Kim raised an eyebrow when she saw Joey on the couch watching TV when she came in after a shift.

"Hi sweetie. What are you doing up?" She took off her coat and shoes and walked over to sit down next to him.

"Bosco got Muppets From Outer Space and he said since it was a Friday I could stay up and watch it," Joey said.

"Okay. Where is Bosco?"

"Johnny was fussing," Joey said the word carefully. "He's been crabby lately."

"Johnny or Bosco?"

"Johnny."

"You were no better at his age sweetie. This almost over?"

"Yeah, I think so."

"Okay, when it is, I want you to go to bed. Dad's taking you to see your grandparents tomorrow, remember?"

"Uh-huh," Joey said, nodding.

"I'll see you in the morning, sweetie. I love you," Kim kissed the top of his head.

"I love you too Mom," Joey smiled.

Kim got up and went to the doorway of Johnny's room. She smiled when she saw Bosco sitting in the rocking chair with Johnny on his chest. Both were fast asleep. She crossed the room and carefully lifted Johnny from Bosco's arms and then tucked the little boy into bed.

She looked back at Bosco and sighed. She'd been a bit of a bitch lately. She wasn't mad at Bosco and she wasn't mad at Doc. It was a reasonable question. It was probably something the guys downtown would be asking when she went in to give a statement about this whole thing.

She crossed back over to him and kissed him gently.

"I'm sorry. You'll have to leave. My wife will be home soon," he mumbled sleepily.

"I tied her up and stuck her in the closet."

"Kinky."

"Yeah. I thought we'd take her out and make her watch once Joey falls asleep."

Bosco laughed. His eyes opened and the focused on her. "You been home long?"

"Twenty minutes. Joey just went to bed. I heard him when I put Johnny down. Thanks for getting the movie."

"Sure," he nodded.

"Wanna go to bed?"

Bosco studied her face. "In a bit. I think we should talk first."

"Yeah," Kim nodded. "I wanted to apologize."

"Hold that thought. Let's go in our room," Bosco got up and he and Kim went to their bedroom. Bosco shut the door and watched Kim change into some pajamas. She turned around and caught his staring.

"What?"

"What happened today?"

"What makes you think something happened today?"

"Your eyes. They have that look they get when something's bothering you."

"Don't take this the wrong way, but you sound like Jimmy a couple weeks ago."

"How so?"

"You remember when we were on the phone talking about Reyes?"

"Yeah sure."

"Well later that day he said he remembers what my eyes look like when I'm jealous."

"You were jealous?" Bosco smiled.

"No, not of Reyes. Cruz I have a problem with but Reyes didn't even register."

Bosco grinned. "You have nothing to worry about on either front, you know?"

Kim nodded. "Yeah. According to Jimmy, you're ass backwards in love with me."

"I gotta hand it to Jimmy. He may be a little slow on the uptake sometimes but then he just hits the nail on the head."

Kim giggled.

"So, what happened today?"

"That question you asked me the other day? Doc asked me the same thing today. I kinda flew off the handle a little and said something I shouldn't have. Carlos heard me."

"Ouch."

"Yeah," Kim nodded as she sat down on their bed with him. "None of the guys at the house believe that he didn't do it and that was made pretty clear today. Then there was the part where he called me a crazy bitch."

"Excuse me?"

"He apologized later. Right after he told Doc he was quitting."

"What?"

"You know he has a daughter right?"

"Yeah," Bosco nodded.

"He doesn't want to take the chance that he won't be allowed to see her anymore."

"Oh man. So he's quitting?"

"Yeah," Kim nodded. She sighed. "But the day wasn't a total bust."

"Why? What happened?"

Kim giggled. "Jimmy's face and some guy's body are being used in an advertisement."

"What kind of advertisement?"

"It's for impotency cream," she got out before she started to giggle again.

"Oh my God," Bosco laughed.

"Oh it gets better. Jimmy was trying to defend himself, you know saying how he'd never have any use for something like that. I was in the room at the time so he said for the guys to ask me."

"And?"

"And Walsh brought up the fact that I'd 'gone over to the other side' since I married a cop."

"Then what happened?"

"D.K. asked if there was anything a cop had that a fireman was missing."

"And?"

"And I said that firemen had their good points but that cops came with their own handcuffs," Kim batted her eyes innocently.

"You did not."

"Oh but I did. Got a 'Yeah girl!' from Alex."

"She knows what you're talking about."

"Yep." Kim looked over at him. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have blown up at you the way I did. It was a reasonable question and I should've just answered it. But the truth is I don't know why I left Carlos in back with her."

"It's okay," Bosco said, pulling her into his arms. "I just hope this turns out okay for him. He's an ass sometimes but he's good at what he does."

"Yeah he is," she agreed quietly. "Can we go to bed now?" she asked looking up at him.

"Yeah I am kinda tired," he said grinning.

"Liar."