Good Morning Beautiful

Chapter 12

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Faith woke up to a loud pounding on the door. She looked around for Bosco but didn't see him anywhere. That is when she noticed the note on the pillow, 'Faith, took kids to the park. Be back soon. Love Bosco.' The pounding continued. She glanced at the clock to see that it was 10:00 AM. She flipped back the covers and reached for her pants that were on the floor, she pulled them up and began walking down the hallway.

"Open up Boscorelli!"

She felt her stomach tighten. She new that voice. She stood on her toes and looked through the peep hole, a nervousness flooded her body as her suspicions were confirmed. She took a deep breath as she rested back on her feet and plastered a fake smile on her face. She opened the door.

"Faith?"

"Fred, hi." She greeted him.

"What the hell are you doing here? I've been trying to call you all night. I even tried here too looking for you. Nobody answered."

Faith looked over to the stand and saw 13 flashing on the answering machine. Bosco must have turned off the ringer to let her sleep.

"Faith is every thing okay? Did something happen to the kids?" Fred asked with worry.

"Um no the kids are fine. They're at the park right now with Bosco."

"With Bosco? What for?"

"You want to come in for some coffee or something?" She tried changing the subject. She still hadn't gotten around to telling Fred about her and Bosco and she really didn't telling him in the middle of the hallway was the best way to go about it.

Forgetting his question Fred shook his head and replied, "No it's ok I was just worried about you and the kids when I couldn't get a hold of you last night."

"Well we're fine." She flashed another fake smile. "I'll get them to call you when they get back." She said as she was shutting the door but Fred's hand stopped her.

"Is that Boscorelli's shirt you're wearing?"

Faith looked down to Bosco's shirt she had put on the night before and closed her eyes before looking back up to Fred. She had been married to him long enough to read them, they were filled with hurt and anger.

"Fred I.." She began but he cut her off.

"You're shacked up with Boscorelli?" He said disgusted.

"No it's not like that. I..."

"Oh so what you're just screwing him?" He hissed at her.

"Fred keep your voice down, Ok? Just come inside." She said as she glanced down the hallway and opened the door wider for him to enter.

"With MY kids in the next room yet!" He accused her.

"Fred it's..." She tried defending herself but he didn't give her the chance.

"I thought you were smarter then this Faith. What the hell are you thinking? You know he's just using you. He saw you on the rebound after we got divorced and he took advantage of you." He stated coldly.

"No it's not a rebound thing Fred!" She shouted but quickly regretted it.

"Not a rebound? How can you say that? We've only been divorced for a few weeks and already you're" Fred stopped as he realized the truth. His eyes got colder and so did his voice. "You were screwing around with him when we were still married?!"

Faith didn't say anything. What could she say? The first time anything happened between her and Bosco she still was very married to Fred. Sure things hadn't been going that well but she was still married and it wasn't until that night that she seriously thought of breaking up with Fred.

"How could you do that to us Faith? Tell me! You gave it all up for him? We could have worked through it. We would have been ok like we always were but you went and threw it away for that little son of a bitch!"

"He loves me." She said quitely but confidently.

"Loves you Faith?" He asked with a laugh. "He doesn't love you. He's using you Faith until something better comes along, and believe me something will."

Hurt by his words all she could say was, "You're wrong Fred."

"Am I? Look at his track record Faith. You're the one that use to come home and complain about his extra curricular activities. He hasn't changed, he can't change it isn't in him. Just wait and see Faith, wait and see."

"No you're wrong!" She said as she slammed the door in his face.

She began to walk back to the bedroom. A few tears were stinging her eyes, "You're wrong Fred. He loves me. I know he does."

Suddenly she grabbed on to the door knob of the closet as she buckled over in pain as she got a stomach cramp.

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"Honey we're home" Bosco said happily as he and the kids entered the apartment. Emily and Charlie just giggled as they started to hang up their sweaters.

They had been gone all morning it was now mid afternoon. It had taken them forever to find the perfect ring for Faith. They had went to almost every jeweler in the city. But every ring was to wrong, They were either to shinny not shinny enough, to big. to small. It wasn't until they went to this little store on the other side of the city did they find it. As soon as they saw it they all knew it was the one for Faith. It was beautiful , almost as beautiful as the woman who's hand it would be on.

Still not hearing a reply from Faith, Bosco called out, "Faith?" She should have answered by now. "Faith?" He asked more worried.

"Hey you guys. Where have you been?" She came around the corner slowly.

"Bosco took us shopping" Charlie happily replied.

"You took them shopping all day?" Faith asked Bosco impressed.

He smiled, "We'll you needed your rest so I figured I'd get them out of the apartment."

"Bosco can we go watch a movie?" Charlie interrupted.

"Yeah go right ahead," he answered Charlie back not taking his eyes off of Faith, Something was wrong he could sense it.

The kids took off for the living room.

"Hey you ok?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the forehead.

"Yeah I'm fine." She smiled back as convincingly as she could.

"You sure? You don't look so good."

"Wow thanks Bos, you're just filled with the compliments today."

He looked at her apologetically, "Sorry Faith I was just worried."

"I know, I just didn't get enough rest I think. I'm just feeling kinda blah you know?"

Not having a reason to doubt what she was saying he gave her another kiss and asked, "You want to go and cuddle up on the couch and watch a movie with the kids?"

She let him go and grabbed his hand, "I'd love that"

They went into the living room to find the kids popping in a movie. "What did you guys find?" she asked expecting to here something like, Nightmare on Elm Street or Die Hard.

"Bambi" Emily replied.

"Bambi?" Faith asked shocked looking at Bosco.

"What?"

"You have Bambi?"

"It was a....a gift." He said sure she'd believe it.

"Sure it was." She said laughing.

"It was!"

"Uncle Bos when she gets that look in her eyes, you're busted. No use trying to get yourself out of it. Believe me I now from experience." Charlie said matter of factly.

Bosco and Faith both started to laugh. Bosco sat on the couch and pulled Faith down with him. She leaned on him and brought her feet up. He put his arms around her and held her tightly resting his head against hers. He whispered, "You sure you're ok?"

"I'm fine Bosco, really. Just tired."

She had decided not to tell him what happened with Fred or the cramp. It had went away in a few minutes and didn't come back. She wasn't spotting or anything so she figured everything was fine. It must have just been nothing or at least she hoped it was nothing.