Chap 4
Morning after glow
Jimmy's apartment 6.30am
Jimmy was lying awake on his side with his head resting on his arm, whilst his free hand travelled up and down the back of his naked ex-wife, who was still asleep.
Jimmy leaned over and kissed her, which made her stir.
"Hmm, morning" Kim said looking up at Jimmy.
Kim melted into Jimmy's arms as he moved on top of her kissing her deep pushing his tongue past her lips and caressing hers. Jimmy pulled back and looked at Kim and nuzzled her with his nose and looked her straight in the eye.
"Kim why don't we call in sick" Jimmy said as he pulled Kim on top of him. "We can spend all day in bed like we used too" Jimmy said kissing Kim.
Kim smiled and kissed him back, they spent the next hour making love.
Jimmy and Kim were lying in bed physically spent.
"Hmm" Kim murmured "We…" Kim broke off when she heard Jimmy's phone go off, she watched him pick it up.
"Hey babe"
"Brooke" Jimmy said looking at Kim.
"Yea, don't sound so shocked. This is what fiancés do when they didn't spend the night with the man they are going to marry" Brooke answered.
"Yea, I know sorry" Jimmy answered whilst trying to grab Kim's arm as she climbed out of bed and started getting dressed. "Can I call you back?"
"Yea, sure honey. Love you" Brooke said with all the love in the world.
"Yea, talk later" Jimmy said quickly hanging up the phone as Kim had already got dressed and went into his front room.
"Hey" Jimmy said as he sat on the coffee table next to the couch which Kim was sitting on putting on her shoes.
"Hey, I just remembered I promised Joey I would take him to school" Kim said standing up.
"Kim" Jimmy said reaching for her hand but she pulled away. "Kim I love you"
"I...I have to go" Kim said as she got up and went to the door she had just opened it.
"Kim" Jimmy called looking stricken. "I love you"
"Don't Jimmy please" Kim pleaded with a hitch in her voice, she walked out and shut the door as soon as it was closed she broke down into tears.
2 hours later at the 55 firehouse
Kim and Bobby were upstairs in the bunk room talking.
"His engaged" Bobby exclaimed as he looked at Kim.
"I know! I don't have any will power when it comes to him, when I'm upset I just want to be with him" Kim said looking at Bobby.
"So you sleeping with your engaged ex husband was my fault" Booby asked turning around to look at Kim.
"No, I didn't say that, I still…" Kim said stopping when she looked at the doorway.
"Still what?" Bobby asked surprised by Kim's abrupt stop so turned to see what Kim was looking at. "Oh, hey guys" Booby finished looking at DK, Billy and Joe.
"Hey Bobby" DK said as he came into the room. "Hi Kimmy" he said as he sat on his bunk opposite Kim's. Billy and Joe both nodded at Bobby and smiled at Kim as they went to their bunks, Billy's next to Dk's and Joe's one down from Kim.
"How much of our conversation did you hear" Kim asked looking between the three of them.
"Wouldn't you like to know" DK answered grinning like the Cheshire cat.
"DK, I swear if you don't tell me" Kim said starting to stand up, which made Billy laugh.
"Oh, come on guys" Joe said taking pity on Kim. "We already know, Jimmy was asking us for advice earlier. Kim do you still love Jimmy" Joe asked looking at Kim.
"I don't know, don't say anything to him" Kim asked pleading with her eyes.
"Say anything to who" Jimmy asked coming through the door.
"Nothing" Kim said glaring at DK and Billy who were trying to keep a straight face.
"BOYD 55-2 police need assistance"
"Kim that's us" bobby said grabbing his jacket and nodding to Jimmy on his way out.
"Yea, I know" Kim called out jumping up from her bunk as Jimmy sat on his which was between hers and Joes. "See you all later"
"Bye" DK yelled for them all before turning back to the conversation the guys were having with Jimmy downstairs.
1 hour later
Doc and Carlos pulled up outside an apartment building which was ablaze.
"Carlos grab the bags so we can start triaging" Doc said as he ran over to the people the police were trying to keep together.
"They're still in there" a man wheezed out.
"Who?" Doc asked looking at the man.
"A little old married couple" he said as Carlos finally caught up. "They're on the 6th floor and he is bed stricken after having a stroke" The man said as he sat on the pavement.
"Come on Carlos" Doc said as he pulled his jacket around his mouth and ran into the building with a reluctant Carlos following him.
Once they had reached the apartment on the 6th floor they kicked down the door and entered the apartment which had flames licking most of the walls and the ceiling. Doc and Carlos were crouched trying to shield themselves from the heat when they heard a crash from the front bedroom, they made they're way to the room and opened the door to see a little old lady about the age of 65 trying to move her husband.
"Hi love we have got your husband" Doc said as he put his arms around the old man and picked him up.
"OK" coughed the old lady.
Doc, Carlos and the old couple started to the door when Carlos pulled it open they could see the whole apartment was alight. Doc grabbed his radio as Carlos slammed the door. They heard the fire truck pull up and Doc pulled the radio to his mouth.
"This is Adam 55-3, we are trapped in apartment 34 on the 6th floor our path is blocked we need help" Doc said into his radio.
"Ok Doherty, Lombardo, Davy, Kitson and Walsh are on they're way. Hold tight Doc" Lt Johnson replied.
"Ok" Doc replied looking around the room. "Carlos open the window up to let some of the smoke out and let some air in"
Carlos jumped up from the floor and went to the window.
"It wont open" he shouted as he picked up a chair and used that to smash the window.
Meanwhile down the corridor
Jimmy, Joe, Davy, DK and Billy were trying to beat down the flames so they could get into the apartment.
"This isn't working" Billy said looking back at the others. "Doc hold on we are trying a different route"
"Well make it quick guys" Doc answered back.
"Lets go to the roof and one of us can repel down and take them out the window" Jimmy said looking at the guys.
"In other words you can repel down and get them out" Joe smirked at Jimmy.
"Shut it" Jimmy said grabbing his radio. "Lt were going for a roof rescue, Davy and DK are heading down send someone to help them"
"You got it Doherty, Jenkin's is on his way up" Lt Johnson replied.
With that Jimmy, Joe and Billy ran up the rest of the stairs as DK and Davy went back down to get things ready two floors below the apartment on fire.
Jimmy, Joe and Billy burst through the fire exit that was up on the roof and ran to the edge.
"Ok, I could repel down and go through the window that they knocked out" Jimmy said getting the ropes together with help by the other two.
"Guys you ready down there" Jimmy said into his radio.
"We got you brother" DK replied as Davy leaned out the window and waved up to Jimmy.
"Ok, lets do this" an with that Jimmy climbed over the side of the building.
Back in the apartment
"What's taking them so long" Carlos asked Doc.
"I don't know" Doc replied standing up. He had just turned to see Jimmy's boot at the top of the window. "Son of a bitch"
"Doc pull me in" Jimmy asked. Doc grabbed him in and pulled him in. once Jimmy's feet hit the ground he took off his bag. "Ok, lets get you out of here"
"His immobile can you take him as dead weight" Doc asked.
"You bet we can" Jimmy said taking the stuff he needed out the bag and fastening it to the old man then picking him up with Docs help and taking him to the window.
Once the old man was down they rigged his wife once she was pulled in Jimmy turned to rig Doc to go next, just before Doc started going down he looked straight at Jimmy.
"I always liked you Jimmy. Thanks!"
"Don't be stupid, go" Jimmy said as he started to lower Doc. Jimmy watched and guided Doc down with Carlos beside him.
"Hell of away to make a living" Carlos said looking at Jimmy.
"Yea, don't tell the mayor I would do it for free" Jimmy said grinning.
After DK and Davy had pulled Doc in Jimmy rigged Carlos up and started to lower him.
15 minutes later Doc and Carlos emerged with the old man on a stretcher to applause, they loaded him on to their bus and took off to the hospital with the old couple inside.
1 hour later outside the firehouse
Jimmy, DK, Billy, Joe and Davy were outside cleaning their truck, when Kim and Bobby pulled up.
The guys all looked over to see who had pulled up, when Jimmy saw that it was Kim and Bobby he looked at Davy.
"I will be right back" Jimmy said as he started to walk over to where Kim was, when Bobby saw Jimmy walking over he looked at Kim.
"Do you want a coffee" Bobby asked.
"Um, no" Kim replied to Bobby's retreating form. Then she noticed that Jimmy was standing in front of her.
"Hey" Jimmy said looking straight into Kim's eyes.
"You repelled off the roof of a twenty story building" Kim asked adverting her eyes.
"Is that all you wanna talk about" Jimmy replied looking at Kim with Raised eyebrows and a smirk on his face.
"Your engaged Jimmy" Kim replied.
"So, what about you and me" Jimmy asked.
"What about you and me" Kim replied.
"Its still there isn't it" Jimmy asked looking Kim straight in the eye to watch her reaction.
"That doesn't mean we should act on it" Kim said looking straight back at him.
"Why not, its how we both feel" Jimmy said taking a step forward.
"Its how we both felt last time, that didn't turn out so well" Kim replied.
"I know that's my fault, I'm still sorry" Jimmy said looking at Kim.
"How am I ever supposed to trust you again huh" Kim asked with tears in her eyes.
Jimmy shook his head. "I don't know I just wish you could. Look I still love you, I miss being with you, I having you in my life, I miss Joey, I miss us just being a family" Jimmy said watching as Kim's tears threatened to fall.
"Engine 55 ladder 100 we have a garage fire"
Jimmy and Kim looked over to see the fire squad file out and into the truck.
"That's you" Kim said trying to keep her voice straight.
"Jimmy come on bro" DK yelled.
"Give me another chance Kim I wont let you down" Jimmy said as he put his hand on Kim's arm.
As he turned to walk away Kim caught his arm. Jimmy turned and looked at her.
"Be careful" Kim said looking at Jimmy.
Jimmy smiled at Kim and when she took her hand off his arm he took 3 steps forward and kissed her passionately on the lips threading his arms around her waist as he deepened the kiss making Kim moan as her arm went around his neck.
DK, Billy, Davy and Joe were all watching what was happening and let off a wolf whistle in unison with each other, which made Kim and Jimmy grin when they broke apart.
"I'll see you when I get back" Jimmy said giving Kim a soft kiss on the lips before walking over and getting in the truck. Kim watched until the squad were out of sight and sighed.
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