Chapter 46
Jimmy and Kim had sat together for a short while. Jimmy had just gotten back from seeing how bad Brooke was and filled her in. Kim sensed that Jimmy wanted to tell her something else, but for some reason was hesitating. She feared that he was having feelings for Brooke again. She scolded herself inwardly for starting to let her feelings show to Jimmy.
"What is it?" Kim asked him quietly, not looking him in the eye.
"What's what?" asked Jimmy.
"I know you want to tell me something. Jimmy, you could never hide anything from me," Kim said to him with a smirk.
"Well, I ran into D.K. downstairs on my way up. I guess three of the guys got hurt at a job earlier and they were just leaving the hospital. Nothing serious, but they're short three guys and Doc can't spare Alex from the bus to fill in," he explained.
"And?" Kim said.
"Well, the Captain came over and asked me when I was coming back to work because he'd gotten the report from the doctor in Chicago saying I was okay," he paused, waiting for Kim to put it together.
She was quiet for a moment and then said, "And you're going to finish out tonight's shift, right?"
"If that's okay with you," he said, hoping to get her approval. He really did miss the job.
"Go ahead, Jimmy," Kim said, relieved that's all it was and not him going back to Brooke.
"Are you sure?" he said.
"Yeah, there's nothing much to do here," she said. "I mean, Mel's asleep and there's a cop at the door. The kids are safe with Bobby and his Mom and it sounds like the Captain can use your help. That is, if you're sure you're feeling okay to go back," she finished, looking at him.
"I feel great, Kim. You know where I'll be if you need me for anything. Why don't you head out? There's no sense sitting here all night while she's sleeping. You should get some rest too," he said, hoping she'd take his advice. She looked totally exhausted.
"Nah. I made Mom go with Abby and promised her I'd stay with Mel. I'll just grab a blanket and catch some sleep here," she said, shrugging off his concern as unnecessary.
"Okay," Jimmy said standing up. "I'll be by first thing in the morning to pick you up." He bent over and kissed her goodbye. "And, we still need to talk about things, Kimmy," he said as he turned to leave.
She watched him round the corner and smiled to herself.
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The detectives were trying to determine if it was necessary to post an officer at the Caffey's house since Tony didn't know the Caffey's and had no idea where his mother lived.
They decided to send the officer to cover Kim's mother's house because they had gotten a phone call from Jimmy Doherty telling him that he had called there demanding to see his daughter.
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Jimmy had returned to Camelot to finish out the shift and it felt great to be back. They'd had a busy night so far with three jobs already since he'd been there. They were nothing big, but it felt good to get back into the swing of things again.
The whole crew was sleeping up in the bunkroom when the lights flashed on and the sound of the dispatcher came over the overhead speakers.
"Engine 57, Adam 55-3, respond with Engine 59 and Truck 59 to 4752 East Forrester Avenue for a residential fire."
Everyone was already moving before the dispatcher was done with the information, but suddenly Jimmy stopped short as he ran toward the truck. "Hey, Cap! That's Bobby Caffey's mother's house!"
"Yeah, well, PD is in the scene reporting heave smoke and fire showing, so let's get moving!" replied the Captain as everyone boarded the truck and it rolled out of the station.
"My kids are there!" Jimmy said nervously as the driver heard him and pressed the accelerator down further.
"We'll get them out," D.K. tried to reassure his friend.
Jimmy and Kim had sat together for a short while. Jimmy had just gotten back from seeing how bad Brooke was and filled her in. Kim sensed that Jimmy wanted to tell her something else, but for some reason was hesitating. She feared that he was having feelings for Brooke again. She scolded herself inwardly for starting to let her feelings show to Jimmy.
"What is it?" Kim asked him quietly, not looking him in the eye.
"What's what?" asked Jimmy.
"I know you want to tell me something. Jimmy, you could never hide anything from me," Kim said to him with a smirk.
"Well, I ran into D.K. downstairs on my way up. I guess three of the guys got hurt at a job earlier and they were just leaving the hospital. Nothing serious, but they're short three guys and Doc can't spare Alex from the bus to fill in," he explained.
"And?" Kim said.
"Well, the Captain came over and asked me when I was coming back to work because he'd gotten the report from the doctor in Chicago saying I was okay," he paused, waiting for Kim to put it together.
She was quiet for a moment and then said, "And you're going to finish out tonight's shift, right?"
"If that's okay with you," he said, hoping to get her approval. He really did miss the job.
"Go ahead, Jimmy," Kim said, relieved that's all it was and not him going back to Brooke.
"Are you sure?" he said.
"Yeah, there's nothing much to do here," she said. "I mean, Mel's asleep and there's a cop at the door. The kids are safe with Bobby and his Mom and it sounds like the Captain can use your help. That is, if you're sure you're feeling okay to go back," she finished, looking at him.
"I feel great, Kim. You know where I'll be if you need me for anything. Why don't you head out? There's no sense sitting here all night while she's sleeping. You should get some rest too," he said, hoping she'd take his advice. She looked totally exhausted.
"Nah. I made Mom go with Abby and promised her I'd stay with Mel. I'll just grab a blanket and catch some sleep here," she said, shrugging off his concern as unnecessary.
"Okay," Jimmy said standing up. "I'll be by first thing in the morning to pick you up." He bent over and kissed her goodbye. "And, we still need to talk about things, Kimmy," he said as he turned to leave.
She watched him round the corner and smiled to herself.
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The detectives were trying to determine if it was necessary to post an officer at the Caffey's house since Tony didn't know the Caffey's and had no idea where his mother lived.
They decided to send the officer to cover Kim's mother's house because they had gotten a phone call from Jimmy Doherty telling him that he had called there demanding to see his daughter.
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Jimmy had returned to Camelot to finish out the shift and it felt great to be back. They'd had a busy night so far with three jobs already since he'd been there. They were nothing big, but it felt good to get back into the swing of things again.
The whole crew was sleeping up in the bunkroom when the lights flashed on and the sound of the dispatcher came over the overhead speakers.
"Engine 57, Adam 55-3, respond with Engine 59 and Truck 59 to 4752 East Forrester Avenue for a residential fire."
Everyone was already moving before the dispatcher was done with the information, but suddenly Jimmy stopped short as he ran toward the truck. "Hey, Cap! That's Bobby Caffey's mother's house!"
"Yeah, well, PD is in the scene reporting heave smoke and fire showing, so let's get moving!" replied the Captain as everyone boarded the truck and it rolled out of the station.
"My kids are there!" Jimmy said nervously as the driver heard him and pressed the accelerator down further.
"We'll get them out," D.K. tried to reassure his friend.