"Do you think I'm paranoid?" Kim asked Alex as they drove down the streets
towards the house after taking a woman in respitory distress to Mercy.
"What?" Alex looked at her.
"Do you?"
"No. Why?"
"I just feel like my brain is working over time with possible scenarios that Cruz can use to get Bosco alone and I'm beginning to feel paranoid."
Alex smiled. "Bosco knows what he's got and he's not gonna go looking for trouble."
"I trust Bosco, I do. I always have. Which considering his rep was kinda dumb in the beginning but I know he'd never fool around on me. I guess it's just some old issues coming out."
"Jimmy."
"Yeah," Kim looked out the window. "They're two separate people, I know that. Jimmy and I basically had to get married. No, I'm wrong. We had to get married if we ever wanted our folks to talk to us again. Bosco was different. We went out for over a year before we started talking about getting married and he's the one that brought it up and I'm rambling. Why don't you stop me when I do that?"
"'Cause sometimes it's good to ramble. Helps get things out of your system."
"I should've rambled when Jimmy and I started going out," Kim rolled her eyes. She blew out a breath.
"Hey. Your marriage to Jimmy and your marriage to Bosco are two separate entities. You and Jimmy got married because you felt you had too because of Joey. You and Bosco got married because you couldn't see spending the rest of your lives without each other."
"I still can't."
Alex nodded. "You married a good guy Kim. Trust in that."
"I do. I just don't trust Sgt. Cruz's motives."
"Oh I wouldn't either. I've seen her. She reminds me of the song from the eighties. Man Eater."
Kim laughed.
"But Bosco? He loves Iyou/I. And then there's the fact that he knows that if he so much as looks at another woman, the entire firehouse will be out looking to kick his ass."
"And there is a threat that will keep any man home at night," Kim said laughing.
"Damn straight."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What are you two still doing here?" Davis asked when he saw Kim and Alex in the ER.
"I'm waiting on Bosco and Alex is waiting for me," Kim explained, grinning. "And she's being very patient about it, too."
The blonde smiled. "How's driving for the big wig going Ty?"
"I don't wanna talk about it," the tall cop said, making a face.
"That well, huh?" Kim said. "What exactly led to this anyway? And is Sully okay? Faith said she sent him home early. She made it sound like we were in grade school."
"Long story. The only reason I'm here is to check on what happened today. I saw the rig driving home and I figured you two were here."
"Bosco's just upstairs telling Miguel and his mom the news. Then we're going back to the house so I change and then we're going home," Kim told him.
"I'm glad he's okay."
"That makes two of us."
"Three," Alex said. "What? I like Bosco."
"Why thank you Alex. Good to know that some of Kimmy's friends like me," Bosco said as he walked up. He slid an arm around Kim's waist and kissed her cheek.
"What do you mean? My friends like you. Okay, fine, D.K. tried to deck you once. It was New Year's Eve and he was drunk. He missed didn't he?"
Alex laughed. "I remember that."
"Me too," Ty said. "And the time Walsh slammed into you on the court during the Camelot Cup."
"That was before they knew we were going together. Now the guys know if they try anything I'll put itching powder in their turnout boots. I did it to Jimmy after that football game before Johnny was born."
"You did not," Bosco shook his head as they walked out to the bus.
"Yes she did. Jimmy didn't stop scratching for two days," Alex said.
The four city workers laughed as they walked out to the bus.
"Bosco?" Ty said before they parted.
"Yeah?"
"Glad you're alright man," Ty shook his hand.
"Thanks Davis."
"You know, I think I'll play chauffer tonight while you clean up in back Kim," Alex said. "Bosco, you can help."
"Sure," Bosco nodded.
Kim and Bosco climbed into the back of the bus and Davis shut the doors behind them. Alex got in and started up the bus. She turned off the lights in back and put the ambulance into drive. She hummed lightly.
"I thought we were supposed to be cleaning up," Bosco said.
"I did that while I was waiting for you," she confessed. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I am. I promise."
"Good," Kim nodded. "So what's the plan for tomorrow?"
"An RMP and Faith, if she'll have me."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I wanna get back into a routine."
"Bos?" Kim looked a little uncertain.
"It's okay Kimmy."
"Okay," Kim smiled. She hugged him. "I love you and I'm glad today didn't have a worse ending."
"I know. I am too. And I love you, too."
"What?" Alex looked at her.
"Do you?"
"No. Why?"
"I just feel like my brain is working over time with possible scenarios that Cruz can use to get Bosco alone and I'm beginning to feel paranoid."
Alex smiled. "Bosco knows what he's got and he's not gonna go looking for trouble."
"I trust Bosco, I do. I always have. Which considering his rep was kinda dumb in the beginning but I know he'd never fool around on me. I guess it's just some old issues coming out."
"Jimmy."
"Yeah," Kim looked out the window. "They're two separate people, I know that. Jimmy and I basically had to get married. No, I'm wrong. We had to get married if we ever wanted our folks to talk to us again. Bosco was different. We went out for over a year before we started talking about getting married and he's the one that brought it up and I'm rambling. Why don't you stop me when I do that?"
"'Cause sometimes it's good to ramble. Helps get things out of your system."
"I should've rambled when Jimmy and I started going out," Kim rolled her eyes. She blew out a breath.
"Hey. Your marriage to Jimmy and your marriage to Bosco are two separate entities. You and Jimmy got married because you felt you had too because of Joey. You and Bosco got married because you couldn't see spending the rest of your lives without each other."
"I still can't."
Alex nodded. "You married a good guy Kim. Trust in that."
"I do. I just don't trust Sgt. Cruz's motives."
"Oh I wouldn't either. I've seen her. She reminds me of the song from the eighties. Man Eater."
Kim laughed.
"But Bosco? He loves Iyou/I. And then there's the fact that he knows that if he so much as looks at another woman, the entire firehouse will be out looking to kick his ass."
"And there is a threat that will keep any man home at night," Kim said laughing.
"Damn straight."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What are you two still doing here?" Davis asked when he saw Kim and Alex in the ER.
"I'm waiting on Bosco and Alex is waiting for me," Kim explained, grinning. "And she's being very patient about it, too."
The blonde smiled. "How's driving for the big wig going Ty?"
"I don't wanna talk about it," the tall cop said, making a face.
"That well, huh?" Kim said. "What exactly led to this anyway? And is Sully okay? Faith said she sent him home early. She made it sound like we were in grade school."
"Long story. The only reason I'm here is to check on what happened today. I saw the rig driving home and I figured you two were here."
"Bosco's just upstairs telling Miguel and his mom the news. Then we're going back to the house so I change and then we're going home," Kim told him.
"I'm glad he's okay."
"That makes two of us."
"Three," Alex said. "What? I like Bosco."
"Why thank you Alex. Good to know that some of Kimmy's friends like me," Bosco said as he walked up. He slid an arm around Kim's waist and kissed her cheek.
"What do you mean? My friends like you. Okay, fine, D.K. tried to deck you once. It was New Year's Eve and he was drunk. He missed didn't he?"
Alex laughed. "I remember that."
"Me too," Ty said. "And the time Walsh slammed into you on the court during the Camelot Cup."
"That was before they knew we were going together. Now the guys know if they try anything I'll put itching powder in their turnout boots. I did it to Jimmy after that football game before Johnny was born."
"You did not," Bosco shook his head as they walked out to the bus.
"Yes she did. Jimmy didn't stop scratching for two days," Alex said.
The four city workers laughed as they walked out to the bus.
"Bosco?" Ty said before they parted.
"Yeah?"
"Glad you're alright man," Ty shook his hand.
"Thanks Davis."
"You know, I think I'll play chauffer tonight while you clean up in back Kim," Alex said. "Bosco, you can help."
"Sure," Bosco nodded.
Kim and Bosco climbed into the back of the bus and Davis shut the doors behind them. Alex got in and started up the bus. She turned off the lights in back and put the ambulance into drive. She hummed lightly.
"I thought we were supposed to be cleaning up," Bosco said.
"I did that while I was waiting for you," she confessed. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I am. I promise."
"Good," Kim nodded. "So what's the plan for tomorrow?"
"An RMP and Faith, if she'll have me."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I wanna get back into a routine."
"Bos?" Kim looked a little uncertain.
"It's okay Kimmy."
"Okay," Kim smiled. She hugged him. "I love you and I'm glad today didn't have a worse ending."
"I know. I am too. And I love you, too."
