Here's chapter 4. Please read and review. Disclaimer: I still don't own any of the Third Watch characters, just borrowing them. The first paragraph is just a little refresher from chapter 3.

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.

She'd never heard him yell like that. Never. She swallowed hard.

"Fred, did Matt also tell you about the part where I pushed Bosco away?" she asked, trying to remain calm. "I don't want to hear it. I always knew something was going on between the two of you," he said, pouring another drink. "Let me explain this Fred, please. I love you," she said. He shrugged. "I'm listening, but I'm not very trusting at this point," he said.

"Bosco had been drinking, a lot. It was a very emotional day and well, I can't explain why he did it," she said, thinking it best to leave out Bosco's declaration of love for her. "But as soon as he did, Fred, I pushed him away. He caught me so off guard," she said. He scoffed at her. "Whatever. Look, I'm going away for awhile Faith. I can't stand to be around you right now. I've thought about this long and hard, and it kills me," he said. "Fred, what are you saying? Everyone makes mistakes. I pushed him away immediately," she said. "Yeah, okay," he said. She went to him and touched his shoulder. He spun around and flung her hand away. "Don't touch me," he said and with that, took the duffel bag he had packed and left.

Faith sat down on the couch, stunned. She couldn't believe this was happening and she had a good mind to go over and kick Matt's ass.

."Yeah, yeah I'm coming," Bosco shouted as he went to answer his door. Jeez, who the hell was banging on his door this time of night? "Who is it?" he asked. "Fred," answered the voice. "Hey, is everything okay? Is Faith al- ?" but he was cut off by Fred's fist connecting to his face.

Bosco was knocked to the floor. Fred came at him one more time and landed another punch to his face. "Fred, what the hell?" he said, wiping the blood from his mouth. "That's for kissing my wife. Now that I got that out of the way, maybe you two can just have each other. I think that's what you BOTH wanted for a long time," he said, slamming the door on his way out.

"Shit," Bosco said aloud. He looked at his face in the mirror. `Great, that will look just lovely tomorrow,' he thought. The next thought-Faith. If he did that to Bosco..oh God, he had to get over there.

Faith sat on the couch hugging a pillow and crying. The knock startled her. She opened expecting to find Fred. "Are you alright?" he asked, frantic. "Well, except for the fact that my husband's friend saw you kiss me outside Haggerty's and my marriage is probably over," she said, then trailed off when she saw his face.

"Oh my God, what happened?" she said, gently touching his eye. "Fred paid me a visit," he said. "I thought that if he did this to me. well, I was just worried that he did something to you." She sobbed harder. "Oh man, I can't believe this is happening Bosco. I really can't," she said. He came in and closed the door. "Let me get you some ice for your face," she said. "Where did Fred go?" she asked. "I don't know. All he said was `that's for kissing my wife. Now that I got that out of the way, maybe you two can just have each other. I think that's what you both wanted for a long time.'" he said.

"What? He said that?" she asked, handing him the bag of ice. "An exact quote," he replied. He sat down. "Faith. I'm so sorry. I couldn't even get a word in to tell him what happened," he said. "I tried. He didn't want to hear it from me," she said. "Did he hit you?" he asked. "No, he didn't touch me, save for flinging my hand away when I placed it on his shoulder," she said. "I'm sorry. I've probably screwed up your marriage for what? For making my point about something. Jesus I'm an idiot," he said.

"Bosco, he only knows about outside Haggerty's, that's it," she said. "He doesn't know about.?" he trailed off. "NO! And I had no intention of telling him about it. Matt saw you kiss me outside Haggerty's. Of course he didn't see me push you away," she said. She cried harder again. He couldn't stand her crying. He'd only seen it a few times.

He cautiously placed a hand on her back and rubbed. She didn't move away so he figured it was okay. She actually moved closer to him. Before he knew it, she was seeking solace in his embrace. "Faith, is this a good idea for me to hold you like this? What if Fred comes back?" he said. "Honestly, right now I don't care if he does," she said. Okay, we're on pure emotion here. Bosco knew this side of her very well. "Besides, he won't be back tonight, he packed a bag," she said. "Bosco, I'm sorry. I'm sorry he came after you like that. And thank you for not arresting him," she said. "I wouldn't Faith," he said.

"Damn you Bosco," she said aloud. "What?" he asked. "Why couldn't you share your feelings with me before I met Fred?" she asked. He felt his jaw drop. "What? Faith, do you mean-?" he said but she cut him off. "Yeah, maybe if you had shared these with me before, things would be much different now," she said. "You mean would you maybe be with me?" he asked. "Well, maybe, I don't know. I just wish you had said something before," she replied. He sighed. She ended up crying herself to sleep, in his arms. He held her until she woke up about half an hour later. For a minute, she was startled when she looked up and saw Bosco. Then she remembered what happened.

Just then, exactly what Faith said wouldn't happen, happened. The doorknob turned and Fred walked in.

TBC