Hit and Run - Chapter 4
D.K. came out to the waiting are where Jimmy was still sitting with his head resting on his hands. "Hey, Jimmy. Nurse says you can go in and see Kim now," he said to his friend.
Jimmy looked up at him and D.K. had to admit he looked terrible. "Are you okay?" he asked his friend. "I will be as soon as Kim wakes up and talks to me," Jimmy answered as he stood and stretched. As he walked by D.K. he lightly punched him in the shoulder. "I'm here, Man. If you need me," D.K. offered. "I know, D.K. Thanks."
The nurse showed Jimmy into the room, explaining to him what to expect when he saw her. He understood that there would be a lot of tubes and wires attached to her, but no matter what he knew, he was not prepared for her appearance. He couldn't believe the amount of swelling around her face. She had terrible bruising, her eyes swollen shut. Her face had numerous abrasions from the broken glass of the car and landing on the roadway. Her head was bandaged with a probe that monitored the pressure in her brain. Her leg was in traction, with the pin holding her femur fracture in place. He stopped abruptly, drawing in a breath. The nurses had seen this before and were prepared. She immediately put a hand on his arm and the other on his back. She kept talking to him, quietly encouraging him and explaining that the cuts and bruises would heal; that the swelling would go down over the next few days. She told him that the plastic surgeons were able to repair her fractures by making incisions that would be hidden by the natural contours of Kim's face and neck. He asked the nurse if she was in pain and was told that she was very heavily sedated and pain medicated. She gently walked Jimmy forward and told him to take her hand and talk to her. Even though they didn't know if she could hear anyone, they didn't know that she COULDN'T either.
As Jimmy sat in the chair the nurse brought to the side of Kim's bed and took her hand, the nurse quietly slipped away to give him some privacy - although she was close enough if any problems arose.
At first Jimmy just sat with Kim, holding her hand and gently rubbing her arm. Then, he moved closer to her ear and began to speak to her. "Kimmy, it's me. You're in the hospital and you're going to be okay. The doctors say everything will heal and you'll be out of here soon. Joey's okay. I just got done talking with him and he can't wait until he can come and see you. He said to give you a hug, but I don't know where you don't hurt so I'll save it for later. He's at my Mom's right now. Your Mom is outside waiting to see you too. They're not gonna let me stay in here too long because you've gotta get plenty of rest, but I'm not leaving. I'll be right outside and I'll come back in as soon as they let me. Alex is okay too. She's worried and wrung out, but she's okay."
Jimmy just sat and held onto Kim's hand. A couple of times he thought that he felt her squeeze his hand, but the nurse told him that it was probably just a reflex reaction. Finally, the nurse came to tell him that he had to leave for a while, but told him Kim's mother could come in for a moment. He leaned back over and kissed her gently. "I love you Kimmy. Please wake up soon. Joey needs you. I need you," he whispered as a few tears formed in his eyes. He brushed them away, gave her hand one last squeeze and returned to the waiting room.
He took a moment to compose himself before stepping into the waiting room. He didn't want to scare Kim's mother or their friends that were waiting to see by the look on Jimmy's face how Kim was.
He walked through the door and put a half smile on his face. Everyone was looking at him. "She's settled," he began. "She looks pretty beat up, but the doctor says that she has a really good chance. We'll just have to wait and see for the next couple of days. I just want to thank you all for coming in, but there's really nothing we can do but wait," he finished, walking over to Mrs. Zambrano to tell her that she could go in to see Kim.
She walked hesitantly toward her daughter's room and Jimmy turned back to Alex. Just then, Bosco and Faith walked through the doors. Bosco had a fierce look on his face as he walked over to Ty and Sully to let them know what happened to Cassidy. Jimmy watched as Sully and Davis' faces tightened with anger and he and Alex walked over to the group to see what was going on.
"Hey," Jimmy said to Bosco and Faith. The two officers turned to Jimmy and nodded. Ty glanced at Alex and held her gaze. She noticed the worried look on his face; in the faces of all the officers as a matter of fact.
"How's Kim doing?" Faith asked him. "She's holding her own. They fixed all the fractures so that they heal right. We just have to wait a couple of days to see how she does with the head injury," he said, suddenly exhausted.
"So, what's up?" Alex asked looking around the group and landing on Bosco knowing he wouldn't hold anything back. That was one thing about Bosco - he never pulled any punches - he told you exactly where you stood.
"Well, you know Cassidy and his new partner, Shore, right?" he asked Alex and Jimmy. They both nodded.
"Cassidy was hit by a car tonight at an 'unfounded' call. Hit and run driver. Just a broken leg cause Shore yelled in time for him to jump out of the way. Shore got a look at the car - same description as the one that hit Kim," he said, looking at Jimmy. "The crime scene guys matched the broken glass from that scene with the glass at Kim's accident."
"So, what does that mean?" asked Jimmy. "Just a coincidence?"
"We don't really know anything for sure yet, Jimmy," offered Faith. "They're still in the process of investigating everything. The detectives listened to the 9-1-1 tapes from both calls and it's the same guy," she said.
"So, what does that mean? Is there some guy out there setting up cops and firefighters with false alarms?" asked Alex, not wanting to believe someone could do something like that.
"That's what they're trying to figure out," said Bosco. "Until they let us know definitely, pass the word around to keep an eye out for this jag-off."
"Yeah, like we don't have enough to worry about with people shooting at us and buildings burning down around us," said Faith with disgust.
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The Next Day
Roll Call - 2:30pm
Lieutenant Swersky was handling roll call today. Sergeant Christopher just stood there, trying to look useful as the Lieutenant went over the events of the previous night and updated the officers on the condition of Kim and Cassidy.
"So, keep your eyes and ears open and be careful. Boscorelli, Yokas and Shore - see me in my office before you head out. That is all," he finished. Faith and Bosco looked at each other, each wondering what Bosco had done this time. They glanced over at Shore and noticed that he looked awful.
"Hey Lieu. What's up?" Faith said as she knocked on the Lieutenant's door and all three officers entered. The Lieutenant looked up from his desk and took in Shore's appearance.
"Shore. You look like shit. Did you get any sleep last night?" he asked the nervous young man.
"I'm okay, Sir," Keith answered. Swersky kept his eyes on the officer for a moment, "Uh huh. Yokas, I'm putting you with Shore today. Bosco, you're solo for this shift."
"What!? Boss, why are you splitting us up?" asked Bosco, not wanting Faith to be out there without him if there was some psycho trying to take out the NYPD and FDNY.
"Because, Boscorelli...." he began, clearly irritated at his orders being questioned. "Shore's not ready to go out on his own and I definitely don't want him being influenced by you. I've got enough headaches," he finished as he noticed the grin on Bosco's face. He loved the fact that no one ever knew what to expect from him.
"What!? You think that's funny Boscorelli?" fumed Swersky. "No, Sir. Not at all," he said, trying to suppress a smile.
"Alright. Hit the street then. And be careful," he said, dismissing the officers.
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The three officers walked out of the Lieutenant's office and closed the door behind them. Faith told Shore to go sign out their radios and, after he left, Bosco and Faith just looked at each other. They hadn't really had a lot of time together the last week or so and then after last night they were both too exhausted to meet up for a drink to talk and so each went home alone.
"This really sucks Faith," Bosco said angrily.
"Bos, it's not forever. Just 'til the Boss finds someone else to ride with Shore," Faith said, trying to calm Boso down.
"I know, but with all that's goin' on I don't want you out there by yourself," he said insistently.
"Bos, I'm not by myself. I'm with Shore. I'm more worried about you," she said anxiously as they started to walk toward the door.
"Me!? What for?" Bosco asked.
"Just be careful, Bosco," she said, touching his arm and letting her hand stay there a little too long. They looked each other in the eye. Bosco looked up and down the hallway and saw no one around. He grabbed Faith's hand and dragged her into the locker room, knowing that everyone was either out on patrol or had changed and left to go home after their shift.
He took a look around the locker room just to be sure as the door closed and then pushed Faith back against the closed door. Before she knew what hit her, Bosco leaned in and put his mouth her's. He could feel her tenseness as she worried about someone walking in on them, but then as his kiss intensified, he felt her begin to relax and give in, her tongue beginning to probe his mouth.
Faith was starting to enjoy this - even though she was terrified of being caught by someone - especially Christopher. Bosco wrapped his arms around her waist and drew Faith closer. She could feel him against her as they continued, their passion increasing. Just then the door hit her in the back of the head and their teeth crashed together.
"OW!" they both said in unison as they heard a nervous voice on the other side of the door say, "Sorry."
Faith put her hand to her mouth and pulled it away to find that there was no blood. She looked over at Bosco and saw that his lip was cut and he was dabbing at it with his finger.
"Dammit," he said as he felt himself getting a fat lip. Faith stifled a chuckle and pushed him back so that he was further into the locker room before she opened to door to see who was on the other side.
As the door opened she saw Keith Shore on the other side, his eyes wide. "I'm so sorry, Ma'am," he stammered. "I got the radios and then I couldn't find you so I thought I'd check in here," he rambled on. "I hope I didn't hurt you."
"No, not me. But you gave my partner here a fat lip," she said, finally letting the chuckles out.
Bosco stormed past Faith and Shore, "Glad you're amused Faith. Damned rookies!" Officer Shore quickly followed him, trying to apologize. Bosco drew up short, the new recruit almost running into him, and held his hand up signaling for the recruit to be quiet. "Just don't!" he said shortly. He turned back toward Faith, annoyed that she still had a smile on her face and said, "Be careful. Call for help if you need it and I'll be right there."
"Yeah, you too," she said, looking at him longingly, wishing they could finish what they started.
They made it to their cars and headed out on patrol. Bosco couldn't shake the uneasy feeling he had at not riding with his partner during all this.
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TBC....
D.K. came out to the waiting are where Jimmy was still sitting with his head resting on his hands. "Hey, Jimmy. Nurse says you can go in and see Kim now," he said to his friend.
Jimmy looked up at him and D.K. had to admit he looked terrible. "Are you okay?" he asked his friend. "I will be as soon as Kim wakes up and talks to me," Jimmy answered as he stood and stretched. As he walked by D.K. he lightly punched him in the shoulder. "I'm here, Man. If you need me," D.K. offered. "I know, D.K. Thanks."
The nurse showed Jimmy into the room, explaining to him what to expect when he saw her. He understood that there would be a lot of tubes and wires attached to her, but no matter what he knew, he was not prepared for her appearance. He couldn't believe the amount of swelling around her face. She had terrible bruising, her eyes swollen shut. Her face had numerous abrasions from the broken glass of the car and landing on the roadway. Her head was bandaged with a probe that monitored the pressure in her brain. Her leg was in traction, with the pin holding her femur fracture in place. He stopped abruptly, drawing in a breath. The nurses had seen this before and were prepared. She immediately put a hand on his arm and the other on his back. She kept talking to him, quietly encouraging him and explaining that the cuts and bruises would heal; that the swelling would go down over the next few days. She told him that the plastic surgeons were able to repair her fractures by making incisions that would be hidden by the natural contours of Kim's face and neck. He asked the nurse if she was in pain and was told that she was very heavily sedated and pain medicated. She gently walked Jimmy forward and told him to take her hand and talk to her. Even though they didn't know if she could hear anyone, they didn't know that she COULDN'T either.
As Jimmy sat in the chair the nurse brought to the side of Kim's bed and took her hand, the nurse quietly slipped away to give him some privacy - although she was close enough if any problems arose.
At first Jimmy just sat with Kim, holding her hand and gently rubbing her arm. Then, he moved closer to her ear and began to speak to her. "Kimmy, it's me. You're in the hospital and you're going to be okay. The doctors say everything will heal and you'll be out of here soon. Joey's okay. I just got done talking with him and he can't wait until he can come and see you. He said to give you a hug, but I don't know where you don't hurt so I'll save it for later. He's at my Mom's right now. Your Mom is outside waiting to see you too. They're not gonna let me stay in here too long because you've gotta get plenty of rest, but I'm not leaving. I'll be right outside and I'll come back in as soon as they let me. Alex is okay too. She's worried and wrung out, but she's okay."
Jimmy just sat and held onto Kim's hand. A couple of times he thought that he felt her squeeze his hand, but the nurse told him that it was probably just a reflex reaction. Finally, the nurse came to tell him that he had to leave for a while, but told him Kim's mother could come in for a moment. He leaned back over and kissed her gently. "I love you Kimmy. Please wake up soon. Joey needs you. I need you," he whispered as a few tears formed in his eyes. He brushed them away, gave her hand one last squeeze and returned to the waiting room.
He took a moment to compose himself before stepping into the waiting room. He didn't want to scare Kim's mother or their friends that were waiting to see by the look on Jimmy's face how Kim was.
He walked through the door and put a half smile on his face. Everyone was looking at him. "She's settled," he began. "She looks pretty beat up, but the doctor says that she has a really good chance. We'll just have to wait and see for the next couple of days. I just want to thank you all for coming in, but there's really nothing we can do but wait," he finished, walking over to Mrs. Zambrano to tell her that she could go in to see Kim.
She walked hesitantly toward her daughter's room and Jimmy turned back to Alex. Just then, Bosco and Faith walked through the doors. Bosco had a fierce look on his face as he walked over to Ty and Sully to let them know what happened to Cassidy. Jimmy watched as Sully and Davis' faces tightened with anger and he and Alex walked over to the group to see what was going on.
"Hey," Jimmy said to Bosco and Faith. The two officers turned to Jimmy and nodded. Ty glanced at Alex and held her gaze. She noticed the worried look on his face; in the faces of all the officers as a matter of fact.
"How's Kim doing?" Faith asked him. "She's holding her own. They fixed all the fractures so that they heal right. We just have to wait a couple of days to see how she does with the head injury," he said, suddenly exhausted.
"So, what's up?" Alex asked looking around the group and landing on Bosco knowing he wouldn't hold anything back. That was one thing about Bosco - he never pulled any punches - he told you exactly where you stood.
"Well, you know Cassidy and his new partner, Shore, right?" he asked Alex and Jimmy. They both nodded.
"Cassidy was hit by a car tonight at an 'unfounded' call. Hit and run driver. Just a broken leg cause Shore yelled in time for him to jump out of the way. Shore got a look at the car - same description as the one that hit Kim," he said, looking at Jimmy. "The crime scene guys matched the broken glass from that scene with the glass at Kim's accident."
"So, what does that mean?" asked Jimmy. "Just a coincidence?"
"We don't really know anything for sure yet, Jimmy," offered Faith. "They're still in the process of investigating everything. The detectives listened to the 9-1-1 tapes from both calls and it's the same guy," she said.
"So, what does that mean? Is there some guy out there setting up cops and firefighters with false alarms?" asked Alex, not wanting to believe someone could do something like that.
"That's what they're trying to figure out," said Bosco. "Until they let us know definitely, pass the word around to keep an eye out for this jag-off."
"Yeah, like we don't have enough to worry about with people shooting at us and buildings burning down around us," said Faith with disgust.
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The Next Day
Roll Call - 2:30pm
Lieutenant Swersky was handling roll call today. Sergeant Christopher just stood there, trying to look useful as the Lieutenant went over the events of the previous night and updated the officers on the condition of Kim and Cassidy.
"So, keep your eyes and ears open and be careful. Boscorelli, Yokas and Shore - see me in my office before you head out. That is all," he finished. Faith and Bosco looked at each other, each wondering what Bosco had done this time. They glanced over at Shore and noticed that he looked awful.
"Hey Lieu. What's up?" Faith said as she knocked on the Lieutenant's door and all three officers entered. The Lieutenant looked up from his desk and took in Shore's appearance.
"Shore. You look like shit. Did you get any sleep last night?" he asked the nervous young man.
"I'm okay, Sir," Keith answered. Swersky kept his eyes on the officer for a moment, "Uh huh. Yokas, I'm putting you with Shore today. Bosco, you're solo for this shift."
"What!? Boss, why are you splitting us up?" asked Bosco, not wanting Faith to be out there without him if there was some psycho trying to take out the NYPD and FDNY.
"Because, Boscorelli...." he began, clearly irritated at his orders being questioned. "Shore's not ready to go out on his own and I definitely don't want him being influenced by you. I've got enough headaches," he finished as he noticed the grin on Bosco's face. He loved the fact that no one ever knew what to expect from him.
"What!? You think that's funny Boscorelli?" fumed Swersky. "No, Sir. Not at all," he said, trying to suppress a smile.
"Alright. Hit the street then. And be careful," he said, dismissing the officers.
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The three officers walked out of the Lieutenant's office and closed the door behind them. Faith told Shore to go sign out their radios and, after he left, Bosco and Faith just looked at each other. They hadn't really had a lot of time together the last week or so and then after last night they were both too exhausted to meet up for a drink to talk and so each went home alone.
"This really sucks Faith," Bosco said angrily.
"Bos, it's not forever. Just 'til the Boss finds someone else to ride with Shore," Faith said, trying to calm Boso down.
"I know, but with all that's goin' on I don't want you out there by yourself," he said insistently.
"Bos, I'm not by myself. I'm with Shore. I'm more worried about you," she said anxiously as they started to walk toward the door.
"Me!? What for?" Bosco asked.
"Just be careful, Bosco," she said, touching his arm and letting her hand stay there a little too long. They looked each other in the eye. Bosco looked up and down the hallway and saw no one around. He grabbed Faith's hand and dragged her into the locker room, knowing that everyone was either out on patrol or had changed and left to go home after their shift.
He took a look around the locker room just to be sure as the door closed and then pushed Faith back against the closed door. Before she knew what hit her, Bosco leaned in and put his mouth her's. He could feel her tenseness as she worried about someone walking in on them, but then as his kiss intensified, he felt her begin to relax and give in, her tongue beginning to probe his mouth.
Faith was starting to enjoy this - even though she was terrified of being caught by someone - especially Christopher. Bosco wrapped his arms around her waist and drew Faith closer. She could feel him against her as they continued, their passion increasing. Just then the door hit her in the back of the head and their teeth crashed together.
"OW!" they both said in unison as they heard a nervous voice on the other side of the door say, "Sorry."
Faith put her hand to her mouth and pulled it away to find that there was no blood. She looked over at Bosco and saw that his lip was cut and he was dabbing at it with his finger.
"Dammit," he said as he felt himself getting a fat lip. Faith stifled a chuckle and pushed him back so that he was further into the locker room before she opened to door to see who was on the other side.
As the door opened she saw Keith Shore on the other side, his eyes wide. "I'm so sorry, Ma'am," he stammered. "I got the radios and then I couldn't find you so I thought I'd check in here," he rambled on. "I hope I didn't hurt you."
"No, not me. But you gave my partner here a fat lip," she said, finally letting the chuckles out.
Bosco stormed past Faith and Shore, "Glad you're amused Faith. Damned rookies!" Officer Shore quickly followed him, trying to apologize. Bosco drew up short, the new recruit almost running into him, and held his hand up signaling for the recruit to be quiet. "Just don't!" he said shortly. He turned back toward Faith, annoyed that she still had a smile on her face and said, "Be careful. Call for help if you need it and I'll be right there."
"Yeah, you too," she said, looking at him longingly, wishing they could finish what they started.
They made it to their cars and headed out on patrol. Bosco couldn't shake the uneasy feeling he had at not riding with his partner during all this.
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TBC....