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Chapter 10

It wouldn't take long and Bosco would be up on his feet. He was on patrol in a matter of days and for Faith it felt very good to have her partner back in the old seat, the driver seat.

At first Bosco was rather worried everybody would think he was now a drug addict but for the most part nobody said anything. Bosco was one of them, and when something happens to one of their own, it happens to them all and effects them all the same way. So keeping it quiet is what they preferred and for Bosco that was the best therapy. Faith even had made her way to the firehouse and found Carlos and told him if he said anything to anyone she would personally rearrange his precious body parts and make sure he wished he never opened his mouth. For Carlos, he took it very well for he just nodded his head and promised he would never say anything.

Faith was lost in her own thoughts when she felt the car stop and was pulled off to the side. Bosco was staring at something or someone in particular. She looked over at her partner and his eyes were fixed and so she followed his line of sight and saw a guy talking to somebody. To her, he seemed like he was just talking and not doing anything wrong but Faith knew her partner well enough that this guy wasn't innocent.

"Stay here." Not always listening to her partner she just decided to let her partner do whatever he thought he needed to do.


Bosco walked up to the two guys talking causally. He could hear the conversation between the two.

"So what did you tell 'Big Rick" and how the hell did you get out of there?"

"Oh what did you think I did, I told that guy to kiss my ass and I just left."

"No shit, you did, didn't you, man...." The man stopped and looked at the cop coming and he didn't know what to say. Bosco just nodded and the guy turned around and walked away rather quickly leaving the other man hanging. Turning around quickly Jamie saw somebody he never thought he would see in a million years, Bosco, the guy in the other cell. He didn't know what to do if he should take off and hope he would lose him or just play it cool. He would decide to play it cool, even though he could see how pissed off Bosco was. There was no doubt in Jamie's mind Bosco knew very clearly that Jamie had left him to die in Rick Deamilis house and he knew if it was him he would be pissed off too.

"Hey man didn't think I would see you again."

Bosco just smirked and shook his head as he spoke.

"Funny how life works, wouldn't you say? I mean here you are again. You know I can't get over the fact you left me there," Bosco laughed making Jamie feel uncomfortable. "and I was going to help you out and hell I didn't know you but you seemed decent enough and I figured you would do the same for me but you left me and now you're here in front of me yet again selling drugs on my watch, my how life works out."

Jamie got nervous and looked around.

"What you talking about man I wasn't selling shit, you can't arrest me for something I don't have."

Bosco chuckled. "Are you forgetting who is the cop here? It's your word against mine who do you think they will listen to, huh?"

Jamie looked at Bosco and saw the look on the officer's face. He didn't know Bosco all to well but he could tell that Bosco was serious and Jamie wasn't going to stand around and let Bosco make good on his threat. When he turned around to go his foot caught something, Bosco's foot, and he fell to the ground landing flat on his face.

By the time Bosco was bending down on one knee to cuff Jamie, Faith had gotten out of the car just in case she needed to back her partner up.

"What did he do?"

Bosco looked up from what he was doing to answer her.

"Oh he was selling drugs in my Precinct, isn't that just a shame Yokas?"

"It's a lie, I don't have any drugs on me, it's a fucking frame."

Bosco by then had gotten his hands cuffed and stood up roughly pulling Jamie up as well shaking his head.

"Now cussing in front of a women, what are we to do with you?"

"Fuck you." snarled Jamie

Then without any warning Bosco slapped him upside the head.

"Don't talk like that, my partner here has virgin ears and I can't have you talking that way now can I?"

He lead Jamie towards the squad car and opened the door and before he placed Jamie into the car he made sure Jamie slammed head on the car as Bosco maneuvered him into the car.

"Ohhhh you really should watch your head more often." Bosco then smiled and shut the door.

"There isn't any drugs is there?" asked Faith as she watched him walk to get into the drivers side.

"Of course not, but let's just say he deserves what he gets."

Faith would not push any further on the topic. Although she was curious in what the man had done she knew if her partner really wanted her know he would later tell her. Probably when they were bored out of their minds at a stakeout and Bosco couldn't just take being in the car without having to say something after a while he would probably bring up the subject and her curiosity would lay to rest.

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Both officers had been keeping busy all through the night and it was time for their dinner break. As they pulled up to the restaurant they had picked the joint because they knew most of the third shift gang was there, and they could see the ambulances and squad car parked outside.

"You don't think they will say anything do you?"

Faith reassured Bosco that he would be fine and they wouldn't say anything. She hoped they wouldn't say anything. But if she knew them well enough one of them would spill the beans and safe bets she put her money on Carlos.

As they got out of the car she could tell in her partners stride that he has this nervousness about him fearing they would look at him like he was a druggie now, something they locked up. But she knew Bosco well enough he would put all that aside and put a wall up and he would act as though nothing ever happened. Pretend everything that Doc, Carlos, Davis, Sully, and herself had witnessed was nothing but a terrible nightmare that they all had woken up from and everything was all right with the world.

"You ready?"

"More then I ever will be."


"Hey Bosco." Davis called out as everybody either was to busy eating away at their food or turned away from the door not seeing the two come in.

As the two approached the table it began to shudder and movement came from the occupants as they made room for Bosco and Faith.

"Hey." Bosco sat next to Davis with Faith beside Bosco she sat next to Doc who nudged Carlos to move over as he scooted a little closer bumping into Sully which he got a grumble and the table was set.

"So how you doing after yourwhole drug thing?"

The table had been silent and people were into their own conversations but whatever any of them were doing stopped and looked up at Carlos. Some stole even glances at Bosco to see his reaction. Bosco just looked up from the menu and then acting as though Carlos never said anything looked back down.

Carlos looked around and looked around at the table when Bosco didn't answer his question. "What....it was an honest question."

Doc shook his head at how his partner could show some what little compassion he had in him yet not expressing it right or waiting for the right moment to speak it.

Carlos shrugged his shoulders as the waiter came walking up asking the orders of the people who had arrived and had not yet anything to drink or eat. As Faith began to order her food a cell phone began to ring. Everybody who owned one began to check their pockets but when they realized it wasn't theirs they started to look around to see who would answer theirs, and Maurice Boscorelli was the one who answered.

They watched as he picked it up and listened to whoever was on the other end and waited for any kind of remark that would make them know who he was talking to. His expression stayed the same as he placed the mobile back into his pocket and he looked up gave the menu back to the waitress.

"Sorry you guys," he stood up "but I'm going to have to cut this short." Faith got up thinking she would be needed but he waved her off. "It's okay, Mikey needs to talk."

Without waiting for any response Bosco walked out as though he wanted to leave and the gang watched him leave. Sullivan then asked the question that was on everybody's mind.

"How is he doing Faith?"

Faith turned around and looked at Sully. She then turned and looked at everybody and then as though it wasn't much of an issue looked down at her menu again "he is happy to be back. Can I have a glass of water please."

Everybody looked to see the waitress still standing there not sure what to make of the conversation or the crew. She smiled and walked away.

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Mikey wanted to talk to his brother. Ever since Bosco had come out of the hospital, Bosco had not talked to Mikey. Mikey wanted to talk to his older brother and wanted to see if everything was all right with each other. He never thought in a million years he would be actually nervous talking to his brother but he was.

"Hey."

"Hey." Mikey nodded his head and they began to walk down the street alongside his brother.

They walked for a little bit not saying much at all just walking and both hoping would break the silence. After a while Mikey found the courage and started the conversation.

"You're not mad, are you?"

Bosco shoved his hands into his pocket, not because he was cold but only his hands were going to get fidgety and he wanted to keep them in the pockets of his coat.

"No."

"I mean I wouldn't blame you if you were, I got you into the whole mess, it's my fault."

"Just don't okay...nothing to worry about. It's over."

Mikey didn't say anymore for him that's all he needed to hear. Bosco and Mikey had never been on speaking terms a lot of the times but Mikey was reassured Bosco had already let it roll off his shoulders and would rather not dwell on it.

Both brothers would walk down the streets not even talking but they both knew what each other was thinking they didn't need to speak. But what both brothers didn't know as they continued to walk down the street a lone figure was waiting and watching, ready to pounce just at the right moment.

TBC...

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