The Only One - Chapter Four-
Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch, or anything but my own characters. Please don't sue me: I'm a single mom, just writing for fun.
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Faith and Bosco were having a relatively uneventful shift so far, but they had chased a couple of kids for stealing an old woman's purse, only to have one of them trip Bosco right into a mud puddle. As hard as she tried, Faith could not help giggling every time she thought of him falling sideways into the puddle. In the end, the kids had got away from them, but not before laughing and pointing at Bosco from a safe distance away.
" WHAT"? Bosco demanded, when Faith started laughing again.
" Nothin' Bos, it was just really cute how you landed on your tushie like that" she giggled. " Awww, come on. If you'd like, I could give you a good cleaning when we get home. Maybe a bubble bath..." she playfully poked him on the arm.
He pretended to be hurt, giving her the pouty lip. Then he grinned at her before reaching over to run his hand up her leg. " Only if you're in it to make sure I don't hurt myself".
She grabbed onto his hand, giving it a squeeze before she looked at her watch. " Oh, Bos, we need to call in for dinner. You told Alicia that you'd be there by seven, right"?
Bosco groaned, remembering that he had told Alicia that he would come over that evening. It wasn't the unborn baby's fault....but he just really didn't want to see her. He had known her for a lot of years, but there was something about that girl that he didn't like. She was too needy, too pushy. She had been his first. He was only sixteen at the time and he was happy that he could find someone to do it with him. Teenage boys are generally happy to do it with any girl who'll have them. Bosco was no different. But Alicia had always been way too attached to him. He just thought that she would grow out of it. He had known that going home with her was a mistake. He knew that right away. She kept asking him when he was going to call her, when they would be getting together to do something else. In the end, he just told her that he wasn't ready for anything serious yet, but when he was he'd give her a call. He hoped she hadn't taken him at his word. Maybe she'd get back together with that boyfriend of hers? If he was lucky...ya right...who would seiously want that clingy nutbag attached to them? He shuddered, knowing that for better or worse, he was always going to be attached to this girl. And it scared him. It scared him to death.
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A little after seven Bosco and Faith pulled up outside of Alicia's building. Neither of them were looking forward to this meeting, but both knew that if they stayed together there would be many more meetings like this one. Bosco was surprised at how well Faith was taking the news about Alicia's pregnancy. If Faith had been pregnant would he have been as understanding? He hoped that he would. Of course he would. He would have accepted Emily and Charlie into his life, had they still been alive. Bosco quit thinking about it as he looked over at Faith. " You sure you can do this Faith"? he asked quietly.
She glanced over at him, tucking a loose strand of her ponytail behind her ear and grinned at him, " Is that a trick question"?
" Come on then, let's just get this over with and see what she wants". he said gruffly, opening the door to the RMP.
They walked up the concrete walkway and opened the front door. Bosco rang her apartment bell. Faith looked over at him. He was so nervous, about as nervous as she looked. He was tapping his foot so hard she thought he might just go through the floor. And in true Boscorelli style, Bosco began to grumble and curse under his breath, a sign that he was extremely stressed. " She knew I was comin at seven. I tole her seven. I only have an hour to eat. What takes a person so long to answer the damn door...no, not even answer the door, push the buzzer to let us in! Faith, I can't wait no more....I think we should just call..........."
He was interrupted by the sound of the buzzer that indicated they could open the door. Faith pulled the handle and let him walk in ahead of her. They went up two sets of stairs and found their way to apartment number seven-teen. Bosco liked his lips, which felt like sandpaper by this time and looked at Faith. " You ready"? he asked before raising his hand to knock.
" It's now or...." Faith started to say.
She stopped what she was saying when the door abruptly opened. There stood Alicia, in all her four and a half month glory, dressed as if she were going to the prom. She looked like she was about to entertain a number of guests. But that wasn't what threw Faith. She looked absolutly shocked to see Faith standing there next to Bosco.
She quickly regained her composure and motioned for them to come in. " Maurice, you didn't need to bring your partner with you" she said with a wide smile. Anyone could tell that it was completely fake. She was trying to cover up her obvious surprise at seeing another woman with Bosco.
"Uh, Alicia, Faith is my partner, but she's also my girlfriend. Don't you remember me telling you about her"? he asked, surprised that she didn't seem to recall the last conversation they had. But not wanting to push things, he stepped through the doorway with Faith right behind him.
" Hi, I'm Faith Mitchell". Faith said, holding out her hand to the other woman.
Alicia acted as though Faith hadn't spoken and turned her attention toward Bosco. Unfortunately, Bosco had his back turned and didn't witness the snub from Alicia.
Faith dropped her hand, with no intention of holding it out again. Screw her, she thought to herself. Let her be that way.
Alicia showed them into the small kitchen, where she had two places set up at the table. Two very well set places. Fine China plates, silver serving trays and a small silver ice bucket with a single bottle of beer in it. She didn't notice the looks on either of their faces at seeing a table so intimately set. She pulled out a chair for herself and one for Bosco, intentionally leaving Faith out. She turned to Faith with that surrupy fake smile. " Faith, do you mind if Mo and I talk alone? I'm sure you understand. There's just some things that I need to discuss with him that doesn't involve you".
She said that last part pointedly, as if to tell Faith that she had no place at her table, in her conversations or in her life. And especially, not Bosco's. But Faith was not about to cause trouble for Bosco today. He was too stressed out as it was. She was comfortable now with her relationship with him. She didn't need to be in the room with him. She trusted the bond they had and she knew she had no reason to worry.
Before Bos could say anything, Faith answered her with the same amount of fake cheerfulness, " No problem. I'll just leave you two alone....and find out about it later". she added under her breath. " I"ll be in the car babe". she said. That last part just to be snotty.
Bosco replied " Alicia, she can stay. Anything that you say to me you can say in front of her". he stated firmly. Faith knew how uncomfortable he was, so for his benefit she added, " Don't worry. I'll just be outside. You two talk about your stuff".
And with that, she walked out the door, making sure she shut it softly. She didn't want to look pissed, and slamming the door would do just that. But she was pissed. There was something off about that girl. Faith couldn't put her finger on it. Maybe it was the eyes. The way she had looked at Faith made her almost look like she was seeing around her. Through her, like she didn't even exist.
Faith pushed those thoughts away as she walked out into the crisp evening air. She knew that this was only the beginning. And she feared what was to come.
TBC
Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch, or anything but my own characters. Please don't sue me: I'm a single mom, just writing for fun.
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Faith and Bosco were having a relatively uneventful shift so far, but they had chased a couple of kids for stealing an old woman's purse, only to have one of them trip Bosco right into a mud puddle. As hard as she tried, Faith could not help giggling every time she thought of him falling sideways into the puddle. In the end, the kids had got away from them, but not before laughing and pointing at Bosco from a safe distance away.
" WHAT"? Bosco demanded, when Faith started laughing again.
" Nothin' Bos, it was just really cute how you landed on your tushie like that" she giggled. " Awww, come on. If you'd like, I could give you a good cleaning when we get home. Maybe a bubble bath..." she playfully poked him on the arm.
He pretended to be hurt, giving her the pouty lip. Then he grinned at her before reaching over to run his hand up her leg. " Only if you're in it to make sure I don't hurt myself".
She grabbed onto his hand, giving it a squeeze before she looked at her watch. " Oh, Bos, we need to call in for dinner. You told Alicia that you'd be there by seven, right"?
Bosco groaned, remembering that he had told Alicia that he would come over that evening. It wasn't the unborn baby's fault....but he just really didn't want to see her. He had known her for a lot of years, but there was something about that girl that he didn't like. She was too needy, too pushy. She had been his first. He was only sixteen at the time and he was happy that he could find someone to do it with him. Teenage boys are generally happy to do it with any girl who'll have them. Bosco was no different. But Alicia had always been way too attached to him. He just thought that she would grow out of it. He had known that going home with her was a mistake. He knew that right away. She kept asking him when he was going to call her, when they would be getting together to do something else. In the end, he just told her that he wasn't ready for anything serious yet, but when he was he'd give her a call. He hoped she hadn't taken him at his word. Maybe she'd get back together with that boyfriend of hers? If he was lucky...ya right...who would seiously want that clingy nutbag attached to them? He shuddered, knowing that for better or worse, he was always going to be attached to this girl. And it scared him. It scared him to death.
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A little after seven Bosco and Faith pulled up outside of Alicia's building. Neither of them were looking forward to this meeting, but both knew that if they stayed together there would be many more meetings like this one. Bosco was surprised at how well Faith was taking the news about Alicia's pregnancy. If Faith had been pregnant would he have been as understanding? He hoped that he would. Of course he would. He would have accepted Emily and Charlie into his life, had they still been alive. Bosco quit thinking about it as he looked over at Faith. " You sure you can do this Faith"? he asked quietly.
She glanced over at him, tucking a loose strand of her ponytail behind her ear and grinned at him, " Is that a trick question"?
" Come on then, let's just get this over with and see what she wants". he said gruffly, opening the door to the RMP.
They walked up the concrete walkway and opened the front door. Bosco rang her apartment bell. Faith looked over at him. He was so nervous, about as nervous as she looked. He was tapping his foot so hard she thought he might just go through the floor. And in true Boscorelli style, Bosco began to grumble and curse under his breath, a sign that he was extremely stressed. " She knew I was comin at seven. I tole her seven. I only have an hour to eat. What takes a person so long to answer the damn door...no, not even answer the door, push the buzzer to let us in! Faith, I can't wait no more....I think we should just call..........."
He was interrupted by the sound of the buzzer that indicated they could open the door. Faith pulled the handle and let him walk in ahead of her. They went up two sets of stairs and found their way to apartment number seven-teen. Bosco liked his lips, which felt like sandpaper by this time and looked at Faith. " You ready"? he asked before raising his hand to knock.
" It's now or...." Faith started to say.
She stopped what she was saying when the door abruptly opened. There stood Alicia, in all her four and a half month glory, dressed as if she were going to the prom. She looked like she was about to entertain a number of guests. But that wasn't what threw Faith. She looked absolutly shocked to see Faith standing there next to Bosco.
She quickly regained her composure and motioned for them to come in. " Maurice, you didn't need to bring your partner with you" she said with a wide smile. Anyone could tell that it was completely fake. She was trying to cover up her obvious surprise at seeing another woman with Bosco.
"Uh, Alicia, Faith is my partner, but she's also my girlfriend. Don't you remember me telling you about her"? he asked, surprised that she didn't seem to recall the last conversation they had. But not wanting to push things, he stepped through the doorway with Faith right behind him.
" Hi, I'm Faith Mitchell". Faith said, holding out her hand to the other woman.
Alicia acted as though Faith hadn't spoken and turned her attention toward Bosco. Unfortunately, Bosco had his back turned and didn't witness the snub from Alicia.
Faith dropped her hand, with no intention of holding it out again. Screw her, she thought to herself. Let her be that way.
Alicia showed them into the small kitchen, where she had two places set up at the table. Two very well set places. Fine China plates, silver serving trays and a small silver ice bucket with a single bottle of beer in it. She didn't notice the looks on either of their faces at seeing a table so intimately set. She pulled out a chair for herself and one for Bosco, intentionally leaving Faith out. She turned to Faith with that surrupy fake smile. " Faith, do you mind if Mo and I talk alone? I'm sure you understand. There's just some things that I need to discuss with him that doesn't involve you".
She said that last part pointedly, as if to tell Faith that she had no place at her table, in her conversations or in her life. And especially, not Bosco's. But Faith was not about to cause trouble for Bosco today. He was too stressed out as it was. She was comfortable now with her relationship with him. She didn't need to be in the room with him. She trusted the bond they had and she knew she had no reason to worry.
Before Bos could say anything, Faith answered her with the same amount of fake cheerfulness, " No problem. I'll just leave you two alone....and find out about it later". she added under her breath. " I"ll be in the car babe". she said. That last part just to be snotty.
Bosco replied " Alicia, she can stay. Anything that you say to me you can say in front of her". he stated firmly. Faith knew how uncomfortable he was, so for his benefit she added, " Don't worry. I'll just be outside. You two talk about your stuff".
And with that, she walked out the door, making sure she shut it softly. She didn't want to look pissed, and slamming the door would do just that. But she was pissed. There was something off about that girl. Faith couldn't put her finger on it. Maybe it was the eyes. The way she had looked at Faith made her almost look like she was seeing around her. Through her, like she didn't even exist.
Faith pushed those thoughts away as she walked out into the crisp evening air. She knew that this was only the beginning. And she feared what was to come.
TBC