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 rolled to his side and looked at Faith. They'd made love for the first time since they concieved Noelle and it was great, they were actually sober.
Faith was still sleeping peacefully, and Bosco was pleased to see a slight smile on her face. He leaned in and kissed her neck lightly, his lips just grazing her skin making him tingle.
Her smile grew as her eyes opened to meet Bosco's.
"Hi" he whispered brushing a stray hair away from her face.
"Hey."
"We need to get up..."
"Yea..."
"Whoa, how long have we been asleep?"
"I don't know, but I'm sure the baby's awake."
Faith climbed out of bed and pulled on a robe. Emily was in the nursery feeding Noelle a bottle in the rocking chair.
"Whatcha doing?"
"She was hungry. I just gave her a bath. I would have waken you, but I figured you needed some sleep. "
"Thanks Em."
Emily nodded and focused her attention on her sister who was slurping greedily out of the bottle. Faith walked back into the bedroom as Bosco was pulling on a pair of NYPD sweats.
"She alright?"
"Em's been taking care of her. She said she figured we needed some sleep."
Bosco nodded and turned around. He took her in his arms and kissed her forehead.
"I love you."
"I love you too Bosco."
Faith got dressed and walked downstairs, Bosco treading lightly behind her. She sat at the kitchen table and began flipping through one of the bridal magazines. She saw a beatiful dress and marked the page. It was a long white gown. It went off the shoulder and had peasant sleeves and the bottom flared out. She instantly fell in love with it.
"Bosco?" she called into the living room
"Yea?"
"Come here, please"
"Alright." he groaned. He got up and walked to where Faith was.
"What?"
"This dress, what do you think of it?"
"It's nice."
"Nice? That's it, nice?"
"Faith, you'll look good in anything, and like I said this is going to be whatever you want."
"Have I told you I love ya, Bos?"
"Yea, but it's always nice to hear."
Faith smirked and Bosco leaned in and gave her a kiss.
"Wanna order pizza for dinner?"
"Sure. Ask Charlie and Em what they want on theirs."
"Alright." Bosco walked up the stairs and into the nursery where Emily was putting Noelle to sleep.
"Whatcha want on your pizza?" he asked in a voice barely above a whisper.
"Cheese." she mouthed rubbing the baby's back
"Charlie?" Bosco called when he walked into his room
He appeared to be sleeping, but even when Bosco shook him and bounced the bed he didn't wake up.
"Faith?!" he called, a bit of panic in his voice
"Bosco, what's wrong?" she asked when she walked into Charlies room.
"He won't wake up...he's got a fever and he's clammy"
"He looks real pale too. Call Carlos... "
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Carlos and Holly walked into Bosco and Faith's house and up the stairs. Faith was kneeling next to the bed and Bosco was holding Charlie in the bed. Bosco lay him down and got off the bed so they could examine him. He stood by Faith's side gripping her hand while Emily held Noelle in the back of the room.
"Faith.."Carlos murmered,"We're going to need to get him to Mercy, now. Kim's working a double, I'll have her come over in the bus."
Faith nodded tearfully. Bosco took Noelle from Emily.
"Go with your mom and the medics...make sure they're alright. I'll get some stuff and follow in the car.I'm gonna call my mom and have her stay with Ellie.."
Emily nodded and stood by her mother's side. She placed a hand on her back to make her prescence known.
"Bosco'll follow in the car, I'm going with you and Charlie..."
Faith nodded silently.
~*~*~*~*~
Charlie lay on a stretcher in back of the bus.
"55 Adam to Mercy...we're 4 minutes out with a 9 year old male, unconcious with a fever and weak pulse" called Kim into the radio.
Faith and Emily sat on a small bench inside while Carlos was in the back with them. Levine and Kim where in the front.
A monitor started to beep and Faith jumped.
"Kim pull the bus over, he's in asystole!" Kim stopped the bus and crawled into the back.
Bosco saw the bus pull over and stop and got worried. He saw Faith through the small window in the back of the bus and she was crying and yelling something. He got out of the car and ran to the back of the bus. Bosco through one of the doors open. Carlos was leaning over Charlie performing CPR while Kim squeezed the bag. Levine looked on from the front, knowing that it'd be choas for her to move back there and try to help.
"What the hell is going on?!" he asked, the fear evident in his voic.
"Oh God Bosco..." Faith cried crawling out of the bus into his arms. She burried his head into his chest and sobbed. Emily remained on the bus, she had her hands over her mouth and tears were streaming rappidly down her face. Tears grew heavy in Bosco's eyes as Carlos looked at him and stopped pushing down on Charlies chest.
"No..." he muttered "Please, God, no..."
Kim wiped a stray tear from her eye and Levine just sat there...stunned.
"I'm so sorry guys...I'm so sorry." Carlos said looking at the couple.
Faith knees grew weak and her and Bosco fell into the street. They clutched each other and cried. Emily walked out of the bus and knelt beside them. The opened their arms and she joined them in mourning for her baby brother.
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They continued the trip to Mercy, even though they knew that it wouldn't help. Emily rode back with Bosco. She looked out the window and just cried and cried. Bosco's eyes were red and puffy from his own tears that still continued to fall.
They walked into the emergency room doors and Bosco took Faith in his arms.
"Bosco...Oh God. What are we going to do?" she sobbed
"I don't know, baby...I don't know" he whispered stroking her hair.
"God, I have to call my mom....and Fred...."
"I know...I need to call my mom too. Let her know we'll be home in a while."
"No, I want her here. I need to see Noelle, hold her."
"Alright..."
"We came here with four people Bosco, and now one of them is gone forever" she choked back a sob and Bosco tightened his grip around her.
"I'll call Fred and your mom and everyone. Don't worry about it...."
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Rose Boscorelli ran into the ER, the tiny baby clutched to her chest.
"Faith?" she cried looking down at the woman
"Rose...." she said solemnly, she stood up and hugged the woman and took the infant from her chest....
"Faith honey, I'm so sorry..."
"Me too...."
"Where's Maurice?"
"At the front desk. He's calling Fred and my mom..."
"Alright...I'll be right back..."
Rose walked over the front desk to see Bosco mumbling into the phone. She put her arm on his back and he looked at her with his sad eyes.
"Alright Ramona. We'll see you tomorrow at the house. Alright..I know...I don't believe it either..Yea..alright. Bye." He hung up the phone and turned toward his mom.
"Maurice...." she said sadly
He wrapped his arms around her and relaxed into her embrace. His tears began to flow freely again. .
"God, Ma...We just...he just looked like he had fever or something..."
"You did all that you could, Maurice...maybe it was just his time."
"He was supposed to grow up, Ma. Get married, have kids..."
"I know Maurice..."
"I still gotta call Fred..."
"Alright. I'm gonna go check on Faith..."
Bosco picked up the phone and dialed Fred's number slowly, this wasn't going to be easy.
"Hello?"
"Fred...this is Bosco."
"Boscorelli? What do you want?"
"Something's happened...you need to come to Angel of Mercy hospital."
"What is it? Em, Charlie?"
"It's Charlie...Fred he..."
"He what?!"
"Just come down here Fred."
"What happened?"
"He died, Fred."
"Oh god..." he heard the line click dead. He sighed and hung up the phone.
"Bosco?" called Mary Proctor, a hint of surprise in her voice...
"Oh...hi Mary..."
"What are you doing here?"
"Um..Faith's son died."
"Oh God...I'm so sorry.."
"Yea.." he looked down at his feet. Mary put her hand on his shoulder and gave him a reassuring squeeze.
"What was it?"
"We don't know..."
"I'm so sorry Bosco..."
"Yea..thanks." he mumbled. He sighed deeply and walked back to the waiting area where his family was sitting. Rose had her arms wrapped around Emily and Faith was looking out the window at the rain. Bosco took Noelle from her and kissed his daughter's head. He looked sadly down at his fiancee and back up toward the hall.
"Faith..." he said. Fred was standing in the doorway of the waiting area. Faith stood up as Bosco put Noelle in Emily's arms. He and Faith walked over to where Fred was.
"What happened?" he said coldly
"We don't know..."replied Faith, another tear streaking down her face.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN "WE" DON'T KNOW!"
"He wouldn't....he wouldn't wake up. He had a fever and on the way to the hospital, his heart stopped." more tears rolled down her face.
"How could you let this happen? Huh? The courts trusted you with his life and now he's dead...you should've never been a mother Faith!"
Faith broked down into tears and ran into the nurses lounge. Bosco glared at Fred.
"She's a better mother than you're girlfriend will ever be and she just lost her son. Go the hell away and don't come back into this hospital while we're here...don't come back into our lives...no one here needs you, Fred." Bosco walked away into the nurses lounge where Faith was laying on her back. Her hands were over her face and she was sobbing.
Bosco knelt down next to the couch and wrapped his arms around her waist. He rested his head on her stomach. She took her hands down and rested them on his head.
"Maybe Fred's right..."
"What?!" Bosco couldn't believe it. His head jerked up and he moved along the floor til he was by her face."Faith, you are the best mother I've ever seen and Charlie...that wasn't your fault! You still have 2 daughters who love and need you...I need you Faith."
"Bosco...."whispered Mary sharply into the nurses lounge. Bosco kissed Faith's head and stood up.
"They just got Charlie out of autopsy..."
"And?"
"It was a very serious viral infection...it presented like a flu and it took control of the bodies organs until finally, it shuts down the heart."
"Oh God" he whispered running his hands over his head.
"Bosco, you need to be with Faith. Let her know it wasn't her fault...it wasn't anyone's fault, just something that happened for no good reason."
"Thanks Mary." Rather than going to Faith immediately, he went to Emily and his mom and Noelle.
"Em?" he asked softly
"Yea Bosco..."
"Did Charlie say he wasn't feeling well?"
"I sent him to bed...it sounded like the flu."
"Oh god..."
"What??"
"Charlie died of an infection, it would've looked like he had the flu."
"Oh God..I should've woken up you and mom. This is all my fault."
"Em, it wasn't your fault. No one could've known."
She nodded into his chest as he pulled her into is arms.
"Ma, why don't you take her and Noelle home. Me and Faith will be there in a while."
Rose nodded and stood up behind Emily.
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"Faith, you don't have to do this..."
"Yes I do. I need to say goodbye to him..."
Bosco gripped Faith's hand and they walked into the small room. Charlie's body was laying on a steel table with a sheet up to his neck. Faith walked up to him, tears falling hard. She kissed his head and ran a hair through his head.
"Goodbye baby..." she turned to Bosco who wrapped his arms around her. He reached a hand out and ran a gentle hand down Charlie's cold face. The double doors began to swing as Bosco and Faith walked out.
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I know I know, he was so innocent! I didn't wanna do it, but...I don't know why I did it. I just did. I'm sorry...
Will a trip to the bar change Bosco and Faith's life forever?
Disclaimer: I own nothing~!
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Bosco rolled to his side and looked at Faith. They'd made love for the first time since they concieved Noelle and it was great, they were actually sober.
Faith was still sleeping peacefully, and Bosco was pleased to see a slight smile on her face. He leaned in and kissed her neck lightly, his lips just grazing her skin making him tingle.
Her smile grew as her eyes opened to meet Bosco's.
"Hi" he whispered brushing a stray hair away from her face.
"Hey."
"We need to get up..."
"Yea..."
"Whoa, how long have we been asleep?"
"I don't know, but I'm sure the baby's awake."
Faith climbed out of bed and pulled on a robe. Emily was in the nursery feeding Noelle a bottle in the rocking chair.
"Whatcha doing?"
"She was hungry. I just gave her a bath. I would have waken you, but I figured you needed some sleep. "
"Thanks Em."
Emily nodded and focused her attention on her sister who was slurping greedily out of the bottle. Faith walked back into the bedroom as Bosco was pulling on a pair of NYPD sweats.
"She alright?"
"Em's been taking care of her. She said she figured we needed some sleep."
Bosco nodded and turned around. He took her in his arms and kissed her forehead.
"I love you."
"I love you too Bosco."
Faith got dressed and walked downstairs, Bosco treading lightly behind her. She sat at the kitchen table and began flipping through one of the bridal magazines. She saw a beatiful dress and marked the page. It was a long white gown. It went off the shoulder and had peasant sleeves and the bottom flared out. She instantly fell in love with it.
"Bosco?" she called into the living room
"Yea?"
"Come here, please"
"Alright." he groaned. He got up and walked to where Faith was.
"What?"
"This dress, what do you think of it?"
"It's nice."
"Nice? That's it, nice?"
"Faith, you'll look good in anything, and like I said this is going to be whatever you want."
"Have I told you I love ya, Bos?"
"Yea, but it's always nice to hear."
Faith smirked and Bosco leaned in and gave her a kiss.
"Wanna order pizza for dinner?"
"Sure. Ask Charlie and Em what they want on theirs."
"Alright." Bosco walked up the stairs and into the nursery where Emily was putting Noelle to sleep.
"Whatcha want on your pizza?" he asked in a voice barely above a whisper.
"Cheese." she mouthed rubbing the baby's back
"Charlie?" Bosco called when he walked into his room
He appeared to be sleeping, but even when Bosco shook him and bounced the bed he didn't wake up.
"Faith?!" he called, a bit of panic in his voice
"Bosco, what's wrong?" she asked when she walked into Charlies room.
"He won't wake up...he's got a fever and he's clammy"
"He looks real pale too. Call Carlos... "
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Carlos and Holly walked into Bosco and Faith's house and up the stairs. Faith was kneeling next to the bed and Bosco was holding Charlie in the bed. Bosco lay him down and got off the bed so they could examine him. He stood by Faith's side gripping her hand while Emily held Noelle in the back of the room.
"Faith.."Carlos murmered,"We're going to need to get him to Mercy, now. Kim's working a double, I'll have her come over in the bus."
Faith nodded tearfully. Bosco took Noelle from Emily.
"Go with your mom and the medics...make sure they're alright. I'll get some stuff and follow in the car.I'm gonna call my mom and have her stay with Ellie.."
Emily nodded and stood by her mother's side. She placed a hand on her back to make her prescence known.
"Bosco'll follow in the car, I'm going with you and Charlie..."
Faith nodded silently.
~*~*~*~*~
Charlie lay on a stretcher in back of the bus.
"55 Adam to Mercy...we're 4 minutes out with a 9 year old male, unconcious with a fever and weak pulse" called Kim into the radio.
Faith and Emily sat on a small bench inside while Carlos was in the back with them. Levine and Kim where in the front.
A monitor started to beep and Faith jumped.
"Kim pull the bus over, he's in asystole!" Kim stopped the bus and crawled into the back.
Bosco saw the bus pull over and stop and got worried. He saw Faith through the small window in the back of the bus and she was crying and yelling something. He got out of the car and ran to the back of the bus. Bosco through one of the doors open. Carlos was leaning over Charlie performing CPR while Kim squeezed the bag. Levine looked on from the front, knowing that it'd be choas for her to move back there and try to help.
"What the hell is going on?!" he asked, the fear evident in his voic.
"Oh God Bosco..." Faith cried crawling out of the bus into his arms. She burried his head into his chest and sobbed. Emily remained on the bus, she had her hands over her mouth and tears were streaming rappidly down her face. Tears grew heavy in Bosco's eyes as Carlos looked at him and stopped pushing down on Charlies chest.
"No..." he muttered "Please, God, no..."
Kim wiped a stray tear from her eye and Levine just sat there...stunned.
"I'm so sorry guys...I'm so sorry." Carlos said looking at the couple.
Faith knees grew weak and her and Bosco fell into the street. They clutched each other and cried. Emily walked out of the bus and knelt beside them. The opened their arms and she joined them in mourning for her baby brother.
~*~*~*~*~
They continued the trip to Mercy, even though they knew that it wouldn't help. Emily rode back with Bosco. She looked out the window and just cried and cried. Bosco's eyes were red and puffy from his own tears that still continued to fall.
They walked into the emergency room doors and Bosco took Faith in his arms.
"Bosco...Oh God. What are we going to do?" she sobbed
"I don't know, baby...I don't know" he whispered stroking her hair.
"God, I have to call my mom....and Fred...."
"I know...I need to call my mom too. Let her know we'll be home in a while."
"No, I want her here. I need to see Noelle, hold her."
"Alright..."
"We came here with four people Bosco, and now one of them is gone forever" she choked back a sob and Bosco tightened his grip around her.
"I'll call Fred and your mom and everyone. Don't worry about it...."
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Rose Boscorelli ran into the ER, the tiny baby clutched to her chest.
"Faith?" she cried looking down at the woman
"Rose...." she said solemnly, she stood up and hugged the woman and took the infant from her chest....
"Faith honey, I'm so sorry..."
"Me too...."
"Where's Maurice?"
"At the front desk. He's calling Fred and my mom..."
"Alright...I'll be right back..."
Rose walked over the front desk to see Bosco mumbling into the phone. She put her arm on his back and he looked at her with his sad eyes.
"Alright Ramona. We'll see you tomorrow at the house. Alright..I know...I don't believe it either..Yea..alright. Bye." He hung up the phone and turned toward his mom.
"Maurice...." she said sadly
He wrapped his arms around her and relaxed into her embrace. His tears began to flow freely again. .
"God, Ma...We just...he just looked like he had fever or something..."
"You did all that you could, Maurice...maybe it was just his time."
"He was supposed to grow up, Ma. Get married, have kids..."
"I know Maurice..."
"I still gotta call Fred..."
"Alright. I'm gonna go check on Faith..."
Bosco picked up the phone and dialed Fred's number slowly, this wasn't going to be easy.
"Hello?"
"Fred...this is Bosco."
"Boscorelli? What do you want?"
"Something's happened...you need to come to Angel of Mercy hospital."
"What is it? Em, Charlie?"
"It's Charlie...Fred he..."
"He what?!"
"Just come down here Fred."
"What happened?"
"He died, Fred."
"Oh god..." he heard the line click dead. He sighed and hung up the phone.
"Bosco?" called Mary Proctor, a hint of surprise in her voice...
"Oh...hi Mary..."
"What are you doing here?"
"Um..Faith's son died."
"Oh God...I'm so sorry.."
"Yea.." he looked down at his feet. Mary put her hand on his shoulder and gave him a reassuring squeeze.
"What was it?"
"We don't know..."
"I'm so sorry Bosco..."
"Yea..thanks." he mumbled. He sighed deeply and walked back to the waiting area where his family was sitting. Rose had her arms wrapped around Emily and Faith was looking out the window at the rain. Bosco took Noelle from her and kissed his daughter's head. He looked sadly down at his fiancee and back up toward the hall.
"Faith..." he said. Fred was standing in the doorway of the waiting area. Faith stood up as Bosco put Noelle in Emily's arms. He and Faith walked over to where Fred was.
"What happened?" he said coldly
"We don't know..."replied Faith, another tear streaking down her face.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN "WE" DON'T KNOW!"
"He wouldn't....he wouldn't wake up. He had a fever and on the way to the hospital, his heart stopped." more tears rolled down her face.
"How could you let this happen? Huh? The courts trusted you with his life and now he's dead...you should've never been a mother Faith!"
Faith broked down into tears and ran into the nurses lounge. Bosco glared at Fred.
"She's a better mother than you're girlfriend will ever be and she just lost her son. Go the hell away and don't come back into this hospital while we're here...don't come back into our lives...no one here needs you, Fred." Bosco walked away into the nurses lounge where Faith was laying on her back. Her hands were over her face and she was sobbing.
Bosco knelt down next to the couch and wrapped his arms around her waist. He rested his head on her stomach. She took her hands down and rested them on his head.
"Maybe Fred's right..."
"What?!" Bosco couldn't believe it. His head jerked up and he moved along the floor til he was by her face."Faith, you are the best mother I've ever seen and Charlie...that wasn't your fault! You still have 2 daughters who love and need you...I need you Faith."
"Bosco...."whispered Mary sharply into the nurses lounge. Bosco kissed Faith's head and stood up.
"They just got Charlie out of autopsy..."
"And?"
"It was a very serious viral infection...it presented like a flu and it took control of the bodies organs until finally, it shuts down the heart."
"Oh God" he whispered running his hands over his head.
"Bosco, you need to be with Faith. Let her know it wasn't her fault...it wasn't anyone's fault, just something that happened for no good reason."
"Thanks Mary." Rather than going to Faith immediately, he went to Emily and his mom and Noelle.
"Em?" he asked softly
"Yea Bosco..."
"Did Charlie say he wasn't feeling well?"
"I sent him to bed...it sounded like the flu."
"Oh god..."
"What??"
"Charlie died of an infection, it would've looked like he had the flu."
"Oh God..I should've woken up you and mom. This is all my fault."
"Em, it wasn't your fault. No one could've known."
She nodded into his chest as he pulled her into is arms.
"Ma, why don't you take her and Noelle home. Me and Faith will be there in a while."
Rose nodded and stood up behind Emily.
~*~*~*~*~
"Faith, you don't have to do this..."
"Yes I do. I need to say goodbye to him..."
Bosco gripped Faith's hand and they walked into the small room. Charlie's body was laying on a steel table with a sheet up to his neck. Faith walked up to him, tears falling hard. She kissed his head and ran a hair through his head.
"Goodbye baby..." she turned to Bosco who wrapped his arms around her. He reached a hand out and ran a gentle hand down Charlie's cold face. The double doors began to swing as Bosco and Faith walked out.
~*~*~*~*~
I know I know, he was so innocent! I didn't wanna do it, but...I don't know why I did it. I just did. I'm sorry...
