Emily and Charlie came into the room. Their eye's red. Bosco
looked at them. They had been crying. Crying for him. He swollowed hard
and looked at Faith standing behind them. Her eye's were red and swollen
too. They had cryed for him. He tryed hard to hold back his own tears but
he couldn't.
"Come here." He sat up and the kids came running into his arms. They hugged him tight. Feeling the warm tears on his chest he knew he had finnally found a place to call home. Here with Faith and her kids. "Everything is going to be alright guys. " Bosco closed his eye. When he opened them Faith was at his side. The kids pulled away and looked at him.
"We were so scared Bosco. Mom couldn't even drive. We had to take a cab." Charlie sat on the bed.
"Can you come home now?" Emily looked pale and frightened.
"I'm sure I can. I'm sorry I wasn't there last night with the storm and all." He brushed the hair out of Emily's face. "It won't happen again."
"It wasn't your fault. Mom woke us up at midnight and we've been here ever since. " Bosco looked at Faith.
"Who called you?"
"Would you believe Christopher. He knew I kept tabs on you so he figured if you missed check in." Faith smiled and touched his cheek. "He's been kinda nice lately. The doctor must of uped his Zolof script or something."
"Get my clothes and we'll get the heck out of this place."
"Bosco...."
"We have someplace to be in a few hours and I promised I'd help you though. And the kids."
"We don't want to go Bosco. I think you need to stay in here and we need to stay with you." Bosco ruffled Charlie's hair.
"We can make it through this together buddy. Now why don't you guys get a soda or something while I get dressed." The kids walked outside leaving their mother in the room. "You are going to find me something to wear arn't you?"
"I kinda like that backless thing your wearing now." Faith went to the side of the bed and kissed him. "It shows of your best ass-ette."
"Devil woman. Now get me my clothes and find out who can spring from this place so we can see Sully and be where we have to in a couple of hours."
"Fred's Funeral. God I just...thank you for doing this." He hugged her.
"It's the least I can do." Kissing her he then pushed her away, slapping her butt. "Go get me sprung from here woman." Faith stepped away and headed to the door.
"Getting bossy already." She shook her head and went to look for a doctor.
********** Bosco walked into Sully's room. It was dark and cold. The nurse looked up at him and smiled.
"Hey Bosco. He's been asking for you."
"He must of hit his head pretty hard if he's asking for my sorry ass." Bosco stepped to the bed and looked at his friend. "What have the doctor's said."
"That he's going to live long enough to give us all a run for our money and then some."
"Oh great so how long is that in Sullivan years."
"I heard that Boscorelli." Sully opened his eyes. "How do you rate walking around like you own the place."
"Gotta know the right people. How ya feeling old man."
"I'm going to make it thanks to you."
"I did what I said I would."
"What the hell was with that. It was a little creepy for me."
"I told you it was the weather." Bosco looked down. "For what it's worth I'm glad it was you and me. If you had been the first one out I know your would of done the same for me. If I'd been with one of the rookies who knows."
"You talk to Faith?"
"A little. We havn't had anytime alone. Fred's furneral is in a couple of hours."
"Don't let happiness pass you by Bosco."
"I don't plan on it. I know I have to work harder then I ever have before but she's worth it."
"It goes both ways."
"Did she even come Sully? I made them call."
"She wasn't home." Bosco thought of Sully's wife. She was a selfish bitch for not coming here to be with him. "I guess I should just call it quits."
"She'll come around." Bosco hoped for Sully's sake he was right. "He I need to get going. I'll stop by later, if not in the morning. They are keeping you right.?"
"Yeah for at least twenty-four hours. I'm sure the city can flip the bill."
"That's why the cut me loose they couldn't afford to have both of us stay." Bosco shook Sully's hand. "Hang in there man."
"You too. And thanks again."
"Anytime Sully, but lets not make it a everyday thing." He smiled and headed out the door to find Faith and the kids.
**************
Faith couldn't believe the number of people in the church. She hadn't know that Fred had so many friends and family. It seemed that they had little time with work and kids to socialize but poeple still cared about the man lying in the casket at the front of the church. Most were there Fred's parents and kids. Bosco was there for her. Then she looked up and saw them. Ty, Alex, Kim, Jimmy, Doc, Carlos, Lt. Sewrzky, and Sgt Christopher sat in the pew next to and behind her. Bosco smiled knowing she was reliefed she had good friends to stand by her at a stressfull time.
*******
The kids said thier goodbye's at the cemetary. Their grandparents hugging them close and prominsing to visit every chance they got. They hugged Faith too. Telling her to move on. Make the best of a bad situation, they told her. She smiled sadly as they got into Bosco's car and headed home.
"You okay Faith?"
"Yeah." She looked back at the kids who had fallen asleep the minute they got into the car. "How about you?"
"Tiered. I'm going to go home and sleep for a week." Faith turned pale. Bosco turned and looked at her. "Faith what's wrong?"
"Nothing." She was wringing her hands.
"Faith...talk to me. What's wrong?"
"Nothing...I just don't want to be alone tonight." He reached over and took her hand.
"Who said your going to be alone."
"You said you were going home. I assumed back to your place where you could get some peace and quiet."
"No. If you want me to, I will. I meant to your place." He kissed her hand. "When I said home I ment with you. They say home is where your heart is. Well Faith my heart is where ever you are." Faith closed her eyes. Bosco touched her heart like no other man had. Were they strong enought to keep it together. She prayed they were. "Did you mean it when you said you loved me last night?" Faith turned her head and opened her eye's and looked into his.
"Yes Bosco. I meant it. I love you. I don't know when or where it happened but somewhere along the way I fell in love with you. My parner, my best friend."
"I love you too Faith. More then you'll ever know." They pulled up infront of Faith's apartment and woke up the kids long enough to get them inside and in their beds. Bosco smiled at Faith as she lead him into the bed room. They both stripped and crawled into bed, falling asleep in each other's arms.
"Come here." He sat up and the kids came running into his arms. They hugged him tight. Feeling the warm tears on his chest he knew he had finnally found a place to call home. Here with Faith and her kids. "Everything is going to be alright guys. " Bosco closed his eye. When he opened them Faith was at his side. The kids pulled away and looked at him.
"We were so scared Bosco. Mom couldn't even drive. We had to take a cab." Charlie sat on the bed.
"Can you come home now?" Emily looked pale and frightened.
"I'm sure I can. I'm sorry I wasn't there last night with the storm and all." He brushed the hair out of Emily's face. "It won't happen again."
"It wasn't your fault. Mom woke us up at midnight and we've been here ever since. " Bosco looked at Faith.
"Who called you?"
"Would you believe Christopher. He knew I kept tabs on you so he figured if you missed check in." Faith smiled and touched his cheek. "He's been kinda nice lately. The doctor must of uped his Zolof script or something."
"Get my clothes and we'll get the heck out of this place."
"Bosco...."
"We have someplace to be in a few hours and I promised I'd help you though. And the kids."
"We don't want to go Bosco. I think you need to stay in here and we need to stay with you." Bosco ruffled Charlie's hair.
"We can make it through this together buddy. Now why don't you guys get a soda or something while I get dressed." The kids walked outside leaving their mother in the room. "You are going to find me something to wear arn't you?"
"I kinda like that backless thing your wearing now." Faith went to the side of the bed and kissed him. "It shows of your best ass-ette."
"Devil woman. Now get me my clothes and find out who can spring from this place so we can see Sully and be where we have to in a couple of hours."
"Fred's Funeral. God I just...thank you for doing this." He hugged her.
"It's the least I can do." Kissing her he then pushed her away, slapping her butt. "Go get me sprung from here woman." Faith stepped away and headed to the door.
"Getting bossy already." She shook her head and went to look for a doctor.
********** Bosco walked into Sully's room. It was dark and cold. The nurse looked up at him and smiled.
"Hey Bosco. He's been asking for you."
"He must of hit his head pretty hard if he's asking for my sorry ass." Bosco stepped to the bed and looked at his friend. "What have the doctor's said."
"That he's going to live long enough to give us all a run for our money and then some."
"Oh great so how long is that in Sullivan years."
"I heard that Boscorelli." Sully opened his eyes. "How do you rate walking around like you own the place."
"Gotta know the right people. How ya feeling old man."
"I'm going to make it thanks to you."
"I did what I said I would."
"What the hell was with that. It was a little creepy for me."
"I told you it was the weather." Bosco looked down. "For what it's worth I'm glad it was you and me. If you had been the first one out I know your would of done the same for me. If I'd been with one of the rookies who knows."
"You talk to Faith?"
"A little. We havn't had anytime alone. Fred's furneral is in a couple of hours."
"Don't let happiness pass you by Bosco."
"I don't plan on it. I know I have to work harder then I ever have before but she's worth it."
"It goes both ways."
"Did she even come Sully? I made them call."
"She wasn't home." Bosco thought of Sully's wife. She was a selfish bitch for not coming here to be with him. "I guess I should just call it quits."
"She'll come around." Bosco hoped for Sully's sake he was right. "He I need to get going. I'll stop by later, if not in the morning. They are keeping you right.?"
"Yeah for at least twenty-four hours. I'm sure the city can flip the bill."
"That's why the cut me loose they couldn't afford to have both of us stay." Bosco shook Sully's hand. "Hang in there man."
"You too. And thanks again."
"Anytime Sully, but lets not make it a everyday thing." He smiled and headed out the door to find Faith and the kids.
**************
Faith couldn't believe the number of people in the church. She hadn't know that Fred had so many friends and family. It seemed that they had little time with work and kids to socialize but poeple still cared about the man lying in the casket at the front of the church. Most were there Fred's parents and kids. Bosco was there for her. Then she looked up and saw them. Ty, Alex, Kim, Jimmy, Doc, Carlos, Lt. Sewrzky, and Sgt Christopher sat in the pew next to and behind her. Bosco smiled knowing she was reliefed she had good friends to stand by her at a stressfull time.
*******
The kids said thier goodbye's at the cemetary. Their grandparents hugging them close and prominsing to visit every chance they got. They hugged Faith too. Telling her to move on. Make the best of a bad situation, they told her. She smiled sadly as they got into Bosco's car and headed home.
"You okay Faith?"
"Yeah." She looked back at the kids who had fallen asleep the minute they got into the car. "How about you?"
"Tiered. I'm going to go home and sleep for a week." Faith turned pale. Bosco turned and looked at her. "Faith what's wrong?"
"Nothing." She was wringing her hands.
"Faith...talk to me. What's wrong?"
"Nothing...I just don't want to be alone tonight." He reached over and took her hand.
"Who said your going to be alone."
"You said you were going home. I assumed back to your place where you could get some peace and quiet."
"No. If you want me to, I will. I meant to your place." He kissed her hand. "When I said home I ment with you. They say home is where your heart is. Well Faith my heart is where ever you are." Faith closed her eyes. Bosco touched her heart like no other man had. Were they strong enought to keep it together. She prayed they were. "Did you mean it when you said you loved me last night?" Faith turned her head and opened her eye's and looked into his.
"Yes Bosco. I meant it. I love you. I don't know when or where it happened but somewhere along the way I fell in love with you. My parner, my best friend."
"I love you too Faith. More then you'll ever know." They pulled up infront of Faith's apartment and woke up the kids long enough to get them inside and in their beds. Bosco smiled at Faith as she lead him into the bed room. They both stripped and crawled into bed, falling asleep in each other's arms.