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Kim ran as fast as she could. She couldn't believe what she had just walked in on. She thought everything was perfect between her and Jimmy. She thought they were happy. Apparently he wasn't satisfied. He didn't even notice that she had walked in. How could he not have heard her slamming the door shut when she ran out? She couldn't believe she was actually stupid enough to marry Jimmy. She knew how he was. She just thought he had changed when she got pregnant with Joey. He was the one that said they should get married. She thought that was what he wanted. She couldn't even look at him again. She didn't want to hear his voice.
Kim plopped herself down on the curb in front of a bar. She sighed deeply and threw her head in her hands. She didn't even realize she was crying till she felt someone shake her. She looked up and saw it was Bosco. He was standing right in front of her. She quickly wiped the tears off of her face and stood up.
"What's wrong?" Bosco asked. He never expected Kim to be seated outside of a bar crying. She was always so bubbly and smiley. He wasn't used to seeing her like this. He didn't know her that well, but he knew enough to know she didn't usually sit in front of bars crying.
"I'm just having a rough night," Kim replied. She felt more tears falling down her face. She wiped those away. Why couldn't she stop crying? She didn't want to give Jimmy that satisfaction. She wanted to go home, but she didn't want to see him. She couldn't deal with that right now. She had work early tomorrow morning. She couldn't be up all night screaming at him.
"Why don't we go inside and talk? You look like you could use a drink," Bosco observed. He was curious as to what was bothering her. She seemed pretty upset. He lead her into the bar and they sat down at the bar. He ordered them some drinks and looked at Kim again.
"What happened? I've never seen you like this before," Bosco said gently. She looked so down. He didn't like seeing her like this.
"I walked in on Jimmy sleeping with my sister," Kim answered. She started crying again and took a sip of her drink. Bosco was right, she did need a drink. She just couldn't drink too much. She didn't need a hangover tomorrow.
"Does he know you walked in on that?" Bosco asked. He was sure if Jimmy knew he would have ran after Kim trying to explain. Everyone knew the type of person Jimmy was. But no one thought he would cheat on Kim and with her own sister. That was really screwed up.
"No. He didn't even realize after I slammed the door. I can't believe I was so stupid. I thought he was happy. It was his idea to get married. I can't believe my own sister would sleep with him," Kim said. She looked up at Bosco. He actually looked concerned. She wasn't used to Bosco being nice. She didn't know him that well though. All she saw was the way he acted at work and what other people said about him. A lot of people had some choice opinions of Bosco. He didn't seem that bad right now. He actually seemed nice. Maybe Faith wasn't so crazy for being able to put up with him. Faith probably saw a side of him that no one else did.
"Are you going back there tonight?" Bosco asked. He saw the look on Kim's face and knew that wasn't a possibility. He felt bad for her. No one deserved to be cheated on. Even he hasn't cheated on anyone. He couldn't believe Jimmy did this to Kim. They have a kid. What was Jimmy thinking?
"I can't go back there tonight. I don't even know where I'm going to stay. My mother is out of town and Bobby's probably asleep by now," Kim replied. She sighed and took another sip of her drink. She really could use to get drunk tonight. She didn't want to think about tonight. Jimmy hurt her. She loved him and apparently he didn't feel the same. Everyone tried to warn her away from Jimmy. She felt like such an idiot for not listening. Everyone turned out to be right about him.
"You can stay at my place tonight. I promise I won't try anything with you. I'll sleep on the couch and you can use my bed," Bosco offered. He saw Kim smile a little. He hoped she didn't get freaked out about him offering to let her stay at his place. He knew what people said about him and he knew Kim had to have heard the stories about him. He didn't care what people thought about him though. All that mattered was Faith knew the kind of person he was. She was his best friend. He told her everything.
"Are you sure? I don't want to be a burden," Kim said softly. For some reason she actually felt that she could trust Bosco. He was being really nice to her. He didn't seem like what everyone said about him. She actually enjoyed talking to him.
"Of course I'm sure and you're not burdening me. I wouldn't have offered if it would have been a problem," Bosco replied. He didn't blame her for not wanting to go back home tonight. Jimmy probably would have acted like nothing happened since he didn't even know Kim walked in on him cheating on her. Bosco put some money on the bar and walked Kim to his car. He opened the door for her and got in the drivers side. He hoped everything worked out for her. She didn't deserve what Jimmy had done to her.
Jimmy scrambled as fast as he could to put his clothes back on. He knew Kim would be getting home soon. He couldn't believe he had just slept with her sister. If Kim found out she would kill the both of them. He had a great thing going with Kim. He didn't want to ruin it. Jimmy looked at Melonie who had just finished putting her clothes back on. She didn't look the least bit worried.
"We can't say anything about this to Kim. This shouldn't have even happened. I'm married to your sister and we have a kid," Jimmy stated. He knew he screwed up. He just hoped Kim didn't find out. He really did love her.
"Relax Jimmy. She isn't going to find out. And do you really think I'd be stupid enough to tell Kim. She would never talk to me again," Melonie replied. Jimmy was right. This should have never happened. Jimmy was Kim's husband. She knew how much her sister loved Jimmy. Melonie was about to walk out of the room when she saw Kim's purse on the dresser.
"Did Kim leave her purse here this morning?" Melonie asked. She didn't know Kim to be leaving her purse anyone. That thing was glued to her body.
"No why?" Jimmy asked. He saw Kim leave with it this morning.
"Because her purse is sitting here on the dresser," Melonie answered. Now she was worried. If Kim didn't leave her purse here that meant she had seen them. This was so screwed up. Kim would never forgive her for this. Why did she have to sleep with Jimmy? She should have known better.
"No it can't be. That would mean that she saw us. Please tell me you're kidding," Jimmy said. He walked over to where Melonie was and saw that Kim's purse was there. How did they not notice that she had walked in? This wasn't good. He had no idea what he was going to do or what he cold even say to Kim when she came back.
"I'm not kidding. This is a mess Jimmy. We should have never slept together. Kim is never going to talk to me again," Melonie said. She made a mistake and she knew Kim would never understand it or brush it off as an accident. This was bad. She needed to talk to Kim.
"I'm going to try and find her. I need to talk to her," Jimmy said. He pulled on his shoes and grabbed his coat leaving Melonie there all alone in tears. They both knew they messed up.
Melonie grabbed the rest of her things and went to the living room. She fell asleep on the couch waiting for both Jimmy and Kim to return. She hoped at least one of them came back tonight.
Jimmy slammed the door shut and woke Melonie up in the process. He couldn't find Kim anywhere. This wasn't good. She wasn't at any of her friends houses. She wasn't at her mother's. he looked all over the place for hours. He didn't know anywhere else he could look for her. He would just have to wait for her to come home on her own. He wasn't too sure that she was coming back though.
"Did you find her?" Melonie asked hopeful. Jimmy looked frustrated. She didn't know if that meant he talked to her or couldn't find her. She hoped Kim was okay.
"No. I looked everywhere. I went to her friend's houses and her mother's. I even checked all the bars. She was nowhere," Jimmy replied. He shook his head and went back to the room he shared with Kim. He wanted her back. He wanted to make everything okay again. He locked his door and crawled into bed. He had a feeling tomorrow was going to be an excruciatingly long day.
TBC…
