Chapter 20-
While the cops looked over the blueprints Jimmy was leaning against the wall entertaining a fantasy in which he wrapped his hands around Tony's neck and squeezed till his head popped off.
"Jimmy?" Davis held out a cup of coffee.
"Thanks."
"How ya doing?"
"About as well as you'd think under the circumstances."
"Yeah. Hey, what were you just thinking about?"
"Why?"
"Cause you looked almost happy. Hey, if it was x-rated you don't have to tell me. I wouldn't mind if you told me, I'm just saying you don't have to."
"I was picturing myself squeezing Montanero's neck till his head popped off."
"Nice." Davis nodded.
"I thought so." Jimmy agreed. "So what's going on over there?"
"Planning. ESU has taken over. Uniforms are just here for window dressing at the moment."
"Yeah, no disrespect or anything but I trust uniforms more right now."
"That's cause you wear one." Davis grinned.
"Must be it." Jimmy nodded. He sighed.
"Hey."
"Yeah?"
"Kim's gonna come out of this just fine. A week from now, she'll be bringing you something you forgot at the house."
Jimmy chuckled. "Right. Hey, while we're waiting go call your girl. Let her know you're okay."
"Why?"
"Cause I know women. When they know there's trouble they keep staring at the phone waiting for it to ring. Kim does it all the time when there's a fire. Mel does it too when she hears things on the news. Neither of their pulses return to normal till they hear me or Bobby on the other end."
"No offense but you and Bobby married a couple of nervous women."
"Just call Taylor, alright Davis? Trust me. If the company isn't out at a job she's staring at the phone."
"I'll call her once we get your wife outta that building. That way I'll have some really good news to tell her."
"Okay." Jimmy nodded. He looked up when he heard footsteps. "Bosco? What's up?"
"We're getting ready to go in. Jimmy, I hate to tell you this, but I need you out of sight for now."
"What?"
"You're not a cop. The boss wants you out of the line of fire."
Jimmy sighed. "Okay. I'll wait out near 55-Charlie. But I'm not going any further."
"Fine."
Jimmy went and waited by the RMP that Davis and Sully road around in. He looked up at the sky. "Look, I know we haven't always been on the best terms and I've done a lot of things that may have made it seem like I didn't appreciate the things you've brought into my life. But I do. You gave me a son and a daughter and you gave me a second chance with their mother even though I didn't deserve one. So I'm asking you not to take her away from us. Please don't make me go home and tell our son and our little girl that they're never gonna see their mother again. Just see her through this. Let her come home."
Jimmy fell silent again listening to the night.
While the cops looked over the blueprints Jimmy was leaning against the wall entertaining a fantasy in which he wrapped his hands around Tony's neck and squeezed till his head popped off.
"Jimmy?" Davis held out a cup of coffee.
"Thanks."
"How ya doing?"
"About as well as you'd think under the circumstances."
"Yeah. Hey, what were you just thinking about?"
"Why?"
"Cause you looked almost happy. Hey, if it was x-rated you don't have to tell me. I wouldn't mind if you told me, I'm just saying you don't have to."
"I was picturing myself squeezing Montanero's neck till his head popped off."
"Nice." Davis nodded.
"I thought so." Jimmy agreed. "So what's going on over there?"
"Planning. ESU has taken over. Uniforms are just here for window dressing at the moment."
"Yeah, no disrespect or anything but I trust uniforms more right now."
"That's cause you wear one." Davis grinned.
"Must be it." Jimmy nodded. He sighed.
"Hey."
"Yeah?"
"Kim's gonna come out of this just fine. A week from now, she'll be bringing you something you forgot at the house."
Jimmy chuckled. "Right. Hey, while we're waiting go call your girl. Let her know you're okay."
"Why?"
"Cause I know women. When they know there's trouble they keep staring at the phone waiting for it to ring. Kim does it all the time when there's a fire. Mel does it too when she hears things on the news. Neither of their pulses return to normal till they hear me or Bobby on the other end."
"No offense but you and Bobby married a couple of nervous women."
"Just call Taylor, alright Davis? Trust me. If the company isn't out at a job she's staring at the phone."
"I'll call her once we get your wife outta that building. That way I'll have some really good news to tell her."
"Okay." Jimmy nodded. He looked up when he heard footsteps. "Bosco? What's up?"
"We're getting ready to go in. Jimmy, I hate to tell you this, but I need you out of sight for now."
"What?"
"You're not a cop. The boss wants you out of the line of fire."
Jimmy sighed. "Okay. I'll wait out near 55-Charlie. But I'm not going any further."
"Fine."
Jimmy went and waited by the RMP that Davis and Sully road around in. He looked up at the sky. "Look, I know we haven't always been on the best terms and I've done a lot of things that may have made it seem like I didn't appreciate the things you've brought into my life. But I do. You gave me a son and a daughter and you gave me a second chance with their mother even though I didn't deserve one. So I'm asking you not to take her away from us. Please don't make me go home and tell our son and our little girl that they're never gonna see their mother again. Just see her through this. Let her come home."
Jimmy fell silent again listening to the night.