Mercedes sat in 55-2 with Kim, yawning softly. Kim looked towards her they stopped at a red light.
"Tired?" Kim spoke to her softly.
"I never realized what carrying 25 extra pounds of weight was like." Mercedes said to her as Kim started to drive again.
"Want to go to dinner? Doc said they would be going around this time with Sully and Davis."
"Sure. I'll call it in." It had been an uneventful 4 hours. A fender bender, and an old lady who lost her pills. Mercedes liked the quiet, but missed the excitement of being a firefighter. After calling in the lunch break, Kim pulled over at McDonald's. Mercedes saw 55-3, 55-Charlie, 55-David and the 55 Engine.
"Damn, party up in here." Mercedes got out and moved to the door. Looking in, the lunch group took up half the fast food joint. Kim opened the door and they walked in, getting 'heys' and what's up' and 'glad you could finally make it's'.
Mercedes sat down across from Carlos and next to her brother and opened her Salad. Putting the fat free dressing on it, she swished it around. Everyone stopped talking and stared at her, looking at her like she was high. Looking up, no longer hearing a conversation, she looked up and saw the entire group staring at her.
"What?" She looked lost as to why they were staring at her in such an odd way.
"I know that is not the only thing your going to eat." Bosco said, a look of annoyance on his face.
"Huh? It's a salad with grilled chicken. What wrong with it?"
"Umm, you're carrying a baby. You can't eat that rabbit food."
"Umm... Why?" Mercedes looked at him.
"Because you need to eat for 2. Now go back and get a cheeseburger or something."
Mercedes grabbed the 10 piece mcnuggets box and the super sized fry and super sized sprite and looked at him.
"Got something to say now?"
The entire group burst into laughter at Mercedes embarrassed Bosco. Bosco blinked and went back to his Big Mac, growling.
"Nice!" Kim slapped Mercedes hand as she laughed. Mercedes hugged her brother and kissed his cheek.
"Don't be mad at me."
"I'm not; you just make me worry."
"Stop worrying. Everything's fine." She went to pouring BBQ sauce on the salad with Honey Mustard. Grabbing the ketchup packets, she poured that over the salad and started eating. Everyone watched her and cringed. Faith pushed her sandwich away and covered her mouth.
"She's defiantly pregnant. Icky" Ty chimed in, taking a bite from his Grilled Chicken sandwich.
"God that looks nasty!" DK said as he ate some fries.
"Kim was worse. She ate things that no human should consume together. Sardines and Chocolate ice cream, strawberries and onions sautéed over a steak. It was gross!" Jimmy said, laughing, remembering the old days. Kim shot him a look as she bit into her nugget.
Lunch ended and everyone went on his or her way. Kim and Mercedes stopped at a gas station and Mercedes jumped out.
"Whoa! Where you going?" Kim looked at her.
"I got to pee. You gunna hold my hand while I go?" Mercedes looked up at her.
"Just go, sicko." Kim got out to get a drink as Mercedes laughed.
After a moment they got back in and started to drive off when a call came in.
"Adam 55-2 respond to a possible cardiac arrest. 123rd and Oak."
"Adam 55-2, responding." Mercedes called in as she turned on the lights and siren.
"Tired?" Kim spoke to her softly.
"I never realized what carrying 25 extra pounds of weight was like." Mercedes said to her as Kim started to drive again.
"Want to go to dinner? Doc said they would be going around this time with Sully and Davis."
"Sure. I'll call it in." It had been an uneventful 4 hours. A fender bender, and an old lady who lost her pills. Mercedes liked the quiet, but missed the excitement of being a firefighter. After calling in the lunch break, Kim pulled over at McDonald's. Mercedes saw 55-3, 55-Charlie, 55-David and the 55 Engine.
"Damn, party up in here." Mercedes got out and moved to the door. Looking in, the lunch group took up half the fast food joint. Kim opened the door and they walked in, getting 'heys' and what's up' and 'glad you could finally make it's'.
Mercedes sat down across from Carlos and next to her brother and opened her Salad. Putting the fat free dressing on it, she swished it around. Everyone stopped talking and stared at her, looking at her like she was high. Looking up, no longer hearing a conversation, she looked up and saw the entire group staring at her.
"What?" She looked lost as to why they were staring at her in such an odd way.
"I know that is not the only thing your going to eat." Bosco said, a look of annoyance on his face.
"Huh? It's a salad with grilled chicken. What wrong with it?"
"Umm, you're carrying a baby. You can't eat that rabbit food."
"Umm... Why?" Mercedes looked at him.
"Because you need to eat for 2. Now go back and get a cheeseburger or something."
Mercedes grabbed the 10 piece mcnuggets box and the super sized fry and super sized sprite and looked at him.
"Got something to say now?"
The entire group burst into laughter at Mercedes embarrassed Bosco. Bosco blinked and went back to his Big Mac, growling.
"Nice!" Kim slapped Mercedes hand as she laughed. Mercedes hugged her brother and kissed his cheek.
"Don't be mad at me."
"I'm not; you just make me worry."
"Stop worrying. Everything's fine." She went to pouring BBQ sauce on the salad with Honey Mustard. Grabbing the ketchup packets, she poured that over the salad and started eating. Everyone watched her and cringed. Faith pushed her sandwich away and covered her mouth.
"She's defiantly pregnant. Icky" Ty chimed in, taking a bite from his Grilled Chicken sandwich.
"God that looks nasty!" DK said as he ate some fries.
"Kim was worse. She ate things that no human should consume together. Sardines and Chocolate ice cream, strawberries and onions sautéed over a steak. It was gross!" Jimmy said, laughing, remembering the old days. Kim shot him a look as she bit into her nugget.
Lunch ended and everyone went on his or her way. Kim and Mercedes stopped at a gas station and Mercedes jumped out.
"Whoa! Where you going?" Kim looked at her.
"I got to pee. You gunna hold my hand while I go?" Mercedes looked up at her.
"Just go, sicko." Kim got out to get a drink as Mercedes laughed.
After a moment they got back in and started to drive off when a call came in.
"Adam 55-2 respond to a possible cardiac arrest. 123rd and Oak."
"Adam 55-2, responding." Mercedes called in as she turned on the lights and siren.