Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch (but I am getting tired of writing this on every new page I write, lol).
The song " Lost Together" is by Blue Rodeo. I don't own it and I didn't write it, but it is one of my fav songs. Blue Rodeo is only THE BEST band in the world! I adore them, so I hope that they don't mind if I put it in my story.
The Only One: Chapter 17
Faith was sitting in Bosco's kitchen drinking a cup of decaf coffee. Yuck! She hated decaf, but she knew that she had to make big changes to her diet now. She giggled to herself, thinking about her son or daughter. A new baby! A baby that was half her and half Bosco. She wondered what it would be like. Who it would look like. She was now starting to get over her morning sickness and for that she was grateful. These last few weeks that Bosco was in the hospital she had had time to adjust to the idea of a new child.
She was still a little nervous about telling him. But even if he was opposed, which she didn't think he really would be, she would do it by herself. She had a second chance to be a mother and she was going to take it. She had already asked Lieu if she could ride a desk for the next few months. He wanted to know why, but she said she would tell him soon. She couldn't tell anyone else before she told Bos. It just wouldn't be right. Even still, Lieu had agreed. She was one of the most level headed officers he had and he respected her greatly.
She stood up and went over to the sink to do the dishes. There was a song on the radio by Blue Rodeo. It was called " Lost Together". It always reminded her of Bos. She cranked it up and began to sing along.
"Strange and beautiful are the stars tonight
that dance around your head
In your eyes I see that perfect world,
I hope that doesn't sound too weird
And I want all the world to know
that your love's all I need
All that I need
And if we're lost
then we are lost together
yea if we're lost
then we are lost together
I stand before this faceless crowd
I wonder why I bother
so much controlled by so few
stumbling from one disaster to another
I've heard it all so many times before
it's all a dream to me now
dream to me now
and if we're lost
then we are lost together
yea if we're lost
we are lost together
In the silence of this whispered night
I listen only to your breath
and that second of a shooting star
somehow it all makes sense
And I want all the world to know
that your love's all I need
all taht I need
and if we're lost
then we are lost together
yea if we're lost
then we are lost together "
Faith's eyes misted over. That song said everything she felt about Bosco. He was all she needed. As long as he loved her. They could make it through anything. Even Alicia and her madness. It was going to be hard, very hard. But she knew that it would work. She contemplated talking to Bosco about getting custody of Alicia's baby. She knew Alicia would not make a fit mother. And these two babies would be half brother and sister. She couldn't imagine taking care of both of them at once. But she knew that this child of Alicia's would need as much help as they could give. She shuttered, just thinking about Alicia alone with a baby. She was definately gonna freak when she saw that Faith was pregnant. But they had a couple of months before that secret would be obvious. Faith had no plans whatsoever to see Alicia if she could help it. There would be times that they couldn't control, but Faith knew the smartest thing to do would be to stay as far away from her as possible. She knew that Bosco would handle it.
With the dishes done, Faith grabbed her duffle bag and her keys after looking around to see if she had forgotten anything that she needed for work. She had everything, so she shut and locked the door behind her and went to hail a cab. She decided that she would bring up fighting for custody of Alicia's baby and if the time was right, she would tell him about their baby as well.
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Faith arrived at the hospital around 12:30. She went to the cafeteria and grabbed a couple of cups of coffee for her and Bos. Now that he was awake most of the time and recovering, he was a real pain in the ass to all the nurses. He was really cranky and complained about the food constantly. Faith didn't care. She was so happy that he was going to be ok. She had heard some of the nurses complaning to Proctor about him in the hallway. Faith had to grin at that one. She knew better than anyone what a pain he could be.
As she walked by the nurses station, Mary Proctor stopped her. " Hey Faith, how's it going today"? she asked kindly.
" Oh, you know. It's getting a bit tiring being her all day and then at work all night. I'll be glad when he gets to come home" she said, truthfully.
She looked happy, but tired, Mary noted to herself. Faith had black circles under her eyes and she looked really tired. But, considering all that had happened, she appeared to be keeping it together.
" Don't tell Bosco, but we'll be just as happy when he gets released. He told one of our nurses yesterday that she might want to lay off of the ding-dongs and told another one that she might want to consider lazer hair removal". she said, a small smile tugging on her lips.
Faith felt her face turn red. She was so embarrased! That was Bos for ya. " I"m sorry Mary" she started to say.
Mary waved her hand in the air, " Nah, don't bother. I know what Bosco is like. We all do. I don't know how you put up with him, but then again, everyone needs someone". she laughed. " Now go see that boy before he drives all of my nurses crazy and they all quit on me".
" Ok, I will. And I'm really sorry about that Mary. I'll speak to him right away". Faith said sheepishly.
" Not that it will do any good. That boy sure knows how to put his foot in his mouth". she said, shaking her head.
Faith continued down the hall to Bos's room, making a mental note to ask him to tame it down on the nurses. They were just doing their jobs and Faith knew that he was a hard one to handle at times.
She opened the door and peaked in at him. He was sitting up in bed eating a small bowl of jello. His eyes brightened as soon as he saw her. Immediately he started to complain.
" Oh thank God you're here!" he said dramatically. " You don't know the abuse I've suffered through since you were here last" he said loudly, hoping that one of the nurses might hear him. " The food in here tastes like sh..."
Faith cut him off by giving him a nice kiss on the mouth.
She laughed at him, " Ya, tell me how you've suffered. Having pretty ladies wait on you day and night". she rolled her eyes.
His face wore an amused grin. " Ya, right! Pretty ladies, my ass! You should have seen the one with the mustashe that tried to give me a sponge bath". he stuck his tounge out and made a gagging noise. " I tole her to just....."
" Bos!" she hissed at him. " You're being really loud and rude. How about I give you the sponge bath's from now on. Will you promise to behave?" she asked, with puppy dog eyes. She batted her lashes at him, waiting for an answer. She got one.
He motioned for her to sit next to him on the bed. Once she was beside him, he reached over and put his hand on her leg. He then began to kiss her neck softly. " UMM, Faith" he mumbled into her neck. " You can be my nurse any time". he said, now running his hand up her stomach toward her breasts.
Obviously, he hadn't lost his sex drive. She took his hand and held it with her own. " No offense, Bos, but I prefer to do this kind of stuff at home. And once you are home I will take the best care of you. I'll even buy a little nurses outfit for ya. Ok"? she asked.
He groaned and laid back on the pillow. "It's been like three weeks. I'm gonna explode if I don't get to be with you soon. I miss you Faith. I want you" he whined like a little boy.
She got up off the bed and took a chair and sat down. " I know" she said, stroking his hair. " I miss you too. More than you know. But I wanted to talk to you about something really important before I go to work." she said, nervously.
He hated it when she had something important to talk to him about. Even after four months of being together, he couldn't shake the feeling that she would leave him sooner or later. He was surprised that she had stayed around this long. He looked at her, waiting for her to speak. His stomach was in knots and he felt himself starting to sweat.
After a long moment, Faith gently took his hand and looked into his eyes. " Bosco, I think we should sue Alicia for custody of the baby."
Bosco didn't know if he had heard her right. Sue for custody of the baby? A baby that he had made with another woman?
He looked at her with confusion. " You want us to raise the baby ourselves?" he said, shocked. " Why would you want to raise someone else's kid? I mean, don't you think that would be a little uncomfortable for you"? he looked at her, trying to understand where this was coming from. He felt a lump come into his throat. He felt so guilty for putting her in this position. He didn't deserve her. As usual, when he messed up, he turned into his self loathing mode.
" Why would you do that after I screwed up so bad? I don't deserve you, Faith. Get rid of me while you still can" he said harshly, avoiding her eyes. His eyes teared over, so he turned his head to the side.
Faith knew how guilty he felt. She took his face with her hand and turned it toward her. " Bosco. Look at me."
He looked at her, his lips trembling.
" Now" she said in a forceful voice. " I want you to listen to me and listen good. I LOVE you. I WANT you. There is no way I am going anywhere with out you. I want this baby because it is part of you. I want this baby because Alicia is a psycho and I don't trust her to take care of it. We will do what ever you decide, but I think you really should consider taking him because I don't think there is a choice in the matter." she stopped talking and just looked at him.
She jumped out of her chair. " Oh, I forgot. I brought you a coffee." she said, handing it to him.
He took it and held it with his good hand. " Faith I don't know what to say. I...I...I don't know how to take care of a baby. I've never even babysat a baby before." he confessed. " Are you ready for that kind of commitment? If something happens with us, I don't know if I could do it alone." he finished, looking at her. He hoped that she wouldn't say that he was right, that that was a posibility. He just couldn't take another blow right now.
He had confessed his silent fear. He was still afraid that she would leave him. How could she get through to him that she wasn't going anywhere? And suddenly she knew that it was time to tell him her secret.
TBC
The song " Lost Together" is by Blue Rodeo. I don't own it and I didn't write it, but it is one of my fav songs. Blue Rodeo is only THE BEST band in the world! I adore them, so I hope that they don't mind if I put it in my story.
The Only One: Chapter 17
Faith was sitting in Bosco's kitchen drinking a cup of decaf coffee. Yuck! She hated decaf, but she knew that she had to make big changes to her diet now. She giggled to herself, thinking about her son or daughter. A new baby! A baby that was half her and half Bosco. She wondered what it would be like. Who it would look like. She was now starting to get over her morning sickness and for that she was grateful. These last few weeks that Bosco was in the hospital she had had time to adjust to the idea of a new child.
She was still a little nervous about telling him. But even if he was opposed, which she didn't think he really would be, she would do it by herself. She had a second chance to be a mother and she was going to take it. She had already asked Lieu if she could ride a desk for the next few months. He wanted to know why, but she said she would tell him soon. She couldn't tell anyone else before she told Bos. It just wouldn't be right. Even still, Lieu had agreed. She was one of the most level headed officers he had and he respected her greatly.
She stood up and went over to the sink to do the dishes. There was a song on the radio by Blue Rodeo. It was called " Lost Together". It always reminded her of Bos. She cranked it up and began to sing along.
"Strange and beautiful are the stars tonight
that dance around your head
In your eyes I see that perfect world,
I hope that doesn't sound too weird
And I want all the world to know
that your love's all I need
All that I need
And if we're lost
then we are lost together
yea if we're lost
then we are lost together
I stand before this faceless crowd
I wonder why I bother
so much controlled by so few
stumbling from one disaster to another
I've heard it all so many times before
it's all a dream to me now
dream to me now
and if we're lost
then we are lost together
yea if we're lost
we are lost together
In the silence of this whispered night
I listen only to your breath
and that second of a shooting star
somehow it all makes sense
And I want all the world to know
that your love's all I need
all taht I need
and if we're lost
then we are lost together
yea if we're lost
then we are lost together "
Faith's eyes misted over. That song said everything she felt about Bosco. He was all she needed. As long as he loved her. They could make it through anything. Even Alicia and her madness. It was going to be hard, very hard. But she knew that it would work. She contemplated talking to Bosco about getting custody of Alicia's baby. She knew Alicia would not make a fit mother. And these two babies would be half brother and sister. She couldn't imagine taking care of both of them at once. But she knew that this child of Alicia's would need as much help as they could give. She shuttered, just thinking about Alicia alone with a baby. She was definately gonna freak when she saw that Faith was pregnant. But they had a couple of months before that secret would be obvious. Faith had no plans whatsoever to see Alicia if she could help it. There would be times that they couldn't control, but Faith knew the smartest thing to do would be to stay as far away from her as possible. She knew that Bosco would handle it.
With the dishes done, Faith grabbed her duffle bag and her keys after looking around to see if she had forgotten anything that she needed for work. She had everything, so she shut and locked the door behind her and went to hail a cab. She decided that she would bring up fighting for custody of Alicia's baby and if the time was right, she would tell him about their baby as well.
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Faith arrived at the hospital around 12:30. She went to the cafeteria and grabbed a couple of cups of coffee for her and Bos. Now that he was awake most of the time and recovering, he was a real pain in the ass to all the nurses. He was really cranky and complained about the food constantly. Faith didn't care. She was so happy that he was going to be ok. She had heard some of the nurses complaning to Proctor about him in the hallway. Faith had to grin at that one. She knew better than anyone what a pain he could be.
As she walked by the nurses station, Mary Proctor stopped her. " Hey Faith, how's it going today"? she asked kindly.
" Oh, you know. It's getting a bit tiring being her all day and then at work all night. I'll be glad when he gets to come home" she said, truthfully.
She looked happy, but tired, Mary noted to herself. Faith had black circles under her eyes and she looked really tired. But, considering all that had happened, she appeared to be keeping it together.
" Don't tell Bosco, but we'll be just as happy when he gets released. He told one of our nurses yesterday that she might want to lay off of the ding-dongs and told another one that she might want to consider lazer hair removal". she said, a small smile tugging on her lips.
Faith felt her face turn red. She was so embarrased! That was Bos for ya. " I"m sorry Mary" she started to say.
Mary waved her hand in the air, " Nah, don't bother. I know what Bosco is like. We all do. I don't know how you put up with him, but then again, everyone needs someone". she laughed. " Now go see that boy before he drives all of my nurses crazy and they all quit on me".
" Ok, I will. And I'm really sorry about that Mary. I'll speak to him right away". Faith said sheepishly.
" Not that it will do any good. That boy sure knows how to put his foot in his mouth". she said, shaking her head.
Faith continued down the hall to Bos's room, making a mental note to ask him to tame it down on the nurses. They were just doing their jobs and Faith knew that he was a hard one to handle at times.
She opened the door and peaked in at him. He was sitting up in bed eating a small bowl of jello. His eyes brightened as soon as he saw her. Immediately he started to complain.
" Oh thank God you're here!" he said dramatically. " You don't know the abuse I've suffered through since you were here last" he said loudly, hoping that one of the nurses might hear him. " The food in here tastes like sh..."
Faith cut him off by giving him a nice kiss on the mouth.
She laughed at him, " Ya, tell me how you've suffered. Having pretty ladies wait on you day and night". she rolled her eyes.
His face wore an amused grin. " Ya, right! Pretty ladies, my ass! You should have seen the one with the mustashe that tried to give me a sponge bath". he stuck his tounge out and made a gagging noise. " I tole her to just....."
" Bos!" she hissed at him. " You're being really loud and rude. How about I give you the sponge bath's from now on. Will you promise to behave?" she asked, with puppy dog eyes. She batted her lashes at him, waiting for an answer. She got one.
He motioned for her to sit next to him on the bed. Once she was beside him, he reached over and put his hand on her leg. He then began to kiss her neck softly. " UMM, Faith" he mumbled into her neck. " You can be my nurse any time". he said, now running his hand up her stomach toward her breasts.
Obviously, he hadn't lost his sex drive. She took his hand and held it with her own. " No offense, Bos, but I prefer to do this kind of stuff at home. And once you are home I will take the best care of you. I'll even buy a little nurses outfit for ya. Ok"? she asked.
He groaned and laid back on the pillow. "It's been like three weeks. I'm gonna explode if I don't get to be with you soon. I miss you Faith. I want you" he whined like a little boy.
She got up off the bed and took a chair and sat down. " I know" she said, stroking his hair. " I miss you too. More than you know. But I wanted to talk to you about something really important before I go to work." she said, nervously.
He hated it when she had something important to talk to him about. Even after four months of being together, he couldn't shake the feeling that she would leave him sooner or later. He was surprised that she had stayed around this long. He looked at her, waiting for her to speak. His stomach was in knots and he felt himself starting to sweat.
After a long moment, Faith gently took his hand and looked into his eyes. " Bosco, I think we should sue Alicia for custody of the baby."
Bosco didn't know if he had heard her right. Sue for custody of the baby? A baby that he had made with another woman?
He looked at her with confusion. " You want us to raise the baby ourselves?" he said, shocked. " Why would you want to raise someone else's kid? I mean, don't you think that would be a little uncomfortable for you"? he looked at her, trying to understand where this was coming from. He felt a lump come into his throat. He felt so guilty for putting her in this position. He didn't deserve her. As usual, when he messed up, he turned into his self loathing mode.
" Why would you do that after I screwed up so bad? I don't deserve you, Faith. Get rid of me while you still can" he said harshly, avoiding her eyes. His eyes teared over, so he turned his head to the side.
Faith knew how guilty he felt. She took his face with her hand and turned it toward her. " Bosco. Look at me."
He looked at her, his lips trembling.
" Now" she said in a forceful voice. " I want you to listen to me and listen good. I LOVE you. I WANT you. There is no way I am going anywhere with out you. I want this baby because it is part of you. I want this baby because Alicia is a psycho and I don't trust her to take care of it. We will do what ever you decide, but I think you really should consider taking him because I don't think there is a choice in the matter." she stopped talking and just looked at him.
She jumped out of her chair. " Oh, I forgot. I brought you a coffee." she said, handing it to him.
He took it and held it with his good hand. " Faith I don't know what to say. I...I...I don't know how to take care of a baby. I've never even babysat a baby before." he confessed. " Are you ready for that kind of commitment? If something happens with us, I don't know if I could do it alone." he finished, looking at her. He hoped that she wouldn't say that he was right, that that was a posibility. He just couldn't take another blow right now.
He had confessed his silent fear. He was still afraid that she would leave him. How could she get through to him that she wasn't going anywhere? And suddenly she knew that it was time to tell him her secret.
TBC