Chapter 52
Kim had just gotten off the cell phone with Joey. The police had asked them not to go to Faith's brother's house to see the kids in case Tony was watching them. They didn't want to lead him right to Kim's kids. Faith had stopped over last night and spent some time with the kids for Kim. She told Kim that they were doing great and that her nephew and Joey had become friends quickly. Charlie was completely spoiled and she apologized for her sister-in-law. Kim had just told Faith how much she and Jimmy appreciated them taking their kids in on such short notice and under the dangerous circumstances.
Jimmy came in behind Kim as she stared out the window. "Hey you," he said walking up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist. "That mess in the other room and the closet is all cleaned up. Who was on the phone?" he asked, kissing her on the side of her neck.
Kim closed her eyes at the feel and smell of him. "It seems like I fall more and more in love with him everyday," she thought to herself.
"Oh, it was Joey - and sort of Charlie," Kim answered him with a chuckle as she thought about the nonsense sounds that Charlie was making into the phone at the sound of her voice. "The kids are getting along great and Faith told me that her sister-in-law is spoiling Charlie rotten. That ought to be fun to undo," she said jokingly. "I just wish we could find Abby and get her back here safe and sound. Do you think that Tony will hurt her?" Kim said, the knot in her stomach returning at the thought.
Jimmy held her closer to him, "I hope not, Kimmy. But, you know him better than I do. I've never met him."
Kim looked up at the clock and unfolded herself from Jimmy's arms. She walked over to the stove to check on dinner and Jimmy watched her every move. God, how he wanted her. How could he have been so stupid in the past? How could he have thrown all of that away?
"So, how was Melanie and your Mom today?" Jimmy asked her as he went to the cabinet to finish getting out the dishes for the table.
"Melanie's doing a lot better. Mom was discharged, but she's refusing to leave Mel's side. We finally had to tell her about Abby today," Kim said, suddenly sad. "She saw a report on the television. She didn't take it very well. They had to give her something to calm her down. It helped that Bobby was there."
"I'm sorry," said Jimmy. "I'll try to stop by if I get in there during work tomorrow," he said, which reminded Kim that he had gone back to work full-time. She nodded and he knew that she wasn't sure she wanted him back to work while this whacko was still out on the street. "Who knew what he'd try to do next?" she thought to herself.
"Be careful," she said simply.
"Always am," Jimmy said, avoiding her glare in response to that.
"Yeah, and there IS a Santa Claus," she teased.
"You mean there ISN'T?" he answered back. She threw the wooden spoon at him that she'd been using to stir the pasta with.
"Oh, now you're in for it. That's assault with deadly force. I could have gotten a sliver or something," Jimmy said, grabbing the spoon off the floor and chasing her around the kitchen and out into the living room. He caught up to her and grabbed her around the waist, pulling her onto the couch on top of him. He used the spoon to paddle her and she turned to try to get away from him and found herself face to face with him.
They both paused and each felt the warmth of their feelings begin to take over them. Kim dipped her head toward Jimmy and their lips met and they shared a long, meaningful kiss. They each came up for air and Jimmy said, "Kim," He knew she wanted to get things straight between them before anything went too far. He didn't want her to regret anything.
"Shut up, Doherty," Kim said as she leaned in for another kiss. She felt his touch on the back of her neck as his other hand slid around to the small of her back. He pulled her closer and the heat of her passion rose further. Their hands were all over each other, as if they were discovering each other for the first time. She felt his desire for her as she lay on top of him and she sat up and removed her shirt. Jimmy took in the sight of her as if seeing her for the first time. She slowly unbuttoned his shirt and he helped her to get it off of him. Jimmy stood up and took Kim by the hand and they made their way to the bedroom to continue their explorations. After an hour, they were peacefully asleep entangled among the sheets when they were awakened by the sound of the smoke detector. Kim jumped up quickly.
"Oh my God! Dinner!" she said as she grabbed her robe and ran toward the kitchen. Jimmy quickly caught up to her and there they looked at the fabulous dinner that Kim had spent the better part of the afternoon preparing- burned beyond recognition.
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Sully and Ty had just called back in service after their dinner break and were out looking in the area that they'd first seen Tony that night at the bar. They were hoping to get lucky again, but it was looking bleak.
"I can't believe that he could just get away with her," Ty said. "I mean, they put out an Amber Alert as soon as we found out. How far could he have gotten?"
"I don't know, Davis. But, I think we'll get lucky. We have to," he said as they turned down yet another darkened street.
They were interrupted by the radio, "Central to 55-Charlie."
"Charlie," answered Davis.
"55-Charlie, contact the Lieutenant ASAP regarding Item 1 from roll call," came the response.
Sully and Ty both got a rush of adrenaline as they realized that the dispatcher was talking about the information given out about Abby at roll call. It was decided not to discuss it over the radio, as they didn't know if Tony had a scanner or not.
"10-4 Central," Ty responded as Sully pulled over to the curb. Ty took out his cell phone and handed it to Sully as he was the senior officer. Sully dialed the number for the Precinct and was put through to Lt. Swersky.
"Sully, we got a call from a woman at 5207 Arthur. She wouldn't leave her name, but said that she thinks she rented a room to Tony. She said he had a little girl with him," he said. "We're sending the detectives over, but I want you there for back-up. If you see him and sense that the girl is in any danger, by all means, take him yourself," he finished.
"Okay, Lieu. We're about three blocks away. We'll set up out of sight and wait for the detectives unless we see him first," Sully said hanging up the phone. He handed the phone back to Ty and said, "5207 Arthur. Possible sighting."
Kim had just gotten off the cell phone with Joey. The police had asked them not to go to Faith's brother's house to see the kids in case Tony was watching them. They didn't want to lead him right to Kim's kids. Faith had stopped over last night and spent some time with the kids for Kim. She told Kim that they were doing great and that her nephew and Joey had become friends quickly. Charlie was completely spoiled and she apologized for her sister-in-law. Kim had just told Faith how much she and Jimmy appreciated them taking their kids in on such short notice and under the dangerous circumstances.
Jimmy came in behind Kim as she stared out the window. "Hey you," he said walking up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist. "That mess in the other room and the closet is all cleaned up. Who was on the phone?" he asked, kissing her on the side of her neck.
Kim closed her eyes at the feel and smell of him. "It seems like I fall more and more in love with him everyday," she thought to herself.
"Oh, it was Joey - and sort of Charlie," Kim answered him with a chuckle as she thought about the nonsense sounds that Charlie was making into the phone at the sound of her voice. "The kids are getting along great and Faith told me that her sister-in-law is spoiling Charlie rotten. That ought to be fun to undo," she said jokingly. "I just wish we could find Abby and get her back here safe and sound. Do you think that Tony will hurt her?" Kim said, the knot in her stomach returning at the thought.
Jimmy held her closer to him, "I hope not, Kimmy. But, you know him better than I do. I've never met him."
Kim looked up at the clock and unfolded herself from Jimmy's arms. She walked over to the stove to check on dinner and Jimmy watched her every move. God, how he wanted her. How could he have been so stupid in the past? How could he have thrown all of that away?
"So, how was Melanie and your Mom today?" Jimmy asked her as he went to the cabinet to finish getting out the dishes for the table.
"Melanie's doing a lot better. Mom was discharged, but she's refusing to leave Mel's side. We finally had to tell her about Abby today," Kim said, suddenly sad. "She saw a report on the television. She didn't take it very well. They had to give her something to calm her down. It helped that Bobby was there."
"I'm sorry," said Jimmy. "I'll try to stop by if I get in there during work tomorrow," he said, which reminded Kim that he had gone back to work full-time. She nodded and he knew that she wasn't sure she wanted him back to work while this whacko was still out on the street. "Who knew what he'd try to do next?" she thought to herself.
"Be careful," she said simply.
"Always am," Jimmy said, avoiding her glare in response to that.
"Yeah, and there IS a Santa Claus," she teased.
"You mean there ISN'T?" he answered back. She threw the wooden spoon at him that she'd been using to stir the pasta with.
"Oh, now you're in for it. That's assault with deadly force. I could have gotten a sliver or something," Jimmy said, grabbing the spoon off the floor and chasing her around the kitchen and out into the living room. He caught up to her and grabbed her around the waist, pulling her onto the couch on top of him. He used the spoon to paddle her and she turned to try to get away from him and found herself face to face with him.
They both paused and each felt the warmth of their feelings begin to take over them. Kim dipped her head toward Jimmy and their lips met and they shared a long, meaningful kiss. They each came up for air and Jimmy said, "Kim," He knew she wanted to get things straight between them before anything went too far. He didn't want her to regret anything.
"Shut up, Doherty," Kim said as she leaned in for another kiss. She felt his touch on the back of her neck as his other hand slid around to the small of her back. He pulled her closer and the heat of her passion rose further. Their hands were all over each other, as if they were discovering each other for the first time. She felt his desire for her as she lay on top of him and she sat up and removed her shirt. Jimmy took in the sight of her as if seeing her for the first time. She slowly unbuttoned his shirt and he helped her to get it off of him. Jimmy stood up and took Kim by the hand and they made their way to the bedroom to continue their explorations. After an hour, they were peacefully asleep entangled among the sheets when they were awakened by the sound of the smoke detector. Kim jumped up quickly.
"Oh my God! Dinner!" she said as she grabbed her robe and ran toward the kitchen. Jimmy quickly caught up to her and there they looked at the fabulous dinner that Kim had spent the better part of the afternoon preparing- burned beyond recognition.
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Sully and Ty had just called back in service after their dinner break and were out looking in the area that they'd first seen Tony that night at the bar. They were hoping to get lucky again, but it was looking bleak.
"I can't believe that he could just get away with her," Ty said. "I mean, they put out an Amber Alert as soon as we found out. How far could he have gotten?"
"I don't know, Davis. But, I think we'll get lucky. We have to," he said as they turned down yet another darkened street.
They were interrupted by the radio, "Central to 55-Charlie."
"Charlie," answered Davis.
"55-Charlie, contact the Lieutenant ASAP regarding Item 1 from roll call," came the response.
Sully and Ty both got a rush of adrenaline as they realized that the dispatcher was talking about the information given out about Abby at roll call. It was decided not to discuss it over the radio, as they didn't know if Tony had a scanner or not.
"10-4 Central," Ty responded as Sully pulled over to the curb. Ty took out his cell phone and handed it to Sully as he was the senior officer. Sully dialed the number for the Precinct and was put through to Lt. Swersky.
"Sully, we got a call from a woman at 5207 Arthur. She wouldn't leave her name, but said that she thinks she rented a room to Tony. She said he had a little girl with him," he said. "We're sending the detectives over, but I want you there for back-up. If you see him and sense that the girl is in any danger, by all means, take him yourself," he finished.
"Okay, Lieu. We're about three blocks away. We'll set up out of sight and wait for the detectives unless we see him first," Sully said hanging up the phone. He handed the phone back to Ty and said, "5207 Arthur. Possible sighting."