CHAPTER FOUR

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Bosco cursed when he got stuck in traffic on his way to work. It was Monday afternoon and after having the weekend off he was ready to go back to work. He was wondering what was going on with Faith though. He hadn't heard from her all weekend and she hadn't come over that morning like she usually would. He wondered if she was all right. He thought about going over there just so he could see her and make sure she was all right but didn't want to stir up anything with Fred. Horrible thoughts ran through his head all day Sunday that Fred had found out about them and killed her then stuffed her body in the garbage. He had to shake those thoughts out of his head because he knew that wasn't going to happen. Faith was strong and could take care of herself if anyone came after her. He knew plenty of times when they were horsing around and she tackled him to the floor on his stomach and pinned his hand behind his back. She could defiantly take care of herself with Fred. He was bigger than her but like his dad always said 'the bigger they are, the harder they fall.'

He parked in his usual spot in front of the Precinct and walked into the house, saying hi to guys walking by. Bosco walked into the locker room and saw her sitting in front of her locker changing into her uniform. "Hey," he said to his colleagues when he walked in and took his duffel bag off his shoulder. Faith didn't even turn her head when he said anything. He had no idea what he had said or done for her to not be talking to him.

"Hey, you have a good weekend off?" Davis asked.

"Yeah." Bosco said as he opened his locker, looking over at Faith who was bent over tying her shoes. "Didn't do much, just sat around and caught up on some things. Slept most of the time." He shrugged and looked back over at her. She still wasn't making eye contact with him and Bosco was bothered by that. He had no idea what he had done to deserve this treatment.

"No date kept you company?" Davis smiled as he buttoned up his long sleeve uniform shirt. "I know that look on your face man," he looked at Bosco with a grin, "you had all weekend off and all you did was sleep? I don't buy it for a minute. You gotta tell me what happened. How hot was she?"

Bosco looked over at Faith and she was now brushing her hair back into a ponytail. "She actually didn't show up or call." He said in a stern voice. "I don't know what's up with her."

"Ah, I hate when that happens." He closed his locker and turned toward his friend. "Keep your head up man; brauds like that usually come crawling back with some sorry excuse later. She'll be back."

"Yeah, right." He looked at Faith as she walked past him and out to roll call. He stood still there for a second trying to figure out what he had done to make her this angry at him. Friday had been a great anniversary he thought. They met up a couple blocks from her apartment and he surprised her with an expensive bracelet. Then they went back to his apartment where he had a Kenny G CD set up playing and a hot bubble bath waiting for them. They made love all day and lay in bed, talking about everything under the sun. They then went to dinner at a nice restaurant in the Bronx and ended the night cuddling on the couch, discussing work related things.

Bosco shook his head when he went over the day again. He shrugged and let out a sigh as he buttoned up his shirt. "Roll Call!" His boss called and he closed his locker and followed him to the roll call room. Faith was sitting in the front row, deliberately looking at the ground as he passed her. Bosco stood in the back of the room with his arms crossed over his chest, looking at her for the whole talk. He couldn't wait until they got in the RMP and he could ask her what her problem was. "Boscorelli!"

"Yes sir." He said, still staring at Faith.

"Davis!"

"Yup."

"You two will be riding together in 55 David today. Sector 4. 1800 meal." Swersky said and Bosco's head shot up. He then looked at his partner whose foot leg was bouncing. "Yokas and Sullivan! You will be in 55 Charlie. Sector 5. 1700 meal." He called off the rest of the RMP's then looked up. "Also be on the look out for Jerry Sanders. He's an escaped mental patient and attacked an officer on foot patrol and stole his gun. He got away from our guys could apprehend him so we need to get this guy." He looked around and nodded. "Have a safe tour everyone."

Bosco looked at his partner as she stood up and went to get her radio. He came up behind her and grabbed her by the arm and pushed her into the locker room. "What the hell is going on?!"

"I can't do this anymore Bosco." She said softly and looked down at her hands. She knew that he had a hurt look on his face so she just kept looking down. She never wanted to hurt him because she loved him deeply. "Emily knows." She spoke softly and looked to the side a little. "I never wanted it to end this way... or end at all but." Faith finally looked at him and he looked like he was going to cry. "Bosco you have to understand why I have to do this."

"How could you do this to me?" He asked and walked over to the bench and sat down on it. "Why don't you just come clean and leave him Faith?" He looked up at her and she saw the tears in his eyes. "You said it yourself that you're not in love with him anymore. And you're still going to stay with him?"

She looked down at her hands again and tears started building in her eyes too. "I love you so much Bos." She said softly and he looked up at her, not wanting a single tear to fall from his eyes in that locker room. "I just have been thinking about myself this whole time and not about how this would affect my kids. It's destroying Emily to see me betraying her father."

"What about me Faith?" He stood up and grabbed her face and backed her up against the wall. "What am I supposed to do without you?" He put his forehead against hers and stared into her eyes.

Tears rushed down her face and she closed her eyes tight. "I'm sorry Bosco." She held onto his wrists and closed her eyes as she wept.

"I can't lose you Faith." Bosco spoke as a single tear fell from his eye. He didn't care anymore about her seeing him cry. "Please baby, don't leave me. I love you so much." He pulled her face to his and kissed her lips, never wanting to disconnect. He could feel her pulling away but he held on tighter. "Please Faith, don't." He pleaded softly.

Faith turned her head and wiped her tears away. "I can't do this now. Not here." She said and grabbed a paper towel and wiped her face. Before anything else was said, she was gone.

"You ready Bos?" Davis asked from the door. Bosco was standing with his back to the door and he wiped his face and turned around then nodded. He took the radio from him and followed Davis out of the Precinct. Faith was getting into 55-Charlie with Sully and he watched as they drove off. "You all right man?"

"Fine." He got in the passenger's seat and looked out the window as Davis drove off the opposite direction as Sully and Faith.

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55 David to Central! 10-13! 10-13! I repeat! We are under attack! Send us some back up here! 10-13!

The call kept running through her head over and over as Sully swiftly sped down the street toward their fallen partners. Faith was sitting in the passenger's seat, holding on and making sure the side streets were clear before Sully drove through them. It was harder to see if anyone was coming now that the night had fallen. The sky was pitch black and the shift would end in three hours. That wouldn't stop Faith and Sully from getting to their partners and help them. The thoughts of the locker room kept running through Faith's head with every intersection they blazed through. She couldn't believe the last thing that she said to him was that she was sorry for breaking off their year long relationship. Since Friday night after Faith and Emily's talk about the affair, she promised her daughter that she would break it off if she didn't tell Fred about it. Faith couldn't keep up the relationship and lie to her daughter and risk losing her kids forever if Fred found out.

"Up on the right!" Sully shouted as he approached the scene. He jumped out of the RMP and looked at the scene in front of him. Davis was on one side of the street, lying on his back with his radio clenched in his hand. He had been shot in the vest and was holding his chest as he shouted in his radio for more back up and a bus. "Ty! Ty are you all right?!"

"We were just walking and he shot us! God it hurts Sul!" He screamed in pain and held his partner's hand.

"How many times were you shot?!" Sully asked, feeling under his partner's vest for blood. He was relived when he didn't see or feel any.

"I think.... twice.... not sure...." He gasped for air.

As soon as the RMP stopped at the scene, Faith was out of the car and running to her fallen partner. Bosco was on his side, holding himself and scrunched into a ball. "Bos!" She cried and rolled him over. There was blood all over his face and front of his uniform. "Bosco! Where are you hit?!" She ripped open his uniform shirt and his vest. "Where are you hit Bos?! Talk to me!" She grabbed his face.

"Not.... my blood." He choked out as he held his chest, his eyes were tightly closed. "Gawd.... it hurts.... like hell."

"How many times were you hit?!" She asked and grabbed her radio. "Where's that bus?!"

"He shot me.... point blank...." He stammered and looked into her eyes as he held her hand. "Then three.... or.... four more.... when I was.... down." Bosco closed his eyes tight and cursed. "Gawd this kills." He gazed at Faith and she was taking his bulletproof vest off. "Faith...." she looked at him when he called her name. "Don't leave.... me."

"I'm not going anywhere Bos." She replied.

"No," he tried to catch his breath but the force of the bullets knocked the wind out of him. "I want to.... be with you.... forever."

Faith was about to reply when she saw the two ambulances screaming their way down the street. "The bus is here now Bosco! You're going to be all right!" She reassured him.

"Please Faith." He whispered and slowly blinked.

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To Be Continued