Kim woke up and looked next to her. She noticed that Bobby wasn't in bed with her. She looked at the clock. She was late for waking up Joey. She got out of bed and quickly put a shirt on. She then walked into Joey's room and noticed he wasn't in there. She walked into the kitchen and saw Joey at the table and Bobby cooking.
"You know I love you, right?" Kim asked. She moved next to him and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek. She went over to the table and sat next to Joey.
"Are you okay with all of this?" Kim asked Joey. He didn't look upset about it last night or this morning, but she just wanted to make sure. She didn't want to let things get too serious between her and Bobby if Joey wasn't okay with it. She also didn't want to be like Jimmy. Introducing him to someone new less then a week every week.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I like Bobby. He's making me pancakes," Joey replied.
"Okay then. I'm going to get dressed for work,' Kim told Bobby and went back into her room.
"She worries too much," Joey said to Bobby. He looked to make sure his mom wasn't there to hear him.
"That's because she cares about you. She wants to make sure you're happy and safe," Bobby replied. He brought a plate of pancakes and eggs over to Joey. Then poured him milk.
"Is mommy really going to hurt my daddy?" Joey asked. His mom always said stuff like this, he could never tell when or if she was serious. He was always doing stuff to hurt her and make her mad.
"No, she's not. She was just mad at your father for telling you about us before she could. She wanted to make sure it was the right time to tell you," Bobby answered. This was the most he's heard Joey talk to him in a while. He hasn't seen Joey in a while though.
Kim walked back out and saw Joey at the table eating. She smiled and walked over to Bobby. She knew things would be okay. Bobby was like a second father to Joey. She was glad they had Bobby around. She saw that Joey was done eating and handed him his school bag.
"Gram mom's picking you up after school today," Kim said.
"Okay," Joey replied and Kim walked him out to his bus stop. When she came back in, Bobby was sitting at the table with two plates.
"I'm sorry I woke up late. I feel bad leaving you to take care of Joey," Kim said and sat down at the table across from Bobby.
"I don't mind. You know that. Do you want to go out tonight?" Bobby asked Kim. He really wanted to go out with her tonight.
"I don't know. I have to see if my mom can watch Joey tonight. I can't leave him home alone you know," Kim said. But she did want to go out with Bobby tonight. She thought it would be a lot better if they all went out together though. Then Joey could get used to them all being together, instead of him just seeing Bobby come over at night or leaving in the morning. She didn't want to confuse him.
"If we can't go out tonight, that's okay," Bobby replied. He wouldn't mind just being here with her tonight.
"Well I think it'd be better if the tree of us went out together tonight. Then Joey could get more used to the idea of us being together. All he sees is you coming over at night and leaving in the morning. I don't want things to stay that way," Kim replied.
"Yeah. I like that idea better. So after work, we'll pick up Joey and all go out to get something to eat," Bobby said. He did like that idea better though. He wanted to get more involved in Joey's life. He knew that would cause problems with Jimmy though. Every time Kim was with someone, Jimmy would all of a sudden become more protective of Joey and be more involved in Joey's life. He knew that would probably happen now and all.
"That sounds great. I'll let my mom know incase she needs to get a hold of me," Kim replied. Things were working out better than she thought so far. She couldn't wait till tonight though. She was glad that Joey was okay with her and Bobby and all. She just wished Joey would have told her he knew about them sooner than that though.
"We should leave for work before we're late," Bobby said. He and Kim got up and left.
TBC…
