Monday morning rolled around, signifying the end of her maternity leave.
Keira had woken up that morning around 6, wanting to be fed. Kim got up and
fed her, spending as much time with her as she could since she had to go
back to work that afternoon. She hated leaving her; but then again doesn't
every mother hate leaving her child to go back to work?
Most of the stuff had been laid out in advance and packed that way they were sure they didn't forget anything. Bobby had given Kim's mother the heads up about the plans after work and told her not to say anything to Kim about it. They had gotten their salsa routine worked out over the weekend and was impressed with what they'd come up with. Bobby had gotten up around 8, finding Kim with Keira. He realized it was probably going to be hard on her to leave her to come back and went to check and see how the two of them were doing.
"How are the two most beautiful women I know this morning?" he asked, kissing Kim on the head and gently rubbing his daughter's back.
Kim smiled at his comment and looked down at Keira and said, "We're doing good. When did you get up?"
"Just now," Bobby replied smiling, when he saw Keira looking around the room trying to find out where his voice was coming from; "You want me to get Joey up and fix breakfast for everyone?"
"Sure, I'll be in as soon as I finish up with her." Kim replied, watching Bobby head to get Joey up.
Bobby quietly opened the door to Joey's room seeing him sound asleep still. He walked in and said, "Rise and shine kiddo! Time to get up."
Joey groaned, rolling over to look at Bobby. "It's too early!" Joey whined, pulling the covers back up over his head.
"8 am isn't early there bud. Come on, you can help me fix breakfast for your mom." Bobby replied, pulling the covers back off Joey's head.
Joey didn't answer, pretending he'd fallen back asleep, but Bobby knew better.
"You've got till the count of three or I start tickling you till you're out of bed." Bobby said almost ready to laugh.
Joey didn't think he'd do it, but boy was he wrong. When he hit three, Joey hadn't moved so he held up his end of the bargain. Joey broke out into a fit of laughter, rolling around trying to get away from Bobby.
"Mom! Help!" Joey managed to get out, seeing Bobby laughing.
Kim walked into the room seeing what was going on and said smiling, "Don't say I didn't warn you Joey."
"Mom please! Help me!" Joey begged in between fits of laughter, trying to fend off Bobby.
"If I do will you get up?" she asked.
"I'll do anything please!" Joey gasped as Bobby tickled him mercilessly.
"Ok, Bobby let him up." Kim said smiling, seeing the disappointment cross Bobby's face.
Bobby stopped and stood up and joined Kim at the door of Joey's room.
"Make your bed and go help Bobby with breakfast while I take care of your sister." Kim told her son, heading back to the nursery.
Kim got Keira changed and gently ran a soft bristled brush through her daughters curly hair and put her down in the playpen in the living room while the three of them ate breakfast together.
When it was time to go, they got Keira situated and headed over to Kim's mother's house since she was going to be watching the kids while they worked. Her mother sat anxiously, waiting for them to arrive. When she saw them pull up, she stepped outside and saw her grandson running towards her.
"Nana!" Joey called, giving her a hug.
"Hey sweetheart, how are you and your sister doing?" she asked, seeing her daughter carrying Keira towards her.
"Really good," Joey exclaimed, seeing his mother bringing his sister over.
"My she's grown fast!" her mother said, taking Keira from her daughter's arms.
"I know. Where does time go?" Kim replied to her mother.
"Before you know it she'll be walking and talking." Her mother said laughing.
Bobby shook his head and laughed as Kim said, "Luckily we've still got some time before she hits that stage."
"You two have a safe shift," her mother called as they left to head to work.
"We will. See you all when we get off." Kim replied, unaware of what had been planned.
When they got to the firehouse, they didn't see anyone around which was strange because normally the place is a flurry of activity. Kim looked at her watch and looked at Bobby with a confused look on her face.
"Where is everyone? I know we didn't miss any time changes or anything," Kim said as they headed upstairs.
"I know, good question," Bobby replied, knowing everyone was hiding.
When they got upstairs they didn't see anyone either, so the two of them got ready for their shifts and changed into their uniforms. Before they headed back downstairs Bobby said, "Ready for a fun day back?"
"You know it," she replied smiling, placing a gentle kiss on his lips before heading downstairs.
As the two pulled back, everyone came out of the shower area since Kim had her back to them and yelled, "Surprise!"
"You all must not want me back if you're trying to give me heart attack. I'm sure the newbie would love it too," Kim said laughing as her colleagues welcomed her back.
"Trust me, they missed you all right. I think they would be going nuts if you weren't back." Lt. Johnson said smiling.
Everyone groaned at her comment about the newbie and Jimmy said, "We couldn't be happier to see you back."
As the shift got underway things were relatively quiet till later when things picked up a bit.
"Man I missed this while I was off," Kim sighed heading towards the bus with Bobby, happy to be getting back into the swing of things.
"And we're glad to have you back too!" Alex replied, heading with Carlos towards their rig.
When the shift was over Kim had gone upstairs to change and Alex had stopped Bobby to ask him something.
"She doesn't know about the dancing thing right?" Alex asked.
"Nope. I didn't tell her. The only person who knows is her mom since she's got the kids." Bobby replied.
"Good, I'll go up and tell her we're all going out." Alex said, heading upstairs.
"She'll probably try and bail so I'll follow you and back you up." Bobby replied, following her.
Kim had just finished changing when she saw Bobby and Alex coming up.
"Hey Kim! Let's go! We're all going out to celebrate tonight." Alex said.
"I can't. We've got to pick up the kids at my mom's." Kim replied.
"All ready taken care of," Bobby replied, smiling mischievously.
"Bobby? What have you two been up to?" Kim asked curiously.
"Nothing. Why do you ask?" Bobby replied innocently.
"Because you have that look that you're hiding something," she replied grinning.
"Come on Kim, you're going with us whether you like it or not." Alex replied smiling.
"When did you talk to my mother about this Bobby?" Kim asked curiously.
"We've had this planned out since last week, so I talked to her in advance and told her not to mention anything to you." Bobby replied snickering.
"I see one thing's changed since I've been gone." Kim said laughing.
"What's that?" Alex asked.
"You all have become more conniving," she replied chuckling.
"I think she's right there Alex," Bobby replied, pinching Kim's sides.
"Just what are we doing tonight?" Kim asked, elbowing Bobby to get him to quit pinching her.
"We're all going out dancing," Alex replied, getting her stuff.
"Then I'm gonna have to run by the apartment and change because I didn't bring a suitable outfit." Kim said to Bobby.
Alex gave Bobby the location to where they were going and everyone headed out to the party destination and Kim and Bobby headed to change and meet up with their colleagues.
Bobby sat in the living room since he'd brought his outfit to work and called, "Come on Kim! Hurry up!"
"I'm coming!" Kim replied, stepping out of their room wearing a medallion print black and white lace top with a matching handkerchief skirt and black ankle-strapped wedge sandals.
Bobby's breath left him and for a few moments. He was speechless as he caught sight of Kim and her outfit of choice.
"Sorry it took so long, I couldn't decide on what to wear." She replied standing next to the chair he sat in.
"Don't be. You look amazing in that outfit." He replied still somewhat at a loss for words.
"You sure this is ok? I could try on the other outfit for you and see which you like better." She said in response.
"What is the other outfit?" he asked curiously.
"Very short black skirt, matching sandals and a spaghetti strapped midriff top with an illusion waist line." She replied.
"I'm for what you have on now because I'd hate to have one of the cops across the street arrest you for indecent exposure." Bobby said laughing.
"Nice to know what you think of some of the clothes I have Bobby," she replied jokingly, lightly punching him in the shoulder.
"You asked and I gave you my honest opinion," he said chuckling.
"Come on and let's go, everyone's waiting." Kim replied, pulling him up out of the chair.
Meanwhile, everyone else is sitting around a table at the club, waiting on Kim and Bobby to show up.
"I think we should have told her in advance so she could have planned an outfit. We'll be lucky if they even make it here at all because of her trying to pick the right thing to wear." Jimmy groaned.
"What? You think she's gonna wear some barely there outfit or something?" Alex asked curiously.
"Quite possibly," Jimmy replied.
"Come on Jimmy. Do you really think Bobby would let her wear something like that?" D.K questioned.
"Depends on the outfit I guess," Jimmy said, taking another drink from the beer he had in his hand.
Just then Walsh looked towards the entrance and his jaw just about hit the table.
"Boy what are you looking at?" D.K asked, unsure what had happened to him.
"Look at the door." Walsh replied stunned.
"Damn! Looks like you were dead wrong Jimmy." D.K replied his reaction similar to Walsh's.
"What do you mean?" Jimmy asked, since his back was towards the door.
"Turn around and see for yourself." D.K said to his friend.
Jimmy turned around and just about choked on the swig of beer in his mouth at the sight of his ex-wife.
Alex got their attention and she and Bobby headed over to where her colleagues were sitting.
"Sorry it took so long. It took a certain someone a little longer than expected to get ready." Bobby replied smirking.
Kim had a general idea of what the guys thought of the outfit she had on simply by the fact that they were almost staring at her.
"Ok boys, I know you all want to say something so go ahead and say it." Kim said, almost afraid of what she was going to hear.
Jimmy, Walsh, D.K, Lombardo and Carlos took one look at her and said in unison, "Damn you look good."
Alex broke up the gawking session when she said, "Are you all gonna sit around here and stare at her or actually do what we came here to do?"
"Both," they all replied, watching her and Bobby head out to the dance floor.
"You guys are hopeless," Alex said, rolling her eyes; "Just incase you forgot, she's married so you might as well start looking at someone else to gawk over."
All the guys just stared at the two on the dance floor as they got closer and closer together, the beat to the music picking up in tempo. They were almost dancing the same way they had on their honeymoon, only with a little more fire thrown into it tonight. After dancing to at least three different songs, they came back over for a break and Bobby went and got Kim something to drink while she sat and talked with Alex.
"Now aren't you glad you came with us this evening?" Alex asked laughing, taking another sip from her drink.
"I am actually. Apart from having the guys staring at me constantly I've had a blast so far." Kim replied taking the drink that Bobby passed to her.
"I told you you'd have a good time," Alex replied smiling, when Jimmy came over and took her out to the dance floor.
Everyone sat around and talked for a bit when a song pretty close to the one they'd practiced their salsa routine to came on.
"Shall we unveil our masterpiece?" Bobby asked.
"Definitely," she replied, taking his hand as they headed out to the floor.
The crowd on the floor had thinned out some, which gave them room to move about a bit more. Alex had turned to say something to Jimmy, but didn't even get a response from him. She noticed all the guys were staring in the same direction on the floor.
"Damn I didn't know she could salsa!" Carlos said, watching the two on the floor.
"Is that what they're doing?" Jimmy asked, unable to take his eyes off the way Kim was moving.
"Yeah," Carlos replied watching the intricate movements the two were performing.
Alex was even surprised and was watching. She'd never seen anything like this before and neither had anyone else around them either. It seemed as if all eyes were on them during this one song. The two didn't even look at the faces of the crowd watching them, they primarily focused on each others faces, going with the flow of the music, letting the rhythm guide them as they moved. The five-minute routine seemed to go on forever, but was captivating to watch. When they came off the floor, the look on the faces of their colleagues gave them the general consensus as to what they thought.
"When did you learn how to do that?" Jimmy asked in amazement when Kim came off the floor.
"I learned how to dance like that a year after our divorce was final." Kim replied, taking a sip of her drink.
The group stayed about three more hours and eventually called it quits since they all had to work the next afternoon.
When they got home Bobby said, "That was a fun after work get together if I do say so myself."
"God I'm exhausted after all that!" Kim exclaimed, heading into their room to change.
"You've got to be kidding me," Bobby replied laughing, still full of energy after the night's events.
"No I'm not kidding. Plus you've had a bit too much to drink tonight. You're lucky I decided not take the same route you took on drinks or we wouldn't have made it home." Kim chuckled.
"You worry too much Kimmy," Bobby said wrapping his arms around her, nuzzling her neck.
"I do not!" Kim replied laughing turning around to face him.
When she turned around, Bobby cupped her chin in his hand and kissed her gently at first. The kiss that followed was more passionate and heated.
"Is there another reason you wanted the kids out of the house?" she asked softly, as Bobby lowered her to the bed.
"Not really, but why not take advantage of them not being here. It's not like I don't enjoy having them around. You never know, we might just have a few more later on." He replied smiling, kissing her throat.
"No more till Keira's older though." Kim said in response, shuddering at the trail of kisses he was placing upon her.
"Fair enough," he replied, as he watched the emotions play across her face.
They hadn't been in this position since the night that Keira had been conceived. The next morning the two didn't get up till around 10. Bobby was the first to get up, finding Kim still asleep next to him. He slipped out of bed and headed off for a quick shower before he got started on making breakfast since it was just the two of them that morning. After fixing omelet's, toast, orange juice and fresh cut strawberries, he carried the two plates back into their room, placing them on the nightstand for a moment. He left to get the two glasses of orange juice and returned once more. She was still asleep, lying on her stomach completely unaware that Bobby had brought her breakfast in bed. He gently began to rub her neck and shoulders to wake her up and quietly whispered in her ear, "Good morning."
"What time is it?" she asked, reaching for the robe she had on the headboard of the bed.
"Almost eleven." He replied, getting up to get the plates.
After she'd slipped into the robe and sat back down he said, "You don't even have to worry about breakfast either.", carrying the plates over to the bed.
"You didn't have to do all this," Kim said in astonishment at what he had done for her.
"I know, but you deserve it." He replied, sitting down next to her in bed.
After they'd eaten and he'd taken the dishes back in the kitchen and she got up and took a relaxing shower. They left early to stop and visit with Joey and Keira before they headed into work for the day. Bobby and Joey were bickering with each other and Kim and her mom were heading in to check on Keira.
"Everything go ok with the kids last night?" Kim asked, seeing her daughter smiling when she picked her up.
"Yep, Joey wore her out playing with her so when they went to bed, neither one of them made a peep." Her mother replied.
"What did you think of the surprise all your coworkers planned for you?" her mother asked as they headed back towards Joey and Bobby.
"I was shocked. I can't believe you didn't tell me though." Kim replied laughing.
"They told me not to so I didn't." her mother responded as they entered the living room.
"I hope you two were behaving in here." Kim said chuckling as she sat down with Keira.
"We were mom," Joey replied smirking, looking over at Bobby.
"You sure? The look on your face says other wise." Kim said to her son, ruffling his hair.
"Mom!" Joey groaned as everyone began to laugh.
Bobby looked down at his watch and saw that it was just about time to head in to work.
"We'll see you all this evening when we get off work," Kim said, placing Keira in her mother's arms.
Joey gave his mother and Bobby a hug goodbye and watched them leave.
When they arrived at the station, things were bustling. Doc had taken some time off since the newbie was around now. Alex rode with Carlos on Tuesday since the newbie was off and would be coming back the next day. When Bobby saw Alex he said, "The last day of normalcy is upon us."
"Please don't remind us Bobby!" Alex whined, her stomach churning at the thought of having Craig back tomorrow.
"I bet Kim's in for a surprise since she hasn't met him either," Jimmy replied smirking.
"I've heard enough about the guy to get an idea of what he's like. Plus my sources tell me you were in on the whining too." Kim replied getting a bottle of water and pressing it against the back of Jimmy's neck.
"Kimmy quit! You know I hate it when people do that." Jimmy replied.
"I know. That's why I did it." She teased, heading out to the bus with Bobby.
The shift that day was relatively steady till that night when things backed off. After their last run they headed back to the station since things were quieting down when Kim said, "So what behavior should I expect from the newbie tomorrow?"
"Do you have to bring up the subject of the newbie? Brings back bad memories from last week." Bobby replied.
"Come on Bobby! You don't have to worry about being paired with him because I'm back." Kim said laughing.
"Still, he's annoying. He'll probably ask you a million questions like he did me." Bobby replied snickering.
"I'll be the judge of that tomorrow." Kim said, getting out of the bus to head into the station.
"Let's hope he doesn't flirt mercilessly with you like he did with Alex." Bobby replied to her as the walked up to the kitchen.
Most of the stuff had been laid out in advance and packed that way they were sure they didn't forget anything. Bobby had given Kim's mother the heads up about the plans after work and told her not to say anything to Kim about it. They had gotten their salsa routine worked out over the weekend and was impressed with what they'd come up with. Bobby had gotten up around 8, finding Kim with Keira. He realized it was probably going to be hard on her to leave her to come back and went to check and see how the two of them were doing.
"How are the two most beautiful women I know this morning?" he asked, kissing Kim on the head and gently rubbing his daughter's back.
Kim smiled at his comment and looked down at Keira and said, "We're doing good. When did you get up?"
"Just now," Bobby replied smiling, when he saw Keira looking around the room trying to find out where his voice was coming from; "You want me to get Joey up and fix breakfast for everyone?"
"Sure, I'll be in as soon as I finish up with her." Kim replied, watching Bobby head to get Joey up.
Bobby quietly opened the door to Joey's room seeing him sound asleep still. He walked in and said, "Rise and shine kiddo! Time to get up."
Joey groaned, rolling over to look at Bobby. "It's too early!" Joey whined, pulling the covers back up over his head.
"8 am isn't early there bud. Come on, you can help me fix breakfast for your mom." Bobby replied, pulling the covers back off Joey's head.
Joey didn't answer, pretending he'd fallen back asleep, but Bobby knew better.
"You've got till the count of three or I start tickling you till you're out of bed." Bobby said almost ready to laugh.
Joey didn't think he'd do it, but boy was he wrong. When he hit three, Joey hadn't moved so he held up his end of the bargain. Joey broke out into a fit of laughter, rolling around trying to get away from Bobby.
"Mom! Help!" Joey managed to get out, seeing Bobby laughing.
Kim walked into the room seeing what was going on and said smiling, "Don't say I didn't warn you Joey."
"Mom please! Help me!" Joey begged in between fits of laughter, trying to fend off Bobby.
"If I do will you get up?" she asked.
"I'll do anything please!" Joey gasped as Bobby tickled him mercilessly.
"Ok, Bobby let him up." Kim said smiling, seeing the disappointment cross Bobby's face.
Bobby stopped and stood up and joined Kim at the door of Joey's room.
"Make your bed and go help Bobby with breakfast while I take care of your sister." Kim told her son, heading back to the nursery.
Kim got Keira changed and gently ran a soft bristled brush through her daughters curly hair and put her down in the playpen in the living room while the three of them ate breakfast together.
When it was time to go, they got Keira situated and headed over to Kim's mother's house since she was going to be watching the kids while they worked. Her mother sat anxiously, waiting for them to arrive. When she saw them pull up, she stepped outside and saw her grandson running towards her.
"Nana!" Joey called, giving her a hug.
"Hey sweetheart, how are you and your sister doing?" she asked, seeing her daughter carrying Keira towards her.
"Really good," Joey exclaimed, seeing his mother bringing his sister over.
"My she's grown fast!" her mother said, taking Keira from her daughter's arms.
"I know. Where does time go?" Kim replied to her mother.
"Before you know it she'll be walking and talking." Her mother said laughing.
Bobby shook his head and laughed as Kim said, "Luckily we've still got some time before she hits that stage."
"You two have a safe shift," her mother called as they left to head to work.
"We will. See you all when we get off." Kim replied, unaware of what had been planned.
When they got to the firehouse, they didn't see anyone around which was strange because normally the place is a flurry of activity. Kim looked at her watch and looked at Bobby with a confused look on her face.
"Where is everyone? I know we didn't miss any time changes or anything," Kim said as they headed upstairs.
"I know, good question," Bobby replied, knowing everyone was hiding.
When they got upstairs they didn't see anyone either, so the two of them got ready for their shifts and changed into their uniforms. Before they headed back downstairs Bobby said, "Ready for a fun day back?"
"You know it," she replied smiling, placing a gentle kiss on his lips before heading downstairs.
As the two pulled back, everyone came out of the shower area since Kim had her back to them and yelled, "Surprise!"
"You all must not want me back if you're trying to give me heart attack. I'm sure the newbie would love it too," Kim said laughing as her colleagues welcomed her back.
"Trust me, they missed you all right. I think they would be going nuts if you weren't back." Lt. Johnson said smiling.
Everyone groaned at her comment about the newbie and Jimmy said, "We couldn't be happier to see you back."
As the shift got underway things were relatively quiet till later when things picked up a bit.
"Man I missed this while I was off," Kim sighed heading towards the bus with Bobby, happy to be getting back into the swing of things.
"And we're glad to have you back too!" Alex replied, heading with Carlos towards their rig.
When the shift was over Kim had gone upstairs to change and Alex had stopped Bobby to ask him something.
"She doesn't know about the dancing thing right?" Alex asked.
"Nope. I didn't tell her. The only person who knows is her mom since she's got the kids." Bobby replied.
"Good, I'll go up and tell her we're all going out." Alex said, heading upstairs.
"She'll probably try and bail so I'll follow you and back you up." Bobby replied, following her.
Kim had just finished changing when she saw Bobby and Alex coming up.
"Hey Kim! Let's go! We're all going out to celebrate tonight." Alex said.
"I can't. We've got to pick up the kids at my mom's." Kim replied.
"All ready taken care of," Bobby replied, smiling mischievously.
"Bobby? What have you two been up to?" Kim asked curiously.
"Nothing. Why do you ask?" Bobby replied innocently.
"Because you have that look that you're hiding something," she replied grinning.
"Come on Kim, you're going with us whether you like it or not." Alex replied smiling.
"When did you talk to my mother about this Bobby?" Kim asked curiously.
"We've had this planned out since last week, so I talked to her in advance and told her not to mention anything to you." Bobby replied snickering.
"I see one thing's changed since I've been gone." Kim said laughing.
"What's that?" Alex asked.
"You all have become more conniving," she replied chuckling.
"I think she's right there Alex," Bobby replied, pinching Kim's sides.
"Just what are we doing tonight?" Kim asked, elbowing Bobby to get him to quit pinching her.
"We're all going out dancing," Alex replied, getting her stuff.
"Then I'm gonna have to run by the apartment and change because I didn't bring a suitable outfit." Kim said to Bobby.
Alex gave Bobby the location to where they were going and everyone headed out to the party destination and Kim and Bobby headed to change and meet up with their colleagues.
Bobby sat in the living room since he'd brought his outfit to work and called, "Come on Kim! Hurry up!"
"I'm coming!" Kim replied, stepping out of their room wearing a medallion print black and white lace top with a matching handkerchief skirt and black ankle-strapped wedge sandals.
Bobby's breath left him and for a few moments. He was speechless as he caught sight of Kim and her outfit of choice.
"Sorry it took so long, I couldn't decide on what to wear." She replied standing next to the chair he sat in.
"Don't be. You look amazing in that outfit." He replied still somewhat at a loss for words.
"You sure this is ok? I could try on the other outfit for you and see which you like better." She said in response.
"What is the other outfit?" he asked curiously.
"Very short black skirt, matching sandals and a spaghetti strapped midriff top with an illusion waist line." She replied.
"I'm for what you have on now because I'd hate to have one of the cops across the street arrest you for indecent exposure." Bobby said laughing.
"Nice to know what you think of some of the clothes I have Bobby," she replied jokingly, lightly punching him in the shoulder.
"You asked and I gave you my honest opinion," he said chuckling.
"Come on and let's go, everyone's waiting." Kim replied, pulling him up out of the chair.
Meanwhile, everyone else is sitting around a table at the club, waiting on Kim and Bobby to show up.
"I think we should have told her in advance so she could have planned an outfit. We'll be lucky if they even make it here at all because of her trying to pick the right thing to wear." Jimmy groaned.
"What? You think she's gonna wear some barely there outfit or something?" Alex asked curiously.
"Quite possibly," Jimmy replied.
"Come on Jimmy. Do you really think Bobby would let her wear something like that?" D.K questioned.
"Depends on the outfit I guess," Jimmy said, taking another drink from the beer he had in his hand.
Just then Walsh looked towards the entrance and his jaw just about hit the table.
"Boy what are you looking at?" D.K asked, unsure what had happened to him.
"Look at the door." Walsh replied stunned.
"Damn! Looks like you were dead wrong Jimmy." D.K replied his reaction similar to Walsh's.
"What do you mean?" Jimmy asked, since his back was towards the door.
"Turn around and see for yourself." D.K said to his friend.
Jimmy turned around and just about choked on the swig of beer in his mouth at the sight of his ex-wife.
Alex got their attention and she and Bobby headed over to where her colleagues were sitting.
"Sorry it took so long. It took a certain someone a little longer than expected to get ready." Bobby replied smirking.
Kim had a general idea of what the guys thought of the outfit she had on simply by the fact that they were almost staring at her.
"Ok boys, I know you all want to say something so go ahead and say it." Kim said, almost afraid of what she was going to hear.
Jimmy, Walsh, D.K, Lombardo and Carlos took one look at her and said in unison, "Damn you look good."
Alex broke up the gawking session when she said, "Are you all gonna sit around here and stare at her or actually do what we came here to do?"
"Both," they all replied, watching her and Bobby head out to the dance floor.
"You guys are hopeless," Alex said, rolling her eyes; "Just incase you forgot, she's married so you might as well start looking at someone else to gawk over."
All the guys just stared at the two on the dance floor as they got closer and closer together, the beat to the music picking up in tempo. They were almost dancing the same way they had on their honeymoon, only with a little more fire thrown into it tonight. After dancing to at least three different songs, they came back over for a break and Bobby went and got Kim something to drink while she sat and talked with Alex.
"Now aren't you glad you came with us this evening?" Alex asked laughing, taking another sip from her drink.
"I am actually. Apart from having the guys staring at me constantly I've had a blast so far." Kim replied taking the drink that Bobby passed to her.
"I told you you'd have a good time," Alex replied smiling, when Jimmy came over and took her out to the dance floor.
Everyone sat around and talked for a bit when a song pretty close to the one they'd practiced their salsa routine to came on.
"Shall we unveil our masterpiece?" Bobby asked.
"Definitely," she replied, taking his hand as they headed out to the floor.
The crowd on the floor had thinned out some, which gave them room to move about a bit more. Alex had turned to say something to Jimmy, but didn't even get a response from him. She noticed all the guys were staring in the same direction on the floor.
"Damn I didn't know she could salsa!" Carlos said, watching the two on the floor.
"Is that what they're doing?" Jimmy asked, unable to take his eyes off the way Kim was moving.
"Yeah," Carlos replied watching the intricate movements the two were performing.
Alex was even surprised and was watching. She'd never seen anything like this before and neither had anyone else around them either. It seemed as if all eyes were on them during this one song. The two didn't even look at the faces of the crowd watching them, they primarily focused on each others faces, going with the flow of the music, letting the rhythm guide them as they moved. The five-minute routine seemed to go on forever, but was captivating to watch. When they came off the floor, the look on the faces of their colleagues gave them the general consensus as to what they thought.
"When did you learn how to do that?" Jimmy asked in amazement when Kim came off the floor.
"I learned how to dance like that a year after our divorce was final." Kim replied, taking a sip of her drink.
The group stayed about three more hours and eventually called it quits since they all had to work the next afternoon.
When they got home Bobby said, "That was a fun after work get together if I do say so myself."
"God I'm exhausted after all that!" Kim exclaimed, heading into their room to change.
"You've got to be kidding me," Bobby replied laughing, still full of energy after the night's events.
"No I'm not kidding. Plus you've had a bit too much to drink tonight. You're lucky I decided not take the same route you took on drinks or we wouldn't have made it home." Kim chuckled.
"You worry too much Kimmy," Bobby said wrapping his arms around her, nuzzling her neck.
"I do not!" Kim replied laughing turning around to face him.
When she turned around, Bobby cupped her chin in his hand and kissed her gently at first. The kiss that followed was more passionate and heated.
"Is there another reason you wanted the kids out of the house?" she asked softly, as Bobby lowered her to the bed.
"Not really, but why not take advantage of them not being here. It's not like I don't enjoy having them around. You never know, we might just have a few more later on." He replied smiling, kissing her throat.
"No more till Keira's older though." Kim said in response, shuddering at the trail of kisses he was placing upon her.
"Fair enough," he replied, as he watched the emotions play across her face.
They hadn't been in this position since the night that Keira had been conceived. The next morning the two didn't get up till around 10. Bobby was the first to get up, finding Kim still asleep next to him. He slipped out of bed and headed off for a quick shower before he got started on making breakfast since it was just the two of them that morning. After fixing omelet's, toast, orange juice and fresh cut strawberries, he carried the two plates back into their room, placing them on the nightstand for a moment. He left to get the two glasses of orange juice and returned once more. She was still asleep, lying on her stomach completely unaware that Bobby had brought her breakfast in bed. He gently began to rub her neck and shoulders to wake her up and quietly whispered in her ear, "Good morning."
"What time is it?" she asked, reaching for the robe she had on the headboard of the bed.
"Almost eleven." He replied, getting up to get the plates.
After she'd slipped into the robe and sat back down he said, "You don't even have to worry about breakfast either.", carrying the plates over to the bed.
"You didn't have to do all this," Kim said in astonishment at what he had done for her.
"I know, but you deserve it." He replied, sitting down next to her in bed.
After they'd eaten and he'd taken the dishes back in the kitchen and she got up and took a relaxing shower. They left early to stop and visit with Joey and Keira before they headed into work for the day. Bobby and Joey were bickering with each other and Kim and her mom were heading in to check on Keira.
"Everything go ok with the kids last night?" Kim asked, seeing her daughter smiling when she picked her up.
"Yep, Joey wore her out playing with her so when they went to bed, neither one of them made a peep." Her mother replied.
"What did you think of the surprise all your coworkers planned for you?" her mother asked as they headed back towards Joey and Bobby.
"I was shocked. I can't believe you didn't tell me though." Kim replied laughing.
"They told me not to so I didn't." her mother responded as they entered the living room.
"I hope you two were behaving in here." Kim said chuckling as she sat down with Keira.
"We were mom," Joey replied smirking, looking over at Bobby.
"You sure? The look on your face says other wise." Kim said to her son, ruffling his hair.
"Mom!" Joey groaned as everyone began to laugh.
Bobby looked down at his watch and saw that it was just about time to head in to work.
"We'll see you all this evening when we get off work," Kim said, placing Keira in her mother's arms.
Joey gave his mother and Bobby a hug goodbye and watched them leave.
When they arrived at the station, things were bustling. Doc had taken some time off since the newbie was around now. Alex rode with Carlos on Tuesday since the newbie was off and would be coming back the next day. When Bobby saw Alex he said, "The last day of normalcy is upon us."
"Please don't remind us Bobby!" Alex whined, her stomach churning at the thought of having Craig back tomorrow.
"I bet Kim's in for a surprise since she hasn't met him either," Jimmy replied smirking.
"I've heard enough about the guy to get an idea of what he's like. Plus my sources tell me you were in on the whining too." Kim replied getting a bottle of water and pressing it against the back of Jimmy's neck.
"Kimmy quit! You know I hate it when people do that." Jimmy replied.
"I know. That's why I did it." She teased, heading out to the bus with Bobby.
The shift that day was relatively steady till that night when things backed off. After their last run they headed back to the station since things were quieting down when Kim said, "So what behavior should I expect from the newbie tomorrow?"
"Do you have to bring up the subject of the newbie? Brings back bad memories from last week." Bobby replied.
"Come on Bobby! You don't have to worry about being paired with him because I'm back." Kim said laughing.
"Still, he's annoying. He'll probably ask you a million questions like he did me." Bobby replied snickering.
"I'll be the judge of that tomorrow." Kim said, getting out of the bus to head into the station.
"Let's hope he doesn't flirt mercilessly with you like he did with Alex." Bobby replied to her as the walked up to the kitchen.