Chapter 11
Bosco stared at the little girl sleeping on the couch and smiled. Chloe had brought her back here to live with her. He was kneeling on the floor in front of the couch, stroking her cheek lovingly when he heard Chloe come back form the store.
"It's amazing you know." Bosco said as he slowly got to his feet. "I never thought a little girl could make you feel so helpless."
"Yeah tell me about it." Chloe said as she sat on the chair opposite the couch.
"She's going to stay here from now on right?" Bosco asked as he glanced from Chloe to the little girl.
"Ella is going to be living here from now on." Chloe confirmed, sighing. "Bosco I think I made a huge mistake."
"What do you mean?" He asked with a frown.
"I lied to you about Ella. She's not my little sister." Chloe said as she got up slowly. "She's my daughter, our daughter."
"Our daughter?" Bosco asked shocked. "Ella's mine?"
"Yeah." Chloe said as she looked down at the floor. "I was really upset when we broke up and so my mom thought Ella would be better off with her. I didn't plan on her staying there long. I wanted to tell you the truth because Ella knows I'm her mother and when she's awake she calls me mommy."
Bosco stared at Chloe, unsure on what to feel. A part of him was happy that he was a father now but a part of him was angry. Chloe had kept his child from him and not let him be there when she was born. What kind of a woman does that to a man? He wasn't sure if he wanted to walk out that door though, he was sure that if he did Chloe might feel so hurt that she would keep Ella from him.
" I want her to know who I am." Bosco said forcefully, trying to tamp down his temper.
"Ok." Chloe said with a shrug of her shoulders.
At that moment Ella came awake and smiled when she saw Chloe sitting there.
"Mama." Ella said climbing off the couch and toddling over to see her.
"Hi baby, mommy missed you." Chloe said as she lifted the toddler into her arms.
"Miss you." Ella said snuggling into her mother's chest. "Wuv you."
"I love you to. Ella I want you to meet someone ok." Chloe said glancing up at Bosco with a deep breath. "Ella say hi to your daddy."
"Dada?" Ella asked confused as she glanced at Bosco and then back at her mother.
"Yes." Chloe confirmed nodding her head.
Wearily Ella stared at Bosco before tentatively climbing off her mother's lap and toddling over to him. He knelt down so her was eye level with her and opened his arms, his heart in his throat. He sighed with relief when she willingly went into his arms and he hugged her close.
He stared at the photo's he had taken. The ones that he knew were going to be of so much help to him. He was going to make sure that everyone paid for everything they did to him. Starting with Chloe and Boscorelli.
The next morning Faith was sitting in the RMP with Bosco and could tell something was on his mind.
"What's up?" She asked with a sigh.
"Chloe kept a huge secret from me and now I am not sure if I can forgive her for it." Bosco said as he drove to their call.
"What could she have possibly kept from you that could be that bad?" Faith asked with an arched brow.
"My daughter." Bosco said simply and then pulled up to the address. "Call us here will you?"
Faith sat stunned as she stared at her partner and then called it in on the radio. She knew Bosco wasn't in the mood to talk about it but she had a feeling he wasn't going to stop thinking about it either.
The man held the knife at his terrified wife's throat, threatening to slice it through and through. He was sweating badly and he was quickly getting agitated with Bosco and Faith's presence. They had called for backup but it was becoming very clear that they wouldn't make it in time. The man was a loose cannon and he was ready to blow.
"Come on man drop the knife." Bosco said getting annoyed with him. "Nothing that she did is worth killing her over. Think about your kids man, you don't want them to be without a mother."
"Shut up or I'll do it!" The man shouted as he blinked several times to clear his eyes of the sweat. "She cheated on me! I bet those kids aren't even mine."
"They are I swear it." The hysterical woman cried out as she tried to pry her husbands arm away from her. "I love you so much please just let me go!"
"Shut up!" The man shouted again.
Faith could tell that the situation was quickly getting out of control and she was starting to get worried. This could lead to a very bad position for both her and Boscorelli and she wasn't prepared for a major battle. She took a couple of steps back and hoped that Bosco would get the message and follow suit. He didn't and instead stepped forward.
Sully arrived to back up Bosco and Faith, he was riding solo now that Davis was hurt. He walked in and noticed Bosco purposely walking towards the suspect. He shook his head as he recognized a bad situation and one that was only going to get worse. He looked at Faith who was standing beside him now and noticed the look of worry on her face. That usually meant that Bosco had something personal on his mind and wasn't looking out for his own safety. Damn it, that meant Sully and Faith were going to have to save him yet again.
He watched the little girl play with her friends in the daycare play area. Oh this was going to be so much easier than he thought it would be. He laughed out loud and then started walking towards the entrance.
