3 a.m. Present day

"Okay what the hell is wrong with you now!!!"

"Nothin'! Leave it alone!"

"Leave it alone, Bosco, you haven't said one word to me since we left the house! There is nothing to leave alone if I don't know what *it* is!" Faith glared at Bosco.

"So there, problem solved!" He said sharply turning his head to her then back to the road.

Her eyes squinted at him in total annoyance. He knew that stare all to well. The one that preceded those all too familiar words.

"You're an ass!! You know that!" She said in one breath and returned her eyes to the road.

Yup, there they are!!!!! Bosco thought. He couldn't help but smile a little.

It's good to be back with Faith. 55-David is where I belong, where we belong. Partners. He looked at Faith who ignored him and continued to smile.

It's been 4 months since Boscorelli and Yokas were put back on patrol together after Bosco's phase with Anti-Crime. They have been slowly patching up their relationship since Hurricane Cruz. So far they were making progress except for Bosco's sporadic moods swings. Unfortunately today was one of them.

They decided to work a double shift tonight. The second half was progressing fairly slow which was beginning to get on Bosco's nerves. As they pulled up to stop light Bosco started to tap on the steering wheel nervously.

"You know that is really annoying!" Faith spat out.

'What!"

"That..That!!!!" She pointed at his hand.

Bosco didn't realize what he was doing, it was just impulse.

"Sorry", he said sheepishly.

"Boz, are you..", Faith began to say.

"55-David. Report to the park at 7th and Amsterdam"

"55- David, 10-4" Faith replied being cut off before her question was completed.

Bosco turned the car around immediately and turned on the sirens.

55-David arrived at the park 2 minutes after receiving the call.

A crowd had gathered on top of a small slope of the park grounds.

"Okay, people outta the way. Nothing to see here!!" Bosco yelled trying to get the crowd to disperse. As they reached the top of the slope, they noticed people looking down with looks of bewilderment.

55-Charlie arrived soon after to help with crowd control.

Bosco couldn't see what the crowd was looking at because it was dark. He pulled at his Mag-lite and turned it in the direction of the stares. He saw it almost immediately.

"Yokas!"

"Yeah!"

Faith went by Bosco who was slowly making his way down the slope trying not to fall.

"Get these people outta here, now!" Bosco looked up at Faith.

"Sully..Davis help get these people back!" She started to push people back away from Bosco.

When the crowd was under control, Faith went back to the top of the slope to see what Bosco was doing.

"Bos! What is it?" Faith yelled down.

Bosco didn't answer her. He was focused on what was before him. Oh God, It's a body!!! Oh, man there so much blood!!! He thought.

"Yokas, get down here!" Bosco exclaimed with a hint of fear that Faith picked up on.

"Bos, are you okay?" She asked while making her way down the slope.

When she reached Bosco she saw it right away.

"Oh, my God!!" Faith gasped, looking away.

Bosco started to bend down cause he swore that he saw something.

"Boz, what are doing we have to call homicide. You know how they get when you interfere with there scene!" Yokas said.

"Faith, wait. I don't think..." Bosco said curiously.

"What Bosco! She's dead!!! What don't you think!" Faith retorted.

At that moment, they both heard it and it made them jump.

"Ahhhh.h..e..l" was all the woman got out with her breath.

"Oh my God!! She's alive" Faith said trembling.

"55-David. We need immediate dispatch of EMS at the park at 7th and Amsterdam. We have a victim down. I repeat we need EMS ASAP!!!" Bosco hollered into the radio.

"Davis!!! Sully!!!" Bosco yelled up the slope.

"Yeah", Sully said looking down.

"Do not let anyone down here!!"

"Why? Is it a dead body?"

"No, she's alive!!" Bosco screamed up and returned to the blood soaked woman

He bent down and pushed the hair away from her face.

Whoever did this did to you didn't want you to live!!! God, how can she be alive? That bus better get here soon!! Bosco thought to himself. "If you can hear me hang on help is on its way" Bosco said softly into the young woman's ear.

Her hand moved suddenly, which startled Bosco. He stared at it for a moment and realized that she was trying to hold it out, reaching out for some kind of reassurance.

Bosco instinctively slid his hand into the blood stained hand. She squeezed it with little strength she had left and Bosco just held on.

TBC.......