It was quiet. Kim sat on their bed brushing her hair when Bosco re-entered
their room. He'd gone to make sure Joey and Johnny were still sleeping
after Kim had stopped crying. Her back was to him and he knelt on the bed
behind her as he took the brush from her and continued to brush her hair
himself. After a few moments he stopped and laid the brush aside. He kissed
the back of her head and put his arms around her.
Kim didn't say anything but she didn't fight the embrace either. She cautiously laid her head back against his shoulder. Her breathing was calm and her eyes were closed.
Bosco laid them both down and keeping his arm around her waist he began to speak.
"I know that losing Bobby tore you up inside. I know that there are things about that night that are never going to completely go away. I also know that watching someone die leaves scars Kimmy. We've both got them. Please believe me when I say that I never want to give you another one. And I know it's not just your scars you're worried about. You worry about Joey and Johnny. I know Joey's the reason you beg Jimmy to be careful. We both know what it is to grow up without a real father in our lives. I don't want that for the boys anymore then you do."
"I know," Kim said quietly. "I know that what you do is important to you. I knew that going in. I also know the odds."
"Shh. I wasn't done yet."
"Oh," Kim sniffled.
"You and boys are the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning. You're the last thing I think about when I fall asleep at night. I pray every day that I'm here to see them grow up. I want to watch them graduate high school and the academy."
"Hold it there, buddy," Kim protested, jokingly. "My boys may not want to follow in their fathers' footsteps."
"College, barber school, whatever they want to do, I want to watch them do it. I wanna be there to hold your hand the days they get married." He touched her hair, "I want to watch your hair turn gray."
"And I want to watch you lose yours," she teased as she turned to face him. "I want everything you just said to happen to Bosco. I don't want to live my life without you."
"I don't want to live my life without you. The first time I knew I loved you I thought I was losing you and that scared me more then anything ever had. I think that was when I knew I wanted you for the rest of my life."
"So I'm the one you want to go through time with, huh?"
"Yeah, exactly."
"Then will you please be careful and don't just blindly follow someone cause they happen to be a superior officer?"
"I promise," Bosco said kissing her forehead. "I will not follow anyone ever again unless I know the situation."
"And will you listen to Faith and me next time we tell you that someone can't be trusted?"
"Yes," he nodded.
"Good. Now, can you just be kissing me?"
"I think I can manage that," he smiled.
"Good."
Kim didn't say anything but she didn't fight the embrace either. She cautiously laid her head back against his shoulder. Her breathing was calm and her eyes were closed.
Bosco laid them both down and keeping his arm around her waist he began to speak.
"I know that losing Bobby tore you up inside. I know that there are things about that night that are never going to completely go away. I also know that watching someone die leaves scars Kimmy. We've both got them. Please believe me when I say that I never want to give you another one. And I know it's not just your scars you're worried about. You worry about Joey and Johnny. I know Joey's the reason you beg Jimmy to be careful. We both know what it is to grow up without a real father in our lives. I don't want that for the boys anymore then you do."
"I know," Kim said quietly. "I know that what you do is important to you. I knew that going in. I also know the odds."
"Shh. I wasn't done yet."
"Oh," Kim sniffled.
"You and boys are the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning. You're the last thing I think about when I fall asleep at night. I pray every day that I'm here to see them grow up. I want to watch them graduate high school and the academy."
"Hold it there, buddy," Kim protested, jokingly. "My boys may not want to follow in their fathers' footsteps."
"College, barber school, whatever they want to do, I want to watch them do it. I wanna be there to hold your hand the days they get married." He touched her hair, "I want to watch your hair turn gray."
"And I want to watch you lose yours," she teased as she turned to face him. "I want everything you just said to happen to Bosco. I don't want to live my life without you."
"I don't want to live my life without you. The first time I knew I loved you I thought I was losing you and that scared me more then anything ever had. I think that was when I knew I wanted you for the rest of my life."
"So I'm the one you want to go through time with, huh?"
"Yeah, exactly."
"Then will you please be careful and don't just blindly follow someone cause they happen to be a superior officer?"
"I promise," Bosco said kissing her forehead. "I will not follow anyone ever again unless I know the situation."
"And will you listen to Faith and me next time we tell you that someone can't be trusted?"
"Yes," he nodded.
"Good. Now, can you just be kissing me?"
"I think I can manage that," he smiled.
"Good."
