Promises Chapter 12 ****** Hope you are still reading! The only characters I own are Rylee, Trevor, Johnny and Dominique! ****** TWO DAYS LATER "Bosco I'd like to see you in my office. Everyone else have a good tour." Swersky picked up his papers and headed for his office.

Davis and Sully stood up and turned to look at Bosco. "What'd you do this time Bosco?"

"Nothing Sully." Bosco glared at the older man then sobered. "At least nothing I know of." Bosco walked into Swersky's office. "What's up Lieu?"

The Lieutenant handed him a piece of paper. "What do you make of this?"

Bosco stood by Swersky's desk reading the words on the page. He stopped reading and looked at Lieu. One hand on his gun belt the other holding the paper. "When did you get this?"

"Got it this afternoon. Then I got a phone call saying she missed her last three anger management classes. You know anything about this?" Swersky motioned toward the paper.

Bosco shook his head. "No.no." He put the letter on the desk. "I haven't talked to her for a coupla days." He was shocked, and didn't know what to say.

"Why don't you and Yokas head over to her place and talk to her? Let me know what you find out."

"Yeah. Sure thing Lieu," Bosco said absently as he walked out of the office.

Faith, Sully and Davis were standing in the hallway. Yokas was the first to spot Bosco as he headed toward the other end of the hall. "Bosco! Where are you going?" she called after him. He didn't turn around. Instead he just went into the locker room.

Davis looked at Faith. "Wonder what's up with him."

Sully just sighed. "Come on Davis. We better head out. See you later Faith."

Yokas looked at Sully, but was already preoccupied with concern for Bosco. "Yeah.sure Sully." She headed for the locker room. Slowly she opened the door and spotted him sitting in front of his locker. He wore no expression. "Bosco? Bos?" He didn't respond. "You OK? What'd Lieu want?"

"Rylee resigned," he said without looking at her.

"What? Why?"

Bosco shook his head and shrugged. "I don't know. Letter didn't say." Faith stood there looking at him when all of a sudden he stood up. "Come on let's go." She didn't ask where, she just followed him. ****** Rylee sat on the couch in Rita's house flipping through a family photo album. "Whatcha thinking about?" asked a voice from the doorway.

Before she could answer, her cell phone rang. "Hello," she said. The exhaustion could be heard in her voice.

"Ry its Bosco."

"Great," she thought. "Hey," she replied into the phone.

"You OK? Where are you?"

"I'm back in Indiana."

"Why? What's going on?"

"My aunt died."

"Oh. I'm sorry," he said softly. "When are---"

"Look Bosco I can't talk right now."

"Yeah. OK. Call me when you get back in town."

"I don't think I'm coming back," she said and then hung up. ***** Bosco stood in Rylee's apartment and slowly brought the phone away from his ear. Faith walked over to him. "Where is she? What's going on?"

"Indiana. Her aunt died." He looked up at Faith. "She said she doesn't think she's coming back."

"What? Why?" Faith asked in shock.

"I don't know. She hung up on me." ***** Rylee sat looking at her cell phone. "Who was that?"

"Huh? Oh, that was my partner, Bosco."

"What did he want?"

"He was calling to see where I was. I never told him I was leaving."

"Oh, I see."

"Trevor, come here. We need to talk."

He walked over and sat next to her. "Yeah?"

She looked down at the coffee table where the photo album was laying. "You're going to have to live with me now."

"I know."

She looked at him with sad eyes. "You should have been living with me all along. I'm sorry."

"It's OK. I understood."

Rylee took a deep breath. "I want you to know that it's up to you where we live. We can stay here if you want."

"What about your job?"

"I quit."

"Why?"

"Because you are more important, and I can find another job." She ruffled his hair. "Take your time and think about it. OK? We'll do whatever makes you happy."

"Yeah OK."

She gave him a hug and went outside for some fresh air. ***** Bosco went to find Lieu when they got back to the house. "Did you talk to O'Neill?"

"Yeah. Turns out she's back in Indiana. There was a death in the family."

"She say anything about why she resigned?"

"No. She hung up on me before I could ask, but she did say she didn't think she was coming back to New York."

"Well you keep trying. She's a good officer, and I'd really hate to lose her."

"Yes sir." Bosco went back outside to where Faith was waiting with the squad.

"You OK?"

He looked over at her. "Fine. Why?"

"Bosco don't lie to me."

"Really. I'm fine Faith. I just don't know what to think or say right now."

"That's a first," Faith chuckled as she tried to lighten the mood.

He shook his head. "Looks like I lost another partner."

"Hey I'm still here."

"Only temporarily." ***** She retrieved the basketball and took another shot. After it clanged off the rim it bounced toward the backyard. Trevor came out the backdoor; he picked up the ball and walked over to Rylee. "I want to live in New York," he said as he handed her the ball.

"You do?"

"Yeah."

"What about school and your friends?"

"I don't want to stay here. Bad things always happen to me here." ***** TWO WEEKS LATER Faith pushed Bosco forward. "Just knock."

Bosco took a deep breath and knocked on the door. He heard someone shuffling things around and then the door opened. "Hi," he said shyly as he stood with his hands on his gun belt.

"Bosco! Hi," Rylee quickly and nervously looked behind her. She wasn't ready to explain about Trevor and was hoping he was still in his room. Rylee looked over Bosco's shoulder and saw Faith. "Hey Sarge." Yokas nodded. "Uh, so how'd you know I was here?"

"Well, it's not because you returned any of my calls," snapped a now angry Bosco.

Faith put a hand on his shoulder to try and calm him. "We've been driving past your building a few times every night for the last couple of weeks. Tonight was the first time we saw a light on."

"Oh," said Rylee.

Bosco's eyes were set on Rylee. They shot daggers at her, but underneath the fierce look she could see the hurt. "How come you didn't return my calls?! I left messages. Why didn't you answer your cell?!"

"It wasn't a good time."

"We were partners! I thought we were friends!" Bosco yelled as Faith tried to quiet him, but he ignored her.

"We are friends," Rylee said softly.

"Yeah? Then why'd I have to find out from Lieu that you resigned?! Huh? Tell me that!"

"It's complicated."

Just then Trevor called out as he came out of his room. "Can I..Oh sorry. I didn't know anyone was here." He turned to go back into his room.

"Trevor, come here. I want you to meet a couple people." He approached the trio who still stood in the open doorway. Rylee put her arm around his shoulders. "Trevor this is Officer Boscorelli and Sergeant Yokas. Bosco. Faith. This is Trevor."