Paybacks
Chapter 28
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"You got Steve?" asked Bosco.
"Yeah, I got him-" a shocked look came across her face. "How'd you know it was Skaget?"
Bosco tried to shrug his shoulders, but winced from the pain it caused. "I saw him..." he hesitated, and then continued softly, "I saw him…shoot me." It was still hard for him to come to terms with the fact that he'd been shot; that he could have died, and that depending on his recovery his career could be over.
"Bosco, the detectives have been in here like ten times since you woke up asking if you remembered anything, and you never gave any indication that you had a clue who it was."
His jaw was set; his eyes narrow with anger. His voice was harsh. "That bastard was going down…either by my hand…or yours. Not some damn detective." He was talking fast, his heart began to race, and he became breathless.
Faith noticed the monitors going crazy. "Bos calm down. Take it easy." She began rubbing his right shoulder hoping it would help calm him.
The nurse entered the room. "Is everything OK? Your heart monitor is going wild."
"He got pretty worked up. I didn't mean to upset him."
"Not…your fault…Faith."
"Are you having trouble breathing Officer Boscorelli?"
"It…hurts."
"I'm going to hook you up to an oxygen mask. You've only been off the ventilator for a few hours, and we don't want to have to put you back on it. Your lungs shouldn't have to work so hard this soon. I'll be right back."
"So…what happened?"
"Bosco you should take it easy. I'll tell you later."
"No Faith!" he took a shaky breath. "Tell me…now."
Faith sighed. "I identified him on the surveillance video they got from Fred's work. Sully, Davis and I went to the factory. I saw him, beat the crap out of him and then we arrested him. Ya know it woulda been a whole lot easier if you would have just told me it was him in the first place."
"You shoulda…shot him," Bosco said angrily.
"Bosco you don't mean that."
"Yeah, I do…what he did to ma…and me. He…deserves it."
"No. That would have been too easy for him. He deserves to spend life in prison with the scum of the earth doing who knows what to him!" She paused and hung her head, "but I wanted to kill him. I wanted to kill him with my bare hands because of what he did to you. What he put you through!"
Just then the nurse came back into the room, and proceeded to put an oxygen mask on Bosco. He didn't seem too thrilled about having the contraption on his face, but he didn't feel like putting up a fight.
"Now," the nurse instructed, "you can move the mask when you want to talk, but don't over do it. You still need to give yourself time to heal, and rest. The more you talk the more your lungs have to work. So take it easy." Bosco nodded, and the nurse left the room.
Faith stood by and watched as Bosco closed his eyes, and took a few breaths of the oxygen. "Maybe I should let you rest. I'll come back later."
He shook his head no, and slowly removed the mask. "Stay."
"OK," she sat down in the chair that was still by his bed, and held his hand in her own.
Neither of them said anything. Faith just stared at the splint on her hand, and Bosco just looked at her face. He could see the pain etched on her face, but he could also see the relief and the sadness.
He pulled his hand from hers, and removed the oxygen mask. "Faith? You OK?"
She looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Bos, everything that Skaget did to you. Physically. Emotionally. I wanted to get him back. I wanted revenge." She thought back to the scene from the factory, and looked down at her feet. "When I saw him today I wanted to kill him. I wanted to tear him apart. I've never felt that way before. I almost lost control. I did lose control." She looked at him as a tear slide down her cheek. "I don't ever want to feel that way again."
"If it happens…enough. You get used…to it."
"What?"
"Losing control…I do that…a lot."
"When?"
"Anytime I think 'bout my dad…my life. Anytime…someone I care about…gets hurt."
She smiled, "You care about people?"
He grinned, "Just a couple."
The two officers looked at each other, and chuckled. Then they both saw movement at the door, and looked to see who was there.
"Ma?"
Faith stood up to look, but she was gone.
"MA!" Bosco yelled after her as loud as he could.
Faith saw the pained expression on his face as he coughed from his sudden outburst. "I'll go get her Bosco. You just rest OK?" She hurried into the hallway.
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OK, so who knew it was Skaget? The clue I gave may not have been all that obvious to those of you we aren't "Third Watch Junkies" like myself. The clue in the last chapter was "boxer's fracture". How was that a clue you ask? Well, in the episode True Love Bosco suffered a boxer's fracture after he beat up Skaget at the factory. :o) I watch that episode waaaaaay too much! But Jason Wile's was so great in it!
Chapter 28
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"You got Steve?" asked Bosco.
"Yeah, I got him-" a shocked look came across her face. "How'd you know it was Skaget?"
Bosco tried to shrug his shoulders, but winced from the pain it caused. "I saw him..." he hesitated, and then continued softly, "I saw him…shoot me." It was still hard for him to come to terms with the fact that he'd been shot; that he could have died, and that depending on his recovery his career could be over.
"Bosco, the detectives have been in here like ten times since you woke up asking if you remembered anything, and you never gave any indication that you had a clue who it was."
His jaw was set; his eyes narrow with anger. His voice was harsh. "That bastard was going down…either by my hand…or yours. Not some damn detective." He was talking fast, his heart began to race, and he became breathless.
Faith noticed the monitors going crazy. "Bos calm down. Take it easy." She began rubbing his right shoulder hoping it would help calm him.
The nurse entered the room. "Is everything OK? Your heart monitor is going wild."
"He got pretty worked up. I didn't mean to upset him."
"Not…your fault…Faith."
"Are you having trouble breathing Officer Boscorelli?"
"It…hurts."
"I'm going to hook you up to an oxygen mask. You've only been off the ventilator for a few hours, and we don't want to have to put you back on it. Your lungs shouldn't have to work so hard this soon. I'll be right back."
"So…what happened?"
"Bosco you should take it easy. I'll tell you later."
"No Faith!" he took a shaky breath. "Tell me…now."
Faith sighed. "I identified him on the surveillance video they got from Fred's work. Sully, Davis and I went to the factory. I saw him, beat the crap out of him and then we arrested him. Ya know it woulda been a whole lot easier if you would have just told me it was him in the first place."
"You shoulda…shot him," Bosco said angrily.
"Bosco you don't mean that."
"Yeah, I do…what he did to ma…and me. He…deserves it."
"No. That would have been too easy for him. He deserves to spend life in prison with the scum of the earth doing who knows what to him!" She paused and hung her head, "but I wanted to kill him. I wanted to kill him with my bare hands because of what he did to you. What he put you through!"
Just then the nurse came back into the room, and proceeded to put an oxygen mask on Bosco. He didn't seem too thrilled about having the contraption on his face, but he didn't feel like putting up a fight.
"Now," the nurse instructed, "you can move the mask when you want to talk, but don't over do it. You still need to give yourself time to heal, and rest. The more you talk the more your lungs have to work. So take it easy." Bosco nodded, and the nurse left the room.
Faith stood by and watched as Bosco closed his eyes, and took a few breaths of the oxygen. "Maybe I should let you rest. I'll come back later."
He shook his head no, and slowly removed the mask. "Stay."
"OK," she sat down in the chair that was still by his bed, and held his hand in her own.
Neither of them said anything. Faith just stared at the splint on her hand, and Bosco just looked at her face. He could see the pain etched on her face, but he could also see the relief and the sadness.
He pulled his hand from hers, and removed the oxygen mask. "Faith? You OK?"
She looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Bos, everything that Skaget did to you. Physically. Emotionally. I wanted to get him back. I wanted revenge." She thought back to the scene from the factory, and looked down at her feet. "When I saw him today I wanted to kill him. I wanted to tear him apart. I've never felt that way before. I almost lost control. I did lose control." She looked at him as a tear slide down her cheek. "I don't ever want to feel that way again."
"If it happens…enough. You get used…to it."
"What?"
"Losing control…I do that…a lot."
"When?"
"Anytime I think 'bout my dad…my life. Anytime…someone I care about…gets hurt."
She smiled, "You care about people?"
He grinned, "Just a couple."
The two officers looked at each other, and chuckled. Then they both saw movement at the door, and looked to see who was there.
"Ma?"
Faith stood up to look, but she was gone.
"MA!" Bosco yelled after her as loud as he could.
Faith saw the pained expression on his face as he coughed from his sudden outburst. "I'll go get her Bosco. You just rest OK?" She hurried into the hallway.
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OK, so who knew it was Skaget? The clue I gave may not have been all that obvious to those of you we aren't "Third Watch Junkies" like myself. The clue in the last chapter was "boxer's fracture". How was that a clue you ask? Well, in the episode True Love Bosco suffered a boxer's fracture after he beat up Skaget at the factory. :o) I watch that episode waaaaaay too much! But Jason Wile's was so great in it!