"Hey Mom," Amanda yelled.

Kim looked up from the bills she was paying. "What are you doing here?"

Joey was right behind Amanda and behind them was Catherine, who was holding Johnny.

"I'm sorry to do this to you Kim but your aunt Maggie has the flu and she needs someone to come up and stay with her. I left a message at the desk for Bosco before I brought them over here. I hope this doesn't cause too much trouble."

"Probably not. I'll call Rose and see if she can come get them," Kim said. She took Johnny from Catherine and hugged her mother. "Tell Aunt Maggie I hope she feels better."

"I will. Bye guys," Catherine said to Joey and Amanda, who were already making themselves comfy in the TV room with some of the guys. They waved to their grandmother as she left.

Kim picked up the phone and dialed Rose.

"Hello?"

"Hi Mikey, it's Kim. Your mom there?"

"Yeah, Kimmy. Hold on."

Kim waited and a few minutes later, "Kim?"

"Hey Rose. I need a favor. Can you take the kids tonight?"

"Oh you know I would but there's a private party here tonight that I need to be here for."

"Oh. Uh, what about Mikey?"

"He's waiting tables for me."

"Right. Okay. Thanks anyway Rose."

"I'd do it if I could honey."

"I know. I'll see you later."

"Bye."

They hung up and Kim blew out a breath. She looked at Johnny, "Guess you guys are stuck here for a while. Hey Doc, who's cooking tonight?"

"Lombardo. Mexican lasagna."

"Sounds good," Kim nodded. "Anything but mushroom meatloaf, right Joey?" Kim asked as she and Johnny joined Joey and Amanda in the TV room."

Joey just made a face, "Yick!"

"Hey!" Jimmy protested.

"I like Daddy's lasagna," Amanda said. "It's from Nana's recipe."

"Yeah, it's yummy," Joey agreed.

"Thank you very much Kim. Now Joey will never eat my cooking again."

"Good. He'll live longer," D.K. said with a grin.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Hey Kim, I had a patient today that knew you," Alex said. She'd ridden with Doc that day while Kim had ridden with Carlos.

"Oh yeah?" Kim put the plates down on the table and looked at Alex. "What was their name?"

"Aaron Noble."

"Ah, yeah he hit on me the other day. Doc and I picked up for a stab wound."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Then I told him I was married and he backed off."

"Well he hit on me and since I'm not married, he didn't back off. In fact he asked me out."

"Oh really? Are you gonna go?"

"I'm thinking about it."

"You're playing with fire," Kim warned. "Didn't you ever hear about Carlos and that girl?"

"You mean Vangie?"

"Yeah."

"That's different. Aaron doesn't have mental problems."

"That you know about."

"He's a writer."

"Exactly. Most brilliant people have some kind of problem."

"Thank you very much Kim."

"I'm just teasing. Truth is that I think it's great. I hope you and he hit it off."

"Thanks," Alex grinned.

"Hello?" Bosco said as he walked up the stairs. "Hey Baby," he kissed Kim. "I got the message from the desk. Where are the kids?"

"In there being taught the finer points of the game by the guys. Lombardo's trying to make Amanda a Yankees fan."

"Hey!" Bosco called. "Leave my girl alone Joe."

"Yeah, yeah," was the response.

"Hi Daddy," Amanda called.

"Hey sweetie," Bosco looked in on them. "You being good?"

"Uh-huh," Amanda nodded. "Dinner smells good. Are you gonna eat with us?"

"Yeah, sure. When's it ready?"

"'Nother couple of minutes," Lombardo said getting up to check on it. "Hope you like Mexican lasagna."

"Sounds great," Bosco agreed. Then he radioed in a dinner request before he went to sit with Amanda and Joey.

Kim watched them for a moment with a smile on her face. This was a good thing.