After a 30 minute walk, they reached the Angel Grove Mall. It was jammed packed full of people. Both of them realized that they couldn't leave Ed's wallet laying around. They couldn't afford to loose it, since it was the only money they had. Tommy got out 50 dollars and Kimberly went into sears and bought a new pink purse. The store had just opened and she didn't have to wait in line. After she bought the purse, they went back into sears to buy some clothes.
Tommy bought several pairs of jeans, several pairs of khakis, several pairs grey dress pants,several black tees, several green tees, several white tees, several black polo shirts, several green polo shirts, several white polo shirts, a few white Henley's, a few green Henley's, a few black Henley's, several green and white plaid flannel shirts, several tan button down shirts, several tan flannel shirts, several pairs of green pajama sets, a new coat, several packs of undergarments, socks, a new pair of shoes, a pair black board shorts, a green cable sweater, and an extra large rolling suit case. Since it was Christmas, he bought Kimberly a new watch with a pink band, a pink wallet,a sliver wedding band, and a set of pearls.
Kimberly bought several pairs of jeans, several pairs of khakis, a few white tees, several pink tees, several pink polo shirts, several pink button down shirts, several pink and white plaid flannel shirts, a few pink Henley's, several pink pajama sets, several pink night gowns, a knee length denim jumper, a pink sweater, a pink sweater dress, a new coat, several packs of undergarments, socks, hair supplies, a pink one piece suit, a new pair of shoes, a pair of dress shoes, some skirts, some dresses, a pink cable sweater, and an extra large rolling suit case. She wanted to get Tommy something for Christmas, so she bought him a new watch with a black band, a new wallet, a sliver wedding band, and a digital camera.
When they checked out, she noticed Tommy had something in his hand. He looked really thrilled about it. Tommy showed Kimberly that he got two coupons for a free hair cuts in the hair place."
"I also heard there's now a wedding chapel here," smiled Tommy. "After I heard that I bought your wedding ring."
"I heard that too and I bought your wedding ring," stated Kimberly." When do you want to marry me?"
"I'd actually like for us to have some more dates," admitted Tommy. "I know I still want you to be my wife. We'll marry when we are ready."
"Sounds okay with me," replied Kimberly. "Want to go get a hair cut?"
"I'd love too," smiled Tommy.
They walked to the hair place and took a seat. Tommy handed Kimberly a coupon and she got her hair cut. She didn't get a new hair style, all she wanted was to have shoulder length hair again. After she finished, Tommy got his hair cut. It took longer for him to get his hair cut. He hated having a beard and a mustache and it had both of them completely shave of. When the beautician asked him how much hair he wanted cut, he requested to have his hair cut short and have it spiked. After he got out of the chair, Kimberly didn't hardly recognize him. It had been over a year since she had seen him without a long beard. And she was stunned that he cut his hair and spiked it.
"Beautiful, what do you think of hair cut?" asked Tommy.
"I must be dreaming. You actually cut your hair?!" gasped Kimberly. "And you've spiked it?!"
"Yes, I really did cut hair and it is now spiked," admitted Tommy.
She fainted as soon as he said he cut his hair. It didn't surprise him any. He treated it as he did, when she fainted when she learned he was the white ranger. Kimberly adjusted to the fact that he cut his hair.
"Beautiful, we'll make reservations to the bed and breakfast place. Then we'll go soak in hot tub in the spa," said Tommy.
"I love the idea," smiled Kimberly.
Both of them grabbed their shopping bags and walked to the bed and breakfast place. They were taking reservations early that day, since it was the Christmas season.
"I'd like to make resvations," said Tommy.
He handed the gift card to the lady at the front desk.
"What's your last name?" asked the lady.
"Oliver," replied Tommy.
"Your room is 101," stated the lady.
She handed Tommy the key to the hotel room. They walked down the hall until the reached their hotel room. Kimberly unlocked the door and they went inside. They had an extra large bed, a TV, and a bathroom. Both of them quickly took a shower and put on some of their new clothes. Tommy put on khakis, a black tee, and a tan shirt. Kimberly put on a pair of jeans, a pink tee, and a dark pink shirt. After they cleaned up, they grabbed a tote bag up put their swim wear in it and went to soak in the hot tub. Kimberly used Ed's pass and they only had to pay a small fee to soak in the hydro tub. Both of them changed into their suits and got in the tub. The water was warm and the jets were on.
"It's been a long time, since I've soaked in tub of warm water," smiled Tommy.
"I know the feeling," answered Kimberly. "Tomorrow, we can stop by your parents house. I heard they are still in Angel Grove."
"But, Ed told us on the news that they were going to Paris," corrected Tommy.
"They're back," answered Kimberly. "They just went to visit mom."
"How did you know they were still here?" asked Tommy.
"When I was buying my purse, I saw someone who said I looked familiar," explained Kimberly. "But, she looked older. She asked me if I was any relation to the girl who asked Tommy Oliver to come to the lake. I said no and asked her why. She said that a lot of people say I'm at fault for what supposedly happened to use. Others say you're at fault for what happened because you ditched school."
"We had nothing to do with it," gasped Tommy. "I saw Billy in sears and he asked me if I knew anything about the Oliver family."
"What did you say?" asked Kimberly.
"I asked which Oliver family it was," answered Tommy. "They said James and Jan Oliver. Billy told me that they think I'm still around because they found a communicator and my zeonizer in my back pack. He said I went back home with my parents and the opened my book bag. They also found the break up letter and the letter that you supposedly sent telling me to meet you at the lake."
"Tommy, what else did he say?" asked Kimberly. "Did he know who you were?"
"No, he didn't recognize me," answered Tommy. "But, I don't know if I should tell you what else was said. I don't want to hurt you."
"What did he say?" asked Kimberly. "I want to know."
"Okay, I'll tell you. He said that he keeps in touch with my parents. He said that my parents think that you meant what you said in the letter," admitted Tommy. "He said both of them are in your hand writing. He said they were mad over the letter telling me to meet you at the lake. Billy said if they ever found their son, they won't let him have anything to do with his ex-girl friend."
"Do you want to know who the person who I saw in sears?" asked Kimberly. "You'll be surprised."
"Who was it?" answered Tommy. "I think I know who you saw, because you said they looked older. It was my mother, wasn't it?"
"Yes, it was," Kimberly said sadly. "She said that she was friends with my mother. Jan said she went to Paris to be with my mother after she saw what supposedly happened to us. She said Caroline and her got into a fight. Caroline said she knew me and knew I didn't write the letters. She said that she didn't think that I'd break up with you. She told Jan that she thought you came looking for me after you got those letters to find out what happened. She thinks that someone set it up because they would've found our bodies in the water. Jan said it wasn't possiable and she was making excuses for us. And they don't have anymore contact anymore."
"I hate that!" cried Tommy. "We should go show up on their door step and explain what happen."
"Tommy, I don't think that it would work," replied Kimberly. "Jan said that Caroline said she didn't want nothing to with the Oliver family. And then she said if she ever found me, I'd be on a plane to Paris and she wouldn't let me see you again."
"That's not fair!" stated Tommy. "I'd go crazy if I didn't have you. You've been my best friend since we were born. Did they forget what happened when we were born? I'm the one who snuggled up to you in the hospital. You improved and got better. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be here. And I was with you the day Ed took us. It was on the day of the field trip to Ocean Beach."
"I realize that," smiled Kimberly. "Maybe we should go on and marry. We've dated each other for years. We had an engagement. They can't do anything if we are married."
"But, I would've liked to have our friends and family there," added Tommy. "I realize that people would be arguing. I don't want that. Kim, I want a good wedding. Before we show our faces, we'd have to have proof that Ed took us."
"We have his wallet," confirmed Kimberly." I think I saw the letter that he wrote telling you to meet you at the abandoned house in the wallet. When we go to the bed and breakfast, we can check the wallet. But, we can't let people run our life either. I guess we'll have to decide what is right for us."
"I do want to marry you," admitted Tommy. "Maybe could go to the wedding chapel and get married. And it just be us. We could do it today. We've dated for years, had an engagement, and we both survived being in Ed's basement for over a year. Beautiful, we still love each other. We've already got a room in the bed and breakfast place. Tomorrow, we could go get a GED and start college after Christmas."
"I like the idea," smiled Kimberly. "We'd have to buy our clothes."
"We can do that as soon as we get out of the hot tub," smiled Tommy.
They quickly got out of the tub and got dressed. Both of them went to the clothing store to get clothes for their wedding.
