Kim went up to her apartment and called Alex to see if she wanted to go
with her to look at wedding dresses tomorrow. Alex agreed and the two
arranged to meet at the firehouse at three. Kim changed into a pair of
cotton shorts and spaghetti strapped top, and waited for to Bobby return.
Kim went into her son's room and put away the clothes she had washed for
him before the incident at the firehouse. Five minutes later Bobby returned
to Kim's apartment and let himself in. After placing his things in her
room, he slipped his coat off and laid it across one of the chairs by the
window, and noticed several pictures sitting on the dresser and went over
to look at them.
Most of the pictures were of Kim and Joey, except for one. The one picture was of the three of them at the park, which had been taken several days before Kim had gotten kidnapped. As his mind drifted back to that moment he didn't hear Kim come into the room. She saw Bobby looking at the picture of the three of them at the park and began to smile. She looked down at the ring on her finger and realized she had found true happiness with Bobby. She silently walked over to her bed and picked up one of the small pillows and tossed it at Bobby. His concentration broken when he felt the small pillow hit his back, and hearing Kim trying not to laugh.
Before Bobby turned around to face her, she got up and headed for the closet next to where he was standing. When he turned around he had expected to see Kim sitting on the edge of the bed, but she wasn't. When he turned back to the pictures, he saw Kim going through her closet picking out an outfit to wear the next day. He went over and slipped his arms around her waist and watched as she looked through the vast sea of clothes in the closet. Something caught his eye as she went through the shirts that were hung up. He spotted a red matté dress that reminded him of the type of dress a salsa dancer would wear because of the way it was angled up on one side of the skirt.
"Where did you get that dress?" he asked her curiously.
"I've had that one for some time, but never had an opportunity to wear it," she replied as she removed the dress from the closet.
"You want to see me in this, don't you?" she said smiling.
"The thought crossed my mind." He replied as he looked out at the quiet city below.
Kim slipped into the dress which still clung to her body like it had when she bought it so very long ago. She walked over towards the window where Bobby was standing, and he caught a glimpse of her reflection from the glass as he turned around.
"What do you think?" she asked as she crossed the room towards him.
"You look stunning in that dress." He replied, after trying to find the right words to say.
He watched her coming towards him, the dress hugged her body in all the right places, which was driving him crazy. He'd seen her in a dress dozens of times, but never one like this. The sight of her just about took his breath away. As he slipped his arms around her waist, he had to force himself to control the emotions he felt. She saw in his eyes his true feelings for her as he cupped her chin in his hand and kissed her. She knew she was driving him wild and could tell that by the way he was kissing her.
After what seemed like an eternity, he finally said, "If this is too fast for you, let me know and I'll stop."
"You're fine. I would have said something if things were moving too fast." she replied softly as she put her arms around his neck and pulled his head to hers.
He slowly began to undo the zipper of the dress and literally had to peel it from her, it fit her so well. She slipped his shirt off his body and let it fall to the floor alongside the dress. In a matter of moments both were caught up in a rush of emotions and what appeared to be minutes passing were actually hours. Several hours later Bobby collapsed next to Kim as exhaustion took over both of their bodies.
The next day the two didn't get up till close to noon, as sunlight burst into the room from behind one of the skyscrapers that dotted the skyline. He looked over at Kim who was still sound asleep next to him and was entranced by her natural beauty. It was one of the features about her, he had always found attractive. He slowly got out of bed and headed off to take a shower before she got up.
Thirty minutes later, Kim began to stir and woke up to the sound of water running. She quickly got dressed and headed into the kitchen and put a bagel in the toaster and fixed herself a glass of orange juice. After his shower, he headed back to Kim's room to get the clothes he had brought with him the night before. After finishing her bagel she went back to her room to see what Bobby wanted for breakfast and found him going through the bag he had brought with him the night before wearing only a towel around his waist. She stood in the doorway watching as images from the previous night entered her mind. Sensing he wasn't alone, he turned around and saw her standing in the doorway.
"Good afternoon." she said smiling, unable to take her eyes off him.
"Didn't anyone ever tell you its not polite to stare?" he replied laughing.
"You obviously don't practice what you preach," she said with a sly grin as she leaned against the doorframe.
"Oh really?" he said in amusement.
"What have you got to back that up?" he replied again trying to keep a straight face.
"Close your eyes and you'll find out." she said back.
He closed his eyes, wondering what this had to do with her proving her point. Once she was sure his eyes were closed, she headed over and picked up the red dress from the floor and put it back on.
"Ok, open your eyes," she told him, still standing behind him.
When he opened his eyes, he expected to see Kim in front of him, but she wasn't. When he turned around and saw her in the dress again he felt like a teenage schoolboy, because all he could do is stare at her.
"I rest my case," she said laughing at his reaction, going over to where he stood.
"Since when was it a crime to stare at a beautiful woman in a sexy dress?" he said innocently.
"I never said it was a crime silly," she said as she pushed him down on the bed.
As he fell back onto the bed, he wrapped his arms around Kim's waist and brought her down with him.
"I hate to bust your bubble, but you don't exactly have time for a second go around." she said as she lay on his chest.
"Why not?" he replied in mock disappointment.
"Because unless you plan on being on-time for work, I suggest you start getting dressed," she said laughing.
Realizing she was right, he gently kissed her and rolled her off his chest so he could get ready for work.
"What are your plans for the day?" he asked.
"Starting to look at wedding dresses." She replied as she picked up her clothes and headed for the bathroom for a shower.
Ten minutes later she emerged from the bathroom already dressed and headed back to her room to put the red dress back in the closet. She grabbed her purse and keys and met Bobby in the living room. The two headed out to visit Joey for a bit before heading off to the station. Kim walked in with Bobby as usual into the firehouse where they were met with a round of applause and catcalls. Kim began to blush and Bobby just shook his head and laughed.
"So it's finally official," one of the firefighters said.
"Yep," Bobby replied as everyone gathered around Kim to look at the ring. Bobby went up and put his stuff away and rejoined the group that was still huddled around Kim looking at the ring on her hand. Alex walked into the firehouse and saw the huddle of men crowded around Kim looking at her ring and laughed to herself. Just then the first call of the day came in and everyone dispersed from the huddle and ran for their gear. Bobby gave Kim a quick kiss and dashed out to the bus and followed the trucks to the call.
"Shall we be off to look at dresses?" Alex asked.
"Absolutely," Kim replied as she and Alex left the firehouse and started the process of finding the perfect wedding dress.
There were so many beautiful dresses to pick from, it was going to come down to which dress made her look like a princess and which dress she thought would blow Bobby's mind yet still be affordable as well. The first four stores the women went to didn't have anything that caught their attention. After a brief lunch break the two women resumed the hunt for the perfect dress. The next several stores held possibilities but once Kim tried them on she didn't like the way the dresses looked on her. Finally the last store they went to, both Alex and Kim found a total of six possible dresses that fit the bill for what they needed. As Kim tried each of them on, she liked several of the dresses but as she looked at herself in the floor length mirror, she knew the perfect dress was still out there.
As Alex waited for her to try the next dress on, something on one of the racks caught her attention. A white luster satin princess line gown with a scooped neckline and spaghetti straps accented with multi-colored stones as well as crystal beading and appeared to have a semi-cathedral train but she couldn't tell with it just hanging on a rack. As Kim came out in the next dress, she saw Alex no longer in the room and went ahead and looked at herself in the mirror. A heavy sigh escaped her as she decided this wasn't the dress she wanted and headed off to change when Alex came back carrying the dress she'd found.
"Try this one," Alex said smiling as she handed the dress to Kim.
She took the dress from Alex and headed back into the fitting room to try it on. Several minutes later, Kim emerged beaming and said, "I think we have a winner." She looked at herself in the floor length mirror and realized this was the dress she had been looking for. Alex looked at her best friend smiling and replied, "I think you're right." After paying for the dress, they headed outside to get a cab to take back to her apartment complex.
"Wanna come with me to show the dress to mom and Joey?" Kim asked, while they waited for a cab.
"Sure," Alex replied smiling.
"One question though. How are you going to keep Bobby from seeing your dress?" Alex asked.
"I'm going to see if I can leave it in one of the back closets at my moms till we get married." she replied back.
"Good idea. Because we don't want to let the cat out of the bag just yet." Alex replied laughing, as they slid into the cab that had stopped.
A short time later the cab stopped in front of her apartment complex and the two women got out and headed up to Kim's mother's apartment. Kim knocked on the door and stood talking to Alex as they waited for someone to let them in. Kim didn't even notice the door open until she heard Joey running towards her.
"Mommy!" the little boy exclaimed as he ran over to her side.
"Hey baby, how are you?" Kim replied.
"Good. What's in the bag?" Joey asked.
"Let's go inside and I'll show you." she replied as they entered the apartment.
Most of the pictures were of Kim and Joey, except for one. The one picture was of the three of them at the park, which had been taken several days before Kim had gotten kidnapped. As his mind drifted back to that moment he didn't hear Kim come into the room. She saw Bobby looking at the picture of the three of them at the park and began to smile. She looked down at the ring on her finger and realized she had found true happiness with Bobby. She silently walked over to her bed and picked up one of the small pillows and tossed it at Bobby. His concentration broken when he felt the small pillow hit his back, and hearing Kim trying not to laugh.
Before Bobby turned around to face her, she got up and headed for the closet next to where he was standing. When he turned around he had expected to see Kim sitting on the edge of the bed, but she wasn't. When he turned back to the pictures, he saw Kim going through her closet picking out an outfit to wear the next day. He went over and slipped his arms around her waist and watched as she looked through the vast sea of clothes in the closet. Something caught his eye as she went through the shirts that were hung up. He spotted a red matté dress that reminded him of the type of dress a salsa dancer would wear because of the way it was angled up on one side of the skirt.
"Where did you get that dress?" he asked her curiously.
"I've had that one for some time, but never had an opportunity to wear it," she replied as she removed the dress from the closet.
"You want to see me in this, don't you?" she said smiling.
"The thought crossed my mind." He replied as he looked out at the quiet city below.
Kim slipped into the dress which still clung to her body like it had when she bought it so very long ago. She walked over towards the window where Bobby was standing, and he caught a glimpse of her reflection from the glass as he turned around.
"What do you think?" she asked as she crossed the room towards him.
"You look stunning in that dress." He replied, after trying to find the right words to say.
He watched her coming towards him, the dress hugged her body in all the right places, which was driving him crazy. He'd seen her in a dress dozens of times, but never one like this. The sight of her just about took his breath away. As he slipped his arms around her waist, he had to force himself to control the emotions he felt. She saw in his eyes his true feelings for her as he cupped her chin in his hand and kissed her. She knew she was driving him wild and could tell that by the way he was kissing her.
After what seemed like an eternity, he finally said, "If this is too fast for you, let me know and I'll stop."
"You're fine. I would have said something if things were moving too fast." she replied softly as she put her arms around his neck and pulled his head to hers.
He slowly began to undo the zipper of the dress and literally had to peel it from her, it fit her so well. She slipped his shirt off his body and let it fall to the floor alongside the dress. In a matter of moments both were caught up in a rush of emotions and what appeared to be minutes passing were actually hours. Several hours later Bobby collapsed next to Kim as exhaustion took over both of their bodies.
The next day the two didn't get up till close to noon, as sunlight burst into the room from behind one of the skyscrapers that dotted the skyline. He looked over at Kim who was still sound asleep next to him and was entranced by her natural beauty. It was one of the features about her, he had always found attractive. He slowly got out of bed and headed off to take a shower before she got up.
Thirty minutes later, Kim began to stir and woke up to the sound of water running. She quickly got dressed and headed into the kitchen and put a bagel in the toaster and fixed herself a glass of orange juice. After his shower, he headed back to Kim's room to get the clothes he had brought with him the night before. After finishing her bagel she went back to her room to see what Bobby wanted for breakfast and found him going through the bag he had brought with him the night before wearing only a towel around his waist. She stood in the doorway watching as images from the previous night entered her mind. Sensing he wasn't alone, he turned around and saw her standing in the doorway.
"Good afternoon." she said smiling, unable to take her eyes off him.
"Didn't anyone ever tell you its not polite to stare?" he replied laughing.
"You obviously don't practice what you preach," she said with a sly grin as she leaned against the doorframe.
"Oh really?" he said in amusement.
"What have you got to back that up?" he replied again trying to keep a straight face.
"Close your eyes and you'll find out." she said back.
He closed his eyes, wondering what this had to do with her proving her point. Once she was sure his eyes were closed, she headed over and picked up the red dress from the floor and put it back on.
"Ok, open your eyes," she told him, still standing behind him.
When he opened his eyes, he expected to see Kim in front of him, but she wasn't. When he turned around and saw her in the dress again he felt like a teenage schoolboy, because all he could do is stare at her.
"I rest my case," she said laughing at his reaction, going over to where he stood.
"Since when was it a crime to stare at a beautiful woman in a sexy dress?" he said innocently.
"I never said it was a crime silly," she said as she pushed him down on the bed.
As he fell back onto the bed, he wrapped his arms around Kim's waist and brought her down with him.
"I hate to bust your bubble, but you don't exactly have time for a second go around." she said as she lay on his chest.
"Why not?" he replied in mock disappointment.
"Because unless you plan on being on-time for work, I suggest you start getting dressed," she said laughing.
Realizing she was right, he gently kissed her and rolled her off his chest so he could get ready for work.
"What are your plans for the day?" he asked.
"Starting to look at wedding dresses." She replied as she picked up her clothes and headed for the bathroom for a shower.
Ten minutes later she emerged from the bathroom already dressed and headed back to her room to put the red dress back in the closet. She grabbed her purse and keys and met Bobby in the living room. The two headed out to visit Joey for a bit before heading off to the station. Kim walked in with Bobby as usual into the firehouse where they were met with a round of applause and catcalls. Kim began to blush and Bobby just shook his head and laughed.
"So it's finally official," one of the firefighters said.
"Yep," Bobby replied as everyone gathered around Kim to look at the ring. Bobby went up and put his stuff away and rejoined the group that was still huddled around Kim looking at the ring on her hand. Alex walked into the firehouse and saw the huddle of men crowded around Kim looking at her ring and laughed to herself. Just then the first call of the day came in and everyone dispersed from the huddle and ran for their gear. Bobby gave Kim a quick kiss and dashed out to the bus and followed the trucks to the call.
"Shall we be off to look at dresses?" Alex asked.
"Absolutely," Kim replied as she and Alex left the firehouse and started the process of finding the perfect wedding dress.
There were so many beautiful dresses to pick from, it was going to come down to which dress made her look like a princess and which dress she thought would blow Bobby's mind yet still be affordable as well. The first four stores the women went to didn't have anything that caught their attention. After a brief lunch break the two women resumed the hunt for the perfect dress. The next several stores held possibilities but once Kim tried them on she didn't like the way the dresses looked on her. Finally the last store they went to, both Alex and Kim found a total of six possible dresses that fit the bill for what they needed. As Kim tried each of them on, she liked several of the dresses but as she looked at herself in the floor length mirror, she knew the perfect dress was still out there.
As Alex waited for her to try the next dress on, something on one of the racks caught her attention. A white luster satin princess line gown with a scooped neckline and spaghetti straps accented with multi-colored stones as well as crystal beading and appeared to have a semi-cathedral train but she couldn't tell with it just hanging on a rack. As Kim came out in the next dress, she saw Alex no longer in the room and went ahead and looked at herself in the mirror. A heavy sigh escaped her as she decided this wasn't the dress she wanted and headed off to change when Alex came back carrying the dress she'd found.
"Try this one," Alex said smiling as she handed the dress to Kim.
She took the dress from Alex and headed back into the fitting room to try it on. Several minutes later, Kim emerged beaming and said, "I think we have a winner." She looked at herself in the floor length mirror and realized this was the dress she had been looking for. Alex looked at her best friend smiling and replied, "I think you're right." After paying for the dress, they headed outside to get a cab to take back to her apartment complex.
"Wanna come with me to show the dress to mom and Joey?" Kim asked, while they waited for a cab.
"Sure," Alex replied smiling.
"One question though. How are you going to keep Bobby from seeing your dress?" Alex asked.
"I'm going to see if I can leave it in one of the back closets at my moms till we get married." she replied back.
"Good idea. Because we don't want to let the cat out of the bag just yet." Alex replied laughing, as they slid into the cab that had stopped.
A short time later the cab stopped in front of her apartment complex and the two women got out and headed up to Kim's mother's apartment. Kim knocked on the door and stood talking to Alex as they waited for someone to let them in. Kim didn't even notice the door open until she heard Joey running towards her.
"Mommy!" the little boy exclaimed as he ran over to her side.
"Hey baby, how are you?" Kim replied.
"Good. What's in the bag?" Joey asked.
"Let's go inside and I'll show you." she replied as they entered the apartment.