Chapter 47-
Kim couldn't relax. There was something gnawing at her. Something inside her was telling her that something was wrong besides the obvious. She got up and left Melanie's room to wander down the hall. She checked her watch. Just after midnight. Jimmy would be here in eight hours. Way to long to be jumpy. She took out her cell phone.
"This is stupid Kim." She told herself. I Good. That's out of the way. /I She dialed the firehouse. "C'mon, someone answer. Doc, Alex, Carlos, anyone is good." She whispered. She let it ring at least twelve times before she hung up. Then she tried Bobby's house. She knew her friend's mother was a light sleeper so she grew worried when no one answered after ten rings. She disconnected and then called the 5-5.
"Fifty-fifth Precinct. Sgt. Marconi speaking."
"Is Officer Boscorelli there?"
"Sorry. Can I take a message?"
"Yeah. Tell him Kim Zambrano called and that he has to call me back as soon as possible."
"I will."
"Thanks. Bye."
"Bye."
Kim hung up and sighed. She did not have a good feeling about this.
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"D.K.! Walsh! Where the hell did Doherty go?"
"Around back. Caffey's still not out."
"What about the kids?"
"Taylor and Doc have Joey. Carlos and Dan took the little girl."
"Caffey's mother?"
"Doc's checking her right now." Walsh said.
Cap got on his walkie-talkie. "Doherty?"
"I'm coming Cap. I found Bobby. He's okay but he's unconscious."
"Copy that." He looked over. "Carlos! Dan! Over here now! Bring a back board."
Carlos and Dan ran over to where Jimmy was carrying Bobby.
"Easy Jimmy. Put him down gently. Kim will never forgive you if you break any of his bones." Carlos said.
Jimmy carefully put Bobby down on the backboard. "He's breathing okay from what I could tell. How are my kids?"
"Joey's more scared then hurt and Charlie's been screaming ever since Lombardo handed her to Carlos." Dan said. "Breath sounds are normal."
"Pupils are equal and reactive. He's probably unconscious due to smoke inhalation. We're taking him to Mercy and getting him checked out. Doc's got your kids and Bobby's mom. He could probably use a hand." Carlos said. "Not to mention a driver."
"Thanks man." Jimmy took off his smoky jacket and wiped his hands best he could. He walked over to the ambulance where Doc and Alex were. "Joey?"
"Dad!" Joey leapt into his father's arms. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine champ." He pulled back. "You okay?" He scanned Joey's face for signs of trauma or injury.
"I'm okay."
"He's fine." Alex said. "Breathing's normal and no cough, right Joey?"
"Right." Joey smiled.
"And Charlie?" Jimmy looked to where Doc was holding the little girl.
"She's okay Jimmy. Good set of lungs."
"Gets those from her mother." Jimmy winced. "Damn. Kim. Can I use your cell phone?" He asked of Alex.
"Sure." She dug it out and handed it over.
Jimmy dialed Kim's number.
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Kim jumped a mile when her phone rang. She answered it quietly.
"Hello?"
"Kim? It's me."
"Jimmy, what's going on?"
"I want you to stay calm because everything's okay. Everyone's okay."
"Oh I don't like conversations that begin like that." Kim said.
"There was a fire at Bobby's mother's house."
"Oh God."
"Hey. Stay with me here okay? Everyone's okay. The kids, Mrs. Caffey, everyone."
"What about Bobby?"
"He was unconscious. Carlos and Dan are bringing him in right now. I'm gonna bum a ride in the ambulance from Alex and Doc."
"I'll meet you in the ER." Kim said.
"Okay."
"Jimmy?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you. I just thought you should know that. See you soon." Kim said before she hung up.
Kim couldn't relax. There was something gnawing at her. Something inside her was telling her that something was wrong besides the obvious. She got up and left Melanie's room to wander down the hall. She checked her watch. Just after midnight. Jimmy would be here in eight hours. Way to long to be jumpy. She took out her cell phone.
"This is stupid Kim." She told herself. I Good. That's out of the way. /I She dialed the firehouse. "C'mon, someone answer. Doc, Alex, Carlos, anyone is good." She whispered. She let it ring at least twelve times before she hung up. Then she tried Bobby's house. She knew her friend's mother was a light sleeper so she grew worried when no one answered after ten rings. She disconnected and then called the 5-5.
"Fifty-fifth Precinct. Sgt. Marconi speaking."
"Is Officer Boscorelli there?"
"Sorry. Can I take a message?"
"Yeah. Tell him Kim Zambrano called and that he has to call me back as soon as possible."
"I will."
"Thanks. Bye."
"Bye."
Kim hung up and sighed. She did not have a good feeling about this.
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"D.K.! Walsh! Where the hell did Doherty go?"
"Around back. Caffey's still not out."
"What about the kids?"
"Taylor and Doc have Joey. Carlos and Dan took the little girl."
"Caffey's mother?"
"Doc's checking her right now." Walsh said.
Cap got on his walkie-talkie. "Doherty?"
"I'm coming Cap. I found Bobby. He's okay but he's unconscious."
"Copy that." He looked over. "Carlos! Dan! Over here now! Bring a back board."
Carlos and Dan ran over to where Jimmy was carrying Bobby.
"Easy Jimmy. Put him down gently. Kim will never forgive you if you break any of his bones." Carlos said.
Jimmy carefully put Bobby down on the backboard. "He's breathing okay from what I could tell. How are my kids?"
"Joey's more scared then hurt and Charlie's been screaming ever since Lombardo handed her to Carlos." Dan said. "Breath sounds are normal."
"Pupils are equal and reactive. He's probably unconscious due to smoke inhalation. We're taking him to Mercy and getting him checked out. Doc's got your kids and Bobby's mom. He could probably use a hand." Carlos said. "Not to mention a driver."
"Thanks man." Jimmy took off his smoky jacket and wiped his hands best he could. He walked over to the ambulance where Doc and Alex were. "Joey?"
"Dad!" Joey leapt into his father's arms. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine champ." He pulled back. "You okay?" He scanned Joey's face for signs of trauma or injury.
"I'm okay."
"He's fine." Alex said. "Breathing's normal and no cough, right Joey?"
"Right." Joey smiled.
"And Charlie?" Jimmy looked to where Doc was holding the little girl.
"She's okay Jimmy. Good set of lungs."
"Gets those from her mother." Jimmy winced. "Damn. Kim. Can I use your cell phone?" He asked of Alex.
"Sure." She dug it out and handed it over.
Jimmy dialed Kim's number.
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Kim jumped a mile when her phone rang. She answered it quietly.
"Hello?"
"Kim? It's me."
"Jimmy, what's going on?"
"I want you to stay calm because everything's okay. Everyone's okay."
"Oh I don't like conversations that begin like that." Kim said.
"There was a fire at Bobby's mother's house."
"Oh God."
"Hey. Stay with me here okay? Everyone's okay. The kids, Mrs. Caffey, everyone."
"What about Bobby?"
"He was unconscious. Carlos and Dan are bringing him in right now. I'm gonna bum a ride in the ambulance from Alex and Doc."
"I'll meet you in the ER." Kim said.
"Okay."
"Jimmy?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you. I just thought you should know that. See you soon." Kim said before she hung up.