Bosco looked out the window of the small diner. It was a peaceful outside,
people were happily bustling around, oblivious that anything bad could ever
happen to them. It almost seemed like the calm before the storm.
Faith sat across from him chatting on about something Fred had done. Apparently he and Emily had crossed over to the dark side together and are plotting against her. He watched as the emotions on her face changed from angry and annoyed to just sad and worried.
He'd never noticed before how sad she was, how disconnected from her family she seemed to be. Maybe it was because he never looked closely enough, never really paid attention when she talked. But now that's all he did. He watched her, trying so hard to memorized her face, her actions, the way she spoke, even the way stray pieces of hair fell out of her bun and landed gracefully around her eyes.
She was beautiful. Why hadn't he noticed it before? All those year together and it never crossed his mind that what he was looking for was right in front of his face all along. Was he really so hardheaded that only seeing her die would make him realize how much she meant to him?
He was pulled from his thoughts by the sound of her sighing heavily.
".And then he said that I shouldn't even try to discipline her, because I'm never around when anything happens anyway. He says she's almost an adult and I should stop treating her like a child. Can you believe that?"
"No. I think Fred doesn't know what he's talking about. You do the best you can Faith"
"Well I guess my best isn't enough. It's not like I don't wanna be there ya know. I try to talk with her and I try to be around but it just never works."
She absent-mindedly stirred her coffee and stared off into space. He hated seeing her this upset and felt the need to do something, anything that would make her happy even for a minute.
He reached for her hand and pulled her out of the booth, grinning widely.
"Come on, we're goin somewhere"
"What, where..Bosco where are we going"
"I can't tell ya, it's a surprise" he hailed a cab and directed the driver to Central Park before finally letting go of her hand.
"A surprise, huh? Is it a good surprise? Are you sure you can't tell me?" She asked with a smile.
"Now it wouldn't be a surprise if I told ya would it?"
"Well you could tell me anyway and then I'll act surprised when we get there" she said, smirking at him when he rolled his eyes at her.
The driver pulled up to Central Park and Bosco grabbed Faith's hand again leading her out of the car and down the pathway. It was nearly 12am and completely dark outside expect for the streetlights and various buildings. He hoped they didn't arrive too late.
Just then he spotted what he was looking for and led her to a big clearing that was illuminated with lights. Faith stopped abruptly and stared at him in shock.
"How did you know I wanted to do this, I never mentioned it?"
"Magic" he said, winking at her and leading her further into the clearing.
They stopped in front of a huge hot air balloon. Bosco silently congratulated himself for remembering that there was a fair going on this week and balloon rides were given at night so you could see the city lights from above, and maybe even a few stars.
He quickly paid the operator and both he and Faith climbed into the balloon. Seconds later they were rising slowly into the sky, away from the tall buildings and out toward the water.
Soon they could see the expanse of the city underneath them. Lights were spread out as far as the eye could see with the occasional reflection in the water. It was breathtaking. He glanced over a Faith and found her glued to the picture in front of them.
"So what do ya think? Was it a good surprise?" he asked quietly.
She looked over at him and smiled before pulling him into a hug.
"Thank you. This is...amazing."
He closed his eyes and hugged her back gently, try desperately to memorize what it felt like to hold her, hoping it wouldn't be the last time.
TBC....
Faith sat across from him chatting on about something Fred had done. Apparently he and Emily had crossed over to the dark side together and are plotting against her. He watched as the emotions on her face changed from angry and annoyed to just sad and worried.
He'd never noticed before how sad she was, how disconnected from her family she seemed to be. Maybe it was because he never looked closely enough, never really paid attention when she talked. But now that's all he did. He watched her, trying so hard to memorized her face, her actions, the way she spoke, even the way stray pieces of hair fell out of her bun and landed gracefully around her eyes.
She was beautiful. Why hadn't he noticed it before? All those year together and it never crossed his mind that what he was looking for was right in front of his face all along. Was he really so hardheaded that only seeing her die would make him realize how much she meant to him?
He was pulled from his thoughts by the sound of her sighing heavily.
".And then he said that I shouldn't even try to discipline her, because I'm never around when anything happens anyway. He says she's almost an adult and I should stop treating her like a child. Can you believe that?"
"No. I think Fred doesn't know what he's talking about. You do the best you can Faith"
"Well I guess my best isn't enough. It's not like I don't wanna be there ya know. I try to talk with her and I try to be around but it just never works."
She absent-mindedly stirred her coffee and stared off into space. He hated seeing her this upset and felt the need to do something, anything that would make her happy even for a minute.
He reached for her hand and pulled her out of the booth, grinning widely.
"Come on, we're goin somewhere"
"What, where..Bosco where are we going"
"I can't tell ya, it's a surprise" he hailed a cab and directed the driver to Central Park before finally letting go of her hand.
"A surprise, huh? Is it a good surprise? Are you sure you can't tell me?" She asked with a smile.
"Now it wouldn't be a surprise if I told ya would it?"
"Well you could tell me anyway and then I'll act surprised when we get there" she said, smirking at him when he rolled his eyes at her.
The driver pulled up to Central Park and Bosco grabbed Faith's hand again leading her out of the car and down the pathway. It was nearly 12am and completely dark outside expect for the streetlights and various buildings. He hoped they didn't arrive too late.
Just then he spotted what he was looking for and led her to a big clearing that was illuminated with lights. Faith stopped abruptly and stared at him in shock.
"How did you know I wanted to do this, I never mentioned it?"
"Magic" he said, winking at her and leading her further into the clearing.
They stopped in front of a huge hot air balloon. Bosco silently congratulated himself for remembering that there was a fair going on this week and balloon rides were given at night so you could see the city lights from above, and maybe even a few stars.
He quickly paid the operator and both he and Faith climbed into the balloon. Seconds later they were rising slowly into the sky, away from the tall buildings and out toward the water.
Soon they could see the expanse of the city underneath them. Lights were spread out as far as the eye could see with the occasional reflection in the water. It was breathtaking. He glanced over a Faith and found her glued to the picture in front of them.
"So what do ya think? Was it a good surprise?" he asked quietly.
She looked over at him and smiled before pulling him into a hug.
"Thank you. This is...amazing."
He closed his eyes and hugged her back gently, try desperately to memorize what it felt like to hold her, hoping it wouldn't be the last time.
TBC....
