Title: Meant to Be-chapter 3
Disclaimer: If you think I own Third Watch, that would be stupid of you.
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The night seemed to drag on into eternity for Jimmy. The few minutes that he and Kim were going to stay turned into a few hours, a few drinks and way too many rounds of pool for his liking. He had one thing on his mind tonight, and it was the one thing that was just not gonna happen. Jimmy leaned heavily on the table in front of him and watched Kim have fun with Alex and the guys. She seemed to be oblivious to the fact that he was in torment. Either that or she didn't care. Could be either one.
Alex pulled Kim towards the bar to grab another drink. "I didn't think you and Jimmy would show tonight," Alex raised her eyebrow in curiosity.
"What would have ever given you that idea?" Kim smirked.
"Oh, you know, just from the fact that you were mentally undressing him at the station before I even left and that he hasn't been able to look at anything else all night," she stated matter-of-factly.
Kim looked over her shoulder, and sure enough, Jimmy was staring at her while brooding over his beer. "He does look a little distracted, doesn't he?" she asked, looking back at Alex.
"I'll bet you anything he's trying to come up with a polite way of asking you to go and screw in the bathroom," Alex said and laughed along with Kim. "So...," she trailed off.
"So what?" Kim pretended not to know what she was talking about.
"You know what! What's the deal here? I would have thought you'd be doin' it in the back of his car by now," Alex laughed.
"That's not even funny because that's probably as romantic as it's gonna get if we do it right now," Kim took a swig of her beer.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Alex.
"Well, it's not like I can take him home and I can't call my mom and ask her to watch him all night. She would know something is up," said Kim.
Alex gave Kim a puzzled look, "Ok, now you've lost me. Why can't you take him home with you?"
"There's no way I'm gonna run the risk of Joey seeing the two of us sleeping together. Alex, we haven't even told him we're dating yet. We can't sneak around like we used to anymore," Kim leaned her head on her hand.
"So tell him already," Alex said.
Kim gave her a dirty look, "Thank you, Miss States-the-obvious! I know we have to tell him, but what if things don't work out? Then he would have to go through the whole thing of us splitting up again. I don't want to put him through that again."
"So you're just gonna hide the fact that you two are in a relationship again until you decide to either break up or get married?" Alex asked incredulously.
Kim had a look of worry on her face, "Um.. I guess so," she answered sheepishly.
"Wow. That's going through a lot of trouble just so you don't get caught having sex" Alex teased. "You better become really fond of the back seat of Jimmy's car really fast." Alex laughed and dodged a punch from Kim, moving back to the pool table.
Kim was about to follow, but saw the look of misery on Jimmy's face. He was trying to act interested in a conversation going on between Davis and Sully, but looked a million miles away. He caught sight of Kim coming over and his eyes lit up.
"Hey Kimbolaya! How's it hangin'?" Davis pulled his attention away from arguing with Sully and greeted her.
"It's hangin' fine, Davis. What are you boys up to?" she smiled and slid the booth next to Sully.
"I'm trying to explain to this ignoramus that rap isn't real music. It's just noise," Sully growled out.
Kim laughed as the men went back the argument and looked at Jimmy. He was leaning back against the booth with his arms crossed in front of him, a universal sign of being on the defense. "How come you aren't out there playing pool anymore?" Kim asked, pointedly ignoring his annoyance.
"Well, you know, after the 200th game, it kinda loses something," he smiled coolly, trying to keep his calm. "Couldn't help noticing you were quite interested in the game tonight."
"I never miss the opportunity to team up with Alex and show the guys how badly they suck at this game," she smiled sweetly.
"I did notice you girls were whoopin' their sorry asses tonight," Davis interjected. "Next time we play for money, remind me to call you two."
Kim laughed and gave him a low five, "You know, if you move fast, it looks like Alex could use a new partner in this next round." Davis looked at Alex, then looked at Sully, weighing his options.
"Sul, you won't mind if I go and win myself some dough off those poor unsuspecting chumps?" Davis stood and drained the rest of his beer.
"As long as Bosco is among the chumps," he smirked.
Jimmy was looking at Kim with a small smile on his face. Kim smiled and turned to Sully, "So, how's life Sul?"
It turned out to be a question she regretted asking. He was in a talkative mood tonight and launched into every subject under the sun. His theory on life, love, death. You name it, he was covering it. Kim felt Jimmy's leg brush against hers and turned to look at him. He was motioning for them to leave with his head. She motioned back to Sully, reminding him that she had accidentally opened pandora's box. Jimmy rolled his eyes, letting his head thump against the booth behind him in defeat. He slid from the booth and stood, "You don't mind if I head back to the game, do ya?" Jimmy smiled at the look of surprise on Kim's face. Sully waved him off and went back to talking to Kim. She watched Jimmy walk to the pool table and give her the same cocky shoulder shrug and wink she had given him earlier.
Disclaimer: If you think I own Third Watch, that would be stupid of you.
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The night seemed to drag on into eternity for Jimmy. The few minutes that he and Kim were going to stay turned into a few hours, a few drinks and way too many rounds of pool for his liking. He had one thing on his mind tonight, and it was the one thing that was just not gonna happen. Jimmy leaned heavily on the table in front of him and watched Kim have fun with Alex and the guys. She seemed to be oblivious to the fact that he was in torment. Either that or she didn't care. Could be either one.
Alex pulled Kim towards the bar to grab another drink. "I didn't think you and Jimmy would show tonight," Alex raised her eyebrow in curiosity.
"What would have ever given you that idea?" Kim smirked.
"Oh, you know, just from the fact that you were mentally undressing him at the station before I even left and that he hasn't been able to look at anything else all night," she stated matter-of-factly.
Kim looked over her shoulder, and sure enough, Jimmy was staring at her while brooding over his beer. "He does look a little distracted, doesn't he?" she asked, looking back at Alex.
"I'll bet you anything he's trying to come up with a polite way of asking you to go and screw in the bathroom," Alex said and laughed along with Kim. "So...," she trailed off.
"So what?" Kim pretended not to know what she was talking about.
"You know what! What's the deal here? I would have thought you'd be doin' it in the back of his car by now," Alex laughed.
"That's not even funny because that's probably as romantic as it's gonna get if we do it right now," Kim took a swig of her beer.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Alex.
"Well, it's not like I can take him home and I can't call my mom and ask her to watch him all night. She would know something is up," said Kim.
Alex gave Kim a puzzled look, "Ok, now you've lost me. Why can't you take him home with you?"
"There's no way I'm gonna run the risk of Joey seeing the two of us sleeping together. Alex, we haven't even told him we're dating yet. We can't sneak around like we used to anymore," Kim leaned her head on her hand.
"So tell him already," Alex said.
Kim gave her a dirty look, "Thank you, Miss States-the-obvious! I know we have to tell him, but what if things don't work out? Then he would have to go through the whole thing of us splitting up again. I don't want to put him through that again."
"So you're just gonna hide the fact that you two are in a relationship again until you decide to either break up or get married?" Alex asked incredulously.
Kim had a look of worry on her face, "Um.. I guess so," she answered sheepishly.
"Wow. That's going through a lot of trouble just so you don't get caught having sex" Alex teased. "You better become really fond of the back seat of Jimmy's car really fast." Alex laughed and dodged a punch from Kim, moving back to the pool table.
Kim was about to follow, but saw the look of misery on Jimmy's face. He was trying to act interested in a conversation going on between Davis and Sully, but looked a million miles away. He caught sight of Kim coming over and his eyes lit up.
"Hey Kimbolaya! How's it hangin'?" Davis pulled his attention away from arguing with Sully and greeted her.
"It's hangin' fine, Davis. What are you boys up to?" she smiled and slid the booth next to Sully.
"I'm trying to explain to this ignoramus that rap isn't real music. It's just noise," Sully growled out.
Kim laughed as the men went back the argument and looked at Jimmy. He was leaning back against the booth with his arms crossed in front of him, a universal sign of being on the defense. "How come you aren't out there playing pool anymore?" Kim asked, pointedly ignoring his annoyance.
"Well, you know, after the 200th game, it kinda loses something," he smiled coolly, trying to keep his calm. "Couldn't help noticing you were quite interested in the game tonight."
"I never miss the opportunity to team up with Alex and show the guys how badly they suck at this game," she smiled sweetly.
"I did notice you girls were whoopin' their sorry asses tonight," Davis interjected. "Next time we play for money, remind me to call you two."
Kim laughed and gave him a low five, "You know, if you move fast, it looks like Alex could use a new partner in this next round." Davis looked at Alex, then looked at Sully, weighing his options.
"Sul, you won't mind if I go and win myself some dough off those poor unsuspecting chumps?" Davis stood and drained the rest of his beer.
"As long as Bosco is among the chumps," he smirked.
Jimmy was looking at Kim with a small smile on his face. Kim smiled and turned to Sully, "So, how's life Sul?"
It turned out to be a question she regretted asking. He was in a talkative mood tonight and launched into every subject under the sun. His theory on life, love, death. You name it, he was covering it. Kim felt Jimmy's leg brush against hers and turned to look at him. He was motioning for them to leave with his head. She motioned back to Sully, reminding him that she had accidentally opened pandora's box. Jimmy rolled his eyes, letting his head thump against the booth behind him in defeat. He slid from the booth and stood, "You don't mind if I head back to the game, do ya?" Jimmy smiled at the look of surprise on Kim's face. Sully waved him off and went back to talking to Kim. She watched Jimmy walk to the pool table and give her the same cocky shoulder shrug and wink she had given him earlier.