August 2nd, 2003
Week 32
Faith walked into the house with a smile and a cheer. She was officially on maternity leave. She could relax for awhile before Vincent decided to make an appearance. As soon as she threw the keys down, she saw rose petals and candles on the floor. She grinned brightly.
"Bosc?" She waddled as she followed the trail into the living room. The fireplace was lit and there was a picnic on the floor. Bosco smiled up at her.
"I thought we should celebrate your maternity leave." He said. Faith's heart thumped in her chest.
"If I sit down there, I don't think I will be able to get up." She said.
"That's okay. There's no reason for you to get up." Bosco said extending his hand. Faith smiled as she took it. She slowly bent her knees as she lowered herself to the ground with a groan.
"This is so romantic." Faith said looking at her husband, "No one has ever done this." Bosco wrapped his arms around Faith's body.
"You deserve to have the best and you deserve to have people treat you like a princess." Faith blushed slightly.
"Well…Thank you, Darling." Faith smiled. They sat there, nibbling on strawberries.
"How long do you think it'll take?" Bosco asked.
"What?" She cocked her eyebrow.
"How long do you think this whole birthing thing take?" He asked.
"Oh." Faith shifted. "Let me think. Emily was an eighteen-hour labour. Charlie was a fourteen-hour labor. So, I suspect this baby will be less if there isn't a problem."
"I problem? What kind of problem?" Bosco frowned deeply.
"Anything can go wrong with birthing a baby, Bosc." She said, "I'm sure Vincent will come along nicely." Bosco sighed.
"I hope so. I don't want anything to happen to my boy." He said. Faith smiled softly as she stared into the fire.
"You're going to make a great father." She said, "I just know you are." Bosco shrugged.
"I hope I'm already a good father." He smiled.
"You know what I mean." She chuckled.
"Well, I'm going to try my damnedest to give Vincent the life he deserves, the kind of life I never had." Faith smiled as she snuggled into her husband.
"This is great." Faith giggled as Noelle ran into the room and immediately started eating the strawberries. "Hey! Hey!" Bosco jumped up and grabbed her by her collar.
"Don't ruin this!" He growled tugging the dog outside.
"It's okay. She didn't ruin a thing." Faith said, "I really need to pee." Bosco chuckled shutting the door.
"I take that means you want me to help you up." He said walking to her. She nodded as she turned her twinkling blue eyes up to Bosco.
"Yes please." She smiled taking her husbands hands. With a swift tug, Bosco pulled Faith to her feet. She giggled giving him a quick kiss. "Get out of my way!" She quickly waddled to the bathroom. She groaned loudly as soon as she emptied her bladder, "God. I can't wait to have this child. Remind me to never have another baby." Bosco chuckled as he cleaned up the mess on the floor.
"We'll see how this wears me out first." He said. Faith flushed the toilet and waddled out.
"Trust me, it's going to wear you out." She said, "Sleepless nights, endless feedings. Just be glad you don't have a couple of feeding bags strapped to you." Bosco grinned mischievously. "Don't you even think about it! Sex could make me go into labour!"
"Hey!" Bosco held up his hands, "I didn't even say the sex word, now did I?" Faith smiled.
"No, but I know what goes on in my husbands mind." She winked playfully, "Finish picking that up and meet me upstairs." Bosco groaned slightly, but did what she said. He didn't need an angry pregnant woman on his hands.
August 16th, 2003
Week 34
Bosco was starting to get anxious. Six more weeks, give or take, he would be a father. He would have a son. How much would he change once he held Vincent? Sully smacked his arm.
"Have you been listening to a single word I've been saying?" He asked.
"Oh...No. Sorry. What?" Bosco mumbled. Sully chuckled.
"Never mind." He said, "They said this guy was wearing a green T-shirt and jean shorts."
"Yeah, I was there and paying attention." He said, "He shouldn't be hard to miss. Not many short wearing drug dealers out there." Sully shook his head.
"Nope." He smiled, "You taking time off once Vincent gets here?"
"Yeah, probably two or three weeks." Bosco said, "I don't want to miss much, you know?"
"I completely understand." Sully said, "You should be there to hear his first laugh or see his first smile." Bosco couldn't help, but to smile. He couldn't wait to experience those things with Faith. He stopped at a red light.
"You should see Faith. I didn't think she could get any bigger, but by golly!" He chuckled as a man that fits the perp's description walked in front of the cruiser. "Hey!" Bosco yelled out the window. The man looked at Bosco and then bolted.
"Shit." Sully cursed and Bosco threw the siren son and sped after the man. He ran down an alley. Bosco stopped the car at a screeching halt and jumped out.
"Stop right there!!" He yelled. The man didn't stop, "Oh so you want to play this game." Bosco growled and took off after the man. It had been awhile since he had a good chase. The man ran out of the alleyway and turned the corner. Bosco climbed up a fire escape the led to the roof and started to run. He ran to the ledge and jumped the small jump to the next roof. He wasn't going to loose this guy. He made his way to another fire escape and climbed down it. He bolted down the alleyway and stood there. Sure enough, the perp was walking, not running down the sidewalk. He thought he had lost Bosco. Bosco hide around the corner. Soon, the man walked past Bosco. He jumped out and grabbed him.
"Didn't you hear me back there?" Bosco pushed him to the hood of a car.
"You're hurting me!" He cried.
"Good." Bosco slammed him against the hood once again. "Maybe you will learn next time not to sell drugs, you mother fucker!!" He threw some handcuffs on the man and hauled him towards the car. Bosco threw the man in the back seat, "Get in the goddamn car!"
"Jesus Christ! Police brutality!" The man hissed.
"Oh I'll police brutalize your ass if you don't shut the fuck up." Bosco slammed the door and got in. Sully looked at him.
"Have a little pent up aggression in there?" He asked. Bosco glared at him, wiping the sweat off of his forehead.
"I'm just doing my job." Bosco said.
"Right." Sully said. He didn't want to say anything to his partner. He was obviously pissed off.
"I didn't do anything!!" The perp yelled.
"Shut the fuck up!" Bosco spat.
* * *
Bosco sat at the desk making a couple of notes for his report. Sully walked up to him.
"So, are you feeling better?"
"Better than what?" Bosco asked looking up from the computer.
"You were sort of rough when we picked up Allesander." Sully said. Bosco shrugged.
"Does it matter?" He asked.
"Yes and No." Sully said, "You just seemed to be a little rough on him and I don't want to see you written up on it."
"I won't be written up." Bosco said, "I was just doing my job. It was nice to see my partner backing me up. You were just sitting on your ass."
"You're going to be pitching a fit now, Bosc?" Sully asked.
"Just leave me alone, Sully. I got Allesander and that's all that matters." Bosco said, "I'm going home and being with my wife." Sully sighed. He wasn't going to get into anything with Bosco. He wasn't up for a fight.
