Chapter 28-A Visit
October 4, 2002
It had been a little over a month since Alex and Ty returned from their honeymoon. Alex had called Heather and asked if they were interested in coming up to the city. Heather said they were and they agreed on today. Alex and Ty were meeting Heather and Jason at Penn Station. The train arrived about 12:30.
"Hey guys. How are you?" Ty said as Heather and Jason walked from the track terminal.
"Hi Ty, we're good. How are you?" Heather said giving Ty and Alex a hug.
"Good, you ready to see the city?" Alex said.
"Yup. What have you guys got in mind?" Heather replied.
"Well, I figured we would go back to our place for a quick lunch. Then we can show you where we work, go shopping, or anything you guys want to do," Alex answered.
"I would love to see where you guys work," Heather answered.
They four headed out of Penn Station and hailed a cab to get back to Ty and Alex's apartment. Ty cab ride wasn't very long. Soon enough they were in front of their building. Ty and Alex led their friends to their place. Alex had bought bread and some things for a small lunch.
Since Heather had shown interest in seeing the firehouse and police station they decided that would be the next stop. It was a decent day so they walked the few blocks to Camelot. As they walked up Alex saw Jimmy outside cleaning up some equipment on the fire truck.
"Hey Doherty!" she yelled to him.
"Alex! It's your day off, what are you doing here?" he replied somewhat shocked.
"Heather, Jason this is Jimmy Doherty, a firefighter here. Jimmy this is Heather and Jason, we met them on our honeymoon. They are from the Jersey Shore."
Jimmy wiped his hands against his pants and shook hands with both Heather and Jason, "nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too," Heather said.
"Kim and Carlos are out on a run right now, but the rest of the guys are upstairs," Jimmy told Alex.
"Ok, thanks Jimmy. Let's go inside and I'll introduce you guys to everyone else," Alex said turning to Heather and Jason.
Alex led the other three up the stairs to the main lounge area of the firehouse. DK and Walsh were sitting watching television. Everyone else was upstairs cleaning up.
"Hey Davis," DK said as he saw Alex come to the stop of the stairs.
"Hey, what are you two doing?"
"Just watching the game. What are you---and your husband doing here on your day off?" DK asked as he saw Ty walk up behind Alex.
"Our friends here wanted to see where we worked," Alex said as Jason and Heather reached the top of the stairs.
DK and Walsh stood up, "DK, Walsh this is Heather and Jason. We met them on our cruise."
They both walked over to Jason and Heather and shook their hands.
"You guys should stay for dinner, Jimmy is cooking," Walsh added.
"That sound good to you guys?" Alex asked turning to Jason and Heather.
"Yeah, I think it'll be fun," Heather replied.
"Yeah, we'll stay," Jason said.
"Good. Do you know when Kim and Carlos will be back?" Alex asked turning back to DK and Walsh.
"Should be any minute. They have been gone for almost an hour and a half," Walsh answered.
"God those two are helpless," Alex whispered to herself as she walked to the phone. She knew they were probably trying to keep some time to themselves. Alex picked up the phone and dialed Kim's cell phone number.
"Zambrano," Kim answered.
"And exactly where might you be missy?" Alex asked.
"We are on our way back, mom," Kim said jokingly.
"Well hurry it up I have a couple people here I want you to meet."
"We'll be there in like 5 minutes."
"Ok, I'm timing you. Bye."
"Bye."
Alex hung up the phone, "they'll be back in 5," she said turning back to the others.
~*~*~ Kim and Carlos arrived back at the house like they had said, about 5 minutes later. Jimmy had finished with the fire truck and came upstairs to start dinner. Jason, Heather, Alex and Ty joined DK and Walsh in the lounge area, as did Kim and Carlos when they returned.
"So what do you guys do back home?" Walsh asked.
"I am a manager," Jason answered.
"I am a police officer and a volunteer EMT," Heather added.
"Wow, a police officer, that's cool," DK said.
"Yeah, it's a lot of fun."
"Any good stories for us?"
"Oh god, they are nothing compared to what goes on up here in the city."
"Well what's big where you are?"
"I guess mainly car accidents, the occasional robbery. I kind of almost wish we had more going on. It gets kind of boring sometimes. Luckily, since I have the EMS background I am usually sent on EMS calls."
"You should come work in the city then, always something going on," Ty said.
"He's right, the motto up here is 'expect the unexpected'," Carlos added.
"I've actually suggested moving up here to her several times, but she hasn't completely accepted the idea," Jason said.
"So you have been thinking about it?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, we have talked about it. We decided that if we wanted to move we would have to do it before our daughter started school so we wouldn't uproot her," Heather answered.
"Aww, how old is she?" Kim asked.
"She's two, she will be three in March."
"What's her name?" DK asked.
"Amberleigh Sierra."
"Wow, that's pretty. I've never heard that before," Kim said.
"The city is a great place to live, you should really consider moving," Alex said trying to convince Heather.
"We still have some time," Heather replied.
They all sat and continued to talk until Jimmy called them for dinner. He had made chicken parm. After dinner Ty and Alex took Heather and Jason over to the police station. Everyone was out on their beat so Ty couldn't introduce them to anyone. Davis called Bosco to see if he wanted to come hang out with them at all. They all had days off at the same time. Bosco agreed to meet them at Haggerty's. So the four friends headed to the bar.
When they walked in Bosco had already arrived and saved a table. Ty led them over.
"Bosco, I would like you to meet Jason and Heather. We met them on our cruise. Jason, Heather this is Officer Maurice Boscorelli, everyone calls him Bosco," Ty introduced everyone.
"Nice to meet you two," Bosco said getting up to shake hands.
"Nice to meet you also. You work with Ty?" Heather asked.
"We are on the same shift, but my partner is Faith Yokas. She wasn't able to join us this evening."
"You called her?" Ty said somewhat confused.
"Yeah, why? Is there a problem with that?"
"No, not at all, I just thought that was an iffy thing to do because of her husband."
"Depends on the day Davis."
"Anyway, Heather here is also a police officer," Alex said changing the subject.
"Really? Where are you from?" Bosco asked.
"Howell, New Jersey, it's near the shore."
"Must be nice."
"It has its benefits, but the city is much more active."
Heather and Jason talked with their three new friends for quite a while. It was late when they finally decided to head back to Penn Station and go home.
It had been a little over a month since Alex and Ty returned from their honeymoon. Alex had called Heather and asked if they were interested in coming up to the city. Heather said they were and they agreed on today. Alex and Ty were meeting Heather and Jason at Penn Station. The train arrived about 12:30.
"Hey guys. How are you?" Ty said as Heather and Jason walked from the track terminal.
"Hi Ty, we're good. How are you?" Heather said giving Ty and Alex a hug.
"Good, you ready to see the city?" Alex said.
"Yup. What have you guys got in mind?" Heather replied.
"Well, I figured we would go back to our place for a quick lunch. Then we can show you where we work, go shopping, or anything you guys want to do," Alex answered.
"I would love to see where you guys work," Heather answered.
They four headed out of Penn Station and hailed a cab to get back to Ty and Alex's apartment. Ty cab ride wasn't very long. Soon enough they were in front of their building. Ty and Alex led their friends to their place. Alex had bought bread and some things for a small lunch.
Since Heather had shown interest in seeing the firehouse and police station they decided that would be the next stop. It was a decent day so they walked the few blocks to Camelot. As they walked up Alex saw Jimmy outside cleaning up some equipment on the fire truck.
"Hey Doherty!" she yelled to him.
"Alex! It's your day off, what are you doing here?" he replied somewhat shocked.
"Heather, Jason this is Jimmy Doherty, a firefighter here. Jimmy this is Heather and Jason, we met them on our honeymoon. They are from the Jersey Shore."
Jimmy wiped his hands against his pants and shook hands with both Heather and Jason, "nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too," Heather said.
"Kim and Carlos are out on a run right now, but the rest of the guys are upstairs," Jimmy told Alex.
"Ok, thanks Jimmy. Let's go inside and I'll introduce you guys to everyone else," Alex said turning to Heather and Jason.
Alex led the other three up the stairs to the main lounge area of the firehouse. DK and Walsh were sitting watching television. Everyone else was upstairs cleaning up.
"Hey Davis," DK said as he saw Alex come to the stop of the stairs.
"Hey, what are you two doing?"
"Just watching the game. What are you---and your husband doing here on your day off?" DK asked as he saw Ty walk up behind Alex.
"Our friends here wanted to see where we worked," Alex said as Jason and Heather reached the top of the stairs.
DK and Walsh stood up, "DK, Walsh this is Heather and Jason. We met them on our cruise."
They both walked over to Jason and Heather and shook their hands.
"You guys should stay for dinner, Jimmy is cooking," Walsh added.
"That sound good to you guys?" Alex asked turning to Jason and Heather.
"Yeah, I think it'll be fun," Heather replied.
"Yeah, we'll stay," Jason said.
"Good. Do you know when Kim and Carlos will be back?" Alex asked turning back to DK and Walsh.
"Should be any minute. They have been gone for almost an hour and a half," Walsh answered.
"God those two are helpless," Alex whispered to herself as she walked to the phone. She knew they were probably trying to keep some time to themselves. Alex picked up the phone and dialed Kim's cell phone number.
"Zambrano," Kim answered.
"And exactly where might you be missy?" Alex asked.
"We are on our way back, mom," Kim said jokingly.
"Well hurry it up I have a couple people here I want you to meet."
"We'll be there in like 5 minutes."
"Ok, I'm timing you. Bye."
"Bye."
Alex hung up the phone, "they'll be back in 5," she said turning back to the others.
~*~*~ Kim and Carlos arrived back at the house like they had said, about 5 minutes later. Jimmy had finished with the fire truck and came upstairs to start dinner. Jason, Heather, Alex and Ty joined DK and Walsh in the lounge area, as did Kim and Carlos when they returned.
"So what do you guys do back home?" Walsh asked.
"I am a manager," Jason answered.
"I am a police officer and a volunteer EMT," Heather added.
"Wow, a police officer, that's cool," DK said.
"Yeah, it's a lot of fun."
"Any good stories for us?"
"Oh god, they are nothing compared to what goes on up here in the city."
"Well what's big where you are?"
"I guess mainly car accidents, the occasional robbery. I kind of almost wish we had more going on. It gets kind of boring sometimes. Luckily, since I have the EMS background I am usually sent on EMS calls."
"You should come work in the city then, always something going on," Ty said.
"He's right, the motto up here is 'expect the unexpected'," Carlos added.
"I've actually suggested moving up here to her several times, but she hasn't completely accepted the idea," Jason said.
"So you have been thinking about it?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, we have talked about it. We decided that if we wanted to move we would have to do it before our daughter started school so we wouldn't uproot her," Heather answered.
"Aww, how old is she?" Kim asked.
"She's two, she will be three in March."
"What's her name?" DK asked.
"Amberleigh Sierra."
"Wow, that's pretty. I've never heard that before," Kim said.
"The city is a great place to live, you should really consider moving," Alex said trying to convince Heather.
"We still have some time," Heather replied.
They all sat and continued to talk until Jimmy called them for dinner. He had made chicken parm. After dinner Ty and Alex took Heather and Jason over to the police station. Everyone was out on their beat so Ty couldn't introduce them to anyone. Davis called Bosco to see if he wanted to come hang out with them at all. They all had days off at the same time. Bosco agreed to meet them at Haggerty's. So the four friends headed to the bar.
When they walked in Bosco had already arrived and saved a table. Ty led them over.
"Bosco, I would like you to meet Jason and Heather. We met them on our cruise. Jason, Heather this is Officer Maurice Boscorelli, everyone calls him Bosco," Ty introduced everyone.
"Nice to meet you two," Bosco said getting up to shake hands.
"Nice to meet you also. You work with Ty?" Heather asked.
"We are on the same shift, but my partner is Faith Yokas. She wasn't able to join us this evening."
"You called her?" Ty said somewhat confused.
"Yeah, why? Is there a problem with that?"
"No, not at all, I just thought that was an iffy thing to do because of her husband."
"Depends on the day Davis."
"Anyway, Heather here is also a police officer," Alex said changing the subject.
"Really? Where are you from?" Bosco asked.
"Howell, New Jersey, it's near the shore."
"Must be nice."
"It has its benefits, but the city is much more active."
Heather and Jason talked with their three new friends for quite a while. It was late when they finally decided to head back to Penn Station and go home.
