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Note: Sorry about the clifhangers, I just need to know your all still reading.
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Bosco pulled up just as the last of the four floors crumbled to the ground. He thew the car into park and hit the ground running when he saw Kim writhering om pain at the side of the bus.
"Kim......"
"Bosco they're still in there...oh God....Jimmy...Seajae went back for him." Kim broke down sobbing. Bosco turned and looked at the building behind him and slid to the ground next to Kim and held her close, tears welling up in his eyes.
"It's going to be alright Kim." His voice rasping with grief.
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Seajae coughed. Moving from under a board she got on her hands and knees. She hurt all over. But she was moving. That was a good sign. Her radio cracked in her ear. She looked around and got her barings as she felt a hand close over her's.
"Get off...." Seajae looked down to see Jimmy under her. She rolled off him and started taking peices of lumber off of him.
"Oh Jimmy man I'm sorry."
"Did you at least call for back up before you followed me in here."
"On there way." Her radio cracked again. "I think?" She hit the button on her radio. "55 headquarters , this is 55 Austin....any chance I could get that rescue team in her."
"Status 55 Austin." Seajae threw her head back and laughed.
"Headquarters I'm stitting under four stories of fucking brick and lumber. If that doesn't constitute a little back up I don't know what does."
"Ten four 55 Austin. Rescue and EMT's on route."
"Thank you."
"Seajae?" He husbands voice replaced that of the dispatchers.
"Yeah Bos, its me." She laid her head aginst the brick wall behind her. "Jimmy's here too."
"You hurt?"
"Bumbs and bruises. Jimmy's buried under some stuff I can't move." She took a breath knowing some of her ribs were buised if not broken. "I don't know what's holding the other stories up but I think they better get us out of here fast." The structuer above Seajae protested as if it was telling her it wouldn't be long before it crashed in on top of both of them.
"Hang on Sunshine. Helps coming."
"Okay." She looked at Jimmy. "You still with me Jimmy?"
"Yeah." Seajae gripped his hand.
"We're getting out of here."
"Don't need to lie to me Boscorelli, I know we're not. There's no way in hell they can get the stuff off without caving the whole place in."
"I don't plan on dieing down in this hole. I don't plan on your face being the last one I see. Not that it's a bad face."
"I know buildings Seajae. This one is going to fall on us and we're going to be dead."
"Damn it Jimmy quit talking like that. I didn't come in here to save your ass for nothing. I'm going to get you out of here."
"Your a lousy lier." He moved his arm. "Did you get Kim out?"
"Yeah. What the hell happened?"
"I don't know. We went upstairs following someone yelling and the next thing I knew I was down here with you on top of me."
"Seajae?" Bosco's voice echoed in her ear.
"Yeah babe, I'm still here."
"It's going to be awhile. The don't want the place falling in on you."
"Were okay for now. Just take your time, we're not going anywhere." She closed her eyes. "I love you Maurice."
"I love you too Sunshine. We're all doing our best to get you guys out of there."
"I know."
"Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there is no way...."
"Jimmy shut the hell up. I don't want to here your tales of our pending doom. If I die I want it to be unexpected and take me compleatly off gaurd." Tears welled up in here eyes.
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Bosco sat in the patrole car and stared at the colapst building. She was safe for now. That's all that mattered. He heard her voice and knew for the moment she was still alive. He watched the rescue team figure out a plan but none of them looked like they were convinced that they could get Seajae and Jimmy out without bringing the whole building down on top of them.
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"I'm pregnant Jimmy." Seajae sat next to him and held his hand. He squeezed it tighter.
"Does Bosco know?"
"No. I'm like a day late but I know. This baby was ment to be Jimmy, we're not going to die down here."
"I know Seajae. I believe you." He was lieing to his friend but he couldn't let her die unhappy. He had given up all hope but he couldn't let her. Hope was all she had right now and he would hold her hand and tell her anything to keep her from giving up like he had.
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Sgt. Christopher came up behind Bosco and put his hand on the younger man's shoulder. Bosco turned and looked at the man who hated him from the first day they had met back at the acadamy.
"How you holding up Bosco?"
"Had better days."
"They'll get her out."
"I hope so." They men both watched as they painstakenly took each layer off the building. It was slow going but they were taking every precaution not to send the rest of the building plumiting into the basement,
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Kim sat in the bus, a blanket wraped around her. She thought of what she would tell Joey if Jimmy didn't make it out alive. Tears flowed down her cheeks. She looked up to see Bosco and Sgt. Christopher talking near the squad car. What would happen to them if Jimmy and Seajae didn't make it? Where would that leave them? Alone again. Neither one of them could handle that. She'd become psycotic again and he would be pushed over an edge no one could rescue him from. Kim prayed that Jimmy and Seajae survived so that she and Bosco could too.
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"Hey Bosco." Seajae called into her radio.
"Yeah baby, I'm here."
"Talk to me, please. Jimmy fell asleep. It's a wonder he gets any action at all." Bosco laughed.
"Is he okay?"
"Yeah. His legs are pinned but mostly he's the same pain in the ass he's always been." Bosco had the channel cleard but still eveyone with a radio could hear them but he didn't care. "Is Kim okay?"
"Yeah, she's catching a few z's in the bus. How are you holding up."
"I'm scared Bosco. I don't want to die. Not now."
"Your not going to die. I told you how were both going out, remember?"
"Yeah." She smiled. "I remember." Seajae's voice was full of emotion. "I love you Bosco. Always. I'm sorry for all the shit I've put you though over the last four years. I just never had any of this before. Love, family, friends. I didn't know the rules of the game you know."
"I know baby. Your playing one hell of game. Your getting the hang of it. Asking for help when you need it, leaning on me and your friends, thats a start." Bosco wiped the tears from his eyes. Faith had called Caleb and they were both there next to him. "Hang on Seajae. Just hand on for all it's worth." Bosco handed Faith the radio and walked behind the car and slid down to the groand and wept.
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Faith looked at Caleb and back to Bosco. Her two best friends were falling apart in front of her and there was nothing she could do.
"Hey Seaj...Bosco needed to help with a few things." She looked at Caleb for help.
"Just keep her talking honey. She needs to know we're still here."
"Don't let him suffer too much. Make him go on for me, for Angel."
"Seajae your not going any where."
"I don't want to die Faith. Not like this. Not without saying good bye to my baby."
"Damit Seajae your not going to die. You mean too damn much to me and a dozon other people standing here." Faith turned and looked at her husband. "I can't do this Caleb." He took her in his arms.
"You doing great. Just keep her talking."
"Caleb she's taking about dieing. How can tell she's not when everything says she is."
"Faith?" Seajae's voice was soft almost child like.
"Yeah sweety, I'm here." Faith bit her bottom lip tp stop from crying.
"Tell Bosco I love him more then anything in this world. Him and Angel. And I love you guys. You and Calab. " They heard depbrie falling as Seajae talked.
"Tell us all how much when you get out of there." More debrie came falling from the cieling.
"Sorry Faith I'm not going to make it." Faith didn't know Kim was standing behind her. The other woman grabbed the radio from her and keyed the mic.
"Seajae Boscorelli don't you dare give up. You and Jimmy will not die down there. Your both going to be rescues and come back to us. I swear if you even say one more word about dieing down there I will personally dig a tunnel and kick your ass right out of there." Tears were running down her face. "You saved my ass now it's time for me to save yours." Kim dropped the radio in Faith's hand and walk toward the building to help remove the rubble that trapped her freind and ex-husband in their underground hell.
"Guess she told you huh Seajae." Faith smiled though her tears. "The girl can barley walk and she's hauling lumber with the best of them."
"I'm kinda tired. I'm going to turn the radio off to save batteries. Night Faith."
"Night Seajae." It was closer to morning but Faith knew it didn't matter.
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"Jimmy wake up....Jimmy." Seajae was standing up kicking his arm.
"What? Damn Boscorelli your not a morning person are you?"
"I got an idea. Theres a couple of desks in the courner."
"So you going to sit down and write your will."
"Damn it Jimmy stop talking stupid." She handed him the radio. "Hold this." She went over and started pushing the desk, its legs scraping the cement.
"What the hell are you doing."
"Saving our asses." Her ribs protested as she pushed the dest over Jimmy's legs. "These desks are the old solid ones like they have at the precient. They hold like a million pounds. of we can get under them we may be able to keep the damage to a minimum."
"Seajae you can't move the other one. It's to heavey and you need to gt it over all this stuff."
"It's worth a try. I'm not dieing without a fight Jimmy. " It took her and hour to move both desks around him, leaving enough space to crawl between the two. "Give me the radio." He handed it to her. "Bosco...Faith....anyone."
"Seajae it's Jason. I sent the others to get something to eat. How's it going?"
"Give us five minutes and bring in the end loader. Get us th e hell out of here."
"Seajae...."
"I have a plan and if it doesn't work at least the other's will be gone and won't suffer as much."
"Seajae...."
"Just do it Jason. Trust me this one time."
"I always trust you Boscorelli, it's your old man I have issues with."
"Well get over them. Life's to short. Just do what I said."
"Five minutes."
"No sooner no later." Seajae turned off the radio and set in by Jimmy. She crawled between the two desks. It was cramped but if it ment living or dieing she would fit into a box of cracker jacks if she had to. "Okay Jimmy this is it. " She put her feet on the bottom of the desk lifiting it above the floor and moving it so there was hardly a space between the to. She wrapped her arms around Jimmy and he hugged her close.
"If we die and Bosco finds us like this he's going to go bulistic." Seajae kissed his cheek.
"No. He'll know you died protecting the most important thing in his lfe." Seajae smiled. "Now if we live he may kick your ass."
"He can try." They heard the end loader starting up. "This is it. It's been a hell of a ride Boscorelli."
"See you on the other side Jimmy." They both closed their eyes as the weight of two stories fell around and on top of them. Sunlight streamed though the cracks between the desks. Voices were head and Seajae could make out DK's as he barked orders to the people around him. Seajae lifted her legs and started banging on the meatal insides of the desk.
"Hey everyone shut it down." DK yelled above the drown of the end loader and people around them. The area grew quiet as Seajae kept pounding on the desk. "Over here." Seajae kept banging till the whole crew was above them. "Move these desks. Carefully." Five minutes later DK reached down and helped Seajae up. "You a sight for sore eyes."
"God I thought I would never say this but DK I'm glad to see you." She hugged the firefighter. "Help Jimmy." Seajae walked to the edge of were the builings front door use to be. Jason was there to give her a hand up.
"They still gone?"
"Yeah, down the street."
"Want to see the look on their faces when I walk in? Cause I need a cup of coffee real bad."
"You look like hell Boscorelli."
"You know how to woo a girl Jason." She got into his car and he followed.
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Seajae's ribs protested as she got out of the car. Jason had grabbed his leather jacket from the trunk and put it around her shoulders. She stagared into the diner. Hair and face dirty clothes ripped. The waitress stopped her.
"You can't come in here looking like that." The seven people sitting at a table not to far away looked up.
"So call a cop." She pushed the waitress aside as Bosco stood up. She walked into his arms and hugged him with all she had. He ribs protesting when he hugged her tightly to him. "Miss me baby?" She looked into his eyes she loved so much.
"You bet your ass I missed you." He swung her around. "You promised me no more exploding buildings."
"This one colapts all by it's self." Seajae glaced over at the table. Kim was sitting staring at her coffe cup. She pushed away from Bosco and went to kim. Dropping to her knees she made her friend look her in the eye. "He's fine Kimmy. A broken leg but thats it." She hugged her friend tightly. "Thank you for believing in me. Making me see giving up wasn't an option." Tears fell and friends hugged. There was not a dry eye in the diner when Bosco halled Seajae to the hospital where the doctor's swore they were going to name the ER after them.
Note: Sorry about the clifhangers, I just need to know your all still reading.
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Bosco pulled up just as the last of the four floors crumbled to the ground. He thew the car into park and hit the ground running when he saw Kim writhering om pain at the side of the bus.
"Kim......"
"Bosco they're still in there...oh God....Jimmy...Seajae went back for him." Kim broke down sobbing. Bosco turned and looked at the building behind him and slid to the ground next to Kim and held her close, tears welling up in his eyes.
"It's going to be alright Kim." His voice rasping with grief.
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Seajae coughed. Moving from under a board she got on her hands and knees. She hurt all over. But she was moving. That was a good sign. Her radio cracked in her ear. She looked around and got her barings as she felt a hand close over her's.
"Get off...." Seajae looked down to see Jimmy under her. She rolled off him and started taking peices of lumber off of him.
"Oh Jimmy man I'm sorry."
"Did you at least call for back up before you followed me in here."
"On there way." Her radio cracked again. "I think?" She hit the button on her radio. "55 headquarters , this is 55 Austin....any chance I could get that rescue team in her."
"Status 55 Austin." Seajae threw her head back and laughed.
"Headquarters I'm stitting under four stories of fucking brick and lumber. If that doesn't constitute a little back up I don't know what does."
"Ten four 55 Austin. Rescue and EMT's on route."
"Thank you."
"Seajae?" He husbands voice replaced that of the dispatchers.
"Yeah Bos, its me." She laid her head aginst the brick wall behind her. "Jimmy's here too."
"You hurt?"
"Bumbs and bruises. Jimmy's buried under some stuff I can't move." She took a breath knowing some of her ribs were buised if not broken. "I don't know what's holding the other stories up but I think they better get us out of here fast." The structuer above Seajae protested as if it was telling her it wouldn't be long before it crashed in on top of both of them.
"Hang on Sunshine. Helps coming."
"Okay." She looked at Jimmy. "You still with me Jimmy?"
"Yeah." Seajae gripped his hand.
"We're getting out of here."
"Don't need to lie to me Boscorelli, I know we're not. There's no way in hell they can get the stuff off without caving the whole place in."
"I don't plan on dieing down in this hole. I don't plan on your face being the last one I see. Not that it's a bad face."
"I know buildings Seajae. This one is going to fall on us and we're going to be dead."
"Damn it Jimmy quit talking like that. I didn't come in here to save your ass for nothing. I'm going to get you out of here."
"Your a lousy lier." He moved his arm. "Did you get Kim out?"
"Yeah. What the hell happened?"
"I don't know. We went upstairs following someone yelling and the next thing I knew I was down here with you on top of me."
"Seajae?" Bosco's voice echoed in her ear.
"Yeah babe, I'm still here."
"It's going to be awhile. The don't want the place falling in on you."
"Were okay for now. Just take your time, we're not going anywhere." She closed her eyes. "I love you Maurice."
"I love you too Sunshine. We're all doing our best to get you guys out of there."
"I know."
"Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there is no way...."
"Jimmy shut the hell up. I don't want to here your tales of our pending doom. If I die I want it to be unexpected and take me compleatly off gaurd." Tears welled up in here eyes.
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Bosco sat in the patrole car and stared at the colapst building. She was safe for now. That's all that mattered. He heard her voice and knew for the moment she was still alive. He watched the rescue team figure out a plan but none of them looked like they were convinced that they could get Seajae and Jimmy out without bringing the whole building down on top of them.
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"I'm pregnant Jimmy." Seajae sat next to him and held his hand. He squeezed it tighter.
"Does Bosco know?"
"No. I'm like a day late but I know. This baby was ment to be Jimmy, we're not going to die down here."
"I know Seajae. I believe you." He was lieing to his friend but he couldn't let her die unhappy. He had given up all hope but he couldn't let her. Hope was all she had right now and he would hold her hand and tell her anything to keep her from giving up like he had.
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Sgt. Christopher came up behind Bosco and put his hand on the younger man's shoulder. Bosco turned and looked at the man who hated him from the first day they had met back at the acadamy.
"How you holding up Bosco?"
"Had better days."
"They'll get her out."
"I hope so." They men both watched as they painstakenly took each layer off the building. It was slow going but they were taking every precaution not to send the rest of the building plumiting into the basement,
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Kim sat in the bus, a blanket wraped around her. She thought of what she would tell Joey if Jimmy didn't make it out alive. Tears flowed down her cheeks. She looked up to see Bosco and Sgt. Christopher talking near the squad car. What would happen to them if Jimmy and Seajae didn't make it? Where would that leave them? Alone again. Neither one of them could handle that. She'd become psycotic again and he would be pushed over an edge no one could rescue him from. Kim prayed that Jimmy and Seajae survived so that she and Bosco could too.
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"Hey Bosco." Seajae called into her radio.
"Yeah baby, I'm here."
"Talk to me, please. Jimmy fell asleep. It's a wonder he gets any action at all." Bosco laughed.
"Is he okay?"
"Yeah. His legs are pinned but mostly he's the same pain in the ass he's always been." Bosco had the channel cleard but still eveyone with a radio could hear them but he didn't care. "Is Kim okay?"
"Yeah, she's catching a few z's in the bus. How are you holding up."
"I'm scared Bosco. I don't want to die. Not now."
"Your not going to die. I told you how were both going out, remember?"
"Yeah." She smiled. "I remember." Seajae's voice was full of emotion. "I love you Bosco. Always. I'm sorry for all the shit I've put you though over the last four years. I just never had any of this before. Love, family, friends. I didn't know the rules of the game you know."
"I know baby. Your playing one hell of game. Your getting the hang of it. Asking for help when you need it, leaning on me and your friends, thats a start." Bosco wiped the tears from his eyes. Faith had called Caleb and they were both there next to him. "Hang on Seajae. Just hand on for all it's worth." Bosco handed Faith the radio and walked behind the car and slid down to the groand and wept.
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Faith looked at Caleb and back to Bosco. Her two best friends were falling apart in front of her and there was nothing she could do.
"Hey Seaj...Bosco needed to help with a few things." She looked at Caleb for help.
"Just keep her talking honey. She needs to know we're still here."
"Don't let him suffer too much. Make him go on for me, for Angel."
"Seajae your not going any where."
"I don't want to die Faith. Not like this. Not without saying good bye to my baby."
"Damit Seajae your not going to die. You mean too damn much to me and a dozon other people standing here." Faith turned and looked at her husband. "I can't do this Caleb." He took her in his arms.
"You doing great. Just keep her talking."
"Caleb she's taking about dieing. How can tell she's not when everything says she is."
"Faith?" Seajae's voice was soft almost child like.
"Yeah sweety, I'm here." Faith bit her bottom lip tp stop from crying.
"Tell Bosco I love him more then anything in this world. Him and Angel. And I love you guys. You and Calab. " They heard depbrie falling as Seajae talked.
"Tell us all how much when you get out of there." More debrie came falling from the cieling.
"Sorry Faith I'm not going to make it." Faith didn't know Kim was standing behind her. The other woman grabbed the radio from her and keyed the mic.
"Seajae Boscorelli don't you dare give up. You and Jimmy will not die down there. Your both going to be rescues and come back to us. I swear if you even say one more word about dieing down there I will personally dig a tunnel and kick your ass right out of there." Tears were running down her face. "You saved my ass now it's time for me to save yours." Kim dropped the radio in Faith's hand and walk toward the building to help remove the rubble that trapped her freind and ex-husband in their underground hell.
"Guess she told you huh Seajae." Faith smiled though her tears. "The girl can barley walk and she's hauling lumber with the best of them."
"I'm kinda tired. I'm going to turn the radio off to save batteries. Night Faith."
"Night Seajae." It was closer to morning but Faith knew it didn't matter.
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"Jimmy wake up....Jimmy." Seajae was standing up kicking his arm.
"What? Damn Boscorelli your not a morning person are you?"
"I got an idea. Theres a couple of desks in the courner."
"So you going to sit down and write your will."
"Damn it Jimmy stop talking stupid." She handed him the radio. "Hold this." She went over and started pushing the desk, its legs scraping the cement.
"What the hell are you doing."
"Saving our asses." Her ribs protested as she pushed the dest over Jimmy's legs. "These desks are the old solid ones like they have at the precient. They hold like a million pounds. of we can get under them we may be able to keep the damage to a minimum."
"Seajae you can't move the other one. It's to heavey and you need to gt it over all this stuff."
"It's worth a try. I'm not dieing without a fight Jimmy. " It took her and hour to move both desks around him, leaving enough space to crawl between the two. "Give me the radio." He handed it to her. "Bosco...Faith....anyone."
"Seajae it's Jason. I sent the others to get something to eat. How's it going?"
"Give us five minutes and bring in the end loader. Get us th e hell out of here."
"Seajae...."
"I have a plan and if it doesn't work at least the other's will be gone and won't suffer as much."
"Seajae...."
"Just do it Jason. Trust me this one time."
"I always trust you Boscorelli, it's your old man I have issues with."
"Well get over them. Life's to short. Just do what I said."
"Five minutes."
"No sooner no later." Seajae turned off the radio and set in by Jimmy. She crawled between the two desks. It was cramped but if it ment living or dieing she would fit into a box of cracker jacks if she had to. "Okay Jimmy this is it. " She put her feet on the bottom of the desk lifiting it above the floor and moving it so there was hardly a space between the to. She wrapped her arms around Jimmy and he hugged her close.
"If we die and Bosco finds us like this he's going to go bulistic." Seajae kissed his cheek.
"No. He'll know you died protecting the most important thing in his lfe." Seajae smiled. "Now if we live he may kick your ass."
"He can try." They heard the end loader starting up. "This is it. It's been a hell of a ride Boscorelli."
"See you on the other side Jimmy." They both closed their eyes as the weight of two stories fell around and on top of them. Sunlight streamed though the cracks between the desks. Voices were head and Seajae could make out DK's as he barked orders to the people around him. Seajae lifted her legs and started banging on the meatal insides of the desk.
"Hey everyone shut it down." DK yelled above the drown of the end loader and people around them. The area grew quiet as Seajae kept pounding on the desk. "Over here." Seajae kept banging till the whole crew was above them. "Move these desks. Carefully." Five minutes later DK reached down and helped Seajae up. "You a sight for sore eyes."
"God I thought I would never say this but DK I'm glad to see you." She hugged the firefighter. "Help Jimmy." Seajae walked to the edge of were the builings front door use to be. Jason was there to give her a hand up.
"They still gone?"
"Yeah, down the street."
"Want to see the look on their faces when I walk in? Cause I need a cup of coffee real bad."
"You look like hell Boscorelli."
"You know how to woo a girl Jason." She got into his car and he followed.
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Seajae's ribs protested as she got out of the car. Jason had grabbed his leather jacket from the trunk and put it around her shoulders. She stagared into the diner. Hair and face dirty clothes ripped. The waitress stopped her.
"You can't come in here looking like that." The seven people sitting at a table not to far away looked up.
"So call a cop." She pushed the waitress aside as Bosco stood up. She walked into his arms and hugged him with all she had. He ribs protesting when he hugged her tightly to him. "Miss me baby?" She looked into his eyes she loved so much.
"You bet your ass I missed you." He swung her around. "You promised me no more exploding buildings."
"This one colapts all by it's self." Seajae glaced over at the table. Kim was sitting staring at her coffe cup. She pushed away from Bosco and went to kim. Dropping to her knees she made her friend look her in the eye. "He's fine Kimmy. A broken leg but thats it." She hugged her friend tightly. "Thank you for believing in me. Making me see giving up wasn't an option." Tears fell and friends hugged. There was not a dry eye in the diner when Bosco halled Seajae to the hospital where the doctor's swore they were going to name the ER after them.