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"What the hell are you doing here?" Katherine yelled as Tommy stood at the front door, soaked to the bone and looking surprisingly calm. All the other times that he had visited her, he had this demented look about him, but right now, he just seemed like he needed a place to lie down and rest. Something had changed, but she was not exactly sure what it was.
"Kat, I'm back," Tommy said, as she stared at him and he then reached out his hand to her. "I'm not evil anymore."
"How can you be so sure? Do you know what you did to Kimberly?" Kat shrieked as Corey and Tyler raced down the stairs. They had heard their father's voice and knew that Billy had not returned and that Kimberly was in critical condition in the hospital. What had exactly happened, no one knew, but they all knew that Tommy had been the one to inflict the pain. There was no one else that could have done that to her.
"Kimberly? Did something happen to her?" Tommy asked as they all saw the concern settle over him. He didn't know what he had done, he honestly didn't and that was a first. He had been able to remember what he had done to her every other time, but not this time. "Oh God, please tell me that I didn't…please, she's got to be all right."
"We're not sure what's going to happen to her Tommy. She is breathing on her own, but she's had a severe head wound and we're not sure if she'll make it," Kat said as he wiped his eyes and then sunk to his knees. "But you came back to us, that's what she's wanted for so long."
"I thought…I never wanted…she was the only one that I didn't think I could hurt," Tommy moaned as Kat signaled for Corey and Tyler to help him inside, there was no use in him standing outside like this any longer. "Kat, I don't deserve your kindness."
"It's what Kim would want us to do, now I want you to get some rest and then we'll go to the hospital," Kat said as Tommy shook his head and then stood to go back out. "No Tommy, you are not going to blame yourself for what the evil did to you. You are going to listen to me and trust me when I say that tomorrow will be better. Now, get some rest."
"Kat, about everything that's happened…" Tommy started as she placed a finger over his lips.
"I understand, everyone does, but you have to be able to forgive yourself and hold onto her again. Give her everything that you were never able to give to me," Kat said as he closed his eyes and nodded. "Now, do you want to shower or do you want to sleep first?"
"Shower and I hate to ask this, but could I get some clothes? I have no clue what has become of mine and what I have left I won't wear anymore," Tommy said as Kat nodded.
"I'll be right back down with the clothes and a towel. Boys, if you want you can stop staring at him like he's going to suddenly snap," Kat said as Tommy looked over at Tyler and Corey.
"Are you sure?" Corey asked as Tommy stood up and then gave them both bear hugs. "Dad, can't breathe."
"Sorry," Tommy said as he ran his fingers through his hair. "I guess I've got a lot to explain to the two of you. After seven years of being the foremost evil on earth, things have definitely changed with the two of you."
"Actually, between Kim and Mom, we've been able to put together a pretty good idea of what happened," Tyler said as Tommy looked at the ground. "You were afraid you'd lose her, weren't you?"
"I think terrified more accurately describes how I feel about losing Kimberly," Tommy whispered as he shook his head. "I'm sorry that I could never love Kat the way that she deserved to be…"
"We're just glad you're back Dad," Corey said with a smile.
"…yeah we'll talk about your and mom's divorce later," Tyler said as Tommy's eyes widened and the boys then laughed. It was not every day that they were about to pull on over on him. "It's good to have you back."
"It's good to be back," Tommy said as Kat walked back down the stairs and handed him the clothes and a towel. "Bathroom in the same place?"
"Yeah and I hope the couch will be all right to sleep on…" Kat trailed off as Tommy just shook his head.
"I've been sleeping on cold steel floors for the last several years, a couch will be wonderful," Tommy said as Kat nodded and then watched as he went off to the bathroom.
"Mom…are you going to tell him that Billy and Jason want to kill him right now, are you?" Corey asked as Kat shook her head no. "Why?"
"Because he might just run and that is the one thing that we don't need to have happen. I'll call Billy and Jason to let them know that he's here. Then they can decide what they are going to do with him," Kat said as he nodded. "I know that he's your father and he's been under the influence of evil, but there is only so much that we can let slide by."
"And all the other times that Kim went to the hospital?" Tyler fired back as Kat looked over at him. He was generally the quiet twin, not the one that would lash out. "You never thought to turn him in then, did you?"
"It's different, it's time for him to pay for what he's done," Kat said as the boys shook their heads in disgust.
"He's paid enough," Billy said as they all turned to face him. "I've been here long enough to figure out what you're talking about. She's stable, but they're still not sure what is going to happen in the next several days, it could go either way."
"Where are you going?" Kat asked as Billy had headed towards the stairs.
"To get some sleep, I'm sure that this will be the last peaceful night for awhile. Once the news has spread that Tommy is back with us, there is no telling what will happen around here," Billy said as Kat barely nodded and then walked over to give him a hug. "Come on, you need to get some rest as well."
"But…" Kat started as Tyler and Corey shook their heads. They knew that he was back with them and that things were going to go back to the way they were, well not exactly, but as close as they could get to it. "Okay, if anything happens…"
"Mom, we're going back to bed too, it's not like Dad is going to steal the silverware," Corey said as Kat just shook her head as he placed his arm around her. "So, tomorrow we have to start fixing things?"
"Yeah, tomorrow we have to start fixing things," Kat said with a sigh as Corey and Tyler nodded. They had thought that that was the way that it would go, but they just had to make sure.