After changing out of their dinner clothes and putting on some lounging
clothes, Kim flipped on the TV and went about the task of finding a movie
that she wanted to watch. Bobby came back from changing and sat down behind
her and leaned up against the headboard of the bed. Kim had just found a
movie on TV when she felt Bobby wrap his arms around her waist and pull her
backward against him as they settled in to watch the movie she'd found. The
next day they spent all of their time down on the beach relishing what
little time they had left in paradise. They stopped for ice cream at one of
the ice cream parlors in front of the marina and caught a football game
between the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers on one of the TV's on
one of the yachts from where they were sitting. Before they knew it, it was
time for them to head back home from their honeymoon. Neither wanted to
leave but knew they had to, back to the land of reality.
Kim called her mother once they arrived in Atlanta and told her that they should be back in New York in about two hours. After talking to her daughter, Kim's mother called Jimmy and Bobby's family to let them know so they could all meet them at the airport and welcome them home. As the group assembled an hour later, everyone was sitting around talking. While the adults talked, Joey watched like a hawk for his mother and Bobby to arrive back home. Joey began to fidget in his chair as he looked on for his mother in the terminal. In an instant he thought he saw her but doubted it was her. As he watched the pair move closer, Joey realized that it indeed was his mother with a very good suntan and leapt from the chair and ran in her direction.
"They're back." Jimmy said to the group as he watched his son run over to his mother.
The group stopped talking and got up and headed over towards where Kim, Bobby and Joey were. Everyone wanted to know how the trip was and the two began to describe the past week as they walked out of the airport towards their vehicles. After leaving the airport Jimmy headed straight for the firehouse to let everyone know that Kim and Bobby were back in town. Bobby, his mother and sisters all headed back to his place while Kim and Joey headed back to her apartment to unpack. As Kim returned home with her mother and Joey, Joey was asking all kinds of questions about the trip, which made her and her mother laugh. After unpacking her things she gave Joey the souvenirs that she'd bought for him and he took off to his room to put up the gifts his mother had given him. Kim and her mother sat in the living room and talked about her vacation for about two hours until the phone began to ring. As Kim answered she heard the voices of several people speaking in Spanish in the background when she heard Bobby's voice on the other end and began to smile.
"How's it feel to be home?" he asked her.
"It's nice, but I'd like to be back down in paradise without having a care in the world," she replied wistfully.
"I know what you mean," he said chuckling slightly; "Is there anyway I could stay with you for a few days? Some of my sisters have been staying in my apartment while we were gone and they haven't left yet."
"Sure, feel free to come on over whenever you want." She replied, silently laughing at the thought of his apartment overrun by his sisters.
Later on, Kim and Bobby went by the firehouse to pass out the coffee mugs they had brought back for their colleagues and brought the video tape from the trip so everyone could take in the sites of the Bahamas. Everyone gathered around the TV as the video started and watched intently as the first images of the trip appeared on the screen. Jaws dropped when they saw the shots taken of Atlantis from the bridge. Everyone agreed that Atlantis totally outclassed any of the big hotels they'd ever seen or been to. There were a lot of whistles and cat calls when the portion of the tape Bobby had shot of Kim on the balcony came on. Kim arched an eyebrow at Bobby and said, "Your camcorder privileges have been temporarily revoked."
Jimmy leaned over next to Kim and whispered, "Why didn't you ever wear a bathing suit like that when we were together?"
Kim looked at Jimmy and said, "One, you never took me swimming, Two, would it have made a difference in our relationship then if I had?"
Jimmy blushed and replied, "You never know until you try."
"I think it's a little late for trying that one out." Kim replied smugly as she began to laugh at the look Bobby shot in Jimmy's direction.
When the portion of tape from the dinner cruise came on everyone was in awe at the size of the boat. As the entertainment portion of the tape came on, one thing escaped the mouths of all those watching the tape.
"Since when did you dance like that?" Everyone asked as they watched the dance session between the two.
"What? You expected us to dance like that when we got married?" Kim asked pretending to be shocked by their reactions.
"I never thought you had it in you." one of the firefighters said in amazement.
"Surprise." Kim said laughing at everyone's reaction.
"I think we all need to go dancing one day after work to kick back and unwind." Jimmy said with a smirk on his face as he glanced in Kim's direction.
Kim rolled her eyes and shook her head as everyone around her agreed to the idea Jimmy had proposed. When the tape was over Jimmy looked over at Kim and said, "It looks like the two of you had an amazing time down there."
"Oh we did I assure you." she replied winking at him as she glanced over at Bobby talking to Alex.
"Did you have to give me that mental image?" Jimmy said as he looked in the same direction Kim was looking.
"What mental image?" she asked sarcastically.
"You know what I mean." he replied as he headed to get a soda.
As Kim and Bobby left the firehouse they talked about the reactions of their fellow colleagues to the tape they'd shown them.
"You know, they are never going to let me live any of that down?" Kim said laughing.
"Yep," Bobby replied laughing with her.
"Are you sure you all didn't plan all that before we left?" she asked curiously.
"Positive," he replied smiling as they got into his car to go pick up his stuff from his apartment which was inhabited by his sisters.
Kim sat in the living room and talked with his sisters while Bobby got his stuff together from his room. After getting things together he sat and talked with his sisters briefly before he gave them Kim's number incase they needed to reach him and the two headed back to her place. After getting in the elevator at her apartment complex Kim said, "You go on up and I'll be there shortly after I pick up Joey."
Bobby took the keys to her apartment from her hand and kissed her gently before she stepped off the elevator. Kim walked down the corridor towards her mother's apartment where her son had been staying while she had been gone. As she knocked on the door her thoughts drifted back to Bobby and how blessed she was to have him in her life. Kim's mother came to the door and let her in. As she and her mother sat talking for a bit she heard her sons running footsteps coming down the hall. She braced herself as her son leapt onto her lap and hugged her.
"Did you and Bobby have fun on your trip?" Joey asked his mother eagerly.
"Yes we did," she replied as she hugged her son close.
A short time later she looked down at her watch and said to her mother, "We'd better get going."
Kim's mother followed her daughter and grandson to the door and bid them a good night and watched them head upstairs.
"Guess who is waiting for us upstairs?" Kim asked Joey as they took the elevator up to their floor.
"Bobby?" the little boy replied guessing.
"Yep. He's staying with us for a while till his sister's leave his apartment, is that ok?" she asked.
"Yeah! Now we can have three way races." Joey replied excitedly as they headed towards their apartment.
"You know, one of these days your going to turn into a video game." Kim said laughing as they reached their apartment.
Bobby had left the door unlocked for them and turned his eyes away from the football game he was watching when he heard the door open and saw Kim and Joey walk in. Joey ran over to the couch and jumped up on Bobby's lap and looked at the game on TV.
"Where are they playing at?" Joey asked Bobby as Kim sat down next to them.
"Raymond James Stadium in Tampa." Bobby replied as he put his arm around Kim's shoulder.
"Have we missed anything good during the game?" Kim asked.
"Not really except the whole first quarter," he said laughing.
"What two teams are playing?" Joey asked as the game came back from a commercial.
"Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders." Bobby replied as he watched the Bucs shut down a passing option on the Raiders.
Thirty minutes later Joey fell asleep across Bobby's lap and Kim carefully picked him up and carried him back to his room and put him to bed. She stopped by the kitchen and picked up two cans of beer and headed back to the living room to watch the rest of the game.
::One-Year Later::
The day began as any other day would, but today was a bittersweet one for Bobby. It was the one-year anniversary of his brother's death. He still thought about Matty occasionally, often wondering what he could have done with his life if he had stayed sober. Even though Bobby still resented his brother for what he had done to Kim, he still remembered all the good times he and his brother had before he took a turn for the worse.
He sat up in bed and looked over at Kim who was sound asleep beside him. Everyday he was thankful to have her in his life. He took his hand and gently caressed her cheek, thinking back to the events that took place one- year ago. His eyes fell upon the scar on her right shoulder where she'd had surgery to remove the bullet she'd taken for him, quite possibly saving his life. He got up and looked out the window at the city below, letting the sunlight warm his body. As he looked out at the skyline he remembered some of the best times he and his brother had before he relapsed on drugs.
A short time later Kim woke up and noticed Bobby wasn't in the room. She got up and headed towards the kitchen of the apartment they now shared together. She found him at the table with his head in his hands, obviously very deep in thought. She remembered that today marked the one-year anniversary of Matty's death. She put a comforting arm around his shoulders as she stood beside him and said, "Wanna talk?"
"Are you sure you want to listen?" he asked softly as he waged a mental war with himself.
"I know this is about Matty," she replied quietly.
"I hardly knew him, so tell me about him." she said as she took a seat next to him and took his hands into her own.
After a brief period of silence Bobby began to tell Kim about the Matty he had known before he got involved with drugs. An hour or so into the discussion, they went into the living room and took a seat on the couch and picked up where he left off on telling her about Matty. When Bobby had finished speaking it felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from his chest. Kim glanced over at the time on the VCR and said, "Come back to bed for a while, we don't have to be at work for eight hours."
Together they stood up slowly and headed back to their room before they had to get ready for work. Kim woke up three hours later and propped several pillows behind her back as she leaned against the headboard and watched Bobby who was sound asleep next to her. She still harbored animosity towards Matty for everything he had done to her, but as she recalled the things Bobby had told her about him she realized that when he was sober he was a completely different person. A short time later, Bobby began to stir next to her but didn't wake up, even when he inadvertently rolled over on her. She had dozed off for a bit and woke up when she felt pressure on her abdomen and legs. When she looked down she found his head in her lap as he slept on not even realizing he'd rolled onto her.
Kim called her mother once they arrived in Atlanta and told her that they should be back in New York in about two hours. After talking to her daughter, Kim's mother called Jimmy and Bobby's family to let them know so they could all meet them at the airport and welcome them home. As the group assembled an hour later, everyone was sitting around talking. While the adults talked, Joey watched like a hawk for his mother and Bobby to arrive back home. Joey began to fidget in his chair as he looked on for his mother in the terminal. In an instant he thought he saw her but doubted it was her. As he watched the pair move closer, Joey realized that it indeed was his mother with a very good suntan and leapt from the chair and ran in her direction.
"They're back." Jimmy said to the group as he watched his son run over to his mother.
The group stopped talking and got up and headed over towards where Kim, Bobby and Joey were. Everyone wanted to know how the trip was and the two began to describe the past week as they walked out of the airport towards their vehicles. After leaving the airport Jimmy headed straight for the firehouse to let everyone know that Kim and Bobby were back in town. Bobby, his mother and sisters all headed back to his place while Kim and Joey headed back to her apartment to unpack. As Kim returned home with her mother and Joey, Joey was asking all kinds of questions about the trip, which made her and her mother laugh. After unpacking her things she gave Joey the souvenirs that she'd bought for him and he took off to his room to put up the gifts his mother had given him. Kim and her mother sat in the living room and talked about her vacation for about two hours until the phone began to ring. As Kim answered she heard the voices of several people speaking in Spanish in the background when she heard Bobby's voice on the other end and began to smile.
"How's it feel to be home?" he asked her.
"It's nice, but I'd like to be back down in paradise without having a care in the world," she replied wistfully.
"I know what you mean," he said chuckling slightly; "Is there anyway I could stay with you for a few days? Some of my sisters have been staying in my apartment while we were gone and they haven't left yet."
"Sure, feel free to come on over whenever you want." She replied, silently laughing at the thought of his apartment overrun by his sisters.
Later on, Kim and Bobby went by the firehouse to pass out the coffee mugs they had brought back for their colleagues and brought the video tape from the trip so everyone could take in the sites of the Bahamas. Everyone gathered around the TV as the video started and watched intently as the first images of the trip appeared on the screen. Jaws dropped when they saw the shots taken of Atlantis from the bridge. Everyone agreed that Atlantis totally outclassed any of the big hotels they'd ever seen or been to. There were a lot of whistles and cat calls when the portion of the tape Bobby had shot of Kim on the balcony came on. Kim arched an eyebrow at Bobby and said, "Your camcorder privileges have been temporarily revoked."
Jimmy leaned over next to Kim and whispered, "Why didn't you ever wear a bathing suit like that when we were together?"
Kim looked at Jimmy and said, "One, you never took me swimming, Two, would it have made a difference in our relationship then if I had?"
Jimmy blushed and replied, "You never know until you try."
"I think it's a little late for trying that one out." Kim replied smugly as she began to laugh at the look Bobby shot in Jimmy's direction.
When the portion of tape from the dinner cruise came on everyone was in awe at the size of the boat. As the entertainment portion of the tape came on, one thing escaped the mouths of all those watching the tape.
"Since when did you dance like that?" Everyone asked as they watched the dance session between the two.
"What? You expected us to dance like that when we got married?" Kim asked pretending to be shocked by their reactions.
"I never thought you had it in you." one of the firefighters said in amazement.
"Surprise." Kim said laughing at everyone's reaction.
"I think we all need to go dancing one day after work to kick back and unwind." Jimmy said with a smirk on his face as he glanced in Kim's direction.
Kim rolled her eyes and shook her head as everyone around her agreed to the idea Jimmy had proposed. When the tape was over Jimmy looked over at Kim and said, "It looks like the two of you had an amazing time down there."
"Oh we did I assure you." she replied winking at him as she glanced over at Bobby talking to Alex.
"Did you have to give me that mental image?" Jimmy said as he looked in the same direction Kim was looking.
"What mental image?" she asked sarcastically.
"You know what I mean." he replied as he headed to get a soda.
As Kim and Bobby left the firehouse they talked about the reactions of their fellow colleagues to the tape they'd shown them.
"You know, they are never going to let me live any of that down?" Kim said laughing.
"Yep," Bobby replied laughing with her.
"Are you sure you all didn't plan all that before we left?" she asked curiously.
"Positive," he replied smiling as they got into his car to go pick up his stuff from his apartment which was inhabited by his sisters.
Kim sat in the living room and talked with his sisters while Bobby got his stuff together from his room. After getting things together he sat and talked with his sisters briefly before he gave them Kim's number incase they needed to reach him and the two headed back to her place. After getting in the elevator at her apartment complex Kim said, "You go on up and I'll be there shortly after I pick up Joey."
Bobby took the keys to her apartment from her hand and kissed her gently before she stepped off the elevator. Kim walked down the corridor towards her mother's apartment where her son had been staying while she had been gone. As she knocked on the door her thoughts drifted back to Bobby and how blessed she was to have him in her life. Kim's mother came to the door and let her in. As she and her mother sat talking for a bit she heard her sons running footsteps coming down the hall. She braced herself as her son leapt onto her lap and hugged her.
"Did you and Bobby have fun on your trip?" Joey asked his mother eagerly.
"Yes we did," she replied as she hugged her son close.
A short time later she looked down at her watch and said to her mother, "We'd better get going."
Kim's mother followed her daughter and grandson to the door and bid them a good night and watched them head upstairs.
"Guess who is waiting for us upstairs?" Kim asked Joey as they took the elevator up to their floor.
"Bobby?" the little boy replied guessing.
"Yep. He's staying with us for a while till his sister's leave his apartment, is that ok?" she asked.
"Yeah! Now we can have three way races." Joey replied excitedly as they headed towards their apartment.
"You know, one of these days your going to turn into a video game." Kim said laughing as they reached their apartment.
Bobby had left the door unlocked for them and turned his eyes away from the football game he was watching when he heard the door open and saw Kim and Joey walk in. Joey ran over to the couch and jumped up on Bobby's lap and looked at the game on TV.
"Where are they playing at?" Joey asked Bobby as Kim sat down next to them.
"Raymond James Stadium in Tampa." Bobby replied as he put his arm around Kim's shoulder.
"Have we missed anything good during the game?" Kim asked.
"Not really except the whole first quarter," he said laughing.
"What two teams are playing?" Joey asked as the game came back from a commercial.
"Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders." Bobby replied as he watched the Bucs shut down a passing option on the Raiders.
Thirty minutes later Joey fell asleep across Bobby's lap and Kim carefully picked him up and carried him back to his room and put him to bed. She stopped by the kitchen and picked up two cans of beer and headed back to the living room to watch the rest of the game.
::One-Year Later::
The day began as any other day would, but today was a bittersweet one for Bobby. It was the one-year anniversary of his brother's death. He still thought about Matty occasionally, often wondering what he could have done with his life if he had stayed sober. Even though Bobby still resented his brother for what he had done to Kim, he still remembered all the good times he and his brother had before he took a turn for the worse.
He sat up in bed and looked over at Kim who was sound asleep beside him. Everyday he was thankful to have her in his life. He took his hand and gently caressed her cheek, thinking back to the events that took place one- year ago. His eyes fell upon the scar on her right shoulder where she'd had surgery to remove the bullet she'd taken for him, quite possibly saving his life. He got up and looked out the window at the city below, letting the sunlight warm his body. As he looked out at the skyline he remembered some of the best times he and his brother had before he relapsed on drugs.
A short time later Kim woke up and noticed Bobby wasn't in the room. She got up and headed towards the kitchen of the apartment they now shared together. She found him at the table with his head in his hands, obviously very deep in thought. She remembered that today marked the one-year anniversary of Matty's death. She put a comforting arm around his shoulders as she stood beside him and said, "Wanna talk?"
"Are you sure you want to listen?" he asked softly as he waged a mental war with himself.
"I know this is about Matty," she replied quietly.
"I hardly knew him, so tell me about him." she said as she took a seat next to him and took his hands into her own.
After a brief period of silence Bobby began to tell Kim about the Matty he had known before he got involved with drugs. An hour or so into the discussion, they went into the living room and took a seat on the couch and picked up where he left off on telling her about Matty. When Bobby had finished speaking it felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from his chest. Kim glanced over at the time on the VCR and said, "Come back to bed for a while, we don't have to be at work for eight hours."
Together they stood up slowly and headed back to their room before they had to get ready for work. Kim woke up three hours later and propped several pillows behind her back as she leaned against the headboard and watched Bobby who was sound asleep next to her. She still harbored animosity towards Matty for everything he had done to her, but as she recalled the things Bobby had told her about him she realized that when he was sober he was a completely different person. A short time later, Bobby began to stir next to her but didn't wake up, even when he inadvertently rolled over on her. She had dozed off for a bit and woke up when she felt pressure on her abdomen and legs. When she looked down she found his head in her lap as he slept on not even realizing he'd rolled onto her.