Chapter 37~
Kim came through the front door at about quarter after seven that night. She smelled burgers.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mom." Joey came in. "Dad's barbecuing."
"I can smell it. It smells great Jimmy." Kim said the last part a little more loudly.
"Thanks." He said. "Oh hey, Melanie called. She wanted you to call her back."
"Okay. I'll call her after dinner. Can I help?"
"No. It's under control."
"How was your appointment?"
"I'm okay to go back to work."
"What did the doctor say about the headaches?" Kim asked
"Well they did a CT and a MRI and everything's still in there."
"Ha-ha." Kim rolled her eyes. "Jimmy?"
"He said that it's probably just stress. I just have to stay calm."
"Okay. I think we can do that." Kim said. "Did Mel say what she wanted?"
"No."
"Okay. You know I'll just find out when I call. Joey, did you finish your homework?"
"Yep."
"Even your reading?" Kim looked at Jimmy.
"He's all done Kim. Promise. I stayed with him while he did it."
"Okay then. Joey'll set the table. I'll go get Charlie."
"Okay." Jimmy nodded and then went back to check on dinner.
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"Hello?"
"Hi Mel. You rang?" Kim asked as she sat down on her bed that night after changing into her pajamas.
"Just wanted to see what was going on in my sister's life."
"Nothing earth shattering."
"Hey have you and Jimmy talked lately?"
"Talked? Define please." Kim said as she reclined on her bed.
"Well he called the other day because you apparently said something that got him thinking and he wanted to know if I knew anything. Something about him having a short memory."
"Oh, that."
"Yeah. So what happened?"
"We had a fight and I said something I shouldn't have but I didn't elaborate so he's probably just wondering what's up."
"If you ask me-"
"Don't believe I did." Kim interrupted.
"Anyway, I think you should tell him."
"I know I should. I'm just not sure how to approach it."
"Truth usually works the best Kimmy." Melanie said.
"What are you eating?"
"Ice cream, why?"
"Just wondering. You always get insightful when you eat. It's creepy."
"Thanks Kim. See ya later."
"Bye." Kim hung up the phone and sighed. She knew Melanie was right. She did have to come clean with Jimmy. He might want to have more kids and she couldn't give them to him. She slowly got out of bed and went over to her closet door. She opened it up and then lifted up the baseball jersey she was wearing. She lightly traced the scar that ran across her abdomen. She closed her eyes for a minute and then opened them back up. She dropped the shirt and went to close the door when she caught sight of Jimmy in the mirror. He was framed in the doorway to her bedroom. She hadn't even heard her door open. She closed the door and turned around.
"Jimmy, how long-"
"Long enough. Kimmy, what happened?"
Kim came through the front door at about quarter after seven that night. She smelled burgers.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mom." Joey came in. "Dad's barbecuing."
"I can smell it. It smells great Jimmy." Kim said the last part a little more loudly.
"Thanks." He said. "Oh hey, Melanie called. She wanted you to call her back."
"Okay. I'll call her after dinner. Can I help?"
"No. It's under control."
"How was your appointment?"
"I'm okay to go back to work."
"What did the doctor say about the headaches?" Kim asked
"Well they did a CT and a MRI and everything's still in there."
"Ha-ha." Kim rolled her eyes. "Jimmy?"
"He said that it's probably just stress. I just have to stay calm."
"Okay. I think we can do that." Kim said. "Did Mel say what she wanted?"
"No."
"Okay. You know I'll just find out when I call. Joey, did you finish your homework?"
"Yep."
"Even your reading?" Kim looked at Jimmy.
"He's all done Kim. Promise. I stayed with him while he did it."
"Okay then. Joey'll set the table. I'll go get Charlie."
"Okay." Jimmy nodded and then went back to check on dinner.
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"Hello?"
"Hi Mel. You rang?" Kim asked as she sat down on her bed that night after changing into her pajamas.
"Just wanted to see what was going on in my sister's life."
"Nothing earth shattering."
"Hey have you and Jimmy talked lately?"
"Talked? Define please." Kim said as she reclined on her bed.
"Well he called the other day because you apparently said something that got him thinking and he wanted to know if I knew anything. Something about him having a short memory."
"Oh, that."
"Yeah. So what happened?"
"We had a fight and I said something I shouldn't have but I didn't elaborate so he's probably just wondering what's up."
"If you ask me-"
"Don't believe I did." Kim interrupted.
"Anyway, I think you should tell him."
"I know I should. I'm just not sure how to approach it."
"Truth usually works the best Kimmy." Melanie said.
"What are you eating?"
"Ice cream, why?"
"Just wondering. You always get insightful when you eat. It's creepy."
"Thanks Kim. See ya later."
"Bye." Kim hung up the phone and sighed. She knew Melanie was right. She did have to come clean with Jimmy. He might want to have more kids and she couldn't give them to him. She slowly got out of bed and went over to her closet door. She opened it up and then lifted up the baseball jersey she was wearing. She lightly traced the scar that ran across her abdomen. She closed her eyes for a minute and then opened them back up. She dropped the shirt and went to close the door when she caught sight of Jimmy in the mirror. He was framed in the doorway to her bedroom. She hadn't even heard her door open. She closed the door and turned around.
"Jimmy, how long-"
"Long enough. Kimmy, what happened?"