Jimmy and the guys had just gotten back from their last call of the night, he practically ran up the stairs of the firehouse, quickly discarding his gear as he headed for the shower. It was past quitting time but that last call had been tough and had taken them a long time to get under control but they finally beat it and he could finally go home.
He hopped in the shower and got cleaned up and changed and bounded back down the stairs happily. He was almost out the door when Walsh called to him.
"Hey Doherty, what's your hurry? The guys are going for a drink"
"Sorry guys, I cant make it tonight, I've gotta get home" he explained.
"Oh come on Jimmy, be a man, why do you want to rush home to the little woman like some punk, let's go have some fun"
Jimmy stopped dead in his tracks and turned around and slowly walked back towards his friend. "I am being a man, a man who is going home to his family, who wants to go home to his family" he said seriously then gave him a dimpled smile "You guys have fun though, buy em' a round on me" he said handing him some cash. "See ya tomorrow" he called and got on his bike and headed home.
He quietly entered his apartment; he didn't hear anything so he thought Kim and Joey were both sleeping. He crept over to Joey's room and peeked in at his sleeping son.
He soon felt a pair of arms encircle his chest. "Whatcha doing?" Kim asked laying her head against his shoulder, tenderly placing a kiss on the side of his neck.
"Just looking at the kid and thinking about how lucky I am to have him here with me everyday, now I don't know how I ever lived without him here" he said turning toward her and wrapping his arms around her waist lovingly. "And I'm even luckier to have you here, I especially don't know how I ever lived without you" he smiled tenderly.
"Well as I recall, you had plenty of other girls to keep you busy, but you're just lucky I cant resist those dimples" she said hugging him closer and kissing him.
"I love you so much Kim," he said honestly.
She smiled happily but her emotions took over, a tear spilled down her cheek, which she quickly wiped away, embarrassed. "Sorry, I guess I'm just not used to hearing you say that yet"
He brushed his hand across her cheek and through her hair "Well don't worry, you're going to be hearing it plenty for the rest of our lives so you'll have plenty of time to get used to it"
"Really?" she teased.
"Yeah really, you want to hear it again?" he smiled playfully, flashing those unbelievable dimples.
"Tell me" she said walking backwards toward the bedroom, pulling him along"
"I love you Kimberly Zambrano Doherty Zambrano," he teased
"So funny" she laughed.
"I prefer just Kim Doherty myself" he smiled.
She stared at him, wide eyed, he'd caught her off guard and probably panicked her a little bit, they'd only been back together two months.
"Kim, I" he started, trying to keep her from an all out panic, terrified she might walk out on him right then and there.
"Shhhhh" she stopped him, putting her finger over his lips to hush him. He smiled against her finger and kissed it. She quickly replaced her finger with her lips and kissed him hard.
They spent the night making love and he fell asleep contently with her in his arms. She watched him sleep "Oh Jimmy, I hope you are really ready for us this time" she sighed and laid her head back down on his shoulder, he shifted slightly and pulled her closer without waking up.