Paybacks
Chapter 24
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I hope you folks aren't getting too bored with my story! I'm just having so much fun putting all my thoughts on paper! It should only be a few more chapters :o)
OH, and don't worry. There is plenty more action to come! Just give it time ;o)
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WHILE BOSCO WAS IN SURGERY
Angela Boscorelli was sitting at home alone except for the bottle of whiskey that was keeping her company again tonight. She hadn't heard from Mikey in over a week, but that was par for the course. What surprised her was that Maurice hadn't tried calling yet, but she just figured he wasn't feeling well enough. He'd call her when he felt up to it.
The ringing of the phone put an end to her thoughts. "Hello."
"Mrs. Boscorelli?"
"Yes."
"This is Officer Sullivan from the 55^th Precinct," he paused. He wasn't sure what to say next. "Your son has been injured. He was shot, and he's in surgery right now."
"Mikey?" she asked nervously. It had to be Michael he was always getting mixed up in the wrong things.
"No ma'am. Maurice."
"Oh my God! Is he going to be all right?"
"We aren't sure right now. It's pretty bad. I think it would be best if you came to the hospital. We can send someone to pick you up if you like."
"Is Faith there with him?"
Sully couldn't quite understand her slurred words. "I'm sorry. What?"
"Is Faith there?"
"Yes, she's here." He was a little puzzled. Why was she wondering if Faith was here?
"Have her call me when he wakes up from surgery."
"But Mrs. Boscorelli they don't know if he'll make it through surgery!" What kind of mother is she?
"Maurice is strong. He's got Faith. She's better for him right now." She hung up, and went back to her whiskey
Sully hung up with a new glance into the upbringing of Maurice Boscorelli.
AT THE SAME TIME IN ANOTHER PART OF THE CITY
Knock. Knock. Knock. "Just a second," he opened the door. "Can I help you?"
Two men stood before him flashing their badges. "Is this the Yokas residence?"
Fred scratched his head. "Yeah, but if you're looking for Faith she isn't here."
"We know. She's at the hospital with Boscorelli."
"Is she OK? What happened?"
"Your wife is fine. Boscorelli's in surgery. We need to ask you a few questions."
"About what?"
"Your whereabouts earlier this evening."
"Uh, yeah, OK. Come on in, but try to keep your voices down." Fred looked worriedly toward the hall. "My kids are sleeping."
"Fred where were you between 6:30 and 8:00 this evening?"
"Am I a suspect or something?"
"Boscorelli was shot tonight, and you're truck was involved."
"My truck was stolen while I was at work. I called, and reported it."
"We still need to know where you were."
"Uh...let's see. One of the guys I work with drove me over to the sitter's to get the kids. That was around 6:15. Then the sitter drove us to the pizza joint on Anderson where we had dinner with some friends. After that they dropped us off here around 8:30."
"Can your friends verify that you were with them the whole time?"
"Yeah. No problem."
"What about your truck? When did you know it was gone?"
"I parked it in the lot at work around 8 or so this morning. I left for my route at 8:30. When I got back at the end of the shift it wasn't there, so I went inside and called to report it. Probably around 4:30."
"OK Fred. Thanks for your time." The two detectives headed for the door.
"Hey. How's Bosco? He gonna be OK?" Fred was concerned. Sure he didn't always like Bosco; couldn't stand him most of the time. But he was good to Faith, and he protected her.
"They're not sure right now."
"How can I get a hold of Faith?"
"Call Mercy, and ask for the surgical waiting room. They should be able to patch you through."
Fred nodded, and closed the door behind the detectives.
*****
Shortly after Faith had gone in to see Bosco for the first time Ty and Alex returned to the waiting room. "Where's Yokas?" asked Ty as he handed Sully a cup of coffee.
"Bosco woke up. They took her back to see him. Where's everybody else?"
"We sent them home," reported Alex. "Figured Faith probably didn't want the whole universe to see what she's going through."
"Good idea." Sully took a sip of his coffee. Ty sat down next to him.
"So this is what it's like huh?" Ty asked.
Sully looked at him. "What?"
"Sitting around. Waiting to find out if your partner's going to live or die." Davis was looking at his own cup of coffee.
"Yeah, but no one can understand how much worse it is to be Faith right now."
"But you do."
"Yeah, unfortunately I do." Sully took another sip of coffee.
*****
Faith stood by Bosco's side for a few minutes after he had fallen asleep. She held onto his hand, and prayed. She asked God to keep him safe, and to help him recover from this ordeal. Then she asked Him to help her bring down the man who had caused her partner so much pain.
The ICU nurse walked up beside Faith. "I'm going to have to ask you to leave now. We have strict hours in ICU." She spoke soothingly, "I know it's hard to leave him right now, but I promise I'll take good care of him." The nurse smiled at her.
Faith carefully laid Bosco's hand back down on the bed. She then leaned over, and kissed his bandaged head. "Ill be just outside Bos, and as soon as they let me I'll be back to see you. I promise," she whispered in his ear.
Sully, Alex and Ty stood up when they saw Faith come out of the ICU. Her eyes were red. They could tell she had been crying. Their eyes asked what they feared their voices couldn't.
"He's OK." The trio let out the collective breath they were holding. "He opened his eyes when I touched his hand. I told him who I was cause they said he might not recognize me, and he squeezed my hand. He looked like he was in a lot of pain, and then he fell asleep again."
Faith took a deep breath to calm herself. "He looks so small, so fragile. He's hooked up to so many machines..."
Alex pulled Faith into a hug. "Bosco's young, strong and stubborn. He'll pull through this."
The phone in the waiting room rang. Sully and Davis looked at each other before Ty picked it up. "Hello?"
"Is Faith Yokas there? This is her husband."
"Yeah, hold on," he rested the phone on his shoulder. "Faith, it's Fred."
Faith walked over, and took the phone from Davis. "Fred?"
"Hey babe. Are you OK? How's Bosco? I've been trying to call for hours, but never got the right waiting room."
She could hear the concern in his voice. "I'm fine. Bosco's...alive, but it's pretty bad."
"God Faith I'm sorry. When the detectives came to question me I got so worried."
"Question you?"
"Yeah, you know, since it was my truck and all."
"Fred I'm sorry I didn't call. I just couldn't."
"I know. I wish I was with you right now, but I can't leave the kids alone."
This was the sweet, compassionate Fred she loved. This was the man she married. "I know."
"You need anything? I can stop by on my way to work. I'm assuming you aren't coming home."
"Right. Just some clothes and a toothbrush. He's going to be here awhile."
"OK. I'll see you later. I love you."
"You too." Faith hung up, and sat down.
"Is Fred coming?" asked Ty.
She shook her head. "He'll be her later. Can't leave the kids."
"Ya know if you ever need to, you can call Tatiana. She'd love to baby-sit for you."
"Thanks Sully."
They sat in silence in the waiting room. The only thing breaking the silence was the occasional page over the intercom. "You guys don't have to stay here. I appreciate it, but I'll be fine." Faith told the tired bunch sitting around her.
"It's OK. I called Tatiana, and told her where I am. Besides you shouldn't be alone at a time like this."
"We don't mind sitting with you," smiled Alex.
"Thanks you guys."
*****
It was a couple hours later when Bosco's nurse appeared. "He's awake again if you would like to see him." They all looked at Faith, and she nodded. "The rest of you are welcome as well." Sully, Davis and Alex stood and followed Faith and the nurse into ICU.
"He's a little more coherent this time," the nurse said to Faith.
Bosco saw his friends round the corner, and lifted his right arm a few inches to wave hello. Faith walked around to the side of his bed again. He lifted his hand so she could hold it. "Hey Bos," she said as she took his hand, and touched his cheek with her other hand. He tried to smile, but it was difficult with the tubes in the way.
Alex patted his leg. "Hey Bosco." Sully and Davis, not sure what to say to their fallen comrade, just smiled and nodded.
Sully glanced over at Faith, and could tell she wanted to be alone with her partner. He knew that there were things that she needed to say to him, but wouldn't be able to say with other people in the room. "Well Bosco we just wanted to come in and say hi. Faith we'll be outside."
Faith turned to look at Sully. She smiled, "Thanks."
"Don't mention it."
She turned her attention back to Bosco. "Bos you had me so scared. That's twice in one day you made my heart stop."
He looked into her eyes, and tried to say something. "Shh, Bos. Don't try to talk. You've still got that tube in. Remember?" He gave a small nod. "There'll be plenty of time to talk when you're outta this place."
Bosco squeezed her hand. She could feel how weak he was, and knew this was going to be a long road back.
Sleep was once again overtaking him. He tried to fight it. He wanted to stay awake, and look at his partner. Earlier he had been so afraid he would never see her again.
Faith could see he was trying to keep his eyes open. "Bosco you need your rest. It's OK. I'll be back later." He once again did his best to smile, and then gave in to the sleep that was calling him.
Chapter 24
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I hope you folks aren't getting too bored with my story! I'm just having so much fun putting all my thoughts on paper! It should only be a few more chapters :o)
OH, and don't worry. There is plenty more action to come! Just give it time ;o)
*****
WHILE BOSCO WAS IN SURGERY
Angela Boscorelli was sitting at home alone except for the bottle of whiskey that was keeping her company again tonight. She hadn't heard from Mikey in over a week, but that was par for the course. What surprised her was that Maurice hadn't tried calling yet, but she just figured he wasn't feeling well enough. He'd call her when he felt up to it.
The ringing of the phone put an end to her thoughts. "Hello."
"Mrs. Boscorelli?"
"Yes."
"This is Officer Sullivan from the 55^th Precinct," he paused. He wasn't sure what to say next. "Your son has been injured. He was shot, and he's in surgery right now."
"Mikey?" she asked nervously. It had to be Michael he was always getting mixed up in the wrong things.
"No ma'am. Maurice."
"Oh my God! Is he going to be all right?"
"We aren't sure right now. It's pretty bad. I think it would be best if you came to the hospital. We can send someone to pick you up if you like."
"Is Faith there with him?"
Sully couldn't quite understand her slurred words. "I'm sorry. What?"
"Is Faith there?"
"Yes, she's here." He was a little puzzled. Why was she wondering if Faith was here?
"Have her call me when he wakes up from surgery."
"But Mrs. Boscorelli they don't know if he'll make it through surgery!" What kind of mother is she?
"Maurice is strong. He's got Faith. She's better for him right now." She hung up, and went back to her whiskey
Sully hung up with a new glance into the upbringing of Maurice Boscorelli.
AT THE SAME TIME IN ANOTHER PART OF THE CITY
Knock. Knock. Knock. "Just a second," he opened the door. "Can I help you?"
Two men stood before him flashing their badges. "Is this the Yokas residence?"
Fred scratched his head. "Yeah, but if you're looking for Faith she isn't here."
"We know. She's at the hospital with Boscorelli."
"Is she OK? What happened?"
"Your wife is fine. Boscorelli's in surgery. We need to ask you a few questions."
"About what?"
"Your whereabouts earlier this evening."
"Uh, yeah, OK. Come on in, but try to keep your voices down." Fred looked worriedly toward the hall. "My kids are sleeping."
"Fred where were you between 6:30 and 8:00 this evening?"
"Am I a suspect or something?"
"Boscorelli was shot tonight, and you're truck was involved."
"My truck was stolen while I was at work. I called, and reported it."
"We still need to know where you were."
"Uh...let's see. One of the guys I work with drove me over to the sitter's to get the kids. That was around 6:15. Then the sitter drove us to the pizza joint on Anderson where we had dinner with some friends. After that they dropped us off here around 8:30."
"Can your friends verify that you were with them the whole time?"
"Yeah. No problem."
"What about your truck? When did you know it was gone?"
"I parked it in the lot at work around 8 or so this morning. I left for my route at 8:30. When I got back at the end of the shift it wasn't there, so I went inside and called to report it. Probably around 4:30."
"OK Fred. Thanks for your time." The two detectives headed for the door.
"Hey. How's Bosco? He gonna be OK?" Fred was concerned. Sure he didn't always like Bosco; couldn't stand him most of the time. But he was good to Faith, and he protected her.
"They're not sure right now."
"How can I get a hold of Faith?"
"Call Mercy, and ask for the surgical waiting room. They should be able to patch you through."
Fred nodded, and closed the door behind the detectives.
*****
Shortly after Faith had gone in to see Bosco for the first time Ty and Alex returned to the waiting room. "Where's Yokas?" asked Ty as he handed Sully a cup of coffee.
"Bosco woke up. They took her back to see him. Where's everybody else?"
"We sent them home," reported Alex. "Figured Faith probably didn't want the whole universe to see what she's going through."
"Good idea." Sully took a sip of his coffee. Ty sat down next to him.
"So this is what it's like huh?" Ty asked.
Sully looked at him. "What?"
"Sitting around. Waiting to find out if your partner's going to live or die." Davis was looking at his own cup of coffee.
"Yeah, but no one can understand how much worse it is to be Faith right now."
"But you do."
"Yeah, unfortunately I do." Sully took another sip of coffee.
*****
Faith stood by Bosco's side for a few minutes after he had fallen asleep. She held onto his hand, and prayed. She asked God to keep him safe, and to help him recover from this ordeal. Then she asked Him to help her bring down the man who had caused her partner so much pain.
The ICU nurse walked up beside Faith. "I'm going to have to ask you to leave now. We have strict hours in ICU." She spoke soothingly, "I know it's hard to leave him right now, but I promise I'll take good care of him." The nurse smiled at her.
Faith carefully laid Bosco's hand back down on the bed. She then leaned over, and kissed his bandaged head. "Ill be just outside Bos, and as soon as they let me I'll be back to see you. I promise," she whispered in his ear.
Sully, Alex and Ty stood up when they saw Faith come out of the ICU. Her eyes were red. They could tell she had been crying. Their eyes asked what they feared their voices couldn't.
"He's OK." The trio let out the collective breath they were holding. "He opened his eyes when I touched his hand. I told him who I was cause they said he might not recognize me, and he squeezed my hand. He looked like he was in a lot of pain, and then he fell asleep again."
Faith took a deep breath to calm herself. "He looks so small, so fragile. He's hooked up to so many machines..."
Alex pulled Faith into a hug. "Bosco's young, strong and stubborn. He'll pull through this."
The phone in the waiting room rang. Sully and Davis looked at each other before Ty picked it up. "Hello?"
"Is Faith Yokas there? This is her husband."
"Yeah, hold on," he rested the phone on his shoulder. "Faith, it's Fred."
Faith walked over, and took the phone from Davis. "Fred?"
"Hey babe. Are you OK? How's Bosco? I've been trying to call for hours, but never got the right waiting room."
She could hear the concern in his voice. "I'm fine. Bosco's...alive, but it's pretty bad."
"God Faith I'm sorry. When the detectives came to question me I got so worried."
"Question you?"
"Yeah, you know, since it was my truck and all."
"Fred I'm sorry I didn't call. I just couldn't."
"I know. I wish I was with you right now, but I can't leave the kids alone."
This was the sweet, compassionate Fred she loved. This was the man she married. "I know."
"You need anything? I can stop by on my way to work. I'm assuming you aren't coming home."
"Right. Just some clothes and a toothbrush. He's going to be here awhile."
"OK. I'll see you later. I love you."
"You too." Faith hung up, and sat down.
"Is Fred coming?" asked Ty.
She shook her head. "He'll be her later. Can't leave the kids."
"Ya know if you ever need to, you can call Tatiana. She'd love to baby-sit for you."
"Thanks Sully."
They sat in silence in the waiting room. The only thing breaking the silence was the occasional page over the intercom. "You guys don't have to stay here. I appreciate it, but I'll be fine." Faith told the tired bunch sitting around her.
"It's OK. I called Tatiana, and told her where I am. Besides you shouldn't be alone at a time like this."
"We don't mind sitting with you," smiled Alex.
"Thanks you guys."
*****
It was a couple hours later when Bosco's nurse appeared. "He's awake again if you would like to see him." They all looked at Faith, and she nodded. "The rest of you are welcome as well." Sully, Davis and Alex stood and followed Faith and the nurse into ICU.
"He's a little more coherent this time," the nurse said to Faith.
Bosco saw his friends round the corner, and lifted his right arm a few inches to wave hello. Faith walked around to the side of his bed again. He lifted his hand so she could hold it. "Hey Bos," she said as she took his hand, and touched his cheek with her other hand. He tried to smile, but it was difficult with the tubes in the way.
Alex patted his leg. "Hey Bosco." Sully and Davis, not sure what to say to their fallen comrade, just smiled and nodded.
Sully glanced over at Faith, and could tell she wanted to be alone with her partner. He knew that there were things that she needed to say to him, but wouldn't be able to say with other people in the room. "Well Bosco we just wanted to come in and say hi. Faith we'll be outside."
Faith turned to look at Sully. She smiled, "Thanks."
"Don't mention it."
She turned her attention back to Bosco. "Bos you had me so scared. That's twice in one day you made my heart stop."
He looked into her eyes, and tried to say something. "Shh, Bos. Don't try to talk. You've still got that tube in. Remember?" He gave a small nod. "There'll be plenty of time to talk when you're outta this place."
Bosco squeezed her hand. She could feel how weak he was, and knew this was going to be a long road back.
Sleep was once again overtaking him. He tried to fight it. He wanted to stay awake, and look at his partner. Earlier he had been so afraid he would never see her again.
Faith could see he was trying to keep his eyes open. "Bosco you need your rest. It's OK. I'll be back later." He once again did his best to smile, and then gave in to the sleep that was calling him.