TITLE: Changes
AUTHOR: dustytiger
DISCLAIMER: kim, jimmy, bobby, carlos et al don't belong to me, they belong to NBC, their creator and the actors and actresses who portray them
RATING: R for sexual situations
CONTENT: kim/jimmy r, kim/bobby ust SUMMARY: bobby, the nice guy that he is, comes clean afer kim tells jimmy that she cannot go out with him because she had made plans with bobby, will the date go on?
AUTHORS NOTES: a big thanx to Lil Bryce for being my first review this one is for you! sorry it's short but i did warn it was gonna be a little wonky cause chapies are time breaks! does anyone read these?? haha
TIMELINE: bobby's not dead (who woulda thunk it?), but no real spoilers to speak of
Later that they were driving away from their last call. It had been a false alarm, and the police were still on scene trying to explain to the caller why it's a bad idea to call in a fire when you're just afraid that your spouse is going to hurt you. Since it had been a false alarm, and the fire fighters had been called Kim was able to talk to Jimmy.
She somehow managed to not let him talk her out of going with Bobby that night and was very proud of herself. Even if the biggest part of the reason for going was because she was guilty for having forgotten her plans with Bobby in the first place. She had however told him that maybe they could try and go out some other time instead of telling him that she didn't want to go in the first place.
Bobby had gotten the call from his mother while Kim had been talking to Jimmy conveniently enough, so he was able to call the restaurant himself to plan a few surprises for her. He figured that this was the closest thing to a date he would ever get from her so he would make the best of it.
"So where are we going tonight anyway, Bobby?" Kim asked.
"It's a surprise milady," he responded with a lopsided grin.
She laughed. "You're really a great friend, you know that?"
"Thank you, but I have a confession to make."
"Well shoot."
"I actually made up the thing about us having plans tonight to get you to stay away from Jimmy."
"Oh…"
"But, in my defense I have made plans to get tonight like I promised."
She looked at him, her mouth agape with shock. "What? Why? When? How?"
"Slow down, Kim. I would have felt like an ass had I not done something after making you think that you had really forgotten plans with me, which explains the what and why. When I went to the washroom during our first call I called my mother for help, she just called back to inform me of the plans; does that explain the when and how?"
"Thank you," she smiled, even her eyes were smiling which was something he had not seen in them for a very long time. "You know we're just a couple of blocks from my place maybe I should pick up something to wear tonight."
"If you want to, I mean it's mostly just a way of getting you out of a date with Jimmy."
"I know that now, but I may as well make it look good right?"
"That means you still want to go out to dinner with me?"
"Of course, you're such a good friend." He pulled up to her building, and she hoped out. "I'll be right back."
She came back with a garment bag, and not that kind that had one clear side so you could see what was inside.
"Can I see?" he asked.
"Nope, it's a surprise," she replied. "Thank you so much, Bobby, really I'm not sure I could have put you through another cry fest over Jimmy so soon."
She kissed him lightly on the cheek, sending him soaring. He thought that a dream had come true. The kiss was just as friends, but he knew that somehow he could make her see that they might work as something more. He would work at it as long as it took. He would make her see that she deserved so much more, and that he could, if she wanted, give her everything. He knew that at the very least by the end of the night she would have an idea that he had feelings for her that went past being best friends.
"Come on Kim, now that this isn't a real date, why are you not letting me see what you wear. Aren't friends supposed to tell each other these things?"
"Girl friends might, but that you are not, mister Caffey. So, the item within the bag remains in the bag until I, hopefully, gracefully descend the stairs after our shift."
"Can I get a hint?"
"Hmm, no one's seen it before, I've been looking for somewhere to wear it.
...tbc...
end notes: sorry so short this was one of those annying time break things, but i promise the next one has more substance! i've gotten quiet a bit ahead so i really hope ppl are enjoying this little step back in the timeline. if u do i'd love to hear what you have to say (other then the charcters seem off cause i really think they are) enjoy all the same hugz and kissez