Title: Meant to Be- chapter 1
Disclaimer: In case you've forgotten, I don't own Third Watch.
Author's Note: Well, here it is people! The first installment to the sequel to Back to You. I want to thank everyone for being so encouraging with the last story and urging me to continue with this one. You guys are scrumptious! Hope you enjoy!
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Kim had been standing in front of the bedroom mirror for what seemed like an eternity. Her room looked like the aftermath of a bomb, clothes strewn everywhere. It was almost 6:00 so she had to make up her mind fast because Joey would be up soon and her day needed to start. She scanned herself over one more time and gave an exasperated sigh.
"This is ridiculous! I see the man every day. Why should today be any different?!" Kim violently ripped off the top that she had on, and attempted to find something in the disaster area she called her room. "It's not a big deal. I just need to throw something on and get out of here," she told herself, continuing to mumble under her breath.
"Mom? What happened to your room?" Joey asked with a perplexed look on his face. Even his room wasn't this messy.
Kim smiled and turned around, "Nothing, honey. Mommy's just having an aneurysm." Kim went back to digging through the mountain of clothes that were on her bed. "Why don't you help me out this morning and fix yourself some cereal. Mommy's running a little late this morning."
"Did I hear daddy last night?," Joey asked.
Kim froze in her tracks. She knew she had to tell him something about last night, but she had no idea what. She didn't think it was a good idea to tell him that Jimmy and her were going to give it another try yet. "Um, yeah, sweetie. He just stopped by to make sure that we were all settled." ' And let me know of his undying love,' Kim thought to herself and sighed with relief as Joey left to make his breakfast.
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Kim clutched her coffee in a death grip as she neared the fire house. Her stomach was in a knot, she hadn't gotten enough sleep, she had way too much caffeine in her system, and the outfit that she had on was picked out of sheer necessity of putting something on least she go to work naked. She had finally just let Joey pick something out while she jumped in the shower. His first pick had been jeans and an old nightie top that she had forgot she owned. It had been a while since she had needed to impress anyone in the night wear department. She had switched the nightie for the first shirt she found in the pile, which turned out to be a shirt she had received as a joke from Alex. It read: Find em' hot, leave em' wet with a hot looking fireman on the front. By the time she had realized her choice, she had already dropped Joey off at school. That explained the weird look she had gotten from the nuns. God was merciful though, she had remembered to bring a sweatshirt.
Kim tentatively entered the firehouse, looking like someone was going to jump out and kill her. She didn't see Jimmy anywhere and let out a sigh of relief. She just needed to gain her bearings and prepare herself.
"Hey!" Alex greeted from behind, causing Kim to yelp and spill her coffee all over the front of her sweatshirt. "Whoa. You seem a little tense this morning," she smiled and picked up the empty coffee cup.
"God, you scared me," Kim tried to control her breathing.
Alex looked at her, "Kim, what's going on? You look a little psycho."
Kim brushed the hair away from her face nervously, "You mean I don't look good?"
"Well, the coffee stain really brings out the brown in your eyes," Alex laughed.
Kim smiled and sighed, "I feel like I'm going nuts this morning." Kim looked down at her feet, "I might have done something really stupid."
"Well that would be out of character," Alex teased.
"No, I'm serious. Something really, really stupid."
"Wouldn't be the first time," she laughed.
Kim made a face and pulled her out to the bus and stood between the doors, "Look, you're my best friend and I need you to be cool for me. Can you do that?" Kim asked.
"Of course. What's up?," Alex asked seriously.
"Jimmy came over last night," Kim crinkled her forehead in worry.
"Oh god! You didn't!" Alex moaned and covered her face.
"Alex! Nothing happened!" Kim pushed her.
"Yeah? Then why are you such a basket case this morning? I should have known it had something to do with Jimmy!"
"He came over to see if I was o.k. and ended up telling me that he was still in love with me. To make a long story short, I told him I would give him another chance," Kim bit her nails nervously, "That was a really stupid thing to do, right?"
"Are you in love with him?" Alex asked as if it were impossible.
"I think I have been for a while," Kim confessed.
Alex looked at her in doubt, "Will you give me that sweatshirt. You look like a 2 year old with that huge stain."
"You think I'm an idiot, don't you? I am an idiot," Kim sighed and pulled her sweatshirt off, handing it to Alex.
"No more than usual," Alex smirked.
Kim laughed and banged her head against the bus door, "I know this is probably a bad idea, but I can't help myself. It's like I have no willpower when I'm around him."
"Yeah, love is like that," Alex smiled.
Kim smiled and peeked at Alex, "I do kinda like feeling like this again. All nervous and excited."
Alex laughed, "He is hot, I'll give him that much."
"And an amazing kisser, among other things," Kim laughed.
"Oh! You know, I really didn't need the visual!" Alex groaned.
"Oh please! Like you've never thought about it!" Kim teased.
"Never though about what" Jimmy asked from behind Kim.
Kim's eyes bulged and her hand covered her mouth. How much of this horrifyingly embarrassing conversation had he heard. She spun around and plastered a smile on her face, "Nothing! We were just... nothing," Kim forced out, her face flush.
Jimmy quirked an eyebrow and looked at her, "Nice shirt," he smiled.
Kim narrowed her eyes at him and grabbed her sweatshirt from Alex covering her front. "Let me go change and I'll be down in a minute."
"I'm driving," Alex called over her shoulder as she went to grab her jacket.
Kim walked around Jimmy and moved towards the stairs. She felt him following behind her. She walked up the stairs with him on her heals. "Can I help you with something," she asked once they reached the landing.
"I get the feeling you're avoiding me this morning," Jimmy smiled and leaned against the wall.
"I'm not avoiding you, I'm in a hurry."
"Uh huh. And why is it that you can't seem to look at me," he smirked, knowing he was getting on her nerves.
Kim looked at him pointedly, "Not much to look at," she smiled sweetly.
"Oh yeah. And you're a real beauty queen this morning," he jabbed back.
It was ironic. For all the time she spent excavating her closet this morning, she did look like shit. And felt like it. "Yeah well, not all of us are blessed with such natural beauty. Some of us have to work at it a little. Besides, someone kept me up till an ungodly hour last night."
Jimmy smiled, "I was wondering when you were gonna bring that up."
Kim looked at him in irritation, "Do you mind? I'm trying to get ready here."
"Nothing I haven't seen before," he smiled.
Kim felt the butterflies take flight in her stomach. 'Damn! Why does he have to be so sexy'. "And you're not likely to see it again at the rate your going." Kim picked up her clothes and headed to the bathroom only to be intercepted. "Jimmy, come on," she whined.
"I didn't mean what I said," he looked at her.
For a second Kim's stomach bottomed out. Had he already changed his mind about things since last night? "Oh?" Kim's voice wobbled.
"You do look beautiful this morning," he smiled.
Kim gave out a sigh of relief and chuckled, "Whatever. Don't you have lives to save or something?"
As if on cue, the fire bell rang. "I guess so," he sighed and headed for the stairs.
"Jimmy?" Kim called after him.
"Yeah?"
"Be careful," she smiled and bit her lip shyly.
Jimmy smiled, remembering how she used to tell him that every time they got a call, "Always am," he winked and jogged down the stairs.
Kim banged her head against the door again. This was going to be a very long day.
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Not a whole lot of Jimmy/Kim action, but stay tuned. More to come soon.
Disclaimer: In case you've forgotten, I don't own Third Watch.
Author's Note: Well, here it is people! The first installment to the sequel to Back to You. I want to thank everyone for being so encouraging with the last story and urging me to continue with this one. You guys are scrumptious! Hope you enjoy!
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Kim had been standing in front of the bedroom mirror for what seemed like an eternity. Her room looked like the aftermath of a bomb, clothes strewn everywhere. It was almost 6:00 so she had to make up her mind fast because Joey would be up soon and her day needed to start. She scanned herself over one more time and gave an exasperated sigh.
"This is ridiculous! I see the man every day. Why should today be any different?!" Kim violently ripped off the top that she had on, and attempted to find something in the disaster area she called her room. "It's not a big deal. I just need to throw something on and get out of here," she told herself, continuing to mumble under her breath.
"Mom? What happened to your room?" Joey asked with a perplexed look on his face. Even his room wasn't this messy.
Kim smiled and turned around, "Nothing, honey. Mommy's just having an aneurysm." Kim went back to digging through the mountain of clothes that were on her bed. "Why don't you help me out this morning and fix yourself some cereal. Mommy's running a little late this morning."
"Did I hear daddy last night?," Joey asked.
Kim froze in her tracks. She knew she had to tell him something about last night, but she had no idea what. She didn't think it was a good idea to tell him that Jimmy and her were going to give it another try yet. "Um, yeah, sweetie. He just stopped by to make sure that we were all settled." ' And let me know of his undying love,' Kim thought to herself and sighed with relief as Joey left to make his breakfast.
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Kim clutched her coffee in a death grip as she neared the fire house. Her stomach was in a knot, she hadn't gotten enough sleep, she had way too much caffeine in her system, and the outfit that she had on was picked out of sheer necessity of putting something on least she go to work naked. She had finally just let Joey pick something out while she jumped in the shower. His first pick had been jeans and an old nightie top that she had forgot she owned. It had been a while since she had needed to impress anyone in the night wear department. She had switched the nightie for the first shirt she found in the pile, which turned out to be a shirt she had received as a joke from Alex. It read: Find em' hot, leave em' wet with a hot looking fireman on the front. By the time she had realized her choice, she had already dropped Joey off at school. That explained the weird look she had gotten from the nuns. God was merciful though, she had remembered to bring a sweatshirt.
Kim tentatively entered the firehouse, looking like someone was going to jump out and kill her. She didn't see Jimmy anywhere and let out a sigh of relief. She just needed to gain her bearings and prepare herself.
"Hey!" Alex greeted from behind, causing Kim to yelp and spill her coffee all over the front of her sweatshirt. "Whoa. You seem a little tense this morning," she smiled and picked up the empty coffee cup.
"God, you scared me," Kim tried to control her breathing.
Alex looked at her, "Kim, what's going on? You look a little psycho."
Kim brushed the hair away from her face nervously, "You mean I don't look good?"
"Well, the coffee stain really brings out the brown in your eyes," Alex laughed.
Kim smiled and sighed, "I feel like I'm going nuts this morning." Kim looked down at her feet, "I might have done something really stupid."
"Well that would be out of character," Alex teased.
"No, I'm serious. Something really, really stupid."
"Wouldn't be the first time," she laughed.
Kim made a face and pulled her out to the bus and stood between the doors, "Look, you're my best friend and I need you to be cool for me. Can you do that?" Kim asked.
"Of course. What's up?," Alex asked seriously.
"Jimmy came over last night," Kim crinkled her forehead in worry.
"Oh god! You didn't!" Alex moaned and covered her face.
"Alex! Nothing happened!" Kim pushed her.
"Yeah? Then why are you such a basket case this morning? I should have known it had something to do with Jimmy!"
"He came over to see if I was o.k. and ended up telling me that he was still in love with me. To make a long story short, I told him I would give him another chance," Kim bit her nails nervously, "That was a really stupid thing to do, right?"
"Are you in love with him?" Alex asked as if it were impossible.
"I think I have been for a while," Kim confessed.
Alex looked at her in doubt, "Will you give me that sweatshirt. You look like a 2 year old with that huge stain."
"You think I'm an idiot, don't you? I am an idiot," Kim sighed and pulled her sweatshirt off, handing it to Alex.
"No more than usual," Alex smirked.
Kim laughed and banged her head against the bus door, "I know this is probably a bad idea, but I can't help myself. It's like I have no willpower when I'm around him."
"Yeah, love is like that," Alex smiled.
Kim smiled and peeked at Alex, "I do kinda like feeling like this again. All nervous and excited."
Alex laughed, "He is hot, I'll give him that much."
"And an amazing kisser, among other things," Kim laughed.
"Oh! You know, I really didn't need the visual!" Alex groaned.
"Oh please! Like you've never thought about it!" Kim teased.
"Never though about what" Jimmy asked from behind Kim.
Kim's eyes bulged and her hand covered her mouth. How much of this horrifyingly embarrassing conversation had he heard. She spun around and plastered a smile on her face, "Nothing! We were just... nothing," Kim forced out, her face flush.
Jimmy quirked an eyebrow and looked at her, "Nice shirt," he smiled.
Kim narrowed her eyes at him and grabbed her sweatshirt from Alex covering her front. "Let me go change and I'll be down in a minute."
"I'm driving," Alex called over her shoulder as she went to grab her jacket.
Kim walked around Jimmy and moved towards the stairs. She felt him following behind her. She walked up the stairs with him on her heals. "Can I help you with something," she asked once they reached the landing.
"I get the feeling you're avoiding me this morning," Jimmy smiled and leaned against the wall.
"I'm not avoiding you, I'm in a hurry."
"Uh huh. And why is it that you can't seem to look at me," he smirked, knowing he was getting on her nerves.
Kim looked at him pointedly, "Not much to look at," she smiled sweetly.
"Oh yeah. And you're a real beauty queen this morning," he jabbed back.
It was ironic. For all the time she spent excavating her closet this morning, she did look like shit. And felt like it. "Yeah well, not all of us are blessed with such natural beauty. Some of us have to work at it a little. Besides, someone kept me up till an ungodly hour last night."
Jimmy smiled, "I was wondering when you were gonna bring that up."
Kim looked at him in irritation, "Do you mind? I'm trying to get ready here."
"Nothing I haven't seen before," he smiled.
Kim felt the butterflies take flight in her stomach. 'Damn! Why does he have to be so sexy'. "And you're not likely to see it again at the rate your going." Kim picked up her clothes and headed to the bathroom only to be intercepted. "Jimmy, come on," she whined.
"I didn't mean what I said," he looked at her.
For a second Kim's stomach bottomed out. Had he already changed his mind about things since last night? "Oh?" Kim's voice wobbled.
"You do look beautiful this morning," he smiled.
Kim gave out a sigh of relief and chuckled, "Whatever. Don't you have lives to save or something?"
As if on cue, the fire bell rang. "I guess so," he sighed and headed for the stairs.
"Jimmy?" Kim called after him.
"Yeah?"
"Be careful," she smiled and bit her lip shyly.
Jimmy smiled, remembering how she used to tell him that every time they got a call, "Always am," he winked and jogged down the stairs.
Kim banged her head against the door again. This was going to be a very long day.
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Not a whole lot of Jimmy/Kim action, but stay tuned. More to come soon.