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Notes: I'm thinking of wrapping this one up my friends but I swear when I get everything else caught up I will return to Bosco and Faith. So lets windethings down in a grand mannor, shall we.
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DECEMBER 24, 2002
The Christmas tree stood in the corner of the room. The lights sparkeled brightly. Bosco watched the angel on the top of the tree and smiled. He had nearly toppled the tree trying to get that thing to stay on the top of the tree. In the end he lifted Charlie up to put her where she belonged. Faith had gone to bed long ago, and the kids were both curled up on the couch next to him watching some Christmas special. He looked over at the Faith's children. They were getting so bid so fast. It had been hard to buy presents for them this year knowing that they wern't so little anymore. Every year he bought a truck for Charlie and a doll for Em. Getting to know them the last few months he knew Emily was past the doll stage. As for Charlie, well every boy needed trucks no matter how big they get.
"Bosco?" Emily broke him out of his thoughts. "What did you get mom for Christmas?" He looked confused.
"I was suppose to buy your mom a Christmas present? Oh oh." Emily looked almost horrified. "Yes Em, I bought your mom a Christmas present." She smiled.
"I knew you wouldn't forget." She went back to her movie. Forget. How could he forget to buy a present for the one person in the world who ment everything to him.
"Hey guys it's getting late. You need to get to bed."
"Are you staying?"
"I hadn't planned on it. I was going to come back in the morning."
"What's the sence. We're going to be up in like four hours and mom will make us wait till you get here to unwrap presents. Just stay."
"Em."
"Bosco you love my mother and she loves you. So don't you think it's a little lame that you go home for a few hours a night just to come back and have breakfeast with us." The girl was way to old for her years. "Just stay tonight okay. "
"Okay Emily. Go to bed."
"You too. No sleeping on the couch."
"God your getting as bossy as your mother."
"But you love it." Emily woke up Charlie and they headed to bed. "Not the couch Bosco."
"Yeah, yeah. Santa's not going to be nice to you."
"Yes he is." She smiled. Bosco got up and headed to the kitchen. He rinsed out his glass and put it in the sink. Looking at his watch he noticed it was midnight. He really should go home. Going to Faith's room he went and sat on the bed and kissed her good night.
"Merry Christmas baby." He went to leave but she cought his hand.
"You heard my daughter. Get in here Boscorelli."
"Faith...." She sat up.
"What?" Faith looked at him. "Why won't you spend the night tonight?"
"Because I don't do Christmas very well, okay. I never had the Norman Rockwell Christmas. It was more like the Grinch on a case of beer buzz kinda day, you know. My old man was never in the giving spirt unless it was giving me and Mikey a beating." Faith pulled him down on the bed.
"We can make Christmas a whole different thing for you. The kids want and need you hear. And so do I." She kissed him. "I love you Bosco. Your part of this family weather you like it or not."
"I'm not going to be any good at this. I stopped celebrating along time ago."
"It's like riding a bike. Once you learn you never forget." Faith kissed him again. She took his face in her hands and deepened the kiss. "Let's start with our own celebration." Bosco gave into Faith's kisses for a few minutes. Then he pushed her away.
"I can't Faith. I need to go home and be by myself. I need to stay as far away from you and your family today." He stood up.
"Bosco no. You will stay here and you will celebrate Christmas with the people who love and care about you. I won't have you sitting at home nursing a bottle." He looked at her. "What you think I didn't know. I know that you leave work on December 24 th and hide in your apartment till the 26 th. Getting lost in a bottle of something hard."
"You didn't beleive the sking story?"
"You on ski's? Come on Bos." Faith stood up. "I never pushed it because it was none of my buisness. Now it is. I love you and I can't let you pull away. Not any more. You belong here with us."
"Faith, I love you. I love you more then anything in this world. You and the kids. But if there is one day in the whole year I fear, it's this day Faith. They day my dad almost killed me." Bosco sat down and ran his hands over his face. "I can't face the most unhappiest day of my life."
"Bosco," Faith kneeled in front of him. "I will not let you be alone today. We are going to make this day have a whole new meaning for you. You dad is gone. He can't hurt you anymore. It's a day you need to change for yourself, for us. I need you today, the kids need you." She kissed his hands. "You need us. Let's make it the best Christmas ever."
"Who died and made you Charlie Brown." Bosco smiled. "Okay. You talked me into it. But if I feel like I need to be alone, just let me go, okay." He looked at Faith's beautiful face. "We better get some sleep, rumor has it the kids get up ungodly early."
"Who needs sleep?" She smiled wickedly and pulled him down on top of her. You can open this Christmas Present early."
"Faith, your definatly on Santa's naughty list you know that?"
"You wouldn't have it any other way Boscorelli."
"This is true." And they celebrated, not only Christmas but their new life together.
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Bosco turned over and looked at the clock. It was only five but he knew the kids would be up soon. Faith lay next to him. He didn't want to spend this day with them and end up saying or doing something that would make them all hate him. But he knew if he wanted any kind of life with them he needed to lean on them. Slipping out of bed he got dressed and headed for the kitchen to make some coffee and some good Christmas memories.
"You slept on the couch didn't you?" Emily came up behind him as he was starting the coffee.
"As if it was any of your business I slept in the bedroom. " Emily smiled. Bosco would be living with by New Years. She got a pot to heat milk for Charlie and her hot chocolet. "Charlie still sleeping?"
"Yeah. Give him ten minutes. So...what did you get mom?"
"You can wait till she opens it."
"Why won't you tell me. She's going to open it in a little bit."
"You have no patice what so ever do you?"
"No."
"Don't worry. I had Alex and Kim help me so there shouldn't be a problem." He looked at Emily. "It's not a ring Em. Just so you know." She looked up from the pot on the stove.
"I guess I knew." She looked back down at what she was doing.
"It's too soon Emily. Your dad...everything. It's too soon."
"I know. I guess I just like the way things have been. You've both been so happy."
"We don't have to be engaged or married to be happy. I told you about wanting to take it slow."
"I just don't want....even if it doesn't...if you guys never....."
"I'm always going to be here for you and Charlie. And your mom. We made a promise that if the dating thing falls though we were still going to be freinds. That goes for you too."
"Like that ever happens." Bosco smiled.
"If it helps I can't think of my life without you guys in it. I was all ready to spend Christmas by myself like I always do. But the more you mom talked about you guys wanting me here the more I knew I had to change not only for you guys but my self."
"We don't just want you here Bosco. We need you here." Emily took the milk off the stove. She wiped her tears and looked at him. "I'm going to wake up Charlie. You go wake up mom. Don't take to long, I don't know if I can hold Charlie back for long." She turned and headed to thier room.
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"Faith." Bosco wispered in her ear. Kissing her neck.
"Is the sun up?" She growned.
"No. But your kids are." Faith opened one eye.
"Are you?" He smiled.
"My eyes are open if that's what your askn'" He kissed her warm lips. "We have a time limit here so get your pretty ass out of bed woman before they come looking for us."
"Your pretty cheerful this morning. You must of gotten some sleep."
"Not really. But I did a lot of thinking and you know what?"
"What?"
"I'm glad we decied to do this."
"This?"
"Become....more then freinds."
"So what made you decide it was such a good thing?"
"Just being with you makes me happy. And the kids to. I guess I never knew what being really happy was till now. Thank you Faith." She sat up and pulled on her t-shirt and jogging pants. She went to the closet for a sweatshirt.
"I'm happy to Bos. One of these days your going to realize this was all ment to be."
"Now your the optimest. I still want to make sure your sure about this before......"
"Before you move in?"
"Are you saying you want me to move in?"
"When ever your ready. I want you here all the time. I don't sleep when your not here. I need you. In my house, in my bed, at work. I just need you all the time and it scares me something awful." Bosco stood up and went to her.
"I'm here Faith. For you. When ever you need me." He kissed her as Emily charged into the door.
"Let's get a move on people. Time is at the up most importance." Bosco smiled.
"God that girl is as bossy as her old lady." Faith smiled.
"I done good huh?"
"Whatever. Let's get out there before they tear into anything not nailed down."
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"This is from Charlie and me." Emily handed Bosco a box. It was brightly wrapped and had a big red bow on it.
"What could it be?"
"Open it Bosco." He looked at them and shook it. Slowly he tore the paper off of it. "Come on unwrap it like a man." Charlie lauged. Bosco tore off the paper and opened the box. Inside was a smaller box. He opened that to find a gold keychain shaped like a mustang. Truning it around he read the inscription. 'We love U, Em & Charlie.'
"This is so great guys. I love it. Come here." They both hugged Bosco. "I love you guys too." He got up and went to the tree and took a small box from behind the tree. "Faith, this is for you." She smiled.
"Oh Bosco you shouldn't have." She took out a small neclace with a heart shaped dimond. "It's beautiful." She leanded over and kissed him. "Thank you."
"No thank you guys. This is the best Christmas I've had in a long time."
"Any time Bosco. Any time. Let's get this place cleaned up and we'll start dinner. " The phone rang. Faith picks it up after finding it unter some wrapping paper. "Hello."
"Faith, it's Angela. Is Maurice with you?" Faith looked at Bosco. 'Your mom' she mouthed. He nodded his head.
"Yeah, he's right here." She handed him the phone/
"Hey Ma. Merry Christmas."
"Same to you honey. I'm glad your with Faith and her family. I just wanted to be sure your okay."
"I'm fine ma. If your not busy later you should stop by. Faith and the kids and me are making a big dinner."
"I just might do that. It's been a long time since I say my boy on Christmas. I love you Maurice."
"I love you to ma." He hung up the phone and smiled. He looked at the three people in front of him and wondered why he had waited so long to let them in. Faith stood up and turned around seeing him staring at her.
"What?"
"I love you." He picked her up and spun her around. "I love you Faith." He kissed her. Charlie and Emily just stared at them. Putting Faith down he just stood in the middle of the room and grined.
"Is this his way of getting outta cleaning up mom?" Charlie asked.
"I think he hit the egg nog before I got up." Emily looked at Bosco.
"No guys he's just making the best out of his first Christmas in twenty years." Faith kissed her childrens heads and sent them off to finnish cleaning. "Come on Bos lets get you some coffee." Faith was happy that she could make him feel like she did on this day. They spent the rest of it cleaning and cooking and laughing. Just like it sould be when your with family. And it didn't matter if they lived together or ever got married they would always be just that. A Family.
Notes: I'm thinking of wrapping this one up my friends but I swear when I get everything else caught up I will return to Bosco and Faith. So lets windethings down in a grand mannor, shall we.
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DECEMBER 24, 2002
The Christmas tree stood in the corner of the room. The lights sparkeled brightly. Bosco watched the angel on the top of the tree and smiled. He had nearly toppled the tree trying to get that thing to stay on the top of the tree. In the end he lifted Charlie up to put her where she belonged. Faith had gone to bed long ago, and the kids were both curled up on the couch next to him watching some Christmas special. He looked over at the Faith's children. They were getting so bid so fast. It had been hard to buy presents for them this year knowing that they wern't so little anymore. Every year he bought a truck for Charlie and a doll for Em. Getting to know them the last few months he knew Emily was past the doll stage. As for Charlie, well every boy needed trucks no matter how big they get.
"Bosco?" Emily broke him out of his thoughts. "What did you get mom for Christmas?" He looked confused.
"I was suppose to buy your mom a Christmas present? Oh oh." Emily looked almost horrified. "Yes Em, I bought your mom a Christmas present." She smiled.
"I knew you wouldn't forget." She went back to her movie. Forget. How could he forget to buy a present for the one person in the world who ment everything to him.
"Hey guys it's getting late. You need to get to bed."
"Are you staying?"
"I hadn't planned on it. I was going to come back in the morning."
"What's the sence. We're going to be up in like four hours and mom will make us wait till you get here to unwrap presents. Just stay."
"Em."
"Bosco you love my mother and she loves you. So don't you think it's a little lame that you go home for a few hours a night just to come back and have breakfeast with us." The girl was way to old for her years. "Just stay tonight okay. "
"Okay Emily. Go to bed."
"You too. No sleeping on the couch."
"God your getting as bossy as your mother."
"But you love it." Emily woke up Charlie and they headed to bed. "Not the couch Bosco."
"Yeah, yeah. Santa's not going to be nice to you."
"Yes he is." She smiled. Bosco got up and headed to the kitchen. He rinsed out his glass and put it in the sink. Looking at his watch he noticed it was midnight. He really should go home. Going to Faith's room he went and sat on the bed and kissed her good night.
"Merry Christmas baby." He went to leave but she cought his hand.
"You heard my daughter. Get in here Boscorelli."
"Faith...." She sat up.
"What?" Faith looked at him. "Why won't you spend the night tonight?"
"Because I don't do Christmas very well, okay. I never had the Norman Rockwell Christmas. It was more like the Grinch on a case of beer buzz kinda day, you know. My old man was never in the giving spirt unless it was giving me and Mikey a beating." Faith pulled him down on the bed.
"We can make Christmas a whole different thing for you. The kids want and need you hear. And so do I." She kissed him. "I love you Bosco. Your part of this family weather you like it or not."
"I'm not going to be any good at this. I stopped celebrating along time ago."
"It's like riding a bike. Once you learn you never forget." Faith kissed him again. She took his face in her hands and deepened the kiss. "Let's start with our own celebration." Bosco gave into Faith's kisses for a few minutes. Then he pushed her away.
"I can't Faith. I need to go home and be by myself. I need to stay as far away from you and your family today." He stood up.
"Bosco no. You will stay here and you will celebrate Christmas with the people who love and care about you. I won't have you sitting at home nursing a bottle." He looked at her. "What you think I didn't know. I know that you leave work on December 24 th and hide in your apartment till the 26 th. Getting lost in a bottle of something hard."
"You didn't beleive the sking story?"
"You on ski's? Come on Bos." Faith stood up. "I never pushed it because it was none of my buisness. Now it is. I love you and I can't let you pull away. Not any more. You belong here with us."
"Faith, I love you. I love you more then anything in this world. You and the kids. But if there is one day in the whole year I fear, it's this day Faith. They day my dad almost killed me." Bosco sat down and ran his hands over his face. "I can't face the most unhappiest day of my life."
"Bosco," Faith kneeled in front of him. "I will not let you be alone today. We are going to make this day have a whole new meaning for you. You dad is gone. He can't hurt you anymore. It's a day you need to change for yourself, for us. I need you today, the kids need you." She kissed his hands. "You need us. Let's make it the best Christmas ever."
"Who died and made you Charlie Brown." Bosco smiled. "Okay. You talked me into it. But if I feel like I need to be alone, just let me go, okay." He looked at Faith's beautiful face. "We better get some sleep, rumor has it the kids get up ungodly early."
"Who needs sleep?" She smiled wickedly and pulled him down on top of her. You can open this Christmas Present early."
"Faith, your definatly on Santa's naughty list you know that?"
"You wouldn't have it any other way Boscorelli."
"This is true." And they celebrated, not only Christmas but their new life together.
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Bosco turned over and looked at the clock. It was only five but he knew the kids would be up soon. Faith lay next to him. He didn't want to spend this day with them and end up saying or doing something that would make them all hate him. But he knew if he wanted any kind of life with them he needed to lean on them. Slipping out of bed he got dressed and headed for the kitchen to make some coffee and some good Christmas memories.
"You slept on the couch didn't you?" Emily came up behind him as he was starting the coffee.
"As if it was any of your business I slept in the bedroom. " Emily smiled. Bosco would be living with by New Years. She got a pot to heat milk for Charlie and her hot chocolet. "Charlie still sleeping?"
"Yeah. Give him ten minutes. So...what did you get mom?"
"You can wait till she opens it."
"Why won't you tell me. She's going to open it in a little bit."
"You have no patice what so ever do you?"
"No."
"Don't worry. I had Alex and Kim help me so there shouldn't be a problem." He looked at Emily. "It's not a ring Em. Just so you know." She looked up from the pot on the stove.
"I guess I knew." She looked back down at what she was doing.
"It's too soon Emily. Your dad...everything. It's too soon."
"I know. I guess I just like the way things have been. You've both been so happy."
"We don't have to be engaged or married to be happy. I told you about wanting to take it slow."
"I just don't want....even if it doesn't...if you guys never....."
"I'm always going to be here for you and Charlie. And your mom. We made a promise that if the dating thing falls though we were still going to be freinds. That goes for you too."
"Like that ever happens." Bosco smiled.
"If it helps I can't think of my life without you guys in it. I was all ready to spend Christmas by myself like I always do. But the more you mom talked about you guys wanting me here the more I knew I had to change not only for you guys but my self."
"We don't just want you here Bosco. We need you here." Emily took the milk off the stove. She wiped her tears and looked at him. "I'm going to wake up Charlie. You go wake up mom. Don't take to long, I don't know if I can hold Charlie back for long." She turned and headed to thier room.
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"Faith." Bosco wispered in her ear. Kissing her neck.
"Is the sun up?" She growned.
"No. But your kids are." Faith opened one eye.
"Are you?" He smiled.
"My eyes are open if that's what your askn'" He kissed her warm lips. "We have a time limit here so get your pretty ass out of bed woman before they come looking for us."
"Your pretty cheerful this morning. You must of gotten some sleep."
"Not really. But I did a lot of thinking and you know what?"
"What?"
"I'm glad we decied to do this."
"This?"
"Become....more then freinds."
"So what made you decide it was such a good thing?"
"Just being with you makes me happy. And the kids to. I guess I never knew what being really happy was till now. Thank you Faith." She sat up and pulled on her t-shirt and jogging pants. She went to the closet for a sweatshirt.
"I'm happy to Bos. One of these days your going to realize this was all ment to be."
"Now your the optimest. I still want to make sure your sure about this before......"
"Before you move in?"
"Are you saying you want me to move in?"
"When ever your ready. I want you here all the time. I don't sleep when your not here. I need you. In my house, in my bed, at work. I just need you all the time and it scares me something awful." Bosco stood up and went to her.
"I'm here Faith. For you. When ever you need me." He kissed her as Emily charged into the door.
"Let's get a move on people. Time is at the up most importance." Bosco smiled.
"God that girl is as bossy as her old lady." Faith smiled.
"I done good huh?"
"Whatever. Let's get out there before they tear into anything not nailed down."
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"This is from Charlie and me." Emily handed Bosco a box. It was brightly wrapped and had a big red bow on it.
"What could it be?"
"Open it Bosco." He looked at them and shook it. Slowly he tore the paper off of it. "Come on unwrap it like a man." Charlie lauged. Bosco tore off the paper and opened the box. Inside was a smaller box. He opened that to find a gold keychain shaped like a mustang. Truning it around he read the inscription. 'We love U, Em & Charlie.'
"This is so great guys. I love it. Come here." They both hugged Bosco. "I love you guys too." He got up and went to the tree and took a small box from behind the tree. "Faith, this is for you." She smiled.
"Oh Bosco you shouldn't have." She took out a small neclace with a heart shaped dimond. "It's beautiful." She leanded over and kissed him. "Thank you."
"No thank you guys. This is the best Christmas I've had in a long time."
"Any time Bosco. Any time. Let's get this place cleaned up and we'll start dinner. " The phone rang. Faith picks it up after finding it unter some wrapping paper. "Hello."
"Faith, it's Angela. Is Maurice with you?" Faith looked at Bosco. 'Your mom' she mouthed. He nodded his head.
"Yeah, he's right here." She handed him the phone/
"Hey Ma. Merry Christmas."
"Same to you honey. I'm glad your with Faith and her family. I just wanted to be sure your okay."
"I'm fine ma. If your not busy later you should stop by. Faith and the kids and me are making a big dinner."
"I just might do that. It's been a long time since I say my boy on Christmas. I love you Maurice."
"I love you to ma." He hung up the phone and smiled. He looked at the three people in front of him and wondered why he had waited so long to let them in. Faith stood up and turned around seeing him staring at her.
"What?"
"I love you." He picked her up and spun her around. "I love you Faith." He kissed her. Charlie and Emily just stared at them. Putting Faith down he just stood in the middle of the room and grined.
"Is this his way of getting outta cleaning up mom?" Charlie asked.
"I think he hit the egg nog before I got up." Emily looked at Bosco.
"No guys he's just making the best out of his first Christmas in twenty years." Faith kissed her childrens heads and sent them off to finnish cleaning. "Come on Bos lets get you some coffee." Faith was happy that she could make him feel like she did on this day. They spent the rest of it cleaning and cooking and laughing. Just like it sould be when your with family. And it didn't matter if they lived together or ever got married they would always be just that. A Family.