A Day At The Stadium - Chapter 4
Kim, Jimmy and Faith were all waiting for Joey, Ty and Bosco at the NYPD office located within Yankee Stadium. Joey saw Kim and Jimmy and broke free from Bosco's grip and ran toward his parents. He was jumping around and talking a mile a minute when Davis and Bosco caught up to them.
"Bosco," said Kim, putting her hand on his arm. "Thanks for playing along with that for Joey."
He nodded, handed Jimmy back his camera, and looked around at the group. "Where's Sully?" asked Bosco. "Oh, uh, he said that he and Tatiana had to take off right after the game." said Faith before she was interrupted by Bosco. "Yeah, I'll bet he did. But don't worry, I'll get even," he said, half serious, but with a smirk on his face.
Jimmy was checking to make sure that the camera was turned off so as not to waste the battery. "Bosco, this was a full roll of film and there's only two pictures left on it!" he said. "You better have taken a few pictures of Joey and not just the hot women sitting in the stands."
"Relax Doherty," he said with a sneer. "They're all of Joey - and you're welcome."
"Sorry, Bosco. And thanks," Jimmy replied. Bosco just nodded and turned his attention back to Faith. "Well, what about that drink you mentioned before? Anyone else interested?" he asked, looking around at the crowd.
"I'm hungry," offered Joey. "You know, you can't get any hot dogs down in the dugout or anything!"
"Yeah, well you ate so many sunflower seeds, they'll probably start growing out of your ears," Bosco said to Joey. Faith laughed as she thought that Bosco probably enjoyed taking care of Joey more than he realized. But then, he always did get along really well with Charlie and Emily. "I guess kids just get along good with other kids," she thought to herself.
"Well, how about if we all head over to O'Brien's Sports Cafe," suggested Davis. "We can get both food and 'spirits' and they have all those TVs where we can catch the encore presentation of the game so Joey can maybe see himself on TV."
"Can we, Mom, Dad? Please?!?!?" begged Joey. Kim looked at her watch and said, "Alright, but not too late. Just because you don't have school, doesn't mean we don't have to work tomorrow."
"Look," Jimmy offered. "We'll head over to get a table and order some appetizers while you guys go by the station and get back into your street clothes."
"Sounds good," said Bosco, turning to Faith. "You want to ride over with Kim and Jimmy, or do you want to ride back to the house with me and Davis and then over? Davis is gonna pick up Alex there too."
Faith was debating whether or not to go. Since she and Fred had decided to end things, she felt like a third wheel around everyone lately. "You know, I think I'll just catch a ride back to the house with you and then I'm gonna head hom.... - I mean to my apartment - from there. I'm really beat," she said, looking at the crowd walking by instead of making eye contact with Bosco.
Bosco looked at Faith and just nodded. He knew she had been having a hard time since she left Fred and he had primary custody of the kids for now because of his hours. But, it was for the best. He was great with the kids, but he had always treated her badly. She needed to find a way to deal with things and start enjoying life again. She was too young to just go home every night and sit by herself until the weekend when she had the kids.
"Yeah, well we'll discuss it on the way back to the house," he said, putting an arm around her shoulder and heading out to the parking lot where Ty was waiting for them in his SUV. He was telling her how he had made Davis drive, telling him there was no way he was gonna park his perfect mustang next to some idiot that didn't care about whether or not he nicked the paint. As they walked along talking and kidding around, he felt the tension leave her shoulders as she started to relax and not think about how much she missed her kids for a little while.
After Davis and Bosco had changed into their street clothes, they headed over to the firehouse to see if Alex was ready to go. Doc and Carlos were there, as well as DK and Walsh. They all ended up piling into both Davis' and Bosco's cars and heading over to O'Brien's. Davis called Sully and Tatiana and told them to meet everyone there.
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It was about 7:00 when everyone got to O'Brien's and with the size of the crowd and the noise they were making, they'd just about taken over the place. They all ordered their food and rounds of drinks were being bought. The next round of drinks that Bosco had ordered came and he directed the waitress over to Sully for payment. "Watch this," he said to Faith, who was getting a little silly from one too many beers. Bosco chuckled at the look on her face and thought about how good it was to see her enjoying herself for a change.
The waitress went to collect from Sully and when she had leaned over to tell Sully the total, he looked up at her puzzled. Sully must have questioned her and she had motioned in his direction while telling him that Bosco had told her that he was paying for this round.
Sully gave him a dirty look then laughed as he handed her the money with a little extra for a tip. He looked at Bosco and shouted, "Well, I guess I deserved that!"
"You bet you did Sullivan!" shouted Bosco back. Faith was laughing hysterically and leaning against Bosco, getting sillier by the minute. He looked at her and smiled, thinking that he should probably cut her off, but this was the first time she had actually had fun since her and Fred had split up. She deserved it. He decided he'd let her have a couple more and then make sure she got home okay. Besides, he was kind of enjoying this time with her. He tried to get some more food into her stomach in hopes that it would absorb some of the alcohol in her stomach.
Jimmy, Kim and Joey finally headed out around 10:00, with Joey asleep in Jimmy's arms. After that, the party started to break up with everyone saying what a great day it was and they should definitely do it again as soon as everyone had the day off again - although that didn't happen very often.
Bosco and Faith were the last to leave. As Bosco discreetly helped Faith maneuver out to his car without her realizing that she needed the help, he said, "So, you look like you had a good time today."
"Yeah - thanks for 'making' me come out for dinner. It was fun," she said, with sadness to her voice as she realized she was going to be going back to her empty apartment. It was late so Fred probably wouldn't let her talk to the kids, not that she would make too much sense after her drinks tonight. She sure wasn't used to this, but it felt good to cut loose a little. And, she noticed that Bosco only had one beer, so she didn't have to worry about getting home.
"Sorry, you didn't get to enjoy yourself so much tonight though," she said, looking up at him as she tripped over a hole in the sidewalk and he caught her. "Sure I did. What makes you think I didn't?" he asked her as they reached his car and he opened the door for her.
"Well, I noticed you only had one beer tonight," she said. "Yeah, that's all I wanted though," he answered. "I enjoyed watching you have a good time for a change. You need to do that more often - probably not with the alcohol though 'cause you're gonna have one hell of a hangover in the morning," he laughed as he helped her into the car.
As he handed her the seat belt and started to stand up and shut her door, she sat up quickly and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks Bosco."
Bosco smiled and said, "Anytime partner." With that he shut the door and walked around to his side of the car smiling, still feeling the warmth of her kiss on his cheek. "Get over it Boscorelli," he thought to himself. "There's no way.."
Faith was asleep by the time Bosco pulled up alongside her building. "Faith!" he said loudly a third time, shaking her by the shoulder. "You're home, let's go. You're not gonna make me carry you up there are you?"
Faith opened her eyes, "Huh, what? Oh, sorry. Guess I fell asleep," she said trying to shake herself awake. She looked at Bosco and said, "Thanks again for the ride. Be careful driving home." Bosco nodded and said, "Yeah, I'll see you at work tomorrow - and Faith, make sure you take some aspirin before you go to bed and put a big glass of water by the bed. Whenever you wake up during the night take a drink of the water - trust me, it'll help."
Faith got out and walked over to her building. Just as she started to climb the stairs, Bosco noticed her slump toward the railing and hold on. He jumped out of the car and said, "Hey Faith - you okay?" as he walked over to her.
"Yeah," she said, embarrassed. "I guess I really did drink a little too much."
"Here, give me your keys. I'll help you get in and then I'll take off," he said taking the keys from her hand. "No Bos. It's okay, really. I'll be alright."
"Faith, how many times have you dragged my sorry butt up three flights of stairs when I was trashed?" he said, dismissing her protests.
As they reached her second floor apartment, Bosco put the key in the door, opened it and flipped on the light. He noticed that there were still unpacked boxes all over the place, even after three weeks. It looked pretty much like it looked the day he helped her move her stuff over. He noticed her bed was still unassembled and leaning against the hallway wall.
"Have you been sleeping on your couch for three weeks Faith," he asked her. "Why didn't you tell me you couldn't get the bed put together. I would have done it for you."
"It's not that I can't do it, Bos. It's just that.." she trailed off, her voice starting to crack. It had been so long since he had seen Faith drink, he forgot that she was a 'sad' drunk.
"I know, Faith," Bosco said. "But you're doing the right thing. It WILL get better, I promise. Things will get settled, you'll work out a routine with Charlie and Em. I'll help you Faith. You know I will," he said, trying to console her.
She had somewhat regained her composure - "Thank God," Bosco thought to himself, not knowing what to do if she started getting all emotional on him - and went into the kitchen to get a big glass of water and some aspirin like Bosco suggested. "I know, thanks," she said, embarrassed again. "You want something to drink? Some water and aspirin perhaps?"
"Nah - just get your sheets and stuff out. I'm gonna put your bed together for you so you can get a good night's sleep. That's probably part of the problem, right?" he suggested to her.
"You don't have to do that tonight, Bos. It's late. You need to get home and get some rest," said Faith, not wanting to put him to any trouble. "What's one more night on the couch?"
Bosco looked at the second hand couch and back at Faith. "I wouldn't wish that thing on Sgt. Christopher!" he said, heading over to haul the bed frame and headboard into the bedroom. Faith smiled and looked around to find the box that had her linens in it.
TBC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, what do you think? Should I keep going? Darn you guys, I think you're turning me into a Bosco/Faith shipper!!!!!
Kim, Jimmy and Faith were all waiting for Joey, Ty and Bosco at the NYPD office located within Yankee Stadium. Joey saw Kim and Jimmy and broke free from Bosco's grip and ran toward his parents. He was jumping around and talking a mile a minute when Davis and Bosco caught up to them.
"Bosco," said Kim, putting her hand on his arm. "Thanks for playing along with that for Joey."
He nodded, handed Jimmy back his camera, and looked around at the group. "Where's Sully?" asked Bosco. "Oh, uh, he said that he and Tatiana had to take off right after the game." said Faith before she was interrupted by Bosco. "Yeah, I'll bet he did. But don't worry, I'll get even," he said, half serious, but with a smirk on his face.
Jimmy was checking to make sure that the camera was turned off so as not to waste the battery. "Bosco, this was a full roll of film and there's only two pictures left on it!" he said. "You better have taken a few pictures of Joey and not just the hot women sitting in the stands."
"Relax Doherty," he said with a sneer. "They're all of Joey - and you're welcome."
"Sorry, Bosco. And thanks," Jimmy replied. Bosco just nodded and turned his attention back to Faith. "Well, what about that drink you mentioned before? Anyone else interested?" he asked, looking around at the crowd.
"I'm hungry," offered Joey. "You know, you can't get any hot dogs down in the dugout or anything!"
"Yeah, well you ate so many sunflower seeds, they'll probably start growing out of your ears," Bosco said to Joey. Faith laughed as she thought that Bosco probably enjoyed taking care of Joey more than he realized. But then, he always did get along really well with Charlie and Emily. "I guess kids just get along good with other kids," she thought to herself.
"Well, how about if we all head over to O'Brien's Sports Cafe," suggested Davis. "We can get both food and 'spirits' and they have all those TVs where we can catch the encore presentation of the game so Joey can maybe see himself on TV."
"Can we, Mom, Dad? Please?!?!?" begged Joey. Kim looked at her watch and said, "Alright, but not too late. Just because you don't have school, doesn't mean we don't have to work tomorrow."
"Look," Jimmy offered. "We'll head over to get a table and order some appetizers while you guys go by the station and get back into your street clothes."
"Sounds good," said Bosco, turning to Faith. "You want to ride over with Kim and Jimmy, or do you want to ride back to the house with me and Davis and then over? Davis is gonna pick up Alex there too."
Faith was debating whether or not to go. Since she and Fred had decided to end things, she felt like a third wheel around everyone lately. "You know, I think I'll just catch a ride back to the house with you and then I'm gonna head hom.... - I mean to my apartment - from there. I'm really beat," she said, looking at the crowd walking by instead of making eye contact with Bosco.
Bosco looked at Faith and just nodded. He knew she had been having a hard time since she left Fred and he had primary custody of the kids for now because of his hours. But, it was for the best. He was great with the kids, but he had always treated her badly. She needed to find a way to deal with things and start enjoying life again. She was too young to just go home every night and sit by herself until the weekend when she had the kids.
"Yeah, well we'll discuss it on the way back to the house," he said, putting an arm around her shoulder and heading out to the parking lot where Ty was waiting for them in his SUV. He was telling her how he had made Davis drive, telling him there was no way he was gonna park his perfect mustang next to some idiot that didn't care about whether or not he nicked the paint. As they walked along talking and kidding around, he felt the tension leave her shoulders as she started to relax and not think about how much she missed her kids for a little while.
After Davis and Bosco had changed into their street clothes, they headed over to the firehouse to see if Alex was ready to go. Doc and Carlos were there, as well as DK and Walsh. They all ended up piling into both Davis' and Bosco's cars and heading over to O'Brien's. Davis called Sully and Tatiana and told them to meet everyone there.
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It was about 7:00 when everyone got to O'Brien's and with the size of the crowd and the noise they were making, they'd just about taken over the place. They all ordered their food and rounds of drinks were being bought. The next round of drinks that Bosco had ordered came and he directed the waitress over to Sully for payment. "Watch this," he said to Faith, who was getting a little silly from one too many beers. Bosco chuckled at the look on her face and thought about how good it was to see her enjoying herself for a change.
The waitress went to collect from Sully and when she had leaned over to tell Sully the total, he looked up at her puzzled. Sully must have questioned her and she had motioned in his direction while telling him that Bosco had told her that he was paying for this round.
Sully gave him a dirty look then laughed as he handed her the money with a little extra for a tip. He looked at Bosco and shouted, "Well, I guess I deserved that!"
"You bet you did Sullivan!" shouted Bosco back. Faith was laughing hysterically and leaning against Bosco, getting sillier by the minute. He looked at her and smiled, thinking that he should probably cut her off, but this was the first time she had actually had fun since her and Fred had split up. She deserved it. He decided he'd let her have a couple more and then make sure she got home okay. Besides, he was kind of enjoying this time with her. He tried to get some more food into her stomach in hopes that it would absorb some of the alcohol in her stomach.
Jimmy, Kim and Joey finally headed out around 10:00, with Joey asleep in Jimmy's arms. After that, the party started to break up with everyone saying what a great day it was and they should definitely do it again as soon as everyone had the day off again - although that didn't happen very often.
Bosco and Faith were the last to leave. As Bosco discreetly helped Faith maneuver out to his car without her realizing that she needed the help, he said, "So, you look like you had a good time today."
"Yeah - thanks for 'making' me come out for dinner. It was fun," she said, with sadness to her voice as she realized she was going to be going back to her empty apartment. It was late so Fred probably wouldn't let her talk to the kids, not that she would make too much sense after her drinks tonight. She sure wasn't used to this, but it felt good to cut loose a little. And, she noticed that Bosco only had one beer, so she didn't have to worry about getting home.
"Sorry, you didn't get to enjoy yourself so much tonight though," she said, looking up at him as she tripped over a hole in the sidewalk and he caught her. "Sure I did. What makes you think I didn't?" he asked her as they reached his car and he opened the door for her.
"Well, I noticed you only had one beer tonight," she said. "Yeah, that's all I wanted though," he answered. "I enjoyed watching you have a good time for a change. You need to do that more often - probably not with the alcohol though 'cause you're gonna have one hell of a hangover in the morning," he laughed as he helped her into the car.
As he handed her the seat belt and started to stand up and shut her door, she sat up quickly and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks Bosco."
Bosco smiled and said, "Anytime partner." With that he shut the door and walked around to his side of the car smiling, still feeling the warmth of her kiss on his cheek. "Get over it Boscorelli," he thought to himself. "There's no way.."
Faith was asleep by the time Bosco pulled up alongside her building. "Faith!" he said loudly a third time, shaking her by the shoulder. "You're home, let's go. You're not gonna make me carry you up there are you?"
Faith opened her eyes, "Huh, what? Oh, sorry. Guess I fell asleep," she said trying to shake herself awake. She looked at Bosco and said, "Thanks again for the ride. Be careful driving home." Bosco nodded and said, "Yeah, I'll see you at work tomorrow - and Faith, make sure you take some aspirin before you go to bed and put a big glass of water by the bed. Whenever you wake up during the night take a drink of the water - trust me, it'll help."
Faith got out and walked over to her building. Just as she started to climb the stairs, Bosco noticed her slump toward the railing and hold on. He jumped out of the car and said, "Hey Faith - you okay?" as he walked over to her.
"Yeah," she said, embarrassed. "I guess I really did drink a little too much."
"Here, give me your keys. I'll help you get in and then I'll take off," he said taking the keys from her hand. "No Bos. It's okay, really. I'll be alright."
"Faith, how many times have you dragged my sorry butt up three flights of stairs when I was trashed?" he said, dismissing her protests.
As they reached her second floor apartment, Bosco put the key in the door, opened it and flipped on the light. He noticed that there were still unpacked boxes all over the place, even after three weeks. It looked pretty much like it looked the day he helped her move her stuff over. He noticed her bed was still unassembled and leaning against the hallway wall.
"Have you been sleeping on your couch for three weeks Faith," he asked her. "Why didn't you tell me you couldn't get the bed put together. I would have done it for you."
"It's not that I can't do it, Bos. It's just that.." she trailed off, her voice starting to crack. It had been so long since he had seen Faith drink, he forgot that she was a 'sad' drunk.
"I know, Faith," Bosco said. "But you're doing the right thing. It WILL get better, I promise. Things will get settled, you'll work out a routine with Charlie and Em. I'll help you Faith. You know I will," he said, trying to console her.
She had somewhat regained her composure - "Thank God," Bosco thought to himself, not knowing what to do if she started getting all emotional on him - and went into the kitchen to get a big glass of water and some aspirin like Bosco suggested. "I know, thanks," she said, embarrassed again. "You want something to drink? Some water and aspirin perhaps?"
"Nah - just get your sheets and stuff out. I'm gonna put your bed together for you so you can get a good night's sleep. That's probably part of the problem, right?" he suggested to her.
"You don't have to do that tonight, Bos. It's late. You need to get home and get some rest," said Faith, not wanting to put him to any trouble. "What's one more night on the couch?"
Bosco looked at the second hand couch and back at Faith. "I wouldn't wish that thing on Sgt. Christopher!" he said, heading over to haul the bed frame and headboard into the bedroom. Faith smiled and looked around to find the box that had her linens in it.
TBC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, what do you think? Should I keep going? Darn you guys, I think you're turning me into a Bosco/Faith shipper!!!!!