I want to preface this chapter by saying it's not my fault. seattlegirl
posted an idea for a new "partner" for Bosco and my muse wouldn't let it
go. You all know how much my muse loves fluff so:
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I Can Do This 6/?
"Boscorelli, see me after," Christopher called over the din of officers getting ready to head out on patrol. His lips pulled back in satisfied smirk and a happy gleam in his eyes, Christopher watched as Bosco approached him.
Bosco had seen that satisfied smile on Christopher's face before. He immediately started to rack his brain for what he could possibly be in trouble for this time. "Yes sir."
"The Lieutenant requests your presence in his office Forthwith," Christopher sneered looking down his nose at Bosco.
Bosco answered Christopher's stare with an expression that wavered between "What'd I do?" and "Bite me." Bosco left Christopher to walk behind him to Lieutenant Swersky's office. "You wanted to see me, boss?"
"Yeah, Bosco shut the door," Swersky finished shuffling the papers on his desk and turned his attention to the younger officer.
Knowing Christopher was two steps behind him, Bosco slammed the door with a grin. "Sorry, sir. Door got away from me."
"Have a seat," Swersky said hiding a grin of his own. When the door opened again, Sergeant Christopher was holding his nose and sputtering obscenities. "Thank you, Sargeant. You can go back to work."
With a final murderous glare at Bosco, Christopher backed out the door.
"Bosco, I've got a special assignment for you. Tomorrow morning I want you back here at seven a.m. to start training with your new partner."
"But, boss what about Yokas? She's doin' pretty good. She'll probably be able to come back to work before long. I don't mind workin' alone."
"Well, you know I don't like any officer out there by themselves, especially you. You also know that I'm havin' a hard time getting some of the guys to work with you. Gussler even asked not to work with you anymore." Swersky paused more for effect than anything else. He'd been practicing what he was going to say to Bosco since he had decided to assign him to this particular partner.
"Boss, you know that kid's a mess. You can't possibly blame for me for him havin' to walk back to the station that last time. He wandered off. I couldn't find him, honest. You're not stickin' me with a rookie are ya?" Bosco asked dubiously.
"This special assignment is a real honor for our department, Boscorelli. I need your cooperation on this."
"You are stickin' me with a rookie. Come on, boss. I swear you won't get another complaint. Then when Yokas gets back there won't be a problem anymore."
"You don't even know what the assignment is. This is your chance to do somethin' no other cop in this precinct and very few in the city have ever done."
A knock on the door stopped Bosco from asking if it was such a great assignment, why was Swersky letting him take it. The door opened and a man dressed in civilian clothing walked into the office, followed closely by a large German Shephard. "Boscorelli, meet you're new partner," Swersky didn't fight the grin this time. "This is Jake."
Bosco stood and extended his hand to the man who promptly handed Bosco the dog's leash. "What the.." Bosco didn't get a chance to finish before his new "partner" launched himself at him and began licking his face. "Get him off me!"
"Jake, sit!" the dog immediately dropped his paws from Bosco's shoulders to the floor below and sat looking expectantly up at Bosco. "Sorry, he's still just a puppy. That's why we need to start training in the morning. I'm Dave, by the way. I'll be one of your instructors."
"A Dog? A dog is my new partner," Bosco said wiping doggy drool off his face. "Is this some kinda joke?"
"Only one precinct per borough gets a K-9 unit. We're fortunate to be chosen out of all the precincts in Manhattan," Swersky reasoned.
"So, what's it gonna do - drown the perps with slobber? I'm not doin' it Lieu. Get somebody else."
"Boscorelli, I'm not askin' you to volunteer. This is an order. You WILL start training in the morning. I've already told the Chief. Does your building allow dogs?"
"You mean the thing's gonna live with me too?" Bosco exploded. When the Lieutenant's words sunk in, Bosco suddenly relaxed. He had an out. "No, sir. My building does not allow pets. May I go now, sir?"
"The department will pay your moving expenses and any difference in your rent. I've got a list of apartments I want you to check out," Swersky said shuffling through the papers on his desk for the list.
"What about Davis? He'd love it. Please, boss, don't do this to me," Bosco pleaded.
"Officer Davis has a partner. You don't," Swersky smiled looking down at the dog. "Plus he seems to like you."
"What about Yokas? I've been workin' with her and I'm sure she's almost ready to come back," Bosco didn't want to go on days. He wouldn't be able to see Faith everyday since Fred had banned him from the apartment again.
"If Officer Yokas comes back, the three of you will work together."
"If? Whatta ya' mean If? She's comin' back," Bosco stated matter of factly.
"I thought she woulda told you, Bosco, but she's thinkin' about taking disability. When we talked last night she told me she might want to spend more time with her family. Her doctor cleared her for desk duty starting next week," Swersky finished as he watched Bosco bolt out the office door, Jake hot on his heels.
"Well Lieutenant, I guess I'll be back at seven tomorrow morning. Looks like we found the right match for Jake," Dave remarked placing a bag filled with basic dog necessities on Swersky's desk. With a nod, Dave walked out of the office, down the steps, past Bosco who was arguing with someone on the phone, and Jake who had laid down at Bosco's feet.
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I Can Do This 6/?
"Boscorelli, see me after," Christopher called over the din of officers getting ready to head out on patrol. His lips pulled back in satisfied smirk and a happy gleam in his eyes, Christopher watched as Bosco approached him.
Bosco had seen that satisfied smile on Christopher's face before. He immediately started to rack his brain for what he could possibly be in trouble for this time. "Yes sir."
"The Lieutenant requests your presence in his office Forthwith," Christopher sneered looking down his nose at Bosco.
Bosco answered Christopher's stare with an expression that wavered between "What'd I do?" and "Bite me." Bosco left Christopher to walk behind him to Lieutenant Swersky's office. "You wanted to see me, boss?"
"Yeah, Bosco shut the door," Swersky finished shuffling the papers on his desk and turned his attention to the younger officer.
Knowing Christopher was two steps behind him, Bosco slammed the door with a grin. "Sorry, sir. Door got away from me."
"Have a seat," Swersky said hiding a grin of his own. When the door opened again, Sergeant Christopher was holding his nose and sputtering obscenities. "Thank you, Sargeant. You can go back to work."
With a final murderous glare at Bosco, Christopher backed out the door.
"Bosco, I've got a special assignment for you. Tomorrow morning I want you back here at seven a.m. to start training with your new partner."
"But, boss what about Yokas? She's doin' pretty good. She'll probably be able to come back to work before long. I don't mind workin' alone."
"Well, you know I don't like any officer out there by themselves, especially you. You also know that I'm havin' a hard time getting some of the guys to work with you. Gussler even asked not to work with you anymore." Swersky paused more for effect than anything else. He'd been practicing what he was going to say to Bosco since he had decided to assign him to this particular partner.
"Boss, you know that kid's a mess. You can't possibly blame for me for him havin' to walk back to the station that last time. He wandered off. I couldn't find him, honest. You're not stickin' me with a rookie are ya?" Bosco asked dubiously.
"This special assignment is a real honor for our department, Boscorelli. I need your cooperation on this."
"You are stickin' me with a rookie. Come on, boss. I swear you won't get another complaint. Then when Yokas gets back there won't be a problem anymore."
"You don't even know what the assignment is. This is your chance to do somethin' no other cop in this precinct and very few in the city have ever done."
A knock on the door stopped Bosco from asking if it was such a great assignment, why was Swersky letting him take it. The door opened and a man dressed in civilian clothing walked into the office, followed closely by a large German Shephard. "Boscorelli, meet you're new partner," Swersky didn't fight the grin this time. "This is Jake."
Bosco stood and extended his hand to the man who promptly handed Bosco the dog's leash. "What the.." Bosco didn't get a chance to finish before his new "partner" launched himself at him and began licking his face. "Get him off me!"
"Jake, sit!" the dog immediately dropped his paws from Bosco's shoulders to the floor below and sat looking expectantly up at Bosco. "Sorry, he's still just a puppy. That's why we need to start training in the morning. I'm Dave, by the way. I'll be one of your instructors."
"A Dog? A dog is my new partner," Bosco said wiping doggy drool off his face. "Is this some kinda joke?"
"Only one precinct per borough gets a K-9 unit. We're fortunate to be chosen out of all the precincts in Manhattan," Swersky reasoned.
"So, what's it gonna do - drown the perps with slobber? I'm not doin' it Lieu. Get somebody else."
"Boscorelli, I'm not askin' you to volunteer. This is an order. You WILL start training in the morning. I've already told the Chief. Does your building allow dogs?"
"You mean the thing's gonna live with me too?" Bosco exploded. When the Lieutenant's words sunk in, Bosco suddenly relaxed. He had an out. "No, sir. My building does not allow pets. May I go now, sir?"
"The department will pay your moving expenses and any difference in your rent. I've got a list of apartments I want you to check out," Swersky said shuffling through the papers on his desk for the list.
"What about Davis? He'd love it. Please, boss, don't do this to me," Bosco pleaded.
"Officer Davis has a partner. You don't," Swersky smiled looking down at the dog. "Plus he seems to like you."
"What about Yokas? I've been workin' with her and I'm sure she's almost ready to come back," Bosco didn't want to go on days. He wouldn't be able to see Faith everyday since Fred had banned him from the apartment again.
"If Officer Yokas comes back, the three of you will work together."
"If? Whatta ya' mean If? She's comin' back," Bosco stated matter of factly.
"I thought she woulda told you, Bosco, but she's thinkin' about taking disability. When we talked last night she told me she might want to spend more time with her family. Her doctor cleared her for desk duty starting next week," Swersky finished as he watched Bosco bolt out the office door, Jake hot on his heels.
"Well Lieutenant, I guess I'll be back at seven tomorrow morning. Looks like we found the right match for Jake," Dave remarked placing a bag filled with basic dog necessities on Swersky's desk. With a nod, Dave walked out of the office, down the steps, past Bosco who was arguing with someone on the phone, and Jake who had laid down at Bosco's feet.