"You had the ginger ale, right Kim?"
"Yeah. That and the nachos." She smiled at Faith. "Bosco make you his pack mule?"
"I volunteered. He's busy showing Joey and Charlie this cool new game he got."
"I swear he gets more excited about those video games then Joey does."
"So, have you and Bos decided to find out what you're having?"
"We're waiting to be surprised."
"Have you discussed names yet?" Faith said, taking a seat beside her on the couch and opening her taco.
"Yeah we have," Kim smiled. "Kathleen Rose, if it's a girl and if it's a boy, John Robert."
"I like that. Did you tell Mrs. Caffey that you two are having a baby?"
"A couple of weeks ago." Kim nodded. "She was really happy. Especially when we told her about the names. She got all teary."
"How's she doing?"
"Okay. It's not the easiest thing to get over but I think she's working on it."
"And you?"
"Getting through. It helps to know I'm not alone." Kim said quietly.
"So, how did Bosco finally convince you to take maternity leave?"
"The incident at the bodega the other day was the clincher for both of us. Then, of course, there was the part where he got Joey to back him up."
"Bosco's so sneaky sometimes."
"Yeah, but it's sweet too." Kim smiled when she heard the cheering coming from Joey's room. "Looks like someone won."
Faith laughed. "Hey guys, dinner!"
Charlie and Joey came racing in. "Mom, we beat Bosco!" Joey said excitedly.
"That's my boy." Kim smiled as Bosco came out with a grin on his face. She knew that smile. While losing to Jimmy was a problem, losing to Joey was fun for him.
The doorbell rang and Kim looked at her watch. Speaking of Jimmy.
"Joey, that's probably your dad. Why don't you go get your stuff?"
"I'll get the door," Bosco said getting up.
"You sure that Jimmy's okay taking Joey and Charlie this weekend?"
"Jimmy can't say no to Joey. Besides he begged." Kim giggled.
Bosco came back in, followed by Jimmy.
"Jimmy, you remember Charlie, right?"
"Sure." Jimmy smiled. "Hey Charlie. How ya doing?"
"Good."
"Joey ready to go?"
"Joey?" Kim called.
"I'm coming Mom." Joey called back.
"You be good for Joey's dad this weekend okay Charlie?"
"I will Mom."
Jimmy smiled. "I'll bring him home tomorrow around six before I drop Joey off, okay?"
"Sounds good," Faith smiled.
Charlie hugged his mom and Joey hugged Kim and then Bosco before they left.
"Faith thinks we should have a party." Bosco said.
"Subtlety is not your strong suit Bos," Faith told him, rolling her eyes.
"I think it's a good idea," Kim said. "It'll certainly be a while before we can do something like that after the baby gets here."
"That's what I said."
"We'll have it at Mom's." Bosco said.
"She won't mind?"
"Nah. I think she'd enjoy it."
"Let's have a party then." Kim smiled.
"Yeah. That and the nachos." She smiled at Faith. "Bosco make you his pack mule?"
"I volunteered. He's busy showing Joey and Charlie this cool new game he got."
"I swear he gets more excited about those video games then Joey does."
"So, have you and Bos decided to find out what you're having?"
"We're waiting to be surprised."
"Have you discussed names yet?" Faith said, taking a seat beside her on the couch and opening her taco.
"Yeah we have," Kim smiled. "Kathleen Rose, if it's a girl and if it's a boy, John Robert."
"I like that. Did you tell Mrs. Caffey that you two are having a baby?"
"A couple of weeks ago." Kim nodded. "She was really happy. Especially when we told her about the names. She got all teary."
"How's she doing?"
"Okay. It's not the easiest thing to get over but I think she's working on it."
"And you?"
"Getting through. It helps to know I'm not alone." Kim said quietly.
"So, how did Bosco finally convince you to take maternity leave?"
"The incident at the bodega the other day was the clincher for both of us. Then, of course, there was the part where he got Joey to back him up."
"Bosco's so sneaky sometimes."
"Yeah, but it's sweet too." Kim smiled when she heard the cheering coming from Joey's room. "Looks like someone won."
Faith laughed. "Hey guys, dinner!"
Charlie and Joey came racing in. "Mom, we beat Bosco!" Joey said excitedly.
"That's my boy." Kim smiled as Bosco came out with a grin on his face. She knew that smile. While losing to Jimmy was a problem, losing to Joey was fun for him.
The doorbell rang and Kim looked at her watch. Speaking of Jimmy.
"Joey, that's probably your dad. Why don't you go get your stuff?"
"I'll get the door," Bosco said getting up.
"You sure that Jimmy's okay taking Joey and Charlie this weekend?"
"Jimmy can't say no to Joey. Besides he begged." Kim giggled.
Bosco came back in, followed by Jimmy.
"Jimmy, you remember Charlie, right?"
"Sure." Jimmy smiled. "Hey Charlie. How ya doing?"
"Good."
"Joey ready to go?"
"Joey?" Kim called.
"I'm coming Mom." Joey called back.
"You be good for Joey's dad this weekend okay Charlie?"
"I will Mom."
Jimmy smiled. "I'll bring him home tomorrow around six before I drop Joey off, okay?"
"Sounds good," Faith smiled.
Charlie hugged his mom and Joey hugged Kim and then Bosco before they left.
"Faith thinks we should have a party." Bosco said.
"Subtlety is not your strong suit Bos," Faith told him, rolling her eyes.
"I think it's a good idea," Kim said. "It'll certainly be a while before we can do something like that after the baby gets here."
"That's what I said."
"We'll have it at Mom's." Bosco said.
"She won't mind?"
"Nah. I think she'd enjoy it."
"Let's have a party then." Kim smiled.
