shyly, she wasn't use to go on dates, in fact the last date she had was 2 years prior, she didn't know what to expect.
"Are you ready?" He asked her.
"Yeah let me get my purse" she went inside the house and got the bag.
He walked her to the car and before he could open the door for her she said "please don't open the door for me, I find it to cliché for my liking." She hoped he understood.
"Ok if it bothers you I won't." it was the first time he was going to try to do that but he had to say he was glad she stopped even thought he wouldn't mind opening the door for her if she wanted to.
She opened the door and got in, he did the same "I have to say I'm surprise you didn't rented the most ridiculous luxurious car in all of Ireland."
"I know I'm trying to be more humble." He said truly, it didn't mean he was going to change his old habits and costumes but he could moderate them.
"It seems we are having an effect on you." she said smiling.
"You are having an effect on me" he said honestly.
She blushed "This is going to be the most awkward car ride of my entire life."
"Why?" he asked concerned.
"Because is a one hour long drive and we barely know each other."
"We just have to find things to talk about." He said looking at her quickly.
"Ok, I guess we can play 20 questions now or in this case a 100. So first question, do you have brothers and sisters?" she asked, it was a basic question.
"I have an older sister, Milena she is 28, she is married and has a 4 year old daughter. How about you?" Tom said.
"I have a brother, older brother his name is Kendrew, he is 26 and already divorce."
"He's 26 and already divorce? How old was he when he got married?" He couldn't believe someone so young was already divorce although it wasn't uncommon.
"He was 20 and she was 18. They divorce 3 years ago." she replied.
"Wow" he said amaze, how can people marry that young? You don't even know who you are at that age, you are starting to get to know you and what you want, he was 25 and he was still figuring things out.
"Yeah he is a moron." They both laughed.
'So what do your parents do?" he wanted to know in what kind of environment she grew up.
"They own a small restaurant, they specialize in British cuisine."
"Your father is Irish too?"
"No, he is American but my grandparents are English, he was born and raise in the states.
"So you have the British thing going on." He said
"Yeah" she giggled "whatever that means. Are your parents Americans?"
"Well from my father's side I have Cherokee blood which makes me a native and from my mother's side Greek blood." He thought it was a weird mix.
"I can see the Cherokee resemblance in your features." she said looking at his face.
"Wait till you see my body it has Greek god written all over it." He said teasingly.
Kim blushed
Tom saw her turn pink "I'm sorry I didn't mean to embarrass you, I was just joking."
She started laughing "I can see you are starting to trust me otherwise you wouldn't make a joke like that. So what are your plans once we get to Dublin?"
"We could start by having lunch." he suggested. He didn't have a plan, he was just going with the flow.
"Lunch sounds good to me. Where are we going to eat?" she asked.
"All the places I know are expensive, so maybe we could go to a place that you consider acceptable." He proposed.
"You know, it would be fair if we did something you really enjoy, so the place we go is going to be your pick, if you want to take me to an expensive place feel free to do so, after all you did things you didn't wanted to for me. That way I can understand your lifestyle a bit more, besides I really want to know who you really are and taking me to places I find acceptable will not allow me to see the way you live and it would be kind of fake, because that's not the way you live at all. I showed you the way I live; now I want to see they way you live.
"I'm going to tell you the truth, I'm glad you said that because I'm dying for gourmet food, all that fried food makes me feel tired and is not good for my stomach." He was happy she gave him free reigned of the date.
She laughed. They talked about random stuff for the rest of the ride. When they arrive in Dublin It was already 11:30 Tom was craving French food and decided to take her to a small bistro he knew.
Kim was drinking from a glass of water "I remember you said something about the type of women your mother approves of…"
"Yeah, what about it?" He could see where she was going with this.
She looked at him "I'm not the type of woman she would pick for you, am I? If your mother met me she would disapprove of me in a heartbeat, wouldn't she?"
"I'm not going to lie, she will be against it." He said frankly.
"I don't know how I feel about that." It made her feel insecure.
"About what?" he asked not getting it.
"About your mother being mad at you because of me, I couldn't see me fighting with my parents over a man." How could a parent be like that?
"I argue with her all the time, we have extremely different points of views, she thinks I think like her but I don't, I just make her believe I do."
"Why?" She asked not understanding why he couldn't just be honest with his own mother.
"I don't like to fight with her, is just a waste of time, she wants to turn me in what she wants, so I prefer to lie to her, I wish she was different but she is who she is, I want my relationship with her to be different but at this rate I don't think that's going to happen. Kim if something grows betweens us I really don't know how I'm going to handle it, all I know is I don't care, I'll do whatever it takes to be with you."
"Tom that's a nice thing to say but I'm not looking for a relationship." She said looking down.
"I know, you told me. Why don't you let go? and whatever happens, happens." He wanted her to give him a chance.
"Will you really be willing to go out with me even if it damages your relationship with your parents?"
"All I know is that if they really care at all about me, then they will accept my decision."
When they finished eating, they decided to walk around the city. They walk for about half an hour when they reach St Stephen's Green, a public park. Tom felt the urge to hold her hand, he wanted just to touch her and instead of taking her hand out of impulse he decided to ask her. "Do you mind if I hold your hand? I don't want you to feel weird or anything and please don't be scare, I'm not a freak or anything."
Kim look at him and smile instead of saying yes she just took his hand and started walking again.
It felt nice to have her small hand in his "your hands are so small." He observed.
"Well I'm small in general." She said.
He really like the fact that she was small, she looked so delicate even though he knew that at least in attitude she wasn't.
"You know? For being a workaholic you don't carry a cell, I never see you giving orders on a phone." She wanted to know why that was.
"Zack trampled on it and throw it in a trashcan when we arrived in Paris." He said remembering the moment, he wanted to kill Zack.
Kim started laughing "how did that made you feel?"
"It was awful; I can't live without a phone I feel naked without it."
"Do you still feel like that?"
"Not really, is like a big weight has been lifted from my shoulders, the first days it was a complete nightmare, I'm use to control every single thing at work even if I'm out of the country."
"What did you guys do in Paris?" she asked curiously.
"We went to a couple of places, places I didn't even know existed and I have been going to Paris since I was born."
"So the whole idea was to see new places?" she asked interested.
"Well the point of this whole trip was to travel like normal people, Zack and Jase got the idea, I don't know from where but I was very annoyed. I have never in my entire life stayed in a hostel, I didn't know such places even existed and then they made me eat Panini's at breakfast and at lunch because they said everyone there likes cold food and is cheap. They made me use the metro which I have never in my entire life use; we took public busses and walked all around the city.
"And what do you think now?"
"I never told Zack or Jase because I'm too proud but Paris is so much beautiful than what I thought; it made me feel nostalgia, all those streets are so amazing it makes you feel like you are living in another period. Have you ever been to Paris?" he asked all of a sudden.
"Yeah" she said.
"Do you like it?" he asked.
"Yeah I do, but my relationship with Paris is a love and hate relationship." She said.
"Why?" he asked, what did that meant?
"Is like you said, is such a beautiful enchanting city, but if you spent too much time in there you start to feel the city is consuming you. You know how life is in a city and Paris isn't the exception at some point you get tired of the way people treat you and suddenly you start behaving like them because if you don't they'll eat you alive, you turn into a Parisian which sometimes is fun but others not so much, you lose your essence and what makes you what you are."
"You talk like you have live there before"
"I did, when I was 20 I decided to leave cirque de la Lune, I received an offer to work in Paris performing, It was a great opportunity so I took it, but after a couple of months the city started stressing me, It was hard for me to make friends and I'm the most friendly person you will ever meet. I started feeling alone and I missed my friends and family. You may think it's weird because I'm use to touring but it was different because we all got along and we were like family.
"So you went back to NK?" he asked.
"No, the cirque took me back and since they were going to start preparing for a new show they decided to give me a spot and after a year of touring I decided to settle in NK in the resident cirque there.
"Do you regret going to Paris?" he asked interested.
"No I don't, I learned a lot of things about Paris, good and bad things, I felt in love with that city but I don't think that I could live in it.
"Do you like your job?" he asked curiously.
"Of course! To me is the most amazing job ever, I get to do things not everyone can do and I love entertaining people, it's so great when you hear the people screaming and clapping, it gives you Goosebumps, is a great feeling."
"Would you like to go to Paris right now?" he asked suddenly.
"Yeah" she said without thinking too much.
"Well let's forget about Dublin and let's go to Paris" he said seriously.
"Wait what? I thought it was just a question; we can't go to Paris right now!"
"Why not?" he asked.
"Well we don't have tickets and…" she said looking for reasons of why they couldn't go to Paris right now, she thought it was insane, it was their first date.
"That's not a problem I can rent a jet." He said without thinking it was too much, for him that was normal.
"Are you crazy? We can't hire a jet! We can go to the airport and buy tickets there." She said outraged.
"Well you said I could do anything I wanted and I say we are going to Paris in a Jet and we are not renting the jet, I am so you just enjoy the date." He said taking her hand and pushing her in the direction the car was parked.
"I can't let you pay for that, it must cost thousands of dollars!" she said not believing him.
"So? I'm a billionaire I can afford it; in fact I have my own jet." He wasn't being stuck up, he really owned a jet and if you owned a jet is not a crime to say so.
"Well then why can we use it?" she asked.
"Because is in NK, the guys made me come here in economy class." Tom said.
"What a crime" she said sarcastically.
"No really, how can you people travel like that?" he asked.
"Is not that bad." She simply said, not trying to explain something he couldn't understand.
"Is not good for circulation and is boring." He said.
Kim just laughed "So what are we suppose to do about the jet." They got in the car.
"Um let's go to the airport." He said
They arrive at the airport, where Tom rented a jet without problem; they boarded the jet and soon after it took off.
"Wow I have to say this is ridiculous, all that money expended in something as unnecessary as this, but I have to say it's comfortable and faster. This is not a typical date for a girl like me. No other guy I go out with will be able to top this." She said looking around the aircraft.
"Well I hope there will never be another guy." He said straightforwardly.
They arrived at Charles de Gaulle and descended the jet. They passed through customs where they show their passports, luckily they were both carrying their passports with them and they were in a country which wasn't their own it was better to carry it with you in case something went wrong. Tom went to a counter to hire a limo but before he could ask for it Kim stopped him.
"You know if we take the R.E.R we will arrive faster to the city center. I know I said that you could do whatever you wanted but if we get faster there we'll be able to see more, maybe we can take a limo when we go back to the airport." She suggested.
"Ok you are right, come on" he said taking her hand and walking to where the train was, he pay for the tickets, they waited 15 minutes when the next train arrived, 40 minutes later they arrived at la Gare du Nord where they took the metro. After taking the right connections they arrived at Trocadero and from there they walked all the way to the Eiffel tower, admiring it all the way there. When they arrive at the tower Tom bought tickets to see it, they took the elevator and reach the third level.
"It's so beautiful! It doesn't matter how many times you see it, it's always breathtaking." Kim said smiling. They could see everything from there. They descend the tower and walk around Champ de Mars, Kim made Tom lay in the appreciating the tower.
"This is stupid" Tom said, they were both laying in the floor with their hand in their stomachs and their feet cross.
"No is not! you are such a party popper, how many times can you do this in NK? Never! because the tower is not there is here. Can't you see we are making memories? one day you'll remember you laid in Champs de Mars with a beautiful unattainable brunette and you'll smile." She said joking.
"You really are a beautiful brunette" he said turning his head to where she was.
Kim blushed "we should go to Montmartre right now." she said standing up. He did the same.
They arrive at Montmartre and stroll through the beautiful streets.
"I want a crepe, do you want one?" Kim asked when they passed a creperie.
"Yeah I'll get you one." He said taking out his wallet.
"No I asked you, so I'm going to buy it and please don't try to stop me." she said warningly.
"Fine" he said putting his hands up. He let her paid for them because he could see she really wanted to pay for it.
They both got chocolate crepes and went to eat them in the stairs that were in front of Sacre Coeur.
"Where do you want to go now?" he asked enjoying his crepe.
"Um we could rent bikes and ride them around Paris" she said suggestively.
"Are you kidding me?" he wasn't riding a bike with the shoes he had on, of course he wasn't going to tell her that.
"Of course not! Ok if you don't want to ride a bike then we can rent a scooter."
"What?" He said outraged.
"Yeah, a scooter is faster and you can park it almost anywhere, that's it! We are renting a scooter." She said excitedly.
"Kim I don't know how to ride a scooter." he said embarrassed.
"I'm sure you don't, don't worry, I owned one when I lived here, so I know how to ride it." She said hoping he said yes.
"Ok, where can we rent one?" He said giving up.
"I know a place come on." she said pushing him to the metro again.
They found the place and rented a scooter. Kim mounted it and made Tom sit behind her; she took his hands and put them on her waist. She started driving wildly around Paris, they pass through almost every touristic site in the city, she stopped near the left bank and parked the scooter to take a stroll down the seine.
"So where are you taking me to dine?" Kim asked.
He was a bit dizzy "I'm going to take you to one of the oldest restaurant in here, you'll like it."
"Um is it formal? because we are not dressed formally, they will quick us both out."
"Oh don't worry casual is fine in the place." He said.
"Oh well good, can we go now? I'm starving" she asked.
"Sure I'm starving too." he said going back to the scooter.
"You have to tell me where the place is because I'm not a physic." She said.
They found the place and were seated immediately, they ordered and ate their food, Kim had to admit Tom was right, the food was very good, after they finished they walk around for a while, until decided to go back to the scooter and Kim drove again to the Eiffel tower, they were going to see the tower illuminated but this time they stayed in Trocadero, that way they could admire the whole tower from a far. The place was full of people starting at the tower waiting till the clock reach another hour so they could see the little lights flash all over Eiffel.
"So was this a nice date?" he asked wanting to know what she though.
"Definitely! But it won't be over until you take me back to Wicklow." She said smiling at him.
"Yeah, do you want to go back today?" he asked.
"What do you mean?" she looked at him suspiciously. She was starting to think he had other plans in mind.
"Oh no, um I'm not asking because I have other intentions, I don't! I just want to know if you are already tired so we could stay in a hotel, of course you in a room and me in another and we could leave tomorrow in the morning. Is late and it takes an hour to get to the airport, another hour to take off, another to Dublin and another to Wicklow so I guess we'll be back by 2 in the morning if we go now." he said.
"I think you are right we should stay the night and go back tomorrow but we better tell the others otherwise they'll think you kidnapped me." she said
"Ok, let's go to les Champs Elysees is the only place that has stores open until late and we are going to need a change of clothes." Tom said.
"Wait!" Kim stopped him "in five minutes the lights will start flashing that was the point of coming here."
"Oh right I forgot about that." They sat there waiting, when the clock strike 10 the Eiffel tower started glittering like it does every hour after 8, they were sitting in the stairs of Trocadero starting at it when Kim put her head in Toms shoulder and he lay his head in hers. They stay like that for 10 minutes. When the lights stopped they took the scooter to les Champs Elysees to buy clothes.
"Where are we going to stay?" Kim asked.
"At the Fitzroy." Tom said
"As in place Vendome?" Kim asked incredulously.
"yeah"
With that said, they took the scooter to the hotel which was a little awkward, not a lot of people arrived there in one. Kim felt a little uncomfortable with so much luxury; it wasn't her style at all. "Maybe we can stay in a smaller place." she suggested.
"What for? This place is fine."
"Ok it's your wallet that's going to suffer not mine." She said looking at the ceiling amaze at its beauty.
They went to the reception, Tom asked if they had the imperial suite available and the receptionist said the suite was indeed available, he said they were going to take it, the receptionist told him the price of the room, which he already knew, he was about to hand her his credit card when Kim stopped him.
12,000 €? That's like 17,000 dollars! You can buy a car with that!" the rich were crazy! Expending that amount for just one night!
"I think you are right" he looked at the receptionist "what other suites do you have available?"
"La suite Royale is available also" The receptionist said. She looked at Kim with contempt, how did this simpleton got this man in her arms? She envied her, she knew who Tom was, she knew he was a very rich man and for him to go out with someone like her was out of place, she didn't belonged in a place like this.
"Great! We take it." He said.
"The suite is 9,000 €. Are you going to pay with credit card?" she asked Tom.
"Yes" he handed her his black visa.
"Wow what a big difference" Kim said sarcastically but she wasn't going to try anymore she knew she was going to lose this fight. She noticed the receptionist was giving her the evil eye and she knew why, she was one of those women that only wanted Tom for the money. She decided to confront her « Est-ce que vous pouvez arrêter de me regarder comme ça s'il vous plait? »
« Dessolé mademoiselle mais je vous assure que je ne regarde vous pas de aucun façon. » the receptionist said not expecting Kim to confront her in french.
« Ouais, si vous le dit » Kim said.
« Pardon mademoiselle, est-ce que vous avez une problème avec moi ? » the receptionist asked mockingly.
« Non c'est pas moi qui a le problème c'est vous ! Qui me regarde comme si j'étais rien, comme si je n'appartenais pas ici, vous me regardez pas seulement avec mépris mais aussi avec jalousie» Kim said fiercely leaving the receptionist speechless.
Tom looked at them confused, it seem they were arguing "I'm sorry is something wrong?"
"No everything is fine" Kim said "I was just asking if breakfast was included."
He didn't believe her but he was almost sure Kim was telling her to stop staring at her. He was glad she beat him to the punch otherwise he was going to make a scene which was never good and it almost always ended with someone losing his job, in this case the receptionist.
The receptionist didn't dare say more and handed Tom the keys, he took them without a thanks and took Kim's hands in his and guided her to the elevator.
When Kim was impressed when she saw suite, the place was majestic she didn't dare touch anything "are we allow to move, touch, sit or sleep around here? This place is like a museum, you look but you don't touch. We better not break anything." She was panicking.
"Relax, which room you want?" he asked.
"I think I'll sleep in one of the couches."
"Why? There are 2 rooms." He couldn't understand, was she used to being uncomfortable?
"Have you seen those beds? If I broke one, I'll be forever in debt." She exclaimed.
"Don't be ridiculous. How much do you weight? A hundred pounds? There is no way you can break one even if you tried."
"I'll take the smaller room then. I have to call my grandparents, do you mind if I use the phone or one of the phones?"
"No go ahead. While you call them I'm going to call the guys." He left to his room.
Kim dialed the phone and waited for someone to pick up. It was Aisha that answered "hello"
"Aisha?" Kim asked
"Kim? Where the hell are you? You left in the morning and you are not back yet! Did something happen? Did he kidnap you? That's the longest date ever!"
"Calm down! We are in Paris." Kim said waiting for Aisha's reaction.
"Paris? As in Paris France? What the hell are you doing there? I though you said you guys were going to Dublin." Aisha said shocked.
"That was the original plan but he decided to take me to Paris." Kim said "listen we'll talk tomorrow, please tell my grandparents that I'm alright and that I'm coming back tomorrow early, tell gramps I'll work in the afternoon."
"Wait! Wait! Are you planning to stay with him?" Aisha asked.
"We are staying in a hotel but in separate bedrooms." Kim replied.
"Well I want all the juicy details when you get back, I want to hear everything."
"What juicy details? There are not juicy details and there won't be." Kim said, Aisha was still Aisha.
"Whatever you say." Aisha said.
At the same time Tom was having a similar conversation with Jason "what the hell are you doing at Fitzroys? I thought I made it clear to you, no luxuries what so ever!"
"Like I care, you are there I am here, there is nothing you can do about it. Listen I just wanted to let you guys know where I am, we'll be back tomorrow, bye." He hanged the phone without waiting for a reply.
Tom saw Kim reclining on the door frame of his room.
"Hey Kim, do you need anything?" he asked wondering what she was doing there.
"Would you like to take a walk?" she asked.
"Right now?" he asked surprised. It was late and she wanted to go walking.
"Yeah, this is the city of lights. What better time to see it than now?" he looked dubious "come on! Just for a little while, I'm still not tired." She insisted.
"Alright come on." He said pushing her to the door.
Since the Tuileries gardens were near they decided to take a stroll there. Their arms were interlocked.
"I wanted to thank you for today, it has been surreal." Kim said gratefully.
"You're welcome" was all he said, he just enjoyed the moment because he knew it wasn't going to last forever.
"You are a nice guy Tom" He looked at her not knowing if she was joking "you really are!" She assured him "I know you could do this for anyone in the world but it made me feel special, like you only did it for me."
He looked at her "This is the first time I do this for someone, I would like to keep doing it only for you." he suddenly stop walking and turn her to him , he look her straight in the eyes and without saying anything he bend down and kiss her. She to his relief kiss him back, she put her arms around his neck and he circled her waist with his.
When they parted she said "you know? I'm starting to change my mind; I wouldn't mind giving you an opportunity, what girl wouldn't? You are attentive, a good listener, you are not afraid to show your feelings and you are very honest which I think is pretty important, I really like that about you."
he bend down and kissed her again, it was the first time someone other than his friends which only included Jason, Zack and Adam, said something nice about him, he had never notice he was all the things she said and that made him feel good.
When they separated again for air Kim said "We should go back to the hotel, I'm starting to feel exhausted, I think the day has finally caught up with me." they started walking back to the hotel, Tom had his left arm around her waist and her head was laying in his shoulder. They walk peacefully without saying anything at all.