January 12th, 2003

They tried not to let things change between them, but sex changes things. It wasn't just a fling that Kim and Carlos shared. Almost every night the past two weeks, Kim and Carlos were together. They couldn't help themselves. The sex was absolutely amazing. Neither of them could explain it. It was much more than just plain old sex. There had to be something there.

Carlos cradled Kim in his arms as she laced her fingers with his. He smiled softly and kissed the top of her head. She looked up at him and grinned.

"What's going on in that head of yours?" She asked him.

"You don't want to know." He said. Kim nodded.

"Yes I do. I asked now didn't I?" She asked. Carlos sighed slightly.

"I was just picturing all of us, me, you, Joey, and Kylie at the park sledding." He blushed. Kim giggled and kissed his chest.

"Sounds nice to me." She said. "You want her back don't you?" Carlos laid there in silence. What could he say to her? Sure he did want Kylie back, but he knew she was in a great place.

"I guess." Carlos shrugged. Kim smiled and patted his chest.

"I need to go. Work and everything." She said.

"Yeah, I'll be in in a couple of hours." He said, watching her get dressed. God, she had an amazing body. How did he get so lucky? She wanted to be with him and she was great in bed. What else did a man need?

"I know. I'll see you then okay?" Kim leaned down and kissed him very softly. Carlos nodded.

* * *

Kim pulled the brush through her hair as she stood in front of her closet. Jimmy walked up behind her. He obviously had something on his mind. He had a crease in the middle of his forehead.

"Remember Joey?" He asked. Kim turned and looked at him oddly.

"Yeah. I gave birth to him." She said.

"Well, where have you been for the past two weeks?" Jimmy asked, "He's been trying to call you. He wants to come over."

"Oh…Well he can any time he wants." She said.

"He can't when you're not there." Jimmy frowned.

"Oh come off it, Jimmy. Excuse me for having a life finally."

"What's his name?" Jimmy asked. Kim narrowed her eyes.

"Kim, you ready for the run?" Alex stood on op of the stairs.

"In a minute." She said, "It's none of your business."

"There's been rumours going on in the station." Jimmy said.

"What kind of rumours?" She asked.

"That you and Nieto hooked up." Jimmy said. Kim shot Alex a look. Alex threw up her hands defensively.

"Oh who cares whom I'm dating." Kim said.

"That son of a bitch." Jimmy growled. Kim rolled her eyes.

"Don't get all high and mighty on me now, Jimmy. I'm over you." Kim said, "You can date and marry whoever, but I'm supposed to sit at home waiting for you?"

"No." Jimmy frowned, "Just be careful. Don't forget about Joey." Kim shook her head as Jimmy stormed off down stairs. Carlos stood in front of the sink, trying to wash the pan that was left in there. Jimmy rushed him. He grabbed him by his collar and pushed him against the wall.

"What the hell!!" Carlos cried, pushing Jimmy off of him.

"You hurt her. You touch a single hair on her head and I swear to god, I'm going to beat the living shit out of you." Jimmy hissed.

"I'm not going to hurt her! God!" Carlos growled fixing his shirt.

"I swear to god, Nieto." Jimmy looked at him.

"I won't." Carlos shook his head, "Why would I want to fuck this up?" Jimmy narrowed his eyes. "Trust me, Man. I won't hurt her."

"You better not." Jimmy growled and stomped off. Carlos glanced around the station. Everyone heard that and knew that He and Kim really was having a relationship. A relationship…Oh god, that meant serious things. How serious could things get between them?

January 26th, 2003

Kim tied the end of her braid off as Alex drove the bus.

"Have you ever been in love?" Kim asked her. Alex chuckled.

"Love love? Alex asked, " I don't think so. My heart has never gone thump when I thought about one of my boyfriends."

"Oh." Kim said settling back into her seat.

"How about you?" Alex asked. Kim shrugged.

"I don't know. Jimmy was like that for me for awhile." Kim said. "But I don't know." Alex glanced at her.

"Are you getting…you know to that level with Carlos?" Alex asked. Kim shook her head quickly.

"Lord no." Kim said, "I just think…I don't know where I was going with the conversation." Kim jumped out of the Bus as soon as Alex pulled it into a parking space; "We need to restock the bag."

"I know." Alex chuckled softly. Carlos stepped out of the station and grinned at Kim and Alex; "Here's lover boy."

"Shush you." Kim laughed grabbing the bag.

"Hey, Kim." Carlos walked up to her, "Can I talk to you for a sec?"

"You can talk to me for a full minute." Kim smiled softly, "What's up?" Carlos looked around him to make sure no one was looking.

"What are you doing tonight?" He asked.

"Um…I was thinking about having sex with you." She whispered.

"Kim." Carlos laughed, "I was wondering if you would like to have a proper date with me. We haven't really done it yet."

"A real date?" Kim smiled, "Where?"

"I'll make a candle lit dinner at my place if you want." He said.

"What about Ty?" She asked.

"He's spending the night at his mom's." Carlos smiled, "So, will you accept my invitation?" Kim giggled softly and nodded.

"Yeah. I will." She smiled.

* * *

Kim walked down the hallway. She spent an hour getting ready. If this was going to be a date, she wanted to look very good. She was wearing her new black leather pants that made her butt look really nice. For a top she was wearing a silky maroon shirt that barely covered her breasts. Okay, maybe it was a little much, but who cares. She knocked on the door. She could hear soft music.

"Welcome." Carlos opened the door. God, he looked hot. He was wearing khaki pants and a blue dress shirt. Carlos' jaw dropped when he looked at Kim; "Wow…You look nice."

"You don't look half bad yourself." She smiled softly.

"Well, thank you." Carlos smiled leading Kim in. There were candles all over the living room. "You like?"

"Oh my god, yes." Kim looked around the room. A couple of tears came to her eyes; "No one has ever done this for me."

"Well, you certainly deserve this." Carlos said. Kim sat down in front o the portable table. "We're having spaghetti and meatballs."

"Great." Kim rubbed her hands. "Thank you for all of this."

"No problem. We needed a real date." Carlos said as he dished up the food, "You know, something besides having sex."

"You don't like that sex?" Kim asked.

"Oh god do I ever." Carlos chuckled, "But you know…We needed more." Kim's eyes twinkled.

"Have you ever been in love?" She asked him. Carlos' face paled.

"I um….Why?" He asked.

"Because I just want to know." Kim smiled. Carlos nodded.

"I fell in love on December 15th of last year." He said. Kim bit her lip, "That's the day we kissed." Carlos rubbed his neck and poured some wine. God, he was totally embarrassed.

"Y-You fell in love with me?" She asked him.

"The meatballs may be a little hot." Carlos mumbled.

"Carlos, do you love me?" Kim asked. Carlos looked up at her.

"What I know is…I've never felt like this before. I want to spend more time with you. I um…I want to um, be on a different level with you, I guess." Carlos mumbled. Kim smiled softly.

"You want more than just the sex?" She asked him.

"Yes." He said softly. Kim reached across the table and nodded.

"Me too." She said. Carlos looked at her, startled slightly.

"Are you serious?" He asked. Kim giggled softly.

"Yeah. You're nice. I want more of you." She said. Carlos smiled softly as he started to eat. This was strange. They were in a real relationship. This was new territory for the two of them.

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