Ch 9
Kim closed the door to Joey's room quietly after she'd gotten him in bed. Bobby came out of the kitchen. "You didn't have to clean up you know."
"Figure I should do something so you don't make me go to some rat trap motel." He grinned.
"Like I'd do that. I'll bunk in with Joey. He has an extra bed. The couch is semi-comfortable. You should be fine."
"I can sleep in there with him."
"He's a light sleeper and you snore."
"I do not."
"Do too." Kim said. "You want some hot chocolate or something? I don't have coffee. Remove temptation and all that."
"Right." Bobby nodded. "Do you have tea?"
"Chamomile." Kim said.
"I'll take the hot chocolate."
"Okay." Kim nodded and went into the kitchen.
Bobby sat at the little table. "He really misses Jimmy, huh?"
"I know, I know, I know. I should tell Jimmy where we are or at the very least let Joey call Jimmy, but I can't."
"Jimmy would wanna know Kim." Bobby said quietly. "He'd wanna know on all counts, especially now."
Kim turned around and gave Bobby a look. "What do you mean?"
"I have a feeling Jimmy's marriage ain't gonna be lasting too much longer."
"Oh God, what happened?"
"You know Lombardo's girl?"
Kim thought for a second. "Linda?"
"Yeah. Jimmy and her did it on the bathroom counter at the party the night before he married Brooke. Alex saw them and it went around the firehouse. It got to the point where the only people that didn't know were Lombardo and Brooke. Then Linda came clean and Lombardo cleaned Jimmy's clock. The day before I left, Doc said he thought Jimmy was gonna tell Brooke."
Kim groaned, "Oh man. You know I knew Jimmy was slightly self-destructive but I didn't think he was stupid."
"What do you mean? He cheated on you."
"Yeah, but Bobby, I, unlike Brooke, don't carry a gun as part of my profession." Kim pointed out as she put down two mugs and sat down
"You have a point." Bobby nodded and looked at his beverage. "No marshmallows?"
"I'll pick some up tomorrow at work." Kim smirked. Then she studied him. "So, what are you gonna tell Doc?"
"I'm gonna stall. I'll call him tomorrow and tell him that he might want to start looking for someone a little more permanent. Meanwhile, I'll start looking around here for a job and a place to stay. Don't say it. I can't stay here."
"I know. I was going to say that there's an apartment for rent one floor up."
"Oh."
"Not that I don't absolutely love you, but you'd never survive the third trimester hormones. It's not pretty. But at least now I have a Lamaze coach." Kim smiled.
"Can't wait."
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Jimmy winced at the cheering in the next room. His head was pounding and his tongue felt like a layer of fuzz had been painted on it. He winced again when the phone rang. As he moved to get it, Doc entered and picked it up.
"5-5... Hey Bobby. How's the family? . Really? Is this notice? .. A pre- notice? Okay . Hey, I hope it does turn out the other way. We'll be sorry to lose you. Feels like the family's breaking up .. Okay, yeah. I'll talk to you soon. Bye."
"Everything okay Doc?" Jimmy asked.
"That was Bobby. Looks like his family's situation is a little more dire then he realized so he might be staying down there."
"Where's there?"
"I think he said Miami." Doc shook his head. "Jeez first Kim, now Bobby. Is it the job that sucks, or is it me?"
"It's you." Carlos remarked smartly as he walked in on the tail end of the conversation.
"Funny kid. Let's see how funny you feel after this. I'm riding with Dan today, you're with Taylor."
Jimmy had to smile at that one. He knew Alex and Carlos didn't get along. They'd probably cause a casualty rather then save one.
"Doc." Carlos complained.
"Have fun laughing boy." Doc said.
Just then the fire alarm went off, causing Jimmy to wince.
"Let's go." The chief yelled.
"Time to go to work." Alex smiled. "C'mon Carlos. If I can deal you can."
Carlos was still grumbling as he followed Alex to the bus.
Kim closed the door to Joey's room quietly after she'd gotten him in bed. Bobby came out of the kitchen. "You didn't have to clean up you know."
"Figure I should do something so you don't make me go to some rat trap motel." He grinned.
"Like I'd do that. I'll bunk in with Joey. He has an extra bed. The couch is semi-comfortable. You should be fine."
"I can sleep in there with him."
"He's a light sleeper and you snore."
"I do not."
"Do too." Kim said. "You want some hot chocolate or something? I don't have coffee. Remove temptation and all that."
"Right." Bobby nodded. "Do you have tea?"
"Chamomile." Kim said.
"I'll take the hot chocolate."
"Okay." Kim nodded and went into the kitchen.
Bobby sat at the little table. "He really misses Jimmy, huh?"
"I know, I know, I know. I should tell Jimmy where we are or at the very least let Joey call Jimmy, but I can't."
"Jimmy would wanna know Kim." Bobby said quietly. "He'd wanna know on all counts, especially now."
Kim turned around and gave Bobby a look. "What do you mean?"
"I have a feeling Jimmy's marriage ain't gonna be lasting too much longer."
"Oh God, what happened?"
"You know Lombardo's girl?"
Kim thought for a second. "Linda?"
"Yeah. Jimmy and her did it on the bathroom counter at the party the night before he married Brooke. Alex saw them and it went around the firehouse. It got to the point where the only people that didn't know were Lombardo and Brooke. Then Linda came clean and Lombardo cleaned Jimmy's clock. The day before I left, Doc said he thought Jimmy was gonna tell Brooke."
Kim groaned, "Oh man. You know I knew Jimmy was slightly self-destructive but I didn't think he was stupid."
"What do you mean? He cheated on you."
"Yeah, but Bobby, I, unlike Brooke, don't carry a gun as part of my profession." Kim pointed out as she put down two mugs and sat down
"You have a point." Bobby nodded and looked at his beverage. "No marshmallows?"
"I'll pick some up tomorrow at work." Kim smirked. Then she studied him. "So, what are you gonna tell Doc?"
"I'm gonna stall. I'll call him tomorrow and tell him that he might want to start looking for someone a little more permanent. Meanwhile, I'll start looking around here for a job and a place to stay. Don't say it. I can't stay here."
"I know. I was going to say that there's an apartment for rent one floor up."
"Oh."
"Not that I don't absolutely love you, but you'd never survive the third trimester hormones. It's not pretty. But at least now I have a Lamaze coach." Kim smiled.
"Can't wait."
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Jimmy winced at the cheering in the next room. His head was pounding and his tongue felt like a layer of fuzz had been painted on it. He winced again when the phone rang. As he moved to get it, Doc entered and picked it up.
"5-5... Hey Bobby. How's the family? . Really? Is this notice? .. A pre- notice? Okay . Hey, I hope it does turn out the other way. We'll be sorry to lose you. Feels like the family's breaking up .. Okay, yeah. I'll talk to you soon. Bye."
"Everything okay Doc?" Jimmy asked.
"That was Bobby. Looks like his family's situation is a little more dire then he realized so he might be staying down there."
"Where's there?"
"I think he said Miami." Doc shook his head. "Jeez first Kim, now Bobby. Is it the job that sucks, or is it me?"
"It's you." Carlos remarked smartly as he walked in on the tail end of the conversation.
"Funny kid. Let's see how funny you feel after this. I'm riding with Dan today, you're with Taylor."
Jimmy had to smile at that one. He knew Alex and Carlos didn't get along. They'd probably cause a casualty rather then save one.
"Doc." Carlos complained.
"Have fun laughing boy." Doc said.
Just then the fire alarm went off, causing Jimmy to wince.
"Let's go." The chief yelled.
"Time to go to work." Alex smiled. "C'mon Carlos. If I can deal you can."
Carlos was still grumbling as he followed Alex to the bus.