It's All In the Family
By Ceramac24
CHAPTER FOUR
"So, Emily comes home from school yesterday crying her eyes out because some boy called her a dumb bitch in front of everyone at lunch." Faith was telling Bosco later that night. Since they had broken up the encounter between Jerry and Julie, things had been a little slow. It was now closing in around 10:30 pm and they were both ready for their shift to be over with.
"Maybe she gave him a reason to." Bosco said, glancing out the driver's side window.
Faith slapped Bosco on the arm. "I'm kidding Faith!" he said, smiling.
"I'm just asking, why are guys like that?" Faith said.
"If you're looking for an explanation of why guys are the way we are, you're barking up the wrong tree." Bosco said. "I don't ask you to explain your gender to me!"
"I would, but I don't like repeating myself."
"55-David to Central." The radio call interrupted their conversation. "This is 55-David, go ahead Central." Faith replied, smiling at Bosco.
"David, request that you return to the station."
"Is something wrong?" Faith asked.
"Just get back here!"
"Wonder what that's about?" Faith asked.
"Beats the hell out of me!" Bosco said, turning the car around.
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"What's going on?" Bosco asked Officer Marcus, as they approached the desk after entering the station.
"You've got company, Boscorelli." Marcus said, pointing behind Bosco.
Bosco turned around to see his mother sitting on the benches. "Ma?" he asked, coming to her side. Faith was right behind him.
"Oh, Maurice, thank god!" she said, throwing her arms around his neck.
"What's happened mom, what's wrong?" he asked, pushing her back so she could explain. He searched her face for any clues. "Is it Mikey?"
"It's Julie."
"Julie?"
"She didn't come over tonight like she was supposed to."
"You came all the way down here to tell me that?" Bosco said, throwing his hands in the air and letting out a laugh. "She could be running late! You know how taxing that job is of hers!" he said sarcastically.
"Knock it off, Maurice. I'm not kidding," his mother said. She walked away from the crowd that had suddenly gathered at the station. "Can we go somewhere a little more quiet?" she asked.
"Mom, you're not serious about this, are you?"
She turned and grabbed a hold of both of his forearms and looked him straight in the eyes. He felt his blood run cold. Her eyes told him that she wasn't fooling around. "She's not running late Maurice."
"Ok, Ma, ok." he said. Bosco took his mother into the room where they did roll call. It wouldn't be in use for another 20 minutes, so they had time. Faith brought Rose over a cup of coffee. "Thank you, Faith." Rose said, taking the cup from her.
"What makes you think something's happened to Julie?" Bosco asked. Rose looked up, trying to think of the best way to respond to her son. "And if you say 'It's a mother's instinct'…"
Rose smirked at her son, who thought he was being cute. "She was supposed to be over for coffee around 7:30/8 o'clock. She never showed. I thought she was running late, so I didn't worry. By the time 10 o'clock rolled around, she still wasn't there, so I figured that she just plain forgot."
"We saw her today," Bosco said, motioning to Faith. "And she never said anything about coffee at your place."
"You really didn't give her a chance." Faith said.
"Oh lord," Rose said, rolling her eyes. "Maurice, you're lucky my energy is being used on trying to find your cousin instead of chewing you out about not giving that girl a chance to apologize to you!"
Ignoring both his mother and his partner's comments, Bosco urged Rose to continue her story about what went on tonight.
"Well, since she wasn't at the apartment by 10, naturally I called her place." Rose said. She got up and started pacing the room. Her hands were shaking, she was so nervous about what might have happened to Julie. "Her roommate, Sarah, told me that Julie had left hours ago."
"To go to your place?" Faith asked.
"That's what she said." Rose said, sitting down in a chair across the room from Bosco and Faith. She got up again and walked right over to Bosco and stood in front of him. "I got so worried that I came right down here."
"Ma, that doesn't mean that she's missing! It could mean anything! She could be--"
"Maurice, it means she's in trouble." Rose interrupted. "I can feel it."
Bosco stood there, silently staring at his mother. She had resumed pacing the floor. Faith had gone to get her another cup of coffee. It was hard to not believe in what his mother was saying. Every move that she made and every word that escaped her mouth was dripping with sincere concern over his cousin and where she might be at this moment. Bosco had seen this fear in his mother's eyes before. It always showed when she knew Mikey was in trouble or when Bosco would recount an "adventure" that he had at work. To put it simply, whenever she knew someone she loved was in trouble.
He grabbed his mother in an embrace. "Ok, mom, don't worry." he said. Faith came back with the coffee and handed one to Rose and the other to Bosco. "It wouldn't hurt to ask around the neighborhood and see if anyone saw her earlier." Faith said.
"Don't you have to get home?" Bosco asked his partner.
"Fred's there." she said. "Besides, you could use and extra pair of eyes if we're gonna be looking for her."
"Thank you, Faith." Rose said, laying a hand on her arm.
"We don't even know for sure that's she's missing!" Bosco said. "Let's all stop jumping to conclusions." He stood up and took his mother by the arm and led her out the door. "Go home, Ma, and I'll call you if we find anything." Rose gave Bosco a light squeeze on the hand, and out the door she went. Bosco leaned back against the wall, suddenly very exhausted.
"I'm going to go call Fred." Faith said, walking down to the desk. Bosco didn't move. She returned a few seconds later, finding Bosco still against the wall, deep in thought.
"We're gonna find her." she said, leaning against the wall also. "You worried about her?"
"No," Bosco said, suddenly becoming defensive. He shot off the wall and they started to walk out to his car, parked in front of the precinct. "Besides, she's probably off in some park somewhere, laying into to some guy about the screwed up family he has."
"What?" Faith asked, confused.
"Nothing." Bosco said, getting in and slamming the driver's side door of his car. He forgot that he hadn't told the whole story to Faith yet. Maybe he'd tell her later tonight, or not at all.
They started their drive to Julie's apartment on 7th Street. On the way there, so many thoughts were running thorough Bosco's head. He couldn't shake the look of fear that he saw in his mother's eyes. Plus, he had lied to Faith back at the precinct. He was worried. His mother had never been wrong in situations like these before. He only hoped that they found Julie, wherever she was…
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Stay tuned for CHAPTER FIVE!
By Ceramac24
CHAPTER FOUR
"So, Emily comes home from school yesterday crying her eyes out because some boy called her a dumb bitch in front of everyone at lunch." Faith was telling Bosco later that night. Since they had broken up the encounter between Jerry and Julie, things had been a little slow. It was now closing in around 10:30 pm and they were both ready for their shift to be over with.
"Maybe she gave him a reason to." Bosco said, glancing out the driver's side window.
Faith slapped Bosco on the arm. "I'm kidding Faith!" he said, smiling.
"I'm just asking, why are guys like that?" Faith said.
"If you're looking for an explanation of why guys are the way we are, you're barking up the wrong tree." Bosco said. "I don't ask you to explain your gender to me!"
"I would, but I don't like repeating myself."
"55-David to Central." The radio call interrupted their conversation. "This is 55-David, go ahead Central." Faith replied, smiling at Bosco.
"David, request that you return to the station."
"Is something wrong?" Faith asked.
"Just get back here!"
"Wonder what that's about?" Faith asked.
"Beats the hell out of me!" Bosco said, turning the car around.
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"What's going on?" Bosco asked Officer Marcus, as they approached the desk after entering the station.
"You've got company, Boscorelli." Marcus said, pointing behind Bosco.
Bosco turned around to see his mother sitting on the benches. "Ma?" he asked, coming to her side. Faith was right behind him.
"Oh, Maurice, thank god!" she said, throwing her arms around his neck.
"What's happened mom, what's wrong?" he asked, pushing her back so she could explain. He searched her face for any clues. "Is it Mikey?"
"It's Julie."
"Julie?"
"She didn't come over tonight like she was supposed to."
"You came all the way down here to tell me that?" Bosco said, throwing his hands in the air and letting out a laugh. "She could be running late! You know how taxing that job is of hers!" he said sarcastically.
"Knock it off, Maurice. I'm not kidding," his mother said. She walked away from the crowd that had suddenly gathered at the station. "Can we go somewhere a little more quiet?" she asked.
"Mom, you're not serious about this, are you?"
She turned and grabbed a hold of both of his forearms and looked him straight in the eyes. He felt his blood run cold. Her eyes told him that she wasn't fooling around. "She's not running late Maurice."
"Ok, Ma, ok." he said. Bosco took his mother into the room where they did roll call. It wouldn't be in use for another 20 minutes, so they had time. Faith brought Rose over a cup of coffee. "Thank you, Faith." Rose said, taking the cup from her.
"What makes you think something's happened to Julie?" Bosco asked. Rose looked up, trying to think of the best way to respond to her son. "And if you say 'It's a mother's instinct'…"
Rose smirked at her son, who thought he was being cute. "She was supposed to be over for coffee around 7:30/8 o'clock. She never showed. I thought she was running late, so I didn't worry. By the time 10 o'clock rolled around, she still wasn't there, so I figured that she just plain forgot."
"We saw her today," Bosco said, motioning to Faith. "And she never said anything about coffee at your place."
"You really didn't give her a chance." Faith said.
"Oh lord," Rose said, rolling her eyes. "Maurice, you're lucky my energy is being used on trying to find your cousin instead of chewing you out about not giving that girl a chance to apologize to you!"
Ignoring both his mother and his partner's comments, Bosco urged Rose to continue her story about what went on tonight.
"Well, since she wasn't at the apartment by 10, naturally I called her place." Rose said. She got up and started pacing the room. Her hands were shaking, she was so nervous about what might have happened to Julie. "Her roommate, Sarah, told me that Julie had left hours ago."
"To go to your place?" Faith asked.
"That's what she said." Rose said, sitting down in a chair across the room from Bosco and Faith. She got up again and walked right over to Bosco and stood in front of him. "I got so worried that I came right down here."
"Ma, that doesn't mean that she's missing! It could mean anything! She could be--"
"Maurice, it means she's in trouble." Rose interrupted. "I can feel it."
Bosco stood there, silently staring at his mother. She had resumed pacing the floor. Faith had gone to get her another cup of coffee. It was hard to not believe in what his mother was saying. Every move that she made and every word that escaped her mouth was dripping with sincere concern over his cousin and where she might be at this moment. Bosco had seen this fear in his mother's eyes before. It always showed when she knew Mikey was in trouble or when Bosco would recount an "adventure" that he had at work. To put it simply, whenever she knew someone she loved was in trouble.
He grabbed his mother in an embrace. "Ok, mom, don't worry." he said. Faith came back with the coffee and handed one to Rose and the other to Bosco. "It wouldn't hurt to ask around the neighborhood and see if anyone saw her earlier." Faith said.
"Don't you have to get home?" Bosco asked his partner.
"Fred's there." she said. "Besides, you could use and extra pair of eyes if we're gonna be looking for her."
"Thank you, Faith." Rose said, laying a hand on her arm.
"We don't even know for sure that's she's missing!" Bosco said. "Let's all stop jumping to conclusions." He stood up and took his mother by the arm and led her out the door. "Go home, Ma, and I'll call you if we find anything." Rose gave Bosco a light squeeze on the hand, and out the door she went. Bosco leaned back against the wall, suddenly very exhausted.
"I'm going to go call Fred." Faith said, walking down to the desk. Bosco didn't move. She returned a few seconds later, finding Bosco still against the wall, deep in thought.
"We're gonna find her." she said, leaning against the wall also. "You worried about her?"
"No," Bosco said, suddenly becoming defensive. He shot off the wall and they started to walk out to his car, parked in front of the precinct. "Besides, she's probably off in some park somewhere, laying into to some guy about the screwed up family he has."
"What?" Faith asked, confused.
"Nothing." Bosco said, getting in and slamming the driver's side door of his car. He forgot that he hadn't told the whole story to Faith yet. Maybe he'd tell her later tonight, or not at all.
They started their drive to Julie's apartment on 7th Street. On the way there, so many thoughts were running thorough Bosco's head. He couldn't shake the look of fear that he saw in his mother's eyes. Plus, he had lied to Faith back at the precinct. He was worried. His mother had never been wrong in situations like these before. He only hoped that they found Julie, wherever she was…
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Stay tuned for CHAPTER FIVE!