"Kim? Hey, Taylor said you were looking for me," Jimmy said when she and
Doc pulled up later that afternoon.
"Yeah, I was," Kim shot a look at Doc. "I'll be right back Doc."
"Sure," he nodded.
Kim motioned for Jimmy to follow her to the basketball court near the back of the building.
"Everything okay?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah. I thought I should tell you that Bosco and I are looking into adopting a little girl."
"Excuse me?"
"Were you listening to me and Alex the other day when we were talking about that little girl?"
"The one you and Bosco found in the park?"
"Right," Kim nodded. "She doesn't have anyone else. I don't want to see her get lost in the system and be the one to try and get her back after she o.d.'s in five years cause she didn't have parents to support her so she turned to drugs."
"Kim," Jimmy gave her a look.
"Okay, I'm being over dramatic but Jimmy, Bosco and I want to do this."
"How's Joey feel about it?"
"He's okay with it. When we started talking about it he was worried that I was pregnant and that he'd have to deal with another person who smelled bad most of the time and who didn't know how to feed themselves. The only thing he's worried about with regards to Amanda is that she leave his baseball card collection alone," Kim smiled. "Anyway we've got a preliminary interview this week and then we're going to take Amanda for the weekend so she can see if she likes us and if she can adapt to living with us and the boys."
Jimmy nodded.
Kim looked at him carefully. "You don't approve?"
"It doesn't matter what I think Kim."
"I'd still like to know what you are thinking."
"You and Bosco are solid, that's what I'm thinking."
"You sound surprised. Haven't we always been solid?" Kim frowned.
"Yeah, but.." Jimmy wasn't sure he should continue what he was saying.
"But, what?"
"Nothing. Just some old thoughts I used to have. Nothing you need to worry about," Jimmy assured her.
"If you say so," Kim said, giving him a strange look. "I'll see you later, Jimmy."
"Bye."
~&~&~&~&~&~
Kim looked out the window of the Mustang as Bosco drove them home.
"What's wrong?" Bosco asked after they'd driven in silence for ten minutes.
"Nothing," Kim said not looking at him.
"Kim," Bosco prodded.
She looked over at him and smiled a little, "It's nothing. I just keep thinking about something Jimmy said today."
"Did he try and convince you that trying to adopt Amanda was a bad idea?"
"No. He was surprised that we were attempting to do it but." Kim trailed off.
"But what?"
"He said you and I were solid. He sounded surprised."
"Maybe the idea that a man and a woman can stay faithful to each other and want to spend their lives with only each other surprises him every now and again."
Kim sighed, "I don't know. Sometimes I get the feeling that he's- it's silly."
"He's still in love with you," Bosco said.
Kim looked at him. "You sounded way to calm just now."
"I'm calm because I don't have to worry about Jimmy Doherty," Bosco looked at her. "He can be in love with you all he wants but you're in love with me."
"Yes, I am," Kim nodded.
"And as long as that's the case, he can continue to walk upright," Bosco said, smiling when he heard Kim's laughter.
"Yeah, I was," Kim shot a look at Doc. "I'll be right back Doc."
"Sure," he nodded.
Kim motioned for Jimmy to follow her to the basketball court near the back of the building.
"Everything okay?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah. I thought I should tell you that Bosco and I are looking into adopting a little girl."
"Excuse me?"
"Were you listening to me and Alex the other day when we were talking about that little girl?"
"The one you and Bosco found in the park?"
"Right," Kim nodded. "She doesn't have anyone else. I don't want to see her get lost in the system and be the one to try and get her back after she o.d.'s in five years cause she didn't have parents to support her so she turned to drugs."
"Kim," Jimmy gave her a look.
"Okay, I'm being over dramatic but Jimmy, Bosco and I want to do this."
"How's Joey feel about it?"
"He's okay with it. When we started talking about it he was worried that I was pregnant and that he'd have to deal with another person who smelled bad most of the time and who didn't know how to feed themselves. The only thing he's worried about with regards to Amanda is that she leave his baseball card collection alone," Kim smiled. "Anyway we've got a preliminary interview this week and then we're going to take Amanda for the weekend so she can see if she likes us and if she can adapt to living with us and the boys."
Jimmy nodded.
Kim looked at him carefully. "You don't approve?"
"It doesn't matter what I think Kim."
"I'd still like to know what you are thinking."
"You and Bosco are solid, that's what I'm thinking."
"You sound surprised. Haven't we always been solid?" Kim frowned.
"Yeah, but.." Jimmy wasn't sure he should continue what he was saying.
"But, what?"
"Nothing. Just some old thoughts I used to have. Nothing you need to worry about," Jimmy assured her.
"If you say so," Kim said, giving him a strange look. "I'll see you later, Jimmy."
"Bye."
~&~&~&~&~&~
Kim looked out the window of the Mustang as Bosco drove them home.
"What's wrong?" Bosco asked after they'd driven in silence for ten minutes.
"Nothing," Kim said not looking at him.
"Kim," Bosco prodded.
She looked over at him and smiled a little, "It's nothing. I just keep thinking about something Jimmy said today."
"Did he try and convince you that trying to adopt Amanda was a bad idea?"
"No. He was surprised that we were attempting to do it but." Kim trailed off.
"But what?"
"He said you and I were solid. He sounded surprised."
"Maybe the idea that a man and a woman can stay faithful to each other and want to spend their lives with only each other surprises him every now and again."
Kim sighed, "I don't know. Sometimes I get the feeling that he's- it's silly."
"He's still in love with you," Bosco said.
Kim looked at him. "You sounded way to calm just now."
"I'm calm because I don't have to worry about Jimmy Doherty," Bosco looked at her. "He can be in love with you all he wants but you're in love with me."
"Yes, I am," Kim nodded.
"And as long as that's the case, he can continue to walk upright," Bosco said, smiling when he heard Kim's laughter.
