Faith looked though the two way glass. Fred held his head in
his hands. He was sobbing like a child. What had become of the strong mad
she had married. She felt Bosco come up behind her. He put his arms
aroound her waist. She leaned back and inhaled his scent. She was strung
tighter then a five string guitar and felt like any moment she would snap.
At the sound of the door the two broke apart and Christopher came in.
"Where are your kids Faith?"
"At my mother- in-laws."
"Faith stay calm. I just called there. He never broght them home last night." Bosco gripped her shoulder.
"What!" She spun around and stormed out the door and into the intarragation room. "Fred where are the kids?" He looked up, his eyes red and glossy. "Fred where the hell are the kids?"
"What kids. You got no kids. No husband. No kids." Faith didn't here Bosco come in behind her. In a split second he had Fred out of his chair and up agaist the wall.
"I will only ask you nicely once Fred. You tell me where Emily and Charlie are and I won't kill you." Fred looked down at Bosco.
"You can try little man, you can try." Fred laughed at him. Bosco slammed Fred harder agaist the wall.
"See that mirror. The guy behind it would love to fire my ass for beating the crap out of you but on the other hand he's got a soft spot for your wife so he may let me get away with it. Either way you got like five seconds to tell me where the kids are before I snap your neck."
"I left them with the neighbor at our old place. I brought them to Faith but she wasn't home. So I left them." Bosco threw Fred back in the chair and headed out the door behind Faith.
********
"I can't believe that bastard." Faith rubbed her hands up and down her theighs. "He just left them Bosco. He left my babies." Bosco took her hand as they drove down the street toward Faith's building.
"It'll be okay. We'll go get them Faith. They'll be fine."
"Why didn't Mrs. Hall call me. She has my work number, my cell, your cell, your home phone number. My God what does she think of me? What do the kids think of me? Ah Bosco I screwed up."
"Faith you didn't screw up Fred did. And he's going to be put away for a long time for what he did." He pulled up at Faith's building as wasn't even stopped before she shot out of the car and up the steps. Bosco followed a few feet behind. Faith knocked on Mrs. Hall's door. She answered after a minute.
"Faith dear, it there a problem. It's six a.m."
"I know where are Emily and Charlie?"
"Sleeping I would imagain. At this time of the morning on a Saturday."
"Mrs. Hall did Fred drop the kids off here last night?"
"Not with me honey." Faith looked at Bosco.
"I'm going to kill the bastard." Tears welled up in Faith's eyes.
"Baby come on who else would he leave them with in the building? What about that teen ager who sat for you in the summer,,,Julie no Jenny, what about her?"
"She moved out last month." Faith ran her hand though her hair. "Bosco check the apartment. He might of just left them there." Bosco took his keys out of his pocked and found Faith's. He opened the door to find the kids sleeping in the pile of blankets on the floor. Bags of McDonalds littered the floor.
"Faith, they're here. They're safe." She pushed past him and saw her childern sleeping.
"They must of been so scared. How could he have done this." Faith barried her head agaist Bosco's shoulder.
"Who know's Faith. Let's get them up and something to eat and we'll figure out what to do later." He kissed her and knelt down to wake up the sleeping children.
***********
They all sat around the table at the diner down the street. Faith was afraid her kids would be mad at her but they were far from it. They told her that dad had said he'd be right back but it turned into hours. They had no phone and they were afraid to leave the apartment but other then that it was a cool adventure.
Bosco watched Faith. She was tiered and stressed out. They were suppose to go find some furniture today but now it looked like they needed to be here with the kids. He excused himself and went and made a couple of phone calls. The kids ate pankcakes and bacon and anything else that wasn't bolted to the table. Bosco had to laugh. They hadn't even reached that hungry teenager stage yet.
"Faith I need to run a few errands. Why don't you take the kids to my place. The playstations hooked up and Charlie knows how to turn it on."
"Oh okay." He handed her his keys, pocketing the one he took off the ring. He handed Emily the bill and a twenty.
"Can you guys go pay the bill?"
"Sure uncle Bosco." The kids got up and went to the front of the restaurant. Bosco took Faith in his arms and kissed her.
"It'll be okay Faith."
"I know. Thanks for breakfast." She smiled. "And thank you for last night."
"Any time." He got up as the kids came back. Bosco said his good- byes and headed out to do his errands.
*******
Faith was sitting watching the kids playing video games when Bosco returned home a couple of hours later. He smiled as he watched the three of them so intent on the game playing in front of them that they didn't even here him come in.
"Hey have I created more then one video game junkie?" Faith turned and smiled.
"Where have you been all morning? I was beging to worry."
"Here and there." He snuck a quick kiss. "I got a surprise for you and the kids. Get my keys and lets go." He was grinning from ear to ear. "Come on guys you can play later."
"Okay uncle Bosco." The kids turned off the game and headed for the door.
"How did you get them to do that?"
"What?"
"Come when you called them."
"I don't know." He shrugged his shoulders. They all headed downstairs and got into the car.
*******
Ten minutes later Bosco pulled in front of Faith's apartment building and got out. Going around he opened the door for Faith and let the kids get out. He handed Faith a set of keys.
"What are these for?"
"Fred's truck."
"Bosco..."
"He had his old man's chrystler. I had a talk with the Yokas's. They agreed to gave back all the stuff Fred took and then some. Even they thought thier son was an ass about leaving the way he did." Bosco opened her apartment door. All her furniture was back along with a few extra peices and a playstation on the coffee table.
"Bos you didn't have to..."
"Yes I did. You and the kids need a home. As much as I'd love to have you all at my place, I knew it was too soon and way to small. I did it for all of us Faith." She hugged him and gave him a kiss in front of the kids and the neighbors and everybody.
"Thank you, so very much."
"Anytime Babe. Anytime."
"Where are your kids Faith?"
"At my mother- in-laws."
"Faith stay calm. I just called there. He never broght them home last night." Bosco gripped her shoulder.
"What!" She spun around and stormed out the door and into the intarragation room. "Fred where are the kids?" He looked up, his eyes red and glossy. "Fred where the hell are the kids?"
"What kids. You got no kids. No husband. No kids." Faith didn't here Bosco come in behind her. In a split second he had Fred out of his chair and up agaist the wall.
"I will only ask you nicely once Fred. You tell me where Emily and Charlie are and I won't kill you." Fred looked down at Bosco.
"You can try little man, you can try." Fred laughed at him. Bosco slammed Fred harder agaist the wall.
"See that mirror. The guy behind it would love to fire my ass for beating the crap out of you but on the other hand he's got a soft spot for your wife so he may let me get away with it. Either way you got like five seconds to tell me where the kids are before I snap your neck."
"I left them with the neighbor at our old place. I brought them to Faith but she wasn't home. So I left them." Bosco threw Fred back in the chair and headed out the door behind Faith.
********
"I can't believe that bastard." Faith rubbed her hands up and down her theighs. "He just left them Bosco. He left my babies." Bosco took her hand as they drove down the street toward Faith's building.
"It'll be okay. We'll go get them Faith. They'll be fine."
"Why didn't Mrs. Hall call me. She has my work number, my cell, your cell, your home phone number. My God what does she think of me? What do the kids think of me? Ah Bosco I screwed up."
"Faith you didn't screw up Fred did. And he's going to be put away for a long time for what he did." He pulled up at Faith's building as wasn't even stopped before she shot out of the car and up the steps. Bosco followed a few feet behind. Faith knocked on Mrs. Hall's door. She answered after a minute.
"Faith dear, it there a problem. It's six a.m."
"I know where are Emily and Charlie?"
"Sleeping I would imagain. At this time of the morning on a Saturday."
"Mrs. Hall did Fred drop the kids off here last night?"
"Not with me honey." Faith looked at Bosco.
"I'm going to kill the bastard." Tears welled up in Faith's eyes.
"Baby come on who else would he leave them with in the building? What about that teen ager who sat for you in the summer,,,Julie no Jenny, what about her?"
"She moved out last month." Faith ran her hand though her hair. "Bosco check the apartment. He might of just left them there." Bosco took his keys out of his pocked and found Faith's. He opened the door to find the kids sleeping in the pile of blankets on the floor. Bags of McDonalds littered the floor.
"Faith, they're here. They're safe." She pushed past him and saw her childern sleeping.
"They must of been so scared. How could he have done this." Faith barried her head agaist Bosco's shoulder.
"Who know's Faith. Let's get them up and something to eat and we'll figure out what to do later." He kissed her and knelt down to wake up the sleeping children.
***********
They all sat around the table at the diner down the street. Faith was afraid her kids would be mad at her but they were far from it. They told her that dad had said he'd be right back but it turned into hours. They had no phone and they were afraid to leave the apartment but other then that it was a cool adventure.
Bosco watched Faith. She was tiered and stressed out. They were suppose to go find some furniture today but now it looked like they needed to be here with the kids. He excused himself and went and made a couple of phone calls. The kids ate pankcakes and bacon and anything else that wasn't bolted to the table. Bosco had to laugh. They hadn't even reached that hungry teenager stage yet.
"Faith I need to run a few errands. Why don't you take the kids to my place. The playstations hooked up and Charlie knows how to turn it on."
"Oh okay." He handed her his keys, pocketing the one he took off the ring. He handed Emily the bill and a twenty.
"Can you guys go pay the bill?"
"Sure uncle Bosco." The kids got up and went to the front of the restaurant. Bosco took Faith in his arms and kissed her.
"It'll be okay Faith."
"I know. Thanks for breakfast." She smiled. "And thank you for last night."
"Any time." He got up as the kids came back. Bosco said his good- byes and headed out to do his errands.
*******
Faith was sitting watching the kids playing video games when Bosco returned home a couple of hours later. He smiled as he watched the three of them so intent on the game playing in front of them that they didn't even here him come in.
"Hey have I created more then one video game junkie?" Faith turned and smiled.
"Where have you been all morning? I was beging to worry."
"Here and there." He snuck a quick kiss. "I got a surprise for you and the kids. Get my keys and lets go." He was grinning from ear to ear. "Come on guys you can play later."
"Okay uncle Bosco." The kids turned off the game and headed for the door.
"How did you get them to do that?"
"What?"
"Come when you called them."
"I don't know." He shrugged his shoulders. They all headed downstairs and got into the car.
*******
Ten minutes later Bosco pulled in front of Faith's apartment building and got out. Going around he opened the door for Faith and let the kids get out. He handed Faith a set of keys.
"What are these for?"
"Fred's truck."
"Bosco..."
"He had his old man's chrystler. I had a talk with the Yokas's. They agreed to gave back all the stuff Fred took and then some. Even they thought thier son was an ass about leaving the way he did." Bosco opened her apartment door. All her furniture was back along with a few extra peices and a playstation on the coffee table.
"Bos you didn't have to..."
"Yes I did. You and the kids need a home. As much as I'd love to have you all at my place, I knew it was too soon and way to small. I did it for all of us Faith." She hugged him and gave him a kiss in front of the kids and the neighbors and everybody.
"Thank you, so very much."
"Anytime Babe. Anytime."