Title: Back to You- chapter 3
Disclaimer: Just a reminder that I own 0 characters from Third Watch. If I
did, things would be very different there, and I'd be rollin' in dough!
Author's note: Feedback is always welcome. Be gentle.=) (By the way, thanks
to Freespirit127 for pointing out the bitch of a format. Hopefully this is
better. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read my story and
cared enough to let me know they liked it.=)
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Kim had been asleep for 3 days now. Katherine brought Joey by every few hours to come visit his mom. Jimmy never left the hospital. He took his showers there and Faith and Bosco had brought him a duffel full of clothes. He was barely sleeping or eating, and was constantly at Kim's side. The doctors tried to get him to go home, friends too, but he wouldn't budge.
The third night was coming to a close. Katherine had left with Joey a couple hours ago. Jimmy had dozed off when the on-call nurse came in to check on Kim. She was startled to see that Kim's eyes were open and looking at her. "Miss Zambrano, can you hear me?"
Kim nodded her head, but squeezed her eyes shut at the wave of nausea that hit her. "I'll go get the doctor so he can explain things better," she turned to look at Jimmy and gently shook him awake, "Mr. Doherty," she whispered.
Jimmy snapped awake, "What? Is she ok? What's going on?" Jimmy sat up and looked around in a haze.
The nurse laughed, "She's fine. Actually, she's finally awake. I'm going to go get the doctor. Try and keep her awake, ok?"
Jimmy moved close to the bed and saw Kim looking at him through her still swollen eyes. They were shiny with tears. She tried to say something, but nothing came out. For the first time he noticed the hand prints around her neck. This also brought tears to his eyes, but he was so happy to see her looking at him, "Hey there, Sleeping Beauty. Don't try to talk yet, just relax," he took her hand and kissed it.
Tears started to roll down her face, and blur her vision, making it so she couldn't see him. Her limbs felt too heavy to lift, but she really wanted to see him. He must have read her mind because he reached his hand to her face and wiped away her tears, which only made her cry harder. Jimmy was crying too, "It's gonna be ok, I promise."
The doctor came in with a big smile on his face, "So I hear Miss Zambrano is back in the land of the living," he reached over and took her pulse. He sat next to her on the bed, "Do you remember anything Kim?"
"I don't think she can talk. She tried to say something earlier, but nothing came out," Jimmy explained to the doctor, still holding her hand.
The doctor poured a glass of water and sat her up a bit, "Here. Try this. Your throat is probably mostly dry."
Kim drank and winced when she swallowed, "Where's Joey," she rasped out in hardly more than a whisper.
"He's with your mom right now. They were here earlier, but she took him home," Jimmy said. Seeing that this answer was not satisfactory to her he added, "He's ok, Kimmy. A little scared and worried, but ok."
She closed her eyes and focused back on the doctor, "I remember being taken into an alley," she rasped, " and he started to beat me, but that's all."
The doctor looked at Jimmy then back at Kim, "We think he might have assaulted you sexually and we need your permission to do a rape test," he said gently.
Kim's eyes started to blur again and she looked at Jimmy in a panic, "Did he?" she asked him, starting to breathe hard.
Jimmy held her hand tighter and stroked her hair, "I don't know baby, but they need to check. Will you let them do that?" he spoke calmly to her, though not feeling calm at all.
Kim looked at him, seeing he was trying to be strong for her. She looked at the doctor, "I'll do it."
The doctor nodded his head and exited the room, going to the supplies he needed. Kim eased up a little when he wasn't near her. She looked back a Jimmy, studying his features, "You look like shit," she stated matter-of- factly.
Jimmy laughed, "Yeah well, not all of us have been catching up on our beauty rest."
"Won't do any good. I probably look like a nightmare," she rasped.
Jimmy's eyes filled with tears and he kissed her hand again, "You look beautiful." And he really meant that. Seeing her eyes open was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
The doctor came back and sat at the foot of the bed. "Ok. This shouldn't take long at all. We just need to take a few samples."
"I'll just be outside, ok? I'll be back as soon as it's over," Jimmy kissed her forehead.
Kim grabbed his hand, "No! Please don't leave," she begged in that raspy whisper that made his heart ache. Jimmy looked at the doctor, "Can I stay?"
"If that's what she wants, that's fine."
Jimmy sat back down and held Kim's hand. The doctor pulled the covers away and put a paper sheet over her lower half. "I'm just gonna take your underwear off now." He moved the hospital gown up and Kim started to shake, "No. Please stop," Kim begged, tears running down her face.
"It'll be over before you know it," the doctor tried to calm her.
Kim jumped when his hand touched her thigh, and turned her head to bury it into Jimmy's neck, "Please make him stop, Jimmy. I can't," she sobbed.
Jimmy nuzzled her cheek and whispered in her ear, "It's ok, baby. He's not gonna hurt you."
"Please, make him stop. Please, please, please," she begged through her tears.
The doctor stood and moved to the side of the bed, "Kim, would you feel more comfortable if a woman did the test," he asked.
Kim nodded her head, which was still buried in Jimmy's neck, "I think that would be better," Jimmy answered for her. The doctor nodded and went to find a nurse. The older nurse that had been pretty much taking care of her the whole time, came in.
"Hi, Kim. My name's Claire. I've been taking care of you the past few days."
Kim finally removed her face from Jimmy's neck, "Hi," she rasped, "I'm really sorry about this."
"Don't be. I'd be more than happy to help you. Do you still want Jimmy to stay?"
"Have you learned nothing in the past few days? You couldn't get rid of me if you tried," he stated, causing the nurse to laugh and Kim to crack a smile.
"What was I thinking?" she chuckled.
To try and distract Kim from what was going on, Jimmy was catching her up on all the latest news; Alex whining about being paired with Carlos, both their mothers practically living together, and everything Joey had been up to. By the time the nurse had finished, Kim barely knew she had started. There was quite a bit of pain down there, but she was really happy to hear about everyone.
When the nurse was through, Kim looked at her anxiously. "So. what does the test say?" she asked, afraid to know the answer. Jimmy held her hand tighter.
"Kim, I'm afraid he did rape you. There is some damage down there, which is the pain you're feeling. It should heal soon though."
Kim felt like she was going to pass out. She couldn't believe this was happening to her. This happened to the people she helped everyday. Not her.
"All we have to do now is check to see if you're pregnant," explained the nurse calmly. This part was always the worst.
Kim freaked accordingly, "What?! Pregnant! I can't.." she trailed off, tears running down her face.
Jimmy took her sobbing form in his arms and whispered soothing nonsense in her ear to try and calm her down. The nurse left to do the test, and they were alone. She had finally calmed enough to speak again. "Jimmy, I can't have another baby. I can't have his baby. I just can't," she cried.
Jimmy cupped her face and tried to wipe away the constant flow of tears, "Shh, baby, it's gonna be o.k. Whatever happens, we'll deal with it, alright."
"We nothing. I'm the one who'll have to have this baby and raise it, and always have this reminder. How am I supposed to love something created out of hate and violence?"
Jimmy scooted her over and sat next to her on the bed, "No matter what happens, I promise I'll be here for you. No matter what," he stated, holding her close.
Kim leaned heavily in to him. The day's events had been too much, and she was still really weak. "You promise," she asked, already dozing off.
"I promise," he whispered, kissing her on the head.
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Kim had been asleep for 3 days now. Katherine brought Joey by every few hours to come visit his mom. Jimmy never left the hospital. He took his showers there and Faith and Bosco had brought him a duffel full of clothes. He was barely sleeping or eating, and was constantly at Kim's side. The doctors tried to get him to go home, friends too, but he wouldn't budge.
The third night was coming to a close. Katherine had left with Joey a couple hours ago. Jimmy had dozed off when the on-call nurse came in to check on Kim. She was startled to see that Kim's eyes were open and looking at her. "Miss Zambrano, can you hear me?"
Kim nodded her head, but squeezed her eyes shut at the wave of nausea that hit her. "I'll go get the doctor so he can explain things better," she turned to look at Jimmy and gently shook him awake, "Mr. Doherty," she whispered.
Jimmy snapped awake, "What? Is she ok? What's going on?" Jimmy sat up and looked around in a haze.
The nurse laughed, "She's fine. Actually, she's finally awake. I'm going to go get the doctor. Try and keep her awake, ok?"
Jimmy moved close to the bed and saw Kim looking at him through her still swollen eyes. They were shiny with tears. She tried to say something, but nothing came out. For the first time he noticed the hand prints around her neck. This also brought tears to his eyes, but he was so happy to see her looking at him, "Hey there, Sleeping Beauty. Don't try to talk yet, just relax," he took her hand and kissed it.
Tears started to roll down her face, and blur her vision, making it so she couldn't see him. Her limbs felt too heavy to lift, but she really wanted to see him. He must have read her mind because he reached his hand to her face and wiped away her tears, which only made her cry harder. Jimmy was crying too, "It's gonna be ok, I promise."
The doctor came in with a big smile on his face, "So I hear Miss Zambrano is back in the land of the living," he reached over and took her pulse. He sat next to her on the bed, "Do you remember anything Kim?"
"I don't think she can talk. She tried to say something earlier, but nothing came out," Jimmy explained to the doctor, still holding her hand.
The doctor poured a glass of water and sat her up a bit, "Here. Try this. Your throat is probably mostly dry."
Kim drank and winced when she swallowed, "Where's Joey," she rasped out in hardly more than a whisper.
"He's with your mom right now. They were here earlier, but she took him home," Jimmy said. Seeing that this answer was not satisfactory to her he added, "He's ok, Kimmy. A little scared and worried, but ok."
She closed her eyes and focused back on the doctor, "I remember being taken into an alley," she rasped, " and he started to beat me, but that's all."
The doctor looked at Jimmy then back at Kim, "We think he might have assaulted you sexually and we need your permission to do a rape test," he said gently.
Kim's eyes started to blur again and she looked at Jimmy in a panic, "Did he?" she asked him, starting to breathe hard.
Jimmy held her hand tighter and stroked her hair, "I don't know baby, but they need to check. Will you let them do that?" he spoke calmly to her, though not feeling calm at all.
Kim looked at him, seeing he was trying to be strong for her. She looked at the doctor, "I'll do it."
The doctor nodded his head and exited the room, going to the supplies he needed. Kim eased up a little when he wasn't near her. She looked back a Jimmy, studying his features, "You look like shit," she stated matter-of- factly.
Jimmy laughed, "Yeah well, not all of us have been catching up on our beauty rest."
"Won't do any good. I probably look like a nightmare," she rasped.
Jimmy's eyes filled with tears and he kissed her hand again, "You look beautiful." And he really meant that. Seeing her eyes open was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
The doctor came back and sat at the foot of the bed. "Ok. This shouldn't take long at all. We just need to take a few samples."
"I'll just be outside, ok? I'll be back as soon as it's over," Jimmy kissed her forehead.
Kim grabbed his hand, "No! Please don't leave," she begged in that raspy whisper that made his heart ache. Jimmy looked at the doctor, "Can I stay?"
"If that's what she wants, that's fine."
Jimmy sat back down and held Kim's hand. The doctor pulled the covers away and put a paper sheet over her lower half. "I'm just gonna take your underwear off now." He moved the hospital gown up and Kim started to shake, "No. Please stop," Kim begged, tears running down her face.
"It'll be over before you know it," the doctor tried to calm her.
Kim jumped when his hand touched her thigh, and turned her head to bury it into Jimmy's neck, "Please make him stop, Jimmy. I can't," she sobbed.
Jimmy nuzzled her cheek and whispered in her ear, "It's ok, baby. He's not gonna hurt you."
"Please, make him stop. Please, please, please," she begged through her tears.
The doctor stood and moved to the side of the bed, "Kim, would you feel more comfortable if a woman did the test," he asked.
Kim nodded her head, which was still buried in Jimmy's neck, "I think that would be better," Jimmy answered for her. The doctor nodded and went to find a nurse. The older nurse that had been pretty much taking care of her the whole time, came in.
"Hi, Kim. My name's Claire. I've been taking care of you the past few days."
Kim finally removed her face from Jimmy's neck, "Hi," she rasped, "I'm really sorry about this."
"Don't be. I'd be more than happy to help you. Do you still want Jimmy to stay?"
"Have you learned nothing in the past few days? You couldn't get rid of me if you tried," he stated, causing the nurse to laugh and Kim to crack a smile.
"What was I thinking?" she chuckled.
To try and distract Kim from what was going on, Jimmy was catching her up on all the latest news; Alex whining about being paired with Carlos, both their mothers practically living together, and everything Joey had been up to. By the time the nurse had finished, Kim barely knew she had started. There was quite a bit of pain down there, but she was really happy to hear about everyone.
When the nurse was through, Kim looked at her anxiously. "So. what does the test say?" she asked, afraid to know the answer. Jimmy held her hand tighter.
"Kim, I'm afraid he did rape you. There is some damage down there, which is the pain you're feeling. It should heal soon though."
Kim felt like she was going to pass out. She couldn't believe this was happening to her. This happened to the people she helped everyday. Not her.
"All we have to do now is check to see if you're pregnant," explained the nurse calmly. This part was always the worst.
Kim freaked accordingly, "What?! Pregnant! I can't.." she trailed off, tears running down her face.
Jimmy took her sobbing form in his arms and whispered soothing nonsense in her ear to try and calm her down. The nurse left to do the test, and they were alone. She had finally calmed enough to speak again. "Jimmy, I can't have another baby. I can't have his baby. I just can't," she cried.
Jimmy cupped her face and tried to wipe away the constant flow of tears, "Shh, baby, it's gonna be o.k. Whatever happens, we'll deal with it, alright."
"We nothing. I'm the one who'll have to have this baby and raise it, and always have this reminder. How am I supposed to love something created out of hate and violence?"
Jimmy scooted her over and sat next to her on the bed, "No matter what happens, I promise I'll be here for you. No matter what," he stated, holding her close.
Kim leaned heavily in to him. The day's events had been too much, and she was still really weak. "You promise," she asked, already dozing off.
"I promise," he whispered, kissing her on the head.