Dreams Come True

Kim sat up gasping for air as she saw Tommy floating in water again.
"It's okay. It's okay."
"I saw him!"
"Drink this."
"I don't want any damn tea! I want my husband! I saw him! Have you searched the island."
"We have coast guards searching that island inside and out. But as of now, survivors, it doesn't look like.."
"NOO! My husband is alive! He promise me forever!"
"We are still hopeful, Mrs. Oliver. But the last ship off that island was yesterday and your husband reportedly wasn't on that boat. He stayed behind."
"I saw him. He's fucking out there. He's hurt!" Kim groaned and held her stomach.
"You need to calm down for that baby's sake."
"I am calm!" Kim looked at her. "I want my husband."
Pacing around for over 4, 5 hours now. Kim was carrying Mackenzie around. It was Kim's fault. She yelled at Mack causing her to burst into tears, Kim felt so bad, that she quickly picked her up and carried her, crying with her. Mrs. Oliver hugged them.
"I can't live with him. I can't do this without Tommy."
"I know, baby." Mrs. Oliver rubbed her back. "I know." Officer Kay's phone went off.
"Did you find him!? Did you find him?"
"We're sorry. Nothing as of yet."
"They aren't looking hard enough! He's out there!"
"Kim, please! Sit down." Kim sat down holding Mackenzie. She was sleeping but awake once Kim yelled. Mrs. Oliver took the child. Madison came and stood between Kim's legs. She laid on Kim's belly. Kim rubbed her head.
"Mommy, ok?"
"No." She picked her up. "Mommy needs Daddy."
That night, Kimberly got so frustrated as she laid in bed, she quickly started packing a small bag. Mrs. Oliver was sitting at the table with her husband drinking tea as Kim came downstairs dressed with her bag.
"Kimberly, where are you going?"
"I can't stay here and wait. Not while I know my husband is out there, dying."
"Kim, you are not making any sense. You cannot leave."
"I have to find him!"
"There are officers, coast guards..."
"I don't care! He's out there and I know it. I see him hurt! I feel it! And I'm the only one who can find him."
"You are over 5 months pregnant. You need to stay put and relax."
"Would you?"
"Excuse me?"
"If you could see your husband, know where he is, feel his breaths, would you stay?"
"I'm not pregnant."
"Would you stay?!" Kim yelled. "I see him, every time I close my eyes, I see him out there. He's sooo cold, just soo cold." Mrs. Oliver hugged her.
"Then go get him." Kim looked up.
"You trust me?"
"Yes. I know you will find him."
"Take care of my girls."
"Kim, I'm.."
"Trust me. I'll back, with Tommy." Kim took her jacket, keys and purse. "I'll be back." Mrs. Oliver nodded.
Kim found the coast guard tower set up to find her husband after a long drive. She fought to get into the main room. The head captain, David Smith, who set up the recovery search party tried to send Kim back home. Kim stole some maps, flashlights and boat. Around 4pm, a boat captain came into the tower and reported his boat was gone. David thought a minute, then ran to Kim's room
"Shit!" A worker came in with some maps.
"Sir, we have a problem."
"What?"
"There's a storm coming."
"Great. What's your frequency?!"

Kimberly didn't know where she was looking, but she pointed the boat in the direction her heart and soul told her. The radio came on.
^ "Mrs. Oliver. Mrs. Oliver, do you read me, over?" ^ Kimberly had found the locator button and turned it off before heading out into the ocean. She knew they would find her and bring her back if they could. ^ "Mrs. Oliver, put up your radio now!" ^
"What?"
^ "Mrs. Oliver, come back, please." ^
"No!!"
^ "Mrs. Oliver, you are in no condition to be out there. There is a stor.." ^ Click. Kim turned off the radio and pulled the cords out some she couldn't hear anything else.
"I must find my husband." The rain came before the sun could settle and didn't let up. The tiny ship was pounded by the waves and winds. Kimberly got tossed around the ship. She tried to hold on tight to the wheel, but the waves and rain was strong. Kim felt a sharp pain. "Tommy?" She clicked on her locator as she spotted debris. David was sitting by the satellite when a signal came on. Kimberly struggled with putting ship anchor down as the boat rocked. She reached and pulled Tommy into the back of the ship. She hugged him and cried. Tommy woke slightly.
"Kim?"
"I've got you. I love you." She kissed him as the rain fell heavily still. Helicopters flew around the ship. Kim and Tommy rushed to the nearest hospital. Tommy's parents got the call that they were found and safe.
Tommy's parents and the children came into the hospital, 3 hours later. Kimberly was in her room resting. Tommy was up in surgery for his broken rib that pierced his lung. Kim sat up. The girls ran to her bed and climbed in with some help.
"How is he?"
"In surgery. A rib cut his lung, so they are fixing that. He's got a sore shoulder and knee and right now unconscious. But the doctors say he'll be fine."
"Thank god."
"I can't believe you found him." David Smith stood there.
"I can't believe it either. The current maps we had assured out, your husband couldn't have been pushed in that direction, but I was wrong."
"I'm just glad to have found him."
"We all are."
Few weeks later, Tommy was released from the hospital. He laid in his bed, awake, rubbing Kim's belly. She touched his hand.
"Are you okay?" She moved to his chest. "You want something to eat or drink?"
"No."
"You sure?"
"Yea." She hugged him. "How did you find me?"
"The same way you knew I was going into labor. We are connected." He kissed her forehead. "Besides, there is no way mister, I would let you leave me with Trisha, the twins and this little one." They both laughed.
"I could never leave you."
Over a month later, Kimberly returned from shopping for the girls' July 4th birthday and barbecue party. Tommy pulled Kim to sit down as she passed him carrying more bags.
"You need to slow down and sit."
"I'm fine!"
"You are over 7 months pregnant, Kim. Little Sydney needs her Mommy resting."
"We are not calling her Sydney." Back when Tommy was in the hospital, Doctor Walker was checking Kimberly and could tell if the baby was a boy or girl. Kim didn't want to know, but Tommy convinced her. They found out once again, a baby girl.
"We created her in Sydney."
"SO!"
"So, it fits. It's perfect!"
"I like Dakota or Lily."
"Sydney!"
"Dakota!" They kissed. "Sydney Oliver, eww, no way." Tommy kissed her and started unpacking the bags.
"Did you buy out the stores again."
"Hush." Tommy made her some OJ. "I'm hungry."
"Didn't you get something while you were out?"
"No. Could you?"
"What does my wife want?"
"White Castle."
"And?"
"Pineapples and chocolate."
"And?"
"Relish."
"Okay."
"Oh, caramel!"
"Yea, yea."
Tommy came back 20 minutes later. Kim was cleaning the living room. Trisha woke from her nap and came downstairs. Tommy took over cleaning as Kim ate.
"Eww..Mommy." Kim laughed.
"Want a bite?"
"NO!" Trisha moved back. Kim dipped her pineapple chunk in caramel and relish. Trisha made a face.
"Mommy was the same way with you, except it was peanut butter and sour cream."
"I like peanut butter," Trisha said getting a onion ring.
"I'm surprised," Kim said handing over some chocolate dip for Trisha to stick her finger into. "I can't stand it as much as I did before."
"So, Mommy was thinking about moving us into the house after the party."
"Why?"
"So, they can drive with us that night. You do want this room done before Sydney comes, right?"
"Of course! Dakota needs the nursery. But are your parents okay with us staying so long?"
"It's Mom and Dad. Are you kidding me, they wanted the party at their place! They can't wait."
"That room better be done in 2 weeks."
"It will be."
"Better be."
So on July 4th, that night, Tommy followed his parents back and moved his family into his parents house. Tommy made plans to have Trisha's room enlarged to fit the twins and another closet. The nursery just needed some new wallpaper, baby cribs, dressers, etc brought back into the room from storage. Tommy set up to redo the master bedroom as a surprise for Kimberly. Mrs. Oliver was helping Tommy put the girls into bed as Kim unpacked. Tommy started some summer classes and programs to get his teaching degree. Kimberly was going to be opening a studio after the baby was born. She had done a few painting back in April that got sold for 15 and 20 gran. She got sponsored and they wanted her to open her own gala to display her art as well as others. It would become Kim's first true job since she was pregnant with Trisha and worked as an assistance gymnast coach after her winnings at '96 Olympics. Tommy came into his old bedroom and found Kim breathing hard as she held her back.
"What's wrong?"
"Just a little cramping. You know how I keep saying this baby is coming early?"
"Yea."
"That's because she is. Tommy something is not right here. She's kicking weird." Tommy sat her down, and rubbed her belly.
"I don't understand, Beautiful. Doctor Walker says nothing is wrong."
"It's just weird."
"Lay down, I'll hold you." She nodded. Tommy held her tightly, rocking her to sleep.
About a week later, Tommy was trying to calm Kim down. She was in pain. Her hands holding his arms, shaking. Her knuckles white as her face showed the deep down pain. Mrs. Oliver had called for Doctor Walker to be waiting for them.
"Kim, breath! Don't push!" Tommy rubbed Kim's head as he drove to the hospital. Doctor walked was looking over the monitors. After just 20 minutes, she motioned for Tommy to follow her outside.
"How's the baby? How's Kim?"
"Fine. Fine, Tommy. A little elevated heartbeat, but only because Mommy is in stress. We need to figure out a way to keep your wife stress free and calm. I told Kim that if she doesn't relax and rest, she looking at a very difficult last few months."
"I know, I know. I've been trying to.."
"If I have to keep her here strapped to that bed, Tommy, I will."
"So complete bedrest."
"Absolute bedrest. I need complete cooperation, here. She cannot be up more than 10 minutes at a time. 10 minutes. That means, to the bathroom and back. Showers less than 5 minutes. If you don't, I will have her confide to this hospital and my care and I don't want to have to do that."
"I know. I swear to you, I promise to keep her calm and relaxed."
"Good, see you next check-up."
Kimberly was carried upstairs. Tommy placed his wife in bed the next morning, when she was released from the hospital.
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Being such a pain."
"No, don't you dare." He wiped the tears away.
"I’m such a mess, how can you take this?"
"You are my wife and pregnant. It's allowed." He kissed her. "Now get some rest." He covered her up.
Mrs. Oliver found her son doing some laundry.
"So, cute," she said folding some tops and shorts.
"Kim can't wait to spoil little Sydney."
"Like Trisha?"
"Like we need another Trisha." They laughed. "I'm worried Mom. Kim has been too tensed, too stressed. I feel like, she knows something bad is coming and I feel it too."
"Don't say that, Thomas James Oliver. I will not let my son be consumed with fear and doubt. You don't think about bad things, okay. You have to believe everything is fine and everything will be fine." She hugged him. "Go, go lay with your wife. She needs you, you need her. I'll finish this."
"Thanks, Mom. I love you."
"Love you too, son." Tommy went and laid with his wife.
Kim woke to hear Trisha yelling and running toward the room.
"Mommy! Daddy!"
"Trisha shhh!" She stopped.
"Sorry. Mommy sleeping?"
"Yea." Kim turned and smiled.
"Hey, baby. Did you have fun with papa in the park?"
"Yea! We washed dogs!"
"Wow."
"Ducky got a yellow collar, Mooshu is green and Jack-Jack is blue and black."
"That's great." The twins came running in with Papa behind them.
"Sorry, I tried to catch her before she could wake you."
"It's okay."
"Mommy, can I slept with you and Daddy?"
"Trisha, Mommy needs her rest.."
"Of course you can." Kim helped the twins into the bed. "Why don't we have Daddy get us food and we can watch tv!"
"YAY!"
"YAY!"
That night, after the girls bath, they jumped into bed with Kimberly. Trisha placed her hand on Kim's belly.
"Mommy, how do the baby come out?"
"Well, Doctor Walker and Doctor Tanner take Mommy to a special room and they take the baby out."
"How?"
"Little pain, yucky blood, grown-up stuff."
"Does it hurt a lot?"
"Ummm...a little." Tommy snorted. "Ok, maybe a little bit." Tommy found a dry shirt and got into bed after another snort. "Okay, a lot."
"But why?"
"I get another perfect little girl, so it's worth it." Kim touched her nose before kissing her. "It's well worth it."
Tommy sat up with Kimberly as she sat up from a nightmare. She tried to cover her face, but he wouldn't let her. He picked up Mackenzie beside them and place her to lay beside her sister. Tommy quickly put his arm around her, as Kim took deep calming breaths. Tommy rubbed her belly.
"Man, she's really battling in there."
"She's upset. My poor baby, my poor Sydney." Tommy kissed the side of her head.
"Don't worry, Sydney will be okay. Wait, did you, you called her Sydney." Kim smiled.
"I guess I did. I guess it has grown on me."
"Told you it would."
"Don't push it," she said holding his face. They kissed.
In the morning, Kim woke screaming. Trisha screamed, which was bad, but the twins screaming made things worst. Kim ran to the bathroom to puke. Mrs. Oliver ran into the room as Tommy was coming the girls down.
"Mom, take them."
"Come girls!" Mrs. Oliver took them with Mr. Oliver into their room. Tommy got down on his knees as he rubbed Kim's back. He got some water.
"Here." She pushed the glass away and leaned up against the wall. Tommy wet a cloth.
"God, I hate this."
"What's wrong?"
"These dreams, the constant fucking fear, and fucking pains! I want it to stop! I want it to fucking stop now!" She screamed. Tommy hugged her. She started crying. "I'm sorry." Tommy shook his head. "How can you love a mess like me?"
"Because when I look at you, your eyes, that nose, dimples, smile, those pink little lips." Tommy was touching each feature of her face. "The way you roll those beautiful brown eyes, when I say something stupid. Those 2 perfect moles right here." He kissed her neck. Kim laughed and wiped her eyes. "I just love you. No questions about it."
"I love you too."
Few days later, July 15th, Saturday. Kim was sitting outside in the backyard as the girls and dogs ran around. Tommy had set up little kiddy pools and slide for them. Sprinter going back and forth, as Mr. Oliver cooked on the grill. Mrs. Oliver came outside with some juice.
"Cranberry cola."
"Diet?"
"Of course."
"Great. Caffeine-free?"
"Yep."
"Good. Where's Tommy?"
"Checking on the house."
"That man, he swore 2 weeks."
"Tommy said they were waiting on a few pieces to come in."
"They are 2, they don't need much furniture!"
"Maybe." Mrs. Oliver knew Tommy was redoing so much. She smiled.
"What's that smile about? Mom, what do you know?"
"Nothing."
"Mom."
"Are you hungry?"
"Don't change the..actually, I want some pizza with pineapples and relish."
"I'll be back."
"Wait! What do you know?"
"Girls, Papa has hot dogs!"
"YAY!" Kim shook her head and picked up Jack-Jack.
3 weeks later, August 5th. Tommy held Kim's eyes covered as they walked into the house and up the stairs. Tommy's parents carrying the bags inside as the girls rushed in.
"Okay, 1, 2, 3." Tommy flipped the lights to the girls' room. Kim gasped. The girls gasped and walked slowly into their new room. Trisha's area, had a new fairy bed with pink canopy. The twins had flower bunk beds with desk at one end and underneath. The room had a purple center wall and rest were pink. Kim covered her mouth.
"Well?"
"Beautiful." The twins ran and started jumping on the bed. Kim hugged Tommy.
"There's more." He led her to the nursery.
"Awww...it's perfect."
"Wait, wait." Tommy covered her eyes. "Girls come." They followed their father. They gasped at the new master bedroom with Tommy's parents. Kim pulled his hands down and gasped.
"How could you do this?"
"You don't like it?" Kim walked inside, keeping her back to him.
"Why would you change our bedroom?"
"I thought with the girls getting a new room and the nursery, might as well..you don't like it?"
"Well.." she turned around with a huge smile. "You fall for it every time." Tommy laughed and ran to her. He picked her up as they kissed.
"So you like it?"
"Love it." She pulled the white canopy down. "You are a great husband. So wonderful to me."
Tommy's parents made dinner for everyone before leaving the night. Tommy gave the girls a bath in their new bathroom. Tommy found Kim standing in the doorway of the girls's room.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"You should be resting, off your feet."
"I'm fine. How did you know?"
"Know what?"
"About the new bedroom, how I would like it?"
"I talked to Mom, your mom, Aisha."
"I knew it. I mean how else would you know I wanted that color blue walls." They kissed. "I love you Tommy."
"I love you too, Beautiful."
A month later, Kimberly woke up from a bad dream. Tommy moaned and woke up as well. It was September 6th, early in the morning. Tommy's birthday just 2 days ago. Kim felt wetness on the bed.
"Kim, what's wrong?"
"Baby."
"Baby?"
"It's time."
"Okay, okay." They had made love just hours ago.
"My water, OW!"
"Don't worry, don't worry."
"The girls, the dogs, our parents!" She held her stomach.
"I'll handle it all."
Tommy paced around waiting on his parents, Kimberly was slowly dilating again, only at 2 centimeter. Kim's parents arrived as well. Tommy left the girls in the care of his parents and Kim's parents. 54 hours later, Kim was pushing for the baby to be delivered. Her screams getting louder with every push. Tommy stood beside her holding her hands.
"Doctor she's losing a lot of blood."
"I see. Kim, next contraction, you gotta not push so hard, okay. Just let your body push."
"It hurts, Dr. Walker!"
"I know, I know. But you can't push too hard, okay." Kim nodded. Kim started pushing. Tommy watched the doctor shake her head as more clothes were brought to clean the blood.
"What's wrong?"
"Tommy, concentrate on her!" Kim screamed through another push. "Kim, push!" Kim screamed. She started crying.
"I can't, I can't.."
"Push!" Kim could feel herself losing focus. The doctor and Tommy's voice getting broken up as she strained to push.
"Doctor, her heartbeat." Doctor Walker pulled the baby out finally. Tommy smiled only to stop as he watched Kim's rate go down.
"Kim, stay with us!" The doctor with assistance cleaned the baby and handed her over to Tommy. "KIM!" Kim's heart rate went down fast. "KIM!"
"What's going on?!" Doctor Walker got up quickly.
"KIM!" She rubbed Kim's chest. "She bleeding out, we gotta stop the bleeding! Kim! Stay with me!"
"Doctor!"
"Clamps!" Doctor walked tried to cut off the blood leaking out, but more blood continued. "Tommy step back! Kim, we need to perform a hysterectomy to stop the bleeding."
"No.." Kim said weakly. "Don't.."
"Kim, you could bleed out and die."
"I don't want it."
"Kim, it's the only way!"
"No...nooo..no.." Kim's vitals went off.
"Get more clamps!"
"What are you doing?"
"Your wife needs an emergency hysterectomy to stop the bleed!"
"She didn't want it. She doesn't want it!"
"She needs it!"
"She said no!"
"She could die Tommy!"
"She doesn't want it, you heard her! YOU CAN'T DO THIS! THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY!" Doctor Walker looked up at Tommy holding his daughter, Kim's monitor beeping, showing flat line.

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i love cliffhangers, don't you :)