Returning the Favor
Chapter 1
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Bosco and Faith were coming out of roll call when Lieutenant Swersky told them to wait up. Faith looked over at Bosco and gave him a dirty look.
Immediately taking the defensive, Bosco said to her, "I didn't do anything this time. I swear!"
"Yeah, like I haven't heard that before," she said with exasperation in her voice.
The two turned around and headed back to the Lieutenant who was giving some last minutes instructions to his Sergeant. "Yeah, Lieu. What's up?" Faith asked, waiting for the explosion.
"You tell me, Boscorelli. The desk gave me this message that came in for you just before roll call," said the Lieutenant, handing Bosco a handwritten note. Bosco, with a puzzled look on his face, opened the folded piece of paper and read it.
"Officer Boscorelli. I owe you. I'll catch up with you later." The note was signed, Littrell Griffith.
"Who is this Griffith person and what does it have to do with my precinct?" asked the Lieutenant.
"Nothing Lieu. I swear. I arrested this guy during the blackout. He ended up helping to save the life of that kid that got shot by the store owner - you know - the one that landed on the hood of my car..." Bosco was interrupted.
"Oh, the one where you were driving along the SIDEWALK?" the Lieutenant reminded him.
"Um, yes Sir. Anyway, I ended up, um, losing the evidence on him and had to kick him loose. So, I don't know what he would have against me now," Bosco finished explaining.
"Well, it doesn't sound good, whatever it means, so keep your eyes and ears open, Boscorelli," ordered the Lieutenant.
"Yes, Sir," replied Bosco and he and Faith made their way out to the patrol car.
"Did anything else happen when you had this guy in custody?" Faith asked her partner as she saw him deep in thought.
He shook his head no and said, "Nah. Nothing. I think what happened was enough for one lifetime. I still see that kid flying through the window and landing on the hood of my car," he said, remembering all the blood, as he walked around to the driver's side of the vehicle, prepared to drive.
"Uh, I don't think so, Bosco. It's my turn to drive, remember?" Faith reminded him, dangling the keys from her fingers.
"What?" Bosco said and then let out a big sigh. "Oh yeah, I forgot."
"Yeah, well I won the bet fair and square so get your keester to the passenger's side for the shift," Faith teased him.
"Yeah, yeah," he said, cracking a smile and moving around to his assigned seating for the day.
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Doc and Carlos were finishing up the inventory on the ambulance before their shift and Carlos was talking about his latest female conquest. Doc stopped listening when Carlos started out with, "So, let me tell you how it went...."
Kim and Alex walked through from the back of the station on their way to stow their stuff and check out their bus for the day.
"Hey guys, how's it going?" Kim asked as the two women walked past.
"Hey Kim, Alex. Wait up a minute," Doc said, jumping out of the back of rig and walking over to them.
"Yeah, Doc. What's up?" Kim asked him as Carlos followed Doc over. He was afraid that he'd miss something if he didn't hear every piece of conversation going on at the house.
"Look, we got a new guy starting today," Doc started, only to be interrupted by Carlos.
"Yeah, well I'm not splitting up again," Carlos warned, afraid that Doc was going to pair him off with either Alex or Kim while he rode with the new guy. Carlos and the two women got along okay as long as they didn't have to ride together for an entire shift.
"Yeah, well don't worry about it Carlos, because I don't want to work with you all day either," Alex said back to him.
"Both of you relax!" Doc said, raising his voice above the two bickering paramedics.
"I was going to tell you that I want him to ride along with the two of you today. Take it slow until you find out how he's gonna handle himself. Give him some room, but keep an eye on him too," Doc said. He'd decided over the last couple of months that Kim and Alex should get some experience in training other paramedics. Since 9/11 there'd been a large influx of interest in the police, fire and EMS services. They didn't know how long it'd last, but it was good to be able to bulk up their ranks again.
"Oh. Okay," Alex said, relaxing a little. Kim rolled her eyes at Doc, who smiled and Carlos went back to work stocking the bus.
"He should be here any minute," Doc said, turning back to finish his work. Alex and Kim continued on into the house to stow away their stuff.
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It didn't take long for the shift to get busy. As soon as they called in service from the station, 55-David was sent on a domestic disturbance call.
"Oh, this is gonna be a great day," Bosco said as he acknowledged the call and hit the lights and siren to start their day.
"Yeah, gotta love these domestics," Faith commented as she accelerated away from the station.
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TBC...
Chapter 1
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Bosco and Faith were coming out of roll call when Lieutenant Swersky told them to wait up. Faith looked over at Bosco and gave him a dirty look.
Immediately taking the defensive, Bosco said to her, "I didn't do anything this time. I swear!"
"Yeah, like I haven't heard that before," she said with exasperation in her voice.
The two turned around and headed back to the Lieutenant who was giving some last minutes instructions to his Sergeant. "Yeah, Lieu. What's up?" Faith asked, waiting for the explosion.
"You tell me, Boscorelli. The desk gave me this message that came in for you just before roll call," said the Lieutenant, handing Bosco a handwritten note. Bosco, with a puzzled look on his face, opened the folded piece of paper and read it.
"Officer Boscorelli. I owe you. I'll catch up with you later." The note was signed, Littrell Griffith.
"Who is this Griffith person and what does it have to do with my precinct?" asked the Lieutenant.
"Nothing Lieu. I swear. I arrested this guy during the blackout. He ended up helping to save the life of that kid that got shot by the store owner - you know - the one that landed on the hood of my car..." Bosco was interrupted.
"Oh, the one where you were driving along the SIDEWALK?" the Lieutenant reminded him.
"Um, yes Sir. Anyway, I ended up, um, losing the evidence on him and had to kick him loose. So, I don't know what he would have against me now," Bosco finished explaining.
"Well, it doesn't sound good, whatever it means, so keep your eyes and ears open, Boscorelli," ordered the Lieutenant.
"Yes, Sir," replied Bosco and he and Faith made their way out to the patrol car.
"Did anything else happen when you had this guy in custody?" Faith asked her partner as she saw him deep in thought.
He shook his head no and said, "Nah. Nothing. I think what happened was enough for one lifetime. I still see that kid flying through the window and landing on the hood of my car," he said, remembering all the blood, as he walked around to the driver's side of the vehicle, prepared to drive.
"Uh, I don't think so, Bosco. It's my turn to drive, remember?" Faith reminded him, dangling the keys from her fingers.
"What?" Bosco said and then let out a big sigh. "Oh yeah, I forgot."
"Yeah, well I won the bet fair and square so get your keester to the passenger's side for the shift," Faith teased him.
"Yeah, yeah," he said, cracking a smile and moving around to his assigned seating for the day.
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Doc and Carlos were finishing up the inventory on the ambulance before their shift and Carlos was talking about his latest female conquest. Doc stopped listening when Carlos started out with, "So, let me tell you how it went...."
Kim and Alex walked through from the back of the station on their way to stow their stuff and check out their bus for the day.
"Hey guys, how's it going?" Kim asked as the two women walked past.
"Hey Kim, Alex. Wait up a minute," Doc said, jumping out of the back of rig and walking over to them.
"Yeah, Doc. What's up?" Kim asked him as Carlos followed Doc over. He was afraid that he'd miss something if he didn't hear every piece of conversation going on at the house.
"Look, we got a new guy starting today," Doc started, only to be interrupted by Carlos.
"Yeah, well I'm not splitting up again," Carlos warned, afraid that Doc was going to pair him off with either Alex or Kim while he rode with the new guy. Carlos and the two women got along okay as long as they didn't have to ride together for an entire shift.
"Yeah, well don't worry about it Carlos, because I don't want to work with you all day either," Alex said back to him.
"Both of you relax!" Doc said, raising his voice above the two bickering paramedics.
"I was going to tell you that I want him to ride along with the two of you today. Take it slow until you find out how he's gonna handle himself. Give him some room, but keep an eye on him too," Doc said. He'd decided over the last couple of months that Kim and Alex should get some experience in training other paramedics. Since 9/11 there'd been a large influx of interest in the police, fire and EMS services. They didn't know how long it'd last, but it was good to be able to bulk up their ranks again.
"Oh. Okay," Alex said, relaxing a little. Kim rolled her eyes at Doc, who smiled and Carlos went back to work stocking the bus.
"He should be here any minute," Doc said, turning back to finish his work. Alex and Kim continued on into the house to stow away their stuff.
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It didn't take long for the shift to get busy. As soon as they called in service from the station, 55-David was sent on a domestic disturbance call.
"Oh, this is gonna be a great day," Bosco said as he acknowledged the call and hit the lights and siren to start their day.
"Yeah, gotta love these domestics," Faith commented as she accelerated away from the station.
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TBC...