This is the new chapter New Kent, finally they arrive in NK! I'm pleased with this chapter compare with the last one, I decided to keep this one short otherwise it was going to be too long and it was going to take more days to finish the chapter. Thank you all for the support and the reviews. Enjoy the new chapter!
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me except for: Marc, Evelyn, Alec, Romeo, New Kent and Britannia.
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A week had passed since Tom had gone back to New Kent. Kim was arriving that day. He had kept contact with her since he left Ireland. He couldn't wait to see her again; he was completely taken by her.
Tom decided to left work early so he could go to the airport to receive her. He knew he was being impulsive but he couldn't control himself. He had to see her! A week was enough for him. She wasn't even his girlfriend and he was desperate, he hoped his status would change soon, that way he could claim her as his and not in a possessive way but in a way that said this amazing girl chose me even if I'm unworthy of her, she was all the things that he wasn't, she had a charm that he had never seen before, he had a lot of things to learn from her and that made him proud to have her in his life.
It was the first time he left his job early to pick up someone, he had never done it before. Tom had never allowed someone to get in the way of his job; he wanted her to know that she was important to him.
He called his driver and when he arrived he got in the car.
"Where too Mr. Oliver?" Marc the driver asked.
"The airport." They arrive at the airport and Tom got out of the car and went to the terminal to wait for Kim. While he was waiting an Asian girl with long black hair approach him.
"Hi, you must be Tom, I'm Trini, Kim's friend." She introduced herself.
"Oh yeah they mentioned you, you work and live with them." Tom said.
"Yeah, I have heard of you too." Trini said smiling
"Kim talks about me?" Tom asked eagerly.
"No, but Aisha does, Kim is a bit reserved when it comes to men, Aisha is the one I ask when I want to know something I don't know about Kim. Please don't tell Kim what I'm going to say she will be terribly embarrassed, I know she likes you, a lot, Aisha told me you guys talk on the phone a lot and Kim hates talking on the phone. So that's a pretty big deal otherwise she likes to avoid people she doesn't like, like the plague, especially guys."
"That's good to know, don't worry I won't tell her you said that. So does she have a lot of man on her back?" Tom asked curiously.
"Yeah she does, she's a magnet, maybe the reason is she doesn't even look their way. You should see the things some of these guys do to get her attention." Trini said.
"Like what?"
"Well one time, a guy draw with chalk Kim's face in the street in front of our building, when you walk out the door it was the first thing you saw, she was mortify. Another one brought mariachis, the neighbors weren't happy with that one and another hanged a message on an airplane displaying his unending love for her and there are a lot more stories like that."
"Wow, where does she find this guys?" Tom asked hoping he wasn't acting like those idiots. It sounds like she had them all under a spell.
"Come on you should know, after all you are the one that has her attention. I wonder how you did it." Trini said.
"I ask myself the same thing, she didn't like me at first." Tom said
"Yeah I heard you are a bit arrogant, she doesn't like that."
"Who told you that? Was it Rocky?" Tom asked defensively.
"You guess it. Look the passengers started coming out." she said pointing at the exit.
Tom looked quickly to the exit; he saw Billy and Rocky fallowed by Aisha and Kim. Kim saw him standing next to Trini and smiled at them.
"Trini!" Rocky screamed and went to hug her. He then looked at Tom "Tom, you are here" he said with a serious face.
Tom looked at him "yes"
"Hi" Kim said "you came, I can't believe you left your job to come here, you didn't have to do it I would have understood."
"I really wanted to be here." he replied smiling at her, it felt so good to have her in front of him once again.
"I see you met Trini." She said suspiciously she knew her friends.
"Yeah she is pretty cool." Tom said
"All my friends are. Hey Trini, how's Romeo?" she went to Trini and hugged her.
"Don't worry your baby is doing great." Trini replied.
"your baby?" Tom asked in panick.
"Don't panic Tom, Romeo is Kim's great Dane." Aisha said.
"A great Dane? isn't that dog a little too big for you?" Tom asked.
"Are you saying I'm little?" Kim asked mischievously.
"No! Is just they are pretty big." He said hysterically hoping he hadn't offended her.
"Relax Tom I was just joking, I know I'm petite and I like big dogs they make me feel powerful, a small dog can't intimidate like a big one can even though small dogs are feisty just like me, they are just underestimated but still I like big ones." She explained. Tom was glad she didn't hated him for the small thing.
"Well I'm hungry, let's go eat." Rocky said he turned to Kim "Let's go to your parents place that way we won't have to wait much and the food will be free."
"Yeah sure why not? I haven't seen them in a month I cant wait to see them." Kim said
"I have my car downstairs there isn't room for all of us but I can rent another car." Tom offered.
"We can take the subway don't worry." Rocky said irritated.
"I insist." Tom said trying not to let Rocky get to him.
"What if you take Kim, Aisha and Trini with you and Rocky and me go in the subway? is just one stop from here." Billy suggested.
"Yeah that's a good idea." Rocky said.
"Ok if that's what you want but please to make it easier for you why don't you put your luggage in my car." Tommy suggested.
"Um sure." Billy said and Rocky adamantly fallowed.
Tom took Kim and Aisha's luggage and guided them to the car. He motioned the driver to open the trunk they putted their stuff there and Rocky and Billy left them to take the subway. Marc opened the back seat door for Kim, Trini and Aisha and Tom sat in the front with Marc for the first time in his life.
"Kim can you give Marc the direction to the restaurant please?" Tom politely asked her.
"Sure, Maple Street 105" Marc started the car and took them there.
When they arrived in Britannia, Kim's parents restaurant, they all got out of the car "Hey Marc why don't you come eat with us?" Kim asked the driver.
"Um no thanks I'll wait right here." Never had someone dare to invite him to do something with his boss, it was too weird! so he didn't accepted the offer besides he didn't though Oliver would like the idea of having his driver in the table with him. But he really liked this girl she was different from all the other girls Tom dated.
"Ok, I'll bring you something then." she didn't wanted to push him, she sensed he wasn't kin of the idea.
Marc went to find a spot where to park the car. Tom was glad Marc refuse the offer because he wasn't comfortable with the idea of Marc eating with them, Marc has work for him for 5 years and their relationship is one of boss and employee, he wasn't going to tell Kim he didn't wanted the driver with them but he prefer to maintain his privacy. He did considered that it was nice of Kim to ask him to stay and he like it when she offered to take him food to the car It was nice of her but she had to understand that a limit existed and it seemed she noticed it because she didn't insisted when Marc said no.
Tom, Kim, Trini and Aisha went inside the restaurant; Billy and Rocky were already there.
"Kimberly!" a woman of about 45 said. She went to Kim and hugged her. "Look at you!"
"Mom I haven't change." Kim said.
"That's what you think. Trini, Aisha how are you girls?" Kim's mom asked.
"Great Miss Hart." They both said.
"You call my mother by her name but you can't call me by mine." Kim's mother reprimanded them.
"Hey mom I want you to meet Tom" Kim said "Tom this is my mother Evelyn"
"So you are Tom, finally we meet, he's really handsome Kim." Evelyn said.
"Mom!" Kim said embarrassed.
"Nice to meet you miss Hart." Tom said.
"Call me Evelyn please, miss Hart makes me feel so old. Come with me" she took his hand a dragged him to the kitchen "My husband wants to meet you," inside the kitchen he saw a man that was about her age giving orders "Alec!"
"Yes hon?" The man responded.
"Look who's here" Evelyn said, Kim just came into the kitchen and when her father saw her he stop what he was doing and hugged her hard.
"I missed you so much!" he pinched her cheeks.
"Dad! You guys are irritating I'm not a little girl anymore." Kim complained
"To me you still are." Alec said.
"Alec this is Tom, Kim's new beau!" Evelyn said exited.
"Oh my god can I ask the earth to eat me alive?" Kim said mortified.
"So you are dating Kim Huh?" Alec asked.
"Well technically we have been only in one date." Tom rectified.
"I'm pretty sure that soon will change." Alec said knowingly.
"I hope so" Tom said.
"You are honest I like that but still treat her right I'm watching you." Alec said pointing at his eyes and at Tom.
"Ok I'll keep that in mind." Kim's parents were really nice and entertaining.
"Are you guys here to eat?" Alec asked.
"Yeah Rocky's idea, he wants free food." Kim said.
"I will start charging him, well go get a table." Alec said.
"Ok, come Tom" she said taking his hand. It was the first time she made physical contact with him since she arrived. She picked a table and signaled the others to sit there.
Tom thought the restaurant was cozy, he really liked the place, it had a good atmosphere it reminded him of the pub in Ireland. "This looks like Riverside." He said to Kim.
"Yeah it was my mother's idea; it makes her feel like she is back there." Kim said. A waitress went to get their order, they all ate, Kim didn't forgot to take Marc his food and desert. She took it while the others eat so he could eat peacefully. He was really surprise to see her there with a bag, he expected her to forget.
"So are you guys ready to go back home? I'm dying to hit my bed" Aisha said.
"Yeah, we should get going." Rocky said.
"Would you guys like me to take you? We have the s.u.v." Evelyn said.
"Sure, there is room for all of us." Aisha said.
"Um I'm going with Tom" Kim said.
"Ok" Kim's mom said. "Come on guys." They all fallowed her except Kim that went with Tom to his car.
"So you never drive your car?" Kim asked Tom.
"Only when I'm not working, since I was working I decided to come in this one."
"Why do you need a driver for work then?" Kim asked.
"I don't, I just prefer to have him driving so I can manage the phone and the computer, it's easier for me." Tom answered.
"This is not the car you drive is it?" She asked.
"No" He said precariously he didn't want to sound pretentious.
Marc parked the car when he saw Evelyn parked her car.
"This is where you live?" Tom asked.
"Yeah" they both got out of the car and Marc opened the trunk, the others came to collect their stuff, they went in the building and ascended to the last floor where the loft was. As soon as Rocky opened the door Romeo, Kim's Great Dane, came and put both legs in her arms it look like he was giving her a hug.
"I guess this is your baby." Tom said.
"Yeah this is Romeo. How are you Romi? Did Trini take good care of you?" Kim said patting and hugging the dog.
"Well guys I better go back to the restaurant to help." Evelyn said.
"Ok mom thanks for bringing the guys." She hugged her and all the others did the same.
"Tom it was nice to meet you. Hope to see more of you." Evelyn said.
"Thanks it was nice to meet you also." Tom said. Kim's parents were really nice if only his parents were like that, her parents didn't have a problem accepting him but it wasn't going to be the same with his parents.
"This place is really big." Tom said admiring the place. It was kind of bohemian and cool with lots of colors.
"Yeah come I'll show you around." Kim said taking his hand. The others went to their rooms except for Trini that opted to stay in the common area to watch TV.
Kim showed Tom the whole place "and this is my room." Her room was big too, it had a king bed with a couch and a TV in the middle of the room she even had a small library, Romeo had a big dog bed for himself on the floor, her closet was in another floor it was like a room that was stuck in the middle you had to take the stairs to get there.
"I imagine your place is bigger than this." Kim said.
"I'm not so sure, if the others rooms are as big as this one then I don't think so. I really like your place, now I want a loft too." Tom said looking around; his place was boring compare to this.
"Yeah that's why we chose this place it's pretty great."
He silently approached her "You know Kim I really missed you, you really know how to dig yourself in a guys heart."
Kim only looked at him taking his words to her heart.
"it's been only two weeks since I met you and I already feel like I have known you forever, I'm not going to lie to you, what I'm feeling is scary, how can someone feel so strongly for someone that they just met? I don't want to scare you but I want you to know how strong my feelings are for you and they only can increase." He said.
Kim took him by his jacket and pulled him to her, she kissed him softly "I know how you feel because I feel the same way."
"Really?" he asked "does this mean you are giving me an opportunity?"
"Believe me if I didn't wanted to see you again I would have dismiss you in a heartbeat but we have to take things slow because things have evolve very quickly for us and we barely know each other." Kim said.
"Whatever you say." Tom agreed he only wanted to be with her.
Kim smiled at him "so we are still not together technically, we'll date for some time and see how everything goes and then if we feel the same way then we can start a relationship."
"But we'll date only each other right?" he asked.
"Of course! you are not planning to date other women while you are dating me are you?" Kim said outraged.
"No! I was asking because a lot of women that date me date other men at the same time, I don't want it to be like that with you."
"Well I'm not like that! Really what kind of women do you frequent?" Kim said not believing someone could do that.
"That's what I'm asking myself."
"You don't have to worry about me, I don't do that kind of stuff. To me dating is serious not a game." Kim assured him, the poor guy didn't know what was right or wrong.
"Good" Tom said and Kim gave him a hug.
"Well I have to take Romeo for a walk do you want to come with me or do you have to go?"Kim asked him.
"I can go with you" Tom said.
"Are you sure? You are not exactly dress for walking."
"Yeah don't worry, I can take it."
"Ok let me get his leash so we can go."
15 minutes later they were walking on a park near "So how do you know those girls were dating other men at the same time? they told you?" Kim asked him. k
"No, I saw it on the papers." He replied
"The papers?" She asked confused.
"Yeah" on that instant Kim saw a man taking pictures of them.
"Is that guy taking pictures of us?" Kim asked.
"I'm pretty sure he is." Tom said hoping that she could take it.
"Oh my god he is a paparazzi isn't he?" Kim said a little paranoid.
"yeap" was all Tom could say.
"Well there goes privacy for both of us, are those pictures going to be on the paper?" Kim asked trying not to worry too much
"Yeah, tomorrow they'll be on the stands, I hope this doesn't scare you off, I know it can be overwhelming."
"I really don't like the idea of strangers taking pictures of me, or the idea that a lot of people I don't know will buy a copy to see me on a paper, but I'll try to endure it, I can't say I didn't expected it, I was preparing myself mentally for this but is still quite uncomfortable. This is nothing compare to what's coming is it?" She asked already knowing his answer.
"You are on the right track, I'm not going to lie, I'm so sorry about this Kim I hope it could be easier." He apologized.
"Well not everything is easy in this life is it? This sounds corny but if it's meant to be it will be, I just can't promise you anything right now, just time will tell if I can handle it." Kim said. "We should go back to the loft."
"Yeah that's a good idea." They went back to the loft and after a while Tom called Marc to pick him up in front of the building. He really had bad luck, he wished the paparazzi hadn't catch him so soon, now he couldn't enjoy dating Kim privately, now his parents were going to find out about her in the papers, his mother was going to bring hell to earth when she finds out. At least Kim didn't seem as perturbed as he expected her to be. She seemed calmed enough and accepting of the fact a man was fallowing them around with a camera.