AUTHOR: trista groulx (the dustytiger)
DISCLAIMER: kim, jimmy, bobby, carlos, lieu 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 (not really anything really "r" about this one)
SUMMARY: They talk to Doc but not EVERYONE really knows ;) you'll see what i mean!
AUTHORS NOTES: some fluff, some plot, mostly fluff, a joey moment... what more can you ask for? i think it's almost that time where this fic get a "completed" a few more parts still but it's winding down... reviews are still nice tho! on with it
They had planned to tell Doc as soon as they arrived for the day, but there was an urgent call and they had just enough time to get dressed and hop in the bus. After that the day remained steady, and by the time it was the end of the shift they just wanted to get home they were so tired. But they knew they had to talk to Doc before he found out from someone else what was going on. They went to his office, where he was doing a bunch of paperwork.
"Hi," Kim said.
"Hey, what's up?" he asked.
Bobby shrugged. "We just need to talk to you."
"About what?"
Doc wondered if they were finally telling him what was going on between them. He had already decided that unless they screwed up he'd let them stay together.
Kim looked at the floor. "Doc, Bobby and I are seeing each other."
He tried to act surprised. "Oh?"
"Yeah, Bobby continued.. We didn't want to tell you cause we wanted to still work together."
"I understand. Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Kim shrugged. "We haven't really told anyone until recently."
Doc nodded. "All right, I've suspected it for a while now."
"What?"
"Jimmy said that he thought you two were together. So I investigated myself, and didn't come up with anything. I'm glad you told me."
"What does this mean for us working together?" Bobby asked.
"It's not going to change, since Jimmy told me I asked people you've brought in if they thought you were together, and none of them thought anything. As long as it's not interfering with your work, I can't see why you can't work together."
"Really?"
"As long as you both keep acting the way you do around each other, there shouldn't be a problem. If I get any complaints though, we'll reassess the situation, but until then everything will stay the same."
"Thank you," Kim said.
"Yeah, thank you Doc," Bobby echoed.
The two of them went to get changed. They then went over to Jimmy's to pick up Joey. He was asleep so Bobby carried him to the car. When they got to her apartment he carefully brought Joey to bed. Kim stood in the doorway, watching as he carefully placed him in his bed. He pulled the covers over the child, and left the room careful not to make too much noise.
He closed the door to the room, the kissed her lightly. She wrapped her arms around him, but pulled away from the kiss. She nestled herself against him, wanting to just be next to him. She had never wanted Bobby to be Joey's father before, but watching them interact she couldn't help but want that. The man you love is supposed to be your child's father, she thought to herself, taking in all the sensations of him.
"I love you," he whispered.
She almost cried. "I love you, too," she replied.
"What's wrong Kim?"
"Nothing."
"Talk to me, please."
"Do you really want this?"
"What?"
"This, me and Joey, an instant family. Is this really what you want?"
He looked right into her eyes. "You are what I've always wanted, I don't care what I have to deal with to be with you."
"What if one day you resent me for having you help raise my son?"
"I'll never do that. I love you, and I also love Joey, he's a great kid."
"But he's not yours."
"I hope that one day we have one of our own. But until then I'm happy to play any role in his life, and a big one in yours."
She kissed him. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Did you say you wanted to have a kid with me?"
He smiled. "Yeah, it would be nice to have a one of my own, with my genes. That doesn't mean I won't love Joey, or I'd treat him differently, I'd just like to have a son of my own."
"Or daughter."
He grinned. "One that looks just like her mother."
She laughed. "That would be nice one day."
"Yeah. So when are we going to tell everyone that the cat's out of the bag?"
She looked up at him. "Not just yet, I still don't want absolutely everyone to know."
"All right. How about we move?"
She lead him into the bedroom, where he stripped to his boxers, as she got into a pair of pajamas. He wanted so much to tell everyone at work about them, just to rub it further into Jimmy's face.
"Look, Bobby, I know you want to tell everyone, and I'm almost ready," she said, as if she had read his mind.
"It's okay Kim, really," he tried to assure her.
"I'm just not quiet there just yet. Part of me wants to shout it from the rooftops, but a bigger part of me is worried that it might end badly, and I don't want to go through that again."
They had both laid down, he pulled her close. He began to smooth her hair with his hand. She smiled at him, but still looked upset, and worried.
"I know you don't want to go through anything like what you went through with Jimmy again," he told her.
"I know you're nothing like him, Bobby, I do, it's just."
"It's hard to heal. I know Kim, and I really do understand. I may not be ecstatic about keeping it a secret, it's what you want, and that's what's important."
She kissed him. "Thank you."
He smiled at her. "Just tell me when you're ready to tell everyone."
She nodded. "You'll be the first to know."
"Cause I have a great ring for you when you're ready."
"Don't tease me like that!"
He grinned. "It's true, Kim. I knew exactly what ring I wanted to give you the day we started going out."
"Bobby," she wanted to make a fuss about it, but it didn't scare her. "I guess that'll be incentive to keep moving forward."
He smiled. "So when you've told everyone, you'll accept a ring?"
"Yeah."
"You don't think we're rushing things?"
She shook her head. "No, it took us far too long to get here. I don't want to up and get married tomorrow, but I wouldn't mind being engaged."
"I'll wait as long as it takes to give you the wedding of your dreams."
She sat up, then leaned down to kiss him. "That's why I love you."
"What?"
"You actually care about what I want. No one's ever cared about my needs before."
He put his hand on her cheek. "You deserve it, Kim. You've dealt with more then enough shit already."
She kissed him. "Thank you."
"So you're ready for some sleep?"
"Oh yeah, what a day." She laid down.
He wrapped her arms around her. "Goodnight Kim, I love you."
"Night Bobby, I love you too."
Just as they were about to fall asleep they heard a scream, then footsteps pounding toward them. Joey flew into the room, and dove onto the bed between them.
"Did you have a bad dream?" Kim asked him.
"Yeah," he whispered.
"Wanna talk about it?"
He shrugged, not sure what he wanted to do. "Is Bobby sleeping over again?"
"Yeah, are you okay with that?"
"I guess so. But you said that only married people are supposed to sleep in the same bed."
"I know I did, but Bobby and me are going to get married, one day."
His eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Yeah, it's not going to be soon, but one day we're going to."
"So does that mean I might get a brother or a sister?"
"Maybe. Now stop stalling and tell me about your nightmare."
Bobby always liked it when he could be there while she interacted so closely with him. She was great mother, and he hoped that one day he would have a child of his own with her. Joey was curled up against her, while she caressed his temple to calm him.
"It was about a fire," he said, sheepishly.
"You've been having a lot of nightmares about fires of late."
He nodded. "I shouldn't be afraid of 'em. I wanna be a fireman one day."
"I know you do, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be a little bit afraid of fire."
"Nua-uh, Daddy's not afraid of fire."
"He likes people to think he's not afraid, but deep down inside he is afraid," Bobby explained.
"I guess so," Joey replied, not sure if Bobby was telling him the truth.
"It's the truth, pal, just don't tell him I told you that."
He nodded. "Okay, Bobby."
"So what happened in the dream this time?" Kim asked.
"I was trapped in my room, and the firemen didn't find me."
She hugged him. "That is a pretty scary dream. You want to sleep in here tonight?"
"Yeah, if Bobby doesn't mind."
"I don't mind at all, I think this bed is big enough for three," Bobby reasoned.
Before long the three had settled in to sleep. Bobby was a little upset to lose the closeness with Kim, but he felt good having her son with them. It did not take long for any of them to fall asleep. Anyone who would have looked in would have "ooed" and "awed" at the happy family, but that was not what they were.
tbc. end notes: so what do you think awwww eh? i just love kim and bobby being together, i think i may just do them telling everyone the good news and be done with the fic, i'm a little tapped for ideas... meh, we'll see... reviews are always inpirational, when i get 'em i dance around the room with my kitties and they look at me like i'm nuts it's fun i'd like to do it more... so... press the button? pa-pa-pa-please?