See part 1 for disclaimer
Note : This is the first of my stories that I have actually had the guts to post online. I have written a bunch of fanfic, but for myself. This is my first Third Watch story, I only started watching at the beginning of the 3rd season, so if it shows, sorry! I love getting feedback, it's very encouraging , so, good or bad, keep 'em coming. BTW, sorry for the huge amount of time it takes me to update, but I never thought it was that hard to keep up the writing, so, I admire those who update often!!
Also, I want to thank Sandra for helping with lines and ideas and Amy for some constructive comments !
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 4
The next morning, Faith was still asleep on Bosco's shoulder when he awoke. He carefully got up and laid her on the couch and put a blanket over her. He made his way to his bedroom where Emily and Charlie had spent the night. He slowly opened the door as to not wake them up, but soon noticed they weren't sleeping anymore.
''Hey uncle Bosco, wanna play ?'' Charlie said as he was jumping on the bed.
''Um, no thanks. Keep it down, guys, your mom is still asleep.''
''We're done anyways, pretty worn out.'' Said Emily
''Yeah, I'm hungry !''
''Me too''
Bosco's previous grin turned to a look of sheer terror. He and Faith hadn't eaten at his place much, so the fridge was almost empty except for a few leftover ingredients.
''Um, ok, what do you want ?''
'' I like eggs''
''With bacon!''
''Yeah, and maybe little potatoes''
''Oh, and PB & J''
''Wow, um, allright, I'll go check it out.''
''Can we keep jumping ?''
''Sure, but uh, be careful. Try not to break a bone.''
He left, checked out the fridge and reported back to Em and Charlie. A few minutes later, all three were in the kitchen getting the eggs and bread they had found ready. Bosco was struggling a bit with getting the butter to melt in the pan without actually burning it.
''Are you sure you know how to do this ?'' asked a giggling Emily.
''Hey, I've cooked a few eggs in my time.''
''Yeah, but maybe we should wake mom up, you know, just to make sure we don't burn the place down or something.''
''Come on now, I can handle this Em''
''Allright, if you say so !''
''Uncle Bosco ?''
''Yeah Charlie ?''
''Are mommy and daddy getting a divorce ?''
That almost made Bosco drop the plates he was carrying.
''I think that's something you should ask your mom.''
''But I don't want to make her sad.''
''Look Charlie, I don't know what your mom will do, and it's up to her to tell you guys, but I know that she'll do what's right for you guys.''
''Thanks Bosco''
''Plus, if you ever need anything, you know I'm always here for you.''
Bosco looked over to Faith who still had her eyes closed. But, he didn't know that she had been awake for a while, ever since he and the kids came into the kitchen. She chose that moment to get up.
''Hey mommy !''
''Hey kids, hey Bosco''
''Hi Faith''
He turned around and Faith saw that Bosco was wearing an apron. She burst out laughing.
''Ok, who are you and what have you done with Bosco ?''
''Hey, don't insult me, I'm cooking for your kids''
''Yeah, why don't you let me do that, I don't want you to poison them.''
''What ? No, see, looks good''
''Uh-uh, yeah, we'll grab something on the way.''
''Allright, suit yourself, I'll be eating my wonderful breakfast now.''
''Do that. Allright kids, get your stuff, let's go if you don't want to be late.''
''Can't we stay home?''
''No Charlie, you can't, now let's go.''
''Bye Bosco !'' Yelled both kids in unison
''Bye guys, see ya later.''
The door closed and silence filled the room. Boy, he thought, 2 kids were a handful. But, it was nice having some movement in his home. Contrary to popular belief, he wanted kids, three of them. He wanted to find the right woman and settle down. He had noticed that every time he thought about that, the family he saw himself with was Faith, Charlie and Emily. But before he could even think about that, he had to learn how to cook, cause these eggs tasted like crap.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bosco and Faith were sitting on the couch watching TV while waiting to leave for their shift.
''So, how are you ?'' Bosco asked as he got up and made his way to the kitchen
''I'm allright. And the kids are taking all this pretty well.'' was Faith's answer.
''I may be all wrong here, but you don't seem to be taking it too hard yourself.''
''I don't know, I guess I'm not, I mean, I knew it was coming, and we'll probably be better off anyways.''
''You will, you can do much better than Fred.''
''Thanks. Oh, and I'll get out of your air soon. Well, at least outside of work.'' She said while getting up,
''What ?''
''Yeah, I mean, I know you said you didn't mind having me and the kids stay here, but, I'll start looking for an apartment ASAP.''
''There's no need to rush.''
''Bosco, it's very nice that you let us stay here, but it's enough. I'm imposing and it's not fair to you.''
''Geez Faith, can't you see ?'' He said, getting a little carried away.
''What ?'' She said, surprised and a little confused by his reaction.
''Come here''
She made her way closer to where he was standing. He gently cupped her face with his hands and slowly leaned in to kiss her, knowing that she could pull away if she wanted to, but she didn't. Instead, she kissed him back.
She had thought about it a few times, what it would be like to kiss him, but it was better than she had ever imagined. She knew damn well she shouldn't be doing this, kissing her best friend, her partner, and especially not a week after leaving her husband, but it felt right, and she wanted it, so damned the consequences and enjoy the moment while it lasts.
He was surprised by her reaction to his move. He was half expecting a slap on the face. But instead, she had returned the kiss, which meant that she wanted this as much as he wanted it. Or maybe this was some sort of rebound kiss. He knew he couldn't read too much into the kiss, but he wanted to. He wanted it to mean that she wanted him, that she had longed for him that she felt for him what he was feeling for her.
After a moment, they both pulled away and stared into each others eyes. Questions danced in both their faces. Neither said a thing, not knowing what to say, and without thinking, Faith pulled him into a hug, and they just stood there for a while.
Note : This is the first of my stories that I have actually had the guts to post online. I have written a bunch of fanfic, but for myself. This is my first Third Watch story, I only started watching at the beginning of the 3rd season, so if it shows, sorry! I love getting feedback, it's very encouraging , so, good or bad, keep 'em coming. BTW, sorry for the huge amount of time it takes me to update, but I never thought it was that hard to keep up the writing, so, I admire those who update often!!
Also, I want to thank Sandra for helping with lines and ideas and Amy for some constructive comments !
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 4
The next morning, Faith was still asleep on Bosco's shoulder when he awoke. He carefully got up and laid her on the couch and put a blanket over her. He made his way to his bedroom where Emily and Charlie had spent the night. He slowly opened the door as to not wake them up, but soon noticed they weren't sleeping anymore.
''Hey uncle Bosco, wanna play ?'' Charlie said as he was jumping on the bed.
''Um, no thanks. Keep it down, guys, your mom is still asleep.''
''We're done anyways, pretty worn out.'' Said Emily
''Yeah, I'm hungry !''
''Me too''
Bosco's previous grin turned to a look of sheer terror. He and Faith hadn't eaten at his place much, so the fridge was almost empty except for a few leftover ingredients.
''Um, ok, what do you want ?''
'' I like eggs''
''With bacon!''
''Yeah, and maybe little potatoes''
''Oh, and PB & J''
''Wow, um, allright, I'll go check it out.''
''Can we keep jumping ?''
''Sure, but uh, be careful. Try not to break a bone.''
He left, checked out the fridge and reported back to Em and Charlie. A few minutes later, all three were in the kitchen getting the eggs and bread they had found ready. Bosco was struggling a bit with getting the butter to melt in the pan without actually burning it.
''Are you sure you know how to do this ?'' asked a giggling Emily.
''Hey, I've cooked a few eggs in my time.''
''Yeah, but maybe we should wake mom up, you know, just to make sure we don't burn the place down or something.''
''Come on now, I can handle this Em''
''Allright, if you say so !''
''Uncle Bosco ?''
''Yeah Charlie ?''
''Are mommy and daddy getting a divorce ?''
That almost made Bosco drop the plates he was carrying.
''I think that's something you should ask your mom.''
''But I don't want to make her sad.''
''Look Charlie, I don't know what your mom will do, and it's up to her to tell you guys, but I know that she'll do what's right for you guys.''
''Thanks Bosco''
''Plus, if you ever need anything, you know I'm always here for you.''
Bosco looked over to Faith who still had her eyes closed. But, he didn't know that she had been awake for a while, ever since he and the kids came into the kitchen. She chose that moment to get up.
''Hey mommy !''
''Hey kids, hey Bosco''
''Hi Faith''
He turned around and Faith saw that Bosco was wearing an apron. She burst out laughing.
''Ok, who are you and what have you done with Bosco ?''
''Hey, don't insult me, I'm cooking for your kids''
''Yeah, why don't you let me do that, I don't want you to poison them.''
''What ? No, see, looks good''
''Uh-uh, yeah, we'll grab something on the way.''
''Allright, suit yourself, I'll be eating my wonderful breakfast now.''
''Do that. Allright kids, get your stuff, let's go if you don't want to be late.''
''Can't we stay home?''
''No Charlie, you can't, now let's go.''
''Bye Bosco !'' Yelled both kids in unison
''Bye guys, see ya later.''
The door closed and silence filled the room. Boy, he thought, 2 kids were a handful. But, it was nice having some movement in his home. Contrary to popular belief, he wanted kids, three of them. He wanted to find the right woman and settle down. He had noticed that every time he thought about that, the family he saw himself with was Faith, Charlie and Emily. But before he could even think about that, he had to learn how to cook, cause these eggs tasted like crap.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bosco and Faith were sitting on the couch watching TV while waiting to leave for their shift.
''So, how are you ?'' Bosco asked as he got up and made his way to the kitchen
''I'm allright. And the kids are taking all this pretty well.'' was Faith's answer.
''I may be all wrong here, but you don't seem to be taking it too hard yourself.''
''I don't know, I guess I'm not, I mean, I knew it was coming, and we'll probably be better off anyways.''
''You will, you can do much better than Fred.''
''Thanks. Oh, and I'll get out of your air soon. Well, at least outside of work.'' She said while getting up,
''What ?''
''Yeah, I mean, I know you said you didn't mind having me and the kids stay here, but, I'll start looking for an apartment ASAP.''
''There's no need to rush.''
''Bosco, it's very nice that you let us stay here, but it's enough. I'm imposing and it's not fair to you.''
''Geez Faith, can't you see ?'' He said, getting a little carried away.
''What ?'' She said, surprised and a little confused by his reaction.
''Come here''
She made her way closer to where he was standing. He gently cupped her face with his hands and slowly leaned in to kiss her, knowing that she could pull away if she wanted to, but she didn't. Instead, she kissed him back.
She had thought about it a few times, what it would be like to kiss him, but it was better than she had ever imagined. She knew damn well she shouldn't be doing this, kissing her best friend, her partner, and especially not a week after leaving her husband, but it felt right, and she wanted it, so damned the consequences and enjoy the moment while it lasts.
He was surprised by her reaction to his move. He was half expecting a slap on the face. But instead, she had returned the kiss, which meant that she wanted this as much as he wanted it. Or maybe this was some sort of rebound kiss. He knew he couldn't read too much into the kiss, but he wanted to. He wanted it to mean that she wanted him, that she had longed for him that she felt for him what he was feeling for her.
After a moment, they both pulled away and stared into each others eyes. Questions danced in both their faces. Neither said a thing, not knowing what to say, and without thinking, Faith pulled him into a hug, and they just stood there for a while.