Happy Endings or Long Goodbyes? *~*~*~*~*~*

"Hey Walsh, where's the old lady?" Lombardo teases

"She's got the day off, her and Kim are going shopping or something." Walsh returns

"Are you going to be able to function without her?" DK teases from atop the truck

Walsh throws a towel at him. Jimmy walks up.

"Come on ladies! This engine isn't getting cleaned by itself." Jimmy kids.

"Why don't you give us some help?" Walsh cracks

They are interrupted by an explosion just down the block.

"HOLY!!!!!!!!!" Jimmy yells *~*~*~*~*~*

Taylor and Kim are eating dinner at a small diner a few blocks away.

"You ready to return to work?" Taylor asks

"Yeah." Kim replies as she takes a bite of her sandwich.

"Good. It's been kind of lonely around there." Taylor adds

"What about Nicole?" Kim asks

"I like her, but there's something about her. Almost like she's hiding something." Taylor responds

"Like what?" Kim asks

"I'm not sure. There's just something that she's not telling us." Taylor takes a sip of her drink. *~*~*~*~*~*

The guys run into the house to grab their gear. Lieutenant Johnson comes down.

"What was that?" He asks

"There was an explosion down the street!" Jimmy yells.

"Let's go!" Lieu yells to get the guys moving.

Bosco, Faith, Davis and Sully come running out of the precinct.

"Holy mother of!" Bosco yells as the four run for their RMPs.

"Let's go!" Sully says as they pull out behind the fire truck and tear off down the block. *~*~*~*~*~*

Doc and Nicole are in the park assisting a jogger who twisted his ankle.

"Okay, we're going to have to take you to Mercy to get that checked out, it looks pretty nasty." Doc says

The jogger shakes his head in acknowledgement as they load him onto the bus. *~*~*~*~*~*

The squad pulls up to a building that is in flames. The front of the building has been blown out. There is a car in the debris. The squad scrambles to get to work. Bosco, Sully, Faith, and Davis all stand back and watch. A second explosion occurs, the cops all duck. The car falls in flaming pieces.

"Yeah, now there's A LOT of paperwork." Davis cracks

"Yep, and guess who's doing it?" Sully pats Davis on the shoulder.

"Oh no." Davis protests

"You really should learn to keep quiet about these things." Faith laughs *~*~*~*~*~*

"I can't believe that Thanksgiving is next week!" Kim says

"Yeah, this year has flown by." Taylor replies

"What are you and Walsh doing?" Kim asks

"My mom wants Billy and I to come over to her place." Taylor responds

"You two have been pretty serious lately." Kim jests

"Yeah. He's really sweet." Taylor grins

"You two are so cute together." Kim giggles

Taylor smiles. Suddenly the peaceful atmosphere of the diner is disrupted. There is the sound of glass shattering and gunfire.

"Get down!" Taylor yells as she and Kim dive to the floor.

They cover their heads as more glass shatters. Taylor fumbles for her cell phone. She reaches it and dials 911.

"We need PD and EMS immediately at the corner of 108 and King. There's been a shooting." Taylor tells the dispatcher.

The gunfire stops. Suddenly there are people screaming. Taylor and Kim look at each other. *~*~*~*~*~*

"55 David Central. Shots fired 108 and King." The radio calls

Bosco and Faith look at each other. Bosco grabs his radio, "55 David, 108 and King."

Faith jumps in the drivers seat. Bosco jumps in the passenger seat. Faith turns the RMP around and they head off for the call. *~*~*~*~*~*

Doc and Nicole are returning to the bus at Mercy. The radio calls them.

"Adam 55-3, shooting at 108 and King. Multiple victims." The radio says

Doc grabs the radio, "108 and King." He replies. Then he looks at Nicole. "And I'm down a bus."

They both head around the rig and climb in to head off for the call. *~*~*~*~*~*

Taylor and Kim immediately start checking on the people in the diner. There is a little girl who has some glass in her hand, a man who was struck by a stray bullet in the shoulder. Kim looks at Taylor.

"Alex! You're bleeding." Kim points out

"No I'm not." Taylor replies

Taylor looks down and then collapses to the floor.

"Alex! Alex!" Kim yells as she kneels down beside her.

Kim grabs a tablecloth to use to stop the bleeding in Alex's side.

Faith pulls the RMP onto the scene.

"What happened?" Faith asks Kim.

"Drive by. Alex was hit." Kim replies.

Buses start pulling onto the scene. Medics scramble to help the victims. Doc and Nicole run up to Kim.

"What happened?" Doc questions

"We were eating and there was a drive by. Alex got hit." Kim replies

Doc pulls the tablecloth that Kim is using for compression away. He looks at it.

"Alex? Talk to me." Doc says

"I'm okay Doc. I'm fine." Taylor replies

"We need to get you to the hospital to make sure of that." Doc says

Nicole brings the backboard up. They carefully roll Taylor and strap her to the board.

"Alright, easy now." Doc says as they carry the board to the bus.

Nicole hops in the driver's seat. Kim jumps in the passenger seat, Doc in the back.

"Let's go!" Doc tells Nicole. *~*~*~*~*~*

The squad returns to the house. They all just sit around. Walsh, DK, Lombardo, and Jimmy are talking.

"Why do you guys have to be on me about my old lady all the time?" Walsh asks

"Well, it looks like things are heating up with you two." DK says

"You could say that." Walsh grins as he walks out

"Wait! What's that supposed to mean?" Lombardo asks

Walsh walks up to the bunks, Jimmy follows him.

"So what's going on bro?" Jimmy ask

"Nothing." Walsh replies

"Something's up." Jimmy responds

"Nothing." Walsh insists as he grabs his FDNY sweatshirt Jimmy looks in his locker.

"Oh my God!" Jimmy smiles

"What?" Walsh asks

"You're going to ask her to marry you." Jimmy responds

"Huh?" Walsh tries to play dumb

"The ring box." Jimmy says

"Yeah, but don't tell anyone. I want it to be a total surprise." Walsh says

"Then, hiding the box a little better might be a good idea." Jimmy adds

"Oh yeah." Walsh moves it towards the back of the shelf.

"When?" Jimmy asks

"I haven't decided yet." Walsh responds. *~*~*~*~*~*

"28 year old female. Gunshot wound to the right side. Good breath sounds bilaterally." Doc announces as they push the gurney into the ER.

Doctor Fields and Nurse Proctor take over.

"I'm fine. Really." Taylor insists

"You let us be the judge of that." Dr. Fields says as he removes the bandages. He studies the wound. "Looks like you were just grazed. You are one lucky lady."

"Dress it, update her tetanus, I'll write her a script for antibiotics and she can get out of here." Dr. Fields instructs.

Proctor prepares the tetanus shot. "Top or bottom?"

"Top." Taylor replies

"Why does everyone always choose the top?" Proctor laughs

"I don't know Mary, I don't know." *~*~*~*~*~*

Bosco and Faith are still trying to piece things together from the diner. "Who the hell just opens fire on a diner? No one here knows why or who it was." Faith says

"Yeah, well these jagoffs need to spend time busting rocks." Bosco replies

They sit at a desk and attempt to pull in everything that they could gather.

"I just don't get it." Bosco says *~*~*~*~*~*

The squad sits back at the house. It's nearing 11 PM. Nicole walks up to the bunks to grab her gear. DK follows her.

"Hey!" he says

"Hey yourself." She replies smiling

"Haven't you said anything to them?" DK asks

"What, and admit that I'm related to you?" she laughs

"Suit yourself," he laughs.

She looks at him.

"What brought you back?" he asks her

"I missed it." She replies *~*~*~*~*~*

Slowly the crew disperses. Walsh pulls up in front of Taylor's building. The November air chills him to the core. He looks up at the sky then heads into the building. He walks into the apartment, Taylor sits on the couch.

"Heard you had an exciting day." He says

"Same for you." She replies.

"How do you feel?" He asks

"I've been better." She adds

He sits on the couch next to her. It is relatively dark, and silent in the apartment. The silence becomes uneasy to Taylor. She stands up and walks to the window.

"It's snowing." She exclaims excitedly Walsh turns around on the couch, "You're right. I have an idea." He smiles

"Oh yeah?" Taylor ask

"Yeah. Get your coat." He says with a smile

"What is your idea?" she asks

"Get your coat and you'll see." He says

Taylor puts her coat on and they walk out to his Jeep.

"Where are we going?" she asks

He smiles, "You'll see." *~*~*~*~*~*

He pulls into a parking lot. The snow is falling harder.

"Billy, why are we here?" Taylor asks

"Come on." He says as he gets out of the Jeep

"This is nuts. It's the end of November." She laughs

"Come on." He takes her hand and leads her onto the beach

"It's freezing out here." She says

"We won't be out he long, I promise." He adds

They are now standing in the spot where the Ferris wheel once stood.

"You know the significance of this spot?" He asks

"The Ferris Wheel." She replies

"Yeah." He smiles

A Moment Like This plays

"This is where we had our first kiss." She smiles thinking of that night.

Walsh smiles as he takes the gloves off of his hands. He kneels down onto the sand that is slowly becoming snow covered.

"What are you doing?" Taylor asks

Walsh reaches into his coat pocket and produces the ring box. Taylor gasps.

"With you in my life, these past few months have been wonderful. I have thought long and hard about this, and I need you in my life." Walsh chokes up and then regains his composure, "When I wake up beside you, I want the moment to go on forever and ever. I feel complete, happy. You bring joy to my life. So, Alex Taylor, will you marry me?"

Tears flow from Taylor's eyes. She nods her head as she cups her hands over her nose and mouth. She looks down to him and takes her hands down, not saying a word.