With about a little of a week later, it was December now, December 5th, Monday evening. Classes would be ending next Tuesday for Christmas break until January 4th, Wednesday. The Olivers had gone to bed early after a lengthy Sunday dinner with all the grandparents, after an entire day of shopping. Tommy woke up and felt the bed.
"Beautiful?" He got up on his hands and looked across the room. "Kim? Beautiful?" Tommy quickly slid from the bed and slipped on some PJ pants and black slippers. Tommy found the bedroom door opened, so went outside. He could now heard a soft noise from downstairs, and a dim light shining. Tommy looked down from the top of the stairs and saw Kimberly laying her head on the arm of the chair, flipping the channels. "Hey you." Tommy walked downstairs.
"Hey," Kim whispered back. "Did I wake you?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"I couldn't sleep in the bed."
"Your back?"
"Not really." Tommy went and got some water. He sat down on the couch. He reached over and rubbed her back and stomach. Kimberly slightly flinched.
"Everything ok, baby?"
"I just couldn't sleep." She turned and laid her head to his chest to hide the tears. Tommy rubbed her head and back. He could feel her sadness.
"Beautiful..wha.."
"He took him! He took our baby and you didn't stop him!"
"Stop..who..baby? I don't under.."
"Mesogog took our baby!" Tommy hugged her. He kissed her head.
"Oh, Beautiful, you know I'll..."
"Don't! Don't say you'll always protect us, don't say it! You don't know that!" She stood up quickly and walked toward the window. "They always come! They are always coming!" Tommy stood up quickly to hug her, as she cried. But as his hand touched her shoulder, she pulled away. She held her rounded stomach, as she tried wipe her eyes dry, as she took deep breaths to stop crying.
"Kimberly, I know I..."
"Our family is never safe!"
"I know, I wish..."
"Don't! You brought this into our family! The minute you sent those damn gems here you knew this would always be with us!"
"Kimberly, what really is going on here!"
"Nothing," Kim said, her head lowered. "No, stop it." She pulled away.
"Talk to me please."
"I said it was nothing!" Tommy sighed and stepped back. After a quiet moment, Tommy stood closely behind her. Their reflections in the window. Kimberly looked up to see Tommy. "You weren't there."
"What?"
"You didn't save us!" She turned around to him. "You died! I called..and called...I screamed for you! You never came! You died and he took our son!" Her face buried into his chest, as she cried much harder than before. Tommy wrapped his arms around her tightly.
"Oh, baby." Tommy kissed the top of her head. "It was just a dream, a nightmare. It doesn't mean.."
"Yes, yes it does! I was in labor! I was screaming for you and you never came!"
"I'm not gonna die because of Mesogog."
"You don't know that!"
"You're right. I don't. But I'll be damn sure to make it not happen. I won't live you. I can't."
