Chapter 14
Bobby was on the phone with his boss and managed to get a couple of days off from work. "Thanks. No, two days should be fine. I'll work overtime whenever you need it Tim," he said to his supervisor. "Right. Bye," he said, hanging up and turning back to Catherine and Melanie. Joey was asleep on Melanie's lap.
"Well, that's taken care of," Bobby said awkwardly, not really knowing what he should say.
"Bobby," Catherine spoke quietly. Bobby looked over at her as she stood up and slowly walked over to him. She stood there looking at him, Bobby looking back at her waiting for her to go on. She put a hand on the side of his face. "Thank you for taking care of my babies," she said, tears springing to her eyes as she wrapped both arms around him and gave him a hug.
"I tried. I just wish I could have prevented all this," he said, hugging her back.
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Jimmy was sitting out in front of the station. He had changed into his civilian clothes, but had no idea where to go. He was feeling so lost. He needed to see his son. He'd screwed up so bad. He totally destroyed his friendship with Lombardo and he could see the changed looks from the guys. They all knew what he did and he'd lost their respect.
Davis and Bosco were walking out of the Precinct after their shift. They were deciding where to go for a drink and some eats when Davis stopped suddenly. Bosco stopped and looked at him and then followed Ty's gaze across the street to Doherty.
"Damn. That guy is messed up," said Davis.
Bosco nodded, "You're not kiddin'. I ran into him at my Ma's bar a while ago. He was trashed. Actually, my Ma called me. She recognized him from when the group goes in there and remembered hearing about him going through some tough times. So, she called me because he was drinking so much and looking for a fight," he finished.
"So, what happened?" Ty asked him.
Bosco looked up at Davis and then back over to Doherty. "So, I talked to him. He got pissed off and took a swing at me. He caught me on the second try," he said, rubbing the scar above his eye, chuckling.
Davis smiled and said, "And?"
"And then he passed out and I took him to my place to sleep it off," he finished.
Davis looked at him. "Bos, you actually helped the guy out. I thought you two didn't get along?"
"Yeah, well. I didn't want him to choke on his own puke. That'd make me look like a real jerk. Besides, he's not so bad. He's just messed up right now," he said, again looking at Jimmy just sitting there.
"So, are we gonna go get some eats or what?" Bosco said to Davis.
"Yeah, let's go," Ty said as the two started toward Bosco's car. "Bos? Should we ask Jimmy to go?"
"Sure. Get in, we'll swing by on the way to Haggerty's," Bosco said. Ty opened the door and got in. Bosco started the car and drove over to the firehouse.
"Hey, Doherty," he yelled out his window twice before Jimmy realized someone was calling him. He looked over at Bosco and Davis.
"Doherty. Get in. We're goin' to Haggerty's," Bosco said. Not having anywhere else to go, he got up and slid into the back seat after Davis opened the door and put the front seat forward for him to get in.
"This ought to be a barrel of laughs," Bosco said under his breath as they headed toward Haggerty's.
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It had been about three hours since they had seen the staff wheel Kim toward the operating room. Joey had woken up twice asking if his Mom was all better. Catherine was sitting in the corner with him, gently running her fingers through his hair watching him sleep with his head in her lap.
Bobby came over and gently placed a blanket over the boy. "You're so good with him, Bobby," Catherine whispered.
"I love him like he's my own," Bobby smiled and walked back over toward Melanie who just came back with more coffee.
"Thanks," he said, taking the steaming cup from her.
"It's been a long time, Bobby," Melanie remarked.
"Not so long, really," he said, trying to reassure her. They moved over to the window and were looking out at the beautiful site of the city all lit up in the night sky. Bobby was the first to notice the operating room doors open in the reflection in the window. He grabbed Melanie's hand and turned around.
"Mom," Melanie called quietly over to Catherine. Catherine slid out from under Joey, putting her jacket under his head as a pillow and walked over to stand with Bobby and Melanie.
The doctor walked over to them and sat down, motioning for them all to sit down as well. He looked over at Joey who was still sleeping and lowered his voice so as not to wake the boy.
"Well, we've completed the procedure. Kim lost a lot of blood and I'm afraid we had to do a partial hysterectomy in order to stop the bleeding. She should recover, but it'll take a while - not like if she had just had the baby without complications. She has a lot of healing to do," he said, pausing. "And I'm afraid she won't be able to have anymore children," he finished.
"And the baby?" asked Catherine as the three of them held their breath.
"The baby is fine. She seems healthy. She's in the neonatal ICU right now, but she shouldn't have to be there long. You can all go up and see her through the glass if you want. You won't be able to see Kim for at least an hour and she won't be awake probably until sometime in the morning," he finished, standing up and almost tripping over something behind him. He looked back and saw that Joey was standing there looking up at him with a very worried look on his face.
"Can my Mom come home now?" Joey asked timidly.
The doctor bent down on one knee so that he was on the same level with the boy. "Your Mom's pretty tired right now. So, we'll let her rest for a few days, okay?" Joey nodded his approval.
"That's a good boy," he said, tousling Joey's hair. "Why don't you go up with them and see your new baby sister?" he said, and saw the first smile he'd ever seen from him. He stood up, shook Bobby's hand, nodded to Catherine and Melanie and said, "I'll have the nurse let you know when you can come in and see her - one at a time and only for a moment," he advised. "But it won't be for at least an hour or so."
"Thanks, Doctor," said Bobby as the doctor turned and headed back through the doors he'd come out of.
The four members of Kim's family quietly walked up to the Neonatal ICU unit to see the newest member of the family. They took one look and even if they didn't already know, there was no denying she was Jimmy's daughter. She had his black hair and smiling eyes. She even had the dimples. She was beautiful and she was screaming her disapproval of her accommodations.
Joey knocked on the glass and said, "Hi Charlie."
"Charlie?" Catherine and Melanie said at the same time.
Bobby nodded. "Yeah, Kim said that she had picked out the name Charlotte if the baby was a girl. 'Charlie' for short."
"Charlie it is then," said Catherine, putting an arm around Melanie who was crying like a baby at the sight of her new niece.
Bobby was on the phone with his boss and managed to get a couple of days off from work. "Thanks. No, two days should be fine. I'll work overtime whenever you need it Tim," he said to his supervisor. "Right. Bye," he said, hanging up and turning back to Catherine and Melanie. Joey was asleep on Melanie's lap.
"Well, that's taken care of," Bobby said awkwardly, not really knowing what he should say.
"Bobby," Catherine spoke quietly. Bobby looked over at her as she stood up and slowly walked over to him. She stood there looking at him, Bobby looking back at her waiting for her to go on. She put a hand on the side of his face. "Thank you for taking care of my babies," she said, tears springing to her eyes as she wrapped both arms around him and gave him a hug.
"I tried. I just wish I could have prevented all this," he said, hugging her back.
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Jimmy was sitting out in front of the station. He had changed into his civilian clothes, but had no idea where to go. He was feeling so lost. He needed to see his son. He'd screwed up so bad. He totally destroyed his friendship with Lombardo and he could see the changed looks from the guys. They all knew what he did and he'd lost their respect.
Davis and Bosco were walking out of the Precinct after their shift. They were deciding where to go for a drink and some eats when Davis stopped suddenly. Bosco stopped and looked at him and then followed Ty's gaze across the street to Doherty.
"Damn. That guy is messed up," said Davis.
Bosco nodded, "You're not kiddin'. I ran into him at my Ma's bar a while ago. He was trashed. Actually, my Ma called me. She recognized him from when the group goes in there and remembered hearing about him going through some tough times. So, she called me because he was drinking so much and looking for a fight," he finished.
"So, what happened?" Ty asked him.
Bosco looked up at Davis and then back over to Doherty. "So, I talked to him. He got pissed off and took a swing at me. He caught me on the second try," he said, rubbing the scar above his eye, chuckling.
Davis smiled and said, "And?"
"And then he passed out and I took him to my place to sleep it off," he finished.
Davis looked at him. "Bos, you actually helped the guy out. I thought you two didn't get along?"
"Yeah, well. I didn't want him to choke on his own puke. That'd make me look like a real jerk. Besides, he's not so bad. He's just messed up right now," he said, again looking at Jimmy just sitting there.
"So, are we gonna go get some eats or what?" Bosco said to Davis.
"Yeah, let's go," Ty said as the two started toward Bosco's car. "Bos? Should we ask Jimmy to go?"
"Sure. Get in, we'll swing by on the way to Haggerty's," Bosco said. Ty opened the door and got in. Bosco started the car and drove over to the firehouse.
"Hey, Doherty," he yelled out his window twice before Jimmy realized someone was calling him. He looked over at Bosco and Davis.
"Doherty. Get in. We're goin' to Haggerty's," Bosco said. Not having anywhere else to go, he got up and slid into the back seat after Davis opened the door and put the front seat forward for him to get in.
"This ought to be a barrel of laughs," Bosco said under his breath as they headed toward Haggerty's.
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It had been about three hours since they had seen the staff wheel Kim toward the operating room. Joey had woken up twice asking if his Mom was all better. Catherine was sitting in the corner with him, gently running her fingers through his hair watching him sleep with his head in her lap.
Bobby came over and gently placed a blanket over the boy. "You're so good with him, Bobby," Catherine whispered.
"I love him like he's my own," Bobby smiled and walked back over toward Melanie who just came back with more coffee.
"Thanks," he said, taking the steaming cup from her.
"It's been a long time, Bobby," Melanie remarked.
"Not so long, really," he said, trying to reassure her. They moved over to the window and were looking out at the beautiful site of the city all lit up in the night sky. Bobby was the first to notice the operating room doors open in the reflection in the window. He grabbed Melanie's hand and turned around.
"Mom," Melanie called quietly over to Catherine. Catherine slid out from under Joey, putting her jacket under his head as a pillow and walked over to stand with Bobby and Melanie.
The doctor walked over to them and sat down, motioning for them all to sit down as well. He looked over at Joey who was still sleeping and lowered his voice so as not to wake the boy.
"Well, we've completed the procedure. Kim lost a lot of blood and I'm afraid we had to do a partial hysterectomy in order to stop the bleeding. She should recover, but it'll take a while - not like if she had just had the baby without complications. She has a lot of healing to do," he said, pausing. "And I'm afraid she won't be able to have anymore children," he finished.
"And the baby?" asked Catherine as the three of them held their breath.
"The baby is fine. She seems healthy. She's in the neonatal ICU right now, but she shouldn't have to be there long. You can all go up and see her through the glass if you want. You won't be able to see Kim for at least an hour and she won't be awake probably until sometime in the morning," he finished, standing up and almost tripping over something behind him. He looked back and saw that Joey was standing there looking up at him with a very worried look on his face.
"Can my Mom come home now?" Joey asked timidly.
The doctor bent down on one knee so that he was on the same level with the boy. "Your Mom's pretty tired right now. So, we'll let her rest for a few days, okay?" Joey nodded his approval.
"That's a good boy," he said, tousling Joey's hair. "Why don't you go up with them and see your new baby sister?" he said, and saw the first smile he'd ever seen from him. He stood up, shook Bobby's hand, nodded to Catherine and Melanie and said, "I'll have the nurse let you know when you can come in and see her - one at a time and only for a moment," he advised. "But it won't be for at least an hour or so."
"Thanks, Doctor," said Bobby as the doctor turned and headed back through the doors he'd come out of.
The four members of Kim's family quietly walked up to the Neonatal ICU unit to see the newest member of the family. They took one look and even if they didn't already know, there was no denying she was Jimmy's daughter. She had his black hair and smiling eyes. She even had the dimples. She was beautiful and she was screaming her disapproval of her accommodations.
Joey knocked on the glass and said, "Hi Charlie."
"Charlie?" Catherine and Melanie said at the same time.
Bobby nodded. "Yeah, Kim said that she had picked out the name Charlotte if the baby was a girl. 'Charlie' for short."
"Charlie it is then," said Catherine, putting an arm around Melanie who was crying like a baby at the sight of her new niece.