Rude Awakenings
*~*~*~*~*~*
The morning light breaks through the window in Alex's bedroom. The white sheets are wrapped around her body. She rolls over to find herself beside Billy.
"It wasn't a dream." She thinks to herself.
She looks at the clock, it reads 9:30. She lies there and stares at the big red numbers. Walsh leans up on his elbow and gently sweeps Alex's hair back off of her face. He leans over and kisses her on the forehead.
"Good morning beautiful." He says softly.
She rolls to her side to face him. She is smiling.
"You know." She starts, "I could get used to this."
"Me too." He smiles as they pull the sheets up over their heads *~*~*~*~*~*
It was early. Sully had coffee going already. He had to meet with IAB early to discuss the incident from 2 days ago. The phone rings silencing the sound of the television.
"Hello?" Sully says gruffly *~*~*~*~*~*
Kim is making breakfast for Joey.
"Mommy?" Joey asks
"Yeah honey?" Kim looks at him
"When are you and Daddy getting back together?" Joey asks
"I don't know sweetie. Now eat your breakfast, you don't want to be late for camp." Kim says as she scrapes the eggs onto his plate, and then adds a couple strips of bacon. *~*~*~*~*~*
"You know, you really know how to make a woman never want to leave her bedroom again." Alex comments
"Oh really now?" Walsh smiles, "Well how about this, you go take a shower and I will make you something really special."
"I like the sound of that." Alex says as she makes a move to the side of the bed.
Walsh smiles as he pulls his shorts back on. Then he gets up and heads for the kitchen. *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith is up making breakfast for her family. Fred walks into the kitchen and gets a cup of coffee.
"Morning." Fred smiles
"Morning." Faith replies
The phone rings, Faith answers "Hello?" *~*~*~*~*~*
Alex walks out into the kitchen.
"Smells good." She comments
"No, no, no! You gotta get back to the bedroom." Walsh smiles
"Oh I do?" Taylor jokes
"Yes! You do." Walsh insists
Taylor returns to the bedroom, just sitting on the bed. Walsh walks in with a tray.
"I think that you deserve to be treated like a queen." He smiles as he sits on the bed next to her. *~*~*~*~*~*
Bosco is lying with the sun beating in through the window.
"Morning." A female voice comes from the bed
"Good morning." Bosco smiles
The phone rings. Bosco rolls over.
"Don't answer it." The voice says.
The phone continues ringing. Bosco gives in and rolls over.
"Hello?" He says *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy is already in at the fire station lifting weights.
"You're in early." DK comments
"Yeah, I had to get some stuff done, so I figured that I would go ahead and come in." Jimmy replies.
Carlos and Doc walk in.
"What are you two doing here so soon?" Jimmy asks
"We got called." Doc replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
Davis is out for a morning run. His cell phone rings. He stops.
"Hello? I'll be right in." He says as he changes directions. *~*~*~*~*~*
Alex is savoring the breakfast that Walsh is feeding her. He dips a strawberry in whipped crème and tickles her lip with it.
"You sir are such a tease." Taylor smiles.
"I know." He grins.
The phone rings.
"Damn phone go away!" Taylor yells.
It continues to ring. The answering machine comes on.
"Hey. This is Alex. I can't come to the phone right now. Leave a message and I will call you back." The beep sounds.
"Taylor. This is Lieutenant Johnson. As soon as you get this message, I need you to get into the house." The machine breaks through.
"That sounds serious." Walsh says
"Yeah it does." There is obvious concern in Taylor's voice.
The pair scrambles to their feet as they quickly dress and head for Walsh's Jeep. *~*~*~*~*~*
The police are gathered in the Role Call room. Lieutenant Swersky walks in.
"Okay. I know that I called you in here pretty early. But we have a major problem. We have an arsonist going through the city and torching buildings, cars, you name it. So far his reign of terror has claimed 12 lives. We need to stop him before he claims any more lives. To do this we will be working with Anti Crime and Sergeant Cruz." Swersky says
"Thanks Lieu. Okay boys and girls, here's the plan. We are going to be working mostly plain clothed here. The arsonist has been striking mainly residential buildings, but with this success, he may attempt to strike elsewhere. Keep your eyes peeled and all suspicious activity gets reported to ME. Anti Crime 1 is my call sign. Keep the RMPs out of site when you are working. Any questions?" Cruz asks as she looks around the room. No one speaks up. "Good. Now let's catch this punk." *~*~*~*~*~*
Taylor and Walsh walk into the firehouse.
"Where have you two been? I couldn't get either of you at your apartments." Lieu scolds
"Sorry, I was out running." Taylor covers.
"I had to go shopping, there's no food in my apartment." Walsh provides.
"Heaven forbid Walsh go hungry Lieu, look at him." DK cracks.
"Anyway. Now that everyone is here I will tell you what's going on. In case you haven't seen the news this morning. We got an arsonist running around torching buildings for fun. There are an increased number of calls now. We gotta be on our toes." Lieu tells the group.
Everyone looks around. Most in disbelief.
"They're gonna catch this guy right?" Kim asks
"PD is working on it." Lieu replies.
"Squad 55, Adam 55-3 Residential fire 501 Morningside." The alarm buzzes.
"Let's go." Lieu leads as Taylor, Walsh, Jimmy, DK, and Lombardo run for the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*
"You know that catching this guy isn't going to be easy." Faith tells Bosco
"Nope. But they called in the right team for the job." Bosco quips
"Oh yeah?" Faith asks
"Yep. We're gonna get him." Bosco laughs. "Now we're burning daylight."
"That was a bad pun Boz." Faith laughs
"Sorry." Bosco says as they drive off. *~*~*~*~*~*
The squad works to quickly extinguish the blaze. Luckily no one was hurt in the fire. Sully and Davis take the report and then head off for another call.
"We're going to keep chasing this phantom around the city. You know that right?" Sully says
"He'll be stupid and get caught one of these times." Davis responds as they head off. *~*~*~*~*~*
"We may have ourselves a suspect." Bosco says as he watches a man walk into an apartment building after looking around suspiciously.
"I'll call it in." Faith says
"No. Wait!" Bosco says as he attempts to get a better view.
"Why?" Faith asks
"He used a key to get into the building." Bosco adds as his state of alert drops.
"Oh." Faith replies.
Suddenly they hear glass shatter from behind them. They turn to see a ball of fire erupt from a building.
"Shit!" Bosco exclaims
"55 David to Central. We need fire at the corner of 92nd and Lex." Faith radios as she and Bosco run towards the building. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Squad 55, Ladder 100, Adam 55-3, Boyd 55-3. Residential Fire 92nd and Lexington." The alarm sounds
"Another one?" Jimmy rolls his eyes as he heads for the truck.
They pull onto the scene to find Faith and Bosco exiting the building.
"There's too much smoke, we couldn't see a thing." Bosco coughs.
Doc and Carlos check him over to make sure that he's okay. Kim and her partner for the day check Faith.
"You know Bosco, it really isn't smart to go running into burning buildings." Doc comments.
"I know." Bosco replies, "But it could help save a life one day."
Taylor comes out of the building carrying an old woman. She lays her on a gurney, knowing full well that the woman had taken in too much smoke. She heads back into the building to search for more victims. *~*~*~*~*~*
Cruz and her partner sit outside a convenience store on 118th.
"There has got to be some sort of pattern to his actions." Cruz tells her partner
The scanner buzzes with activity. Suddenly the radio comes to life.
"Anti Crime 2 to Anti Crime 1, possible suspect in sight, 143rd and Merriside." The radio hums.
Cruz starts the car and takes off in the direction of the call. *~*~*~*~*~*
Night falls and all is silent at the firehouse. Taylor is again on the roof, drowning in her thoughts.
"Was last night real? Is there something there? Was it a mistake? No, it couldn't have been a mistake. It felt good." She thinks to herself.
"Hey." A female voice calls from behind.
"Oh, hey Kim." Taylor responds
"So how was your date?" Kim asks
"It was a lot of fun." Taylor replies
"Where did you guys go?" Kim smiles
"We went to Coney Island and watched the fireworks." Taylor dances around the fact that they woke up together this morning. It seems like it was yesterday morning though. It was nearing 10 PM.
"Well how was it?" Kim asks "I said it was fine." Taylor replies
"Oh come on Alex, you expect me to believe that you didn't sleep with him." Kim attempts to get the dirt.
Walsh hears the conversation and pauses out of sight of the two. He decides to listen in for a little while.
"Why is my sex life any of your concern?" Taylor questions
"I tell you about my dates." Kim snaps
"Yeah, but have I ever asked you? NO." Taylor replies.
"I'm beginning to think that there is something going on here that you aren't telling me." Kim comes back *~*~*~*~*~*
Bosco and Faith continue to drive around.
"This guy is good." Bosco admits.
"Everyone gets lucky Boz." Faith replies
"Yeah, I guess so." Bosco replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Watch out!" Cruz screams as a car comes darting through the intersection colliding with her unmarked Lincoln.
The Anti Crime car slides on its side through the remainder of the intersection and comes to a halt on its roof after slamming into a parked car. The scanner squelches, the radio is staticy, the horn is a solid blow, and the radiator sizzles from the water hitting the hot engine. Neither occupant moves around inside the car. *~*~*~*~*~*
Taylor's silence gives Kim an indication that she is right.
"You don't know if you can handle this relationship do you?" Kim asks
"It's not that I can't handle it. It's just." Taylor stops to gather her thoughts, "It's just different than any other relationship that I have ever been in."
Walsh's heart sinks upon hearing these words.
"What do you mean?" Kim asks. "He cares about me. Last night was so sweet. We get along great, he made breakfast this morning." Taylor explains
"And what's wrong with that?" Kim asks.
"There's nothing wrong with it. I just don't want to rush into something not knowing if he feels the same way." Taylor replies.
"Did you ever think about asking him?" Kim asks
Before Taylor can answer Walsh comes out onto the roof.
"Am I interrupting something?" He asks.
Taylor's heart drops, she thinks to herself, "How much did he hear?" *~*~*~*~*~*
Bosco and Faith roll up onto the scene of the accident.
"What the?" Bosco asks as he turns on the lights.
"Isn't that Sgt. Cruz's car?" Faith questions.
"55 David to Central, we need Fire and EMS at 123rd and Merriside." Bosco radios as he and Faith run to the car.
Faith is on the ground reaching into the car to cut the engine off.
"Sgt. Cruz? Can you hear me?" Faith asks *~*~*~*~*~*
As Kim sneaks off down the stairs Taylor and Walsh lean against the edge of the building.
"So, what's up?" Walsh asks
"I was thinking." Taylor smiles
"About?" Walsh asks
"Us." Taylor comments
"So, what about us?" Walsh smiles
"I was wondering, where this thing between us was heading?" Taylor asks
"Where do you want it to go?" Walsh replies
"I want it to develop into something special." Taylor responds.
"Well. We can do that." Walsh adds. "How about we try this out tonight at my place?"
"I'm game." Taylor smiles as she leans into Walsh.
"Squad 55, Adam 55-3, MVA 123 and Merriside PD on scene." The alarm roars.
The two make their way down to the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*
Sully and Davis pull onto the scene.
"Bosco what happened?" Sully asks as he jumps out of the car.
"I dunno. We rolled up on this!" Bosco yells
"Bosco, we gotta get them out of there." Faith yells from the ground
"What?" Bosco asks
"We gotta get them out of here. There's gas leaking." Faith exclaims
"Fire department's on the way." Bosco says
The fire truck pulls around the corner and comes to a halt. Doc and Carlos jump out of the bus that is following close behind.
"Adam 55-3 to Central. We're gonna need another bus at this location." Doc radios.
Jimmy and DK work to get the door open to get into the car.
"Lieu! The only way to get them out is from underneath." Jimmy yells.
"Get the C collars on them before you try it." Doc yells as he passes two C collars to DK.
Jimmy puts the collars on and slowly pulls Cruz and her partner out of the car. Cruz is put onto a backboard and Doc and Carlos go to work. Kim pulls onto the scene and immediately she and her partner begin to work on the other occupant. Cruz and her partner are loaded into the buses and taken to the hospital. The scene is cleaned up. *~*~*~*~*~*
Back at the Police Station
"And the man goes unpunished for another day." Bosco quips as he ties his shoes.
"We'll catch him." Faith insists
"This guy will make a mistake." Sully adds
"Yeah, let's just hope he doesn't take anyone else out before he does." Davis says as he closes his locker and prepares to leave.
"Yeah, let's hope we catch him." Faith adds again.
The four leave the locker room. *~*~*~*~*~*
"See you tomorrow guys." Taylor comments as she walks down the stairs to a waiting Walsh
"Night Alex." Jimmy says as he grabs his bags.
Taylor walks down the stairs. Walsh takes her bag. "So, you ready to go?" He asks.
She smiles. *~*~*~*~*~*
"You know. Walsh and Taylor have been acting a little strange." Jimmy tells Kim
"Yeah, you noticed that too?" Kim says trying not to smile. "Good night Jimmy."
"Night Kim." Jimmy replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith enters her apartment. The television is on. There is a news report about the arsonist. Faith watches and then turns the TV off heading for bed. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh and Taylor go up the stairs. Walsh opens the apartment door.
"Remarkably clean for a guy's place" Taylor thinks to herself.
"You want some coffee or something?" Walsh asks
"Nah. I'm more in the mood for a nice warm shower." Taylor says as she sets her bag down.
Walsh smiles. "Mind if I join you?"
"Sure." They head for the shower
To Make You Feel My Love by Garth Brooks plays
*~*~*~*~*~*
Kim puts her bag down. She turns the TV off and checks in on Joey. She makes sure that he is tucked in. She smiles as she watches him sleep peacefully. *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith tucks in next to Fred. He rolls over and puts his arm around her. She snuggles in next to him. After the events of the day, she needs to be held. It feels good to lay there in the safety of her husband's arms. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy sits on the couch in his living room looking at a picture of him with Kim and Joey. How he longed to go back to those days. He fades off to sleep holding the picture. *~*~*~*~*~*
Sully's thoughts center around Tatiana. The fire comes to mind. He thinks back to how he felt when he pulled up to find fire trucks in front of his building. How he felt watching the flames billow from the windows. Then seeing his wife's body brought down.
"I'm gonna catch this son of a bitch." Sully thinks to himself. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh and Taylor lay tangled together amid the sheets of Walsh's queen size bed. Taylor's head lay on Walsh's chest. His arm wrapped around her back. The clock on the nightstand says 2 AM. The pair is sound asleep. Taylor suddenly sits up. Walsh stirs.
"What's the matter?" He asks
The song ends
"Do you smell that?" Taylor asks
"Smell what?" He questions
"Smoke." Taylor replies
Walsh sits straight up. Suddenly the fire alarms in the building start going off. Taylor and Walsh scramble to get clothes on. Taylor runs to the door.
"It's hot!" She yells
Smoke begins to fill the room.
The morning light breaks through the window in Alex's bedroom. The white sheets are wrapped around her body. She rolls over to find herself beside Billy.
"It wasn't a dream." She thinks to herself.
She looks at the clock, it reads 9:30. She lies there and stares at the big red numbers. Walsh leans up on his elbow and gently sweeps Alex's hair back off of her face. He leans over and kisses her on the forehead.
"Good morning beautiful." He says softly.
She rolls to her side to face him. She is smiling.
"You know." She starts, "I could get used to this."
"Me too." He smiles as they pull the sheets up over their heads *~*~*~*~*~*
It was early. Sully had coffee going already. He had to meet with IAB early to discuss the incident from 2 days ago. The phone rings silencing the sound of the television.
"Hello?" Sully says gruffly *~*~*~*~*~*
Kim is making breakfast for Joey.
"Mommy?" Joey asks
"Yeah honey?" Kim looks at him
"When are you and Daddy getting back together?" Joey asks
"I don't know sweetie. Now eat your breakfast, you don't want to be late for camp." Kim says as she scrapes the eggs onto his plate, and then adds a couple strips of bacon. *~*~*~*~*~*
"You know, you really know how to make a woman never want to leave her bedroom again." Alex comments
"Oh really now?" Walsh smiles, "Well how about this, you go take a shower and I will make you something really special."
"I like the sound of that." Alex says as she makes a move to the side of the bed.
Walsh smiles as he pulls his shorts back on. Then he gets up and heads for the kitchen. *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith is up making breakfast for her family. Fred walks into the kitchen and gets a cup of coffee.
"Morning." Fred smiles
"Morning." Faith replies
The phone rings, Faith answers "Hello?" *~*~*~*~*~*
Alex walks out into the kitchen.
"Smells good." She comments
"No, no, no! You gotta get back to the bedroom." Walsh smiles
"Oh I do?" Taylor jokes
"Yes! You do." Walsh insists
Taylor returns to the bedroom, just sitting on the bed. Walsh walks in with a tray.
"I think that you deserve to be treated like a queen." He smiles as he sits on the bed next to her. *~*~*~*~*~*
Bosco is lying with the sun beating in through the window.
"Morning." A female voice comes from the bed
"Good morning." Bosco smiles
The phone rings. Bosco rolls over.
"Don't answer it." The voice says.
The phone continues ringing. Bosco gives in and rolls over.
"Hello?" He says *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy is already in at the fire station lifting weights.
"You're in early." DK comments
"Yeah, I had to get some stuff done, so I figured that I would go ahead and come in." Jimmy replies.
Carlos and Doc walk in.
"What are you two doing here so soon?" Jimmy asks
"We got called." Doc replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
Davis is out for a morning run. His cell phone rings. He stops.
"Hello? I'll be right in." He says as he changes directions. *~*~*~*~*~*
Alex is savoring the breakfast that Walsh is feeding her. He dips a strawberry in whipped crème and tickles her lip with it.
"You sir are such a tease." Taylor smiles.
"I know." He grins.
The phone rings.
"Damn phone go away!" Taylor yells.
It continues to ring. The answering machine comes on.
"Hey. This is Alex. I can't come to the phone right now. Leave a message and I will call you back." The beep sounds.
"Taylor. This is Lieutenant Johnson. As soon as you get this message, I need you to get into the house." The machine breaks through.
"That sounds serious." Walsh says
"Yeah it does." There is obvious concern in Taylor's voice.
The pair scrambles to their feet as they quickly dress and head for Walsh's Jeep. *~*~*~*~*~*
The police are gathered in the Role Call room. Lieutenant Swersky walks in.
"Okay. I know that I called you in here pretty early. But we have a major problem. We have an arsonist going through the city and torching buildings, cars, you name it. So far his reign of terror has claimed 12 lives. We need to stop him before he claims any more lives. To do this we will be working with Anti Crime and Sergeant Cruz." Swersky says
"Thanks Lieu. Okay boys and girls, here's the plan. We are going to be working mostly plain clothed here. The arsonist has been striking mainly residential buildings, but with this success, he may attempt to strike elsewhere. Keep your eyes peeled and all suspicious activity gets reported to ME. Anti Crime 1 is my call sign. Keep the RMPs out of site when you are working. Any questions?" Cruz asks as she looks around the room. No one speaks up. "Good. Now let's catch this punk." *~*~*~*~*~*
Taylor and Walsh walk into the firehouse.
"Where have you two been? I couldn't get either of you at your apartments." Lieu scolds
"Sorry, I was out running." Taylor covers.
"I had to go shopping, there's no food in my apartment." Walsh provides.
"Heaven forbid Walsh go hungry Lieu, look at him." DK cracks.
"Anyway. Now that everyone is here I will tell you what's going on. In case you haven't seen the news this morning. We got an arsonist running around torching buildings for fun. There are an increased number of calls now. We gotta be on our toes." Lieu tells the group.
Everyone looks around. Most in disbelief.
"They're gonna catch this guy right?" Kim asks
"PD is working on it." Lieu replies.
"Squad 55, Adam 55-3 Residential fire 501 Morningside." The alarm buzzes.
"Let's go." Lieu leads as Taylor, Walsh, Jimmy, DK, and Lombardo run for the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*
"You know that catching this guy isn't going to be easy." Faith tells Bosco
"Nope. But they called in the right team for the job." Bosco quips
"Oh yeah?" Faith asks
"Yep. We're gonna get him." Bosco laughs. "Now we're burning daylight."
"That was a bad pun Boz." Faith laughs
"Sorry." Bosco says as they drive off. *~*~*~*~*~*
The squad works to quickly extinguish the blaze. Luckily no one was hurt in the fire. Sully and Davis take the report and then head off for another call.
"We're going to keep chasing this phantom around the city. You know that right?" Sully says
"He'll be stupid and get caught one of these times." Davis responds as they head off. *~*~*~*~*~*
"We may have ourselves a suspect." Bosco says as he watches a man walk into an apartment building after looking around suspiciously.
"I'll call it in." Faith says
"No. Wait!" Bosco says as he attempts to get a better view.
"Why?" Faith asks
"He used a key to get into the building." Bosco adds as his state of alert drops.
"Oh." Faith replies.
Suddenly they hear glass shatter from behind them. They turn to see a ball of fire erupt from a building.
"Shit!" Bosco exclaims
"55 David to Central. We need fire at the corner of 92nd and Lex." Faith radios as she and Bosco run towards the building. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Squad 55, Ladder 100, Adam 55-3, Boyd 55-3. Residential Fire 92nd and Lexington." The alarm sounds
"Another one?" Jimmy rolls his eyes as he heads for the truck.
They pull onto the scene to find Faith and Bosco exiting the building.
"There's too much smoke, we couldn't see a thing." Bosco coughs.
Doc and Carlos check him over to make sure that he's okay. Kim and her partner for the day check Faith.
"You know Bosco, it really isn't smart to go running into burning buildings." Doc comments.
"I know." Bosco replies, "But it could help save a life one day."
Taylor comes out of the building carrying an old woman. She lays her on a gurney, knowing full well that the woman had taken in too much smoke. She heads back into the building to search for more victims. *~*~*~*~*~*
Cruz and her partner sit outside a convenience store on 118th.
"There has got to be some sort of pattern to his actions." Cruz tells her partner
The scanner buzzes with activity. Suddenly the radio comes to life.
"Anti Crime 2 to Anti Crime 1, possible suspect in sight, 143rd and Merriside." The radio hums.
Cruz starts the car and takes off in the direction of the call. *~*~*~*~*~*
Night falls and all is silent at the firehouse. Taylor is again on the roof, drowning in her thoughts.
"Was last night real? Is there something there? Was it a mistake? No, it couldn't have been a mistake. It felt good." She thinks to herself.
"Hey." A female voice calls from behind.
"Oh, hey Kim." Taylor responds
"So how was your date?" Kim asks
"It was a lot of fun." Taylor replies
"Where did you guys go?" Kim smiles
"We went to Coney Island and watched the fireworks." Taylor dances around the fact that they woke up together this morning. It seems like it was yesterday morning though. It was nearing 10 PM.
"Well how was it?" Kim asks "I said it was fine." Taylor replies
"Oh come on Alex, you expect me to believe that you didn't sleep with him." Kim attempts to get the dirt.
Walsh hears the conversation and pauses out of sight of the two. He decides to listen in for a little while.
"Why is my sex life any of your concern?" Taylor questions
"I tell you about my dates." Kim snaps
"Yeah, but have I ever asked you? NO." Taylor replies.
"I'm beginning to think that there is something going on here that you aren't telling me." Kim comes back *~*~*~*~*~*
Bosco and Faith continue to drive around.
"This guy is good." Bosco admits.
"Everyone gets lucky Boz." Faith replies
"Yeah, I guess so." Bosco replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Watch out!" Cruz screams as a car comes darting through the intersection colliding with her unmarked Lincoln.
The Anti Crime car slides on its side through the remainder of the intersection and comes to a halt on its roof after slamming into a parked car. The scanner squelches, the radio is staticy, the horn is a solid blow, and the radiator sizzles from the water hitting the hot engine. Neither occupant moves around inside the car. *~*~*~*~*~*
Taylor's silence gives Kim an indication that she is right.
"You don't know if you can handle this relationship do you?" Kim asks
"It's not that I can't handle it. It's just." Taylor stops to gather her thoughts, "It's just different than any other relationship that I have ever been in."
Walsh's heart sinks upon hearing these words.
"What do you mean?" Kim asks. "He cares about me. Last night was so sweet. We get along great, he made breakfast this morning." Taylor explains
"And what's wrong with that?" Kim asks.
"There's nothing wrong with it. I just don't want to rush into something not knowing if he feels the same way." Taylor replies.
"Did you ever think about asking him?" Kim asks
Before Taylor can answer Walsh comes out onto the roof.
"Am I interrupting something?" He asks.
Taylor's heart drops, she thinks to herself, "How much did he hear?" *~*~*~*~*~*
Bosco and Faith roll up onto the scene of the accident.
"What the?" Bosco asks as he turns on the lights.
"Isn't that Sgt. Cruz's car?" Faith questions.
"55 David to Central, we need Fire and EMS at 123rd and Merriside." Bosco radios as he and Faith run to the car.
Faith is on the ground reaching into the car to cut the engine off.
"Sgt. Cruz? Can you hear me?" Faith asks *~*~*~*~*~*
As Kim sneaks off down the stairs Taylor and Walsh lean against the edge of the building.
"So, what's up?" Walsh asks
"I was thinking." Taylor smiles
"About?" Walsh asks
"Us." Taylor comments
"So, what about us?" Walsh smiles
"I was wondering, where this thing between us was heading?" Taylor asks
"Where do you want it to go?" Walsh replies
"I want it to develop into something special." Taylor responds.
"Well. We can do that." Walsh adds. "How about we try this out tonight at my place?"
"I'm game." Taylor smiles as she leans into Walsh.
"Squad 55, Adam 55-3, MVA 123 and Merriside PD on scene." The alarm roars.
The two make their way down to the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*
Sully and Davis pull onto the scene.
"Bosco what happened?" Sully asks as he jumps out of the car.
"I dunno. We rolled up on this!" Bosco yells
"Bosco, we gotta get them out of there." Faith yells from the ground
"What?" Bosco asks
"We gotta get them out of here. There's gas leaking." Faith exclaims
"Fire department's on the way." Bosco says
The fire truck pulls around the corner and comes to a halt. Doc and Carlos jump out of the bus that is following close behind.
"Adam 55-3 to Central. We're gonna need another bus at this location." Doc radios.
Jimmy and DK work to get the door open to get into the car.
"Lieu! The only way to get them out is from underneath." Jimmy yells.
"Get the C collars on them before you try it." Doc yells as he passes two C collars to DK.
Jimmy puts the collars on and slowly pulls Cruz and her partner out of the car. Cruz is put onto a backboard and Doc and Carlos go to work. Kim pulls onto the scene and immediately she and her partner begin to work on the other occupant. Cruz and her partner are loaded into the buses and taken to the hospital. The scene is cleaned up. *~*~*~*~*~*
Back at the Police Station
"And the man goes unpunished for another day." Bosco quips as he ties his shoes.
"We'll catch him." Faith insists
"This guy will make a mistake." Sully adds
"Yeah, let's just hope he doesn't take anyone else out before he does." Davis says as he closes his locker and prepares to leave.
"Yeah, let's hope we catch him." Faith adds again.
The four leave the locker room. *~*~*~*~*~*
"See you tomorrow guys." Taylor comments as she walks down the stairs to a waiting Walsh
"Night Alex." Jimmy says as he grabs his bags.
Taylor walks down the stairs. Walsh takes her bag. "So, you ready to go?" He asks.
She smiles. *~*~*~*~*~*
"You know. Walsh and Taylor have been acting a little strange." Jimmy tells Kim
"Yeah, you noticed that too?" Kim says trying not to smile. "Good night Jimmy."
"Night Kim." Jimmy replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith enters her apartment. The television is on. There is a news report about the arsonist. Faith watches and then turns the TV off heading for bed. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh and Taylor go up the stairs. Walsh opens the apartment door.
"Remarkably clean for a guy's place" Taylor thinks to herself.
"You want some coffee or something?" Walsh asks
"Nah. I'm more in the mood for a nice warm shower." Taylor says as she sets her bag down.
Walsh smiles. "Mind if I join you?"
"Sure." They head for the shower
To Make You Feel My Love by Garth Brooks plays
*~*~*~*~*~*
Kim puts her bag down. She turns the TV off and checks in on Joey. She makes sure that he is tucked in. She smiles as she watches him sleep peacefully. *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith tucks in next to Fred. He rolls over and puts his arm around her. She snuggles in next to him. After the events of the day, she needs to be held. It feels good to lay there in the safety of her husband's arms. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy sits on the couch in his living room looking at a picture of him with Kim and Joey. How he longed to go back to those days. He fades off to sleep holding the picture. *~*~*~*~*~*
Sully's thoughts center around Tatiana. The fire comes to mind. He thinks back to how he felt when he pulled up to find fire trucks in front of his building. How he felt watching the flames billow from the windows. Then seeing his wife's body brought down.
"I'm gonna catch this son of a bitch." Sully thinks to himself. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh and Taylor lay tangled together amid the sheets of Walsh's queen size bed. Taylor's head lay on Walsh's chest. His arm wrapped around her back. The clock on the nightstand says 2 AM. The pair is sound asleep. Taylor suddenly sits up. Walsh stirs.
"What's the matter?" He asks
The song ends
"Do you smell that?" Taylor asks
"Smell what?" He questions
"Smoke." Taylor replies
Walsh sits straight up. Suddenly the fire alarms in the building start going off. Taylor and Walsh scramble to get clothes on. Taylor runs to the door.
"It's hot!" She yells
Smoke begins to fill the room.
