Aurthors note: Thanks for all of you who are still reading this. Remember
when I could breeze though these in a week......lol. Anyway thanks for
keeping up. One more chapter to go I think.
Chapter 18- The Long Road Home
Bosco heard Faith use her key in the door. He heard them outside and knew they were heading out somewhere. He was hopeful that maybe they heard something about Seajae. He walked into the kitchen.
"You got something?" Bosco tried not to sound to excited.
"Yeah. Its thin but its something. You want to come?"
"You bet." Bosco removed his gun from the safe. Faith looked sadder then he had seen her in a long time. "You ok?"
"Bosco I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For going for coffee and not staying with Seajae."
"It wasn't your fault. No one knew she was in any danger." He holsted his gun and gave her a small smile. "No one blames you. It never even crossed my mind."
"Thanks." They headed out the door into the hall. Jimmy and Joey Doyle stood with Caleb and Bobby Goran. "Looks like we got a little help."
"You think you can sneak out without telling one of us whats going on?" Jimmy looked at Faith.
"Its a long shot Jimmy. We didn't want to get anyones hopes up."
"Well we got your back. Lets go." The headed out to street and got into Faith's van and headed toward Jersy.
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The man sat and watched her. She could feel his eyes on her. Earlier he gave her some clothes and made her get dressed. One man. Was that all there was. She could take him. She knew she could. But her brain was fuzzy. He drugged her again. Some how he had put something in the IV without her seeing.
"You ready to call your husband Detective?"
"Why?"
"So I can leave this place. This city without any trouble."
"Your one man. Who would stop you?" She looked at him though heavy eyes.
"Well with a couple pounds of coke and a couple million in cash its hard for me to go anywhere sweetheart." He smiled at her. "It's time to call Bosco and let him know the plan."
"Your a target any where we go. We have sharp shooters that can take you out in a car or on the street. You;ll never get away with this."
"I have friends detective. Lots and lots of friends. If something happens to me you will soon follow. I swear to you that this isn't some amature game." Seajae was loosing consiousness.
"They can make it without me."
"You know better Seajae. First Bosco will loose his mind then the others will drift away. Is that what you want. You family...your friends. Grasping in a sea of emptiness. Your thier lifeline. They won't let you die. They will not let you hold them to your no hostage claus. They care too much."
"They were strong before me. They'll be strong after me." She drifted out. Focasing on falling deep into the blackness where the mans voice wouldn't...couldn't touch her.
"You'll be sorry you didn't help me."
"Not as sorry as if I did." She wispered.
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Bosco cell phone rang when they reached the hiway.
"Boscorelli."
"You take a road trip and don't envite me?" Elliot Stabler's voice echoed.
"Well I couldn't exatly swing out to the berbs at eleven thirty now could I?"
"You ok?"
"Been better."
"Solid lead?"
"Yeah....and I'm not telling you because you need to stay home with your wife once in awhile." Bosco knew Katey to well. "She needs you home."
"You need help." Bosco looked at the people in the car.
"I got all the help I need for now. Go to bed. Make your wife happy."
"If your holding out on me....."
"Elliot...just go to bed and we'll call you in the morning."
"Okay." He hung up.
"It's nice having friends who care." Bobby Goran looked at Bosco.
"Yeah." Bosco looked out the window. "She's going to be ok."
"Are you asking me or telling me?" Bobby watched his friend closly. He and Bosco had never really been close. Not like he and Seajae. But he considered the younger man a friend, regardless of how he felt.
"A little of both I guess."
"Seajae is the strongest woman I know. She'll get though this like she does everything else."
"Are you trying to convice me or yourself." Bobby senced where Bosco was going.
"Both. Is it working?" Bosco smiled a little.
"Your the one with all the visions man. You tell me."
"I don't have what Seajae has. Just feelings I get." Bobby smiled. "It was all Faith tonight." Bosco absently twisted his wedding band. It was new. Seajae had given it to him on thier second wedding day only, Bosco thought, a week ago. What a week it had been. He knew Seajae was ok. He felt her in his heart. But what would happen when this was over. His heart couldn't take her missing in action again. She showed him what love was and he never wanted to be without it.
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Seajae looked down at her feet. She felt like she was floting. Whatever the man had given her was powerful stuff. If it was what he was selling on the street New York was in big trouble.
"I will call you husband now Detective."
"Bite me." Seajae needed to breath. It was getting harder by the minute.
"That can be aranged." He dialed the number. Seajae vaugly wondered how he knew the number. He held the phone to her ear. It rang three times.
"Boscorelli."
"Bosco.....don't do don't listen to the bastard." The man pulled the phone away.
"Seajae!"
"Sgt. Boscorelli your wife is a little indisposed at the moment."
"Who the hell are you?"
"A man who just wants to get home. Your wife is a pretty little thing Sgt." Seajae felt the mans hand on her cheek and tried to pull away. "Is she a natural blond?"
"Tell me what you want." In the van Caleb called the FBI and tried to run a trace on the cell phone.
"To get out of New York with my supply and my cash thats all."
"Forget it. Seajae won't let me put people in danger like that."
"I'm a small time dealer Sgt. Nothing more. People have slipped though who were worth more then I."
"I don't care if your the guy on the corner selling dime bags to hookers. No deal."
"Then I hope you have fond memories of you wife Sgt. Boscorelli." The man hung up. Bosco looked at Caleb.
"Did you get it?"
"No. He wasn't on long enough." Bosco fought the urge to throw the phone. He bit back a curse and tried hard to think that he would never see his wife alive again. It was what she wanted. She never wanted anyone to use her position as levrage. If Bosco let it happen when she came home there would be hell to pay but she would be alive.
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"John." Sully felt Tatianna behind him before she wispered his name. He was standing at the window holding Annalise.
"She's fine honey. Go back to bed."
"But you are not."
"I'm ok."
"Your thinking of Seajae?"
"Yes."
"She will be home soon."
"But what if she isn't?"
"Then we will go on and help Bosco cope." Sully looked at his wife. She never was negitive when it came to Seajae. It was always when she came home not if.
"Do you think Bosco could ever cope if she dies?"
"No. He would problably kill himself with his own gun." Even sweet innocent Tatianna knew that Bosco would never make it without the love of his life. She touched her husbands stubbled cheek. "Go find her John." Taking the sleeping baby out of his arms she headed back to the bedroom. Sully watched her go. How could he find her when he didn't know where to start looking.
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Seajae's head was spinning. She felt hands on her and tried to push them away. She kicked and fought with what ever energy she had left. All she wanted was to curl up with her husband and have him tell her it was all right. She needed Bosco so much. Now more then ever. She had the shakes so bad it hurt.
"It'll only get worse Seajae." The voice echoed. He was pumping her up with some nasty stuff. She wanted to lash out at the man but the darkness overtook her. "Just wait Seajae.....just wait and see what I will make you do for your freedom."
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"We need more back up. That building is huge." Caleb looked at the big water front factory.
"The state patrol is on its way. Bosco if she's in there we need to move now. It's one guy."
"Caleb I won't risk it. He may put a bullet into her if he here's a rat move. His guys kidnapped a house full of people. He may have friends we don't know about."
"True. But every minute we waste out here...." Bosco looked at Bobby and Joey.
"I with Bosco." Bobby answered. This guy was unstable and he was able to kidnap the kids and Seajae. Bobby looked around the deserted waterfrount.. "Let's lay low and get a lay of the land." They all split up. Drawing their weapons and praying they found her before it was too late.
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Seajae felt the hand on her face. She wouldn't open her eyes. Beleaving the hand was Bosco's was so much more appealing then the alternitive. Her hands were shaking. She had never been so out of control. The hand stroked her cheek. Tears threatened to fall.
"He wouldn't just let you die this way, would he?"
"He knows that's how I want it." She wispered. The voice was disconected. She felt like she was flying yet her body felt like a lead weight.
"He can't save you Seajae. Only I can." The voice was eiry and cold. Seajae couldn't bear to open her eyes even if she could. Feeling cold metal agaist her arm she pulled away. "Your going to wish you died on that mountian after I get done with you."
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Bosco knew she was close. He could feel her. Staying as close to the wall as he could he rounded the next corner he saw her. The room was sparsly lit. He barly saw her move under the green blanket. He took a step forward. Feeling the cold metal agaist his temple he stopped.
"She looks pretty pathetic huh Maurice." Bosco's blood turn cold.
"Who are and what the hell have you done to my wife?" The man could just as easily pulled the trigger as answer his question.
"She'll live...maybe. How did you find me Sgt?"
"Dumb luck." Bosco wasn't going to lie now. He wanted make sure he had back up before pissing this guy off anymore then he was.
"You have a pretty wife there Boscorelli."
"Yeah. I'd kinda like to keep her around if you don't mind."
"Your not the hard ass everyone warned me you'd be."
"Well when my wife's life is on the line I like to keep things on an even kiel if you know what I mean."
"I'm not stupid. Where are your friends?"
"I came alone. I wanted to check out a lead before I told anyone. Who knew it would pan out."
"Yes. Who knew. Now drop your weapon."
"Not till you drop yours a bit."
"You can't win this one." Out of the courner of his eye Bosco saw the man rup the trigger a little. Slowly he let his weapon fall to the ground. "Good boy. Now....." Before the man got to say another word a shot rang out. Bosco hit the ground and slid to the corner where his wife was, taking his gun with him. He looked up to see Bobby Goran standing over the man.
"On the contray I think he has." Bobby looked at Bosco. "Rosco Remmington. Miami's biggest drug lord. Little far north for him to be hiding out." Bosco really wasn't listing to what his friend was saying. He turned and pulled the blanket off Seajae. The IV was still in her arm. Her hands duck taped together. He pulled the needle out of her hand. Caleb was behind him then. He cut the tape as Bosco held his wife in his arms.
"Seajae.......baby....talk to me." Bosco heard voices and comotion around him but all he could focus on was the lifeless body of his wife. "Seajae....come on sweety...." Tears clouded his eyes as he felt her neck. The paulse there was weak but thier was one. Jimmy was next to him then.
"Come on Bosco the State Troopers have a helecopter standing by. Lets get her to the hospital" Bosco stood up and lifted his wife into his arms. Bobby stood up from where he was talking to the man who had hurt his wife.
"Its a cocain Bosco. He was feeding her uncut cocain." Bosco looked at Bobby and then to the man. "He's been taken care of. Go get her some help." Bosco and Jimmy headed out to the helecopter.
"Bosco?" Seajae's voice was barley a wisper as he put her into the helecopter.
"I'm here baby." She was shaking. Her skin was cold and clammy.
"Call Sully......"
"We will honey....as soon as we get you some help....." She was shaking harder. "Hang on baby were almost there."
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Mary Proctor stuck her head into the office of the ER chief of staff.
"Incoming cocain over dose Doctor Miller." The man put down his glasses on the file he was writing in and rubbed his eyes.
"I was off three hours ago Mary."
"It's Seajae Boscorelli." Dr. Miller stood up.
"Where is she?"
"Their coming in on the helo pad in five minutes." He turned and grabbed his coat off the rack and followed the nurse up to the roof.
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"Bosco...." Seajae clung to her husband.
"We're almost there baby."
"Sully......." Bosco handed Jimmy the phone.
"Jimmy's calling him."
"Bosco..." The doors opened. Bosco rushed his wife to the gurny that was waiting for them. "Bosco...." He leaned over her so he could here.
"Yeah baby?"
"I.......I don't know what he did to me...." Her brown eyes empty she looked at him. "I love you Maurice." Her eyes rolled back into her head and Doctor Miller pulled the gurny into the elevator. Mary covered Seajae. It only took a minute for the elevator to get to the ER. As Dr. Miller and Jimmy pulled her out of the elevator. Bosco stopped Mary before she got out.
"Mary......she'll need a...." Mary looked into the young man's troubled eyes.
"I'll do a rape kit after the doctor stablizes her."
"Thanks Mary." Bosco watched the doctors work on his wife. Jimmy stood behind him.
"Sully's on his way." Dr. Miller looked up from where he was putting in a breathing tube. His face looked grim. Bosco turned and wanted to run. Wanted to be as far away as he could from seeing his wife die. Sully was there then. Stopping him from leaving. He knew now why Seajae had wanted him there. One of them needed to be strong.
"Hold on Bosco......" He wispered as the younger man broke down. "Hang on son."
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"Does anyone know how much cocain she ingested?" Dr. Miller looked at Mary.
"Dorhety said she had her IV from here still in and the guy was feeding it to her though that."
"Damn't I can't get a central line in her vains are a mess." Miller looked at Mary. "After all this I'm not going to loose her to some pshyco drug dealer. Do you hear me Seajae. Fight....Bosco's out in the hall Seajae. He's a mess. If you don't fight he'll loose it." Her eyes fluttered. "Thats it. Fight Seajae. Fight."
"Bosco wants us to do a rape kit when she's stablized." Mary saw the anger in the young doctors eyes. He hated his job more and more everyday. The breathing tube in and the resperater on Ken Miller assest the woman he put together alot over the years. When her body started to colvose he knew the damage was much worse then he imaganed.
"She siezing. Lets get her stablized." Miller administered something to stop the convolsions. He wasn't sure how much cocain was running in Seajae's vains so he guessed the dosage. The siezure stopped and Miller looked at her vitals again. With every siezure Seajae would loose presious brain cells. He needed to make sure she didn't have another one.
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It amazied Bobby Goran how when one of them was in trouble the 5-5 gathered around and rallied for them. There was paramedics, firefighters, police Captians right down to patrol officers. Thet were a family. Bobby never had that closeness at work. Bosco sat alone in the corner of the room. John Sullivan not to far from him. Everyone seemed to know he needed a little space but still needed his friends.
"Coffee?" Jimmy broke him out of his thoughts.
"Thanks ." Bobby looked at Bosco again. "Is he ok?"
"As well as can be expected I guess." Jimmy took a swig of his coffee. "I hate this waiting."
"Yeah." Kim came up to them. Jimmy looked at the clock. It was already after eight in the morning.
"Hey....where's the kids?"
"Tatianna and Kelly have them." Kim looked around the room. Almost everyone was there to help Bosco though. Ty came up the them.
"Hey."
"Hey. " Jimmy and Kim both noticed Alex wasn't there. Niether said anything. Bosco stood up and started walking. Sully stood up too. Jimmy watched the two men. The older man was watching the younger intencely. There was something more going on then Jimmy knew. Dr Miller stepped into the room.
"Bosco......" Bosco looked up. The doctor who'd saved his wife contless times looked haggard and worn.
"No........."
"No. She's alive. But...."Miller rubbed his eyes. "She had two seizures. One lasted almost five minutes. Not knowing how much cocain was in her system I had to ease into giving her the drugs to stop the seizures. I don't know how long her brain was without oxygen. Until she regains consiousness we can't tell. I am ordering a cat scan for as soon as they can take her but they are a little backed up."
"So she may have brain damage?"
"Maybe. I don't know what kind of damage the OD or the seizures my of caused until I get the head ct and she wakes up."
"Can I see her?"
"Yeah. She's in ICU right now so we can keep a close eye on her." Bosco followed Miller out of the waiting room. The doctor stopped and turned. "The .....thing you asked Mary for...."
"You mean the rape kit?"
"Yeah. It came back negitve. Other then some bruising on her upper theigh theres no sign of her having incorse in the lat 48 hours."
"Thanks." Bosco went to the ICU. Seajae looked worce then he had ever seen here. "God baby what are we going to do." He went to her and held her hand. It was ice cold. "I'm here Seajae. God I was scared not knowing where you were. Not knowing why you were gone." The resporator was loud in the quiet room. "Your home now sunshine. Home with me and our kids and our friends. I'm sorry it took so long to get you back. But your home now and everythings going to be ok." Bosco hopped they would be. She never took the easy way home though. It was always a long hard road for all of them. Bosco closed his eyes and let the wearness overtake him.
Chapter 18- The Long Road Home
Bosco heard Faith use her key in the door. He heard them outside and knew they were heading out somewhere. He was hopeful that maybe they heard something about Seajae. He walked into the kitchen.
"You got something?" Bosco tried not to sound to excited.
"Yeah. Its thin but its something. You want to come?"
"You bet." Bosco removed his gun from the safe. Faith looked sadder then he had seen her in a long time. "You ok?"
"Bosco I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For going for coffee and not staying with Seajae."
"It wasn't your fault. No one knew she was in any danger." He holsted his gun and gave her a small smile. "No one blames you. It never even crossed my mind."
"Thanks." They headed out the door into the hall. Jimmy and Joey Doyle stood with Caleb and Bobby Goran. "Looks like we got a little help."
"You think you can sneak out without telling one of us whats going on?" Jimmy looked at Faith.
"Its a long shot Jimmy. We didn't want to get anyones hopes up."
"Well we got your back. Lets go." The headed out to street and got into Faith's van and headed toward Jersy.
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The man sat and watched her. She could feel his eyes on her. Earlier he gave her some clothes and made her get dressed. One man. Was that all there was. She could take him. She knew she could. But her brain was fuzzy. He drugged her again. Some how he had put something in the IV without her seeing.
"You ready to call your husband Detective?"
"Why?"
"So I can leave this place. This city without any trouble."
"Your one man. Who would stop you?" She looked at him though heavy eyes.
"Well with a couple pounds of coke and a couple million in cash its hard for me to go anywhere sweetheart." He smiled at her. "It's time to call Bosco and let him know the plan."
"Your a target any where we go. We have sharp shooters that can take you out in a car or on the street. You;ll never get away with this."
"I have friends detective. Lots and lots of friends. If something happens to me you will soon follow. I swear to you that this isn't some amature game." Seajae was loosing consiousness.
"They can make it without me."
"You know better Seajae. First Bosco will loose his mind then the others will drift away. Is that what you want. You family...your friends. Grasping in a sea of emptiness. Your thier lifeline. They won't let you die. They will not let you hold them to your no hostage claus. They care too much."
"They were strong before me. They'll be strong after me." She drifted out. Focasing on falling deep into the blackness where the mans voice wouldn't...couldn't touch her.
"You'll be sorry you didn't help me."
"Not as sorry as if I did." She wispered.
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Bosco cell phone rang when they reached the hiway.
"Boscorelli."
"You take a road trip and don't envite me?" Elliot Stabler's voice echoed.
"Well I couldn't exatly swing out to the berbs at eleven thirty now could I?"
"You ok?"
"Been better."
"Solid lead?"
"Yeah....and I'm not telling you because you need to stay home with your wife once in awhile." Bosco knew Katey to well. "She needs you home."
"You need help." Bosco looked at the people in the car.
"I got all the help I need for now. Go to bed. Make your wife happy."
"If your holding out on me....."
"Elliot...just go to bed and we'll call you in the morning."
"Okay." He hung up.
"It's nice having friends who care." Bobby Goran looked at Bosco.
"Yeah." Bosco looked out the window. "She's going to be ok."
"Are you asking me or telling me?" Bobby watched his friend closly. He and Bosco had never really been close. Not like he and Seajae. But he considered the younger man a friend, regardless of how he felt.
"A little of both I guess."
"Seajae is the strongest woman I know. She'll get though this like she does everything else."
"Are you trying to convice me or yourself." Bobby senced where Bosco was going.
"Both. Is it working?" Bosco smiled a little.
"Your the one with all the visions man. You tell me."
"I don't have what Seajae has. Just feelings I get." Bobby smiled. "It was all Faith tonight." Bosco absently twisted his wedding band. It was new. Seajae had given it to him on thier second wedding day only, Bosco thought, a week ago. What a week it had been. He knew Seajae was ok. He felt her in his heart. But what would happen when this was over. His heart couldn't take her missing in action again. She showed him what love was and he never wanted to be without it.
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Seajae looked down at her feet. She felt like she was floting. Whatever the man had given her was powerful stuff. If it was what he was selling on the street New York was in big trouble.
"I will call you husband now Detective."
"Bite me." Seajae needed to breath. It was getting harder by the minute.
"That can be aranged." He dialed the number. Seajae vaugly wondered how he knew the number. He held the phone to her ear. It rang three times.
"Boscorelli."
"Bosco.....don't do don't listen to the bastard." The man pulled the phone away.
"Seajae!"
"Sgt. Boscorelli your wife is a little indisposed at the moment."
"Who the hell are you?"
"A man who just wants to get home. Your wife is a pretty little thing Sgt." Seajae felt the mans hand on her cheek and tried to pull away. "Is she a natural blond?"
"Tell me what you want." In the van Caleb called the FBI and tried to run a trace on the cell phone.
"To get out of New York with my supply and my cash thats all."
"Forget it. Seajae won't let me put people in danger like that."
"I'm a small time dealer Sgt. Nothing more. People have slipped though who were worth more then I."
"I don't care if your the guy on the corner selling dime bags to hookers. No deal."
"Then I hope you have fond memories of you wife Sgt. Boscorelli." The man hung up. Bosco looked at Caleb.
"Did you get it?"
"No. He wasn't on long enough." Bosco fought the urge to throw the phone. He bit back a curse and tried hard to think that he would never see his wife alive again. It was what she wanted. She never wanted anyone to use her position as levrage. If Bosco let it happen when she came home there would be hell to pay but she would be alive.
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"John." Sully felt Tatianna behind him before she wispered his name. He was standing at the window holding Annalise.
"She's fine honey. Go back to bed."
"But you are not."
"I'm ok."
"Your thinking of Seajae?"
"Yes."
"She will be home soon."
"But what if she isn't?"
"Then we will go on and help Bosco cope." Sully looked at his wife. She never was negitive when it came to Seajae. It was always when she came home not if.
"Do you think Bosco could ever cope if she dies?"
"No. He would problably kill himself with his own gun." Even sweet innocent Tatianna knew that Bosco would never make it without the love of his life. She touched her husbands stubbled cheek. "Go find her John." Taking the sleeping baby out of his arms she headed back to the bedroom. Sully watched her go. How could he find her when he didn't know where to start looking.
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Seajae's head was spinning. She felt hands on her and tried to push them away. She kicked and fought with what ever energy she had left. All she wanted was to curl up with her husband and have him tell her it was all right. She needed Bosco so much. Now more then ever. She had the shakes so bad it hurt.
"It'll only get worse Seajae." The voice echoed. He was pumping her up with some nasty stuff. She wanted to lash out at the man but the darkness overtook her. "Just wait Seajae.....just wait and see what I will make you do for your freedom."
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"We need more back up. That building is huge." Caleb looked at the big water front factory.
"The state patrol is on its way. Bosco if she's in there we need to move now. It's one guy."
"Caleb I won't risk it. He may put a bullet into her if he here's a rat move. His guys kidnapped a house full of people. He may have friends we don't know about."
"True. But every minute we waste out here...." Bosco looked at Bobby and Joey.
"I with Bosco." Bobby answered. This guy was unstable and he was able to kidnap the kids and Seajae. Bobby looked around the deserted waterfrount.. "Let's lay low and get a lay of the land." They all split up. Drawing their weapons and praying they found her before it was too late.
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Seajae felt the hand on her face. She wouldn't open her eyes. Beleaving the hand was Bosco's was so much more appealing then the alternitive. Her hands were shaking. She had never been so out of control. The hand stroked her cheek. Tears threatened to fall.
"He wouldn't just let you die this way, would he?"
"He knows that's how I want it." She wispered. The voice was disconected. She felt like she was flying yet her body felt like a lead weight.
"He can't save you Seajae. Only I can." The voice was eiry and cold. Seajae couldn't bear to open her eyes even if she could. Feeling cold metal agaist her arm she pulled away. "Your going to wish you died on that mountian after I get done with you."
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Bosco knew she was close. He could feel her. Staying as close to the wall as he could he rounded the next corner he saw her. The room was sparsly lit. He barly saw her move under the green blanket. He took a step forward. Feeling the cold metal agaist his temple he stopped.
"She looks pretty pathetic huh Maurice." Bosco's blood turn cold.
"Who are and what the hell have you done to my wife?" The man could just as easily pulled the trigger as answer his question.
"She'll live...maybe. How did you find me Sgt?"
"Dumb luck." Bosco wasn't going to lie now. He wanted make sure he had back up before pissing this guy off anymore then he was.
"You have a pretty wife there Boscorelli."
"Yeah. I'd kinda like to keep her around if you don't mind."
"Your not the hard ass everyone warned me you'd be."
"Well when my wife's life is on the line I like to keep things on an even kiel if you know what I mean."
"I'm not stupid. Where are your friends?"
"I came alone. I wanted to check out a lead before I told anyone. Who knew it would pan out."
"Yes. Who knew. Now drop your weapon."
"Not till you drop yours a bit."
"You can't win this one." Out of the courner of his eye Bosco saw the man rup the trigger a little. Slowly he let his weapon fall to the ground. "Good boy. Now....." Before the man got to say another word a shot rang out. Bosco hit the ground and slid to the corner where his wife was, taking his gun with him. He looked up to see Bobby Goran standing over the man.
"On the contray I think he has." Bobby looked at Bosco. "Rosco Remmington. Miami's biggest drug lord. Little far north for him to be hiding out." Bosco really wasn't listing to what his friend was saying. He turned and pulled the blanket off Seajae. The IV was still in her arm. Her hands duck taped together. He pulled the needle out of her hand. Caleb was behind him then. He cut the tape as Bosco held his wife in his arms.
"Seajae.......baby....talk to me." Bosco heard voices and comotion around him but all he could focus on was the lifeless body of his wife. "Seajae....come on sweety...." Tears clouded his eyes as he felt her neck. The paulse there was weak but thier was one. Jimmy was next to him then.
"Come on Bosco the State Troopers have a helecopter standing by. Lets get her to the hospital" Bosco stood up and lifted his wife into his arms. Bobby stood up from where he was talking to the man who had hurt his wife.
"Its a cocain Bosco. He was feeding her uncut cocain." Bosco looked at Bobby and then to the man. "He's been taken care of. Go get her some help." Bosco and Jimmy headed out to the helecopter.
"Bosco?" Seajae's voice was barley a wisper as he put her into the helecopter.
"I'm here baby." She was shaking. Her skin was cold and clammy.
"Call Sully......"
"We will honey....as soon as we get you some help....." She was shaking harder. "Hang on baby were almost there."
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Mary Proctor stuck her head into the office of the ER chief of staff.
"Incoming cocain over dose Doctor Miller." The man put down his glasses on the file he was writing in and rubbed his eyes.
"I was off three hours ago Mary."
"It's Seajae Boscorelli." Dr. Miller stood up.
"Where is she?"
"Their coming in on the helo pad in five minutes." He turned and grabbed his coat off the rack and followed the nurse up to the roof.
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"Bosco...." Seajae clung to her husband.
"We're almost there baby."
"Sully......." Bosco handed Jimmy the phone.
"Jimmy's calling him."
"Bosco..." The doors opened. Bosco rushed his wife to the gurny that was waiting for them. "Bosco...." He leaned over her so he could here.
"Yeah baby?"
"I.......I don't know what he did to me...." Her brown eyes empty she looked at him. "I love you Maurice." Her eyes rolled back into her head and Doctor Miller pulled the gurny into the elevator. Mary covered Seajae. It only took a minute for the elevator to get to the ER. As Dr. Miller and Jimmy pulled her out of the elevator. Bosco stopped Mary before she got out.
"Mary......she'll need a...." Mary looked into the young man's troubled eyes.
"I'll do a rape kit after the doctor stablizes her."
"Thanks Mary." Bosco watched the doctors work on his wife. Jimmy stood behind him.
"Sully's on his way." Dr. Miller looked up from where he was putting in a breathing tube. His face looked grim. Bosco turned and wanted to run. Wanted to be as far away as he could from seeing his wife die. Sully was there then. Stopping him from leaving. He knew now why Seajae had wanted him there. One of them needed to be strong.
"Hold on Bosco......" He wispered as the younger man broke down. "Hang on son."
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"Does anyone know how much cocain she ingested?" Dr. Miller looked at Mary.
"Dorhety said she had her IV from here still in and the guy was feeding it to her though that."
"Damn't I can't get a central line in her vains are a mess." Miller looked at Mary. "After all this I'm not going to loose her to some pshyco drug dealer. Do you hear me Seajae. Fight....Bosco's out in the hall Seajae. He's a mess. If you don't fight he'll loose it." Her eyes fluttered. "Thats it. Fight Seajae. Fight."
"Bosco wants us to do a rape kit when she's stablized." Mary saw the anger in the young doctors eyes. He hated his job more and more everyday. The breathing tube in and the resperater on Ken Miller assest the woman he put together alot over the years. When her body started to colvose he knew the damage was much worse then he imaganed.
"She siezing. Lets get her stablized." Miller administered something to stop the convolsions. He wasn't sure how much cocain was running in Seajae's vains so he guessed the dosage. The siezure stopped and Miller looked at her vitals again. With every siezure Seajae would loose presious brain cells. He needed to make sure she didn't have another one.
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It amazied Bobby Goran how when one of them was in trouble the 5-5 gathered around and rallied for them. There was paramedics, firefighters, police Captians right down to patrol officers. Thet were a family. Bobby never had that closeness at work. Bosco sat alone in the corner of the room. John Sullivan not to far from him. Everyone seemed to know he needed a little space but still needed his friends.
"Coffee?" Jimmy broke him out of his thoughts.
"Thanks ." Bobby looked at Bosco again. "Is he ok?"
"As well as can be expected I guess." Jimmy took a swig of his coffee. "I hate this waiting."
"Yeah." Kim came up to them. Jimmy looked at the clock. It was already after eight in the morning.
"Hey....where's the kids?"
"Tatianna and Kelly have them." Kim looked around the room. Almost everyone was there to help Bosco though. Ty came up the them.
"Hey."
"Hey. " Jimmy and Kim both noticed Alex wasn't there. Niether said anything. Bosco stood up and started walking. Sully stood up too. Jimmy watched the two men. The older man was watching the younger intencely. There was something more going on then Jimmy knew. Dr Miller stepped into the room.
"Bosco......" Bosco looked up. The doctor who'd saved his wife contless times looked haggard and worn.
"No........."
"No. She's alive. But...."Miller rubbed his eyes. "She had two seizures. One lasted almost five minutes. Not knowing how much cocain was in her system I had to ease into giving her the drugs to stop the seizures. I don't know how long her brain was without oxygen. Until she regains consiousness we can't tell. I am ordering a cat scan for as soon as they can take her but they are a little backed up."
"So she may have brain damage?"
"Maybe. I don't know what kind of damage the OD or the seizures my of caused until I get the head ct and she wakes up."
"Can I see her?"
"Yeah. She's in ICU right now so we can keep a close eye on her." Bosco followed Miller out of the waiting room. The doctor stopped and turned. "The .....thing you asked Mary for...."
"You mean the rape kit?"
"Yeah. It came back negitve. Other then some bruising on her upper theigh theres no sign of her having incorse in the lat 48 hours."
"Thanks." Bosco went to the ICU. Seajae looked worce then he had ever seen here. "God baby what are we going to do." He went to her and held her hand. It was ice cold. "I'm here Seajae. God I was scared not knowing where you were. Not knowing why you were gone." The resporator was loud in the quiet room. "Your home now sunshine. Home with me and our kids and our friends. I'm sorry it took so long to get you back. But your home now and everythings going to be ok." Bosco hopped they would be. She never took the easy way home though. It was always a long hard road for all of them. Bosco closed his eyes and let the wearness overtake him.