Title: Back to You- chapter 2
Disclaimer: I really, really wish I owned Third Watch. But I don't. Thought
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Jimmy laid in bed, playing the night over and over in his mind. He was nervous about seeing Kim tomorrow. All night, he tossed and turned, berating himself for acting like such an ass. She hadn't deserved those things he had said, and everything she had said was right. He had hurt her more than he cared to think about, and he knew that. He was determined to apologize to her, first thing, even if she didn't wanna hear it. What was it she had said before, 'Why does it take you hours to decide to be decent?'
A knock at the door tore him from his thoughts. He looked at the clock and it read 2:00. 'Who the hell is knocking at my door now?' A brief pang of nervousness hit him when he thought about Kim. Maybe it was her. Maybe she couldn't sleep either. He looked through the peephole and saw Faith and Bosco. He opened the door, "Hey guys. What's going on?" he opened the door wider so they could come in. Looking at their faces he knew something was really wrong. Oh god, Joey.
"Maybe you should sit," Faith gently directed him to the nearest chair.
"It's Joey, isn't it? Did something happen to Joey?" Jimmy asked in a panic.
"No, no, Joey is fine. He's with your mom," Faith tried to calm him.
"My mom? Why is he with her? He was staying at Kim's mom's," Jimmy asked confused. "Did something happen to Katherine?"
Faith started to say something, but looked at Bosco for help. She couldn't tell him this. It was just too hard. Bosco nodded and sat in front of Jimmy. They had never gotten along, but this wasn't going to be easy for him either. " Around 11:00 we got a call about some noise in an alley. When we got there, there was a girl laying on the ground. We couldn't tell who she was because she was so badly beaten. We called the medics and Alex came." Bosco paused and took a breath, "Jimmy, the girl was Kim. She was beaten very badly."
It felt like someone had sucked the air from his lungs. He couldn't breathe. Kim. Kim had been hurt. That was impossible, he had watched her walk away. Watched her disappear around the corner. She was supposed to be at home wishing all the evils of the world on him because of their fight. He still had to apologize to her. "Is she." he couldn't get the question out. Oh god, if she was dead.
"She's in critical condition at Mercy. We can take you there right now if you're ready to go," Faith offered quietly.
Jimmy stood quickly and slipped on his boots and a jacket, "Let's go"
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Jimmy entered the hospital and saw a few faces he knew. He saw Alex and Carlos sitting in chairs and he saw Kim's mother, pacing across the hospital floor. She saw him and ran over to him, collapsing in sobs, "Oh Jimmy, somebody hurt my baby," she cried.
Jimmy held her and moved to sit in some chairs, "I know. She's gonna be ok though." He looked at the surrounding faces of his friends and looked for some reassurance. No one looked at him though. Jimmy passed Kim's mother over to Alex and pulled Carlos aside. "How bad was it?" he asked. Carlos fidgeted, and looked away, "Jimmy, you should really talk to a doctor."
Jimmy grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him closer, forcing Bosco to pull him off, "Just tell him what he wants to know, Nieto," Bosco bit out.
"There was a lot of blood. She has some broken bones and a lot of flesh wounds. She's on the operating table right now to fix some internal damage. She had a really bad concussion and wasn't responsive when we got there. She was nearly freezing because the asshole who did this to her took some of her clothes off and left her lying in the alley."
Jimmy's vision was blurry because of the tears that threatened to spill over, "Was she raped?" he choked out.
Carlos looked at Bosco and Bosco looked at Jimmy, "We think so, but we can't know until she wakes up and consents to a rape test." Bosco said softly.
Jimmy pulled away from Bosco and returned to Katherine, "What did you tell Joey?" Jimmy asked gently.
"I told him that mommy got hurt and I was gonna go and make sure she was ok. I told him you'd call him when we knew anything more. Your mom is staying with him at my place. He didn't wanna leave." Katherine struggled to speak.
Jimmy nodded his head and sat back. There was nothing to do but wait.
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The doctor had finally emerged from the operating room, looking tired and worn. He made his way over to Jimmy and Katherine. "Mrs. Zambrano," the Doctor Mills called, causing Katherine to wake up. Jimmy followed her to see the doctor. "Is this your son?"
"Son-in-law," Katherine answered without thinking. The doctor gave her a puzzled look. It didn't say anywhere that Kim had a husband.
Jimmy was quick to clear his obvious confusion, "Ex son-in-law. Kim and I are divorced now."
The doctor nodded, "Well, the surgery was very long, but we were able to stop all the internal bleeding. The most damage was done to her liver, but she should recover nicely. Additionally, she does have some broken ribs, a fractured wrist, some broken fingers, and a pretty bad stab wound."
"Oh god," Katherine grabbed Jimmy's hand for support.
Jimmy held on to her so she wouldn't fall, "Is she going to be ok, doctor?"
"There was some mild swelling of the brain, but that seems to have gone down. It's all a matter of her waking up now. She's in a comatose state right now and longer she stays like that, the worse it is, but I have reason to believe she'll be ok. Right now all we can do is wait."
"Can we see her?" Jimmy asked.
"One of you can see her for a couple minutes. She needs her rest. A nurse will come and let you know when you have to leave."
"Thank you doctor," said Jimmy. He turned to Katherine, "Why don't you go and see her?"
Katherine paled, "I don't think I can. I don't think I can do it," she cried.
Jimmy sat her down and tried to calm her. They were the only ones left, everyone else had headed home. "Katherine, she needs you to be there for her. She needs to know you're here," he tried to reason with her.
Katherine stood when she saw her boyfriend coming towards her, They hugged and she turned to look at Jimmy, "Jimmy, this is Carl. Carl this is Kim's ex-husband. I called him when you were sleeping," she explained at Jimmy's look of surprise. The men shook hands.
Katherine pulled Jimmy aside, "This is all just too much for me right now. She won't know I'm there anyways. I need to go home and calm down a bit and I'll come back first thing in the morning to see her. I'm no good to her now," Katherine tried to make him understand. She hugged him and told him to call if there was any change. Jimmy told her to bring Joey the next morning so he could see Kim.
Jimmy watched her leave and shook his head. Her daughter really needed her and all she could think about was how hard this was for her. He called Joey to let him know Grandma was coming home and mommy was sleeping. Jimmy made his way into Kim's room and he let out a gasp. Nothing could have prepared him for how she looked. Her face was so bruised and swollen and she looked so small. Bruises seemed to cover her whole body. He felt the tears coming again. An older nurse came and stood by him, "You can talk to her if you'd like. It might help her to hear your voice," she said and left the room.
His was probably the last voice that would bring her any comfort he wryly thought to himself, but he pulled up a chair next to her. He looked at her swollen face and wished to God that this had happened to him instead of her. The guilt was overwhelming. If he had just stopped pushing her. If he had just insisted to drive her home, none of this would have happened.
He reached out and gently took her bruised and bandaged hand. He just sat there and stroked his thumb over her palm. He could no longer keep his tears in check, and let them run down his face. "Hey, Kimmy. It's me. They say that talking to you might help. I told them I was probably not the person for the job. Might make you stay asleep longer," he teased. "You have to wake up Kimmy. Joey is really worried about you. He really needs you. I need you," he admitted. "Please. Please, wake up for us." He continued to stroke her hand, but was quickly becoming tired. It was already 3:00 p.m. the next evening, and he hadn't slept for over 24 hours. The nurse came in to tell him that visiting hours were over, but he was already asleep, his head laying next to Kim's hand that he still held. The doctor told her to let him stay.
Jimmy laid in bed, playing the night over and over in his mind. He was nervous about seeing Kim tomorrow. All night, he tossed and turned, berating himself for acting like such an ass. She hadn't deserved those things he had said, and everything she had said was right. He had hurt her more than he cared to think about, and he knew that. He was determined to apologize to her, first thing, even if she didn't wanna hear it. What was it she had said before, 'Why does it take you hours to decide to be decent?'
A knock at the door tore him from his thoughts. He looked at the clock and it read 2:00. 'Who the hell is knocking at my door now?' A brief pang of nervousness hit him when he thought about Kim. Maybe it was her. Maybe she couldn't sleep either. He looked through the peephole and saw Faith and Bosco. He opened the door, "Hey guys. What's going on?" he opened the door wider so they could come in. Looking at their faces he knew something was really wrong. Oh god, Joey.
"Maybe you should sit," Faith gently directed him to the nearest chair.
"It's Joey, isn't it? Did something happen to Joey?" Jimmy asked in a panic.
"No, no, Joey is fine. He's with your mom," Faith tried to calm him.
"My mom? Why is he with her? He was staying at Kim's mom's," Jimmy asked confused. "Did something happen to Katherine?"
Faith started to say something, but looked at Bosco for help. She couldn't tell him this. It was just too hard. Bosco nodded and sat in front of Jimmy. They had never gotten along, but this wasn't going to be easy for him either. " Around 11:00 we got a call about some noise in an alley. When we got there, there was a girl laying on the ground. We couldn't tell who she was because she was so badly beaten. We called the medics and Alex came." Bosco paused and took a breath, "Jimmy, the girl was Kim. She was beaten very badly."
It felt like someone had sucked the air from his lungs. He couldn't breathe. Kim. Kim had been hurt. That was impossible, he had watched her walk away. Watched her disappear around the corner. She was supposed to be at home wishing all the evils of the world on him because of their fight. He still had to apologize to her. "Is she." he couldn't get the question out. Oh god, if she was dead.
"She's in critical condition at Mercy. We can take you there right now if you're ready to go," Faith offered quietly.
Jimmy stood quickly and slipped on his boots and a jacket, "Let's go"
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Jimmy entered the hospital and saw a few faces he knew. He saw Alex and Carlos sitting in chairs and he saw Kim's mother, pacing across the hospital floor. She saw him and ran over to him, collapsing in sobs, "Oh Jimmy, somebody hurt my baby," she cried.
Jimmy held her and moved to sit in some chairs, "I know. She's gonna be ok though." He looked at the surrounding faces of his friends and looked for some reassurance. No one looked at him though. Jimmy passed Kim's mother over to Alex and pulled Carlos aside. "How bad was it?" he asked. Carlos fidgeted, and looked away, "Jimmy, you should really talk to a doctor."
Jimmy grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him closer, forcing Bosco to pull him off, "Just tell him what he wants to know, Nieto," Bosco bit out.
"There was a lot of blood. She has some broken bones and a lot of flesh wounds. She's on the operating table right now to fix some internal damage. She had a really bad concussion and wasn't responsive when we got there. She was nearly freezing because the asshole who did this to her took some of her clothes off and left her lying in the alley."
Jimmy's vision was blurry because of the tears that threatened to spill over, "Was she raped?" he choked out.
Carlos looked at Bosco and Bosco looked at Jimmy, "We think so, but we can't know until she wakes up and consents to a rape test." Bosco said softly.
Jimmy pulled away from Bosco and returned to Katherine, "What did you tell Joey?" Jimmy asked gently.
"I told him that mommy got hurt and I was gonna go and make sure she was ok. I told him you'd call him when we knew anything more. Your mom is staying with him at my place. He didn't wanna leave." Katherine struggled to speak.
Jimmy nodded his head and sat back. There was nothing to do but wait.
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The doctor had finally emerged from the operating room, looking tired and worn. He made his way over to Jimmy and Katherine. "Mrs. Zambrano," the Doctor Mills called, causing Katherine to wake up. Jimmy followed her to see the doctor. "Is this your son?"
"Son-in-law," Katherine answered without thinking. The doctor gave her a puzzled look. It didn't say anywhere that Kim had a husband.
Jimmy was quick to clear his obvious confusion, "Ex son-in-law. Kim and I are divorced now."
The doctor nodded, "Well, the surgery was very long, but we were able to stop all the internal bleeding. The most damage was done to her liver, but she should recover nicely. Additionally, she does have some broken ribs, a fractured wrist, some broken fingers, and a pretty bad stab wound."
"Oh god," Katherine grabbed Jimmy's hand for support.
Jimmy held on to her so she wouldn't fall, "Is she going to be ok, doctor?"
"There was some mild swelling of the brain, but that seems to have gone down. It's all a matter of her waking up now. She's in a comatose state right now and longer she stays like that, the worse it is, but I have reason to believe she'll be ok. Right now all we can do is wait."
"Can we see her?" Jimmy asked.
"One of you can see her for a couple minutes. She needs her rest. A nurse will come and let you know when you have to leave."
"Thank you doctor," said Jimmy. He turned to Katherine, "Why don't you go and see her?"
Katherine paled, "I don't think I can. I don't think I can do it," she cried.
Jimmy sat her down and tried to calm her. They were the only ones left, everyone else had headed home. "Katherine, she needs you to be there for her. She needs to know you're here," he tried to reason with her.
Katherine stood when she saw her boyfriend coming towards her, They hugged and she turned to look at Jimmy, "Jimmy, this is Carl. Carl this is Kim's ex-husband. I called him when you were sleeping," she explained at Jimmy's look of surprise. The men shook hands.
Katherine pulled Jimmy aside, "This is all just too much for me right now. She won't know I'm there anyways. I need to go home and calm down a bit and I'll come back first thing in the morning to see her. I'm no good to her now," Katherine tried to make him understand. She hugged him and told him to call if there was any change. Jimmy told her to bring Joey the next morning so he could see Kim.
Jimmy watched her leave and shook his head. Her daughter really needed her and all she could think about was how hard this was for her. He called Joey to let him know Grandma was coming home and mommy was sleeping. Jimmy made his way into Kim's room and he let out a gasp. Nothing could have prepared him for how she looked. Her face was so bruised and swollen and she looked so small. Bruises seemed to cover her whole body. He felt the tears coming again. An older nurse came and stood by him, "You can talk to her if you'd like. It might help her to hear your voice," she said and left the room.
His was probably the last voice that would bring her any comfort he wryly thought to himself, but he pulled up a chair next to her. He looked at her swollen face and wished to God that this had happened to him instead of her. The guilt was overwhelming. If he had just stopped pushing her. If he had just insisted to drive her home, none of this would have happened.
He reached out and gently took her bruised and bandaged hand. He just sat there and stroked his thumb over her palm. He could no longer keep his tears in check, and let them run down his face. "Hey, Kimmy. It's me. They say that talking to you might help. I told them I was probably not the person for the job. Might make you stay asleep longer," he teased. "You have to wake up Kimmy. Joey is really worried about you. He really needs you. I need you," he admitted. "Please. Please, wake up for us." He continued to stroke her hand, but was quickly becoming tired. It was already 3:00 p.m. the next evening, and he hadn't slept for over 24 hours. The nurse came in to tell him that visiting hours were over, but he was already asleep, his head laying next to Kim's hand that he still held. The doctor told her to let him stay.