Over the next few days, everyone came to visit him. But there was one
person that stayed there the whole time, Kim. She was there with him day
and night. They took the inhibitor out of Jimmy and he was breathing and
talking on his own.
"Kim, don't you have to work? Not that I'm not grateful that you're here, but don't you have a life?" he asked.
"The Lieutenant gave me time off. He said that I can come back when ever I feel up to it, " she explained, "how're you feeling today?"
"Fine, I guess. I still hurt, but its getting better. Have you talked to Joey lately?" he questioned.
"Yeah, I talked to him the other day. He really wants to see you. He's been bugging me endlessly but I'm not sure if you're ready yet."
"Of course I'm ready Kim. He's my son, I have to see him."
Kim just looked at her ex-husband blankly.
There was something that was bugging Jimmy greatly. Where was Alex? He hadn't seen her since before his accident. He wondered whether to ask Kim or not. What if something happened to her? He decided it would be best to ask Kim.
"Um.. Kim, I need to ask you something. Please tell me the truth," he spoke quietly and quickly, " Where is Alex? I haven't seen her since before it happened. Is she alright?" he said quickly so she wouldn't interrupt him.
"Alex? Well, there's nothing wrong with her, but she just feels guilty. You see, she was supposed to come in after you. You were in that building for a long time, Jimmy. We didn't know if you were hurt or not. Anyway, she was in there for awhile too. She didn't find you, you see. When she came out, you were already on your way to Mercy. She thought it was her fault that you fell. Of course it wasn't. You would have fallen even if she didn't go in after you. She hasn't come to see you because she is afraid that you'll be mad at her."
"Why would I be mad at her? She's one of my best friends. I need to see her. Can you please ask her to come by?" he asked.
"Of course I can. I'll do whatever you need me to do." She spoke and then left the room to go call the firehouse. She wasn't gone for long when the doctor came in.
"How are you feeling today, Jimmy?" she pondered.
"I'm fine, I guess. I'm still a bit sore in my chest area." He said.
"Okay, I'll check that out," She took a stethoscope and placed it on Jimmy's chest, "take deep breaths, Jimmy. In and out." Jimmy did so. "Well, your lungs are still a bit filled with smoke, but its nothing too serious."
"Doctor Kingsley, I was wondering, when I could be released?"
"Well, I'd say around two or three more days. You're doing better, but we want to keep you just in case something else happens." She said.
Jimmy sighed a sigh of relief. This was good news. Other than if something else was going to happen. But the doctor said it was good right?
"Jimmy, Alex will be here soon. She's on her way. She was reluctant about coming, but she gave in. Oops, maybe I shouldn't have told you that." Kim said as she entered the room again. She had obviously gone to the coffee machine, because she had a coffee mug in her hand.
"Nah, it's alright Kimmy." He smiled.
Within no time Alex arrived. She came in nervously, hands clenched together. Her head was down. You could tell she was nervous.
"I'll leave you two alone." Kim said and left.
Alex looked up. As soon as she saw Jimmy she started to cry.
"Ah, Alex, don't cry. It's alright, I'm fine. Come here." He motioned Alex to come sit beside him. Alex did so reluctantly.
"I'm sorry Jimmy. I'm so sorry," she said as she grabbed Jimmy's arm and stroked it with her soft pale fingers.
"Alex, don't be. You did just fine. Believe me. It wasn't your fault that I got hurt. It was mine. I pushed myself too far over the line and look what happened. Please, please don't blame yourself." He said, taking a breath in between.
Alex sniffed. She didn't have anything else to say. She laid her head on Jimmy's shoulder and lied there for awhile. Jimmy stroked her thick, blond, curly hair.
"It's going to be alright Alex. Believe me." He whispered.
"Kim, don't you have to work? Not that I'm not grateful that you're here, but don't you have a life?" he asked.
"The Lieutenant gave me time off. He said that I can come back when ever I feel up to it, " she explained, "how're you feeling today?"
"Fine, I guess. I still hurt, but its getting better. Have you talked to Joey lately?" he questioned.
"Yeah, I talked to him the other day. He really wants to see you. He's been bugging me endlessly but I'm not sure if you're ready yet."
"Of course I'm ready Kim. He's my son, I have to see him."
Kim just looked at her ex-husband blankly.
There was something that was bugging Jimmy greatly. Where was Alex? He hadn't seen her since before his accident. He wondered whether to ask Kim or not. What if something happened to her? He decided it would be best to ask Kim.
"Um.. Kim, I need to ask you something. Please tell me the truth," he spoke quietly and quickly, " Where is Alex? I haven't seen her since before it happened. Is she alright?" he said quickly so she wouldn't interrupt him.
"Alex? Well, there's nothing wrong with her, but she just feels guilty. You see, she was supposed to come in after you. You were in that building for a long time, Jimmy. We didn't know if you were hurt or not. Anyway, she was in there for awhile too. She didn't find you, you see. When she came out, you were already on your way to Mercy. She thought it was her fault that you fell. Of course it wasn't. You would have fallen even if she didn't go in after you. She hasn't come to see you because she is afraid that you'll be mad at her."
"Why would I be mad at her? She's one of my best friends. I need to see her. Can you please ask her to come by?" he asked.
"Of course I can. I'll do whatever you need me to do." She spoke and then left the room to go call the firehouse. She wasn't gone for long when the doctor came in.
"How are you feeling today, Jimmy?" she pondered.
"I'm fine, I guess. I'm still a bit sore in my chest area." He said.
"Okay, I'll check that out," She took a stethoscope and placed it on Jimmy's chest, "take deep breaths, Jimmy. In and out." Jimmy did so. "Well, your lungs are still a bit filled with smoke, but its nothing too serious."
"Doctor Kingsley, I was wondering, when I could be released?"
"Well, I'd say around two or three more days. You're doing better, but we want to keep you just in case something else happens." She said.
Jimmy sighed a sigh of relief. This was good news. Other than if something else was going to happen. But the doctor said it was good right?
"Jimmy, Alex will be here soon. She's on her way. She was reluctant about coming, but she gave in. Oops, maybe I shouldn't have told you that." Kim said as she entered the room again. She had obviously gone to the coffee machine, because she had a coffee mug in her hand.
"Nah, it's alright Kimmy." He smiled.
Within no time Alex arrived. She came in nervously, hands clenched together. Her head was down. You could tell she was nervous.
"I'll leave you two alone." Kim said and left.
Alex looked up. As soon as she saw Jimmy she started to cry.
"Ah, Alex, don't cry. It's alright, I'm fine. Come here." He motioned Alex to come sit beside him. Alex did so reluctantly.
"I'm sorry Jimmy. I'm so sorry," she said as she grabbed Jimmy's arm and stroked it with her soft pale fingers.
"Alex, don't be. You did just fine. Believe me. It wasn't your fault that I got hurt. It was mine. I pushed myself too far over the line and look what happened. Please, please don't blame yourself." He said, taking a breath in between.
Alex sniffed. She didn't have anything else to say. She laid her head on Jimmy's shoulder and lied there for awhile. Jimmy stroked her thick, blond, curly hair.
"It's going to be alright Alex. Believe me." He whispered.
