"So, mandatory counseling huh?" Kim took a huge bite out of her doughnut and stared out the window of the ambulance. They had just got done visiting Carlos. He was somewhat conscious but not really aware of where he was. "How do you feel about that Doc?"

He shrugged. "I guess it doesn't matter. Not much we can do, it is mandatory you know."

Kim stared at him. Typical Doc, never really going into much detail about how he really felt. Sometimes that got on her nerves to a point where she just wanted to scream at the top of her lungs. "I hate visiting department shrinks." She rapped up the remaining contents of her doughnut in a napkin and threw it in a small paper bag at her feet. "They act like they know you."

Doc rubbed his eyes. "Kim, there's nothing we can do about it so quit complaining. You have to admit, all of us have had a bad week." He shook his head. "Seeing Carlos getting shot is not a high point ya know. It always does some good to talk about it."

"Yeah, you may be right." She decided to agree with him. Arguing with him was like a never-ending battle.

~~

Bosco loved the feel of the cold water running over his face. He held it under the sink faucet for about 2 minutes enjoying each drop that came into contact with his skin. The last time he had gotten some sleep was before the wreck. Every other night he'd been awake with beer bottles and late night reruns on the TV.

"Boz.." Faith peered in the locker room door.

"Yeah?" He looked up, the water running down and soaking into his shirt.

"It's your turn to see the shrink." She held the door open.

He grabbed a towel and dried his face quickly. "Great, anything you should tell me before hand?"

"No. Just be cooperative."

"Ah." He walked out, not ready to go spill out his life story to some quack that had no idea who he was.

~~

"Officer Boscorelli, how long have you been on the force?" The dark haired lady looked over the rim of her glasses at him.

He shifted in his chair. "10 years." He glanced out the window and into the department. He could feel Faith's eyes on him and it made him even more nervous.

"10 years? Can you say you've enjoyed these 10 years?" She scribbled some notes on a small yellow post it and waited.

He chewed on the inside of his cheek, not really sure why he had to answer these fake questions. "Some of them."

She clicked her pen on the hard wood of the desk. "Some of them? What has made you -not- enjoy some of them?"

He leaned back causing the chair to creek slightly. "I don't want to talk about this. I don't even know why I have to be here, I don't wanna talk to you. How about we just not waste anymore time and let me go okay? I'm fine."

"According to others, you aren't fine." She wrote more notes down. Bosco looked down at her writing but was unable to make out the letters.

"The others?" He raised his eyebrows. For some reason he got the image of Faith sitting in the same chair he was, spilling out things about Bosco that he didn't want others to know. "Like who?"

"I can't release that information to you. So just talk to me Officer. It'll feel better."

He stood up. "Look, we had a few bad calls. I'm fine. It's over okay? Now excuse me, I have a job to do." He turned around and walked out, not even giving her a chance to reply.

~~

'I'll see you in hell Bosco. It won't be long that you'll be in your own little hell.' Bosco's body grew weak as he sat and thought about the man's words. What did he mean by that? Hell, it could've been just some crazy man talking but why did he say it to him? He could've said it to Faith just as easy?

Bosco leaned back in the passenger seat and moved the air conditioner vents towards him to get the air moving around him. He felt as if he had a fever. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, still not able to get the week's images out of his head.

"You think I should Boz?" Faith looked over at him and noticed the heavy sweat forming on his forehead.

He opened his eyes. "Think you should what?"

She parked the car. "Are you okay? You look like hell."

He rolled his eyes. "Well you aren't Miss America now are you?" He noticed her brow crease. "Look, I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something. What were you saying?"

She ran her fingers over the smooth rubber on the steering wheel. "I was just saying, me and Fred have been talking. I've told him about all this shit that has been happening and he has suggested a trip somewhere. I have some vacation time coming up and I think it is a good idea. Just, get away from the city. Go somewhere quiet where no one knows you."

"How long will you be gone?"

She shook her head. "I don't know. I have about a week and a half of vacation saved up."

He wiped the sweat from his face. "A week and a half? Whew, that's a long time." He wasn't sure if he wanted Faith to leave. Knowing his luck he'd be stuck with some rookie hot out of the academy and end up getting shot for the rookie's idiot mistake. "Where are you guys thinking about going?"

"Fred said something about California."

He sat up and looked her straight in the eyes. "California? So that means you guys will be flying right?"

"Well yeah, it'd take us the whole week just to get to California. So yeah, flying is in the picture. What's wrong with that?" She smiled.

"Nothing." His voice was soft. "It's just..." For some reason he had a bad feeling about her leaving. Their luck wasn't running too well lately and he didn't want her to push it.

"It's just...what?" She motioned her hands for him to say more.

"Nothing. A vacation is a great idea Faith." He gave a fake smile and closed his eyes again.

~~

Bosco decided to stop by the hospital while the streets were somewhat quiet. He slowly entered Carlos's room and noticed him watching TV. He still looked like he was in a trance but definitely better than the last time Bosco had seen him. He gave a small wave and sat by the bed.

"Hey Carlos." Bosco looked up at the TV and watched the cartoon that played across the screen.

"Hey." Carlos's voice was weak and raspy. "What are you doing here?"

Bosco shrugged. He really didn't have much of an answer to that. "We had some free time so I decided to come see you before my shift ended."

Carlos nodded. "Where is Faith at?"

"Right here." She walked in and stood by Bosco's chair. "How you feeling?"

Carlos cleared his throat. "Like I've been shot." He gave a small laugh.

Bosco didn't know it would be this awkward to come see him but it was. The silence made him fidget. "You get well soon." He stood up. "I just wanted to come check on you."

"Or give me a hard time." Carlos closed his eyes halfway. "Thanks."

"No problem."

~~

After his shift Bosco wasn't sure where to go. He just sat and stared at his locker as he waited for Faith to be done. He ran his hands over his face and was startled to feel Faith's hand on his shoulder.

"You wanna go get a drink or something?" She ran her brush through her hair and smiled.

He leaned back and frowned. "I think I'll pass. I need to go clear my head or something. Some other time?" He looked up at her and arched his eyebrow.

"Sure Boz. I'll see you tomorrow okay?"

"See ya." He watched as she exited the locker room.

~~

He knocked on Jenna's door at 11:30 hoping she'd still be awake. He didn't want to go back home to his empty apartment where all his memories lurked in front of him. He heard footsteps and the door slide open. She looked to be still awake.

"Hey Maurice, what's up?" She opened the door wider and welcomed him in.

He walked in and pulled her into a small hug. "Just got off work, thought I'd come over and see you." He took his jacket off and placed it on the coat rack by her door. "Were you asleep?"

"No, I was just in my room watching some TV. The late night oldies are on." She smiled and began to walk down the hall towards her room again. "Come on, they are always great when you've had a bad day."

"Who says I've had a bad day?" He stopped at the door to her room and looked at the huge bed. It was a nice room with tons of pictures of numerous people. "Nice room." He walked to the bed and watched her as she lay down. He sat down on the edge and stared at the TV. I Love Lucy was now on.

She rubbed his back. "Maurice, come lay by me. I need someone warm to cuddle up next to." She tugged at his shirt until he began to take his boots off.

"Alright, how could I resist that?" He took his hat off and threw it down next to his boots. He crawled up next to her and pulled her into a hug. "This bed is really soft ya know?" He smiled and sniffed of her hair, enjoying the scent that she let linger.

He watched the show but for some reason he really wasn't finding Lucy quite funny. He held her hand and kissed her lightly on the cheek. She turned and faced him and smiled, returning his kiss with a deeper kiss on the lips. He placed his hand on the back of her neck and kissed her back, his tongue searching the inside of her mouth.

His emotions overtook him. Suddenly he could feel a rise in his pants as he felt her warm lips up against his. He felt the sudden urge to unbutton her pants but he pulled away quickly.

He paused and looked into her eyes. "Jenna, I better stop. I might take this too far if I keep going."

She gave him an innocent smile and shook her head no. She pulled him into another kiss and pulled away. "No Maurice, just keep going." She kissed his forehead and down to his collarbone, sending more chills up and down his spine.

"Are you sure Jenna?"

In between kisses she spoke. "More than ever."

He ran his hands over her back and down her body. She felt nervous but now seemed like the definite time for them to do this. Now or never she thought. She gently grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head, revealing his defined chest. She ran her lips over it causing him to feel an even bigger rise in his jeans.

He took off her shirt and pants in one motion, revealing her. He jumped when she reached down into his boxers. After a few more minutes of kissing she was on top of him in the bed, their bodies moving together in a rhythmic pattern.

He couldn't believe this was happening. Jenna actually felt comfortable enough around him and here he was, making love to someone that meant so much to him. He had never 'made love' to anyone. It was always just sex in his eyes. He heard her give out one low moan and with that she was done. He could feel her roll off of him and to his side.

He put his arm around her and kissed her gently. "Are you okay with this?"

She looked into his eyes and gave a very understanding nod. "Maurice, I still want things to stay the same." Her voice was a whisper as he looked down into her eyes.

"They will, don't worry." He kissed her on the cheek and sighed.

The rest of the night Bosco and Jenna stayed by each other's side, each one of them in their own personal heaven. For once in the past week Bosco could say he was actually enjoying something.

~~

Bosco walked in the roll call room 5 minutes late and waved to Swersky as he made his way to the back where the last empty desk was located. He couldn't believe him and Jenna had slept as late as they did but he didn't care. Being in her presence made him forget all about the past week and how he felt like he was changing into someone else.

"I know you all hate going to the department shrink but please do this for us. You people have seen enough lately and you need to let things out. I just wanna make sure you guys are okay." Swersky paused and looked throughout the room at his officers. "Let's hope that good luck comes our way soon, you are dismissed."

Bosco approached Faith. "So, you talk to him about your vacation yet?"

She glanced up at Swersky who was walking away from the podium. "Yeah, today and tomorrow I work, then I'm off for a week and a half. Why?"

They approached the back of the line for radio checkout. "Just wondering. I wonder who I'll get paired with."

She smiled as she grabbed their two radios and handed one to him. "It won't be too bad. Think positive."

"Think positive? After the luck I've been having that is the last thing I'm able to do."

"Maybe you should take a vacation to. You seem like you need one." She unlocked the RMP and climbed in the driver's side.

He shook his head no. "Don't have any time saved up. So, you guys still headed to California?"

"Yup. Have an early flight."

He had forgotten about how she had mentioned they would be flying. The bad images and feelings flooded back into his mind. "How do the kids feel about flying?"

"Well, Emily is excited, Charlie is a little nervous though. I'm nervous for them. First time flying is pretty crazy."

"They'll do fine, you guys enjoy your trip." Bosco winked though he really didn't want her to leave. It was almost as if he felt clinged to her, like a college student leaving home for the first time. He stared out the window and then back at her. "Faith, just do one thing for me okay?"

She blew a bubble with her gum and looked at him. "Sure, what?"

"Be careful." He kept his eyes on hers, wanting her to understand how he was feeling about all of this.

"Of course Bosco, you know me. Eyes and ears open. You don't think I'll be careful?"

He shrugged. "Its not that. I just sort of have a bad feeling about this." He took his eyes off of her quickly but looked back at her. He hadn't planned on telling her how he felt about it but it just slipped out. He couldn't hold it in.

Faith could tell something was bothering him or that something was definitely wrong. She knew Bosco had good instincts about things. Bosco never made things up. It wasn't his style. Either something was really wrong with him or he did have some kind of feeling that couldn't be ignored. She hated to see him like this. "Look, Boz, if you don't want me to go I won't. Fred will understand, he was doing this for me." She stopped and realized what she had just said. Fred wouldn't understand. He'd be totally pissed when he'd find out she would cancel the trip just for Bosco. She said it just to make Bosco feel better.

He groaned and gave her a very rude look. "Faith, how could I live with that? Holding you back from going on a vacation because I have some kind of stupid hunch? Just ignore me and have fun with your family."

"Okay Boz. Everything will be okay." She wasn't sure what to say to him.

"Don't say anything, just enjoy your vacation."

~~

Bosco sat on his car as he watched flight 1091 take off from the airport. He followed the silver plane as it flew westbound into the blue sky, out of his sight. "So long Faith. Have a great trip." He took his eyes off of the sky and got in his car and drove away.