He leaned against the doorframe of Johnny's room in awe of how different
his life was now. He didn't know what he'd do if he'd lost either one of
the kids - or Kim for that matter, but he knew he'd lay down his life for
either one or all of them.
"Whatcha' thinkin' about?" Kim asked him quietly.
He hadn't heard her come up behind him from the bedroom. She'd been asleep when he came home from work, still recovering from being sick.
"Nothing. Just thinking how lucky we are that we have two healthy kids and each other," he said.
"What happened?" she asked him, putting her arms around him from behind and pulling him close.
"What d'you mean?"
"I mean, when you start being philosophic it means something happened at work. Is everyone okay?"
"Yeah," he said, turning in her arms and wrapping his arms around her. "Everyone's fine. Now." They walked together into the bedroom and Bosco undressed and climbed in alongside Kim. "Alex was great today," he told her. "We had this kid missing - Ralphie. He was diabetic and didn't come home from school. Mom thought the kid got snatched up by a pedophile that lives in their building and Dad decided he wasn't gonna wait around for me and Faith to find his kid. He went off on his own and ended up beating the pedophile almost to death when he found him out on the street."
"So, did you find Ralphie?" Kim asked him.
"I'm gettin' there. The Mom brought us to the park where Ralphie's best friend was. Miguel White," Bosco said with a smile on his face.
Kim looked at the amusement on his face and smiled herself. "Miguel?"
"Yeah. Little kid - BIG attitude. Reminded me of me when I was his age. And the mouth on this kid," he said, laughing. "Anyway, he said that he hadn't seen Ralphie today 'cause he ditched school. Faith tried to give him her card in case he remembered something and he slapped it out of her hand."
"What?!" Kim said.
Bosco laughed again, "He was worried that we were gonna ruin his rep with his Homies. I'm sure we'll be seein' him again. Anyway, we found out from the kids' school that they were both in school today and they left together. We went back over to Miguel's apartment and once we got past HIS Mom's attitude about us talking to her kid, he led us to the roof of this building. Turns out he didn't want to tell us where they were because they were tossing bricks off the roof and broke some guy's windshield."
"And?" Kim prompted. "You're not gonna leave me hanging are you?" she said, poking him in the ribs.
"Hey! We called in everyone to start looking on the rooftops and found him in an airshaft of an abandoned building. We had to call FD to get him out. Alex had to get lowered down into this airshaft on a rope because she was the only one that would fit and could give him the drugs he needed. She was down there for awhile and ended up having to hang onto him when he started slipping," he finished.
"Wow! Is she okay?" she asked him.
"Yeah. She was pretty tired though when Jimmy and Billy broke through the wall and finally got him out."
"And the kid's gonna be okay?"
"Yeah, Doc said he's lucky. He's gonna be fine. Sully and Davis had to take Ralphie's Dad into custody for assault on the pedophile. He'll probably make bail tonight and the guy he thumped on is gonna make it."
"And I missed it all. Figures. I could use a happy ending for a change," Kim said.
Bosco turned toward Kim and kissed her. "I'm sorry. How are you feeling?"
"I'm better. I'll go back to work tomorrow. Kids are having a blast. My Mom called and I talked with Joey and Johnny. Mom said Joey's being great with Johnny. Then I just vegged on the couch all night," Kim said.
"He's a good kid. You're doing a good job with him, Kim," he told her.
"WE'RE doing a good job with him. And Jimmy, now that he's thinking with his brain," she said.
"Yeah. So, how are you feeling - really?" Bosco asked his wife as he started to snuggle with her. "I mean, we're here by ourselves with no distractions. We should be making out like teenagers," he said, his hands starting to roam.
"Oh, I'm feeling better and better. Hey! You're getting fresh, Officer," she teased.
"Yes, Ma'am. To Protect and To Serve."
"Mmmm. You're bad-" Kim mumbled and then there was no more talking.
"Whatcha' thinkin' about?" Kim asked him quietly.
He hadn't heard her come up behind him from the bedroom. She'd been asleep when he came home from work, still recovering from being sick.
"Nothing. Just thinking how lucky we are that we have two healthy kids and each other," he said.
"What happened?" she asked him, putting her arms around him from behind and pulling him close.
"What d'you mean?"
"I mean, when you start being philosophic it means something happened at work. Is everyone okay?"
"Yeah," he said, turning in her arms and wrapping his arms around her. "Everyone's fine. Now." They walked together into the bedroom and Bosco undressed and climbed in alongside Kim. "Alex was great today," he told her. "We had this kid missing - Ralphie. He was diabetic and didn't come home from school. Mom thought the kid got snatched up by a pedophile that lives in their building and Dad decided he wasn't gonna wait around for me and Faith to find his kid. He went off on his own and ended up beating the pedophile almost to death when he found him out on the street."
"So, did you find Ralphie?" Kim asked him.
"I'm gettin' there. The Mom brought us to the park where Ralphie's best friend was. Miguel White," Bosco said with a smile on his face.
Kim looked at the amusement on his face and smiled herself. "Miguel?"
"Yeah. Little kid - BIG attitude. Reminded me of me when I was his age. And the mouth on this kid," he said, laughing. "Anyway, he said that he hadn't seen Ralphie today 'cause he ditched school. Faith tried to give him her card in case he remembered something and he slapped it out of her hand."
"What?!" Kim said.
Bosco laughed again, "He was worried that we were gonna ruin his rep with his Homies. I'm sure we'll be seein' him again. Anyway, we found out from the kids' school that they were both in school today and they left together. We went back over to Miguel's apartment and once we got past HIS Mom's attitude about us talking to her kid, he led us to the roof of this building. Turns out he didn't want to tell us where they were because they were tossing bricks off the roof and broke some guy's windshield."
"And?" Kim prompted. "You're not gonna leave me hanging are you?" she said, poking him in the ribs.
"Hey! We called in everyone to start looking on the rooftops and found him in an airshaft of an abandoned building. We had to call FD to get him out. Alex had to get lowered down into this airshaft on a rope because she was the only one that would fit and could give him the drugs he needed. She was down there for awhile and ended up having to hang onto him when he started slipping," he finished.
"Wow! Is she okay?" she asked him.
"Yeah. She was pretty tired though when Jimmy and Billy broke through the wall and finally got him out."
"And the kid's gonna be okay?"
"Yeah, Doc said he's lucky. He's gonna be fine. Sully and Davis had to take Ralphie's Dad into custody for assault on the pedophile. He'll probably make bail tonight and the guy he thumped on is gonna make it."
"And I missed it all. Figures. I could use a happy ending for a change," Kim said.
Bosco turned toward Kim and kissed her. "I'm sorry. How are you feeling?"
"I'm better. I'll go back to work tomorrow. Kids are having a blast. My Mom called and I talked with Joey and Johnny. Mom said Joey's being great with Johnny. Then I just vegged on the couch all night," Kim said.
"He's a good kid. You're doing a good job with him, Kim," he told her.
"WE'RE doing a good job with him. And Jimmy, now that he's thinking with his brain," she said.
"Yeah. So, how are you feeling - really?" Bosco asked his wife as he started to snuggle with her. "I mean, we're here by ourselves with no distractions. We should be making out like teenagers," he said, his hands starting to roam.
"Oh, I'm feeling better and better. Hey! You're getting fresh, Officer," she teased.
"Yes, Ma'am. To Protect and To Serve."
"Mmmm. You're bad-" Kim mumbled and then there was no more talking.
