Title: Season Finale (1/?)
Author: Lynne Facella
Email: lynne1919@aol.com
Spoilers: Through the season four finale.
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero. I wish they were mine but unfortunately they're not.
Summary: The entire Third Watch gang gathers together to watch the season finale.
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"Why are we goin' to this stupid thing again?" Bosco asked as he and Faith trudged up the steps of the firehouse.
"Because we were invited. Because these are our friends."
"Yeah well our so-called friends have been havin' these little get-togethers for the last two weeks and they never invited us before. Some friends."
"I think they were just feelin' a little left out, Bos. I mean we've been getting' a lot of air time compared to them. It's understandable."
"Well, I for one would have been perfectly fine with them leavin' us out of this one too."
"We're here now so you'll have to make the best of it."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Bosco rolled his eyes and plastered a phony smile on his face as he and Faith greeted the others.
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Before long, the majority of the gang had gathered. Ty, Sully, Bosco, Faith, Kim, Carlos and Doc had all arrived and were making themselves comfortable. Jimmy and Alex were conspicuously absent.
"You think she's going to show up?" Sully asked Ty who was seated beside him.
"I don't know," Ty shrugged, his eyes troubled. "Can't really blame her if she doesn't...I mean...its not exactly nice what they did to her..."
"No...no you're right, guess we can't blame her."
"Hey did anybody bring any food to this shindig?" Carlos asked, looking around and seeing nothing resembling either food or drink. "Doc, you said there was going to be food here."
"We ordered Chinese, Carlos. It hasn't come yet."
"Oh alright then. That's good. I'm starved." Carlos sat down on a chair and directed his gaze towards the television. Fear Factor was nearing its conclusion. "Hey, some hot babes on this show." He nodded approvingly. "So you guys have been doing this for the past couple of weeks? Getting together to watch the show?"
"Yep, that's what we've been doing," Ty answered.
"Oh." Carlos thought about that for a few moments before nodding. "I guess that's...um...interesting..."
"You know...just because you were out doing your paramedic thing with Kim doesn't mean you have to get all superior about it." Ty shot an irritated look in Carlos' direction.
"What's wrong with you?" Carlos looked back at Ty in surprise.
"What's wrong with me? Just because you've been working a lot, doesn't mean you can forget about your other responsibilities, that's all I'm saying."
Carlos glanced around at the others who were all listening with interest. "Can we talk about this later?" he asked under his breath. "This is just a little bit embarrassing."
"No. No we cannot talk about it later," Ty answered loudly. "I pretended not to notice when you started leaving your crap all over the place, not picking up after yourself. But now, you're leaving wet towels on the floor in the bathroom, unwashed dishes in the sink and you remember Bird, don't you? The poor thing was screeching in its cage because it didn't have any food, Carlos!"
"Will you keep it down, man?" Carlos said. "You're getting all worked up over nothing." He turned towards Bosco who was openly smirking at them. "What the hell is so funny?"
"Hey, don't drag me into this," Bosco said, laughing. "I'm just an innocent bystander. Not my fault you two girls can't get along."
"Don't call me a girl," Carlos said angrily. Ty just rolled his eyes. If Bosco know he was getting to you, all it did was egg him on.
Bosco was about to say more, but he looked up in shocked silence when a new voice joined the mix.
"I'm not late for the party, am I?" Cruz smiled slyly as she walked into the room.
"Who the hell invited you?" Bosco asked.
"Didn't realize I needed an invitation. I am a regular on the show too after all."
"Hopefully not for long," Faith mumbled under her breath.
"Awww, aren't you two cute," Cruz commented sarcastically as she looked down at Bosco and Faith. She then walked over to the other side of Bosco where Kim was seated. She deliberately squeezed herself in between Bosco and Kim
"Excuse me?" Kim asked as Cruz pushed her into the arm of the couch.
"There ain't no excuse for you, honey," Cruz smirked. "Why don't you go sit with your little paramedic friends. "I'll keep my partner here occupied." She placed her hand on Bosco's upper thigh and he angrily slapped it away. "Ooooh touchy, touchy, Bosco."
"Shut up." Bosco glared at Cruz and moved in closer to Faith just as Fred walked into the room. "And don't call me your partner."
"Oh ain't this a cozy little scene," Fred observed as he glared down at his wife and Bosco.
Faith tried to distance herself from Bosco, but she was already at the end of the couch and there was nowhere else for her to go. "Fred. What are you doin' here? I thought you were stayin' with the kids?"
"Yeah. I know that's where you wanted me to be, but I'm here instead. Thought you two were broken up?"
Faith and Bosco exchanged glances. "We are," they answered in unison.
Cruz shook her head and started laughing. "Oh yeah, they're broken up all right." She turned her head towards Kim. "You still here? Take a hike, Barbie," she said nastily as she elbowed Kim sharply in the ribs.
"You bitch!" Kim exclaimed. She rubbed her side gingerly as she got up off the couch and went to sit by Carlos.
Cruz sneered as Kim walked away, then gestured to Fred as she patted the empty spot next to her. "Come sit by me. I think you'll find this episode very interesting."
"Don't mind if I do," Fred smirked at Faith and then squeezed into the spot on the couch that Kim had vacated.
"Hey, the Chinese food is here." Everyone's gaze went towards Jimmy who had just entered the room. He was holding Joey's hand and the Chinese food delivery guy was standing behind him.
"Joey!" Kim smiled and opened her arms to her son who came to her and gave her a hug. "I didn't know you were going to be here."
"Your mom had to run some errands," Jimmy said with a shrug. "So I decided to take him here."
"Jimmy..." Doc paid the deliveryman for the Chinese food and turned towards the fire fighter, speaking in a hushed tone. "Didn't you hear? There weren't supposed to be any kids. I don't think this episode is appropriate for him."
"It'll be fine," Jimmy smiled.
"No, Jimmy. Doc is right," Kim spoke up from where she was sitting and gave her ex-husband a warning look. "Joey, you take your Game Boy and go upstairs to play."
"Aww mom," Joey whined. "Daddy said I could stay. I want some Chinese food."
"We'll fix you a plate, honey. Then you can take it upstairs and wait until we call you down."
"Come here, Joey. I'll give you some grub," stated Carlos, who had already started digging into the bag.
"Can't believe Cruz is here," Bosco whispered to Faith.
"Yeah, well I can't believe she's sittin' next to my husband."
"I wouldn't worry about it," Bosco snickered. "Somehow I don't think Fred is her type."
"Everybody quiet!" Doc commanded as he turned up the television volume with the remote control. "The show is about to begin."
Author: Lynne Facella
Email: lynne1919@aol.com
Spoilers: Through the season four finale.
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero. I wish they were mine but unfortunately they're not.
Summary: The entire Third Watch gang gathers together to watch the season finale.
******
"Why are we goin' to this stupid thing again?" Bosco asked as he and Faith trudged up the steps of the firehouse.
"Because we were invited. Because these are our friends."
"Yeah well our so-called friends have been havin' these little get-togethers for the last two weeks and they never invited us before. Some friends."
"I think they were just feelin' a little left out, Bos. I mean we've been getting' a lot of air time compared to them. It's understandable."
"Well, I for one would have been perfectly fine with them leavin' us out of this one too."
"We're here now so you'll have to make the best of it."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Bosco rolled his eyes and plastered a phony smile on his face as he and Faith greeted the others.
******
Before long, the majority of the gang had gathered. Ty, Sully, Bosco, Faith, Kim, Carlos and Doc had all arrived and were making themselves comfortable. Jimmy and Alex were conspicuously absent.
"You think she's going to show up?" Sully asked Ty who was seated beside him.
"I don't know," Ty shrugged, his eyes troubled. "Can't really blame her if she doesn't...I mean...its not exactly nice what they did to her..."
"No...no you're right, guess we can't blame her."
"Hey did anybody bring any food to this shindig?" Carlos asked, looking around and seeing nothing resembling either food or drink. "Doc, you said there was going to be food here."
"We ordered Chinese, Carlos. It hasn't come yet."
"Oh alright then. That's good. I'm starved." Carlos sat down on a chair and directed his gaze towards the television. Fear Factor was nearing its conclusion. "Hey, some hot babes on this show." He nodded approvingly. "So you guys have been doing this for the past couple of weeks? Getting together to watch the show?"
"Yep, that's what we've been doing," Ty answered.
"Oh." Carlos thought about that for a few moments before nodding. "I guess that's...um...interesting..."
"You know...just because you were out doing your paramedic thing with Kim doesn't mean you have to get all superior about it." Ty shot an irritated look in Carlos' direction.
"What's wrong with you?" Carlos looked back at Ty in surprise.
"What's wrong with me? Just because you've been working a lot, doesn't mean you can forget about your other responsibilities, that's all I'm saying."
Carlos glanced around at the others who were all listening with interest. "Can we talk about this later?" he asked under his breath. "This is just a little bit embarrassing."
"No. No we cannot talk about it later," Ty answered loudly. "I pretended not to notice when you started leaving your crap all over the place, not picking up after yourself. But now, you're leaving wet towels on the floor in the bathroom, unwashed dishes in the sink and you remember Bird, don't you? The poor thing was screeching in its cage because it didn't have any food, Carlos!"
"Will you keep it down, man?" Carlos said. "You're getting all worked up over nothing." He turned towards Bosco who was openly smirking at them. "What the hell is so funny?"
"Hey, don't drag me into this," Bosco said, laughing. "I'm just an innocent bystander. Not my fault you two girls can't get along."
"Don't call me a girl," Carlos said angrily. Ty just rolled his eyes. If Bosco know he was getting to you, all it did was egg him on.
Bosco was about to say more, but he looked up in shocked silence when a new voice joined the mix.
"I'm not late for the party, am I?" Cruz smiled slyly as she walked into the room.
"Who the hell invited you?" Bosco asked.
"Didn't realize I needed an invitation. I am a regular on the show too after all."
"Hopefully not for long," Faith mumbled under her breath.
"Awww, aren't you two cute," Cruz commented sarcastically as she looked down at Bosco and Faith. She then walked over to the other side of Bosco where Kim was seated. She deliberately squeezed herself in between Bosco and Kim
"Excuse me?" Kim asked as Cruz pushed her into the arm of the couch.
"There ain't no excuse for you, honey," Cruz smirked. "Why don't you go sit with your little paramedic friends. "I'll keep my partner here occupied." She placed her hand on Bosco's upper thigh and he angrily slapped it away. "Ooooh touchy, touchy, Bosco."
"Shut up." Bosco glared at Cruz and moved in closer to Faith just as Fred walked into the room. "And don't call me your partner."
"Oh ain't this a cozy little scene," Fred observed as he glared down at his wife and Bosco.
Faith tried to distance herself from Bosco, but she was already at the end of the couch and there was nowhere else for her to go. "Fred. What are you doin' here? I thought you were stayin' with the kids?"
"Yeah. I know that's where you wanted me to be, but I'm here instead. Thought you two were broken up?"
Faith and Bosco exchanged glances. "We are," they answered in unison.
Cruz shook her head and started laughing. "Oh yeah, they're broken up all right." She turned her head towards Kim. "You still here? Take a hike, Barbie," she said nastily as she elbowed Kim sharply in the ribs.
"You bitch!" Kim exclaimed. She rubbed her side gingerly as she got up off the couch and went to sit by Carlos.
Cruz sneered as Kim walked away, then gestured to Fred as she patted the empty spot next to her. "Come sit by me. I think you'll find this episode very interesting."
"Don't mind if I do," Fred smirked at Faith and then squeezed into the spot on the couch that Kim had vacated.
"Hey, the Chinese food is here." Everyone's gaze went towards Jimmy who had just entered the room. He was holding Joey's hand and the Chinese food delivery guy was standing behind him.
"Joey!" Kim smiled and opened her arms to her son who came to her and gave her a hug. "I didn't know you were going to be here."
"Your mom had to run some errands," Jimmy said with a shrug. "So I decided to take him here."
"Jimmy..." Doc paid the deliveryman for the Chinese food and turned towards the fire fighter, speaking in a hushed tone. "Didn't you hear? There weren't supposed to be any kids. I don't think this episode is appropriate for him."
"It'll be fine," Jimmy smiled.
"No, Jimmy. Doc is right," Kim spoke up from where she was sitting and gave her ex-husband a warning look. "Joey, you take your Game Boy and go upstairs to play."
"Aww mom," Joey whined. "Daddy said I could stay. I want some Chinese food."
"We'll fix you a plate, honey. Then you can take it upstairs and wait until we call you down."
"Come here, Joey. I'll give you some grub," stated Carlos, who had already started digging into the bag.
"Can't believe Cruz is here," Bosco whispered to Faith.
"Yeah, well I can't believe she's sittin' next to my husband."
"I wouldn't worry about it," Bosco snickered. "Somehow I don't think Fred is her type."
"Everybody quiet!" Doc commanded as he turned up the television volume with the remote control. "The show is about to begin."
