Just a Kiss

Chapter 12

Tom got home and saw that Cara's car was still in the driveway. He parked the Suburban in the driveway and unloaded the groceries. He walked into the house and went to the kitchen. Cara and Idina were sitting on the couch in the living room talking. Tom noticed that Idina's eyes were red and she looked like she had been crying, hard. Tom opened up the pantry door and put the groceries away. Cara came in to clean up their lunch mess and told Tom to go talk to her.

"Hey darling, what's wrong?" He said, sitting down next to her on the couch.

She leaned into him and started crying. Tom wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a hug. He gently kissed her forehead and asked her again.

"You know, you can tell me what happened." He said, looking her in the eyes.

"Tom, I'm so sorry." She said.

"What? Why are you sorry?" He asked her.

"The baby... I had a miscarriage." She said, starting to cry again.

"Oh my goodness, sweetie, it's going to be alright. We can get through this together alright?"

"You are not mad? I thought you would be mad." She said, looking at him.

"Darling, I am not mad. Just sad for you. Well... us." He said, wrapping her into another hug. Tears formed in the corners of his eyes.

Cara finished her cleaning and left. Tom and Idina sat on the couch and turned on the TV. Tom flipped through the channels and found the Avengers on the movie channel. Tom walked into the kitchen and made a bowl of popcorn and grabbed them two glasses of Whiskey on the rocks. He walked back in, juggling the two glasses and the massive bowl of popcorn.

"Need some help there dear?" Idina asked, standing up to grab the bowl of popcorn and her drink from his hand.

"Thanks Darling. I probably would have dropped it!" He said, chuckling.

Time flew by and the movie was over in a flash. It was time to get the girls from school, but Idina made other arrangements. Tom stood up to leave and Idina told him that Tracie was picking the girls up to have a girl's day out. Just to give Tom and Idina a relaxing day with no kids.

"Well in that case..." He said, plugging his phone into the Auxiliary cable.

"What song are you thinking?" Idina said, standing up and walking towards Tom.

I know, that the Bridges that I've burned along the way...

Lady Antebellum's song, Can't Take My Eyes Off You started to play over the speakers in the living room. Tom grabbed Idina's hands and they danced around the room. Tom wrapped her into a hug and pulled her closer to his chest. They swayed side to side to the beat. Once the song was finished, he leaned down and placed a kiss on her lips.

"I love you darling." He said.

"I love you too." She said back.

"How about we take the girls out to dinner tonight. Maybe go and see a movie? It is Friday night and they don't have school tomorrow." He said, walking into the kitchen to refill his glass of whiskey. He knew that she was going to be surprised at the fact that they were not going to dinner. Instead, he had acquired four front row tickets to the Lady Antebellum concert at the fairgrounds.

"Sure! Let me go change and I will call Tracie." Idina said, heading into the bedroom. She grabbed her phone, dialed Tracie's number, and stood in front of her closet looking for something to wear.

"Hey Girl!" Tracie said over the phone, "What's up?"

"Oh, nothing. Just looking for a change of clothes. Tom and I were thinking about taking the girls out to dinner and maybe catch a movie. Would you be able to swing them by?" Idina asked, setting her clothes down on the bed and sitting down on the couch in the room.

"Sure honey. We are heading out the door as we speak." Tracie said.

"Alrighty. See you soon!" Idina said, ending the call. She changed her clothes and redid her makeup and brushed her hair. Tom came in and changed as well.

The girls got home about 5 minutes later, set their bags in their rooms, and quickly changed. Tracie had told them about the idea on the way to their house. Tom and Idina talked to Tracie while the girls were getting ready.

"I hope Dawn and Shelby were good for you." Tom said to Tracie while walking into the kitchen.

"Oh of course they were! Chelsea helped them with their homework so that is all done." Tracie said, following Tom into the kitchen to grab a glass of water.

"So, what is the real reason for the family outing." Tracie said, looking at Tom.

"Well... Idina had a miscarriage. She was down in a slump, so I decided to take her and the girls out to dinner and to see a movie, just to cheer her up and have a family night." He said, putting his glass in the sink and following Tracie out into the living room. By then, the girls were ready to go.

"Alrighty! You two ready?" Idina said, grabbing her purse. "Thanks again for watching the girls earlier Tracie."

"No problem! Let me know if you ever need me to watch them again." She said following the family out the door and onto the front porch.

"Tom, this is not the way to the restaurant." Idina said, looking at him.

"Oh, I must've taken a wrong turn." He said, turning the Suburban into the fairgrounds parking lot. "How about some fun instead."

"The fair?" She replied.

"Of course! I figured the girls would like it. Plus, I got a surprise for you."

"Oh, really? A surprise?" She asked, looking back at him.

"Yeah. I will tell you when we get inside the fair." He said, parking the car and getting out.

Idina and the girls got out of the car and walked alongside Tom towards the fair entrance. Tom pulled out his fair tickets and showed them to the lady at the booth. She took them and gave them all wristbands. The concert didn't start for another 2 hours, so they played games and rode the rides. They eventually made their way over to the stands and waited in line.

"Why are we here?" Idina said, looking at her husband.

"I wanted to surprise you with this." He said, handing her the envelope.

She opened it up and pulled out the tickets, a shocked look was on her face. She wrapped Tom in a hug and said, "Thanks honey. I cannot wait to see them perform!"

Little did she know that he also had backstage passes. They took their seats just a couple of minutes before the band came on. The crowd became pumped up as Hilary began to sing and talk to them. Idina leaned into Tom, a hand unconsciously resting on her stomach. He gently kissed the side of her head and put his hand over hers. They watched the remainder of the show sitting just like that. Idina's mind kept wandering to the two girls sitting next to her. They still had to tell them about the miscarriage. Tom, as if sensing her worry, kissed her cheek and looked at her.

"Stop worrying, darling," He whispered in her ear. "We'll tell them later."

Idina merely nodded. Just a Kiss was one of the first couple of songs. Tom looked down at Idnia and squeezed her hand, receiving a smile from her. A smile full of love and happiness. When the show was over, Idina got up when the band left the stage. Tom grabbed her hand and pulled her back. She looked up at him, confused. Shelby and Dawn watched their parents.

"Tom, it's late. We should get home," Idina suggested, her tone tired.

"We will. After we go meet the band," He smiled that smile that Idina loved so much.

Without thinking, she leaned up and kissed her chastely on the lips. He kissed her back and led them to the back of the stage. He showed the passes to the guards that were blocking the door. They let them in without any further questions. Hilary turned around and smiled, taking in the sight of the family in front of her.