Chapter 14-
"Sure Jimmy. Yeah, just call when you've got Kim and Charlie. We'll meet you down at Mercy." Bobby said into the phone. "We'll go get Joey right now. Bye."
"Bobby? Who was that?" Melanie came into the kitchen.
"It was Jimmy. They found them."
"Where?"
"Across town. Kim apparently put Charlie out of a window and told her to go to the gas station across from where they were and get help. One of the medics recognized Charlie's last name and called the house."
"Oh thank God." Melanie said, relieved. "Where's Joey?"
"Sleeping at the house in one of the bunks. I'm gonna go get him and then when Jimmy calls we're gonna go meet them at Mercy."
"Good. That's good. I called the hospital and checked on Mom. The doctors said she has a slight concussion but that she should be okay."
"See? What did I tell you? She's gonna be okay. Zambrano women have brick heads."
"Haha." Melanie said dryly. Then she kissed him. "I love you, you know that?"
"Yes I do. I love you too."
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"Daddy!" Charlie ran to her father the minute she saw him come through the door.
Jimmy bent down and caught Charlie in his arms. "I'm so glad to see you. Are you okay?"
"Yeah but Daddy, the mean man hurt Grandma." She said, her eyes wide.
"I know he did. But Grandma's okay."
"Is it cause she has a brick head?" Charlie asked innocently.
Jimmy fought a grin. He knew exactly where Charlie had heard that saying. "Yeah but that's between us okay?"
"'Kay." She said. "Can we go get Mommy now?"
"We're gonna let the police do that but we're staying right here till she comes out okay?" He smiled.
Charlie nodded.
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"What do you mean she's not in there?" Bosco asked the officer from the 6- 5.
"We've looked in every possible place she could be and even a few that weren't possible. She may have been in there at some point but she's not now."
"Dammit." Bosco said. This was followed by a string of curses that had a little old lady blushing as she passed by the congregation of police officers.
"And you wonder where Charlie gets it from." Faith rolled her eyes.
Bosco just shot a look at his partner. "I'll flip you for rights to tell Jimmy we don't know where his wife is."
"No way. Last time I flipped a coin with you I ended up having to do something I don't want to repeat in front of people I don't know." Faith said.
Bosco rolled his eyes and then headed back towards the store. He really hated this part of the job especially considering it involved a friend.
"Sure Jimmy. Yeah, just call when you've got Kim and Charlie. We'll meet you down at Mercy." Bobby said into the phone. "We'll go get Joey right now. Bye."
"Bobby? Who was that?" Melanie came into the kitchen.
"It was Jimmy. They found them."
"Where?"
"Across town. Kim apparently put Charlie out of a window and told her to go to the gas station across from where they were and get help. One of the medics recognized Charlie's last name and called the house."
"Oh thank God." Melanie said, relieved. "Where's Joey?"
"Sleeping at the house in one of the bunks. I'm gonna go get him and then when Jimmy calls we're gonna go meet them at Mercy."
"Good. That's good. I called the hospital and checked on Mom. The doctors said she has a slight concussion but that she should be okay."
"See? What did I tell you? She's gonna be okay. Zambrano women have brick heads."
"Haha." Melanie said dryly. Then she kissed him. "I love you, you know that?"
"Yes I do. I love you too."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Daddy!" Charlie ran to her father the minute she saw him come through the door.
Jimmy bent down and caught Charlie in his arms. "I'm so glad to see you. Are you okay?"
"Yeah but Daddy, the mean man hurt Grandma." She said, her eyes wide.
"I know he did. But Grandma's okay."
"Is it cause she has a brick head?" Charlie asked innocently.
Jimmy fought a grin. He knew exactly where Charlie had heard that saying. "Yeah but that's between us okay?"
"'Kay." She said. "Can we go get Mommy now?"
"We're gonna let the police do that but we're staying right here till she comes out okay?" He smiled.
Charlie nodded.
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"What do you mean she's not in there?" Bosco asked the officer from the 6- 5.
"We've looked in every possible place she could be and even a few that weren't possible. She may have been in there at some point but she's not now."
"Dammit." Bosco said. This was followed by a string of curses that had a little old lady blushing as she passed by the congregation of police officers.
"And you wonder where Charlie gets it from." Faith rolled her eyes.
Bosco just shot a look at his partner. "I'll flip you for rights to tell Jimmy we don't know where his wife is."
"No way. Last time I flipped a coin with you I ended up having to do something I don't want to repeat in front of people I don't know." Faith said.
Bosco rolled his eyes and then headed back towards the store. He really hated this part of the job especially considering it involved a friend.