Chapter 42
Kim was sitting in the park reading a book. It was sunny and warm with a slight breeze. She looked over at Charlie who was playing on a blanket alongside her. She looked over at Joey. He was playing ball with Jimmy. She leaned her head back and let the sun warm her face. She hadn't been this happy in a long time..
Slowly, Kim opened her eyes and found herself looking at a ceiling. She felt someone's arms around her and looked up to see Jimmy peacefully sleeping next to her. She remembered coming home from the hospital last night and changing her clothes. She was sitting on the bed talking to Jimmy - about anything and everything. She hadn't done that in forever. She watched Jimmy sleep and reveled in the warm, safe feeling she had. After a few moments, she heard Charlie and Abby cooing to each other over the baby monitor. A few moments went by and she thought to herself that the babies were probably getting hungry.
"G'morning," Jimmy said quietly in her ear.
"Good morning to you, too," she said back, looking up at him. God, he was still gorgeous when he woke up, with that sleepy-eyed look and tousled hair. "You should get up Zambrano. Right now," she said to herself, knowing that if she stayed there things would happen.
"Sorry I fell asleep in here last night," she said apologetically. Jimmy shook his head no.
"Don't be. Remember when we used to do this every Sunday. We'd just lay here in bed and watch the sun move across the wall," said Jimmy.
"Yeah," Kim sighed. "That was my favorite day of the week," she said just as Charlie and Abby let out a cry.
"And then there were kids," Jimmy sighed, chuckling.
"Stay here," Kim said. "I'll get them. I missed snuggling with Charlie last night before she went to bed."
She started to sit up and felt resistance from Jimmy who still had his arms wrapped around her. "Kim. I want this again," he said softly.
"Jimmy, don't," she said, firmly sitting up and looking at him. "I'm just so confused. And now Melanie needs me. Please," she said standing up, as the cries from the babies grew louder over the monitor.
"Kim," Jimmy started only to be interrupted by her.
"Jimmy. We WILL talk about this, but later. Please," she said turning to go get the kids.
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Faith and Bosco were working. It was a semi-quiet night so far. The kind of night that you just wait for it to hit the fan.
"So, it was good to see Bobby, Jimmy and Kim," Faith said, trying to pass the time.
"Yeah. But it's weird," Bosco replied back to her.
"How so?" she asked him.
"I don't know. I mean it was great to see Kim again, but it was really awkward. I mean, who do we show loyalty to?" Bosco said, slowing the car down as he noticed someone that matched the description of a home invasion from last night.
"Well, they're both still our friends," Faith replied looking in the same direction as Bosco. "We don't know what the whole story is between Jimmy and Kim so we really can't choose sides," she finished.
Bosco maneuvered the car into a u-turn and came to a stop at the curb outside of the bar the suspect had entered.
"Yeah, I guess. But, how could she just take the kid and leave without telling him if he was okay for so long?" Bosco said, trying to rationalize Kim's actions to himself out loud.
"55-David to Central. We're outside of the Neptune with a subject matching the description from the home invasion. Have 55-Charlie respond for back- up," Faith said over the radio. "You wanna go in first, or do you want me to?" she asked Bosco as they approached the entrance to the bar.
"Oh, by all means, ladies first," Bosco said, bowing slightly and letting Faith enter first as he reached to his side and unfastened his holster, leaving his hand resting on the butt of his weapon.
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Faith and Bosco had approached the subject in the bar and determined that he was not the subject they were looking for. They started out of the bar as they saw Sully and Davis come walking in.
"Wasn't the guy," Bosco said as they met up at the doorway. The officers turned around and were about to walk out of the bar when Sully paused momentarily, causing Bosco to walk into the back of him.
"Geez, Sullivan! What the hell?" Bosco barked.
Sully looked at the reflection of the man in the mirror without turning back around and then continued on out the door. After they reached the sidewalk, Sully motioned the three officers to follow him to the corner, out of site of the bar.
"What's up, Sul?" asked Ty as they all reached the corner.
"We're still looking for Tony in regards to him beating up on Zambrano's sister, right?" Sully asked.
"Yeah," answered Faith. "Do you see him somewhere?" she asked, trying to casually look around.
"I think that's him inside the bar back there. In the left-hand corner, in the back," Sully said. "I'm pretty sure it's him," he finished.
Kim was sitting in the park reading a book. It was sunny and warm with a slight breeze. She looked over at Charlie who was playing on a blanket alongside her. She looked over at Joey. He was playing ball with Jimmy. She leaned her head back and let the sun warm her face. She hadn't been this happy in a long time..
Slowly, Kim opened her eyes and found herself looking at a ceiling. She felt someone's arms around her and looked up to see Jimmy peacefully sleeping next to her. She remembered coming home from the hospital last night and changing her clothes. She was sitting on the bed talking to Jimmy - about anything and everything. She hadn't done that in forever. She watched Jimmy sleep and reveled in the warm, safe feeling she had. After a few moments, she heard Charlie and Abby cooing to each other over the baby monitor. A few moments went by and she thought to herself that the babies were probably getting hungry.
"G'morning," Jimmy said quietly in her ear.
"Good morning to you, too," she said back, looking up at him. God, he was still gorgeous when he woke up, with that sleepy-eyed look and tousled hair. "You should get up Zambrano. Right now," she said to herself, knowing that if she stayed there things would happen.
"Sorry I fell asleep in here last night," she said apologetically. Jimmy shook his head no.
"Don't be. Remember when we used to do this every Sunday. We'd just lay here in bed and watch the sun move across the wall," said Jimmy.
"Yeah," Kim sighed. "That was my favorite day of the week," she said just as Charlie and Abby let out a cry.
"And then there were kids," Jimmy sighed, chuckling.
"Stay here," Kim said. "I'll get them. I missed snuggling with Charlie last night before she went to bed."
She started to sit up and felt resistance from Jimmy who still had his arms wrapped around her. "Kim. I want this again," he said softly.
"Jimmy, don't," she said, firmly sitting up and looking at him. "I'm just so confused. And now Melanie needs me. Please," she said standing up, as the cries from the babies grew louder over the monitor.
"Kim," Jimmy started only to be interrupted by her.
"Jimmy. We WILL talk about this, but later. Please," she said turning to go get the kids.
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Faith and Bosco were working. It was a semi-quiet night so far. The kind of night that you just wait for it to hit the fan.
"So, it was good to see Bobby, Jimmy and Kim," Faith said, trying to pass the time.
"Yeah. But it's weird," Bosco replied back to her.
"How so?" she asked him.
"I don't know. I mean it was great to see Kim again, but it was really awkward. I mean, who do we show loyalty to?" Bosco said, slowing the car down as he noticed someone that matched the description of a home invasion from last night.
"Well, they're both still our friends," Faith replied looking in the same direction as Bosco. "We don't know what the whole story is between Jimmy and Kim so we really can't choose sides," she finished.
Bosco maneuvered the car into a u-turn and came to a stop at the curb outside of the bar the suspect had entered.
"Yeah, I guess. But, how could she just take the kid and leave without telling him if he was okay for so long?" Bosco said, trying to rationalize Kim's actions to himself out loud.
"55-David to Central. We're outside of the Neptune with a subject matching the description from the home invasion. Have 55-Charlie respond for back- up," Faith said over the radio. "You wanna go in first, or do you want me to?" she asked Bosco as they approached the entrance to the bar.
"Oh, by all means, ladies first," Bosco said, bowing slightly and letting Faith enter first as he reached to his side and unfastened his holster, leaving his hand resting on the butt of his weapon.
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Faith and Bosco had approached the subject in the bar and determined that he was not the subject they were looking for. They started out of the bar as they saw Sully and Davis come walking in.
"Wasn't the guy," Bosco said as they met up at the doorway. The officers turned around and were about to walk out of the bar when Sully paused momentarily, causing Bosco to walk into the back of him.
"Geez, Sullivan! What the hell?" Bosco barked.
Sully looked at the reflection of the man in the mirror without turning back around and then continued on out the door. After they reached the sidewalk, Sully motioned the three officers to follow him to the corner, out of site of the bar.
"What's up, Sul?" asked Ty as they all reached the corner.
"We're still looking for Tony in regards to him beating up on Zambrano's sister, right?" Sully asked.
"Yeah," answered Faith. "Do you see him somewhere?" she asked, trying to casually look around.
"I think that's him inside the bar back there. In the left-hand corner, in the back," Sully said. "I'm pretty sure it's him," he finished.