Chapter 30
2 days later-
The Captain came out of his office and into the kitchen where the fire and EMS crew sat finishing up dinner.
"So, what's the story, Cap?" asked Billy Walsh.
"Well, as you know that was Doherty. He's still in Chicago. He got discharged from the hospital today, but the doctor doesn't want him doing any traveling for like a week," the Captain explained.
"So?" asked Alex, waiting for her boss to continue.
"So, he's not gonna be able to come back to work for a couple of weeks at least - until he's cleared by the neurologist - and he's gonna stay out there for the two weeks so he can spend time with Joey and." the Captain paused, not sure if he should tell anyone. But, Jimmy didn't tell him to keep it quiet and the crew had to know that he might not be coming back. He looked around the table at his crew.
Finally, Lombardo spoke up. "And?"
The Captain took a deep breath. "And he wants to spend the time with Joey, Kim and his baby daughter," the Captain finished, looking at all the mouths that had dropped open.
"Daughter?!" D.K. said the loudest.
Carlos was the first besides D.K. to make a sound and, as usual, it was the wrong thing to do because what came out was just a giggle. "Doherty's got another kid? Damn, that guy really gets around. Does anyone remember him mentioning some fling in Chicago at least nine months ago?" he said, with a smile on his face, trying to contain his laughter.
The entire crew looked at him. Doc just shook his head in amazement at how inconsiderate and dense his partner could be.
"Did it every occur to you that Kim left here in a hurry and Jimmy found her out there?" Alex said to Carlos, hoping that he would catch on to what everyone else had already figured out - that Kim was pregnant when she left and that was why she left.
But, Carlos' next words threw a whole other light on the situation. "Does anyone remember that Bobby left in a hurry too and found her out there too? Maybe it's his kid," he said sarcastically, and then smiled realizing that he had a valid point.
Everyone just looked around at each other.
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Kim had just finished bringing in Jimmy's stuff out of the car. Joey had helped get Jimmy inside and to the couch.
"Are you sure you're okay to go up and down the stairs, Jimmy?" Kim asked him again. "'Cause I can set you up on the couch until you feel better."
"No, Kimmy. It's okay. The dizziness isn't as bad and as long as I go slowly I'll be fine on the stairs. Besides, I don't want to mess up any routines you might have going on around here," he finished, resting his elbow on Joey's head like an armrest. Jimmy looked around and took in the house. "Nice place. How are you affording it on nurse's pay?" Jimmy asked her.
"Well, things aren't quite as expensive out here in Chicago as they are in New York," she explained. "And, I'm just renting it from some guy who went into the Peace Corps for a few years. One of the girls at work heard about it and it was really reasonable and in a good school system for Joey," she said, hoping for his approval on her decisions so far. Jimmy nodded his head and tried to stifle a yawn. "You're probably exhausted," Kim said as she put Charlie in her swing for a little while. "Joey, why don't you take your Dad upstairs so he can get some rest," she suggested. "You really shouldn't overdue it Jimmy," she said.
"Yeah, I am kind of beat. Are you okay down here? 'Cause I can probably hang down here and help you with the kids and stuff," he said, walking over to Charlie and bending over to look at her closer.
He couldn't believe how much like him she looked. At first, he thought there might be some possibility that Bobby was her father, but then he'd seen her and knew in an instant that she was his. He thought back to that night before he married Brooke. They had been talking and, as usual, their talking led to their feelings for each other coming to the surface. Before either one knew it, they were in Kim's room and things went farther than anyone had expected.
Kim's voice in answer to his question brought him back to the present, "No, Bobby's coming over after work and he usually watches them while I get dinner ready," she explained, not noticing the look of jealousy come over Jimmy's face as she walked out into the kitchen to put the groceries they had picked up on the way home.
2 days later-
The Captain came out of his office and into the kitchen where the fire and EMS crew sat finishing up dinner.
"So, what's the story, Cap?" asked Billy Walsh.
"Well, as you know that was Doherty. He's still in Chicago. He got discharged from the hospital today, but the doctor doesn't want him doing any traveling for like a week," the Captain explained.
"So?" asked Alex, waiting for her boss to continue.
"So, he's not gonna be able to come back to work for a couple of weeks at least - until he's cleared by the neurologist - and he's gonna stay out there for the two weeks so he can spend time with Joey and." the Captain paused, not sure if he should tell anyone. But, Jimmy didn't tell him to keep it quiet and the crew had to know that he might not be coming back. He looked around the table at his crew.
Finally, Lombardo spoke up. "And?"
The Captain took a deep breath. "And he wants to spend the time with Joey, Kim and his baby daughter," the Captain finished, looking at all the mouths that had dropped open.
"Daughter?!" D.K. said the loudest.
Carlos was the first besides D.K. to make a sound and, as usual, it was the wrong thing to do because what came out was just a giggle. "Doherty's got another kid? Damn, that guy really gets around. Does anyone remember him mentioning some fling in Chicago at least nine months ago?" he said, with a smile on his face, trying to contain his laughter.
The entire crew looked at him. Doc just shook his head in amazement at how inconsiderate and dense his partner could be.
"Did it every occur to you that Kim left here in a hurry and Jimmy found her out there?" Alex said to Carlos, hoping that he would catch on to what everyone else had already figured out - that Kim was pregnant when she left and that was why she left.
But, Carlos' next words threw a whole other light on the situation. "Does anyone remember that Bobby left in a hurry too and found her out there too? Maybe it's his kid," he said sarcastically, and then smiled realizing that he had a valid point.
Everyone just looked around at each other.
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Kim had just finished bringing in Jimmy's stuff out of the car. Joey had helped get Jimmy inside and to the couch.
"Are you sure you're okay to go up and down the stairs, Jimmy?" Kim asked him again. "'Cause I can set you up on the couch until you feel better."
"No, Kimmy. It's okay. The dizziness isn't as bad and as long as I go slowly I'll be fine on the stairs. Besides, I don't want to mess up any routines you might have going on around here," he finished, resting his elbow on Joey's head like an armrest. Jimmy looked around and took in the house. "Nice place. How are you affording it on nurse's pay?" Jimmy asked her.
"Well, things aren't quite as expensive out here in Chicago as they are in New York," she explained. "And, I'm just renting it from some guy who went into the Peace Corps for a few years. One of the girls at work heard about it and it was really reasonable and in a good school system for Joey," she said, hoping for his approval on her decisions so far. Jimmy nodded his head and tried to stifle a yawn. "You're probably exhausted," Kim said as she put Charlie in her swing for a little while. "Joey, why don't you take your Dad upstairs so he can get some rest," she suggested. "You really shouldn't overdue it Jimmy," she said.
"Yeah, I am kind of beat. Are you okay down here? 'Cause I can probably hang down here and help you with the kids and stuff," he said, walking over to Charlie and bending over to look at her closer.
He couldn't believe how much like him she looked. At first, he thought there might be some possibility that Bobby was her father, but then he'd seen her and knew in an instant that she was his. He thought back to that night before he married Brooke. They had been talking and, as usual, their talking led to their feelings for each other coming to the surface. Before either one knew it, they were in Kim's room and things went farther than anyone had expected.
Kim's voice in answer to his question brought him back to the present, "No, Bobby's coming over after work and he usually watches them while I get dinner ready," she explained, not noticing the look of jealousy come over Jimmy's face as she walked out into the kitchen to put the groceries they had picked up on the way home.