Title: Meant to Be- chapter 11
Disclaimer: I haven't come into possession of Third Watch since the last time I've updated. Would be cool though.
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After the whole incident at Katherine's house, Kim was dealing with a lot of emotions and concerns. She would never tell him, but she was starting to think about some of the things her mother said. She knew she'd needed to talk to Jimmy for a long time now, but she hoped that maybe some of the worries would just disappear into thin air. With Katherine drilling them into her head, it was unlikely to happen. She knew Jimmy had changed a lot, she could tell in the months they had spent together and the way he treated her now, but she wondered if it was enough.
"Are you ever planning on answering that damn thing?" Alex asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Huh?" Kim asked in confusion.
Alex glanced at her for a minute before returning her eyes to the road, "Am I the only one that has noticed you cell phone ringing all day? There's only so many times a person can her the beginning of 'Born In the U.S.A.' before starting to feel homicidal."
Kim laughed and switched off her phone, "Sorry. I've been ignoring it all weekend. I don't even hear it anymore."
"You and Jimmy fighting?"
"No. It's my mom. I finally told her about Jimmy and me," Kim sighed.
"Ooooh, ouch. I'm guessing she didn't take it too well?" Alex winced.
"Not so much. She ran into this old boyfriend of mine and invited him over for dinner and told him that I would be there. I went and-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Your mother set you up with an old boyfriend, and you went?!" Alex looked at her in shock. "Are you sure you and Jimmy aren't fighting, because I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be too cool with that."
"He was actually pretty understanding about the whole thing. He knew I wasn't interested in the guy, so he didn't really have that big of a problem. Other than the fact that I think he wanted to kill me when I first told him about it," Kim laughed.
"I can imagine. So tell me what happened," Alex pushed.
"I went and the guy was obviously getting the wrong idea, so I told him I was with someone, apologized, and he left. Jimmy came over to pick me up and walked into one of our famous fights. Mom asked why I wasn't interested and I had to tell her. She flipped, said really terrible things, and I left. That was my weekend!" Kim smiled brightly.
"You know, there is one disturbing problem in all of this," Alex said.
"Just one?" Kim laughed.
"Well this happened last weekend and today is Wednesday and this is the first time I'm hearing about this. What gives?" Alex asked in mock offense.
"I know. I'm sorry. I should have said something. I know I've been in a mood all week. I guess I'm still trying to process what happened and trying to figure out where to go from here. I mean, if she can't respect the fact that Jimmy and I are back together, I don't want Joey around her.." she trailed off.
"I'm sensing a but," Alex waited.
"I can't say that I haven't thought about what she said. She knows Jimmy's habits, and she knows our past. It's not like I haven't already thought of all these things."
"You still haven't talked to him," Alex assessed.
"Alex, I don't know what to say. He deserves a clean slate. He's been amazing and I know that he still feels guilty about what happened. It feels unfair to bring all that up when he's trying so hard to start over."
"But you're worried about it," Alex pointed out.
"I just wonder how long we're gonna last this time," Kim sighed.
"Kim, I know you don't wanna bring the past relationship into the new one, but you have to talk to him. I know you. You'll just bottle it up and live in your little land of denial, meanwhile your relationship suffers because Jimmy doesn't know what's going on. Kim, he can't make an effort to understand if you don't let him." Alex hopped out of the bus, "All this drama and suspense makes me have to pee!" she said and hurried into the station house.
Kim laughed and watched her run away. She knew Alex was right. Kim didn't want the past to kill their future. She would just have to talk to him.
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Jimmy was doing some last minute cleaning of the rig at the end of the shift, when he saw him coming towards him. It brought a unguarded smile to his face. He knew that the whole thing with her mom was getting to her. He could tell that she was trying hard not to pull away from him and he was doing everything in his power to not make her want to. He just desperately hoped that the things Katherine said, hadn't placed the seed of doubt in her head.
"Hey there," she smiled shyly. It was amazing that he could still make her feel like she was a teenager.
"Hey yourself," he smiled and kissed her lightly on the lips.
Kim's mouth opened to protest and remind him of the fact that someone could see, but she realized, she didn't care. She closed it and gave him a warm smile, "How was your day?"
"You're really gonna let that go?" he teased.
"Yeah, but then you had to go and point it out," she smiled and teased back.
"What can I say? I'm in a state of shock," he chuckled. Kim moved into his arms and wrapped hers around his waist. "Oh my god! A full-on display of affection," he laughed and hugged her back.
"Ha-ha." Kim refused to let go, mainly so she wouldn't have to look at him, "Are you busy tonight?"
"I hope so," he teased. He noticed the tension in her body and the fact that her grip on him was tightening. "Hey. What's goin' on?" he asked quietly, holding her closer.
Kim looked up and smiled, "Nothing. I was just thinking we could have dinner or something." Jimmy waited patiently for the real answer. Kim sighed, "I was just hoping we could talk."
"Uh-oh. I don't like the sound of that. If the conversation starts with, 'I think you're a great guy', forget it," he teased, trying to lighten her up. He smiled when she laughed.
"I promise, it won't," she said and kissed him.
"Oh my god! You've got to be kiddin' me!" D.K. stared at them. "Kim, haven't you learned your lesson with that loser? You could do so much better. Like me," he smiled.
Kim laughed, "What can I say? I'm a slow learner."
"When you're ready for a real man, come and find me," he laughed and dodged a towel that Jimmy threw at him.
"Will you get lost!" he laughed. He turned his attention back to Kim, "Don't even think about it," he playfully warned.
"He's not really my type. Carlos though, whoo mama, watch out!" she laughed and yelped when he smacked her on the butt.
"You're gonna pay for that one," he laughed and leaned down to kiss her. "So, you ready to go?"
"I'm gonna go home and change first. I'll be over in a little while," she smiled and started to walk away.
"Don't forget your jammies," he yelled after her, hoping everyone else had heard.
"Don't need em'," she threw back and laughed at the cat calls from the other guys.
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Jimmy sat on the edge of Joey's bed and smiled. He seemed so much happier ever since he and Kim had gotten together. It made him sick to think about all the fighting they used to do. If he could erase that from his son's memory, he would. Actually, if he could, he would erase a lot of things. How could he have ever been so stupid to actually screw up what they had? It was the first time in his life he felt like he belonged. Kim and Joey had given that to him, and he and thrown it all away. Not this time though. He wouldn't screw up this time. He kissed Joey on the head and closed the door behind him.
He went to the kitchen to check on the pasta he had started. His thoughts drifted back to Kim as they frequently did nowadays. Maybe they would actually sleep together in a bed tonight. The thought made him chuckle. Kim was so paranoid about Joey waking up and seeing them together; she was always up and active before he woke up, even if it was 6:00 in the morning.
He understood her fears and also wanted to do right by his son; to give him enough time to adjust, but it was a weird guy thing. It felt good to have his family under one roof, knowing he was protecting them. It was one of the hardest things he'd had to deal with when they'd gotten divorced; never knowing if they were ok, not being able to be there for Kim after a hard day, not being able to sleep next to her and know that nothing would happen to her. He had called her a lot in the beginning, just to make sure they were ok. He'd always worried about her. It was something that never went away.
Jimmy was pulled out of his musings by a knock on the door. He smiled and opened his door, "Forget your key?" The smile quickly faded from his face.
"Hey, Jimmy."
"Melanie."
Disclaimer: I haven't come into possession of Third Watch since the last time I've updated. Would be cool though.
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After the whole incident at Katherine's house, Kim was dealing with a lot of emotions and concerns. She would never tell him, but she was starting to think about some of the things her mother said. She knew she'd needed to talk to Jimmy for a long time now, but she hoped that maybe some of the worries would just disappear into thin air. With Katherine drilling them into her head, it was unlikely to happen. She knew Jimmy had changed a lot, she could tell in the months they had spent together and the way he treated her now, but she wondered if it was enough.
"Are you ever planning on answering that damn thing?" Alex asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Huh?" Kim asked in confusion.
Alex glanced at her for a minute before returning her eyes to the road, "Am I the only one that has noticed you cell phone ringing all day? There's only so many times a person can her the beginning of 'Born In the U.S.A.' before starting to feel homicidal."
Kim laughed and switched off her phone, "Sorry. I've been ignoring it all weekend. I don't even hear it anymore."
"You and Jimmy fighting?"
"No. It's my mom. I finally told her about Jimmy and me," Kim sighed.
"Ooooh, ouch. I'm guessing she didn't take it too well?" Alex winced.
"Not so much. She ran into this old boyfriend of mine and invited him over for dinner and told him that I would be there. I went and-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Your mother set you up with an old boyfriend, and you went?!" Alex looked at her in shock. "Are you sure you and Jimmy aren't fighting, because I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be too cool with that."
"He was actually pretty understanding about the whole thing. He knew I wasn't interested in the guy, so he didn't really have that big of a problem. Other than the fact that I think he wanted to kill me when I first told him about it," Kim laughed.
"I can imagine. So tell me what happened," Alex pushed.
"I went and the guy was obviously getting the wrong idea, so I told him I was with someone, apologized, and he left. Jimmy came over to pick me up and walked into one of our famous fights. Mom asked why I wasn't interested and I had to tell her. She flipped, said really terrible things, and I left. That was my weekend!" Kim smiled brightly.
"You know, there is one disturbing problem in all of this," Alex said.
"Just one?" Kim laughed.
"Well this happened last weekend and today is Wednesday and this is the first time I'm hearing about this. What gives?" Alex asked in mock offense.
"I know. I'm sorry. I should have said something. I know I've been in a mood all week. I guess I'm still trying to process what happened and trying to figure out where to go from here. I mean, if she can't respect the fact that Jimmy and I are back together, I don't want Joey around her.." she trailed off.
"I'm sensing a but," Alex waited.
"I can't say that I haven't thought about what she said. She knows Jimmy's habits, and she knows our past. It's not like I haven't already thought of all these things."
"You still haven't talked to him," Alex assessed.
"Alex, I don't know what to say. He deserves a clean slate. He's been amazing and I know that he still feels guilty about what happened. It feels unfair to bring all that up when he's trying so hard to start over."
"But you're worried about it," Alex pointed out.
"I just wonder how long we're gonna last this time," Kim sighed.
"Kim, I know you don't wanna bring the past relationship into the new one, but you have to talk to him. I know you. You'll just bottle it up and live in your little land of denial, meanwhile your relationship suffers because Jimmy doesn't know what's going on. Kim, he can't make an effort to understand if you don't let him." Alex hopped out of the bus, "All this drama and suspense makes me have to pee!" she said and hurried into the station house.
Kim laughed and watched her run away. She knew Alex was right. Kim didn't want the past to kill their future. She would just have to talk to him.
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Jimmy was doing some last minute cleaning of the rig at the end of the shift, when he saw him coming towards him. It brought a unguarded smile to his face. He knew that the whole thing with her mom was getting to her. He could tell that she was trying hard not to pull away from him and he was doing everything in his power to not make her want to. He just desperately hoped that the things Katherine said, hadn't placed the seed of doubt in her head.
"Hey there," she smiled shyly. It was amazing that he could still make her feel like she was a teenager.
"Hey yourself," he smiled and kissed her lightly on the lips.
Kim's mouth opened to protest and remind him of the fact that someone could see, but she realized, she didn't care. She closed it and gave him a warm smile, "How was your day?"
"You're really gonna let that go?" he teased.
"Yeah, but then you had to go and point it out," she smiled and teased back.
"What can I say? I'm in a state of shock," he chuckled. Kim moved into his arms and wrapped hers around his waist. "Oh my god! A full-on display of affection," he laughed and hugged her back.
"Ha-ha." Kim refused to let go, mainly so she wouldn't have to look at him, "Are you busy tonight?"
"I hope so," he teased. He noticed the tension in her body and the fact that her grip on him was tightening. "Hey. What's goin' on?" he asked quietly, holding her closer.
Kim looked up and smiled, "Nothing. I was just thinking we could have dinner or something." Jimmy waited patiently for the real answer. Kim sighed, "I was just hoping we could talk."
"Uh-oh. I don't like the sound of that. If the conversation starts with, 'I think you're a great guy', forget it," he teased, trying to lighten her up. He smiled when she laughed.
"I promise, it won't," she said and kissed him.
"Oh my god! You've got to be kiddin' me!" D.K. stared at them. "Kim, haven't you learned your lesson with that loser? You could do so much better. Like me," he smiled.
Kim laughed, "What can I say? I'm a slow learner."
"When you're ready for a real man, come and find me," he laughed and dodged a towel that Jimmy threw at him.
"Will you get lost!" he laughed. He turned his attention back to Kim, "Don't even think about it," he playfully warned.
"He's not really my type. Carlos though, whoo mama, watch out!" she laughed and yelped when he smacked her on the butt.
"You're gonna pay for that one," he laughed and leaned down to kiss her. "So, you ready to go?"
"I'm gonna go home and change first. I'll be over in a little while," she smiled and started to walk away.
"Don't forget your jammies," he yelled after her, hoping everyone else had heard.
"Don't need em'," she threw back and laughed at the cat calls from the other guys.
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Jimmy sat on the edge of Joey's bed and smiled. He seemed so much happier ever since he and Kim had gotten together. It made him sick to think about all the fighting they used to do. If he could erase that from his son's memory, he would. Actually, if he could, he would erase a lot of things. How could he have ever been so stupid to actually screw up what they had? It was the first time in his life he felt like he belonged. Kim and Joey had given that to him, and he and thrown it all away. Not this time though. He wouldn't screw up this time. He kissed Joey on the head and closed the door behind him.
He went to the kitchen to check on the pasta he had started. His thoughts drifted back to Kim as they frequently did nowadays. Maybe they would actually sleep together in a bed tonight. The thought made him chuckle. Kim was so paranoid about Joey waking up and seeing them together; she was always up and active before he woke up, even if it was 6:00 in the morning.
He understood her fears and also wanted to do right by his son; to give him enough time to adjust, but it was a weird guy thing. It felt good to have his family under one roof, knowing he was protecting them. It was one of the hardest things he'd had to deal with when they'd gotten divorced; never knowing if they were ok, not being able to be there for Kim after a hard day, not being able to sleep next to her and know that nothing would happen to her. He had called her a lot in the beginning, just to make sure they were ok. He'd always worried about her. It was something that never went away.
Jimmy was pulled out of his musings by a knock on the door. He smiled and opened his door, "Forget your key?" The smile quickly faded from his face.
"Hey, Jimmy."
"Melanie."