On Your Own
Part 1
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Ok, here it is...the first OFFICIAL part of "On Your Own". Keep in mind that I don't own any of the Third Watch characters; I'm just borrowing them and having a little fun with them! So don't sue, besides I seriously doubt I have anything you want!
Thanks again to Gauriel for the idea!
FYI: For some reason this story is coming to me in quick, short bursts. So rather than make you wait until I have a LONG chapter. I figured I'd just post these little bursts as they come to me. So some chapters may be rather short while others may be long. Enjoy!
*****
Faith looked over at Bosco. He had a cocky grin on his face, and he seemed to be sitting up a little straighter. "Last time?" she wondered. "Last time? What the hell is she talking about? Bosco's never been undercover."
Bosco knew Faith was looking at him so he turned toward her and flashed his million-dollar smile. Faith raised the corner of her mouth into half a smile, but it quickly disappeared, as she was still a little confused about this talk of Bosco's previous undercover work. She had only missed about a week of work after her husband's heart surgery, but surely Bosco would have told her about this. Wouldn't he?
The ringing of a cell phone pulled Faith from her thoughts.
Sergeant Reyes held up a finger to the four officers as she pulled out her cell phone. "Reyes...What?! Dammit! Just a minute Eddie let me call you back." The sergeant put her phone back in her pocket. "Excuse me for a few minutes guys. I'll be back."
Swersky looked at his officers. "Congratulations on this assignment. I've already told Sergeant Reyes that she has our full cooperation. Make us proud, but don't get too caught up in it. You are still under my command for the next four days." The four officers nodded, and Swersky started to make his exit. "OK then, as soon as this meeting is over hit your beats."
Davis stretched his legs out in front of him, and put his hands behind his head. "Damn, they selected us to patrol Chinatown during a sting." He grinned. "That's an honor."
"I don't know if I'd call it an honor," grumbled Sully. "More like a pain in the ass especially since Boscorelli's the one we have to keep an eye on."
Bosco quickly turned to the older officer. "Hey I'll have you know I'm pretty good at the undercover work! I made some big collars last week. She wouldn't have selected me if I wasn't capable," he replied in a defensive tone.
"Come on Bosco, you heard her. All her guys have been made. She's scraping the bottom of the barrel. She didn't *have* anybody else."
"Gawd Sully can't you ever stop busting my chops?! Huh? Give me a little credit, just once!" Sullivan shrugged and nodded his head. Bosco was right he did deserve a little credit. Every officer in the 55th had been told how great a job Bosco had done when he worked for anti-crimes the week before. He had proved once again that he was a good cop. Sully didn't agree with a lot of his tactics, but he had to admit that Bosco was the guy you'd want watching your back in a pinch.
"Anti-crime?" Faith said absently causing the others to turn toward her.
"Huh?"
"You've been working with anti-crime?"
"Oh, yeah. I didn't tell you?"
"No you didn't tell me."
"It musta slipped my mind. Besides you had family stuff to deal with. I didn't wanna bother you."
"Oh," she said softly.
Reyes walked back into the room. "The whole damn department goes to shit when I leave for a few minutes. So, where were we?"
"You were just telling me that I was the undercover guy," Bosco replied with a grin. He didn't really know anything about this assignment yet, but he was all ready pumped up about it. This gave him another chance to show everyone what kind of a cop he could be. And it gave him another opportunity to try and impress Sergeant Reyes. He couldn't help but like her. She was demanding and straightforward but she didn't rub your face in what she was saying.
Reyes handed each of them a packet. "Inside you will find detailed information about Chinatown, and the gangs that roam the streets. Learn the area. *Memorize it*." She handed Bosco another large envelope. "This is your new identity. Know it backwards and forwards. Your life may depend on it. We'll meet again in four days, and I'll give you the key details. For know commit what's in those packets to memory." Without another word Reyes walked out of the briefing room.
Bosco opened the envelope. Eager to find out about his alter ego. "Jason Muniz? I don't look like a Jason."
Ty looked at him, and arched an eyebrow. "Well it ain't like you look like a Maurice either."
Bosco shot him a look, and Davis couldn't contain his laughter. Bosco quickly flipped through the twenty or so pages. "Damn, I gotta remember all this stuff. I'm gonna know more about Jason Muniz than I know about myself!"
*****
Faith picked at her salad with her fork while Bosco sat across the table holding a greasy cheeseburger in one hand and his new identity in the other. "I've got a rap sheet a mile long." He took a bite of his cheeseburger. "Check out some of these priors," he said with a mouthful of food. Faith rolled her eyes at his lack of table manners. "Assault. Armed robbery." He paused to swallow.
His partner took this short pause as a chance to tease him. She grabbed the paper out of his hand. "Assault and armed robbery? You sure this isn't *your* rap sheet?"
He snatched the paper back from her. "Ha ha funny," he said dryly. Bosco once again continued to read the information Sergeant Reyes had given him.
Faith tried to get his attention. "Bosco? Hey Bosco?"
"Yeah," he answered without taking his eyes off the paper.
"You sure you should be reading that here? In public?"
"Relax Yokas it's no big deal." She again took the paper from him. "HEY!"
"Bosco I think you should play it safe, just in case. You never know who may be looking over your shoulder." Faith looked around the crowded restaurant to emphasize her point. "Just cool it OK? Read it when you get home."
He nodded. "Yeah OK. It's just hard ya know? This is pretty exciting, but it's all ready stressful. I mean I gotta know all this stuff." Bosco tapped the stack of papers with his finger. "I can't screw this up."
"You'll be fine. Besides there's no point in getting all worked up right now. You've still got a job to concentrate on for a few days."
"I know. I know. It's just I've never really been good at memorizing stuff, and I need all the time I can get."
"If you want me to I can help you."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah." There was silence as they continued to eat their meals. Faith took a drink of her coffee and looked at Bosco. "So you really worked anti-crime when I was gone?" He nodded, and a smile spread across his face. "How come?"
Bosco shrugged. "I heard they needed some extra bodies, so I signed up. Didn't really feel like riding around all day with any of the leftovers while you were gone."
"Did you like it?"
His smile returned, but was bigger this time. "Yeah. It was great. It's such a rush."
"It's dangerous."
"So is what we do everyday."
"But this is different."
"Not really."
"Sure it is. You don't wear a uniform. You blend in. No one knows you're a cop so they don't have to listen to you. They don't respect you." She paused. "They don't fear you."
"Come off it Faith. These types of guys don't *fear* the uniform. If anything, going undercover is safer cause then you aren't a target."
Faith just looked at him; studying his expression before he stuffed a few French-fries in his mouth. "Just be careful."
He looked at her. "I always am."
Faith ate a little more of her salad before pushing her plate away. She wiped her mouth with a napkin. "So this Reyes, what do you think of her?"
He used a napkin to wipe the ketchup from his fingers. "I like her."
"You do?" Faith asked, the shock evident in her voice.
"Yeah. What's not to like about her? She's smart. She's a good cop. She's direct, thorough, to the point..."
"But she's a woman."
Bosco's eyes narrowed as he tried to figure out what his partner was getting at. He responded slowly with drawn out words. "I like women."
"Yeah, but she's a female sergeant."
"What? You think I got a problem with that?!"
"Well, no, I guess not. I don't know." Faith tried to cover her tracks.
"She's a good cop Faith. That's the bottom line." He polished off the rest of his French-fries as he through about what Faith had said. "Hey, why wouldn't I like an intelligent female cop? I've been working with you for years, and last I heard you were a woman." He grinned as he tried to make light of the all of a sudden tense feeling around them.
Faith just shrugged. She had a million thoughts running through her head. A million different reasons why Bosco had chosen to work anti-crime while she was gone, but she didn't feel like discussing it with him right now. "Forget I said anything OK Bos?"
Part 1
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Ok, here it is...the first OFFICIAL part of "On Your Own". Keep in mind that I don't own any of the Third Watch characters; I'm just borrowing them and having a little fun with them! So don't sue, besides I seriously doubt I have anything you want!
Thanks again to Gauriel for the idea!
FYI: For some reason this story is coming to me in quick, short bursts. So rather than make you wait until I have a LONG chapter. I figured I'd just post these little bursts as they come to me. So some chapters may be rather short while others may be long. Enjoy!
*****
Faith looked over at Bosco. He had a cocky grin on his face, and he seemed to be sitting up a little straighter. "Last time?" she wondered. "Last time? What the hell is she talking about? Bosco's never been undercover."
Bosco knew Faith was looking at him so he turned toward her and flashed his million-dollar smile. Faith raised the corner of her mouth into half a smile, but it quickly disappeared, as she was still a little confused about this talk of Bosco's previous undercover work. She had only missed about a week of work after her husband's heart surgery, but surely Bosco would have told her about this. Wouldn't he?
The ringing of a cell phone pulled Faith from her thoughts.
Sergeant Reyes held up a finger to the four officers as she pulled out her cell phone. "Reyes...What?! Dammit! Just a minute Eddie let me call you back." The sergeant put her phone back in her pocket. "Excuse me for a few minutes guys. I'll be back."
Swersky looked at his officers. "Congratulations on this assignment. I've already told Sergeant Reyes that she has our full cooperation. Make us proud, but don't get too caught up in it. You are still under my command for the next four days." The four officers nodded, and Swersky started to make his exit. "OK then, as soon as this meeting is over hit your beats."
Davis stretched his legs out in front of him, and put his hands behind his head. "Damn, they selected us to patrol Chinatown during a sting." He grinned. "That's an honor."
"I don't know if I'd call it an honor," grumbled Sully. "More like a pain in the ass especially since Boscorelli's the one we have to keep an eye on."
Bosco quickly turned to the older officer. "Hey I'll have you know I'm pretty good at the undercover work! I made some big collars last week. She wouldn't have selected me if I wasn't capable," he replied in a defensive tone.
"Come on Bosco, you heard her. All her guys have been made. She's scraping the bottom of the barrel. She didn't *have* anybody else."
"Gawd Sully can't you ever stop busting my chops?! Huh? Give me a little credit, just once!" Sullivan shrugged and nodded his head. Bosco was right he did deserve a little credit. Every officer in the 55th had been told how great a job Bosco had done when he worked for anti-crimes the week before. He had proved once again that he was a good cop. Sully didn't agree with a lot of his tactics, but he had to admit that Bosco was the guy you'd want watching your back in a pinch.
"Anti-crime?" Faith said absently causing the others to turn toward her.
"Huh?"
"You've been working with anti-crime?"
"Oh, yeah. I didn't tell you?"
"No you didn't tell me."
"It musta slipped my mind. Besides you had family stuff to deal with. I didn't wanna bother you."
"Oh," she said softly.
Reyes walked back into the room. "The whole damn department goes to shit when I leave for a few minutes. So, where were we?"
"You were just telling me that I was the undercover guy," Bosco replied with a grin. He didn't really know anything about this assignment yet, but he was all ready pumped up about it. This gave him another chance to show everyone what kind of a cop he could be. And it gave him another opportunity to try and impress Sergeant Reyes. He couldn't help but like her. She was demanding and straightforward but she didn't rub your face in what she was saying.
Reyes handed each of them a packet. "Inside you will find detailed information about Chinatown, and the gangs that roam the streets. Learn the area. *Memorize it*." She handed Bosco another large envelope. "This is your new identity. Know it backwards and forwards. Your life may depend on it. We'll meet again in four days, and I'll give you the key details. For know commit what's in those packets to memory." Without another word Reyes walked out of the briefing room.
Bosco opened the envelope. Eager to find out about his alter ego. "Jason Muniz? I don't look like a Jason."
Ty looked at him, and arched an eyebrow. "Well it ain't like you look like a Maurice either."
Bosco shot him a look, and Davis couldn't contain his laughter. Bosco quickly flipped through the twenty or so pages. "Damn, I gotta remember all this stuff. I'm gonna know more about Jason Muniz than I know about myself!"
*****
Faith picked at her salad with her fork while Bosco sat across the table holding a greasy cheeseburger in one hand and his new identity in the other. "I've got a rap sheet a mile long." He took a bite of his cheeseburger. "Check out some of these priors," he said with a mouthful of food. Faith rolled her eyes at his lack of table manners. "Assault. Armed robbery." He paused to swallow.
His partner took this short pause as a chance to tease him. She grabbed the paper out of his hand. "Assault and armed robbery? You sure this isn't *your* rap sheet?"
He snatched the paper back from her. "Ha ha funny," he said dryly. Bosco once again continued to read the information Sergeant Reyes had given him.
Faith tried to get his attention. "Bosco? Hey Bosco?"
"Yeah," he answered without taking his eyes off the paper.
"You sure you should be reading that here? In public?"
"Relax Yokas it's no big deal." She again took the paper from him. "HEY!"
"Bosco I think you should play it safe, just in case. You never know who may be looking over your shoulder." Faith looked around the crowded restaurant to emphasize her point. "Just cool it OK? Read it when you get home."
He nodded. "Yeah OK. It's just hard ya know? This is pretty exciting, but it's all ready stressful. I mean I gotta know all this stuff." Bosco tapped the stack of papers with his finger. "I can't screw this up."
"You'll be fine. Besides there's no point in getting all worked up right now. You've still got a job to concentrate on for a few days."
"I know. I know. It's just I've never really been good at memorizing stuff, and I need all the time I can get."
"If you want me to I can help you."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah." There was silence as they continued to eat their meals. Faith took a drink of her coffee and looked at Bosco. "So you really worked anti-crime when I was gone?" He nodded, and a smile spread across his face. "How come?"
Bosco shrugged. "I heard they needed some extra bodies, so I signed up. Didn't really feel like riding around all day with any of the leftovers while you were gone."
"Did you like it?"
His smile returned, but was bigger this time. "Yeah. It was great. It's such a rush."
"It's dangerous."
"So is what we do everyday."
"But this is different."
"Not really."
"Sure it is. You don't wear a uniform. You blend in. No one knows you're a cop so they don't have to listen to you. They don't respect you." She paused. "They don't fear you."
"Come off it Faith. These types of guys don't *fear* the uniform. If anything, going undercover is safer cause then you aren't a target."
Faith just looked at him; studying his expression before he stuffed a few French-fries in his mouth. "Just be careful."
He looked at her. "I always am."
Faith ate a little more of her salad before pushing her plate away. She wiped her mouth with a napkin. "So this Reyes, what do you think of her?"
He used a napkin to wipe the ketchup from his fingers. "I like her."
"You do?" Faith asked, the shock evident in her voice.
"Yeah. What's not to like about her? She's smart. She's a good cop. She's direct, thorough, to the point..."
"But she's a woman."
Bosco's eyes narrowed as he tried to figure out what his partner was getting at. He responded slowly with drawn out words. "I like women."
"Yeah, but she's a female sergeant."
"What? You think I got a problem with that?!"
"Well, no, I guess not. I don't know." Faith tried to cover her tracks.
"She's a good cop Faith. That's the bottom line." He polished off the rest of his French-fries as he through about what Faith had said. "Hey, why wouldn't I like an intelligent female cop? I've been working with you for years, and last I heard you were a woman." He grinned as he tried to make light of the all of a sudden tense feeling around them.
Faith just shrugged. She had a million thoughts running through her head. A million different reasons why Bosco had chosen to work anti-crime while she was gone, but she didn't feel like discussing it with him right now. "Forget I said anything OK Bos?"