How Could An Angel Break My Heart?

Chapter 3

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"Oh come one Faith, just one spin?"

She let out an exasperated sigh, "How old are you?"

"Faith,"

Faith put up her hand to silence him before she had to listen to anymore of his whining.

"One spin Bosco then we're going? I'm already late."

"Why don't you just walk home?" Carlos asked as he walked up behind her pushing a handful of popcorn in his mouth.

Faith watched as Carlos sat down at the table two seats away from where Bosco was now sitting. "Why don't I walk home?" She asked bitterly. "Because it's the middle of the night, it's raining and Casanova over there has a car." She bit back.

Carlos rolled his eyes, "Calm down I was just asking."

"Bosco hurry up!"

"It isn't my turn yet and we don't want any of these lovely ladies to go without the chance of getting the one of a kind Boscorelli experience now do we?"

It was Faiths turn to roll her eyes. Here she was, 2am sitting in a firehouse watching her very adult friends playing a game of spin the bottle and her partner was right in there like he was 10 again.

"I've had the Boscorelli experience and it was nothing to brag about." Kim spoke up.

Faith let out a laugh.

"You and Zambimbo? Dude that's nasty." Carlos commented. Which earned him a kick under the table from Alex.

"What?" He asked defensively.

Alex only shook her head as she looked over to Davis who was loosing the battle of controlling his laughter.

"Bosco you have 10 seconds to spin that bottle or else I'm taking your car home and one of these 'lovely' ladies can drive you home."

"You're not touching my car Faith!"

"One,"

"Fine!"

"Two,"

Bosco reached over and grabbed the bottle from Jimmy's hand.

"Hey!"

"Three,"

He spun the bottle and watched as it kept spinning around and around. Slowly it started to stop. Davis, Taylor, Carlos, Kim, It was barely spinning at this point, Jimmy,

Just passing Jimmy it stopped...at FAITH!

That was it Davis' loosing battle was a done deal his hands were wiping tears from his eyes as he saw the look on Bosco's face.

Faith couldn't help but join Davis in his laughter.

"She's not even playing." Bosco said defensively.

"Doesn't matter Bos it's either Faith or Jimmy take your pick." Taylor said matter of fact.

"You got your spin, now pucker up slugger." Faith managed to get out between laughing fits.

With the whole table now joining in with the laughter Bosco couldn't have them have the last laugh. He stood up and walked around the table to where Faith was standing. He grabbed her by the shoulders and pressed his lips to hers in a bruising kiss. The room fell silent.

A few seconds later he pulled away and turned beginning to walk to the door. "Come on Faith you're already late."

All eyes watched as he walked out of the firehouse then turned to Faith, as she just stood there stunned.

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"Bosco the place looks wonderful but you didn't have to go through all this trouble."

"Faith it's your birthday you didn't think I was just going to forget about did you?"

"You always do. We've been partners for how long? And not once have you remembered my birthday...well on the right day or month anyway."

Bosco shot her a look." It's different now." He walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "You're my girl now." A smile spread across his face as he leaned in for a kiss.

Something shinny caught the corner of Faiths eye. Just as Bosco's lips were about to touch hers she pulled away leaving him to kiss air.

"Bosco?"

"What?" he said aggravated.

"There is a brightly wrapped box flipping around on your floor, should we maybe be concerned?"

"Shit, I forgot!"

He grabbed her hand and lead her to the box.

"Happy Birthday!"

Faith game him a questioning look but kneeled down and pulled the bow on the box. The lid popped off and a beautiful golden ball of fur came rolling out. Immediately jumping on Faith.

"Oh Bosco he's gorgeous thank you."

"Well you're always saying how you miss the noise of the kids and having someone around so I figured two kids, four paws it would equal out."

She stood up still holding the pup in her hands. She leaned over and placed a kiss on Bosco's cheek. "That's one of the sweetest things I've ever heard, as strange as it may sound."

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"You have to tell him Faith!"

Faith bent her head down suddenly fascinated by the dust resting on her shoes.

"I can't Bos."

"Why not?"

"Because the timing isn't right, with the kids and,"

Bosco held up his hand. "No Faith no more excuses. You said you would tell him about us."

"I know and I will, I will" she finished in a whisper.

"When?"

"Soon."

"That's not good enough anymore it's now or never."

Faiths eyes went wide as she stared back at him.

"What?"

"You heard me, now or never. I want to be with you Faith. I love you but I can't stand here and just watch as you go back to him night after night. I can't"

"Bosco please"

He stood their saying nothing just staring back at her.

"I'm scared."

"Of what?"

"Honestly?"

He nodded.

"To take the chance on you."

"What?"

"I'm scared that if I let myself really feel everything that I'm feeling for you that I'll regret it one day. That you'll open your eyes and realize you don't want me...that you never did."

He put out his arm and touched her cheek. "Faith that's never going to happen. I promise. I love you."

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Faith let out a sigh as the memories kept flashing in her head. It had been almost three weeks sense she saw Bosco at the apartment and he had kept his word he stayed away and gave her space to try to sort things out and she had. Well not completely but enough to know what she had to do. So she put on her coat and walked out of her apartment with Sam in tow. It was now or never.