Ch 21
Bobby sat by Jimmy's side on the ambulance ride to Cook County Hospital. It was about quarter after nine and they'd finally had Jimmy cleared by the O'Hare Medical Center for transfer. Bobby had talked to Dana back in New York who had told him Jimmy had signed out AMA earlier that day. She also said most of the squad house and the police force was turning New York inside out looking for him. She'd pass along the message that Jimmy was in Chicago. He'd thanked her and they'd hung up. Then he'd called the doctor that had taken care of Jimmy. Needless to say Jimmy should not have been out of bed let alone flying in his condition.
Stubborn son of a bitch.
He watched the other man carefully for signs of life or distress. As Bobby stared Jimmy's eyes started to open.
Once they focused Jimmy whispered, "Bobby?"
"Hey Jimmy."
"Why am I not surprised?" He looked around himself. "What happened?"
"You passed out, that's what happened." Bobby shook his head. "Not too smart, flying in your condition."
"Don't start." Jimmy twisted his head slightly. "Kim?"
"I'll call her when we get to the hospital and get you situated."
"I wanna see Joey."
"I'll tell her." Bobby nodded. "Take it easy Jimmy. You're lucky to be alive from what I hear."
"Yeah." Jimmy nodded. "Hey Bobby?"
"Yeah."
"I'm giving you fair warning. When I'm better, I'm kicking your ass."
"Fair enough." Bobby nodded.
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Kim picked up the phone without turning on her lamp at around ten o'clock that night.
"Hello?"
"Kim?"
"Bobby? What's wrong?"
"I'm at County."
"You often are at this time of night." Kim said.
"Yeah. Billy and I had a pick up at O'Hare earlier tonight."
"Bobby, is there a point?"
"It was Jimmy."
If Kim wasn't awake before she was now. "What? How? Why? What?"
"He had a syncopal episode at the coffee shop there. I talked to Dana back home. He signed out AMA this morning."
"Oh I am going to kill him. As soon as he gets better I am going to kill him."
Bobby could hear Kim getting out of bed. "Stay where you are. I'm off soon. I'll come watch Charlie while you and Joey come down here. They're admitting Jimmy upstairs."
"Joey has school in the morning."
"He can miss it Kim." Bobby said. "If you don't take him, I will."
"Fine." Kim closed her eyes. "Keep an eye on Jimmy. I'll go wake Joey."
"You're doing the right thing Kim."
"Just keep telling me that okay?"
"Sure." Bobby laughed. "See you later."
"Bye." Kim hung the phone up and the exiting her bedroom she went upstairs to where Joey and Charlie's rooms were.
She quietly opened the door to her son's room and went over to him. "Joey? Sweetie?"
He cracked an eye open. "Mom?"
"Yeah. Honey I need you to wake up, okay? We need to go to the hospital."
"Do you have to work?"
"No honey. We're gonna go see your dad.'
Bobby sat by Jimmy's side on the ambulance ride to Cook County Hospital. It was about quarter after nine and they'd finally had Jimmy cleared by the O'Hare Medical Center for transfer. Bobby had talked to Dana back in New York who had told him Jimmy had signed out AMA earlier that day. She also said most of the squad house and the police force was turning New York inside out looking for him. She'd pass along the message that Jimmy was in Chicago. He'd thanked her and they'd hung up. Then he'd called the doctor that had taken care of Jimmy. Needless to say Jimmy should not have been out of bed let alone flying in his condition.
Stubborn son of a bitch.
He watched the other man carefully for signs of life or distress. As Bobby stared Jimmy's eyes started to open.
Once they focused Jimmy whispered, "Bobby?"
"Hey Jimmy."
"Why am I not surprised?" He looked around himself. "What happened?"
"You passed out, that's what happened." Bobby shook his head. "Not too smart, flying in your condition."
"Don't start." Jimmy twisted his head slightly. "Kim?"
"I'll call her when we get to the hospital and get you situated."
"I wanna see Joey."
"I'll tell her." Bobby nodded. "Take it easy Jimmy. You're lucky to be alive from what I hear."
"Yeah." Jimmy nodded. "Hey Bobby?"
"Yeah."
"I'm giving you fair warning. When I'm better, I'm kicking your ass."
"Fair enough." Bobby nodded.
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Kim picked up the phone without turning on her lamp at around ten o'clock that night.
"Hello?"
"Kim?"
"Bobby? What's wrong?"
"I'm at County."
"You often are at this time of night." Kim said.
"Yeah. Billy and I had a pick up at O'Hare earlier tonight."
"Bobby, is there a point?"
"It was Jimmy."
If Kim wasn't awake before she was now. "What? How? Why? What?"
"He had a syncopal episode at the coffee shop there. I talked to Dana back home. He signed out AMA this morning."
"Oh I am going to kill him. As soon as he gets better I am going to kill him."
Bobby could hear Kim getting out of bed. "Stay where you are. I'm off soon. I'll come watch Charlie while you and Joey come down here. They're admitting Jimmy upstairs."
"Joey has school in the morning."
"He can miss it Kim." Bobby said. "If you don't take him, I will."
"Fine." Kim closed her eyes. "Keep an eye on Jimmy. I'll go wake Joey."
"You're doing the right thing Kim."
"Just keep telling me that okay?"
"Sure." Bobby laughed. "See you later."
"Bye." Kim hung the phone up and the exiting her bedroom she went upstairs to where Joey and Charlie's rooms were.
She quietly opened the door to her son's room and went over to him. "Joey? Sweetie?"
He cracked an eye open. "Mom?"
"Yeah. Honey I need you to wake up, okay? We need to go to the hospital."
"Do you have to work?"
"No honey. We're gonna go see your dad.'