Kim was at her mother's house. Her sister, Melanie, and her mother,
Catherine, were sitting around on the front porch sipping wine. Joey was
with Brooke and Jimmy for the day. They would bring him to the church
later.
"I can't believe he went to work today," Melanie said to her sister.
"Yeah, well he's not one to miss work if he doesn't have to. He loves his job," Kim replied, the warmth of the wine soothing her nerves.
"But, what if he gets hurt or gets tied up on a case and doesn't get done on time?" Catherine said.
"Mom. You worry too much. Nothing's going to happen. Faith's with him and she won't let him be late," Kim tried to soothe her mother's concerns.
"And you. How are you doing?" Melanie asked Kim.
"Me? I'm fine. Piece of cake," she said, almost dropping her wine glass.
"Uh huh," said her sister, reaching over to refill her glass.
"Whoa, Sis! I need to be able to say 'I do,'" Kim said, covering her glass with her hand.
Kim's cell phone rang and she fished it out of her pocket and answered it. "Hello?"
"Hello yourself. How're you doing?" came Bosco's voice from the other end.
"Just trying to convince my sister and mother that you won't leave me standing at the altar," she said, laughter in her voice. "They think you shouldn't have gone to work today. They think you're going to get hurt or tied up on a case and be late," Kim said to him.
"Funny you should say that," Bosco started and then paused waiting for her reaction.
Kim sat forward in her chair, a frown coming across her face. "Bosco. Don't even say it," she warned him.
"Relax. I'm just kidding. You worry too much," he said, fidgeting with the wire from his portable radio for something to do with his nervous hands. "Besides, I have Faith here to keep me in line," he said, looking over at his partner.
"Yeah, well that's what I'm counting on. Can I talk to her for a minute?" Kim asked. Bosco handed the phone to Faith.
"Hey, Kim. I promise not to let him get involved in something too dangerous or too lengthy. I put the word out to Davis and Sully and they're gonna pick up any calls that sound too involved," Faith said, looking at her partner as she spoke.
"So, how is he, Faith?" she asked.
"He's good," Faith replied.
"Is he very nervous?" Kim inquired.
"Very," Faith said.
"Thanks, Faith. I'll see you in a few hours then?" Kim said to her.
"I'll be there. This I wouldn't miss for the world," Faith said, handing the phone back to Bosco. "She wanted to know how nervous you were."
"Very funny. I'm not nervous at all," Bosco said into the phone to Kim as Faith broke out in laughter as she looked at all the wadded up pieces of paper on the seat alongside her - Bosco's attempts at writing a report on their last call.
"You can't even write coherently!" she yelled across the car to him, loud enough for Kim to hear.
"Bosco, are you really that nervous?" Kim asked, laughing at Faith's last comment.
"No! I mean. Well, a little. You've been through this before. This is a first for me," he said in his own defense. Kim started to laugh. The silly laugh she got when she'd had too much wine. "Kim, you're drunk!" Bosco said into the phone.
"No. I'm mellow," she said.
"Well, don't get any more mellow. I won't be able to take advantage of you later," Bosco said. "Let me talk to Melanie." Kim handed the phone to her sister.
"He wants to talk to you. He thinks I'm drunk," she said, laughing again.
"Bosco?" Melanie said into the phone.
"Mel, you can't let her have anymore. You know how she gets," Bosco said, laughing at the sound of Kim's laughter in the background.
"Don't worry, Bosco. She already cut herself off. She'll be fine. I promise," Melanie assured him. She handed the phone back to Kim.
"Okay, I gotta go to another call. I'll see you in a couple of hours," Bosco said.
"Okay. Be careful. I love you, Maurice Boscorelli," Kim said into the phone.
"I love you too, Kim. Bye," he said, hanging up the phone. He looked over at Faith. "What?!" he said as he noticed the look on her face.
"Nothing. I just think it's great, that's all," Faith said as Bosco flipped on the lights and siren and Faith steered the car toward their next call.
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True to her promise, Faith had gotten Bosco to the church on time. Jimmy had brought Joey to the church with Brooke. Brooke had gotten Joey into his tuxedo and he was ready to walk his mother down the aisle. He'd been looking forward to it for a long time.
Alex, Ty, Carlos and Sully all sat in a row of the church together. "I never thought I'd see this day," Sully said quietly, as the guests continued to file into the church and take their seats. It seemed that all the police, fire and medic personnel had congregated in one section of the pews.
"Yeah. I thought he'd die a bachelor," Ty agreed.
"He didn't tie the knot yet," said Carlos sarcastically.
Alex punched him in the arm. "Nice!" she whispered loudly.
"Ow!" Carlos said. "What'd I say?"
"You can be a real jerk sometimes, Carlos," Alex said, as Sully and Ty started to chuckle.
Bosco walked out of the room behind the altar and stood at the head of the aisle that Kim would walk down. Faith came out and stood along side of him, looking into the pews to find her family and smiling. Bobby walked out and stood on the bride's side so that he could stand up for Kim.
"That's just weird," said Carlos, recovering from his punch.
"What's weird?" asked Alex.
"Faith should be on the bride's side and Bobby should be on the groom's side. Whoever heard of a female best man and a male maid of honor?" he explained, which earned him another punch from Alex. Carlos abruptly stood up and sat back down on the other side of Sully, rubbing his arm.
"I think it's nice. They each have their best friends standing up for them," Alex said.
"You two are worse than kids," Sully said to Alex and Carlos.
"Well, he started it," Alex said and Ty laughed. Sully just rolled his eyes.
Everyone was seated and the music started to play. Bosco turned toward the back of the church and watched Kim walk slowly up the aisle, holding hands with Joey. He took in a sharp breath at her beauty. Although they had only wanted a simple wedding, they still wanted it in the church.
Kim wore a simple, beaded, floor-length ivory gown, cut low in the back. Bosco wore a classic black tuxedo with an ivory cummerbund and red rose in the lapel. Kim carried a beautiful bouquet of red roses and baby's breath with a long, cascading ivory ribbon. Joey and Bobby wore the same classic black tuxedos with red cummerbunds. Faith wore a simple, black floor- length gown. It was an evening wedding, so they had decided on a candlelight ceremony and the church looked beautiful. Everyone in the church turned to watch Joey and Kim walk up the aisle and Bosco quickly glanced over to see his mother dabbing at the corners of her eyes. She locked eyes with her son briefly and he could see how happy she was for him. He winked at her and looked back at his bride.
Kim made it to the front of the church and when asked who gives the bride away, Joey answered, "Me. Joey, her son." There was the low sound of chuckles and Joey moved to the side to let Bobby stand alongside Kim. Bobby spoke up, "I do, Robert Caffey."
The ceremony continued with Bobby and Faith handing the rings to Joey who then handed them to the priest to be blessed. When the priest reached the part about if anyone knows of any reason why this marriage should not proceed, speak now or forever hold your peace, there was a moment of silence. Bosco and Kim couldn't help but turn and look at Alex, Carlos, Sully and Ty who did their best not to laugh. The ceremony continued and the priest finally said, "I now pronounce you Man and Wife. You may kiss the bride."
Bosco and Kim both leaned toward each other and held a long, meaningful kiss until Faith and Bobby both cleared their throats, much to the amusement of the guests.
The priest said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's my pleasure to introduce to you for the first time, Mrs. and Mrs. Maurice Boscorelli." Applause broke out and Kim and Bosco walked down the aisle and out of the church with Joey between them.
"I can't believe he went to work today," Melanie said to her sister.
"Yeah, well he's not one to miss work if he doesn't have to. He loves his job," Kim replied, the warmth of the wine soothing her nerves.
"But, what if he gets hurt or gets tied up on a case and doesn't get done on time?" Catherine said.
"Mom. You worry too much. Nothing's going to happen. Faith's with him and she won't let him be late," Kim tried to soothe her mother's concerns.
"And you. How are you doing?" Melanie asked Kim.
"Me? I'm fine. Piece of cake," she said, almost dropping her wine glass.
"Uh huh," said her sister, reaching over to refill her glass.
"Whoa, Sis! I need to be able to say 'I do,'" Kim said, covering her glass with her hand.
Kim's cell phone rang and she fished it out of her pocket and answered it. "Hello?"
"Hello yourself. How're you doing?" came Bosco's voice from the other end.
"Just trying to convince my sister and mother that you won't leave me standing at the altar," she said, laughter in her voice. "They think you shouldn't have gone to work today. They think you're going to get hurt or tied up on a case and be late," Kim said to him.
"Funny you should say that," Bosco started and then paused waiting for her reaction.
Kim sat forward in her chair, a frown coming across her face. "Bosco. Don't even say it," she warned him.
"Relax. I'm just kidding. You worry too much," he said, fidgeting with the wire from his portable radio for something to do with his nervous hands. "Besides, I have Faith here to keep me in line," he said, looking over at his partner.
"Yeah, well that's what I'm counting on. Can I talk to her for a minute?" Kim asked. Bosco handed the phone to Faith.
"Hey, Kim. I promise not to let him get involved in something too dangerous or too lengthy. I put the word out to Davis and Sully and they're gonna pick up any calls that sound too involved," Faith said, looking at her partner as she spoke.
"So, how is he, Faith?" she asked.
"He's good," Faith replied.
"Is he very nervous?" Kim inquired.
"Very," Faith said.
"Thanks, Faith. I'll see you in a few hours then?" Kim said to her.
"I'll be there. This I wouldn't miss for the world," Faith said, handing the phone back to Bosco. "She wanted to know how nervous you were."
"Very funny. I'm not nervous at all," Bosco said into the phone to Kim as Faith broke out in laughter as she looked at all the wadded up pieces of paper on the seat alongside her - Bosco's attempts at writing a report on their last call.
"You can't even write coherently!" she yelled across the car to him, loud enough for Kim to hear.
"Bosco, are you really that nervous?" Kim asked, laughing at Faith's last comment.
"No! I mean. Well, a little. You've been through this before. This is a first for me," he said in his own defense. Kim started to laugh. The silly laugh she got when she'd had too much wine. "Kim, you're drunk!" Bosco said into the phone.
"No. I'm mellow," she said.
"Well, don't get any more mellow. I won't be able to take advantage of you later," Bosco said. "Let me talk to Melanie." Kim handed the phone to her sister.
"He wants to talk to you. He thinks I'm drunk," she said, laughing again.
"Bosco?" Melanie said into the phone.
"Mel, you can't let her have anymore. You know how she gets," Bosco said, laughing at the sound of Kim's laughter in the background.
"Don't worry, Bosco. She already cut herself off. She'll be fine. I promise," Melanie assured him. She handed the phone back to Kim.
"Okay, I gotta go to another call. I'll see you in a couple of hours," Bosco said.
"Okay. Be careful. I love you, Maurice Boscorelli," Kim said into the phone.
"I love you too, Kim. Bye," he said, hanging up the phone. He looked over at Faith. "What?!" he said as he noticed the look on her face.
"Nothing. I just think it's great, that's all," Faith said as Bosco flipped on the lights and siren and Faith steered the car toward their next call.
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True to her promise, Faith had gotten Bosco to the church on time. Jimmy had brought Joey to the church with Brooke. Brooke had gotten Joey into his tuxedo and he was ready to walk his mother down the aisle. He'd been looking forward to it for a long time.
Alex, Ty, Carlos and Sully all sat in a row of the church together. "I never thought I'd see this day," Sully said quietly, as the guests continued to file into the church and take their seats. It seemed that all the police, fire and medic personnel had congregated in one section of the pews.
"Yeah. I thought he'd die a bachelor," Ty agreed.
"He didn't tie the knot yet," said Carlos sarcastically.
Alex punched him in the arm. "Nice!" she whispered loudly.
"Ow!" Carlos said. "What'd I say?"
"You can be a real jerk sometimes, Carlos," Alex said, as Sully and Ty started to chuckle.
Bosco walked out of the room behind the altar and stood at the head of the aisle that Kim would walk down. Faith came out and stood along side of him, looking into the pews to find her family and smiling. Bobby walked out and stood on the bride's side so that he could stand up for Kim.
"That's just weird," said Carlos, recovering from his punch.
"What's weird?" asked Alex.
"Faith should be on the bride's side and Bobby should be on the groom's side. Whoever heard of a female best man and a male maid of honor?" he explained, which earned him another punch from Alex. Carlos abruptly stood up and sat back down on the other side of Sully, rubbing his arm.
"I think it's nice. They each have their best friends standing up for them," Alex said.
"You two are worse than kids," Sully said to Alex and Carlos.
"Well, he started it," Alex said and Ty laughed. Sully just rolled his eyes.
Everyone was seated and the music started to play. Bosco turned toward the back of the church and watched Kim walk slowly up the aisle, holding hands with Joey. He took in a sharp breath at her beauty. Although they had only wanted a simple wedding, they still wanted it in the church.
Kim wore a simple, beaded, floor-length ivory gown, cut low in the back. Bosco wore a classic black tuxedo with an ivory cummerbund and red rose in the lapel. Kim carried a beautiful bouquet of red roses and baby's breath with a long, cascading ivory ribbon. Joey and Bobby wore the same classic black tuxedos with red cummerbunds. Faith wore a simple, black floor- length gown. It was an evening wedding, so they had decided on a candlelight ceremony and the church looked beautiful. Everyone in the church turned to watch Joey and Kim walk up the aisle and Bosco quickly glanced over to see his mother dabbing at the corners of her eyes. She locked eyes with her son briefly and he could see how happy she was for him. He winked at her and looked back at his bride.
Kim made it to the front of the church and when asked who gives the bride away, Joey answered, "Me. Joey, her son." There was the low sound of chuckles and Joey moved to the side to let Bobby stand alongside Kim. Bobby spoke up, "I do, Robert Caffey."
The ceremony continued with Bobby and Faith handing the rings to Joey who then handed them to the priest to be blessed. When the priest reached the part about if anyone knows of any reason why this marriage should not proceed, speak now or forever hold your peace, there was a moment of silence. Bosco and Kim couldn't help but turn and look at Alex, Carlos, Sully and Ty who did their best not to laugh. The ceremony continued and the priest finally said, "I now pronounce you Man and Wife. You may kiss the bride."
Bosco and Kim both leaned toward each other and held a long, meaningful kiss until Faith and Bobby both cleared their throats, much to the amusement of the guests.
The priest said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's my pleasure to introduce to you for the first time, Mrs. and Mrs. Maurice Boscorelli." Applause broke out and Kim and Bosco walked down the aisle and out of the church with Joey between them.
