Title: False Sense of Security
Author: Lori & Patti- [email protected];[email protected] Classification: AU/Romance(eventually)
Disclaimer: We own nothing. Nada. Zippo. Less then zippo.
Distribution: FF.net and http://www.geocities.com/jersey_girl1/gonemenu.html. Anyone else ask.
A/N: We just saw the episodes where Bobby dies again so we really miss Bobby.
Feedback: Feedback is good.
Chapter 1
Former NYPD Police Officer Anthony (Tony) Montanero lay on the gurney in the sick bay of Riker's waiting for the doctor to check him over. He'd been in here numerous times, but still he'd refused any special treatment. He'd been offered segregation because he'd been a police officer. The Warden told him upon his arrival that the other inmates would inevitably find out that he was an ex-cop and that they'd make him pay for it. But, Tony figured that it would only help him when it came time for his parole hearing - if he survived until then. He'd been at Riker's since his sentencing three years before for the beating of Brooke, his girlfriend and fellow NYPD Officer; the kidnapping of his daughter Abby after nearly beating his ex-girlfriend, Melanie Zambrano to death; and the arson of the Caffey residence.
He'd made sure to be on his best behavior, figuring that it, coupled with his numerous attacks while in prison, would play on the sympathy of the people deciding his parole fate. He'd played along with his counseling sessions and had the prison psychiatrist totally convinced that he was truly sorry for his actions and was a changed man. The psychiatrist had noted in his reports that Tony's erratic and violent behavior was a direct result from the stress of his job as a police officer. He'd shown the doctor the letter he'd written to Melanie and the Zambrano family apologizing for his actions and his promise that nothing like that would ever happen again, along with his promise never to try to contact anyone, including Abby, if and when he was released from prison. He stated how he understood that it would cause them nothing but more problems and he didn't want to do that. The doctor approved of the letter, feeling that it showed sincere regret for his actions and that he was well on the road to recovery.
And now, here he was, waiting for the doctor to come back and finish sewing up his newest stab wound, courtesy of one of the scumbags on his cell block. This was, he'd admitted to himself, almost too close though. Luckily, his parole hearing was only a few days away, because next time one of the inmates might actually succeed in facilitating his demise. This time he'd inflicted further damage to his stab wound and waited just long enough to summon help that he'd heard the guards responding to his calls just before he'd passed out from the blood loss.
He heard the doctor coming back into the room and pretended to be asleep. He heard the doctor telling the nurse that he was admitting him to the infirmary for a few days due to the severity of the injury. "I talked with the Warden, and since his parole hearing is only two days away, he wants him kept here until his hearing," the doctor explained to the nurse. "He thinks that with the psychiatrists report and his good behavior, he'll probably be granted parole."
Tony tried to keep the smile off his face as the nurse called for some orderlies and prepared to move him to the hospital ward of the hospital.
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Kim, Jimmy and Catherine were all waiting outside of the delivery room for word from Bobby. Melanie had been in hard labor for about eight hours and Bobby had called them and said that she was close, so they all hurried down to the hospital. Kim could still hear the excitement in Bobby's voice when he'd called her. She was so happy for Bobby. He finally had a great relationship and Abby considered him her father. They'd been so lucky that Tony had agreed to sign over his rights to Abby so that Bobby could formally adopt her. And then, they'd found out that Mel was pregnant.
Kim called to check on Joey and Charlie. Joey was pretty much self- sufficient now that he was 13. Charlie was 5. Emily Yokas had come over to watch the kids while Jimmy and Kim waited for the birth of their little niece or nephew. Melanie and Bobby knew what the baby was, but refused to tell anyone.
"No, Emily. No news yet. How's everything going there?" Kim asked her.
"Fine, Mrs. Doherty. Charlie's playing up in her room and Joey's working on some homework," Emily reported.
"Okay. We shouldn't be too much longer. Can you stay a little bit more?" Kim asked hopefully. She knew that Emily had some exams coming up and if she needed to go home to the kids she would.
"Sure. The kids are fine and I'm getting some studying done, so it's no problem," Emily answered.
"Okay, thanks again. I'll talk to you soon, I hope," Kim said cheerfully before hanging up.
"Everything okay?" Jimmy asked her.
"Great! Charlie's playing and Joey's actually doing his homework without me getting on his case about it," Kimmy said in surprise.
"Well, yeah. He wants to go to that dance at school Friday night," Jimmy reminded her.
"Oh yeah. I forgot about that. I wonder who the girl is?" she said, wistfully. "It just seems like yesterday when he was running around yelling 'Girls have cooties!'" she said and they both laughed.
They heard the door open and looked up to see a beaming Bobby walking toward them. In his hands was a bundle wrapped tightly in a blanket. They all stood up and looked.
"Aunt Kim, Uncle Jimmy, and Grandma Catherine, I'd like to introduce you to Robert James Caffey," said Bobby with the biggest smile Kim had ever seen on him.
"Oh Bobby! He's beautiful," Kim exclaimed, as Catherine was the first to get to hold him.
"How's Mel?" Jimmy asked, shaking the new father's hand.
"She's great. A little tired, but very happy," Bobby said. "They'll be bringing her up to her room in a little bit. Well, I gotta get this little guy back to the nursery. They gotta finish getting him settled," Bobby said, taking the baby back from Catherine and walking back toward the delivery wing.
"Tell Mel that we love her and congratulations!" Jimmy said as the door closed behind Bobby and baby Robert.
Author: Lori & Patti- [email protected];[email protected] Classification: AU/Romance(eventually)
Disclaimer: We own nothing. Nada. Zippo. Less then zippo.
Distribution: FF.net and http://www.geocities.com/jersey_girl1/gonemenu.html. Anyone else ask.
A/N: We just saw the episodes where Bobby dies again so we really miss Bobby.
Feedback: Feedback is good.
Chapter 1
Former NYPD Police Officer Anthony (Tony) Montanero lay on the gurney in the sick bay of Riker's waiting for the doctor to check him over. He'd been in here numerous times, but still he'd refused any special treatment. He'd been offered segregation because he'd been a police officer. The Warden told him upon his arrival that the other inmates would inevitably find out that he was an ex-cop and that they'd make him pay for it. But, Tony figured that it would only help him when it came time for his parole hearing - if he survived until then. He'd been at Riker's since his sentencing three years before for the beating of Brooke, his girlfriend and fellow NYPD Officer; the kidnapping of his daughter Abby after nearly beating his ex-girlfriend, Melanie Zambrano to death; and the arson of the Caffey residence.
He'd made sure to be on his best behavior, figuring that it, coupled with his numerous attacks while in prison, would play on the sympathy of the people deciding his parole fate. He'd played along with his counseling sessions and had the prison psychiatrist totally convinced that he was truly sorry for his actions and was a changed man. The psychiatrist had noted in his reports that Tony's erratic and violent behavior was a direct result from the stress of his job as a police officer. He'd shown the doctor the letter he'd written to Melanie and the Zambrano family apologizing for his actions and his promise that nothing like that would ever happen again, along with his promise never to try to contact anyone, including Abby, if and when he was released from prison. He stated how he understood that it would cause them nothing but more problems and he didn't want to do that. The doctor approved of the letter, feeling that it showed sincere regret for his actions and that he was well on the road to recovery.
And now, here he was, waiting for the doctor to come back and finish sewing up his newest stab wound, courtesy of one of the scumbags on his cell block. This was, he'd admitted to himself, almost too close though. Luckily, his parole hearing was only a few days away, because next time one of the inmates might actually succeed in facilitating his demise. This time he'd inflicted further damage to his stab wound and waited just long enough to summon help that he'd heard the guards responding to his calls just before he'd passed out from the blood loss.
He heard the doctor coming back into the room and pretended to be asleep. He heard the doctor telling the nurse that he was admitting him to the infirmary for a few days due to the severity of the injury. "I talked with the Warden, and since his parole hearing is only two days away, he wants him kept here until his hearing," the doctor explained to the nurse. "He thinks that with the psychiatrists report and his good behavior, he'll probably be granted parole."
Tony tried to keep the smile off his face as the nurse called for some orderlies and prepared to move him to the hospital ward of the hospital.
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Kim, Jimmy and Catherine were all waiting outside of the delivery room for word from Bobby. Melanie had been in hard labor for about eight hours and Bobby had called them and said that she was close, so they all hurried down to the hospital. Kim could still hear the excitement in Bobby's voice when he'd called her. She was so happy for Bobby. He finally had a great relationship and Abby considered him her father. They'd been so lucky that Tony had agreed to sign over his rights to Abby so that Bobby could formally adopt her. And then, they'd found out that Mel was pregnant.
Kim called to check on Joey and Charlie. Joey was pretty much self- sufficient now that he was 13. Charlie was 5. Emily Yokas had come over to watch the kids while Jimmy and Kim waited for the birth of their little niece or nephew. Melanie and Bobby knew what the baby was, but refused to tell anyone.
"No, Emily. No news yet. How's everything going there?" Kim asked her.
"Fine, Mrs. Doherty. Charlie's playing up in her room and Joey's working on some homework," Emily reported.
"Okay. We shouldn't be too much longer. Can you stay a little bit more?" Kim asked hopefully. She knew that Emily had some exams coming up and if she needed to go home to the kids she would.
"Sure. The kids are fine and I'm getting some studying done, so it's no problem," Emily answered.
"Okay, thanks again. I'll talk to you soon, I hope," Kim said cheerfully before hanging up.
"Everything okay?" Jimmy asked her.
"Great! Charlie's playing and Joey's actually doing his homework without me getting on his case about it," Kimmy said in surprise.
"Well, yeah. He wants to go to that dance at school Friday night," Jimmy reminded her.
"Oh yeah. I forgot about that. I wonder who the girl is?" she said, wistfully. "It just seems like yesterday when he was running around yelling 'Girls have cooties!'" she said and they both laughed.
They heard the door open and looked up to see a beaming Bobby walking toward them. In his hands was a bundle wrapped tightly in a blanket. They all stood up and looked.
"Aunt Kim, Uncle Jimmy, and Grandma Catherine, I'd like to introduce you to Robert James Caffey," said Bobby with the biggest smile Kim had ever seen on him.
"Oh Bobby! He's beautiful," Kim exclaimed, as Catherine was the first to get to hold him.
"How's Mel?" Jimmy asked, shaking the new father's hand.
"She's great. A little tired, but very happy," Bobby said. "They'll be bringing her up to her room in a little bit. Well, I gotta get this little guy back to the nursery. They gotta finish getting him settled," Bobby said, taking the baby back from Catherine and walking back toward the delivery wing.
"Tell Mel that we love her and congratulations!" Jimmy said as the door closed behind Bobby and baby Robert.