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Chapter 7
When Bosco went to work that day, Faith went home to start packing up some stuff. Fred was there, packing some things.
"Oh, Faith. I didn't think you'd be here," he said, continuing to pack up his things.
"Well, I took some time off this week. I need to find a place," she said.
"You're not going to stay here?"
"No. Too many memories for me. Did you want to stay?" she asked.
"Not really. Same reason."
She picked up the newspaper and sat down to look at the apartment section. There was actually an apartment available in Bosco's building. Would that be too weird??? She knew she needed a place and being close to Bosco couldn't be anything but good, right?
"Lock up when you leave, okay," she said heading toward him to give him a kiss. She stopped in her tracks. She almost just fell into the normal routine. His eyes were almost pleading with her to come forward. But she had made up her mind and he realized it.
"Okay," he said, resuming his packing.
Faith got to the apartment building she had just left about a half hour ago. She went in to see the superintendent with the newspaper in her hand. "Hi, I'm Faith Yokas and I'm inquiring about the apartment you have for rent."
"Oh, hi. I'm Jack Thomas," he said, extending his hand.
`One of the nice supers in the city,' she thought to herself. She shook his hand.
"I'll take you up to see it. It's on the 4th floor and the rent is $850 a month, not including utilities," he said. "Do you mind if I ask what you do for a living?"
"I'm a police officer," she said. "Ah, another cop. Do you know Maurice Boscorelli? He's a cop in the building," he said.
She smiled. "He's my partner."
"Hah, what a coincidence or did he tell you about the vacant apartment?"
"I saw it in the newspaper," she said.
He opened the door to the apartment. She was surprised that it was actually in nice shape. She looked around. The apartment was bigger than the one she was in now and cost less. There were some minor things that needed to be done and the super said he would fix them. "So, Officer Yokas, if you want it, it's yours. And since you're a cop, I'll knock it down to $750, plus utilities. I like the idea of having cops in the building," he said.
She shook her head as she looked around. "Yes, I'll take it," she said, shaking his hand.
"Do you have a lease you're in now?" he asked.
"Yes, but I think I know a way out of it," she said.
"Okay. The place won't be ready for about 3 weeks, is that alright?" he asked.
"Sure."
"Great. Well, let's go downstairs and get the paperwork started," he said. .
When Faith got back to her apartment, Fred was still there. "Fred, listen. I just got an apartment and we still have 3 months on the lease. Why don't you stay here till you find a place," she said.
"With you?" he asked.
`Damn. I just can't assume Bosco would want me living with him for 3 weeks,' she thought to herself. She'd risk it. "No, I'll have my stuff packed in about 2 days or so and then you can have it. You can keep the bed and bedroom furniture, I'll take some living room furnishings," she said.
Fred couldn't think of anything better so he agreed. "Okay, where will you stay though?" he asked.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," she said, not wanting to answer that question. `Now, all I have to do is tell Bosco and get his help packing,' she thought to herself. Fred agreed to stay at Bobby's to allow her privacy. Bosco was driving around with Gusler the Wonder Kid when his cell phone rang. "Boscorelli," he answered.
"Hi," she said.
"Hey, how are you?" he asked.
"I'm-fine," she said. He heard the catch in her voice.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Are you riding around with Gusler?" she asked.
He looked over with a sarcastic smirk at the Wonder Kid, who was just glancing out the window. "Yeah, thrill of my life," he replied. She laughed on the other end. "What's wrong though?" he asked.
"Can you come to my place after the shift?" she asked.
"Sure."
"Good, I'll see you later on then."
"Okay." Just the sound of her voice brightened his day. `If this is cloud nine, I ain't coming down,' he thought to himself.
TBC
Disclaimer: I still don't own any Third Watch characters.
Chapter 7
When Bosco went to work that day, Faith went home to start packing up some stuff. Fred was there, packing some things.
"Oh, Faith. I didn't think you'd be here," he said, continuing to pack up his things.
"Well, I took some time off this week. I need to find a place," she said.
"You're not going to stay here?"
"No. Too many memories for me. Did you want to stay?" she asked.
"Not really. Same reason."
She picked up the newspaper and sat down to look at the apartment section. There was actually an apartment available in Bosco's building. Would that be too weird??? She knew she needed a place and being close to Bosco couldn't be anything but good, right?
"Lock up when you leave, okay," she said heading toward him to give him a kiss. She stopped in her tracks. She almost just fell into the normal routine. His eyes were almost pleading with her to come forward. But she had made up her mind and he realized it.
"Okay," he said, resuming his packing.
Faith got to the apartment building she had just left about a half hour ago. She went in to see the superintendent with the newspaper in her hand. "Hi, I'm Faith Yokas and I'm inquiring about the apartment you have for rent."
"Oh, hi. I'm Jack Thomas," he said, extending his hand.
`One of the nice supers in the city,' she thought to herself. She shook his hand.
"I'll take you up to see it. It's on the 4th floor and the rent is $850 a month, not including utilities," he said. "Do you mind if I ask what you do for a living?"
"I'm a police officer," she said. "Ah, another cop. Do you know Maurice Boscorelli? He's a cop in the building," he said.
She smiled. "He's my partner."
"Hah, what a coincidence or did he tell you about the vacant apartment?"
"I saw it in the newspaper," she said.
He opened the door to the apartment. She was surprised that it was actually in nice shape. She looked around. The apartment was bigger than the one she was in now and cost less. There were some minor things that needed to be done and the super said he would fix them. "So, Officer Yokas, if you want it, it's yours. And since you're a cop, I'll knock it down to $750, plus utilities. I like the idea of having cops in the building," he said.
She shook her head as she looked around. "Yes, I'll take it," she said, shaking his hand.
"Do you have a lease you're in now?" he asked.
"Yes, but I think I know a way out of it," she said.
"Okay. The place won't be ready for about 3 weeks, is that alright?" he asked.
"Sure."
"Great. Well, let's go downstairs and get the paperwork started," he said. .
When Faith got back to her apartment, Fred was still there. "Fred, listen. I just got an apartment and we still have 3 months on the lease. Why don't you stay here till you find a place," she said.
"With you?" he asked.
`Damn. I just can't assume Bosco would want me living with him for 3 weeks,' she thought to herself. She'd risk it. "No, I'll have my stuff packed in about 2 days or so and then you can have it. You can keep the bed and bedroom furniture, I'll take some living room furnishings," she said.
Fred couldn't think of anything better so he agreed. "Okay, where will you stay though?" he asked.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," she said, not wanting to answer that question. `Now, all I have to do is tell Bosco and get his help packing,' she thought to herself. Fred agreed to stay at Bobby's to allow her privacy. Bosco was driving around with Gusler the Wonder Kid when his cell phone rang. "Boscorelli," he answered.
"Hi," she said.
"Hey, how are you?" he asked.
"I'm-fine," she said. He heard the catch in her voice.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Are you riding around with Gusler?" she asked.
He looked over with a sarcastic smirk at the Wonder Kid, who was just glancing out the window. "Yeah, thrill of my life," he replied. She laughed on the other end. "What's wrong though?" he asked.
"Can you come to my place after the shift?" she asked.
"Sure."
"Good, I'll see you later on then."
"Okay." Just the sound of her voice brightened his day. `If this is cloud nine, I ain't coming down,' he thought to himself.
TBC
