Title: Meant to Be- chapter 12
Disclaimer: I do not own Third Watch. This gets really old.
Author's Note: Thanks to fishpinky, jimbosJS, landi, and Angel Eyes, for the constant encouragement. You love me! You really love me!
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Jimmy's mind was reeling in shock. He hadn't seen Melanie since the night he'd made the biggest mistake of his life. "What are you doing here?," he asked, trying to stay calm.
Melanie smiled and brushed past him and entered the apartment, "It's nice to see you too," she chuckled.
"Is something wrong?" he asked and closed the door. "Did somebody die or something?"
"I get the distinct feeling that you're not happy to see me," Melanie laughed.
"Did something happen to Kim?" Jimmy asked, starting to feel panicked.
"No! God, relax, Jimmy!" she smiled and sat on the couch. "Do you have Joey tonight?
Jimmy was still standing by the door, not wanting to be anywhere near her, "Yeah. What are you doing here, Melanie?"
"Oh, I just thought I'd stop by and say hi," she smiled.
"Bullshit," Jimmy bit out. "What do you want?"
"I want you to stay away from my sister," she bit back, dropping the friendly act. "You've caused enough problems in her life and in Joey's."
"Look, I don't know why you're really here, because I know you don't give a damn about your sister, but me being with Kim is none of your business," he ground out.
"Like hell it's my business! You screw with my family, it's my business. You have no idea how badly you screw things up! Kim won't even pick up the phone to talk to mom."
"I'm sorry things between them are strained, but I love her and I'm not going to walk away because you or Katherine want me to." Jimmy was desperately trying to stay calm. He wanted to wring her neck. He vaguely heard his cell phone ringing, but was too distracted to hear it. "You don't give a damn about your sister and never have. Get out," he seethed.
"And you think you do?! That's rich! I wasn't the only one that wanted it that night, Jimmy," she lashed out. " You didn't give a damn about her then."
Jimmy's stomach dropped at the thought that he had actually broke his wife's heart to sleep with her narcissistic, manipulative sister. Jimmy went to stand in front of her and looked down, "I regret being with you everyday of my life because you weren't worth what I lost. I hurt her and my son and I have to live with that every single day, but I love her more than anything in this life and nothing you can say will ever change that. Leave. Now. Kim will be here pretty soon." He was getting a little nervous about her still being here.
Melanie stood, pressing her body in to his, "How long are you gonna stay this time, Jimmy? We both know she deserves better than you. You're weak, always have been. You'll end up breaking her heart again and you know it," her finger brushed his bottom lip, "You always do."
"Get out, you bitch," Jimmy fumed, gripping her arms in a painful squeeze.
"Hey, I tried calling you to see if you wanted-" Kim stopped mid-sentence. Her stomach dropped at the sight of Jimmy holing Melanie in his arms, his face inches from hers. "Anything," she whispered out, finishing the forgotten sentence.
Jimmy pushed Melanie away from him quickly, "Kim, it's not what it looks like."
"Are you sure?" Melanie asked.
"I told you to get out! You know nothing was going on. Tell her Melanie." Melanie shook her head and stood, walking to the door. "Tell her!" Jimmy barked out.
"I'm sorry, Kim," Melanie said and left.
Kim's vision was blurred by the tears she was trying not to shed, "I can't believe this," she whispered.
Jimmy rushed to her and cupped her face, "Kim, I swear to god, nothing happened! She came here to try and get me to stay away from you, but nothing happened." The tears in Kim's eyes fell, making Jimmy feel like he'd just been punched in the stomach. "Baby, please, you have to believe me. I love you. Nothing happened."
Kim pulled away and wrapped her arms around herself, "I've already heard all of this before."
"Kim, nothing happened!" Jimmy's own eyes tearing.
"Daddy? I heard yelling," Joey's tired voice came from the hall. "Mommy!" he squealed and ran to her.
Kim knelt down and took him in her arms, "Hi, baby! Oh, I missed you so much today." Kim closed her eyes tightly, trying to stay calm for her son. Jimmy just stared at the two, knowing he couldn't say anything in front of Joey.
"Are you gonna stay tonight?" Joey asked hopefully.
"No, honey. I just wanted to come and see you," she smiled and pulled back, quickly wiping her eyes. "Let's get you tucked back into bed." Kim avoided looking at Jimmy and stayed with Joey until he fell back asleep.
She entered the living room to find Jimmy sitting on the back of the couch, waiting for her. "Kim, talk to me. Please," he pleaded.
Kim wrapped her arms around herself again and stayed far away from him, "I don't have anything to say."
Jimmy moved towards her, but she backed away. He raised his hands in supplication, "Nothing happened. She came here to tell me to stay away from you. I told her I wouldn't and she tried to come on to me. Kimmy, I would never do that to you again. I love you, you have to know that." Jimmy was disheartened by her tears and silence. He tried to take her in his arms, "Honey, talk to me."
"No," she whimpered and pushed him away. "Don't touch me."
"Kim," Jimmy cried, sinking to his knees, "Please don't leave. Please, please," he wrapped his arms around her middle and cried into her stomach.
Kim wanted nothing more than to believe what he was saying, but the past was staring her right in the face. It was what she had been afraid of. "I can't do this, Jimmy," she sniffled. "Not again." She gently pushed him away and moved to the door.
Jimmy caught up with her quickly and wrapped his arms around her from behind, making it impossible for her to move. "No. Don't leave like this. You know me. I wouldn't do this to you again. You know I love you more than anything. Baby, please... I need you. You have to believe me."
"I don't know what to believe," she cried and pulled away, walking out the door.
Jimmy slumped against the door and sunk to the floor burying his head in his hands, "Kim," he whispered and cried.
Disclaimer: I do not own Third Watch. This gets really old.
Author's Note: Thanks to fishpinky, jimbosJS, landi, and Angel Eyes, for the constant encouragement. You love me! You really love me!
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Jimmy's mind was reeling in shock. He hadn't seen Melanie since the night he'd made the biggest mistake of his life. "What are you doing here?," he asked, trying to stay calm.
Melanie smiled and brushed past him and entered the apartment, "It's nice to see you too," she chuckled.
"Is something wrong?" he asked and closed the door. "Did somebody die or something?"
"I get the distinct feeling that you're not happy to see me," Melanie laughed.
"Did something happen to Kim?" Jimmy asked, starting to feel panicked.
"No! God, relax, Jimmy!" she smiled and sat on the couch. "Do you have Joey tonight?
Jimmy was still standing by the door, not wanting to be anywhere near her, "Yeah. What are you doing here, Melanie?"
"Oh, I just thought I'd stop by and say hi," she smiled.
"Bullshit," Jimmy bit out. "What do you want?"
"I want you to stay away from my sister," she bit back, dropping the friendly act. "You've caused enough problems in her life and in Joey's."
"Look, I don't know why you're really here, because I know you don't give a damn about your sister, but me being with Kim is none of your business," he ground out.
"Like hell it's my business! You screw with my family, it's my business. You have no idea how badly you screw things up! Kim won't even pick up the phone to talk to mom."
"I'm sorry things between them are strained, but I love her and I'm not going to walk away because you or Katherine want me to." Jimmy was desperately trying to stay calm. He wanted to wring her neck. He vaguely heard his cell phone ringing, but was too distracted to hear it. "You don't give a damn about your sister and never have. Get out," he seethed.
"And you think you do?! That's rich! I wasn't the only one that wanted it that night, Jimmy," she lashed out. " You didn't give a damn about her then."
Jimmy's stomach dropped at the thought that he had actually broke his wife's heart to sleep with her narcissistic, manipulative sister. Jimmy went to stand in front of her and looked down, "I regret being with you everyday of my life because you weren't worth what I lost. I hurt her and my son and I have to live with that every single day, but I love her more than anything in this life and nothing you can say will ever change that. Leave. Now. Kim will be here pretty soon." He was getting a little nervous about her still being here.
Melanie stood, pressing her body in to his, "How long are you gonna stay this time, Jimmy? We both know she deserves better than you. You're weak, always have been. You'll end up breaking her heart again and you know it," her finger brushed his bottom lip, "You always do."
"Get out, you bitch," Jimmy fumed, gripping her arms in a painful squeeze.
"Hey, I tried calling you to see if you wanted-" Kim stopped mid-sentence. Her stomach dropped at the sight of Jimmy holing Melanie in his arms, his face inches from hers. "Anything," she whispered out, finishing the forgotten sentence.
Jimmy pushed Melanie away from him quickly, "Kim, it's not what it looks like."
"Are you sure?" Melanie asked.
"I told you to get out! You know nothing was going on. Tell her Melanie." Melanie shook her head and stood, walking to the door. "Tell her!" Jimmy barked out.
"I'm sorry, Kim," Melanie said and left.
Kim's vision was blurred by the tears she was trying not to shed, "I can't believe this," she whispered.
Jimmy rushed to her and cupped her face, "Kim, I swear to god, nothing happened! She came here to try and get me to stay away from you, but nothing happened." The tears in Kim's eyes fell, making Jimmy feel like he'd just been punched in the stomach. "Baby, please, you have to believe me. I love you. Nothing happened."
Kim pulled away and wrapped her arms around herself, "I've already heard all of this before."
"Kim, nothing happened!" Jimmy's own eyes tearing.
"Daddy? I heard yelling," Joey's tired voice came from the hall. "Mommy!" he squealed and ran to her.
Kim knelt down and took him in her arms, "Hi, baby! Oh, I missed you so much today." Kim closed her eyes tightly, trying to stay calm for her son. Jimmy just stared at the two, knowing he couldn't say anything in front of Joey.
"Are you gonna stay tonight?" Joey asked hopefully.
"No, honey. I just wanted to come and see you," she smiled and pulled back, quickly wiping her eyes. "Let's get you tucked back into bed." Kim avoided looking at Jimmy and stayed with Joey until he fell back asleep.
She entered the living room to find Jimmy sitting on the back of the couch, waiting for her. "Kim, talk to me. Please," he pleaded.
Kim wrapped her arms around herself again and stayed far away from him, "I don't have anything to say."
Jimmy moved towards her, but she backed away. He raised his hands in supplication, "Nothing happened. She came here to tell me to stay away from you. I told her I wouldn't and she tried to come on to me. Kimmy, I would never do that to you again. I love you, you have to know that." Jimmy was disheartened by her tears and silence. He tried to take her in his arms, "Honey, talk to me."
"No," she whimpered and pushed him away. "Don't touch me."
"Kim," Jimmy cried, sinking to his knees, "Please don't leave. Please, please," he wrapped his arms around her middle and cried into her stomach.
Kim wanted nothing more than to believe what he was saying, but the past was staring her right in the face. It was what she had been afraid of. "I can't do this, Jimmy," she sniffled. "Not again." She gently pushed him away and moved to the door.
Jimmy caught up with her quickly and wrapped his arms around her from behind, making it impossible for her to move. "No. Don't leave like this. You know me. I wouldn't do this to you again. You know I love you more than anything. Baby, please... I need you. You have to believe me."
"I don't know what to believe," she cried and pulled away, walking out the door.
Jimmy slumped against the door and sunk to the floor burying his head in his hands, "Kim," he whispered and cried.