"Hey you two." Kim said smiling at her two friends.
Both Faith and Bosco sat on the edge of the bed talking to her, Kim's mother headed off and looked into the room where the altercation between Matty and Kim took place. Fifteen minutes later there was another knock at the front door. Kim's mother dashed to the door to see who it was, after seeing Bobby on the other side of the door, she undid the locks and welcomed him back.
"I'd better get going since I have to go pick up Joey, call me if you need anything." she said as Bobby hung up his jacket.
"Sure thing, thanks for coming by." he said smiling as she left.
As he refastened the locks on the door after Kim's mother had left, he headed back to his room where he found Kim, Faith and Bosco all talking and laughing.
"You all having fun in there?" he asked as he popped his head in the door of his room.
"You know it Caffey." Bosco replied; "Why don't you join in on the conversation?"
"I just might do that," he said as he entered the room and sat down next to Bosco on the bed.
"What have I missed so far?" he said laughing.
"Not much, we were just getting started." Kim said smiling.
Just then Faith and Bosco's radio's came to life relaying a crime in progress near where they were.
"It looks like we'll have to finish this later." Bosco said.
"No problem. Feel free to stop by whenever you can." Bobby said as he followed the two officers to the door.
As he returned to Kim's side, he found her going through the bag of stuff her mother had brought her. When he walked into the room, Kim looked up at him and said, "How are you holding up after last night?"
"I'm coping with it better now that I know you're gonna be ok. But I still feel responsible for what happened." he replied as he sat down beside her.
"And every time you say that, I'm gonna say the exact same thing I told you earlier." she said stroking his cheek with her hand.
"Why don't you refresh my memory on what was said earlier." he said.
"Ok, before you fell asleep from exhaustion I said." Kim began to say;
"I could never blame you for what happened. You are nothing like your brother; we have known each other for so long, I could never hold you responsible. I know you tried to get to me. You will always be my hero Bobby, always," she said as she gazed into his beautiful brown eyes.
"If it wasn't for you, then I probably wouldn't be here with you right now." she said after a brief amount of silence.
"What do you mean?" he said as he gently pulled her towards him.
"Before Matty held the knife to my throat, he told me in a very taunting voice that he could have easily killed me, and that you would have been powerless to stop him." she said softly.
Reliving what had happened earlier brought tears to her eyes, as Bobby held her close, giving her a sense of secureness.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that." He said quietly, as he traced the bruise that consumed most of the left side of her face.
"Lemme take a look at your arm and I'll help you into the bathroom." he said as he began to undo the bandage on her arm.
As she carried her clothes that she would be wearing for the rest of the day, as well as some shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, etc, Bobby slipped an arm around her waist to help support her as she got up for the first time since she had regained consciousness. The two of them slowly made their way to the bathroom as Bobby said; "If you need anything just let me know." As Bobby shut the bathroom door, Kim began to run the water for her shower after she placed her clothes on the counter and put her shampoo, conditioner and shower gel inside the shower. Once the water was ready she slowly removed the rest of her clothes and stepped into the shower. The hot water did wonders on her tense muscles, while the shampoo and conditioner killed her injured arm. In a matter of minutes she turned off the water and wrapped a towel around her bruised body and prepared to get dressed. After donning a pair of burgundy sweat pants and matching spaghetti strapped top she began to towel dry her hair and got ready to comb out the tangles in her hair and blow dry it.
Minutes later she emerged from the bathroom and slowly headed back to Bobby's room to put away the clothes she had just taken off and put them in her bag. As Bobby sat on the couch, unaware of Kim slowly heading in his direction he flipped open a small box containing a gold necklace with a pendant of an angel. As he held it in the palm of his hand, his thoughts drifted back to her. She had always been there for him, no matter what it was she had never let him down. Just then he heard a movement in the hallway and looked over to see her slowly making her way towards him.
"Do you need any help?" he asked as he prepared to stand up.
"No, I'm fine." She replied as she reached the edge of the sofa.
"I've got something I want to give you," he said as she sat down beside him.
He reached over to the coffee table and picked up the necklace he had put down.
"I am so blessed to have met you your first day at the 55. We've been through so much the past several years and I've grown incredibly attracted to you. Not just as a best friend and partner, but as the one that I would like to spend the rest of my life with. If its ok with you I'd like you to be my girlfriend so we can build a relationship together that could possibly one day lead to marriage." he started to say.
"If your asking me to be your 'official' girlfriend, I most gladly accept your invitation." she said smiling as she brought her mouth to his and kissed him.
When the kiss ended he fastened the necklace around her neck and pulled her close to him. For several minutes they lay in each other's embrace, wondering silently what their future together would hold.
"I need to run and pick up some things up and double check about getting the lock replaced since Matty has a key to the existing lock, will you be ok alone for a few minutes?" he asked.
"Sure, I'll be fine. If something happens I'll call your cell." she replied not wanting to leave the comfort of his embrace.
They both got up and walked to the door of the apartment and kissed long and hard.
"God I hate leaving her," Bobby said to himself as he pulled the door behind him.
After Bobby left, Kim headed for his room to make several calls.
Both Faith and Bosco sat on the edge of the bed talking to her, Kim's mother headed off and looked into the room where the altercation between Matty and Kim took place. Fifteen minutes later there was another knock at the front door. Kim's mother dashed to the door to see who it was, after seeing Bobby on the other side of the door, she undid the locks and welcomed him back.
"I'd better get going since I have to go pick up Joey, call me if you need anything." she said as Bobby hung up his jacket.
"Sure thing, thanks for coming by." he said smiling as she left.
As he refastened the locks on the door after Kim's mother had left, he headed back to his room where he found Kim, Faith and Bosco all talking and laughing.
"You all having fun in there?" he asked as he popped his head in the door of his room.
"You know it Caffey." Bosco replied; "Why don't you join in on the conversation?"
"I just might do that," he said as he entered the room and sat down next to Bosco on the bed.
"What have I missed so far?" he said laughing.
"Not much, we were just getting started." Kim said smiling.
Just then Faith and Bosco's radio's came to life relaying a crime in progress near where they were.
"It looks like we'll have to finish this later." Bosco said.
"No problem. Feel free to stop by whenever you can." Bobby said as he followed the two officers to the door.
As he returned to Kim's side, he found her going through the bag of stuff her mother had brought her. When he walked into the room, Kim looked up at him and said, "How are you holding up after last night?"
"I'm coping with it better now that I know you're gonna be ok. But I still feel responsible for what happened." he replied as he sat down beside her.
"And every time you say that, I'm gonna say the exact same thing I told you earlier." she said stroking his cheek with her hand.
"Why don't you refresh my memory on what was said earlier." he said.
"Ok, before you fell asleep from exhaustion I said." Kim began to say;
"I could never blame you for what happened. You are nothing like your brother; we have known each other for so long, I could never hold you responsible. I know you tried to get to me. You will always be my hero Bobby, always," she said as she gazed into his beautiful brown eyes.
"If it wasn't for you, then I probably wouldn't be here with you right now." she said after a brief amount of silence.
"What do you mean?" he said as he gently pulled her towards him.
"Before Matty held the knife to my throat, he told me in a very taunting voice that he could have easily killed me, and that you would have been powerless to stop him." she said softly.
Reliving what had happened earlier brought tears to her eyes, as Bobby held her close, giving her a sense of secureness.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that." He said quietly, as he traced the bruise that consumed most of the left side of her face.
"Lemme take a look at your arm and I'll help you into the bathroom." he said as he began to undo the bandage on her arm.
As she carried her clothes that she would be wearing for the rest of the day, as well as some shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, etc, Bobby slipped an arm around her waist to help support her as she got up for the first time since she had regained consciousness. The two of them slowly made their way to the bathroom as Bobby said; "If you need anything just let me know." As Bobby shut the bathroom door, Kim began to run the water for her shower after she placed her clothes on the counter and put her shampoo, conditioner and shower gel inside the shower. Once the water was ready she slowly removed the rest of her clothes and stepped into the shower. The hot water did wonders on her tense muscles, while the shampoo and conditioner killed her injured arm. In a matter of minutes she turned off the water and wrapped a towel around her bruised body and prepared to get dressed. After donning a pair of burgundy sweat pants and matching spaghetti strapped top she began to towel dry her hair and got ready to comb out the tangles in her hair and blow dry it.
Minutes later she emerged from the bathroom and slowly headed back to Bobby's room to put away the clothes she had just taken off and put them in her bag. As Bobby sat on the couch, unaware of Kim slowly heading in his direction he flipped open a small box containing a gold necklace with a pendant of an angel. As he held it in the palm of his hand, his thoughts drifted back to her. She had always been there for him, no matter what it was she had never let him down. Just then he heard a movement in the hallway and looked over to see her slowly making her way towards him.
"Do you need any help?" he asked as he prepared to stand up.
"No, I'm fine." She replied as she reached the edge of the sofa.
"I've got something I want to give you," he said as she sat down beside him.
He reached over to the coffee table and picked up the necklace he had put down.
"I am so blessed to have met you your first day at the 55. We've been through so much the past several years and I've grown incredibly attracted to you. Not just as a best friend and partner, but as the one that I would like to spend the rest of my life with. If its ok with you I'd like you to be my girlfriend so we can build a relationship together that could possibly one day lead to marriage." he started to say.
"If your asking me to be your 'official' girlfriend, I most gladly accept your invitation." she said smiling as she brought her mouth to his and kissed him.
When the kiss ended he fastened the necklace around her neck and pulled her close to him. For several minutes they lay in each other's embrace, wondering silently what their future together would hold.
"I need to run and pick up some things up and double check about getting the lock replaced since Matty has a key to the existing lock, will you be ok alone for a few minutes?" he asked.
"Sure, I'll be fine. If something happens I'll call your cell." she replied not wanting to leave the comfort of his embrace.
They both got up and walked to the door of the apartment and kissed long and hard.
"God I hate leaving her," Bobby said to himself as he pulled the door behind him.
After Bobby left, Kim headed for his room to make several calls.