Chapter 22

The elevator doors slid open and Bosley scooted past an old woman in a walker as he made his way onto the second floor. He looked sheepishly behind him to see that the old woman was still glaring daggers at the back of his head, as she had been since he stepped on her foot boarding the elevator. He gave her a polite wave. The old woman quickly responded as the elevator doors slid shut.

Bosley looked puzzled. He had never seen that hand gesture before.

He shrugged and headed down the hallway to where the doctor told him Kelly was staying for the night. Sabrina and Jill had disappeared an hour ago after they had been treated for superficial injuries and released and he had a feeling they were already in her room.

Bosley sighed. He had seen that the girls were being taken care of and then had spent the better part of the last few hours talking to the police and Charlie about what had happened last night. It was nearing five in the morning and Charlie had demanded that he take Jill and Sabrina home to rest. They certainly needed it.

He had been with them as they sat in a daze, their clothes smeared with soot, ash and sand, and briefly recounted what they could to police about the fire. It had almost been comical. He had wondered why they were talking inappropriately loud at the shipyards. When they brought up the explosion, he had finally understood. The poor girls' hearing had been temporarily damaged. It would return in a few days, the doctors explained later, but during their interview, he had to constantly remind them to lower their voices.

And that was just the fire. There was much more to the story, but seeing the girls' exhaustion and inability to concentrate, he had made police leave them be for the night. They had gathered the information that was needed immediately and the rest could wait until the girls had slept.

He arrived at Kelly's room and lightly pushed the door open. Looking around, he shook his head and tried not to laugh. It appeared the girls didn't need to be at home to rest.

Kelly lay sleeping in the hospital bed, her head bandaged and her right arm in a sling. Her broken wrist was encased in a splint, holding it still to heal correctly. She looked pale and weak, but it was a far cry from what she had looked like when Bosley had seen her a few short hours ago. He had been terrified.

Sabrina was slumped in a chair next to Kelly's bed, fast asleep, with her elbow propped up on the mattress, her head resting against her hand. Jill leaned against her, apparently defying gravity as she rested between hers and Sabrina's chair, also sleeping peacefully. There was an open book of crossword puzzles on the floor between them.

Bosley smiled at them fondly, content to watch them sleep for a little while. They must be exhausted. Finally, he walked over and gently shook Jill's shoulder. She mumbled in her sleep and brushed his hand away.

Bosley sighed and tried again.

"It takes more than that to get her up." he heard Sabrina whisper suddenly, remembering to keep the level of her voice down for Kelly's sake.

He looked up at her and smiled.

"Hey there, how are you feeling?" he asked, running his hand comfortingly over her hair.

Sabrina yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Tired." she answered. She shook Jill's shoulder much more roughly than Bosley had.

"Get up, Jill."

"What?" Jill whined, sitting up in her chair. She opened her eyes and grinned happily when she saw Bosley.

"Boz! Where've ya been?" she said, much too loudly.

Sabrina pressed her fingertips lightly against Jill's mouth. "Shhh." she whispered, pointing to Kelly.

"Oh, sorry." Jill whispered back. She was still loud, but at least it was an improvement. "Where've ya been?" she repeated.

Bosley groaned. "Everywhere, mostly on the phone. With Charlie." he finished.

Sabrina and Jill nodded slowly and sat up.

Bosley pulled up a chair in front of them. "Are you girls alright?" he asked them.

"Yeah, Boz. We're fine." Jill answered sleepily.

Bosley studied them. They looked like they had been beaten up and he was anxious to know all that had happened inside the warehouse. He wouldn't push it now, though.

"And Kelly?" he asked, tilting his head toward her.

"She'll be fine." Jill said, reaching over and gently squeezing Kelly's hand. "They gave her some pain medicine. Made her real loopy. She'll probably be out until late tomorrow morning."

Bosley nodded. "That'll do her a lot of good. She's been sleeping this whole time?"

"Mostly. She woke up awhile ago, we got her to eat some jello, and then she went back to sleep."

Sabrina grinned at her. "And then you finished the jello."

Jill gave her an indignant look. "She said I could!" she replied defensively.

Sabrina and Bosley chuckled softly at Jill's wounded look.

"She was flying pretty high. I think she just nodded her head so you would stop talking. That's what I do." Sabrina teased.

Jill grinned and shoved her playfully. It was good to see her more like herself again. She hadn't said much since they had arrived.

"Well, it still counts. She also said I could have her cute male nurse." Jill purred.

Sabrina groaned. "Do you ever just take a break, Jill?"

"Hey, people have been using me for a piñata all week. I need something to boost my confidence."

Sabrina and Bosley laughed.

Finally, Bosley cleared his throat. "Why don't I take you two home so you can get some sleep."

Sabrina and Jill shook their heads.

"We're fine here." Sabrina replied. "I don't want to leave Kelly by herself."

Jill nodded her head in agreement, her eyes on her sleeping friend. Bosley sighed, knowing full well that he would not win this argument.

"Can I bring you a change of clothes or anything, then?" he offered.

"I'm ok, Boz. Won't do any good without a shower anyway." Jill said with a grin. She turned as Kelly suddenly stirred in her sleep. She had been given quite a bit of pain medication and they had expected her to sleep through the entire night. Bosley and the girls watched her closely as her eyes fluttered open and she looked around the room in confusion before remembering where she was.

"Hey, kiddo, how ya feeling?" Sabrina said softly, gently brushing back the hair from Kelly's forehead.

Kelly flinched and then relaxed at Sabrina's touch.

"Sore." she muttered weakly, her voice barely audible.

Sabrina stroked her hair. "Yeah, I bet. Go back to sleep, Kell." she soothed. "You'll feel better tomorrow."

Kelly nodded and closed her eyes. "Are you guys ok?" she asked quietly.

Jill got up and plopped herself on Kelly's bed.

"We're fine. Just waiting for you to get better." she said brightly, patting Kelly's leg.

"Then go home and go to sleep." Kelly murmured, a faint smile on her face.

"That's what I tried to tell them." Bosley cut in.

Kelly opened her eyes and smiled. "Bosley!" she whispered happily.

He walked over to other side of Kelly's bed. "I was wondering when I'd see those pretty green eyes again." he said with a grin. He leaned in and kissed her cheek. "How are you, honey?"

Kelly smiled and blushed. "Aw, Boz." she said shyly. "When did you get here?"

"Just a little while ago. I talked to Charlie earlier." he said. "He sends his congratulations to the three of you."

Sabrina made a face. " For what? We were almost killed. The drugs were destroyed. Peralta and Moretti are dead. They can't stand trial and all of those other drug lords got away." she said bitterly. Her entire demeanor darkened and she slumped back in her chair.

Bosley raised his eyebrows.

"Don't be so sure. Those two were killed, yes, but the police were able to pick up a Tom Kessler. Apparently, he was Peralta's second in command and he's singing like a canary right now to the police. They also picked up a Fred Daniels, Dean Vega, and six crates of cocaine. Police have a lot of evidence and a lot of names. The whole twisted story is coming out in the open now. You girls just made the streets a whole lot safer." he said proudly.

Sabrina and Jill shared a look and then looked back at Bosley.

"Thanks, Boz." Jill said modestly.

Kelly furrowed her brows, trying hard to make sense of what Bosley had just said. "What?" she asked, too groggy to follow and hopelessly lost.

Sabrina chuckled and patted her hand. "We did good, Kell. Get some rest now."

Kelly looked around the room again, her vision blurry and unfocused. She wanted to know what was going on, but her head felt like it was filled with lead and it was impossible to keep her eyes open. The medication and her own exhaustion made it hard to stay awake. She tried anyway.

"Don't fight it, Kelly." Jill said, smiling softly at her friend. She placed her hand lightly over Kelly's eyes.

Kelly sighed and closed her eyes, much too tired to protest. "Explain it to me later, then." she slurred drowsily, much needed sleep beginning to overtake her once more.

Jill laughed. Her heavily medicated friend was defying logic by even being awake right now. "Sweet dreams, Kell." she said gently, smoothing her hair back.

Kelly gave them a soft smile as she drifted off.

"Jack and Jill." she mumbled suddenly, and then giggled.

"What?" Bosley asked, an amused looked on his face.

"Nothing. It's the drugs talking." Jill explained quickly. "They make her delusional." She looked back at Kelly, who was fast asleep once more, a peaceful expression on her face. She smiled at her and gave her an affectionate pat on the head.

They watched Kelly sleep for a few minutes, enjoying the peace and quiet after a chaotic night.

"This is probably not what she had in mind when she said she wanted to sleep for a week." Jill commented offhandedly as she ran her fingers lightly through her friend's hair.

Bosley chuckled. "No, I think not. But the doctor said she could go tomorrow evening at the earliest."

Sabrina and Jill nodded, "Yeah, he told us the same thing." Sabrina sighed.

Bosley watched as the girls settled themselves down at Kelly's bedside, Sabrina resuming her previous spot and Jill laying her head down on the opposite side of the bed. It was obvious they had no intentions of leaving.

He smiled at them. He'd take all three of them home tomorrow evening it seemed.

Two weeks later, the girls gathered at Townsend Investigations to debrief their case.

"Why couldn't I have messed up my left hand." Kelly wondered out loud as she messily signed a few forms with her non-dominant hand. Her right arm was still in it's sling, much too sore for use, and her right wrist was held immobile in a cast. She looked much better, the bruises and cuts on her face beginning to fade and heal. Her bruised ribs had greatly improved, making moving around much easier. She wore a brace on her fractured knee and had just abandoned her crutches, deciding that they were too difficult to manage with one arm. She preferred hopping on one leg, much to Jill and Sabrina's amusement. Plenty of rest had also sped up her recovery considerably as had her friend's constant care.

Whether it was wanted or not.

Sabrina leaned over to examine Kelly's signatures.

"Looks normal to me." she teased.

Kelly threw her pen at her.

Sabrina laughed as it narrowly missed her. "You're aim is getting better, I see."

Kelly grabbed another pen from Bosley's desk and sent it flying in Sabrina's direction. This time it bounced off of her shoulder.

"It just takes a little practice."she said with a smirk.

Jill looked up from her doodling and shook her head in amusement at her two friends. The bruising on her face had significantly cleared up and her broken nose had healed. She got up from her seat and crossed over to sit next to Kelly. Pulling a pen from her pocket, she slid Kelly's papers over to her and began scrawling her friend's signature in a decent imitation of her handwriting. Kelly put her hand in her lap and watched in fascination.

"Remind me to never let you have my checkbook." she mused thoughtfully.

Jill looked up and laughed. "Are you going to stop me if I try to take it, Lefty?"she teased. She finished signing the rest of Kelly's forms and slid them back to her.

"Thanks, Jill." Kelly said gratefully. She looked over at Sabrina. "You're more helpful than some people." she added loudly enough to get her friend's attention.

Sabrina grinned. "Hey, I've been babysitting you for the past two weeks."

Kelly laughed. "I know, and I appreciate it." She tilted her head. "And all of the flattering comments that come with it." Throughout her recovery, she had stayed at either Sabrina or Jill's houses. Though her friends took good care of her, her incapacity had come with the price of merciless teasing. She had acquired several new nicknames.

The girls turned as Bosley walked into the room, his arms loaded with boxes of Chinese takeout. All three girls immediately rose from their seats to help him. At amused looks from Sabrina and Jill, Kelly sank back down to her seat, realizing that she wouldn't be of much help at all. Sabrina, Jill, and Bosley passed out the food amongst the four of them. Bosley reached into his pocket and handed them all a set of chopsticks. Kelly took hers hesitantly, looking around for a fork. She could barely manage chopsticks with her right hand much less her left. When she didn't find one, she decided not to say anything and go on with lunch as normal. Sabrina and Jill watched her in amusement as they ate.

Kelly made a face as she manipulated the chopsticks with her left hand. When she spilled yet another clump of rice on the floor, she looked up in exasperation.

"Can someone give me a fork before I starve?" she asked. Sabrina and Jill bit back their laughter.

"There aren't any forks, Kelly." Sabrina said. She snickered and looked away.

Seeing that her friends would be no help, Kelly turned to Bosley. "Is there a fork in there, Boz?"she asked hopefully.

He chewed his food and swallowed, looking around the room to avoid answering her question. He looked helplessly at Sabrina and Jill who were shaking in silent laughter. Kelly turned and gave them a strange look. What was so funny?

Bosley threw his hands up. "Oh, I can't do this to her. Give her the spoon, Jill." he said finally, in defeat.

Sabrina and Jill wailed their disapproval to Bosley for ruining their practical joke.

"Fine! You really are no fun, Bosely." Jill sighed as she gave Kelly a spoon. Kelly snatched it from her.

"Just think. These are my friends." she said to herself as she dug into her lunch with one unsteady hand, the box teetering side to side. Jill gave her a sideways hug and plucked the spoon from her hand.

"We do it because we love you." she said with a grin. She reached out and scooped up Kelly's box of take out, spooned up some rice and held it to Kelly's mouth. Kelly glared at her for a moment and then burst into laughter and took the bite that Jill had offered.

"You do know that the minute I'm able to run, I'm going to get you back, don't you? My revenge will be terrible." Kelly said pleasantly around the rice in her mouth.

Sabrina laughed. "We're counting on it. It's almost no fun when you can't fight back."

Jill held out another bite to Kelly. Right as Kelly was about to close her mouth around it, she yanked the spoon away.

"Almost." Jill laughed, her eyes twinkling merrily. Kelly groaned and grabbed the box away from her.

As they were finishing up their lunch, the phone rang. Bosley rose from his seat to answer it.

"That'll be Charlie." he said. "Right on time as usual."

He answered the phone and clicked on the squawk box.

"Good afternoon, angels." Charlie's cultured voice came from the squawk box.

"Hi, Charlie!" the girls chorused.

"It's been awhile, angels. Had a lot of loose ends to tie up. Sorry for waiting so long to call you together." Charlie apologized.

Kelly smiled. "No worries, Charlie. We were busy anyway."

Charlie chuckled. "Good to hear." His tone took on a serious note. "And how are you doing, Kelly?"

Kelly gave a one armed shrug. "Mending, Charlie." she said lightly.

"How is she doing, Sabrina, Jill?" Charlie asked, knowing that Kelly would reveal as little of her discomfort as possible.

Sabrina laughed at the look on Kelly's face. "She has to wear the cast and the knee brace for about six weeks, but they should heal up just fine as long as she takes it easy. She can start using her shoulder when she can move it comfortably." she explained.

"Mending." Kelly reiterated as if Sabrina had echoed her.

"Good to hear. Take it slow, angel." Charlie said solemnly.

"Don't worry, Charlie. We're taking good care of her." Jill said with a grin.

"I know you are." Charlie answered. "And how is your nose, Jill?"

Jill touched her face, just now becoming accustomed to not feeling swelling around her nose. "It's much better, Charlie. No permanent damage."

"Good, Jill. I'll bet the men never even stopped looking. And you, Sabrina?"

Sabrina was still laughing at Charlie's joke. She straightened and cleared her throat before answering.

"I'm doing alright, Charlie. Bruises are nearly gone."

Kelly laughed. "Now you don't have to wear turtlenecks in May to hide your throat anymore."

Sabrina tugged the neck of her shirt thoughtfully. "I don't know. I kinda like it." she said, eyeing her turtleneck fondly. "I think it suits me."

Charlie laughed. "Whatever makes you happy, angel." He cleared his throat. "I've talked to the L.A.P.D. and they send their heartfelt thanks for all of your efforts. Tom Kessler and Fred Daniels are now in jail awaiting trial. With the information they provided, L.A.P.D. was able to apprehend fifteen previously unknown drug suppliers as well as uncover many of those Peralta had under his influence. Operations are under way to extradite a group of Americans that were helping Peralta smuggle drugs into the states. Two additional police officers came forward after Michaels and confessed once they started to crack down on the department. Several of Peralta's staff also confessed to having a part of his dealings. You three just took down an empire."

Sabrina, Jill and Kelly shared pleased looks.

"It's a shame that Peralta and Moretti got the easy way out." Bosley added solemnly. If he couldn't personally rearrange their faces, he would have liked to see them suffer a bit in jail for their actions.

"Yes it is, Bosley. But at least their influence has been crushed. Good work, angels."

"Thank you, Charlie." the girls said in unison.

"Oh, and I spoke to someone who you might be familiar with." Charlie said.

"Oh?" Sabrina questioned, sitting up in intrigue. "And who might that be?"

"Anthony Moretti." Charlie answered pleasantly.

Bosley and the three girls paled at the mention of his name.

Charlie chuckled. "The real Anthony Moretti."

Kelly scoffed. "Are you sure?"

"Quite." Charlie answered. "He and the family of Theo Contandino send their thanks for bringing down Peralta's empire. Moretti is very regretful that his brother couldn't be brought in alive, but he understands what had to be done. He's been living in hiding ever since his attack waiting for the right moment to return."

"Must be rough to lose both of your brothers in the same month, no matter how deranged." Sabrina said sadly. She thought of her two brothers in Philadelphia and shuddered.

"Yes." Charlie said gravely. "Moretti tells me that he gave up organized crime and has since started a new life in San Fransisco. You might be interested to know what he does now."

Kelly raised her eyebrows. "No, not particularly." She was ready to write off any member of the Moretti family.

Charlie laughed. "Don't be so sure. He opened up a chain of boutique stores."

The girls shared an impressed look.

"He told me to let you know that he has some things picked out for you that he's sure you will enjoy. Oh-" Charlie added as if just remembering something. "He also sells homemade gelato."

Sabrina and Jill's eyes widened in delight. Kelly looked confused.

"What's that?" she asked.

Jill turned to her excitedly. "It's Italian ice cream, Kell."

Kelly's eyes widened in delight.

"Right you are, Jill. He says that that the next time you're in the area, to come by. Your first shopping trip will be completely free of charge."

The girls were silent for a moment.

Jill gave Kelly a thoughtful look. "You know, it's been a while since we've visited Kris-" she started.

"She's probably getting pretty lonely." Kelly agreed.

"All that studying. She's going to want a break." Sabrina said, turning to Bosley mischievously.

Bosley gave them a pained look.

"And you have a week long vacation, angels. My treat. Enjoy San Francisco." Charlie laughed.

"What makes you think we're going to San Francisco, Charlie?" Kelly asked innocently.

"Oh, just a hunch." Charlie said slowly. "Now, if you'll excuse me. I have a very important meeting to attend."

Sabrina grinned. "Yeah. And who are you meeting, Charlie?" she asked teasingly.

"Oh, just a business associate. Very boring."

"Tell her we said Hi." Kelly said. She gave Sabrina a playful shove. "And remember, don't try to feed her. Girls don't like that."

Charlie laughed. "I'll keep that in mind, angel."

"And if you ever want to meet with us, you know where you can find us." Jill said in an inviting voice.

Charlie chuckled. "Oh, Jill. Dare to dream."

"I'll never stop." Jill joked.

"Goodbye, angels, Bosley."

"Goodbye, Charlie." the girls chorused.

Charlie hung up the phone and the girls sat back in their seats feeling pleased with themselves. Their sacrifice had not gone unnoticed.

Sabrina stood up and began clearing away the remains of their lunch.

"Alright, you have a doctor's appointment in thirty minutes, young lady. You don't want to be late." she said to Kelly.

Kelly sighed gloomily. "No, I don't want to be late." she echoed sadly.

Sabrina giggled at her disheartened face. Kelly hated going to the doctor.

"But hey, tomorrow we can go have some fun, isn't that right, Boz?"

Bosley sighed. "Apparently you can. I didn't hear him say anything about me."

Jill came up from behind and leaned against him. "Me neither. But, we'll bring you back something good. What's your favorite flavor of ice cream."

Bosley narrowed his eyes at her. "I'd rather you didn't bring me gelato soup."

Jill giggled in her bubby manner. "Well, fine. But, we'll be sure to bring you back something."

She looked over at Kelly and Sabrina. "We have all week." she added happily.

The girls grinned.

And what a week it would be.

It's snowing outside! (Relevant? No. Am I excited and wanting to tell everyone? Yes.)

So that's it! I thought I'd finish uploading the story before I got super busy and forgot. Thank you so much for reading and for all of the nice reviews that you left me. This was my first attempt at an actual episode so your reviews were very encouraging. Thanks again!

- kp1185