Ch 25~
Joey timidly walked into Jimmy's hospital room with Bobby right behind him.
"Hey Jimmy? I got someone here who wants to see you."
Jimmy's face broke into a smile. "Joey."
"Hi Dad." Joey said shyly, still not sure if Jimmy was mad at him or not.
"C'mere Champ. Gimme a hug."
Joey smiled as he ran forward and hugged Jimmy. "I missed you Dad."
"I missed you too."
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"Hey Kim? Where's Dr. Wallace?"
"I think he's in sutures. Why?"
"Rinaldo's back."
"What hurts now?"
"I think he said something about a groin pull."
"That's new." Kim raised an eyebrow. "Hey Mia, are those labs back on the woman in four?"
"Not yet. Can you get that? I have to run up and see what radiology is doing about Dr. Fitzpatrick's x-rays."
"Sure." Kim picked up the phone. "ER."
"Is Kim Zambrano there?"
"Speaking."
"Hey, it's me."
"Hi Me."
Bobby laughed. "You busy?"
"Aren't I always? What's up?"
"Nothing. Joey's in with Jimmy so I figured I'd call and see how you were holding up. I charmed Dee into letting me use the phone."
"Well she has always found you charming." Kim teased. "Still say you should've gone out with her when you had the chance."
"Lay off Kim. How are you doing?"
"It's busy down here. It helps keep my mind off of what Joey could be saying to Jimmy."
"You're gonna have to tell him you know."
"I know, I know."
"Maybe even today?"
"Oh yeah that's a great idea. Twelve hours of dealing with whatever happens to blow through the front door and then going up and telling my ex-husband that he knocked me up right before he got married again."
"Kim, he's gonna find out sooner or later. Don't you think it'd be better coming from you?"
Kim groaned. "Do you have to be so damn logical all the time?"
"One of us has to be."
"And Lord knows it ain't ever gonna be me." Kim finished the thought. She let out a sigh. "When are leaving to get ready for your shift?"
"Another hour. You want me to take Joey home?"
"Could you? And pick up Charlie? I'll call Mrs. Morris to let her know you'll be dropping them off and to tell her to feed them because I might be a little late."
"A little late? You might end up sleeping in the lounge after you and Jimmy get finished."
Kim rolled her eyes. "Thanks Bobby. See you later." She hung the phone up.
"Hey Kim, take vitals on the woman in two would you?"
"Sure." She took the chart and headed off to do her job.
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"Hey Joey?" Bobby poked his head in Jimmy's room. "Sorry to break this up guys but we gotta go."
"Now?" Joey looked sad.
"Yeah sorry buddy. Your mom says she wants you to get some sleep but that you can come back tomorrow after school. She's gonna make arrangements so that you can take the bus that drops the kids off that live around here for a few days."
"Really?" Joey smiled.
"Yeah. So you can come here right after school and see your dad."
"Cool." Joey smiled. Then he turned to his dad. "Can I call you before I go to sleep?"
"Yeah you bet." Jimmy smiled as they hugged. "See you later buddy."
"Bye Dad." Joey said as he left.
"Hey Bobby?" Jimmy said before the other man disappeared out the door.
"Yeah?"
"Can you ask Kim to come see me?"
"She'll be up later around seven."
"Oh. Okay. Thanks."
"Get some rest okay Jimmy? You're gonna need it."
"Sure. See ya." Jimmy said, a little confused.
"Bye." Bobby said as the door closed behind him.
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Kim blew out a deep breath as she approached Jimmy's room later that day. It was about five minutes past seven and she had come up after punching out. She hadn't bothered changing her clothes. She got to Jimmy's door and paused. Was she ready to do this?
No.
Did she need to do this?
Yes.
"Here goes nothing." She said before entering Jimmy's room.
Joey timidly walked into Jimmy's hospital room with Bobby right behind him.
"Hey Jimmy? I got someone here who wants to see you."
Jimmy's face broke into a smile. "Joey."
"Hi Dad." Joey said shyly, still not sure if Jimmy was mad at him or not.
"C'mere Champ. Gimme a hug."
Joey smiled as he ran forward and hugged Jimmy. "I missed you Dad."
"I missed you too."
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"Hey Kim? Where's Dr. Wallace?"
"I think he's in sutures. Why?"
"Rinaldo's back."
"What hurts now?"
"I think he said something about a groin pull."
"That's new." Kim raised an eyebrow. "Hey Mia, are those labs back on the woman in four?"
"Not yet. Can you get that? I have to run up and see what radiology is doing about Dr. Fitzpatrick's x-rays."
"Sure." Kim picked up the phone. "ER."
"Is Kim Zambrano there?"
"Speaking."
"Hey, it's me."
"Hi Me."
Bobby laughed. "You busy?"
"Aren't I always? What's up?"
"Nothing. Joey's in with Jimmy so I figured I'd call and see how you were holding up. I charmed Dee into letting me use the phone."
"Well she has always found you charming." Kim teased. "Still say you should've gone out with her when you had the chance."
"Lay off Kim. How are you doing?"
"It's busy down here. It helps keep my mind off of what Joey could be saying to Jimmy."
"You're gonna have to tell him you know."
"I know, I know."
"Maybe even today?"
"Oh yeah that's a great idea. Twelve hours of dealing with whatever happens to blow through the front door and then going up and telling my ex-husband that he knocked me up right before he got married again."
"Kim, he's gonna find out sooner or later. Don't you think it'd be better coming from you?"
Kim groaned. "Do you have to be so damn logical all the time?"
"One of us has to be."
"And Lord knows it ain't ever gonna be me." Kim finished the thought. She let out a sigh. "When are leaving to get ready for your shift?"
"Another hour. You want me to take Joey home?"
"Could you? And pick up Charlie? I'll call Mrs. Morris to let her know you'll be dropping them off and to tell her to feed them because I might be a little late."
"A little late? You might end up sleeping in the lounge after you and Jimmy get finished."
Kim rolled her eyes. "Thanks Bobby. See you later." She hung the phone up.
"Hey Kim, take vitals on the woman in two would you?"
"Sure." She took the chart and headed off to do her job.
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"Hey Joey?" Bobby poked his head in Jimmy's room. "Sorry to break this up guys but we gotta go."
"Now?" Joey looked sad.
"Yeah sorry buddy. Your mom says she wants you to get some sleep but that you can come back tomorrow after school. She's gonna make arrangements so that you can take the bus that drops the kids off that live around here for a few days."
"Really?" Joey smiled.
"Yeah. So you can come here right after school and see your dad."
"Cool." Joey smiled. Then he turned to his dad. "Can I call you before I go to sleep?"
"Yeah you bet." Jimmy smiled as they hugged. "See you later buddy."
"Bye Dad." Joey said as he left.
"Hey Bobby?" Jimmy said before the other man disappeared out the door.
"Yeah?"
"Can you ask Kim to come see me?"
"She'll be up later around seven."
"Oh. Okay. Thanks."
"Get some rest okay Jimmy? You're gonna need it."
"Sure. See ya." Jimmy said, a little confused.
"Bye." Bobby said as the door closed behind him.
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Kim blew out a deep breath as she approached Jimmy's room later that day. It was about five minutes past seven and she had come up after punching out. She hadn't bothered changing her clothes. She got to Jimmy's door and paused. Was she ready to do this?
No.
Did she need to do this?
Yes.
"Here goes nothing." She said before entering Jimmy's room.