Bosco checked his watch after watching Cruz jog away. "Dammit," he cursed under his breath. He pulled his cell phone from his pocket and dialed Catherine's.

"Hello?"

"Joey? Hey it's me."

"Hi Dad," Joey said.

"Your mom there?"

"No, Grandma, Amanda, Johnny, and I just got here."

"Can I talk to your Gran?"

"Sure."

"Bosco?"

"Hey Catherine. I thought Kim was dropping the kids off on her way to the service."

"Change of plans. I picked them up and took them to eat so Kim could get dressed in quiet."

"Oh. Thanks. Did she say what time she was leaving?"

"No but I think the service is set for two. At least that's what time the boat's supposed to set sail."

"Okay, thanks Catherine."

"Of course," his mother-in-law said before she hung up.

Bosco hung up and then dialed home. "C'mon Kimmy, be there."

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Kim heard the phone ringing as she turned off the blow dryer. She went into the bedroom to pick up the extension but wasn't able to beat the answering machine.

'Hi, we're not home so leave a message.'

"Damn. Kim it's me. Look, I tried to get you at your mom's but she said your plans changed. I am so sorry to do this but I'm not gonna be able to make the service. Something came up. I promise to make it up to you. I love you. Bye."

Kim sighed as she sat down on her bed after Bosco's message ended. She did not want to go to the service alone. She thought about calling Mel but dismissed the thought remembering that her sister was upstate for the week with some friends. She looked at the phone and picked it. She dialed the only other person she felt comfortable going with.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's me. Um, how are you getting to the service?"

"Driving. Why?"

"Can you swing by for me?"

"What about Bosco?"

"He got caught up with something."

"I'll be there in half an hour."

"Perfect. Thanks Jimmy."

"Sure."

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Kim sat out on the deck watching the sky darken. Mrs. Taylor had decided to have the wake on the ship as well as the funeral. It had been a nice service and Carlos' speech had been right on. Alex had been the most stubborn person she'd ever met. Although Kim wasn't sure she would have gone with calling her a pain in the ass.

IGood, now you can call someone who cares./I

Then again, Kim mused with a smile as Alex's voice floated through her head.

"Hey."

"Hey Jimmy. What's up?"

"Nothing. I was looking for you."

"Any special reason?" Kim said moving her feet so Jimmy had some room to sit down next to her.

"Wanted to know if you felt like talking about anything."

"Actually, I did. I wanted to know why you were talking to the cops the other day."

"Oh, I was just trying to find out more about the accident."

"Like what caused it?"

"For starters," Jimmy nodded.

"It was a police chase. But apparently it had been shut down before the accident occurred."

"Oh. Who was doing the chasing?"

"No idea. But Sully or Davis might know. They were there before us."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. I'll ask Davis tomorrow. Hey, some of us were talking about going out for a beer after we dock. You interested?"

"Yeah. I think that'd be good." Kim smiled. "Thanks for this Jimmy. You didn't have to pick me up."

"It's cool. Too bad Bosco wasn't able to make it."

"Something came up."

Jimmy gave her a little look before nodding.

"What?"

"What?"

"I know that look. That look says you don't buy it."

"Do you buy it?"

"I don't know. There's still this feeling that there's something going on that he's not telling me about and if I'm right, I really wish he'd tell me already because it's getting to the point where I'm wondering if IAB's gonna come knocking on my door looking for Bosco because he did something illegal." Kim looked at Jimmy. "And why am I telling this to you?"

"Why? 'Cause no matter what else happens Kim, we're still friends. I still- "

"Don't. Don't say that okay? It's way too late."

"Fair enough. But if you need someone I will be there."

"I know."

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Bosco let himself into the apartment hours after seeing Faith. It was quiet. "Kim?" he called, thinking maybe that she was in bed and the kids were still at Catherine's. No answer. He made his way into the bedroom and saw that it was empty. The light was blinking on the machine. He pressed the button and sat down on the bed. His message played first and then Kim's voice filled the room.

"Bos? You there? Okay, guess not. Look, I don't know what your plans are for the evening but I'm going to Haggerty's with some of the guys and then I'm gonna spend the night at my mom's with the kids. See you in the morning. Love you. Bye."

An electronic voice told him that there were no more messages and the machine beeped. Bosco debated going down to Haggerty's to see Kim but he decided against that. She hadn't said she wanted to see him and he wasn't feeling real social. He kicked off his shoes and took off his jacket. Then he shed his pants and shirt before he crawled into bed. He was tired as hell but it was a while before mind slowed down enough to let sleep claim him.