Here's Chapter 3. Please read and review.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Third Watch characters, just borrowing them for a little while!
"Bosco, what are you telling me here?" she asked. "Let's not get into this now, okay?" he said. "Yeah, right. What do you mean, `let's not get into this now'? When would you like to get into it?" she asked, an attitude taking over her tone. "What's the point of getting into it? You're married," he said. Faith just shook her head. She couldn't believe what was going on here.
`Great job,' he thought to himself as he walked to the car, realizing Faith still had the key on her key ring. He couldn't believe he just let the cat out of the bag like that. He never meant to reveal his true feelings, did he? He patiently waited for her. She handed him her key ring. "Bosco, we really need to talk about this," she said. He laughed sarcastically. "About what? The kiss? There's nothing to talk about," he said. "Um, yeah there is. About the fact that you said you would do it again in a heartbeat, sober," she said.
He sighed. "Okay, so what?" he said. "Don't I have a right to know what that means?" she asked. He just stared at her. "Okay," he said and with that took her in his arms and kissed her. She tried to get away for a minute, but then gave into his kiss. After a few minutes they were breathless. "Does that clear it up for you?" he asked. "I love you. I have for a long time and I still do," he said.
Faith didn't know what to say. "I love you too Bos, you're my best friend," she said. "No, Faith, you're not getting it. I LOVE you," he said. She laughed. `This has got to be one of the cruelest cosmic jokes ever,' she thought. "What's so funny?" he asked. "Nothing can come of this Bosco, okay. I'm married, let's just get it back to where we were," she said. He nodded, he knew that's what she would say. .
The whole ride to the house, she wondered why Bosco couldn't share this with her just a few years earlier, before she met Fred. Yeah, this was definitely one big cosmic joke.
About an hour into their shift, which had been uncomfortably silent, they were called to the scene of an MVA. They were the first to arrive, followed shortly by a bus and the fire department. Bosco could smell the gas leaking out of one of the cars. The people involved in the accident had been removed from the automobiles and were being tended to by paramedics Doc Parker and Carlos Nieto, as well as Kim Zambrano and Alex Taylor. "Looks like everyone will be okay," Bosco said, standing next to Faith.
Everyone was also a safe distance away from the cars, should they blow. Just then, a flash caught Bosco's eye and as he saw the car ignite, he grabbed Faith and threw her down to the ground, shielding her body with his own. He covered his head and safely protected hers with the triangle of his arms. His instincts were right; the Buick involved just blew up. "You okay?" he asked, getting up off his partner. "Yeah, thanks," she said.
Bosco went around and made sure everyone else was alright and they were. They got back to the house to fill out paperwork. "Hey, Bos, thanks for," she started to say but he cut her off. "You're welcome. I hope I didn't throw you on the deck too hard," he said, smiling. She smiled, but couldn't get their conversation from this afternoon out of her head. Or that damn kiss.
She caught herself sneaking furtive glances at him the rest of the shift. Bosco was feeling sort of .well, like a scumbag, for kissing her like that in the car to `clear up his point.' She is a married woman. He knew he should apologize.
As they were walking out of the locker room after the shift he approached. "Hey, walk out with me?" he said. She followed. They went to a semi-private area outside. "Faith, forgive me. I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have kissed you like that, the second time I mean," he said, his hands in his pockets.
"Well, you're right about that. It more than shocked me, Bosco," she said. `Yeah, it made me realize what I've been missing,' she thought. "It's okay. Um, I didn't exactly pull away as quickly as I should have," she said, averting her eyes away from his. He smiled. "I know. It almost gave me hope for a minute," he said with a laugh. "Let's keep it to partners and best friends, okay?" she asked. He sighed. "Okay," he said.
This was killing her. She had always been attracted to him, he confesses his true feelings and she's married. Life just isn't fair.
"Come on, I'll give you a lift home," he said. "Thanks," she replied, as he opened the door for her. It had been a long time since Fred opened a door like that. `Don't do that Faith. Stop comparing Bosco to Fred,' she thought.
Faith headed up to her apartment and opened the door, expecting to find Fred slumbering on the couch. Instead, she saw the open and half empty bottle of vodka. The sauce, great, exactly what she felt like dealing with tonight. "Fred," she called.
He stumbled out from the bedroom. "Hey," he said. "You're home? I thought you might make it another late night," he said, an air of sarcasm to his voice. "What are you talking about?" she asked, putting her stuff down as Fred poured another glass of vodka. "You know, after last night," he said. "No, today was much better than yesterday," she said. "Mm hhm. Glad to hear it," he said. "Oh, and by the way, Matt saw you and Bosco outside Haggerty's last night," he said. "Yeah, that's where we were, I told you that," she said, feeling her heart rate quicken. "True Faith. You did tell me that. But you left out the part WHERE YOU AND BOSCO WERE KISSING!" he said, screaming the last part.
TBC (there! I finally put that in!!! )
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Third Watch characters, just borrowing them for a little while!
"Bosco, what are you telling me here?" she asked. "Let's not get into this now, okay?" he said. "Yeah, right. What do you mean, `let's not get into this now'? When would you like to get into it?" she asked, an attitude taking over her tone. "What's the point of getting into it? You're married," he said. Faith just shook her head. She couldn't believe what was going on here.
`Great job,' he thought to himself as he walked to the car, realizing Faith still had the key on her key ring. He couldn't believe he just let the cat out of the bag like that. He never meant to reveal his true feelings, did he? He patiently waited for her. She handed him her key ring. "Bosco, we really need to talk about this," she said. He laughed sarcastically. "About what? The kiss? There's nothing to talk about," he said. "Um, yeah there is. About the fact that you said you would do it again in a heartbeat, sober," she said.
He sighed. "Okay, so what?" he said. "Don't I have a right to know what that means?" she asked. He just stared at her. "Okay," he said and with that took her in his arms and kissed her. She tried to get away for a minute, but then gave into his kiss. After a few minutes they were breathless. "Does that clear it up for you?" he asked. "I love you. I have for a long time and I still do," he said.
Faith didn't know what to say. "I love you too Bos, you're my best friend," she said. "No, Faith, you're not getting it. I LOVE you," he said. She laughed. `This has got to be one of the cruelest cosmic jokes ever,' she thought. "What's so funny?" he asked. "Nothing can come of this Bosco, okay. I'm married, let's just get it back to where we were," she said. He nodded, he knew that's what she would say. .
The whole ride to the house, she wondered why Bosco couldn't share this with her just a few years earlier, before she met Fred. Yeah, this was definitely one big cosmic joke.
About an hour into their shift, which had been uncomfortably silent, they were called to the scene of an MVA. They were the first to arrive, followed shortly by a bus and the fire department. Bosco could smell the gas leaking out of one of the cars. The people involved in the accident had been removed from the automobiles and were being tended to by paramedics Doc Parker and Carlos Nieto, as well as Kim Zambrano and Alex Taylor. "Looks like everyone will be okay," Bosco said, standing next to Faith.
Everyone was also a safe distance away from the cars, should they blow. Just then, a flash caught Bosco's eye and as he saw the car ignite, he grabbed Faith and threw her down to the ground, shielding her body with his own. He covered his head and safely protected hers with the triangle of his arms. His instincts were right; the Buick involved just blew up. "You okay?" he asked, getting up off his partner. "Yeah, thanks," she said.
Bosco went around and made sure everyone else was alright and they were. They got back to the house to fill out paperwork. "Hey, Bos, thanks for," she started to say but he cut her off. "You're welcome. I hope I didn't throw you on the deck too hard," he said, smiling. She smiled, but couldn't get their conversation from this afternoon out of her head. Or that damn kiss.
She caught herself sneaking furtive glances at him the rest of the shift. Bosco was feeling sort of .well, like a scumbag, for kissing her like that in the car to `clear up his point.' She is a married woman. He knew he should apologize.
As they were walking out of the locker room after the shift he approached. "Hey, walk out with me?" he said. She followed. They went to a semi-private area outside. "Faith, forgive me. I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have kissed you like that, the second time I mean," he said, his hands in his pockets.
"Well, you're right about that. It more than shocked me, Bosco," she said. `Yeah, it made me realize what I've been missing,' she thought. "It's okay. Um, I didn't exactly pull away as quickly as I should have," she said, averting her eyes away from his. He smiled. "I know. It almost gave me hope for a minute," he said with a laugh. "Let's keep it to partners and best friends, okay?" she asked. He sighed. "Okay," he said.
This was killing her. She had always been attracted to him, he confesses his true feelings and she's married. Life just isn't fair.
"Come on, I'll give you a lift home," he said. "Thanks," she replied, as he opened the door for her. It had been a long time since Fred opened a door like that. `Don't do that Faith. Stop comparing Bosco to Fred,' she thought.
Faith headed up to her apartment and opened the door, expecting to find Fred slumbering on the couch. Instead, she saw the open and half empty bottle of vodka. The sauce, great, exactly what she felt like dealing with tonight. "Fred," she called.
He stumbled out from the bedroom. "Hey," he said. "You're home? I thought you might make it another late night," he said, an air of sarcasm to his voice. "What are you talking about?" she asked, putting her stuff down as Fred poured another glass of vodka. "You know, after last night," he said. "No, today was much better than yesterday," she said. "Mm hhm. Glad to hear it," he said. "Oh, and by the way, Matt saw you and Bosco outside Haggerty's last night," he said. "Yeah, that's where we were, I told you that," she said, feeling her heart rate quicken. "True Faith. You did tell me that. But you left out the part WHERE YOU AND BOSCO WERE KISSING!" he said, screaming the last part.
TBC (there! I finally put that in!!! )
