Title: A Glimpse
Rating: PG-13 nothing too graphic here.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters so please don't sue me.
Summery: Faith gets a glimpse of what her life would be like if it had taken a different path. Author's note: This is loosely based on a movie I just rented, I thought the concept would make a good bos/faith fic. Sorry, not telling you which movie it was, you're going to have to figure that out on your own. On with the story, reviews are greatly appreciated.
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Faith yawned as she slid her key into the door. It was 1:00 in the morning and she was not looking forward to facing Fred. He would undoubtedly question her on why she came home so late and she didn't really have an answer for him. She had gone for a drink with Bosco and Ty but she certainly couldn't tell him that, it would only agitate him further and she wasn't planning on spending the entire night defending herself. Faith decided to just wing it and hope for the best.
She could hear the soft humming of the TV accompanied by Fred's snoring as she walked in. Maybe, just maybe she could sneak past him and hop into bed with being caught. She shook her head at how pathetic she'd become, trying to sneak past her husband like a teenager coming home late from a party. But those thoughts didn't stop her from proceeding with the plan; just a couple more steps and she'd be home free. Faith rounded the corner of her bedroom and promptly bumped into a side table, knocking over a small vase.
"Faith? Is that you?"
She winced at Fred's loud voice and braced herself for the inevitable ruckus that would follow.
"Yeah, it's me. How come you're sleepin' on the couch?" She questioned, hoping to distract him. Fred was nothing if not easily distracted.
"Uh, I was waiting up for you. What time is it?"
'Okay', she thought 'If I can't distract him, then maybe confusion will work'. " I think it's about 11:30, why don't you come to bed you look tired"
Fred glanced at the wall clock in the kitchen and started clenching his fists, followed by some abrupt pacing back and forth. " Faith, where the hell have you been all night! It's almost 1:30 I told you I wanted to talk tonight about the kids and you can't even get here before midnight!"
"I'm sorry, I went out for a drink with Ty and lost track of time" She waited for the question that was sure to follow.
"Was Bosco there?"
There it was. All arguments could easily be traced back to Bosco, it was Fred's jealousy showing itself in full force. Faith sighed and walked past him into the kitchen to put on a pot of coffee, she wouldn't be sleeping tonight anyway.
"Don't walk away from me. I wanna know if he was there."
"Yes, he was there. Are ya happy now?"
Fred stalked toward her stopping only inches from her face and grabbing her by the arm. For a moment she was afraid, she'd never seen him so upset and it looked like he didn't know what to say.
"Who the hell do you think you're talkin too? I'm you're husband dammit, not some perp on the street!"
He tightened his grip on her arm and she squirmed to get away from him. "Stop it, let go of me!"
"Are you screwin him Faith? Are you cheatin on me with that son of a bitch, because you're spendin' an awful lot of time with him!"
"Of course not! Fred let go of me now, you're hurting me!" Faith let out a sigh of relief as he dropped her arm and walked out of the room. He appeared a short time later with a bag slung over his shoulder and headed for the door. "I'm leaving for tonight. I can't stay here with you"
That was all he said before rushing out and slamming the front door. Leaving Faith to stare after him, holding and empty coffee cup in her hand.
Faith had decided against making a fresh pot of coffee. She already had ten cups earlier in the day and was nervous enough as it was. Although, the idea of using caffeine poising as a quick and easy death was somewhat appealing to her at that moment.
Faith snuggled further into the couch, flipping channels on the TV until she came to Animal Planet. She smiled as she thought of Bosco watching the same documentary on elephants and placed the remote on the floor next to her.
Minutes later she drifted off into sleep, with thoughts of Bosco and wildlife dancing through her head.
Faith was awoken by sunlight creeping through the window blinds. She squinted against the offending light and curled further into the pillow. She stretched out her legs, expecting to hit the end of the couch. It was then that she realized she was lying in bed and absentmindedly wondered how she had gotten there.
She opened her eyes fully now and turned over on her back, brushing up against something next to her. Assuming it was Fred who had decided not to brave it alone for the night, she sat up and glanced over at him. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw that it wasn't Fred, this person had a full head of hair and was apparently completely naked. Faith closed her eyes and took a deep breath before peering under the sheets. Yup, she was naked too.
'This cannot be good'
She thought about making a run for it and hoping she wouldn't wake the mystery man, but curiosity was getting the best of her and she slowly got closer to him. Bracing herself up with an elbow Faith looked over his shoulder and tried unsuccessfully to hold back a gasp. It was Bosco in all his naked glory.
Faith rolled away from him, landing on her back and holding the sheet protectively against her. A million thoughts raced through her mind but she couldn't find an answer to why she was naked in bed with Bosco. The last thing she remembered was falling asleep on the couch and that wasn't helping to piece together what had happened.
She felt him stir next to her and had a sudden urge to grab the sheet and run out of the room, but before she could make a decision she felt his lips against hers. It was just a soft kiss but she felt flushed anyway.
"Morning" Bosco said and smiled down at her.
"Uh, morning?" Faith was thoroughly confused now. He didn't seem the least bit unsure about this situation and she didn't know what to make of that.
She stared after him as he hopped out of bed, still very naked and proceeded to get dressed. She tried not to look, really she did, but it wasn't like he was trying to hide it, and she found herself staring even more.
"I'm gonna put on a pot of coffee, don't use all the hot water this time okay?" he said with a grin.
She furrowed her brow at him as he walked out of the room. This was just too weird. Grabbing the sheet and pulling it around herself, Faith quickly walked out of the bedroom and searched for the bathroom. Finding it at the end of the hall she rushed in and closed the door. Only then did she notice that she didn't have any clothes. Securing the sheet tightly around her again she ran from the bathroom, back into the bedroom and frantically looked for her missing clothes. They were no where to be found, so she assumed they must be out in the front of the apartment. Not willing to risk bumping into Bosco in only a sheet, she settled on a pair of his NYPD sweats.
Faith paced back and forth. Now that her first mission of getting fully clothed was accomplished she had to find out what had happened. Surely Bosco would remember, she thought. He didn't seem confused about the whole thing so he must have some idea of how she ended up here.
Gathering up her courage, Faith made her way into the kitchen. She found Bosco pouring coffee into two mugs, looking extremely happy with himself.
Okay, here goes nothin.
"Bosco?"
"Hey, coffee's ready" he looked down at her clothes and shook his head. "Why aren't you dressed?"
She ignored his comment and began to question him. "Bosco what happened?"
"What do ya mean?"
Faith rolled her eyes at him in frustration. "I think ya know what I mean. How did I get here, what happened last night?"
He stared at her silently, confusion clear on his face.
"You obviously remember so why don't ya fill me in" she said, taking the coffee from him and leaning up against the counter.
"Um, we had spaghetti for dinner. and then we went to bed."
"Bosco this isn't funny really..Oh my god, what time is it?"
He looked at his watch before replying that it was 10:00am.
"I have to call the kids, I don't even know if Fred came home, they're there all by themselves.."
She continued to rant until he grabbed her gently by the shoulders. "Faith, honey just relax, you're freakin me out."
She stopped in mid sentence when she heard his words. Did he just call me honey?
Bosco placed a kiss on her cheek before turning away to put milk in his coffee. "We have that meeting at work remember. So, ya better hurry up or we're gonna be late"
Faith just leaned harder against the counter, looking like a deer caught in the headlights. It was only then that she glanced down at her hand and saw the wedding ring hanging off her finger, with a diamond big enough to ice skate on.
She took a big gulp of her coffee and sighed. There had to be an explanation for all this.
Summery: Faith gets a glimpse of what her life would be like if it had taken a different path. Author's note: This is loosely based on a movie I just rented, I thought the concept would make a good bos/faith fic. Sorry, not telling you which movie it was, you're going to have to figure that out on your own. On with the story, reviews are greatly appreciated.
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Faith yawned as she slid her key into the door. It was 1:00 in the morning and she was not looking forward to facing Fred. He would undoubtedly question her on why she came home so late and she didn't really have an answer for him. She had gone for a drink with Bosco and Ty but she certainly couldn't tell him that, it would only agitate him further and she wasn't planning on spending the entire night defending herself. Faith decided to just wing it and hope for the best.
She could hear the soft humming of the TV accompanied by Fred's snoring as she walked in. Maybe, just maybe she could sneak past him and hop into bed with being caught. She shook her head at how pathetic she'd become, trying to sneak past her husband like a teenager coming home late from a party. But those thoughts didn't stop her from proceeding with the plan; just a couple more steps and she'd be home free. Faith rounded the corner of her bedroom and promptly bumped into a side table, knocking over a small vase.
"Faith? Is that you?"
She winced at Fred's loud voice and braced herself for the inevitable ruckus that would follow.
"Yeah, it's me. How come you're sleepin' on the couch?" She questioned, hoping to distract him. Fred was nothing if not easily distracted.
"Uh, I was waiting up for you. What time is it?"
'Okay', she thought 'If I can't distract him, then maybe confusion will work'. " I think it's about 11:30, why don't you come to bed you look tired"
Fred glanced at the wall clock in the kitchen and started clenching his fists, followed by some abrupt pacing back and forth. " Faith, where the hell have you been all night! It's almost 1:30 I told you I wanted to talk tonight about the kids and you can't even get here before midnight!"
"I'm sorry, I went out for a drink with Ty and lost track of time" She waited for the question that was sure to follow.
"Was Bosco there?"
There it was. All arguments could easily be traced back to Bosco, it was Fred's jealousy showing itself in full force. Faith sighed and walked past him into the kitchen to put on a pot of coffee, she wouldn't be sleeping tonight anyway.
"Don't walk away from me. I wanna know if he was there."
"Yes, he was there. Are ya happy now?"
Fred stalked toward her stopping only inches from her face and grabbing her by the arm. For a moment she was afraid, she'd never seen him so upset and it looked like he didn't know what to say.
"Who the hell do you think you're talkin too? I'm you're husband dammit, not some perp on the street!"
He tightened his grip on her arm and she squirmed to get away from him. "Stop it, let go of me!"
"Are you screwin him Faith? Are you cheatin on me with that son of a bitch, because you're spendin' an awful lot of time with him!"
"Of course not! Fred let go of me now, you're hurting me!" Faith let out a sigh of relief as he dropped her arm and walked out of the room. He appeared a short time later with a bag slung over his shoulder and headed for the door. "I'm leaving for tonight. I can't stay here with you"
That was all he said before rushing out and slamming the front door. Leaving Faith to stare after him, holding and empty coffee cup in her hand.
Faith had decided against making a fresh pot of coffee. She already had ten cups earlier in the day and was nervous enough as it was. Although, the idea of using caffeine poising as a quick and easy death was somewhat appealing to her at that moment.
Faith snuggled further into the couch, flipping channels on the TV until she came to Animal Planet. She smiled as she thought of Bosco watching the same documentary on elephants and placed the remote on the floor next to her.
Minutes later she drifted off into sleep, with thoughts of Bosco and wildlife dancing through her head.
Faith was awoken by sunlight creeping through the window blinds. She squinted against the offending light and curled further into the pillow. She stretched out her legs, expecting to hit the end of the couch. It was then that she realized she was lying in bed and absentmindedly wondered how she had gotten there.
She opened her eyes fully now and turned over on her back, brushing up against something next to her. Assuming it was Fred who had decided not to brave it alone for the night, she sat up and glanced over at him. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw that it wasn't Fred, this person had a full head of hair and was apparently completely naked. Faith closed her eyes and took a deep breath before peering under the sheets. Yup, she was naked too.
'This cannot be good'
She thought about making a run for it and hoping she wouldn't wake the mystery man, but curiosity was getting the best of her and she slowly got closer to him. Bracing herself up with an elbow Faith looked over his shoulder and tried unsuccessfully to hold back a gasp. It was Bosco in all his naked glory.
Faith rolled away from him, landing on her back and holding the sheet protectively against her. A million thoughts raced through her mind but she couldn't find an answer to why she was naked in bed with Bosco. The last thing she remembered was falling asleep on the couch and that wasn't helping to piece together what had happened.
She felt him stir next to her and had a sudden urge to grab the sheet and run out of the room, but before she could make a decision she felt his lips against hers. It was just a soft kiss but she felt flushed anyway.
"Morning" Bosco said and smiled down at her.
"Uh, morning?" Faith was thoroughly confused now. He didn't seem the least bit unsure about this situation and she didn't know what to make of that.
She stared after him as he hopped out of bed, still very naked and proceeded to get dressed. She tried not to look, really she did, but it wasn't like he was trying to hide it, and she found herself staring even more.
"I'm gonna put on a pot of coffee, don't use all the hot water this time okay?" he said with a grin.
She furrowed her brow at him as he walked out of the room. This was just too weird. Grabbing the sheet and pulling it around herself, Faith quickly walked out of the bedroom and searched for the bathroom. Finding it at the end of the hall she rushed in and closed the door. Only then did she notice that she didn't have any clothes. Securing the sheet tightly around her again she ran from the bathroom, back into the bedroom and frantically looked for her missing clothes. They were no where to be found, so she assumed they must be out in the front of the apartment. Not willing to risk bumping into Bosco in only a sheet, she settled on a pair of his NYPD sweats.
Faith paced back and forth. Now that her first mission of getting fully clothed was accomplished she had to find out what had happened. Surely Bosco would remember, she thought. He didn't seem confused about the whole thing so he must have some idea of how she ended up here.
Gathering up her courage, Faith made her way into the kitchen. She found Bosco pouring coffee into two mugs, looking extremely happy with himself.
Okay, here goes nothin.
"Bosco?"
"Hey, coffee's ready" he looked down at her clothes and shook his head. "Why aren't you dressed?"
She ignored his comment and began to question him. "Bosco what happened?"
"What do ya mean?"
Faith rolled her eyes at him in frustration. "I think ya know what I mean. How did I get here, what happened last night?"
He stared at her silently, confusion clear on his face.
"You obviously remember so why don't ya fill me in" she said, taking the coffee from him and leaning up against the counter.
"Um, we had spaghetti for dinner. and then we went to bed."
"Bosco this isn't funny really..Oh my god, what time is it?"
He looked at his watch before replying that it was 10:00am.
"I have to call the kids, I don't even know if Fred came home, they're there all by themselves.."
She continued to rant until he grabbed her gently by the shoulders. "Faith, honey just relax, you're freakin me out."
She stopped in mid sentence when she heard his words. Did he just call me honey?
Bosco placed a kiss on her cheek before turning away to put milk in his coffee. "We have that meeting at work remember. So, ya better hurry up or we're gonna be late"
Faith just leaned harder against the counter, looking like a deer caught in the headlights. It was only then that she glanced down at her hand and saw the wedding ring hanging off her finger, with a diamond big enough to ice skate on.
She took a big gulp of her coffee and sighed. There had to be an explanation for all this.