Finally A Family - Part 8 - Conclusion
Bosco slowly regained consciousness. He felt very strange, almost drugged and he was fighting the effects, trying to wake up. He heard some familiar voices and was trying to place them.
"Bosco, can you hear me?" Faith said quietly.
Bosco tried to turn his head in the direction of Faith's voice and felt a sudden sharp pain in his shoulder. He flinched and remembered what had happened and where he was. His eyes flew open and he tried to sit up and point his weapon toward Feraday. But, there was no weapon in his hand and he realized as Faith tried to hold him down that he was no longer in the apartment with Feraday and Jenny.
"It's okay Bos, you're in the hospital," Faith assured him. "Just relax. You got shot in the shoulder and in the left side. You had surgery on both, but the docs say you're going to be fine."
"What happened? Where's Jenny - is she okay? I have to make sure she's okay. I have to bring her home," he said in rapid fire succession, trying again to get up despite the pain in his shoulder and now in his side.
Bosco felt a hand on his other shoulder and heard Jack Warner saying, "Bosco, Jenny's okay. She's just down the hall. Just relax. You're hurt," he said, trying to calm him down again.
Bosco lay back, relaxing a little, but not wanting to look Jack in the eye. "I'm sorry, Jack," Bosco said sadly. "For what?" asked Jack. Before Bosco could tell him his fear about what had happened to Jenny, they were interrupted by the nurse.
"I'm afraid you're all going to have to step outside," said the nurse coming into the room. "You're upsetting Mr. Boscorelli and he really shouldn't be moving around yet," she continued. "I need to check his wounds, take his vital signs, and give him his medications. Hopefully you didn't disturb the chest tube with all this moving around," she scolded, looking at Bosco.
"They're not upsetting me. I want them to stay," Bosco started to argue with the nurse.
Jack said, "Bosco, just cooperate with the nurse. She's only doing her job. I'm going to go let Jenny, Mom and the girls know that you're awake and complaining. That ought to reassure them that you're okay."
Faith also stood up to step out. "Bos, I'm gonna go let everyone out there know that you're back to your usual crabby self. That should be all the reassurance THEY need," she said, referring to the blue wall of NY police officers that descend upon a hospital whenever one of their own is wounded in the line of duty. Before she stepped out, Faith couldn't resist leaning over to whisper something in Bosco's ear, "Besides, she's not bad. You may want some privacy to make your pitch."
Bosco looked over at the young nurse and smiled back at Faith, "Hmm, there is some potential there," he agreed, putting on his best helpless, hurt puppy dog look. Faith just smiled, shook her head and started to walk away when Bosco grabbed her arm.
Faith looked back and saw a very concerned look on Bosco's face. "What is it Bos? Are you okay? Do you need me to get the doctor?" He shook his head no and said, "Faith - is Jenny really okay? You know what I mean, right?"
Faith put an arm on Bosco's good shoulder and nodded yes, "Yeah, Bos. She's fine. You found her in time and you brought her home."
Bosco relaxed again, letting the medicine the nurse was giving him through the IV take effect and fell asleep.
~~~~~~~~~ Bosco awoke with a start a few hours later after his mind let a picture of Jenny in Feraday's bedroom, naked and battered seep into his consciousness. He felt the warmth of someone next to him. He turned and saw a woman in the chair next to him. It was Amanda Warner and she had the chair pulled up to the bed with her head resting on the side of the bed, her hand in his.
Bosco smiled and immediately thought of the fact that he had yet to see his own mother here, but here was a woman who had no real obligation to be here with him.
"Hey," he whispered quietly, gently squeezing her hand, not really wanting to let it go. It felt good, something he wasn't used to from his own mother and he thought, "This is the way it should have been."
Amanda awoke with a start and looked up at Bosco. He noticed the immediate look of relief on her face at seeing him awake and he smiled at her. She gripped his hand tighter, placing her other hand on his forehead and gently sliding it down along his cheek as though she was a mother checking on her sick child's temperature. "Bosco, are you alright? Do you need anything?"
"Nah, I'm fine, just tired," he said, trying not to fall asleep again. He thought again of Jenny and said, "Are you sure Jenny's okay? I'm sorry I didn't get to her sooner. Tell her that for me okay?"
"She's going to be alright Bosco, thanks to you," she said gratefully. "She wanted to come see you, but the doctor wanted her to rest up. She has a slight concussion, but she should be able to come see you in the morning."
Amanda's eyes filled with tears as she looked at Bosco and brushed a lock of hair off his forehead, "You told us you'd bring her back to us and I didn't doubt you for a moment. But, then I thought I'd lost you," she said as a tear escaped down her cheek.
"Ah, it takes more that some psycho to take me out," he said, slightly uncomfortable at her praise, but also liking it quite a bit. "Please don't cry," he said reaching up and brushing the tear from her cheek.
They sat there talking together for a little while until she noticed that he was starting to doze off again. She got up, got him some water, put the television remote within his reach, and said, "I'm just going to go down the hall and check on Jenny, Jack and the girls, but I'll be back in a little bit." He tried to stifle a yawn and nodded to her that it was okay for her to go.
He watched her walk to the door. She turned and looked back at him, "Do you need anything when I come back?"
"No Mom," he said sleepily. "Just give Jenny a kiss and tell her I'm thinking about her," he said drifting off. She smiled, and walked out the door noticing that this was the first time he had actually called her 'Mom' without feeling uncomfortable. She rounded the corner and left as Bosco fell sound asleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next morning came and Bosco was actually feeling much better. There was some discomfort from where the chest tube was, but they removed that very early in the morning. He had slept most of the night, although he did vaguely remember Faith, Jack, Amanda, Nancy and Theresa taking turns coming in to check on him and how good it felt. He had the dressings changed on his wounds and the nurse helped him get cleaned up a little. He managed to keep down a light breakfast and was sitting up in the bed, reading the sports section when he heard a light knock on the door. He looked up from the paper and saw a smiling Jenny sitting in a wheelchair.
His face lit up and he said, "Hey! I was wondering when you were gonna get your butt in here you little brat!"
Amanda wheeled her in the rest of the way and the three of them talked for a little while. Then, as if on cue from Jenny, Amanda excused herself saying she would be right back, and left Jenny there with Bosco.
Jenny slowly stood up and walked over to Bosco's bedside. "Hey, should you be up and walking around yet?" he asked, sitting forward with a look of concern on his face.
"I'm okay Bos. It's you that I'm worried about," she said and she suddenly leaned over and hugged him. "Thank you Bosco," she said, crying lightly. "I knew you'd come and get me. I just knew it."
Bosco reached over with his good arm, hugging her back. "I'd never let anyone get away with doing anything to my family. I'm just sorry I couldn't find you sooner. I wasn't sure you'd remember that story about the bank robbery, but you did," he said smiling at her proudly.
"You know I always loved your stories Bosco. I listened to everyone of them," she said, sitting back down in the wheelchair.
"Yeah, too bad you don't listen to me about that loser boyfriend of your's back home," he said kidding around with her.
"Bosco!," she began before she was interrupted by Jack and Amanda.
"Don't make me have to separate the two of you. Play nice," said Jack as Nancy and Theresa joined them.
Faith was just getting off the elevator near Bosco's room when she took in the family scene. She decided to wait out in the hall until they were done. She just stood there smiling and looking at how happy Bosco was.
The End. ~~~~~~~~ Well, that's it. I hope you enjoyed it. Not too mushy of an ending for you I hope. I'm a sucker for sappy, happy endings.
Bosco slowly regained consciousness. He felt very strange, almost drugged and he was fighting the effects, trying to wake up. He heard some familiar voices and was trying to place them.
"Bosco, can you hear me?" Faith said quietly.
Bosco tried to turn his head in the direction of Faith's voice and felt a sudden sharp pain in his shoulder. He flinched and remembered what had happened and where he was. His eyes flew open and he tried to sit up and point his weapon toward Feraday. But, there was no weapon in his hand and he realized as Faith tried to hold him down that he was no longer in the apartment with Feraday and Jenny.
"It's okay Bos, you're in the hospital," Faith assured him. "Just relax. You got shot in the shoulder and in the left side. You had surgery on both, but the docs say you're going to be fine."
"What happened? Where's Jenny - is she okay? I have to make sure she's okay. I have to bring her home," he said in rapid fire succession, trying again to get up despite the pain in his shoulder and now in his side.
Bosco felt a hand on his other shoulder and heard Jack Warner saying, "Bosco, Jenny's okay. She's just down the hall. Just relax. You're hurt," he said, trying to calm him down again.
Bosco lay back, relaxing a little, but not wanting to look Jack in the eye. "I'm sorry, Jack," Bosco said sadly. "For what?" asked Jack. Before Bosco could tell him his fear about what had happened to Jenny, they were interrupted by the nurse.
"I'm afraid you're all going to have to step outside," said the nurse coming into the room. "You're upsetting Mr. Boscorelli and he really shouldn't be moving around yet," she continued. "I need to check his wounds, take his vital signs, and give him his medications. Hopefully you didn't disturb the chest tube with all this moving around," she scolded, looking at Bosco.
"They're not upsetting me. I want them to stay," Bosco started to argue with the nurse.
Jack said, "Bosco, just cooperate with the nurse. She's only doing her job. I'm going to go let Jenny, Mom and the girls know that you're awake and complaining. That ought to reassure them that you're okay."
Faith also stood up to step out. "Bos, I'm gonna go let everyone out there know that you're back to your usual crabby self. That should be all the reassurance THEY need," she said, referring to the blue wall of NY police officers that descend upon a hospital whenever one of their own is wounded in the line of duty. Before she stepped out, Faith couldn't resist leaning over to whisper something in Bosco's ear, "Besides, she's not bad. You may want some privacy to make your pitch."
Bosco looked over at the young nurse and smiled back at Faith, "Hmm, there is some potential there," he agreed, putting on his best helpless, hurt puppy dog look. Faith just smiled, shook her head and started to walk away when Bosco grabbed her arm.
Faith looked back and saw a very concerned look on Bosco's face. "What is it Bos? Are you okay? Do you need me to get the doctor?" He shook his head no and said, "Faith - is Jenny really okay? You know what I mean, right?"
Faith put an arm on Bosco's good shoulder and nodded yes, "Yeah, Bos. She's fine. You found her in time and you brought her home."
Bosco relaxed again, letting the medicine the nurse was giving him through the IV take effect and fell asleep.
~~~~~~~~~ Bosco awoke with a start a few hours later after his mind let a picture of Jenny in Feraday's bedroom, naked and battered seep into his consciousness. He felt the warmth of someone next to him. He turned and saw a woman in the chair next to him. It was Amanda Warner and she had the chair pulled up to the bed with her head resting on the side of the bed, her hand in his.
Bosco smiled and immediately thought of the fact that he had yet to see his own mother here, but here was a woman who had no real obligation to be here with him.
"Hey," he whispered quietly, gently squeezing her hand, not really wanting to let it go. It felt good, something he wasn't used to from his own mother and he thought, "This is the way it should have been."
Amanda awoke with a start and looked up at Bosco. He noticed the immediate look of relief on her face at seeing him awake and he smiled at her. She gripped his hand tighter, placing her other hand on his forehead and gently sliding it down along his cheek as though she was a mother checking on her sick child's temperature. "Bosco, are you alright? Do you need anything?"
"Nah, I'm fine, just tired," he said, trying not to fall asleep again. He thought again of Jenny and said, "Are you sure Jenny's okay? I'm sorry I didn't get to her sooner. Tell her that for me okay?"
"She's going to be alright Bosco, thanks to you," she said gratefully. "She wanted to come see you, but the doctor wanted her to rest up. She has a slight concussion, but she should be able to come see you in the morning."
Amanda's eyes filled with tears as she looked at Bosco and brushed a lock of hair off his forehead, "You told us you'd bring her back to us and I didn't doubt you for a moment. But, then I thought I'd lost you," she said as a tear escaped down her cheek.
"Ah, it takes more that some psycho to take me out," he said, slightly uncomfortable at her praise, but also liking it quite a bit. "Please don't cry," he said reaching up and brushing the tear from her cheek.
They sat there talking together for a little while until she noticed that he was starting to doze off again. She got up, got him some water, put the television remote within his reach, and said, "I'm just going to go down the hall and check on Jenny, Jack and the girls, but I'll be back in a little bit." He tried to stifle a yawn and nodded to her that it was okay for her to go.
He watched her walk to the door. She turned and looked back at him, "Do you need anything when I come back?"
"No Mom," he said sleepily. "Just give Jenny a kiss and tell her I'm thinking about her," he said drifting off. She smiled, and walked out the door noticing that this was the first time he had actually called her 'Mom' without feeling uncomfortable. She rounded the corner and left as Bosco fell sound asleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next morning came and Bosco was actually feeling much better. There was some discomfort from where the chest tube was, but they removed that very early in the morning. He had slept most of the night, although he did vaguely remember Faith, Jack, Amanda, Nancy and Theresa taking turns coming in to check on him and how good it felt. He had the dressings changed on his wounds and the nurse helped him get cleaned up a little. He managed to keep down a light breakfast and was sitting up in the bed, reading the sports section when he heard a light knock on the door. He looked up from the paper and saw a smiling Jenny sitting in a wheelchair.
His face lit up and he said, "Hey! I was wondering when you were gonna get your butt in here you little brat!"
Amanda wheeled her in the rest of the way and the three of them talked for a little while. Then, as if on cue from Jenny, Amanda excused herself saying she would be right back, and left Jenny there with Bosco.
Jenny slowly stood up and walked over to Bosco's bedside. "Hey, should you be up and walking around yet?" he asked, sitting forward with a look of concern on his face.
"I'm okay Bos. It's you that I'm worried about," she said and she suddenly leaned over and hugged him. "Thank you Bosco," she said, crying lightly. "I knew you'd come and get me. I just knew it."
Bosco reached over with his good arm, hugging her back. "I'd never let anyone get away with doing anything to my family. I'm just sorry I couldn't find you sooner. I wasn't sure you'd remember that story about the bank robbery, but you did," he said smiling at her proudly.
"You know I always loved your stories Bosco. I listened to everyone of them," she said, sitting back down in the wheelchair.
"Yeah, too bad you don't listen to me about that loser boyfriend of your's back home," he said kidding around with her.
"Bosco!," she began before she was interrupted by Jack and Amanda.
"Don't make me have to separate the two of you. Play nice," said Jack as Nancy and Theresa joined them.
Faith was just getting off the elevator near Bosco's room when she took in the family scene. She decided to wait out in the hall until they were done. She just stood there smiling and looking at how happy Bosco was.
The End. ~~~~~~~~ Well, that's it. I hope you enjoyed it. Not too mushy of an ending for you I hope. I'm a sucker for sappy, happy endings.
