Just then Doc, Carlos, Kim and Bobby returned to the station to get ready
for the end of
their shift. As Kim entered the building Alex caught sight of her and said,
"Hey Kim, how well
can Jimmy cook?"
"I dunno, normally he won't step foot in a kitchen if I'm around." she replied.
"Oh jeez, now I think I should be scared." Alex said trying to avoid laughing.
"Why is that?" Kim asked, thinking it had to do with what had happened earlier.
"Because he is in the kitchen as we speak cooking me something to eat." Alex replied laughing.
"We'd better go supervise and make sure he's doing ok." Kim said.
At that instant they heard a clatter of pans on the floor in the kitchen and Kim and Alex took off for the kitchen.
"Where are they headed?" Bobby asked one of the firefighters.
"I think Jimmy's trying to cook." the man replied back.
"That's a disaster in the making." Bobby said laughing to himself.
"Tell me about it, we are just waiting for him to catch something on fire." the man said.
"Well at least if he does, you won't have that far to go." Bobby replied.
"You got that right." the firefighter replied laughing.
As the two women entered the kitchen, Jimmy was in the process of picking up pots and pans off the floor.
"Jimmy, I think you better let someone a little more experienced at cooking take over." Kim said laughing.
"Awww, come on I was just getting started." Jimmy said with a grin.
"I think the chief would like to keep this building intact and not having it end up on fire." Kim said laughing along with Alex.
"Oh, alright you take over." Jimmy said as he headed back towards the rest of the guys.
"Hey Alex wanna help make a salad while I start lasagna?" Kim asked.
"Sure." She replied as she gathered things for the salad.
About twenty minutes later fragrant aroma's drifted from the kitchen of the firehouse. A few seconds later Bobby popped his head into the doorway of the kitchen and said, "What do you two think you're doing?"
"Cooking dinner for everyone." Alex and Kim replied in unison.
"What's on the menu for this evening?" Bobby asked the two busily working women.
"Lasagna and a salad." Alex replied chopping up a tomato for the salad.
"Sounds good, and smells good too." Bobby said back to the two women as he disappeared from the doorway.
"What are they fixing in there Bobby?" Jimmy asked.
"Believe it or not they are cooking dinner for everyone." Bobby replied.
"What's on the menu?" Jimmy said back to Bobby.
All of a sudden Alex popped in where the guys were gathered and said, "Hey guys, dinner is ready."
"I guess you'll find out when the rest of us do Jimmy." Bobby replied as he walked with the rest of the off duty firefighters and paramedics towards the kitchen.
After everyone had eaten there first serving of food, most of the men went back for seconds. Kim and Alex were busily washing dishes and putting them up in the appropriate cabinets when Bobby walked into the kitchen.
"Dinner was delicious, I think the rest of the guys out there could get used to this." Bobby said smiling.
Kim laughed as Alex just shook her head in amusement.
"As soon as we finish the dishes, I'll go get changed and we'll head out. Ok?" Kim said to Bobby.
"Ok, I'll go ahead and start changing while you two finish up." Bobby replied as he headed towards his locker upstairs.
"And just where are the two of you going tonight?" Alex asked curiously.
"The movies." Kim said smiling.
"What's he taking you to see?" Alex replied.
"Darkness Falls." Kim replied as she put up the remaining few dishes.
"I've seen previews for that, it looks really good." Alex said.
"I know, I've wanted to see it after I read a review on it in the paper." Kim replied.
"You go on and change and I'll put up these remaining few dishes." Alex said.
"You sure?" Kim asked.
"Yes I'm sure silly." Alex said as she swatted Kim with the dishtowel she had in her hand.
"Two can play at this game." Kim replied as she picked up the dishtowel she'd just put down and began to swat at Alex.
"Gosh if the guys saw us in here they'd crack up." Alex said laughing to Kim.
"They'd think we probably lost our minds." Kim replied back giggling.
"Yeah. You had better go get changed. I doubt you want to keep Bobby waiting in suspense." Alex said.
"I'll let ya know how things go tomorrow." Kim said as she left the kitchen.
As Kim headed up to her locker, Bobby had just finished changing and was putting his uniform in his bag, when he heard footsteps and turned to see Kim coming up the stairs.
"What were you and Taylor doing down there? I heard the two of you all the way up here." Bobby said laughing.
"Oh just a friendly dish towel fight." Kim said giggling as she opened her locker.
"Who won?" Bobby asked coming up behind her as she got her bag from her locker.
"We quit because we were laughing so hard." she replied back smiling as she turned and headed into the bathroom to change.
A few minutes later, Kim emerged from the bathroom in her street clothes and ran a brush through her long blonde hair as she walked.
"You ready?" Kim called to Bobby who was looking out the window at the opposite end of the room.
After not getting an answer from her partner she sat her bag down and walked up behind him and whispered, "Everything ok?" into his ear.
"Oh, sorry I didn't hear you a second ago, I was thinking about Matty." he said quietly, turning his head to look at her.
"After the movie, you wanna talk about him?" Kim asked, taking her partners hands into her own.
"Sure, if you don't have any other plans." he said.
"Nope, not a problem, Joey's with his grandmother for a sleepover so we can talk as long as you need to." she replied.
"Ok, shall we be off to the movies then?" Bobby asked.
"We shall." Kim replied.
As the two headed back downstairs the guys were still glued to the TV screen and Alex was talking to Ty outside as they left.
"Have fun you two." Alex called to Kim and Bobby.
"Don't worry, we will." Bobby said over his shoulder at Alex.
"Where are those two going?" Ty asked Alex.
"The movies." Alex said back, watching them walk down the sidewalk together hand in hand.
"So he finally got the guts to ask her out eh?" Ty said.
"I guess he did." Alex said.
"Ready to head out?" Ty asked Alex.
"Yes, lets go, its cold out here." she replied poking Ty as she walked.
"I dunno, normally he won't step foot in a kitchen if I'm around." she replied.
"Oh jeez, now I think I should be scared." Alex said trying to avoid laughing.
"Why is that?" Kim asked, thinking it had to do with what had happened earlier.
"Because he is in the kitchen as we speak cooking me something to eat." Alex replied laughing.
"We'd better go supervise and make sure he's doing ok." Kim said.
At that instant they heard a clatter of pans on the floor in the kitchen and Kim and Alex took off for the kitchen.
"Where are they headed?" Bobby asked one of the firefighters.
"I think Jimmy's trying to cook." the man replied back.
"That's a disaster in the making." Bobby said laughing to himself.
"Tell me about it, we are just waiting for him to catch something on fire." the man said.
"Well at least if he does, you won't have that far to go." Bobby replied.
"You got that right." the firefighter replied laughing.
As the two women entered the kitchen, Jimmy was in the process of picking up pots and pans off the floor.
"Jimmy, I think you better let someone a little more experienced at cooking take over." Kim said laughing.
"Awww, come on I was just getting started." Jimmy said with a grin.
"I think the chief would like to keep this building intact and not having it end up on fire." Kim said laughing along with Alex.
"Oh, alright you take over." Jimmy said as he headed back towards the rest of the guys.
"Hey Alex wanna help make a salad while I start lasagna?" Kim asked.
"Sure." She replied as she gathered things for the salad.
About twenty minutes later fragrant aroma's drifted from the kitchen of the firehouse. A few seconds later Bobby popped his head into the doorway of the kitchen and said, "What do you two think you're doing?"
"Cooking dinner for everyone." Alex and Kim replied in unison.
"What's on the menu for this evening?" Bobby asked the two busily working women.
"Lasagna and a salad." Alex replied chopping up a tomato for the salad.
"Sounds good, and smells good too." Bobby said back to the two women as he disappeared from the doorway.
"What are they fixing in there Bobby?" Jimmy asked.
"Believe it or not they are cooking dinner for everyone." Bobby replied.
"What's on the menu?" Jimmy said back to Bobby.
All of a sudden Alex popped in where the guys were gathered and said, "Hey guys, dinner is ready."
"I guess you'll find out when the rest of us do Jimmy." Bobby replied as he walked with the rest of the off duty firefighters and paramedics towards the kitchen.
After everyone had eaten there first serving of food, most of the men went back for seconds. Kim and Alex were busily washing dishes and putting them up in the appropriate cabinets when Bobby walked into the kitchen.
"Dinner was delicious, I think the rest of the guys out there could get used to this." Bobby said smiling.
Kim laughed as Alex just shook her head in amusement.
"As soon as we finish the dishes, I'll go get changed and we'll head out. Ok?" Kim said to Bobby.
"Ok, I'll go ahead and start changing while you two finish up." Bobby replied as he headed towards his locker upstairs.
"And just where are the two of you going tonight?" Alex asked curiously.
"The movies." Kim said smiling.
"What's he taking you to see?" Alex replied.
"Darkness Falls." Kim replied as she put up the remaining few dishes.
"I've seen previews for that, it looks really good." Alex said.
"I know, I've wanted to see it after I read a review on it in the paper." Kim replied.
"You go on and change and I'll put up these remaining few dishes." Alex said.
"You sure?" Kim asked.
"Yes I'm sure silly." Alex said as she swatted Kim with the dishtowel she had in her hand.
"Two can play at this game." Kim replied as she picked up the dishtowel she'd just put down and began to swat at Alex.
"Gosh if the guys saw us in here they'd crack up." Alex said laughing to Kim.
"They'd think we probably lost our minds." Kim replied back giggling.
"Yeah. You had better go get changed. I doubt you want to keep Bobby waiting in suspense." Alex said.
"I'll let ya know how things go tomorrow." Kim said as she left the kitchen.
As Kim headed up to her locker, Bobby had just finished changing and was putting his uniform in his bag, when he heard footsteps and turned to see Kim coming up the stairs.
"What were you and Taylor doing down there? I heard the two of you all the way up here." Bobby said laughing.
"Oh just a friendly dish towel fight." Kim said giggling as she opened her locker.
"Who won?" Bobby asked coming up behind her as she got her bag from her locker.
"We quit because we were laughing so hard." she replied back smiling as she turned and headed into the bathroom to change.
A few minutes later, Kim emerged from the bathroom in her street clothes and ran a brush through her long blonde hair as she walked.
"You ready?" Kim called to Bobby who was looking out the window at the opposite end of the room.
After not getting an answer from her partner she sat her bag down and walked up behind him and whispered, "Everything ok?" into his ear.
"Oh, sorry I didn't hear you a second ago, I was thinking about Matty." he said quietly, turning his head to look at her.
"After the movie, you wanna talk about him?" Kim asked, taking her partners hands into her own.
"Sure, if you don't have any other plans." he said.
"Nope, not a problem, Joey's with his grandmother for a sleepover so we can talk as long as you need to." she replied.
"Ok, shall we be off to the movies then?" Bobby asked.
"We shall." Kim replied.
As the two headed back downstairs the guys were still glued to the TV screen and Alex was talking to Ty outside as they left.
"Have fun you two." Alex called to Kim and Bobby.
"Don't worry, we will." Bobby said over his shoulder at Alex.
"Where are those two going?" Ty asked Alex.
"The movies." Alex said back, watching them walk down the sidewalk together hand in hand.
"So he finally got the guts to ask her out eh?" Ty said.
"I guess he did." Alex said.
"Ready to head out?" Ty asked Alex.
"Yes, lets go, its cold out here." she replied poking Ty as she walked.