Kim and Bosco walked into his - "their" - apartment after a long flight home from their honeymoon. It wasn't really long, they were just exhausted. They had a beautiful week of sunshine and warm temperatures. They went to the beach every day and Bosco managed to survive unscathed, despite trying out parasailing and surfing, much to Kim's displeasure.

Bosco dropped the last of their bags by the front door and walked over and flopped on the couch beside his wife.

"Man, it feels good to sit down," he said, tiredly.

"Mmm. That it does. That it does," Kim said, opening one eye to look over at her husband.

"Uh, you make it sound like YOU lugged all the luggage upstairs," he teased her, reaching over to grab her side and tickle her.

"Hey! Now, cut that out!" she yelled, laughing out loud. They sat quietly together for a few minutes, just enjoying each other's company.

"Well, I gotta go call Joey and let him know we're back," she said, wearily getting up off the couch. "What day is it?" she said, walking toward the phone.

"Ummm, Tuesday," Bosco answered. It was amazing how lost you could get without a regular routine to keep you in touch with the days.

Kim looked at her watch and saw that it was only 1:30 in the afternoon. "Joey's not home from school yet," she said, coming back over and sitting down.

"I'm hungry," Bosco said.

"Well, there's nothing in the refrigerator because we were gone for a week. You wanna go down to Haggerty's and get a bite? Then, we can swing by and pick up Joey from my Mom's when he gets home from school," Kim suggested.

"Your Mom's? What's he doing there?" Bosco asked.

"Jimmy's working, remember?" Kim reminded him. He shook his head no.

"No. I'll never get used to the schedules you guys follow. I know I have Fridays and Saturdays off every week - none of this rotating shift crap," he said grumpily.

"C'mon, Grumpy. You need food," she said, pulling him to his feet. He reluctantly got up and they grabbed their coats and went downstairs. Thankfully, Haggerty's was within walking distance as long as it was a nice day, because Bosco didn't really feel like driving.

By the time they reached Haggerty's, the walk in the brisk afternoon air had heightened their appetite even more. They walked in and were greeted by the regulars who were in the bar - mostly off duty cops, firefighters and medics. Bosco shook hands with a number of them on the way to their table as both he and Kim acknowledged the congratulatory comments. The eventually made it to a table and were looking over the menu when the waitress came over.

"Hey, guys. Welcome back. How was Hawaii?" Heather said, opening her order book and getting ready to take their order.

"It was beautiful. Nothing but sunshine every day," Kim answered her.

"Great. We could use some of that around here," she said, looking at the clouds moving in outside. "Your tans look great! Ready to order?" she asked them.

"I'll have a Corona Light with a lime, and a double cheeseburger with fries," Bosco said, anticipating a good, greasy cheeseburger.

"What about you, Kim?" Heather asked her.

"Um. I'll have, um... the same as him," she said, closing her menu and handing it to Heather.

"Okay. I'll go put the order in and I'll be right back with your drinks," the waitress said, turning to go.

Kim looked up to see Bosco looking at her funny. "What?" she asked, looking to make sure she didn't have anything on the front of her.

"A double cheeseburger? Since when have you ever been able to eat more than a salad?" he asked her.

"I dunno. I'm starving. Must've been all that sun and fresh air," she said.

"Yeah, couldn't have been all that "exercise" we got last night, right?" Bosco said, winking at his wife. "Wife." He still couldn't get used to that. He loved it, but he never thought he'd ever say it about himself.

"Oh, yeah. That could definitely be the culprit," Kim said, rubbing her foot against his leg under the table.

"Easy woman," Bosco said under his breath, making her laugh.

They made small talk with some of the staff as they ate their meal and had just finished when they looked over to see who was coming in the front door.

"Oh, here comes Carlos," Kim said, not sure they wanted to call him over or not. He was a friend, but sometimes he was a jerk. Before they could decide, Carlos spotted them and waved. He started over to their table.

"Be nice," Kim warned Bosco who feigned an innocent expression and said, "Who? Me?" Kim kicked him under the table.

"Hey, guys. Welcome back," Carlos said, walking up to the table and shaking Bosco's hand.

"Thanks," Bosco said. "No work today?"

"Nah. It's my day off," he said. "So you guys look nice and tan. It looks good on you, Kim," Carlos said.

"Thanks. I can't believe how cold it is here," she said to him.

"Actually, this is a heat wave compared to the last few days," he said, getting a serious look on his face. "You talked to Bobby since you've been back?"

Kim looked at Carlos' face and got worried, "No. We just got back. Why? Is he okay?"

"Yeah, he's fine. It's just that. Well, he'll probably want to tell you," Carlos said, knowing that he'd catch hell for telling tales again.

"Carlos. What's up?" Bosco asked, starting to lose patience.

Carlos held up his hands. "Really. You should talk to Bobby."

Bosco and Kim looked at each other as Carlos walked away toward the bar. "NOW what the hell's going on?" Bosco said, voicing Kim's same thoughts.

"We better track down Bobby," Kim said, motioning to Heather for their check.

Heather came over and said, "Haggerty's wedding gift to you. This meal's on him," she said, clearing their dishes away. "Have a great day."

"Thanks," Bosco said, waving over to Haggerty to say thank you. He reached into his wallet and put a tip in the table for Heather as they stood up and put their coats on.

"I'm sure everything's fine. You know how Nieto blows everything out of proportion," Bosco said, noticing the worried look on Kim's face.

She nodded, "Yeah. You're probably right. But, let's check it out anyway. Bobby's working today, so let's head over to Camelot, okay?"

"Sure. I gotta pick up my check anyway," Bosco said as he let Kim go first and followed her out the door. *^*^**^*^*^*^*^

Kim walked into the firehouse by herself. Bosco had gone to get his check. He'd asked her if she wanted him to come in with her, but she thought that maybe it was a personal thing.

Now, she walked through the firehouse and heard the familiar sounds of the crew in the back rooms. She smelled dinner cooking and heard the familiar music of Sportscenter coming from the TV room. "Hey, guys!" she said cheerfully as she walked into the room.

"Kim!" said D.K. as he walked over to give her a hug. "Welcome back. You're not working today, are you?" he said with surprise.

"No. I'm looking for Bobby. Is he around?" she said, looking into the TV room and seeing Billy and Lombardo sitting in front of the television. They all yelled their hello's and Jimmy walked down the stairs from the bunkroom and came into the room.

"Hey, Kimmy. You look great. Did you have a good time?" Jimmy asked his ex-wife, making sure to keep the side of his face that bore the bruise away from Kim.

She noticed how tired he looked and figured he'd had a big job during the day. "Yeah, it was good. Joey was good?" she asked.

"Yeah, he's great. He should be at your Mom's right now," he said quietly, looking at his watch.

"Yeah. We're gonna go get him right now. Bosco just wanted to pick up his check first," she said, hearing someone come up behind her.

"Hey, Kim! You're back. Has it been a week already?" Bobby said, hugging her from behind. "How's Bosco. You didn't kill him, did you?"

"Very funny. No. He's fine. So, what's going on?" she said, noticing that Bobby didn't look like anything was wrong.

"Nothing. Same old, same old," he said, seeing Jimmy standing behind Kim.

"You know. There is something I needed to talk to you about," Bobby said, pulling Kim away from Jimmy.

When they'd reached the office, Bobby closed the door. "Bobby, what's going on? We ran into Carlos at Haggerty's and he said I should talk to you," Kim said, a worried look on her face.

"I'm fine. It's Jimmy," Bobby said, solemnly.

"Jimmy? What's the matter. I noticed he looked pretty tired," Kim said.

"You remember what happened between Jimmy and Linda at Jimmy's engagement party?" Bobby said.

"Yeah," Kim said, warily.

"Well, apparently Linda told Lombardo about it," Bobby said.

"Oh, man. That must have been pleasant," she said. "So, what happened?" she asked Bobby.

"Well, Lombardo came in swinging, which explains the bruise that Jimmy's hiding from you," Bobby explained. "Anyway, Jimmy came clean with Brooke about it and she kicked him out. He's been working overtime shifts and sleeping here all week. I don't think she's gonna take him back," Bobby added.

"What?! Oh my God. So, where's Joey been staying all week?" Kim asked, suddenly angry.

"He's been staying with your Mom all week," Bobby said. "I talked to him a couple of times on the phone and he's okay. He just thinks that Jimmy had to work all this time because somebody else was out hurt."

"Jimmy," Kim said with exasperation.

"Kimmy. You gotta stay clear of him, right now. Don't let him become your problem. He made his bed, now he's gotta sleep in it. Don't do anything stupid that's gonna put you in a bind with Bosco," Bobby warned his friend.

"Bobby. You saw him. He looks like crap," Kim said.

"Kimmy! You can't make Jimmy your problem anymore," Bobby said louder this time.

"I know, Bobby. But, he's the father of my son. I still love him. Not the same way as when we were together, but like I do you. You know I wouldn't be able to see you in pain and not try to help," Kim tried to explain.

"Kim. I'm just telling you that you need to back away from this. And, you need to tell Bosco what's going on too," Bobby said.

"I know. I'll talk to him when I leave here," Kim said, suddenly thinking of Joey. "I've gotta go get Joey. I can't believe no one called me about this," Kim said.

"Kim. Joey was safe and nobody was hurt or dying. Why would we ruin your honeymoon over this?" Bobby said.

"I know. I just can't believe he screwed up again," she said angrily, opening the door and walking out. She paused outside the door and decided to walk out the sidie door rather than going past Jimmy again. She just couldn't talk to him right now. Bobby was right. She needed to get some perspective and distance herself a bit first.

"Tell Jimmy I'm picking up Joey and taking him home," she said to Bobby, walking out the door.