Hi, just a quickie here, to entertain and amuse. This idea popped into my head one Sunday watching TVLand. Posted it on already, but thought you might get a kick out of it. Hope you enjoy...oh and the only angst here...is Bosco having to participate. He discovers he has a talent he didn't know he possesed! lol. Enjoy! Oh yea, and no I still don't own NBC, TW or Bosco....but am in negotiations....hehehe M.

55's Annual Talent Show

Part one:

"So, Bosco, what are you doing for the talent show?" Faith grinned over as he drove slowly drove along eyeing up a couple of kids who looked as though they were trying to not be seen, "You did hear Swersky say that you were on the list this year, right?"

Bosco pretended not to hear her, "Come on you little punks, go ahead, throw those rocks. You know you want to ride in a squad car today." Refusing to look at her he flipped on the siren as sure enough the kids tossed the rocks at a passing car. "YES!"

Faith shook her head as he pulled over, "You can ignore me all you want Bos, but Swersky was serious. You better not pull the ole, "My mom needs my help moving again. He didn't buy it last year, or the serious illness and you think you might end up in the hosptial...that one you've used at least 3 times so far. You better do something this year if you don't want to be doing a months worth of file cabinet duty..." She got out laughing as he waved her off before heading over to talk to the kids.

"So, you little rug rats think pelting cars with rocks is going to get you on my good side?" Bosco strode up to them hands on hips still ignoring her, as Faith followed him with a sigh.

"Bos, just put the cuffs on them and lets take them in," she growled getting into the 'threaten them and scare the crap out of them' game. Usually the best way to handle 8 year olds.

Eyes huge the kids dropped the rocks they were still holding and immediately began begging for mercy.

"So, Ty," Sully was enjoying himself, "You and Bosco, huh? What was Swersky thinking? You can't sing and Bosco," he paused frowning, looking over at him, "can Bosco do anything? You know every time we have one of these he disappears with some excuse. Not this year though," he was chuckling, "One month's filing duty for anyone not showing up and contributing if you're on Swersky's 'hit' list. Think he'll take the filing, or find something to do for the show?"

Ty grinned, "HEY, I can to sing! I also play the piano I'll have you know. Course that's only because my mom forced me into 9 years of lessons." He rolled his eyes, "But what Bos can do? I got no idea. Hell I've barely seen him dance when we go out. Usually only slow stuff when he's trying to pick some chick up. Should be interesting to find out what if anything he can do."

Sully glanced over, smirking, "Maybe he does 'readings of Shakespeare', "Oh Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo? OR would that be 'Oh Ty, Ty where for are thou Ty!" Ty cracked up at Sully's dramatic reciting of the plays lines, "FUNNY!!" Looking out the window, he grinned, "Yea what we all wouldn't give to see that Sul!"

After work that night:

"Bos," Ty caught up to him as he walked to his car, "hey man, you got any ides about what we can do for the show? 6 weeks is not much time to get ready if we need to practice something together." Walking alongside him until Bosco finally stopped and faced him.

"Forget it," Bosco groused, "not going to happen Ty. I'll just take the filing duty, man. Sorry, but this cop," pointing to himself, "doesn't do, Talent Shows. EVER!" Putting his key into his door lock he was about to open his door when Ty put his hand over his to stop him.

"Bos, you aren't the only one that will get the filing duty. Swersky said if we don't do something together, we both get it." Ty was determined not to have that torture. "So you better have a talent. You can sing right? I know you can dance some. What else can you do, play an instrument? I play the piano, maybe we can do something like a duet?" He smiled at Bosco hoping the hothead stubborn mule in front of him would relent and cooperate.

Bosco sighed, "No, I don't play anything well enough for that. I don't dance, well not really, not the kind for stupid shit like this. And, yea I can sing, but not in front of a crowd. Making a fool of myself in front of the other cops and their families is NOT my idea of FUN!" Pulling his door open he slipped into the drivers seat as Ty stood frowning. "Sorry man, but its not going to happen."

Ty could only stand and watch as he pulled out and drove away, turning back to walk to his car he vowed, "Oh it will Boscorelli, it will. This man has no problem with making a fool of himself if he can get out of filing duty!" Climbing inside he began to think about what he could plan that would make Bosco feel comfortable with being in front of a crowd.

Four days later:

"Bos," Ty waited until everyone else had left the locker room before talking to him, "hey, I've been thinking about the Talent Show thing, and..."

Bosco interrupted him before he could finish, "Forget it DAVIS! I'm NOT doing it!" Trying to get out the door he felt his arm grabbed. Turning to look back he saw Ty grinning at him, "What? Nothing you say is going to make me change my mind. I'll just have to owe you big time, but I'm not doing it!"

Ty nodded, "Oh I think you will. Just hear me out okay?"

Several minutes later when Ty was finished explaining what his Mom had suggested Bosco was standing with his mouth open, "You want me to...? Have you lost your mind? I can't do that..." But as he thought about it, doubts started to creep into his thoughts of...no way.

"Sure you can," Ty nodded, "and think of it like this, who's gonna know until after? This could work and you know it, I see the wheels turning in that thick head of yours Bos. You say can't get up in front of people for a talent show, but you didn't have a problem doing it for work. Just think of this as work. Besides my Mom says she can get the band to help you out if you'll do it."

Bosco started to grin as he thought of the others reactions as they tried to figure out what was really going on, "You Davis are a very devious person, does Sullivan know this about you? Maybe someone should warn him."

Ty laughed, "My Mom already did." He slapped Bosco on the back, "So, you'll do it?"

Bosco as they walked out realized he would do it, glancing over at Ty before they entered the roll call room, "Yea, okay, but I'm only agreeing to showing up at your Mom's to hear what she thinks will make it work. Cause I don't think anybody's going to buy it. So, yea I'll show to listen, but nothing else!"

"Sure, sure," Ty nodded, "that's all I ask."

Roll Call:

"So, Boscorelli, Davis," Swersky smirked from the podium, "you decide yet what your 'talent' act will be yet? I'm expecting something big from the two of you, especially since this will be your first times! EVEN," glaring at Bosco, "if someone has been assigned this for the last 12 years!"

"Sure have Boss," Ty nodded vigorously at him, "just have to get the practices started!"

Bosco sunk down in his desk as Faith and Sully took a quick look at him, Swersky also stunned asked, "You mean you're actually NOT going to have to help your Mom? NO sudden onset of appendicitis, I believe you used that one three years running, right Faith?"

"Four, Lieu," Faith laughed, "Three years it was Rose moving, and 2 years it was strep throat? You remember Sul?" She looked over at Sully as Bosco rolled his eyes.

"Um, I think there were a couple of floods in his apartment building weren't there?" Sully laughed as the rest of the room joined in, "And I'm sure I remember an alien abduction one year..."

"Yea, yea, funny!" Bosco groused glaring over at Ty, "And you wonder why I said I'd take filing duty?"

"Awe come on Bos," Faith touched his arm, "we're just playing. You know we won't laugh at you! Right Sul?"

"Speak for yourself Yokas!" Sully laughed as Swersky called for order before dismissing them.

As they exited, he called out to Bosco, "I expect to hear what it is you two are doing, I need to okay it with the Captain you know. Make sure we don't have duplicates of acts going on."

Ty called back, "Oh trust me Lieu, there won't be anyone doing what we're going to be doing."

Bosco gave him a panicked look, hoping he wouldn't actually say what it was, but Ty only turned and continued out of the room. Breathing a sigh of relief, he headed to pick up his radio for the day.

Two weeks before the Talent Show:

"I still can't believe you won't tell me what it is you and Ty are doing Bos!" Faith had along with Sully working on Ty been trying for weeks to get one of them to confess what their act was. But both men were completely silent about it. The only thing they knew for sure was that every other day they showed up together having worked on it before work. The suspense as well as the uncharacteristic silence from both Bosco and Ty were about to kill their partners.

"You know the best part of this whole nightmare?" Bosco grinned evilly over at her as she drove along the street, "The headaches you and Sully go home with at night because its killing you we won't tell. Hell even Swersky's going nuts. He almost blew a gasket when he found out the Captain got told and won't tell him!" He started laughing as she reached out and smacked him hard on the shoulder.

"You know you can be such a shit sometimes!" Faith didn't find it funny in the least. When she'd had to do an act before, she'd shared what it was with him, not that he'd showed up to see it. She was still mad about that. "Oh and did I tell you Fred and the kids are going to be there?" Knowing he still was unsure about doing this thing even though he said he was having fun practicing for it.

"They are?" Bosco gulped, suddenly the fun going out of his teasing Faith, "But you're not doing anything this year, why are they coming?"

"Just to see you Bosco," Faith was the one grinning evilly at him now. She enjoyed the sudden look of fear on his face, "Oh yea, and they can't wait. Fred's even going to record it, just so we can watch it whenever we want."

Staring out the window, Bosco closed his eyes a moment as she added, "Oh and I talked to your Mom and she's so excited she's bringing that bunch of girlfriends of hers just to see you. Now, don't you feel bad for not inviting her yourself Bos, that really was rude of you." Watching his shoulders stiffen and his mouth drop open she snickered to herself, 'teach him to be so mean about this'. She hadn't really talked to Rose...yet anyway.

TBC...