AUTHOR: BreathlessFaith

RATING: PG-13

DISCLAIMER: Sadly I still own nothing.

A/N: Apparently watching Third Watch at 7:00AM has kicked my writing brain into gear. A little on the short side for me, but you take what you get. I hope that you wont have to wait so long for chapter 11.
Thanks for all your great reviews and remembering my story.

This chapter is told completely from Bosco's POV.

Enjoy!

WHEN DID HE CHAPTER 10

"I had no idea picking out furniture was so damn difficult." I said to Faith as she sat cross legged on one bed in her room at the Hyatt, staring at the list of furniture we'd picked out for her new apartment.

She looked up at me and smiled. I tried not to sigh out loud at that smile. I have no idea what the hell is wrong with me. I bet she smiled at me a few dozen times today and I swear I turned into a puddle of goo with each one. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven the first time she spotted a couch she loved from across the warehouse floor, from where we'd come in. Faith just grabbed my hand and started tugging me across the huge room. It's not like Faith has never touched me before. She has lots of times. Lord knows, I've reached down to grab her hand, to help pull her up when we've been chasing some perp. This was different. We weren't on the job. It clicked into my head for real that there is no more Fred, standing in my way.

Until Sully started pushing my buttons, I hadn't known I didn't want anyone, standing in between Faith and I. My own mother told me, I needed to think about why I wouldn't stand for Sully having an affair with Faith. Well now I know. I want Faith. It's our turn to try to have a relationship other than work and friends. Now I just have to convince Faith. My mother better be wrong! Faith better not be thinking about sowing a lot of wild oats with some other guys. Younger guys! You know I really need to hit the gym more often. I think I've been slacking off.

"You got a stomachache Bos?" Faith asked me.

I looked at her strangely..."No. Why would you think that?"

"Well for the last couple of minutes you been rubbing your stomach. Charlie does that same thing when his is upset." She said staring at my hand that had suddenly stopped rubbing my stomach.

I wasn't about to tell her, I was checking to see how flabby I'd gotten.

"No I'm fine. Look I better go we gotta work tomorrow." I said standing up and grabbing my jacket off the foot of the bed where I'd tossed it.

Faith got up off the bed and followed me to the door. I didn't realize how close she was until I grabbed the door knob with one hand and turned back to say good-bye.

I found myself practically nose to nose with her. I cleared my throat and tried not to let myself get lost in those gorgeous green eyes looking up at me.

"Thanks for spending your day off with me Bos." She said quietly.

"No problem, Faith. I had a good time." I said tugging the door open before I did something stupid like kiss the lips she kept biting.

"I had fun Bos. I can't remember the last time I laughed that much. I'll see you tomorrow." She said.

Then before I had a chance to step into the hallway, Faith was standing up on her tiptoes to kiss my cheek. I was so stunned I practically fell on my ass as I stepped backwards into the hallway.

The only thing I could think of to say was..."Tomorrow." Then I was headed towards the elevator like the hounds of hell were on my heels.

I swear I didn't take a breath until the elevator doors shut and I was headed down.

I've had plenty of women kiss my cheek before, and I'd managed to turn it into a long hot kiss. But this wasn't any woman this was Faith! Faith was just being nice to me. Thank god she was only being nice, cause if I thought she was really hitting on me...I'd be hitting the floor, in a dead faint.

The next morning I got up a couple of hours early and hit the gym, before I went and picked up Faith. I tell you one thing, you do crunches on a daily basis and then slack off, you really pay for it.

I said something to Faith about it halfway through our shift.

"Bos, tomorrow instead of going to the gym come over to the hotel. They got a great gym downstairs and my guests and I can use it any time. Just bring your change of clothes and you can use the shower in my room before we go to work. I'll even splurge and order room service for lunch before we go!
I hate working out alone. Come on Bos what do ya say?" Faith asked beaming at me with those green eyes, how the heck can I say no.

The following morning I found out I should have found a way to say no. Two hours in a gym with Faith in one of those black sports bra's with a tight white tank shirt over it, and black skin tight biker shorts damn near did me in. If I'd had to have her spot me one more time on the weights, laying there staring up at her chest. Well I would have found some very inventive uses for the bench.

I'll tell you it really don't take a lot for a woman to get me excited, but this is Faith and I'm just beginning to realize this is a whole lot more than some sexual excitement.

I can barely keep my temper under control in the locker room these days. There's that new guy Peterson. I swear the other day I caught him watching Faith change. If Davis hadn't realized what was going on and stepped in front of Peterson's line of vision he and I would have come to blows. Obviously Davis said something to him cause the guy keeps his eyes glued to the floor now. He better not slip up either!

Faith's apartment is finally all painted the only thing left now is for all that furniture we picked out to be delivered. That's going to happen tomorrow. Faith plans on checking out of the Hyatt and moving into the apartment.

Yup, tomorrow night Faith is going to be getting ready for bed, in the bedroom thats right across the street from my bedroom. Yup she's going to be getting ready for bed. She's gonna get out of her clothes and put on some satin and lace nightgown thing. Then she's gonna pull down the dark blue down comforter, I bought her as a house warming gift. Along with the baby blue silk sheets and slide into that king size brass bed, with a swan shaped headboard, we found in Vinnie's warehouse.

"EEEERRRRRRRRRRR!" I growled to myself in frustration as I head towards the bathroom for the third time today.

"When did I become the kind of guy who has to take a cold shower every time he thinks about a woman?"

TBC...