"Hey Copper," Kim teasingly greeted Faith in the ER of Mercy.

"Hey Kim," Faith smiled. "Looking for Bosco?"

"No, I just saw him head for the men's room so I thought I'd come talk to you."

"Oh? Something wrong?"

"No. At least not with him and me. But he thinks and I'm starting to agree that there may be something wrong with you."

"Something wrong with me?" Faith raised an eyebrow. "Why do you think that?"

"Just a feeling we have. You've been kind of off lately. I guess we all have but he's worried about you."

"I'm fine, really."

Kim studied her for a moment. "Faith, if you are fine, then great. It's Bosco's paranoia. But if you aren't, then please don't keep secrets from him. He thinks of you as family and the idea that you're keeping something from him really hurts him."

Faith nodded. "I feel the same way."

"I know," Kim smiled. "Hey, why don't you and Fred bring Emily and Charlie over for lunch on Saturday? The boys can hang out and if Emily wants to she can bring a girlfriend so she isn't bored out of her mind."

"He's not at Jimmy's this weekend? I thought Jimmy was released yesterday."

"He was but since it's his first weekend home, Brooke and I talked him into taking it easy. He's gonna spend Tuesday night over there."

Faith nodded. "Yeah, okay. I'll talk to Fred and let you know tomorrow."

"Cool," Kim nodded. She looked around the crowded ER. "You seen Alex?"

"Outside," Carlos said walking by them.

"Thanks," Kim said before she walked out into the ambulance bay.

Faith watched her go and sighed. As much as she hated to admit it, Kim and Bosco knew her pretty well. She was gonna have to tell them both the truth and she was gonna have to do it soon before it affected her work.

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"This is fun," Kim giggled.

"See, I told you that you'd like it," Bosco grinned at her. "It's a good way to release tension."

"And lord knows we've built up an inordinate amount lately."

"True."

"Did you talk to Faith again today?"

"No. She was pretty quiet for the rest of the day."

"Hmm," she said lazily. "Maybe she'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Maybe," Bosco spun her around again and then pulled her close. The lights were down low and the music played softly over the speakers. "You know, I can think of other ways that we can reduce tension."

"Why Officer, are you propositioning me?"

"Yes I believe I am."

"Oh good," Kim said with a smile and that was the last thing either of them said for a while.