"So, did you call that guy I told you about yet?" Bosco asked Kim as the
two finished cleaning up the dinner dishes. Joey was with Jimmy for the
night because he had tickets to the monster truck show and Johnny was in
his baby swing, nodding off.
"Not yet. I wanted to try to talk to Jimmy once more before I call a lawyer. I don't want this to get ugly, but if he's determined to make it that way then so be it," Kim said, putting the last dish back in the cabinet. She looked over at the baby and then at the clock. "Hey, Bos. Don't let him go to sleep yet. He needs his bath and I want to give him a bottle before he goes down."
Bosco walked over and unhooked the buckle on the seat, causing Johnny to wake up. He looked up and saw Bosco and a big smile spread across his face as he began to kick his legs with excitement. "That's my boy," Bosco said with a big smile. He lifted him out of the seat and started to get him undressed as Kim went to get his bath ready.
Bosco watched as Kim bathed the baby, taking in all the expressions he was making. He watched Kim and couldn't believe that he could love her more than he did before Johnny was born, but he did. He couldn't bear it if they lost Joey because of him.
"I'm sorry, Kim," he said quietly.
"For what?" Kim said, cooing to the baby.
"For all this crap with Jimmy. It's all my fault," he said, playing with her hair.
Kim expertly lifted Johnny from his baby bathtub, wrapping a towel around him at the same time. Bosco could never figure out how she did that and it amazed him every time. Kim smiled, knowing what he was trying to figure out how she wrapped Johnny in the towel. She turned to him and kissed him tenderly. "This is NOT your fault. Jimmy's being an ass, as usual. We'll get through this. How can they take the word of a deadbeat, gambling, overly indebt father over that of a stable, loving, good natured, patient father and step-father?"
"Did I ever tell you how much I love you?" Bosco said as the phone rang.
"Yes, but I'll never get tired of hearing it," she said as she went down the hallway to get Johnny diapered and into his PJs. Bosco answered the phone and Kim listened to his side of the conversation from the baby's room.
"Hey, Sport! How are you?" Bosco said into the phone to Joey. Even though it was only one night, he always called to say goodnight to them all before Johnny went to bed. "Yeah. Mom's getting him dressed right now. She'll be right here. So, how was school today? Good. I told you you'd ace that test, didn't I? What was that noise? Oh, okay. Everything's okay?" Bosco asked.
Kim finished dressing Johnny and walked out to the living room with him. "What's up?" she whispered to Bosco. He covered the phone with his hand and said, "Joey said that the guy that comes to 'borrow' money from Jimmy every week is there again." Kim rolled her eyes.
"I told Jimmy I didn't want that guy coming around when Joey was there," she said angrily, handing Johnny to Bosco as she went to get his bottle out of the microwave and test it. Bosco could see the slow simmer in Kim's eyes as they listened to Johnny giggle at the sound of Joey's voice on the other end of the phone.
She finished preparing the bottle and handed it to Bosco to feed him while she took the phone and talked to Joey for a few minutes. She always let Bosco give Johnny his bottle before bed when they weren't working. It was one of Bosco and Johnny's special times together. She watched them together as she talked to Joey.
Bosco heard her say goodnight and she held the phone up to Bosco so that he could say goodnight also before she hung up. She walked over and grabbed the remote off the table and turned on the football game for Bosco, much to his surprise.
"You're letting me watch the game without begging you?" he said, surprised.
"Yeah. Watch it now, because as soon as Junior goes to bed, I'm gonna have my way with you," she said leaning over and giving him a deep kiss that left him slightly breathless.
"Oh really," he said as he recovered from the kiss. He looked down at his son and said, "Close your eyes and go to sleep, you." Kim laughed and went in to get Johnny's crib ready and make sure his nightlight and favorite lullaby were turned on. A few minutes later, Bosco walked quietly down the hallway with Johnny on his shoulder, patting his back to get a burp out of him. Just as he reached Kim, the baby gave up the burp and was sound asleep. Bosco laid him in his crib and put the blanket over him as Kim turned out the lamp. They watched him sleep for a moment before they walked out into the hallway.
As soon as they were out of the room, Bosco grabbed Kim and brought her close. He kissed her neck and slowly made his way to her mouth and lingered there, kissing her ever more deeply while his hands eagerly explored her body. As they kissed, Kim started to pull off Bosco's shirt and unbutton his jeans as Bosco walked Kim backwards into the bedroom. As they went down the hallway, unable to keep their hands and lips off each other, Bosco pulled Kim's shirt over her head and unfastened her bra. As she felt the back of her knees against the bed, Bosco lifted her and gently laid her down. They finished undressing each other and continued their explorations until they were both spent and sleeping snuggled up to each other.
"Not yet. I wanted to try to talk to Jimmy once more before I call a lawyer. I don't want this to get ugly, but if he's determined to make it that way then so be it," Kim said, putting the last dish back in the cabinet. She looked over at the baby and then at the clock. "Hey, Bos. Don't let him go to sleep yet. He needs his bath and I want to give him a bottle before he goes down."
Bosco walked over and unhooked the buckle on the seat, causing Johnny to wake up. He looked up and saw Bosco and a big smile spread across his face as he began to kick his legs with excitement. "That's my boy," Bosco said with a big smile. He lifted him out of the seat and started to get him undressed as Kim went to get his bath ready.
Bosco watched as Kim bathed the baby, taking in all the expressions he was making. He watched Kim and couldn't believe that he could love her more than he did before Johnny was born, but he did. He couldn't bear it if they lost Joey because of him.
"I'm sorry, Kim," he said quietly.
"For what?" Kim said, cooing to the baby.
"For all this crap with Jimmy. It's all my fault," he said, playing with her hair.
Kim expertly lifted Johnny from his baby bathtub, wrapping a towel around him at the same time. Bosco could never figure out how she did that and it amazed him every time. Kim smiled, knowing what he was trying to figure out how she wrapped Johnny in the towel. She turned to him and kissed him tenderly. "This is NOT your fault. Jimmy's being an ass, as usual. We'll get through this. How can they take the word of a deadbeat, gambling, overly indebt father over that of a stable, loving, good natured, patient father and step-father?"
"Did I ever tell you how much I love you?" Bosco said as the phone rang.
"Yes, but I'll never get tired of hearing it," she said as she went down the hallway to get Johnny diapered and into his PJs. Bosco answered the phone and Kim listened to his side of the conversation from the baby's room.
"Hey, Sport! How are you?" Bosco said into the phone to Joey. Even though it was only one night, he always called to say goodnight to them all before Johnny went to bed. "Yeah. Mom's getting him dressed right now. She'll be right here. So, how was school today? Good. I told you you'd ace that test, didn't I? What was that noise? Oh, okay. Everything's okay?" Bosco asked.
Kim finished dressing Johnny and walked out to the living room with him. "What's up?" she whispered to Bosco. He covered the phone with his hand and said, "Joey said that the guy that comes to 'borrow' money from Jimmy every week is there again." Kim rolled her eyes.
"I told Jimmy I didn't want that guy coming around when Joey was there," she said angrily, handing Johnny to Bosco as she went to get his bottle out of the microwave and test it. Bosco could see the slow simmer in Kim's eyes as they listened to Johnny giggle at the sound of Joey's voice on the other end of the phone.
She finished preparing the bottle and handed it to Bosco to feed him while she took the phone and talked to Joey for a few minutes. She always let Bosco give Johnny his bottle before bed when they weren't working. It was one of Bosco and Johnny's special times together. She watched them together as she talked to Joey.
Bosco heard her say goodnight and she held the phone up to Bosco so that he could say goodnight also before she hung up. She walked over and grabbed the remote off the table and turned on the football game for Bosco, much to his surprise.
"You're letting me watch the game without begging you?" he said, surprised.
"Yeah. Watch it now, because as soon as Junior goes to bed, I'm gonna have my way with you," she said leaning over and giving him a deep kiss that left him slightly breathless.
"Oh really," he said as he recovered from the kiss. He looked down at his son and said, "Close your eyes and go to sleep, you." Kim laughed and went in to get Johnny's crib ready and make sure his nightlight and favorite lullaby were turned on. A few minutes later, Bosco walked quietly down the hallway with Johnny on his shoulder, patting his back to get a burp out of him. Just as he reached Kim, the baby gave up the burp and was sound asleep. Bosco laid him in his crib and put the blanket over him as Kim turned out the lamp. They watched him sleep for a moment before they walked out into the hallway.
As soon as they were out of the room, Bosco grabbed Kim and brought her close. He kissed her neck and slowly made his way to her mouth and lingered there, kissing her ever more deeply while his hands eagerly explored her body. As they kissed, Kim started to pull off Bosco's shirt and unbutton his jeans as Bosco walked Kim backwards into the bedroom. As they went down the hallway, unable to keep their hands and lips off each other, Bosco pulled Kim's shirt over her head and unfastened her bra. As she felt the back of her knees against the bed, Bosco lifted her and gently laid her down. They finished undressing each other and continued their explorations until they were both spent and sleeping snuggled up to each other.
