Ch 11
Jimmy frowned at the paper he was attempting to read. Attempting being the key word in that sentence. He'd read the same paragraph five times and it still wasn't sinking in.
"Hey, Jimmy, you hungry? A bunch of us are ordering Chinese."
"No thanks Alex."
"You okay? You seemed distracted. More so then usual." The blonde asked with a tilt of her head.
"You ever get the feeling that you were supposed to be some place but you didn't know where and you didn't know why you were getting that feeling?"
"I don't think so."
Jimmy laughed. "Thanks Alex. Hey, have you heard from Bobby?"
"I got an email. He's doing okay. He hasn't heard from Kim though. I don't think Bobby left a forwarding address with anyone who might know where she is."
"Like her mom or Melanie." Jimmy nodded.
"Are you having any luck?"
"No."
"Maybe Kim will call. Don't lose hope, okay?" Alex said.
"Thanks Alex."
"Sure. See ya later." She headed back inside.
Jimmy put down the newspaper and took out his wallet. He flipped open to a picture of Joey and Kim that had been taken about six months ago. He'd found it in Kim's locker when he'd cleaned it out at Doc's request. "Where the hell are you Kimmy?"
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After a quick stop to find out what floor ICU was on Bobby and Joey arrived at the nurses' desk.
"Excuse me?" Bobby said to the nurse at the desk.
"Can I help you?"
"Hi. Yeah. Kimberly Zambrano. She was sent up from the ER."
"Most our of cases are. One sec." She typed in something on the computer. "That's Z-A-M-B-R-A-N-O?"
"Right."
"She's down the hall. The doctors are assessing whether or not to do a c- section."
"Is she awake?"
"In and out. Are you family?"
"Yeah."
"Husband?"
"No."
"Brother?"
"Half-brother." Bobby said, shooting a quick look at Joey. He smiled up at Bobby and crossed his fingers.
"Do you know if she's allergic to anything?"
"No I don't think she is. Can I use your phone? I want to make a call."
"Sure. Dial nine." She pushed the phone across the counter to him.
"Thanks." Bobby said taking out a piece of paper and dialing the number on it.
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Melanie swallowed her soda and picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Mel? It's Bobby."
"Hey. What's up?"
"Kim's in the hospital."
"What?" Melanie nearly dropped the phone. "Is it the baby?"
"She's having some complications. They might have to take the baby by c- section. I think you and Catherine may want to come out."
"Yeah, yeah. We'll be on the first plane. Bobby, tell Kimmy we love her."
"I will." Bobby promised. "See you soon Mel."
"Bye." Melanie hung the phone up and immediately started to dial her mother and pack at the same time.
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"Can I see her?" Bobby asked.
"As soon as the doctors are done." The nurse promised. "But I'm afraid your young friend has to stay out here."
"I wanna see Mom." Joey said adamantly.
"I'm sorry-" The nurse began.
"Let me." Bobby bent down so that he and Joey were eye level. "Hey, I know you're scared and you want to see your mom so that you know she's okay but you're not old enough. I promise to come out and tell you how she is and I think there's a window that you can look through." He looked at the nurse for confirmation on that. She nodded. "So I am gonna go see your mom and tell her that you're here and that you love her. Then I'm gonna tell her that your aunt Mel and grandma are on their way and that they love her. Then we're gonna see if maybe you're gonna get a new sister or brother. How's that sound?"
"Will you give her a hug from me?" Joey asked very seriously.
"Yeah. You bet." Bobby gave him a smile before he straightened up. He looked at the nurse.
"Down the hall to your left. Room 503." She directed.
"Thanks. C'mon champ." He took Joey's hand and they walked down the hall to Kim.
Jimmy frowned at the paper he was attempting to read. Attempting being the key word in that sentence. He'd read the same paragraph five times and it still wasn't sinking in.
"Hey, Jimmy, you hungry? A bunch of us are ordering Chinese."
"No thanks Alex."
"You okay? You seemed distracted. More so then usual." The blonde asked with a tilt of her head.
"You ever get the feeling that you were supposed to be some place but you didn't know where and you didn't know why you were getting that feeling?"
"I don't think so."
Jimmy laughed. "Thanks Alex. Hey, have you heard from Bobby?"
"I got an email. He's doing okay. He hasn't heard from Kim though. I don't think Bobby left a forwarding address with anyone who might know where she is."
"Like her mom or Melanie." Jimmy nodded.
"Are you having any luck?"
"No."
"Maybe Kim will call. Don't lose hope, okay?" Alex said.
"Thanks Alex."
"Sure. See ya later." She headed back inside.
Jimmy put down the newspaper and took out his wallet. He flipped open to a picture of Joey and Kim that had been taken about six months ago. He'd found it in Kim's locker when he'd cleaned it out at Doc's request. "Where the hell are you Kimmy?"
hr
After a quick stop to find out what floor ICU was on Bobby and Joey arrived at the nurses' desk.
"Excuse me?" Bobby said to the nurse at the desk.
"Can I help you?"
"Hi. Yeah. Kimberly Zambrano. She was sent up from the ER."
"Most our of cases are. One sec." She typed in something on the computer. "That's Z-A-M-B-R-A-N-O?"
"Right."
"She's down the hall. The doctors are assessing whether or not to do a c- section."
"Is she awake?"
"In and out. Are you family?"
"Yeah."
"Husband?"
"No."
"Brother?"
"Half-brother." Bobby said, shooting a quick look at Joey. He smiled up at Bobby and crossed his fingers.
"Do you know if she's allergic to anything?"
"No I don't think she is. Can I use your phone? I want to make a call."
"Sure. Dial nine." She pushed the phone across the counter to him.
"Thanks." Bobby said taking out a piece of paper and dialing the number on it.
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Melanie swallowed her soda and picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Mel? It's Bobby."
"Hey. What's up?"
"Kim's in the hospital."
"What?" Melanie nearly dropped the phone. "Is it the baby?"
"She's having some complications. They might have to take the baby by c- section. I think you and Catherine may want to come out."
"Yeah, yeah. We'll be on the first plane. Bobby, tell Kimmy we love her."
"I will." Bobby promised. "See you soon Mel."
"Bye." Melanie hung the phone up and immediately started to dial her mother and pack at the same time.
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"Can I see her?" Bobby asked.
"As soon as the doctors are done." The nurse promised. "But I'm afraid your young friend has to stay out here."
"I wanna see Mom." Joey said adamantly.
"I'm sorry-" The nurse began.
"Let me." Bobby bent down so that he and Joey were eye level. "Hey, I know you're scared and you want to see your mom so that you know she's okay but you're not old enough. I promise to come out and tell you how she is and I think there's a window that you can look through." He looked at the nurse for confirmation on that. She nodded. "So I am gonna go see your mom and tell her that you're here and that you love her. Then I'm gonna tell her that your aunt Mel and grandma are on their way and that they love her. Then we're gonna see if maybe you're gonna get a new sister or brother. How's that sound?"
"Will you give her a hug from me?" Joey asked very seriously.
"Yeah. You bet." Bobby gave him a smile before he straightened up. He looked at the nurse.
"Down the hall to your left. Room 503." She directed.
"Thanks. C'mon champ." He took Joey's hand and they walked down the hall to Kim.