Life's Little Surprises

Will a trip to the bar change Bosco and Faith's life forever?

Disclaimer: I own nothing~!

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Bosco was sitting in a chair in the OR waiting room. He'd insisted on being there when Faith got out of surgery. Sully,Ty,Kim,Jimmy and Carlos were all waiting in the room. Rose was still at home with Noelle. Bos had told her to stay until he called with news. He had his head in his uncasted hand. A doctor walked in, a solemn look on his face. Bosco could've cried right then, but he'd decided to be strong, if not for his sake, then for everyone else's.

"Mr. Boscorelli..."



"Please, don't tell me that she's-"

"She's not, but things aren't too great. We got the metal shard out of her chest. It punctured the lung and we had to repair a large hole. She's on a breathing tube right now, but during the surgery, her brain was denied oxygen for some time, and we don't know how extensive the damage is. There's a chance that she may never wake up. It's slight, but very possible."

A tear slid down Bosco's cheek.

"Can I see her?"

"Of course." Bosco and the doctor walked silently down the hall until the doctor stopped at the door that was Faith's.

Bosco walked in and his heart broke when he saw Faith lying there. She had a large tube down her throat, and an IV running fluids into her body. He walked to her bedside and immediatly took her hand in his. He kissed it gently and his eyes filled with tears.

"Oh God, Faith..." he said lowering his head.

She squeezed his hand and he looked up.

"Faith...baby if you understand me squeeze my hand again."

She did and Bosco's heart soared! Faith's eyes fluttered open.

"Hold on, let me get the doctor..."

Bosco ran into the hall and came back with the doctor on his heels. He walked over to Faith's bed and grasped her hand.

"Faith, I'm going to ask you some questions, Blink once for yes and twice for no. Do you understand?"

She blinked.

"Do you want me to take out your breathing tube?"

She blinked.

"Ok, I'm going to need you to inhale deeply then blow out as hard as you can when I pull the tube out." She did as instructed and after a few seconds of coughing, she was able to breath on her own.

"Bos.." she croaked as soon as she caught her breath.

"Oh God, Faith..." He leaned over and kissed her head.

"You ok?" her voice was barely a whisper

Bosco nodded. "I just have a broken wrist and a couple broken ribs."

"Oh no..."

"No, Faith. I'm fine. I'm just worried about you."

"Noelle?"

"She'll be here to see you in the morning, along with Charlie and Em. My mom is going to call into work tonight."

Faith nodded and her eyes drooped shut.

"I love you..." Bosco said kissing her hand.

"I love you too" she muttered.

"Bosco?" Mary Procter had entered the room "We really need to get you in a bed?"

"Can I just get this one?" he motioned to the bed on the other side of the room.

"Of course."

"Thanks for everything tonight, Mary."

"Not a problem, Bosco." Mary turned out the light in the room and left the injured couple to sleep in peace.

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Bosco woke up to the sun shining through the windows of the room. He glanced over toward Faith's side of the room. The curtain was closed and he couldn't see anything.

He pressed the nurse alert button and Mary Proctor came into the room. She opened the curtain and the bed where Faith lay was empty.

"Where's Faith? What happened?"

"The hole in her lung tore again. They had to take her to the OR for emergency surgery."

"Oh God...Why wasn't I woken up?"

"You were on so much pain medication, Bosco."

"What happened?"

"They figure they took out the breathing tube too early. They didn't let the tissue heal enough before leaving it to function without assistance."

"Is she ok?"

"I can check. I think they're moving her down here in an hour or so. You need to stay in bed, I'll check for you."

"Ok."

Bosco reached next to him to phone his mother when she walked in the room.

"Ma..."

"Oh Maurice..." she replied running to his bed kissing him on the forehead. Emily had Noelle in her carrier while Charlie was behind them.

"Emily, Charlie, how are you guys doing?"

"Good." replied Emily, setting the carrier down and handing Noelle to Bosco. He kissed her forehead and motioned for all of them to sit down.

"Guys, your mom had to go back to surgery. She had a hole in her lung and they sewed it up, but it re-opened and they had to run her up there and fix it again."

Rose gasped and tears grew in Emily's eyes.

"She'll be ok though, she should be back in here any minute.

"Are you ok, Bosco?" asked Emily

"I'm fine. I want to thank you guys for being such big helps with the baby." he looked at his daughter who was curled up in his arm asleep.

"Bosco?" piped Charlie. It was the first time the boy had spoken

"Yea?"

"Is my mom going to die?" he walked over to the side of Bosco's bed. Bosco patted the space next to him on the bed and Charlie sat next to Bosco.

"No Charlie. Your mom is going to be just fine."

"What about you?"

"Oh, I'm fine. I just have a broken wrist and a few broken ribs. That and some bruises and scratches."

"You aren't gonna die, right?"

"No, Charlie. Me and your mom are going to be fine."

Just as Bosco finished that statement, a couple of doctor's walked in the room with Faith covered up on a gurney. Rose and Emily quickly ran to Bosco's side of the room where they watched their mother being transfered from bed to bed. A doctor closed the curtain.

"No.." Bosco almost yelled.

"I'm sure Ms.Mitchell would like some privacy, sir" replied a snotty looking med student.

"Ms.Mitchell is my fiancee, and I think her daughters and son would like to see her."

"I apologize."

Bosco nodded as the man opened the curtain. Charlie and Emily walked over to their mothers bed as the doctors walked out. They placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Kids, maybe we should go get a bite to eat?" said Rose ushering the kids out of the room.

"Ma, lemme keep Noelle with me."

She nodded, grabbed her purse and walked out. The baby was beginning to stir and Bosco sat her up and held her close as she woke up. Her blue eyes sparkled and she smiled and cooed as her father stroked her hair back. She had a massive amount of hair. He smiled at her and kissed her. He heard Faith move across the room. She couldn't speak because of the breathing tube they'd replaced, but she opened her eyes.

"Faith..." Bosco called, drawing her eyes over toward him and the baby. Her eyes brightened and she tried to smile. Bosco layed the baby on his bed, and slowly but surely got out of bed. He picked her up and shuffled toward Faith with Noelle in his arms. Faith sat up as much as she could and Bosco placed their daughter in her arms. She sat and stared at the baby, stroking her hair. She looked at Bosco and pointed toward the tube in her throat.

"They can't take it out until tomorrow. Your lung needs to heal more, that's why you had to go back to surgery. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you Faith." She took Bosco's hand and they looked at Noelle.