Hmmm, don't own nothing, making up for taking so long so here is a tad bit more then usual for this story :) thank you again guys and hopefully you will enjoy this bit :) thank you again for the nice reviews....now the story ;) also I decided to change the summery on the story cause well it kind of changed on it's own...

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Faith closed her eyes redundant. She opened them trying to stop the yawn she felt trying to course it's way up, but her mouth opened and she yawned.

Sitting in the squad car without a partner, was so beyond boring. She probably could play Russian Roulette and actually find that better then just sitting in the car all by her lonesome. Faith Yokas never dreamed that she would miss hearing Bosco's non-stop jabbering, but as of right now, she totally missed his mouth.

She pulled up to the street. Looked at the watch. It was only 9:20 p.m. 'Great' she thought. At the rate she was going she would die of boredom.

Faith glanced over to see Sully's squad car across the street. Parked in front of a Deli, she wondered if Davis and Sully wouldn't mind some company.

She called it in; she was taking her time for dinner. Faith hadn't realized how hungry she was until she actually gave notice and could begin to feel her stomach screaming and growling for some food.

Faith walked into the tiny restaurant. Most of the gang was there. She could see Doc and Kim, along with Alex Taylor giving Carlos an arched eyebrow kind of look, and Davis smiling at Alex's attitude; while Sullivan concentrated at the meal in front of him. She smiled shyly and then she realized something was wrong. Everybody had gone deathly silent. It was like if somebody had dropped a very expensive dish and everybody looking around wondering who should tell the owner of the priceless china.

Her mind raced trying to think if she had forgotten something, maybe her zipper was down or something.

She glanced around and that is when she spotted him. Bosco. He was sitting at the end of the table and was smiling. But the smile soon disappeared when he spotted her, standing there. His head lowered and without saying a word he pushed his seat back, stood up and then making sure he kept his eyes locked away from her he walked out of the restaurant.

Everybody had stayed quiet, unsure of Bosco's reaction when she had walked in. They had already known Faith and him were fighting, and it wasn't from Bosco talking about it. No. Rumors and stories get told fast, there was no secret about them fighting.

She looked around the table unsure of what to do. The Rookie stood fast and went and followed Bosco. He past her and gave a sympathetic look and then left.

Sully looked up from him plate. "Why don't you sit down Faith. As you can see we have now a extra spot."

Davis who had been sitting next to Bosco whom he was talking to was now patting the seat for Faith to sit in.

Faith shook her head and tried her best to give a smile of appreciation. "No thanks Sully and Davis, I just seemed to have lost my appetite." She gave a slight wave and than backtracked her steps and then walked out of the restaurant.

Faith Yokas let out a long and drawn out breath. She felt as though she would just loose it on the street. Bosco was totally ignoring her, not even letting her get near him. She was beginning to wonder if this is what she deserved if she got what was coming to her from keeping the secret so long from him.

She pushed this out of her mind and got into her car and took off.

(In the Restaurant)

They watched Faith standing outside the door, not sure if they should get up and say something or just watch what Faith would do. When she finally took off in her squad car they all looked back down at their plates, wondering how they could start their next conversation.

Carlos looked around at the table and then mischievously looked over at Ty Davis Jr. "How much you want to bet Faith Yokas wins this fight."

Kim looked at them with wide eyes and a smile began to form on her lips as she tried not to laugh. "That is wrong." "But funny" added Alex "I'm in. Go Faith."

"Well I have to stick with the male species here, I say Boz will win this one. So my man Carlos, you're on." Davis smiled as he spoke this. He looked over at Sully who wasn't paying attention so he let his eyes glance over at Doc. "Want to back a brother up here."

Doc smiled. He didn't like to get into these kinds of things but what the hell. "Yeah sure....I say Boscorelli will win this round....all though I'm not sure....Yokas is the only person who actually has some control over Boscorelli."

The entire group roared with laughter knowing how true that was.

"So a bet's a bet, how about 10dollors who ever wins. You have to pay up on the spot, deal everybody." Spoke Carlos. Everybody agreed and got back to what they had left on their plates.

Faith Yokas thanked God when her shift was over. All she wanted to do was go home and not think about Bosco or anyone else for that matter. Faith just wanted to go home and crash next to her husband.

Bosco was in the locker room. He was not moving as fast as he had last time, not wanting to get out of a room that felt as though it was going smaller by the second. No, Boscorelli was taking his time undressing and getting ready.

Faith looked over at him but he wouldn't even look at her, he just made damn sure he kept to his business. She hurried up and left the locker room and went outside. As she started to go towards the direction she walked every night, she decided against it and went and stood by Bosco's blue Mustang.

Bosco came out of the Precinct and stopped right on the sidewalk. He could see Faith standing there, by his car. He clenched his teeth together hard. He had done a beautiful job avoiding her all day, not saying a single word to her. Play the ignore game. Now there she was intent on talking to him.

He coolly made way towards his car, ready to jump in again and leave the Precinct and Faith Yokas behind him. His mind raced now, trying to come up with something to get her away from his car. But again, his mind failed him and he could come up with nothing, not one single thought on how to escape this one.

He stopped in front of her, not saying a single word. Just gave his usual expression 'what the hell do you want' look.

"You can't ignore me forever Maurice Boscorelli. You're my partner and you have to work with me so you can't ignore me."

"Sure hell I can try." He mumbled under his breath.

Faith fought hard to keep back the tears that wanted to force their way out onto the nice warm night. She didn't want them to trail down her cheeks and to show how much he was bugging her by ignoring her like this.

"Look I'm sorry I didn't tell you. But oh well I didn't, can't do anything about it now. All we can do is...."

Bosco interrupted her before she could finish,

"And what, act as though it never happened? Live in a fantasy world where we're still okay and running around with stupid crack head smiles on our faces. No! Sorry Faith you may be able to do that but I can't," he pointed his finger "if you were my true partner, you would have told me."

He began to walk past her when she grabbed onto his arm. "Oh don't be talking you hypocrite, you haven't told me numerous things about yourself that effect us when working together, why you have such a bad temper mostly and..."

Bosco ripped his arm out of Faith's grasp. "Oh so this is my fault now, everybody's else's fault but your own. Well you know what Faith, maybe I have done a lot of things, but have I ever, EVER endangered our lives cause I wasn't there all 110% physically and mentally? Huh tell me Faith, tell me one time I have and then I will let it go."

Faith stared at Bosco. Her shoulders sagged. She had forgotten that one time she had slipped, and for once Bosco wasn't the one wrong.

(A couple weeks ago)

"Are you okay? Faith....Faith?" Faith looked over at her partner's face. Everything seemed to be in and out of focus. She nodded. "Yeah I'm fine...why?" She felt as though her tongue was slurring and she would pass out right there in the squad car.

"Well you just look I don't know, a tad bit groggy like you're not all here. Did you take some medication or something?"

Faith had. It was for her pain in her chest. Going to work when you just had surgery can be a really bad idea. It hurt and she was just sore from the head down to the waist. So she took some of the medication the doctor had prescribed to her, only she believed the doctor forgot to tell her it was a knock out kind. Faith had also had made the mistake by taking it before she left the locker room. Now she was feeling the effect of the drug working and all she wanted was to sleep heavily, only you can't do that while your working.

Bosco was talking and laughing about something. She nodded her head, pretending she was actually listening. She closed her eyes, hoping to stop the world from spinning.

"Here we go." Said Bosco as he got out of the car. A car had been reported to be swerving trying to play chicken with on coming traffic. Its last location was around the area in which 55-David was patrolling and Bosco found it parked in front, well more over a fire hydrant with the water squirting everywhere. The male was in his car acting like a little kid and making sounds and turning the wheel, only the car was turned off or it was dead.

Bosco approached cautiously, his hand on his gun. He wasn't too sure what the guy was up to so better safe then sorry. "Hey you in the car, can you please step out with your hands where I can see them." The man looked around and then looked at Bosco and pointed to himself. "Yes you, now sir."

Bosco smiled and shook his head. He then mumbled loud enough for only Faith to hear. "Can you believe this goon or what?" He didn't get a response or anything from his partner. He turned around to see she was still sitting in the car. "What the...."

Bosco turned his attention back to the man getting out of the car. He looked and then was blinded. He grabbed his eyes in pain. The guy had just squirted him with mace.

"SON OF A BITCH." He let out a loud howl of ache as it began to burn his eyes.

Faith eyes shot open. She had dozed off. Took her a couple seconds to realize her surroundings. Faith heard her partners distress and saw Bosco clutching his eyes while the man made an attempt to grab Boz's gun from it's holster.

Faith scrambled out of the car and began to run up shouting bring her gun to bare. The man didn't listen and as he held in his hands looking at in awe she continued to run up to them.

Bosco had gotten a quick glance through the tears of pain, the man had his gun. Bosco than tackled the guy as though he was a line backer.

The man's legs collapsed against Bosco's weight and they both tumbled onto the hard cement. Bosco quickly handcuffed the guy before he got any resistance all though he wouldn't because the man was knocked out solid.

"DAMMIT! THIS SHIT STINGS." Bosco was sitting down on the road rubbing his eyes.

Faith was kneeling towards her partner. "God I'm so sorry Bosco." He waved her off though and just kept on rubbing his eyes as the burning was felt over his eyes. He couldn't move them or it would surge a powerful pain through his senses and he found it would just hurt all over again.

Doc and Carlos walked up seeing Bosco sitting on the ground clutching his eyes in pain. Doc came up while Carlos stood back a little while Doc also kneeled beside the officer. "What's wrong?"

Faith stood up. "The guy nailed him with pepper spray." She nodded over to where the man was handcuffed and unconscious. Carlos stepped over to the guy and pulled out some ammonia out of his medic bag. The man stirred awake and than jerked, confused to his surroundings.

"Come on Bosco I'll clean your eyes out with some water." said Doc as he helped Bosco up and helped lead him to the back of the ambulance. Faith just stood there. She didn't know now what to do anymore.


(Present)

He stood there waiting for her to say something but all she did was look down now at her feet. He looked once down at his own and then looked back up. A tear was trickling down Faith's check.

"What if he had shot me Faith, or you for that matter. If we were dead we sure is hell couldn't do much about it." He shook his head. "Just tell me Faith....why didn't you tell me....huh...why?"

She didn't say anything, just kept her head down and looking away from Bosco's piercing eyes. "Faith...Faith look at me."

Her head came up slowly the tears now one after another sliding fast. She couldn't give an answer.

"Were partners Faith. You may not like it, hell you may not even like me as a person....but were still partners and that has to count for something," He closed his eyes and looked down and then said softly "all you had to do was tell me."

He walked past her and began to unlock his car door. He didn't want to be around her right now. Hell she wasn't even speaking to him, so why should he just stand there pretty much talking to himself? He stopped and turned around. She was standing there looking at him with regret littered all over her face.

"Please forgive me....I'm so sorry. I wish I had told you earlier, I wish I had listened to myself. But I can't change it now Boz. I can't, but I can wish you'd forgive me."

TBC....

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Author Note: Hey I do hope you guys are still enjoying this and I will fix the mess that I have done, tee heh heh, but thank you for the nice reviews again, you guys are the best!!!!