Minutes later, Bobby returned with flowers for her and placed the vase on
the table next to her as she slept. Bobby then went and began to change the
lock on the door himself so no other harm could be done to Kim while she
stayed with him. In a matter of thirty minutes the new lock was installed
and tested. As Kim began to wake up, she smelled the scent of fresh roses.
Looking over at the bedside table she found the vase full of a dozen red
roses with baby's breath. She removed the card from the arrangement and
opened the envelope and read the words written on the card inside. After
placing the card back in the arrangement she got up and headed towards
Bobby. She quietly snuck-up behind him and put her arms around his mid-
section, and gently rested her hands on his stomach.
"I missed you while you were gone." She said softly.
"I missed you too." He said as he turned around to face her.
"Thank you for the flowers, they're beautiful." she said as she rested her head against his chest.
"Anything exciting happen while I was gone?" he asked, gently caressing her back.
"Nope, Alex and Carlos came by to see how I was doing," she said, raising her head off his chest to look up at him.
"Let's go lay down for a bit, I'm starting to get a little tired." He replied with a sly grin on his face.
"Really now? I think I know something that can take care of that," she said, as a seductive smile crossed her face.
"And what might that be?" he replied in amusement.
"This." she said as she put his hands on her hips and pulled his head down to hers and kissed him passionately on the lips.
A fire began to grow inside both of them as there kissing became more intense. Kim slipped her hands under his shirt, feeling his muscles tense up beneath her hands, as he pulled her closer to his body. As he picked her up, she placed an inviting kiss upon his lips as he carried her back to his room. As soon as he put her down, he kissed her deeply in return, his tongue lightly tracing the outline of her upper lip. Her body shivered as his tongue danced across her lips. He gently lowered her onto the bed and began to leave a trail of kisses across her collarbone. She gasped as he began to press firey kisses across her taut stomach. He smiled to himself and looked up at her, feeling the muscles of her abdomen tense up beneath his lips. All that mattered to them was that they were together sharing these intimate moments with each other. As the intensity of there passion grew, both knew nothing could ever come between them. It wasn't long before both of them were asleep in each other's arms, oblivious to the world around them. Bobby was the first to wake up as he glanced over at Kim's sleeping form next to him.
"God this feels so right being with her. Why did I wait so long to ask her out?" he said to himself.
Just then, Kim rolled over and looked at Bobby who was staring at the ceiling in thought. She began to tickle his ribs, which made him jump about a foot in bed.
"Welcome back to reality." She said laughing.
"You think you're sneaky, eh?" he said chuckling.
"What can I say? Joey taught me how to be sneaky very well," she said grinning.
"Did he teach you this one?" Bobby asked as he positioned himself over Kim and began kissing her starting at her lips and ending at her navel. Then all of a sudden he began to tickle her ferociously on both sides, catching her completely off guard. She squealed in shock at being tricked and tried to evade his attacking fingers, but couldn't with the weight of his body on top of hers. All she could do was wait for him to stop since there was no point in trying to fight him.
"I think Joey forgot to mention that one." Kim said once she had regained her breath.
All of a sudden the phone rang.
"Hello." She said as Bobby pulled her on top of him.
"Hey Kim, how are you doing?" Jimmy asked.
"I'm feeling a lot better," she said, biting back from giving Jimmy any hints that she was involved with Bobby.
"Would it be ok if I came over to see how you're doing?" he asked.
Bobby was close enough to hear the question and nodded his head in approval.
"Sure you can come visit," she said.
"Ok, I'll be there in about ten minutes." he said to her.
"See ya in ten." she replied as they hung up the phone.
Kim rolled off Bobby and put the phone back on the table.
"I think we might wanna straighten this place up before Jimmy gets here," she said as she rolled over to face him.
"Let him catch us together, show him the proper way to treat a lady." he said as he leaned in and gently kissed her.
"You charmer." She said laughing as she scooted towards the edge of the bed.
Reluctantly they both got up and got dressed. Kim made the bed and straightened up the bedroom as Bobby headed through the rest of the apartment making sure everything was in order. As Kim left the bedroom she made sure Bobby hadn't missed anything, and he doubled checked his room. Kim sat down on the sofa, as Jimmy knocked on the door.
"I'll get it." Kim said to Bobby as she prepared to stand up.
"Oh no you won't. he replied jogging from the bedroom with a pillow and a blanket for her.
Once Kim was situated, Bobby let Jimmy in.
Jimmy headed towards the sofa, when he saw the wound on Kim's upper arm as she huddled under the blanket Bobby had given her. Bobby headed into one of the back rooms to give the two of them so privacy.
As Jimmy sat down next to his ex-wife, nothing could have prepared him for all the bruises not to mention the knife wound. He couldn't imagine what she had endured in the morning hours earlier.
"How is your arm?" he asked.
"Still really tender." she replied as he gently touched around the wound.
"I can't even possibly begin to imagine everything that you had to endure today." he said quietly.
"I just hope I never have to go through that or anything like it again." she said in return as she looked at the solemn expression on Jimmy's face.
After talking for quite some time, Jimmy said; "It's getting late so I'd better go so you can rest."
"I'll call you tomorrow to see how you are doing, plus I'm pretty sure Joey will want to talk to you." he said as he traced the bruise on the left side of her face.
Jimmy gently kissed her on the forehead and walked to the door to leave. He took one last look at her and left Bobby's apartment.
When he got back to his car tears had started to fall. When he got back to the firehouse, he headed straight for the roof to be alone for a while.
He sat on the roof with his head in his hands, unable to get the images of Kim's injuries out of his head.
"Want some company?" came a soft voice from behind him.
"Sure." he said, still in disbelief.
Alex walked over to where Jimmy was and sat down next to him.
"I can't begin to imagine what she went through today." Jimmy said looking at Alex.
"I know, just the appearance of her wounds tells a person that she tried to get away and that she didn't give in." Alex said to Jimmy.
"I would have loved to have seen her chewing out his brother, cuz when she gets worked up its like a volcano erupting." he said as he looked over at Alex.
"You would know wouldn't you?" Alex replied looking out at the horizon.
"Yep, but no matter what I will always love her, even if she doesn't give me a second chance." he replied looking into Alex's eyes.
"She and I used to come up here before our shifts were over and just sit back and look at the stars on the skyline and talk." he began to say.
"Even in cold weather like this?" Alex asked.
"Yep, she would always lean back against my chest like this," he said as he pulled Alex over and used her as a guinea pig.
"Then I would wrap my arms around her waist and just hold her as we talked." he finished as tears began to fall from his face as he remembered some of the happiest moments he and Kim had together.
"It's ok Jimmy, just let it out." she said quietly as she rested her chin on his head and ran her hands through his thick black hair as he cried on her shoulder.
A short time later after Jimmy had regained his composure, Alex said "Let's head back inside and warm up with some hot chocolate."
"Sounds good to me." Jimmy said as he walked with her back inside the firehouse.
Jimmy reached up and took out two mugs from one of the cabinets and grabbed a bag of miniature marshmallows as Alex put on a kettle of water to boil. Within minutes the water was done and the two sat at the round kitchen table at the firehouse sipping on hot chocolate to remove the chill from their bodies. The two sat in silence for the most part, until Jimmy said, "Alex, can I get your opinion on something?"
"Sure." She replied as she sipped her hot chocolate.
"Honestly, do you think Kim will give me a second chance?" he said quietly.
"I missed you while you were gone." She said softly.
"I missed you too." He said as he turned around to face her.
"Thank you for the flowers, they're beautiful." she said as she rested her head against his chest.
"Anything exciting happen while I was gone?" he asked, gently caressing her back.
"Nope, Alex and Carlos came by to see how I was doing," she said, raising her head off his chest to look up at him.
"Let's go lay down for a bit, I'm starting to get a little tired." He replied with a sly grin on his face.
"Really now? I think I know something that can take care of that," she said, as a seductive smile crossed her face.
"And what might that be?" he replied in amusement.
"This." she said as she put his hands on her hips and pulled his head down to hers and kissed him passionately on the lips.
A fire began to grow inside both of them as there kissing became more intense. Kim slipped her hands under his shirt, feeling his muscles tense up beneath her hands, as he pulled her closer to his body. As he picked her up, she placed an inviting kiss upon his lips as he carried her back to his room. As soon as he put her down, he kissed her deeply in return, his tongue lightly tracing the outline of her upper lip. Her body shivered as his tongue danced across her lips. He gently lowered her onto the bed and began to leave a trail of kisses across her collarbone. She gasped as he began to press firey kisses across her taut stomach. He smiled to himself and looked up at her, feeling the muscles of her abdomen tense up beneath his lips. All that mattered to them was that they were together sharing these intimate moments with each other. As the intensity of there passion grew, both knew nothing could ever come between them. It wasn't long before both of them were asleep in each other's arms, oblivious to the world around them. Bobby was the first to wake up as he glanced over at Kim's sleeping form next to him.
"God this feels so right being with her. Why did I wait so long to ask her out?" he said to himself.
Just then, Kim rolled over and looked at Bobby who was staring at the ceiling in thought. She began to tickle his ribs, which made him jump about a foot in bed.
"Welcome back to reality." She said laughing.
"You think you're sneaky, eh?" he said chuckling.
"What can I say? Joey taught me how to be sneaky very well," she said grinning.
"Did he teach you this one?" Bobby asked as he positioned himself over Kim and began kissing her starting at her lips and ending at her navel. Then all of a sudden he began to tickle her ferociously on both sides, catching her completely off guard. She squealed in shock at being tricked and tried to evade his attacking fingers, but couldn't with the weight of his body on top of hers. All she could do was wait for him to stop since there was no point in trying to fight him.
"I think Joey forgot to mention that one." Kim said once she had regained her breath.
All of a sudden the phone rang.
"Hello." She said as Bobby pulled her on top of him.
"Hey Kim, how are you doing?" Jimmy asked.
"I'm feeling a lot better," she said, biting back from giving Jimmy any hints that she was involved with Bobby.
"Would it be ok if I came over to see how you're doing?" he asked.
Bobby was close enough to hear the question and nodded his head in approval.
"Sure you can come visit," she said.
"Ok, I'll be there in about ten minutes." he said to her.
"See ya in ten." she replied as they hung up the phone.
Kim rolled off Bobby and put the phone back on the table.
"I think we might wanna straighten this place up before Jimmy gets here," she said as she rolled over to face him.
"Let him catch us together, show him the proper way to treat a lady." he said as he leaned in and gently kissed her.
"You charmer." She said laughing as she scooted towards the edge of the bed.
Reluctantly they both got up and got dressed. Kim made the bed and straightened up the bedroom as Bobby headed through the rest of the apartment making sure everything was in order. As Kim left the bedroom she made sure Bobby hadn't missed anything, and he doubled checked his room. Kim sat down on the sofa, as Jimmy knocked on the door.
"I'll get it." Kim said to Bobby as she prepared to stand up.
"Oh no you won't. he replied jogging from the bedroom with a pillow and a blanket for her.
Once Kim was situated, Bobby let Jimmy in.
Jimmy headed towards the sofa, when he saw the wound on Kim's upper arm as she huddled under the blanket Bobby had given her. Bobby headed into one of the back rooms to give the two of them so privacy.
As Jimmy sat down next to his ex-wife, nothing could have prepared him for all the bruises not to mention the knife wound. He couldn't imagine what she had endured in the morning hours earlier.
"How is your arm?" he asked.
"Still really tender." she replied as he gently touched around the wound.
"I can't even possibly begin to imagine everything that you had to endure today." he said quietly.
"I just hope I never have to go through that or anything like it again." she said in return as she looked at the solemn expression on Jimmy's face.
After talking for quite some time, Jimmy said; "It's getting late so I'd better go so you can rest."
"I'll call you tomorrow to see how you are doing, plus I'm pretty sure Joey will want to talk to you." he said as he traced the bruise on the left side of her face.
Jimmy gently kissed her on the forehead and walked to the door to leave. He took one last look at her and left Bobby's apartment.
When he got back to his car tears had started to fall. When he got back to the firehouse, he headed straight for the roof to be alone for a while.
He sat on the roof with his head in his hands, unable to get the images of Kim's injuries out of his head.
"Want some company?" came a soft voice from behind him.
"Sure." he said, still in disbelief.
Alex walked over to where Jimmy was and sat down next to him.
"I can't begin to imagine what she went through today." Jimmy said looking at Alex.
"I know, just the appearance of her wounds tells a person that she tried to get away and that she didn't give in." Alex said to Jimmy.
"I would have loved to have seen her chewing out his brother, cuz when she gets worked up its like a volcano erupting." he said as he looked over at Alex.
"You would know wouldn't you?" Alex replied looking out at the horizon.
"Yep, but no matter what I will always love her, even if she doesn't give me a second chance." he replied looking into Alex's eyes.
"She and I used to come up here before our shifts were over and just sit back and look at the stars on the skyline and talk." he began to say.
"Even in cold weather like this?" Alex asked.
"Yep, she would always lean back against my chest like this," he said as he pulled Alex over and used her as a guinea pig.
"Then I would wrap my arms around her waist and just hold her as we talked." he finished as tears began to fall from his face as he remembered some of the happiest moments he and Kim had together.
"It's ok Jimmy, just let it out." she said quietly as she rested her chin on his head and ran her hands through his thick black hair as he cried on her shoulder.
A short time later after Jimmy had regained his composure, Alex said "Let's head back inside and warm up with some hot chocolate."
"Sounds good to me." Jimmy said as he walked with her back inside the firehouse.
Jimmy reached up and took out two mugs from one of the cabinets and grabbed a bag of miniature marshmallows as Alex put on a kettle of water to boil. Within minutes the water was done and the two sat at the round kitchen table at the firehouse sipping on hot chocolate to remove the chill from their bodies. The two sat in silence for the most part, until Jimmy said, "Alex, can I get your opinion on something?"
"Sure." She replied as she sipped her hot chocolate.
"Honestly, do you think Kim will give me a second chance?" he said quietly.