I'm going to be honest I don't like this chapter, cause I wrote it without feeling, I forced most of the story, is one of those chapters you have to get out of the way to keep on going I dont think is that bad but im not satisfy with it. I usually write a chapter for week and It took me 2 weeks and is not that long. Plus I was and still am sick so I can't concentrate properly. I still hope you guys enjoy it and I'm so sorry about the delay and the chapter.
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Fitzroy Paris
Kim opened her eyes when she heard the knock on the door "coming" she got up and put a bathrobe she found in the bathroom, she opened the door and found Tom there.
"Good morning" he said.
"Morning" she said smiling.
"I ordered breakfast, I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all." They move to the dining room and ate their breakfast, when they were done, each went to their room to change. They check out of the hotel and took a taxi to the airport where they boarded the jet, when they arrived in Dublin Tom rented another car and they drove back to Wicklow.
"Do you have to work today?" he asked Kim.
"Yeah I'm supposed to be working right now but I'm working later."
"I guess I'll see you at the pub later today."
"You guys leave tomorrow right?"
"Yeah, I wish I had more time with you before we have to go." He said taking her hand.
"Well we live in the same city, is not like you won't see me again."
"I ask myself if we could have found each other in NK."
"I don't think so, I'm pretty sure we don't go to the same places."
"Now I'm glad the guys made me go on vacation with them and that they decided to come here. So when you guys are going back to NK?" He asked her.
"We've been here for 3 weeks, next week is our last one." She said.
"Oh, well I guess I'll see you sooner than I thought." He said.
"Yeah you probably will." They arrived at her place, they got out of the car and he accompanied her to the door.
"So, thanks for everything." She gave him a hug and he hugged her back she peck him on the cheek "I'll see you later ok." She turned to the door to open it but before she could put her hand in the knob he took her left hand and pull it turning her forcefully to him he put his right hand on her cheek and kissed her, he pull back and smile "see you later." He said and walk back to the car. Kim stood there watching him when he got in she entered the house with butterflies in her stomach.
Kim was in cloud nine when she entered the house.
"Looks like someone had a goodtime" Aisha said startling Kim.
"Aisha! What are you doing here?"
"I asked Patrick if I could go to work later, I wanted to be here when you got here."
She pushed Kim to the couch "So tell me, how was the date?" she asked excited.
"It was fine." She was a bit private about stuff like that.
"Oh come on! You can't fool me! Your eyes are shining!"
"Ok, ok, it was great." Kim said smiling
"Can you be more specific? What did you guys do?" Aisha asked desperate.
Kim told her every single thing they did except for the couple of kisses they shared.
"Oh my god really? That was so romantic" Aisha said dreamily.
"I don't think I like that word but if you say so, at least it wasn't cheesy."
"You just had the most amazing date ever and I want to cry." She started crying.
"Why? Why are you crying?" a date wasn't a reason to cry.
"Because that was so sweet of him and you deserve it." She gave Kim a hug.
"I guess it was." Kim didn't know what the big deal was.
"So did you kiss him?"
"I don't kiss and tell" Kim said blushing.
"You did!" Aisha hugged her again "I'm so happy for you."
"Aisha it was just a date! Is no big deal" she repeated.
"This is the beginning of your new life." Aisha exaggerated.
"Let's not get overboard" Kim said trying to calm Aisha down.
"Are you going to see him again?" She asked eagerly.
"We'll see, who knows maybe once in NK he'll change his mind about me."
"I don't think he will." Aisha reassured her.
"I don't know, he is going to receive a lot of pressure because of me, you said a lot of people knows who he is and he is very rich, I don't think I will be received with open arms in his circle. He doesn't have paparazzi behind him does he?" Kim was panicking.
"As a matter of fact he does." Aisha said rubbing the back of her neck "his face is everywhere, I don't know how you guys don't know who he is but don't worry about that now, well I have to give Trini a call I promised her I was going to call her as soon as you got back."
"You told Trini?" Kim asked exasperated.
"Of course! She was going to find out anyway." Aisha said walking to the room.
Riverside Pub
"Look who's here" Rocky said to Billy. He saw Tom entering the place.
Tom saw them and went to greet them "Hi guys."
"Hi" Billy was the only one that greeted him back, Rocky only stared at him.
"Is Kim ok?" Rocky asked protectively.
"Yes she is fine, you don't have to worry about her you know, I wouldn't hurt her."
"You already said that." Rocky said.
"Then why do you ask? Listen I don't want to fight with you, she is your friend and I get it ok? So let's try to get along." Tom said trying to make peace with Rocky.
"I still think you should stay away from her but I won't get in your way unless she wants me to." Rocky said moving to the other side of the bar.
"Zack and Jason are not here, they went out with Aidan they told me to give you the message." Billy said.
"Ok thanks for letting me know, I'm going upstairs for a while, see you guys later." Tom said
Tom was in his room watching TV he couldn't get Kim out of his mind, he replay the date over and over in his head specially the parts where he kissed her. Every time he kissed her he felt his hart was going to melt, it was a great feeling one he had never experience before. He only knew he couldn't let her go. He felt like it wasn't a coincidence they met there; it was like sooner or later he had to find her. Tom was sure that once they got back to NK everything was going to change, everything was so peaceful and easy in Wicklow, he didn't knew no one there and no one knew who he was and didn't care which allowed him a bit of normalcy, he could take her out without no one fallowing them around but it wasn't going to be like that back home and that preoccupied him maybe that would scare her off, his acquaintances were not going to be easy on him and they were going to be brutal on her, specially women. He was going to try the best he could to protect her from all of that but he knew she was going to be harass no matter what.
"Tom are you there?" It was Jason.
"Yeah the door is open, come in." Tom said.
Jason walked in alone he sat in the bed "Zack's downstairs with Aidan. How was the date?"
"Perfect" Tom replied.
"I think that's the best I'm going to get out of you." He knew Tom was not going to go in to detail "you didn't scare her off with your eccentricities?"
"No, she likes me." he said looking at the TV
"You are so discreet, how do you know that?" Jason asked.
"I just do, if she doesn't then she is a great actress."
"You are going to see her again." It was more a statement than a question.
"Yeah, I have to! She is so different so passionate! Her smile will hunt me forever, she makes me forget everything with just one smile, do you know someone that can do that?" he wasn't expecting an answer "I need her in my life! I know is ridiculous because I barely know her but I feel like I need her to breath, to keep me sane, she keeps me in a good place and she is fun to be with and I can share everything with her."
I have never in my life seen this side of you and is weird!" Jason was amaze "But I'm happy she was able to take you out of that dark place you like so much, we have been trying to do that for years and this girl just did it in less than a day."
"I know"
"Well is time to eat, we are going to a small restaurant with Aidan are you coming with us?"
"Yeah let's go." he said standing from the bed.
Kim was behind the bar talking to Zack and Aidan, she saw Tom and Jason walking towards them and her heart started beating faster, Tom had an effect on her she could not control, she decided to just go with the flow, she didn't had an idea of where they were heading but she was going to let time tell.
"Hi again" Tom said smiling at her.
"Hey, do you guys want to do something tonight since you are leaving tomorrow?" she asked them.
"Yeah sure" Jason said.
"We can stay here since there is nothing else to do on a Thursday night." she said.
"I'm fine with that; I'm tired, this week has been extreme for us!" Zack said.
"Well I'm starving, Aidan can we go to the restaurant now?" Jason asked.
"Sure! laters Kim." He said giving her a bear hug and pulling her at the same time of the floor.
"Aidan put me down." Kim said laughing.
Tom was a bit jealous of Aidan, he envied the playful way he interacted with Kim. He wished one day he could be like that with her, at least he knew they were only friends.
Aidan putted her down "Come on lads."
When they got back to the pub they found Rocky, Billy and Aisha in the pub sitting in a table, they went to sit with them "hey guys" Aisha said.
"Where's Kim?" Zack asked noticing her absence.
"She is in the kitchen she will be here any minute." Aisha responded.
"We wanted to thank you all for everything. We had a great time here." Jason said.
"You're welcome. Do you guys want us to take you to the airport?" Billy asked.
"Oh no, we are going to take the train to Dublin in the morning we don't mean to impose." Jason said.
"Is not a problem one of us could take you" Billy said.
"I don't have a problem with that." Tom said, he didn't wanted to go back in a train it was too much trouble, that way they could go directly to the airport and maybe Kim could take them given him more time with her.
Kim appeared out of nowhere and sat next to Tom.
"Look at you 2, the first time you saw each other you almost kill each other and now you are sitting peacefully together." Zack commented.
"well it was his fault he was being mean I just gave him a piece of my mind." Kim said.
"I have to say you did something to him, because his attitude has change for good in just a couple of days, I can't imagine who he is going to be in a month."
"I'm glad I did some good then." they talk for a couple of hours, before they parted Kim told them she was taking them to the airport in Dublin and didn't took no for an answer.
Friday arrived, Tom was already dress waiting for Kim to pick them up, he went downstairs to eat breakfast and found Colleen, Kim's grandmother, down there.
"Good morning Colleen." He said
"Tom! Good morning, you're leaving today right? Kim told me she is taking you to the airport."
"Yeah, is she here?" looking around.
"No but no worries she will be here any minute, so you and me granddaughter he?" Colleen said.
Tom only blushed
"Don't you think she is the prettiest girl you have ever seen? You know she is a good girl, take good care of her, if you let her go then you are a fool." She said
"I know, I'll try not to let her slip."
"Well then you are an intelligent youngfella, you know Kim seems tough but she is very sensitive and sweet too. Oh there she is." She said pointing at the door.
"Hi nana, Tom. Where are Zack and Jason?" Kim asked.
"They are still upstairs." Tom said
"Well I'll leave you 2 I have to help with breakfast." Colleen said and went to the kitchen.
"Are you ready to go back to work?" Kim asked.
"Honestly? No, I'd rather stay here with you." He took a plate and sat in the bar to eat.
"Well I'll be here for another week so…" Kim said smiling she sat next to him in the bar.
"You haven't given me your phone, address and stuff."
"Let me get a paper and pen" she walk to where the reception was that was actually behind the bar and took a paper, she wrote down her phone and email "here don't lose it."
He took it and put it inside his wallet "Believe me I won't."
"Hey guys" Zack said appearing next to Tom. Jason came behind him.
"Hey you guys should start eating or the airplane will leave you." Kim said.
They agreed with her and ate breakfast, after awhile they went to get their luggage and checkout,
They put their stuff in Kim's van got in and she drove them to Dublin Airport.
"Thanks for everything Kim" Jason said "I really hope to see you all in NK. I know I will see
you again that's for certain."
"Well I'm really happy I met you guys and I think we can become great friends" she walk with them to the airline counter and they check in.
"This is it, so take care Kim ok." Jason said and gave Kim a hug. Zack hugged her too.
"Come on Zack" Jason said giving Kim and Tom privacy.
"So" Kim said "have a nice flight."
"That's all?" He asked smiling.
"What else can I say?" Kim asked laughing.
He pulled her in to a hug and they stay like that for a while, he kissed her on the cheek since they were surrounded by a lot of people.
"I really don't want to go, I want to stay here with you or maybe you can come with us." Tom said holding her hands.
"it's just another week besides we are starting to know each other." Kim said.
"yeah I just like things my way. I just have to get the idea in my head that with you everything is different."
"Yeah get that in your head cause I'm not going to change for you."
"You really are a challenge for me you know and I like it." Tom said.
Kim smiled at him "yeah well standing you is not easy either."
"What are you talking about? I'm a lovable guy." Tom said.
"Yeah you should start filming yourself so you can see how lovable you are." Kim said.
"Tom! We have to go" Zack screamed.
Tom looked his way "well I have to go."
"Yeah see you soon ok" she said giving him another hug.
He took his bag "ok, say hi to the guys for me even Rocky."
He took his stuff and fallowed Zack and Jason. Kim went back to the van a drove back to Wicklow.
Kim was in the living room watching TV.
"Kimmy what are you doing here this early? You don't have to work today" Patrick asked sitting next to her on the couch.
"Hi gramps, I can't sleep." She said laying her head in his shoulder.
"Is it because of that Tom? He looks like a nice guy." he asked her.
"Nana thinks the same." She said looking at the TV.
"That's why I married her we think alike."
"If I ever get married I hope my marriage is like yours, you are so happy together, mom and dad are like that too, I hope I have the same luck."
"Yeah I hope so too, you are smarter than your brother, unfortunately he is already divorce and on his way to make the same mistake with that coppertop eejit!"
"Gramps!" Kim reprimanded him.
"You know is true. When you meet the man of your life or at least the one you think it is, learn all you can about him, have good communication with him, he has to be your best friend, you have to feel like you can tell him anything. Don't fallow your eejit brother's steps he married Linda after two months of knowing her, that's not enough time to get to know someone. Infatuation is not love!"
"I definitely agree with you."
"Thank god one of you is intelligent! I hope you had a great time with that guy but not that great if you know what I mean." Kim blush at the insinuation "maybe something will come out of this, who knows." he said.
"Maybe" She said preoccupied.
"Why are you so scare Kimmy?" he asked.
"I don't know I wasn't expecting this right now. He is so different, our lives are completely different and you know what happened to mom and dad."
"Yeah I do and they are very happy Kim, aren't they?" he asked her seriously "when you want something you have to fight for it if you have to, that's what your father did. If you have to make changes for someone you make them. That's love, you put your grain I put mine 50/50. Maybe that guy and you are not as different as you think. Well I'm going to make coffee, do you want some?" he asked standing up.
"Um yeah why not? Thanks for the speech, you are the best grandfather ever." Kim said.
"That's all I ever wanted to be." He said on his way to the kitchen.