Arrival Overdue
Chapter 12
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"Did Danny get back to us yet about the cop?" asked Mason.
"Not yet, Sir, but I'm sure he's workin' on it," his second in command answered.
"I don't want him workin' on it. I want it done. It should have been done that night!" Mason said angrily.
"Yes, Sir. If I have to take care of it personally, it'll get done, Sir," the man said.
"If YOU have to take care of it, you better take care of Danny too. In fact, after Danny does this cop, I want him outta the picture - permanently. You take care of it, Paulie," Mason ordered.
"Yes, Sir," Paulie replied and then paused. "Uh, Sir. About this business in the City," he started.
"The deal going down on Wednesday?" Mason asked and Paulie nodded.
"Yes, Sir. The man said that he wants to meet with you personally. Apparently, word of your recent 'release' from incarceration has reached him and he wants to meet you. He feels that bigger plans can be made for the future," Paulie advised him.
"You think it's legit?" Mason asked him, wondering if it was some sort of a set-up.
"I do, Sir. I checked a few things out and it seems there are some bad feelings between this man and certain members of the 55th Precinct - one Officer Maurice Boscorelli, among others. He offers any assistance he can provide in your recent quest to dispense with him," Paulie relayed.
"Interesting. Let me think on this for a little while. When do you have to get back to him?" Mason asked.
"I told him I would be in touch sometime this evening."
"Okay. I'll let you know soon. We have to be very careful, Paulie. Very careful indeed," Mason said, trailing off and going back to the papers he was going through.
"Yes, Sir. I'll see what I can find out about Danny, Sir," Paulie said, leaving his boss alone to think.
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"Well, Officer. You seem to be responding nicely to the new antibiotics," Dr. Tate said to Bosco while the nurse was in the room. She sent the nurse from something just to get her out of the room and then leaned over to kiss him again.
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She had come in very early this morning just so they could talk together without any interruptions and they had gotten to know each other a little better. She told him about her husband and how he died. She told him of her fears of getting involved in a relationship with another cop. He had assured her that he was very careful and that he wouldn't give her any cause to worry. He laughed as he remembered her comment to that. "Which explains your admission to this hospital, right?" she'd said and he had to admit that he didn't have an answer to that one.
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They broke their kiss just before the nurse returned to the room.
"Well, I guess it's the great care I'm getting in this hospital, Doc," Bosco said to her as he released her hand at the last possible moment before the nurse could see it.
"Doctor, it says in the chart that Mr. Boscorelli will be released today. Do I need to contact anyone so that you can make arrangements to return to New York City?" asked the nurse, looking back and forth between the two of them.
"Actually, Susan. Officer Boscorelli is going to be staying with some friends here for a couple of days before he heads back down home. It seems he doesn't like hospitals and promised to let me check him out in a couple of days before he heads back home," Dr. Tate responded, trying to hold back a smirk.
"And here I thought we were all getting along famously," the nurse replied with a wink before she left the room.
"She knows," Jennifer said, worried about news of her business spreading around the hospital.
"You think?" Bosco retorted sarcastically. "You think it's because we can't keep from touching one another?"
She slapped him on the arm. "Stop. We're not behaving like two lusty teenagers," she said to him.
"Maybe you're not, but I'm sure feeling like one," he said, taking her arm and pulling her to him.
"Good morning!" Rose said cheerily as she walked in to the room. She didn't even flinch at the sight of them kissing and managed to keep her chuckle to herself as they both quickly stopped what they were doing and tried to pretend they weren't doing it.
"Good morning, Rose. Sleep well?" Jennifer asked her.
"Yes. You were out pretty early this morning. Emergency?" she asked her.
"Uh. Yes. A car accident came in, but it turns out he doesn't need surgery. He just needed some extra attention," she said as she felt Bosco pinch her. She put her hand behind her back and swatted at him, missing.
"Oh. So, how's my Maurice doing? Is he ready to be released today? He told me that he may be coming to stay at your house also for a couple of days before heading home. You're very generous," she said.
"Yes. He's responding well to, um, treatment, but I think he needs a couple of more days before he travels. Besides, Jordan is anxious to see him again," Jennifer told her with a smile.
"She is a wonderful little girl. You're doing a great job with her," Rose said.
"Thanks. Well, I've got more rounds to make. I'll stop in again later," Jennifer said looking at Bosco.
"You can kiss him goodbye. I won't tell anyone and you have my full approval," Rose said, teasingly.
Bosco watched Jennifer blush and laughed as she bent over and kissed him quickly on the cheek and left.
"Ma. Don't tease her. This isn't easy for her. Plus, she doesn't want her private life getting around the hospital," Bosco told her.
"Sorry. I just wanted to let her know that she could be herself around me. That I think the two of you getting together would be a great thing. And then, there's the possibility of finally becoming a Grandmother," she said, being interrupted.
"Ah. Here we go," he said as she handed him a bagel and coffee she picked up on her way in to the hospital. He sat up and inhaled the smell of the coffee and started eating the bagel. "Mmmm. Thanks, Ma. Real food," he said.
"So, I think I'm going to head home today. You seem to be doing well and I need to get things ready at your apartment for when you come home. You know, make sure there's food in the refrigerator and your laundry is done and the apartment cleaned up," she told him.
"But how are you gonna get home. Faith's not coming up until Tuesday," he said to her.
"I got hold of Mikey. He's gonna come up to see you and then bring me back home," she told him.
"I don't think you should be letting Mikey drive you, Ma. He's never straight. He'll get you killed on the way home. I'll give you the money for the train," he said.
"No. He won't be driving. Your father's going to come up and get me. Mikey talked him into it. I don't know if he'll come in to see you, but if he does, I want you to try to be civil to him, Maurice. He's coming all the way up here," she said and watched as Bosco's face turned hard.
"Just take the money for the train, Ma. I don't want to see him," he told her.
"He's worried about you, Maurice," Rose said.
"Worried?! If he's so worried about me, why didn't he even call me after 9/11? Not so much as a message on my machine, Ma! No. I don't want to see him. If he's coming up to get you that's fine, but I don't want to see him. I mean it, Ma," he told her emphatically.
"Okay, okay, Maurice. Calm down. If that's how you feel, I'll tell him that when he gets here. But, I want you to think hard about it," she urged him.
"Yeah, okay. I'll think about it. But, I'm not gonna change my mind. So, if you want to call it off, the offer for the train ticket is still good," he told her calming down.
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"He's being discharged tonight," Danny told Paulie. He'd been posing as a janitor and working on the floor that Bosco was on, but he hadn't had an opportunity to dispense with him in the hospital as yet.
"You're sure?" Paulie asked him.
"Yeah, Paulie. I heard the nurse's giving their report at change of shift and they said that Boscorelli is being discharged tonight. I'll wait until he gets to his car and I'll take care of it. Maybe I'll make it look like another car accident," he said.
"Be careful, Danny. No witnesses. Don't leave another mess, Danny," Paulie warned him. "And call me as soon as it's done and then go to the bar," Paulie said.
"Yeah, alright. Tell the Boss. After tonight it's all over," Danny said.
"Yeah, Danny. I'll tell him," Paulie said, knowing that Danny wouldn't be living to see the Boss' gratitude.
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TBC...
Chapter 12
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"Did Danny get back to us yet about the cop?" asked Mason.
"Not yet, Sir, but I'm sure he's workin' on it," his second in command answered.
"I don't want him workin' on it. I want it done. It should have been done that night!" Mason said angrily.
"Yes, Sir. If I have to take care of it personally, it'll get done, Sir," the man said.
"If YOU have to take care of it, you better take care of Danny too. In fact, after Danny does this cop, I want him outta the picture - permanently. You take care of it, Paulie," Mason ordered.
"Yes, Sir," Paulie replied and then paused. "Uh, Sir. About this business in the City," he started.
"The deal going down on Wednesday?" Mason asked and Paulie nodded.
"Yes, Sir. The man said that he wants to meet with you personally. Apparently, word of your recent 'release' from incarceration has reached him and he wants to meet you. He feels that bigger plans can be made for the future," Paulie advised him.
"You think it's legit?" Mason asked him, wondering if it was some sort of a set-up.
"I do, Sir. I checked a few things out and it seems there are some bad feelings between this man and certain members of the 55th Precinct - one Officer Maurice Boscorelli, among others. He offers any assistance he can provide in your recent quest to dispense with him," Paulie relayed.
"Interesting. Let me think on this for a little while. When do you have to get back to him?" Mason asked.
"I told him I would be in touch sometime this evening."
"Okay. I'll let you know soon. We have to be very careful, Paulie. Very careful indeed," Mason said, trailing off and going back to the papers he was going through.
"Yes, Sir. I'll see what I can find out about Danny, Sir," Paulie said, leaving his boss alone to think.
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"Well, Officer. You seem to be responding nicely to the new antibiotics," Dr. Tate said to Bosco while the nurse was in the room. She sent the nurse from something just to get her out of the room and then leaned over to kiss him again.
-----
She had come in very early this morning just so they could talk together without any interruptions and they had gotten to know each other a little better. She told him about her husband and how he died. She told him of her fears of getting involved in a relationship with another cop. He had assured her that he was very careful and that he wouldn't give her any cause to worry. He laughed as he remembered her comment to that. "Which explains your admission to this hospital, right?" she'd said and he had to admit that he didn't have an answer to that one.
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They broke their kiss just before the nurse returned to the room.
"Well, I guess it's the great care I'm getting in this hospital, Doc," Bosco said to her as he released her hand at the last possible moment before the nurse could see it.
"Doctor, it says in the chart that Mr. Boscorelli will be released today. Do I need to contact anyone so that you can make arrangements to return to New York City?" asked the nurse, looking back and forth between the two of them.
"Actually, Susan. Officer Boscorelli is going to be staying with some friends here for a couple of days before he heads back down home. It seems he doesn't like hospitals and promised to let me check him out in a couple of days before he heads back home," Dr. Tate responded, trying to hold back a smirk.
"And here I thought we were all getting along famously," the nurse replied with a wink before she left the room.
"She knows," Jennifer said, worried about news of her business spreading around the hospital.
"You think?" Bosco retorted sarcastically. "You think it's because we can't keep from touching one another?"
She slapped him on the arm. "Stop. We're not behaving like two lusty teenagers," she said to him.
"Maybe you're not, but I'm sure feeling like one," he said, taking her arm and pulling her to him.
"Good morning!" Rose said cheerily as she walked in to the room. She didn't even flinch at the sight of them kissing and managed to keep her chuckle to herself as they both quickly stopped what they were doing and tried to pretend they weren't doing it.
"Good morning, Rose. Sleep well?" Jennifer asked her.
"Yes. You were out pretty early this morning. Emergency?" she asked her.
"Uh. Yes. A car accident came in, but it turns out he doesn't need surgery. He just needed some extra attention," she said as she felt Bosco pinch her. She put her hand behind her back and swatted at him, missing.
"Oh. So, how's my Maurice doing? Is he ready to be released today? He told me that he may be coming to stay at your house also for a couple of days before heading home. You're very generous," she said.
"Yes. He's responding well to, um, treatment, but I think he needs a couple of more days before he travels. Besides, Jordan is anxious to see him again," Jennifer told her with a smile.
"She is a wonderful little girl. You're doing a great job with her," Rose said.
"Thanks. Well, I've got more rounds to make. I'll stop in again later," Jennifer said looking at Bosco.
"You can kiss him goodbye. I won't tell anyone and you have my full approval," Rose said, teasingly.
Bosco watched Jennifer blush and laughed as she bent over and kissed him quickly on the cheek and left.
"Ma. Don't tease her. This isn't easy for her. Plus, she doesn't want her private life getting around the hospital," Bosco told her.
"Sorry. I just wanted to let her know that she could be herself around me. That I think the two of you getting together would be a great thing. And then, there's the possibility of finally becoming a Grandmother," she said, being interrupted.
"Ah. Here we go," he said as she handed him a bagel and coffee she picked up on her way in to the hospital. He sat up and inhaled the smell of the coffee and started eating the bagel. "Mmmm. Thanks, Ma. Real food," he said.
"So, I think I'm going to head home today. You seem to be doing well and I need to get things ready at your apartment for when you come home. You know, make sure there's food in the refrigerator and your laundry is done and the apartment cleaned up," she told him.
"But how are you gonna get home. Faith's not coming up until Tuesday," he said to her.
"I got hold of Mikey. He's gonna come up to see you and then bring me back home," she told him.
"I don't think you should be letting Mikey drive you, Ma. He's never straight. He'll get you killed on the way home. I'll give you the money for the train," he said.
"No. He won't be driving. Your father's going to come up and get me. Mikey talked him into it. I don't know if he'll come in to see you, but if he does, I want you to try to be civil to him, Maurice. He's coming all the way up here," she said and watched as Bosco's face turned hard.
"Just take the money for the train, Ma. I don't want to see him," he told her.
"He's worried about you, Maurice," Rose said.
"Worried?! If he's so worried about me, why didn't he even call me after 9/11? Not so much as a message on my machine, Ma! No. I don't want to see him. If he's coming up to get you that's fine, but I don't want to see him. I mean it, Ma," he told her emphatically.
"Okay, okay, Maurice. Calm down. If that's how you feel, I'll tell him that when he gets here. But, I want you to think hard about it," she urged him.
"Yeah, okay. I'll think about it. But, I'm not gonna change my mind. So, if you want to call it off, the offer for the train ticket is still good," he told her calming down.
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"He's being discharged tonight," Danny told Paulie. He'd been posing as a janitor and working on the floor that Bosco was on, but he hadn't had an opportunity to dispense with him in the hospital as yet.
"You're sure?" Paulie asked him.
"Yeah, Paulie. I heard the nurse's giving their report at change of shift and they said that Boscorelli is being discharged tonight. I'll wait until he gets to his car and I'll take care of it. Maybe I'll make it look like another car accident," he said.
"Be careful, Danny. No witnesses. Don't leave another mess, Danny," Paulie warned him. "And call me as soon as it's done and then go to the bar," Paulie said.
"Yeah, alright. Tell the Boss. After tonight it's all over," Danny said.
"Yeah, Danny. I'll tell him," Paulie said, knowing that Danny wouldn't be living to see the Boss' gratitude.
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TBC...
