Promises
Chapter 14
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I know it has been an ETERNITY since the last time I updated this story.
I've kinda fallen in love with another story that I'm writing, and put this
one on the backburner. However I wanted you guys to know that I'm still
working on this one, so even though this is a VERY BRIEF chapter I hope you
get a little enjoyment out of it!
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THREE WEEKS LATER
"Hello?"
"Hey Johnny. It's Rylee."
"Hey! So how's everything? How's Trevor settling in?"
"Great. He loves the city. I think he's going to do OK here."
"So, what's up?"
"Well.I'm going to go back to the 55th."
"Good for you Rylee."
"Thanks. It's going to be really hard though. You know with Trevor and trying to adjust to everything. I mean I haven't worked in a while because I wanted to help him get settled in."
"I'm sure you will both be fine."
"Johnny."she paused as she wasn't exactly sure how to approach this.
"Yes."
"I was wondering." she paused again not really sure how to ask the question.
"Rylee what is it?"
"I'm going back to the third watch and well.just say no if you think it's a bad idea or if I'm asking too much. Don't be afraid to say no cause I'll understand."
"It's hard to say anything if you don't ask the question."
"Do you think you and Tracy.? I mean Trevor goes to the same school as.I was wondering if." Rylee couldn't form her thoughts. She knew that she could ask Johnny anything, but this just seemed to step over some sort of boundary.
"Rylee we'd be happy to look after Trevor while you're at work." Johnny could always read her thoughts even when she wasn't putting them together herself.
"Really?" she asked in surprise.
"Really. We'll pick him up from school and when your shift is over you can swing by our place."
"I don't want you to do this if it's too much."
"Would you relax?! We've got two kids at the same school we have to pick them up so we might as well pick up Trevor."
"But he'll be over there for dinner too. I mean, I'm asking a lot."
"Tracy makes enough food to feed an army."
"I'll pay you. Just name the price and I'll pay you."
"No need for that."
"Yeah there is. We'll figure out some kind of payment. I mean you can't just feed the kid dinner every night and not get paid."
"We'll see. What are you and Trevor doing tonight?"
"Nothing. Why?"
"How about coming over for dinner? That way Tracy and the kids can get to know Trevor a little better."
"Sure. What time?"
"Six?"
"See you then." ***** It was two o'clock when Rylee knocked on the door nervously. "Enter," came the deep voice from within the office.
She opened the door, walked into the office and quietly shut the door behind her. The man sat in his office chair with his back to her. "Lieutenant Swersky?"
"Yes," he answered as he spun his chair around to greet his visitor. "Rylee O'Neill. Have a seat," he pointed to the chair. "Rumor had it you weren't coming back to our neck of the woods."
"Come on Lieu. You know better than to listen to rumors," she grinned.
"Yes, that I do." He opened his desk drawer and pulled out a piece of paper. Swersky held it up for her to see. "I also know better than to accept letters of resignation from my top officers without talking to them about it first. What took you so long to come talk to me?"
Rylee looked down at the floor, then looked at him. She opened her mouth to explain, but he just held up his hand to stop her from saying anything. Swersky handed the letter to her. "I only accept these things in person, not by mail." O'Neill just looked at him as she took hold of the letter. "Now, was there something you wanted to talk to me about *Officer* O'Neill?"
She folded the letter, and shoved it into her pocket. "Yes sir. I was wondering if I could start working with Bosco again tomorrow?"
Swersky nodded. "We'll see you tomorrow."
"Thank Lieu." ***** Rylee headed to the locker room to find Bosco. He and Faith were getting ready for their shift. "Hey Boscorelli. I'm back tomorrow."
"Really?!"
"Yup," she nodded. Then looked over at Faith. "Sorry Sarge. Looks like I'm taking your partner away."
"You can have him," Faith smiled. "He's been getting on my nerves."
"Hey! Come on Yokas. I have not."
"Keep telling yourself that Bosco." She shut her locker. "Now hurry up or you're going to be late for roll call *again*." As Faith walked past Rylee she put a hand on her shoulder. "Good to have you back Rylee."
"It's good to be back Sarge."
Faith exited the locker room, and Bosco closed his locker. He looked at Rylee. "So, tomorrow huh?"
Rylee nodded. "Yeah. That OK?''
"That's great." He looked at her wanting to say more, but he didn't know what.
They both just stood there nodding nervously. "Sorry I haven't called you in the last couple of days. I just had a lot going on, you know with Trevor and everything."
"Hey that's OK. I'm just glad you're coming back to work."
"Me too."
Bosco quickly looked around then looked at his watch. "I better get going."
He left Rylee standing alone in the middle of the room. She was glad that she was coming back to the 55th, and she knew that Bosco was too. But something was different. Their relationship had changed once again. This time because of her confusion that she was his long lost childhood friend. Rylee wasn't sure if this was a good change or not. She'd just have to wait and see. ***** ***** Author's Note: I know, I know.this chapter was lame.but I SWEAR it gets better.Coming in the next chapter----Bosco and Rylee meet up with SIMON DOYLE.not sure who Simon Doyle is----then you may want to go to www.tw- gateway.net/55David and read Demelza81's story "Be the One to Fall" in the fanfiction forum.
"Hello?"
"Hey Johnny. It's Rylee."
"Hey! So how's everything? How's Trevor settling in?"
"Great. He loves the city. I think he's going to do OK here."
"So, what's up?"
"Well.I'm going to go back to the 55th."
"Good for you Rylee."
"Thanks. It's going to be really hard though. You know with Trevor and trying to adjust to everything. I mean I haven't worked in a while because I wanted to help him get settled in."
"I'm sure you will both be fine."
"Johnny."she paused as she wasn't exactly sure how to approach this.
"Yes."
"I was wondering." she paused again not really sure how to ask the question.
"Rylee what is it?"
"I'm going back to the third watch and well.just say no if you think it's a bad idea or if I'm asking too much. Don't be afraid to say no cause I'll understand."
"It's hard to say anything if you don't ask the question."
"Do you think you and Tracy.? I mean Trevor goes to the same school as.I was wondering if." Rylee couldn't form her thoughts. She knew that she could ask Johnny anything, but this just seemed to step over some sort of boundary.
"Rylee we'd be happy to look after Trevor while you're at work." Johnny could always read her thoughts even when she wasn't putting them together herself.
"Really?" she asked in surprise.
"Really. We'll pick him up from school and when your shift is over you can swing by our place."
"I don't want you to do this if it's too much."
"Would you relax?! We've got two kids at the same school we have to pick them up so we might as well pick up Trevor."
"But he'll be over there for dinner too. I mean, I'm asking a lot."
"Tracy makes enough food to feed an army."
"I'll pay you. Just name the price and I'll pay you."
"No need for that."
"Yeah there is. We'll figure out some kind of payment. I mean you can't just feed the kid dinner every night and not get paid."
"We'll see. What are you and Trevor doing tonight?"
"Nothing. Why?"
"How about coming over for dinner? That way Tracy and the kids can get to know Trevor a little better."
"Sure. What time?"
"Six?"
"See you then." ***** It was two o'clock when Rylee knocked on the door nervously. "Enter," came the deep voice from within the office.
She opened the door, walked into the office and quietly shut the door behind her. The man sat in his office chair with his back to her. "Lieutenant Swersky?"
"Yes," he answered as he spun his chair around to greet his visitor. "Rylee O'Neill. Have a seat," he pointed to the chair. "Rumor had it you weren't coming back to our neck of the woods."
"Come on Lieu. You know better than to listen to rumors," she grinned.
"Yes, that I do." He opened his desk drawer and pulled out a piece of paper. Swersky held it up for her to see. "I also know better than to accept letters of resignation from my top officers without talking to them about it first. What took you so long to come talk to me?"
Rylee looked down at the floor, then looked at him. She opened her mouth to explain, but he just held up his hand to stop her from saying anything. Swersky handed the letter to her. "I only accept these things in person, not by mail." O'Neill just looked at him as she took hold of the letter. "Now, was there something you wanted to talk to me about *Officer* O'Neill?"
She folded the letter, and shoved it into her pocket. "Yes sir. I was wondering if I could start working with Bosco again tomorrow?"
Swersky nodded. "We'll see you tomorrow."
"Thank Lieu." ***** Rylee headed to the locker room to find Bosco. He and Faith were getting ready for their shift. "Hey Boscorelli. I'm back tomorrow."
"Really?!"
"Yup," she nodded. Then looked over at Faith. "Sorry Sarge. Looks like I'm taking your partner away."
"You can have him," Faith smiled. "He's been getting on my nerves."
"Hey! Come on Yokas. I have not."
"Keep telling yourself that Bosco." She shut her locker. "Now hurry up or you're going to be late for roll call *again*." As Faith walked past Rylee she put a hand on her shoulder. "Good to have you back Rylee."
"It's good to be back Sarge."
Faith exited the locker room, and Bosco closed his locker. He looked at Rylee. "So, tomorrow huh?"
Rylee nodded. "Yeah. That OK?''
"That's great." He looked at her wanting to say more, but he didn't know what.
They both just stood there nodding nervously. "Sorry I haven't called you in the last couple of days. I just had a lot going on, you know with Trevor and everything."
"Hey that's OK. I'm just glad you're coming back to work."
"Me too."
Bosco quickly looked around then looked at his watch. "I better get going."
He left Rylee standing alone in the middle of the room. She was glad that she was coming back to the 55th, and she knew that Bosco was too. But something was different. Their relationship had changed once again. This time because of her confusion that she was his long lost childhood friend. Rylee wasn't sure if this was a good change or not. She'd just have to wait and see. ***** ***** Author's Note: I know, I know.this chapter was lame.but I SWEAR it gets better.Coming in the next chapter----Bosco and Rylee meet up with SIMON DOYLE.not sure who Simon Doyle is----then you may want to go to www.tw- gateway.net/55David and read Demelza81's story "Be the One to Fall" in the fanfiction forum.