"There's a guy staring at you," Carlos quietly told Kim as they filled out
some paper work in the ambulance bay of the hospital.
"What?" Kim looked up.
"Behind you and a little to the left."
"What's he look like?"
"Older. Salt and pepper hair and dark glasses. He's wearing a fedora."
Kim giggled. "Really?"
"Yeah. You might think I'm a little off-"
"Too late," Kim assured him.
"Funny. Anyway, I think he looks like a cop."
"Really?" Kim raised an eyebrow. "Hmm. I wonder if I did something illegal at some point in my life."
"Maybe you and Bosco are going to be arrested for something you did in a public place," Carlos teased.
Kim shot him a dark look, "Is there anyone with him?"
"Yeah. Light skinned black guy with a ponytail."
"Maybe they're gangsters," Kim giggled.
"Well it looks like you'll have a chance to find out. He's coming over."
"Don't leave, okay?" Kim said as she turned so her legs hung over the back of the bus.
"Yeah you got it," Carlos told her.
Kim bent over her clipboard and pretended to work as did Carlos. She looked up when her name was called.
"Kim?"
A smile broke over her face when she recognized the person coming towards her. "Oh my God. John?" She put the clipboard aside and slid down from the bus. Then she gave the older man a hug. "What are you doing here? I thought you were still in Baltimore."
"Moved back a few years ago," he said hugging back. "Look at you. Last time I saw you, you were running around threatening Melanie's life if she didn't give you back your Barbie doll."
Kim laughed. "That was a long time ago."
"Yes it was," John smiled. "Oh, this is my partner Odafin Tutuola."
"Fin," the man next to John said.
"Kim Boscorelli," Kim shook his hand. "And this is my partner, Carlos Nieto. Carlos this is Detective John Munch."
"Nice to meet you," Carlos shook his hand. "You too, Fin, was it?"
"Yeah."
"How do you know Kim?" Carlos asked.
"I used to take her mom out," John said.
"Yeah?" Carlos nodded and it was clear by his facial expression that he thought John had good taste.
"Yeah," John nodded. "It didn't work out unfortunately."
"And then John moved to Baltimore. You still in Homicide?"
"Nah. I'm SVU now."
"So, it's not enough that your hair is gray, now you want to lose it?" Kim teased.
Fin laughed at that and then said, "I'm gonna have to remember to tell Elliot that one."
"Kim?"
Kim looked up and smiled. "Hey Bos. C'mere I want you to meet someone."
Bosco joined his wife and Carlos in leaning against the back of the bus. He gave the men in front of him the once over and then casually put an arm around Kim's waist his hand resting on her hip.
"Maurice Boscorelli, this is John Munch and Fin Tutuola."
"Nice to meet you," Bosco said.
"You too. And don't worry, we're not after your girl," Fin said.
"Excuse me?" Bosco asked.
"I'm an old friend of Kim's mom and we just came to say hi. Besides, she's just way to young for me," John smiled. He kissed Kim's cheek and then said his goodbyes. He and Fin walked away.
"I'm gonna go get some coffee," Carlos made himself scarce.
"You okay?" Kim asked Bosco after Carlos was gone. "I didn't see you at the courthouse."
"I wasn't part of the detail that brought the judge in. I was inside when the shooting started."
Kim nodded. "So how did the trial go?"
"Good. The judge decided that it should go to trial."
"Good. I'm glad. At least something good came out of that day." Kim closed her eyes as she thought about the day Bosco had been trapped in that raging inferno.
"With any luck he'll be going to prison for a long time."
Kim nodded as she opened her eyes. "Did someone get hurt?"
"No. Why?"
"Well, you're here."
"I was looking for you," Bosco admitted.
"Oh?"
"I've been thinking about the last few weeks."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Kim, it was a mistake."
"What was?"
"You kissing Jimmy. People make them, God knows I've made enough of them, and I shouldn't be stubborn and stupid and hold a grudge. You and Jimmy have a lot of history."
"That was a long time ago," Kim said.
"I know," Bosco smoothed his hand against her face. "And it's okay."
"It is?"
"I'm not gonna let it come between us anymore."
"Will you talk to me?" Kim asked softly.
"Yes, I will. I will also talk to a therapist."
"Really?"
"Yes," Bosco nodded. "Brian said anytime right?"
Kim smiled. "Welcome back Bos."
"Thanks Kimmy."
"What?" Kim looked up.
"Behind you and a little to the left."
"What's he look like?"
"Older. Salt and pepper hair and dark glasses. He's wearing a fedora."
Kim giggled. "Really?"
"Yeah. You might think I'm a little off-"
"Too late," Kim assured him.
"Funny. Anyway, I think he looks like a cop."
"Really?" Kim raised an eyebrow. "Hmm. I wonder if I did something illegal at some point in my life."
"Maybe you and Bosco are going to be arrested for something you did in a public place," Carlos teased.
Kim shot him a dark look, "Is there anyone with him?"
"Yeah. Light skinned black guy with a ponytail."
"Maybe they're gangsters," Kim giggled.
"Well it looks like you'll have a chance to find out. He's coming over."
"Don't leave, okay?" Kim said as she turned so her legs hung over the back of the bus.
"Yeah you got it," Carlos told her.
Kim bent over her clipboard and pretended to work as did Carlos. She looked up when her name was called.
"Kim?"
A smile broke over her face when she recognized the person coming towards her. "Oh my God. John?" She put the clipboard aside and slid down from the bus. Then she gave the older man a hug. "What are you doing here? I thought you were still in Baltimore."
"Moved back a few years ago," he said hugging back. "Look at you. Last time I saw you, you were running around threatening Melanie's life if she didn't give you back your Barbie doll."
Kim laughed. "That was a long time ago."
"Yes it was," John smiled. "Oh, this is my partner Odafin Tutuola."
"Fin," the man next to John said.
"Kim Boscorelli," Kim shook his hand. "And this is my partner, Carlos Nieto. Carlos this is Detective John Munch."
"Nice to meet you," Carlos shook his hand. "You too, Fin, was it?"
"Yeah."
"How do you know Kim?" Carlos asked.
"I used to take her mom out," John said.
"Yeah?" Carlos nodded and it was clear by his facial expression that he thought John had good taste.
"Yeah," John nodded. "It didn't work out unfortunately."
"And then John moved to Baltimore. You still in Homicide?"
"Nah. I'm SVU now."
"So, it's not enough that your hair is gray, now you want to lose it?" Kim teased.
Fin laughed at that and then said, "I'm gonna have to remember to tell Elliot that one."
"Kim?"
Kim looked up and smiled. "Hey Bos. C'mere I want you to meet someone."
Bosco joined his wife and Carlos in leaning against the back of the bus. He gave the men in front of him the once over and then casually put an arm around Kim's waist his hand resting on her hip.
"Maurice Boscorelli, this is John Munch and Fin Tutuola."
"Nice to meet you," Bosco said.
"You too. And don't worry, we're not after your girl," Fin said.
"Excuse me?" Bosco asked.
"I'm an old friend of Kim's mom and we just came to say hi. Besides, she's just way to young for me," John smiled. He kissed Kim's cheek and then said his goodbyes. He and Fin walked away.
"I'm gonna go get some coffee," Carlos made himself scarce.
"You okay?" Kim asked Bosco after Carlos was gone. "I didn't see you at the courthouse."
"I wasn't part of the detail that brought the judge in. I was inside when the shooting started."
Kim nodded. "So how did the trial go?"
"Good. The judge decided that it should go to trial."
"Good. I'm glad. At least something good came out of that day." Kim closed her eyes as she thought about the day Bosco had been trapped in that raging inferno.
"With any luck he'll be going to prison for a long time."
Kim nodded as she opened her eyes. "Did someone get hurt?"
"No. Why?"
"Well, you're here."
"I was looking for you," Bosco admitted.
"Oh?"
"I've been thinking about the last few weeks."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Kim, it was a mistake."
"What was?"
"You kissing Jimmy. People make them, God knows I've made enough of them, and I shouldn't be stubborn and stupid and hold a grudge. You and Jimmy have a lot of history."
"That was a long time ago," Kim said.
"I know," Bosco smoothed his hand against her face. "And it's okay."
"It is?"
"I'm not gonna let it come between us anymore."
"Will you talk to me?" Kim asked softly.
"Yes, I will. I will also talk to a therapist."
"Really?"
"Yes," Bosco nodded. "Brian said anytime right?"
Kim smiled. "Welcome back Bos."
"Thanks Kimmy."
