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The Only One: Chapter 18
Faith looked at Bosco. She bit down on her lower lip, as was her way when she was nervous. He noticed right away. He always knew when she was off. They had been partners for eight years, after all, and she couldn't hide anything from him. It was a blessing and a curse. Especially when those times came that she wasn't ready to talk yet. He always could read her like a book.
He swung his eyes over to the bedside table. The ring he had bought her was inside. Nurse Proctor had found it in his jeans pocket and put it in her office for safe keeping. He hoped that he would have an opportunity to ask her before she started her shift. The waiting to ask her was killing him. It was making him doubt himself even more. What if she said no? What if she threw it back in his face and laughed at him? What if? What if?
He looked back at her and motioned for her to sit down and take his hand. She shook her head. She had to be standing to get through what she had to tell him.
He blanched. He knew that she was about to tell him something bad. Maybe she had said those nice things to him out of pity. He folded his hands in his lap, waiting for her to speak.
She looked over at him again. She could see the fear in his eyes. Poor Bos, she thought. He is so unsure of himself. She knew that what she was about to say would change things between them forever. At least he would know how much she loved him. And if he didn't want the baby, then the leaving part would be up to him.
"Bos" she began. " I have to tell you something. And it's big. Really big." she said, starting to pace around the small room. " I didn't plan for it to happen. You have to know that" she said, looking over at him.
Bosco was scared now. He felt like someone had punched him in the stomach. She was probaby going to tell him that she had met someone else and she felt guilty for waiting so long to tell him. He prepared himself for the worst. A scowl forming on his face. He sat back and crossed his arms over his chest.
" Now, before I tell you, please tell me that you understand that I never ment for this to happen this way" she begged him.
Now he was starting to get angry. " Faith, just tell me what it is..or should I guess?" he asked, scrcastically. " You met someone else? You cheated on me? What? WHAT? he demanded, pounding his fist on his good leg for emphasis. His outburst caused Faith to jump.
She was hurt. He knew that right away. Tears welled up in her eyes, which she quickly brushed away. Oh, Damn, he thought to himself. He had no right to blow up at her like that. He was just so scared. So damn scared of losing her.
He softened his voice. " I'm sorry. I'm sorry." he said. " Faith you're scarin' me. Tell me what's wrong" he pleaded with her.
She took a deep breath and continued. Now a little scared herself of what his reaction would be. " Bos, I'm pregnant. I'm so sorry for laying this on you now. I thought we were being careful and now with the whole Alicia thing..I'm just so sorry". she hung her head and really started to bawl.
" Come here."
Faith looked up at him. He was crying. He held out his arms to her. " Just come here would ya?" he said, wiping the tears off his face.
She walked into his embrace. They both held each other. She buired her face into his chest, sobbing roughly.
" Look at me. Hey, look at me" he said, trying to get her to sit up.
She sat up and looked at him. He didn't seem to be angry. Just sad maybe. She couldn't very well expect him to be happy about this, could she?
He leaned in and gave her a passionate kiss. She returned the kiss, deepening it, as his tounge slid into her mouth. After a few seconds he pulled away and looked at her with what could only be described as unconditional, pure love in his eyes.
" We're having a baby?" he whispered, tears coursing down his cheeks again. She nodded. " Your not mad at me?" she asked tentativly.
He wiped his face off with the back of his hand. " No. Damn, Faith, why would you think that I'd be mad at you? I love you so much. I can't believe that you'd want to have a kid with me." he said, softly. He looked down and then back up at her. " You do want to have it, don't you?" he asked, hoping that she said yes.
She looked shocked that he would even ask. " OF COURSE I WANT TO HAVE IT!" she, broke down again. " I have thought about it from the first night we were together. I want the chance to be a mom again, Bos. I feel like this baby is a second chance. I just wasn't sure that you'd want it, with everything that's going on." she sobbed.
He rubbed her back gently. " Faith, I would love nothing more than to have kids with you."
He breathed in deeply before continuing. He was so relieved that she loved him. She wanted to be with him, and now she was giving him a child, that was conceived out of the purest form of love. A love child. He was never happier than he was right now.
" That's what makes this so right" he said, leaning over to open the drawer.
" What are you talking about"? she asked, curious as to what he ment.
He opened the drawer and pulled out the box containing the ring. He pushed her back on the bed so he could look deep into her eyes.
She gasped as he opened the box and took out the most beautiful ring that she had ever seen.
He took her hand in his.
" Faith Mitchell, I love you with all of my heart. You're my partner, my lover and my best friend. Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife"?
TBC
I hope you are enjoying this. Thanks for the awesome reviews!
The Only One: Chapter 18
Faith looked at Bosco. She bit down on her lower lip, as was her way when she was nervous. He noticed right away. He always knew when she was off. They had been partners for eight years, after all, and she couldn't hide anything from him. It was a blessing and a curse. Especially when those times came that she wasn't ready to talk yet. He always could read her like a book.
He swung his eyes over to the bedside table. The ring he had bought her was inside. Nurse Proctor had found it in his jeans pocket and put it in her office for safe keeping. He hoped that he would have an opportunity to ask her before she started her shift. The waiting to ask her was killing him. It was making him doubt himself even more. What if she said no? What if she threw it back in his face and laughed at him? What if? What if?
He looked back at her and motioned for her to sit down and take his hand. She shook her head. She had to be standing to get through what she had to tell him.
He blanched. He knew that she was about to tell him something bad. Maybe she had said those nice things to him out of pity. He folded his hands in his lap, waiting for her to speak.
She looked over at him again. She could see the fear in his eyes. Poor Bos, she thought. He is so unsure of himself. She knew that what she was about to say would change things between them forever. At least he would know how much she loved him. And if he didn't want the baby, then the leaving part would be up to him.
"Bos" she began. " I have to tell you something. And it's big. Really big." she said, starting to pace around the small room. " I didn't plan for it to happen. You have to know that" she said, looking over at him.
Bosco was scared now. He felt like someone had punched him in the stomach. She was probaby going to tell him that she had met someone else and she felt guilty for waiting so long to tell him. He prepared himself for the worst. A scowl forming on his face. He sat back and crossed his arms over his chest.
" Now, before I tell you, please tell me that you understand that I never ment for this to happen this way" she begged him.
Now he was starting to get angry. " Faith, just tell me what it is..or should I guess?" he asked, scrcastically. " You met someone else? You cheated on me? What? WHAT? he demanded, pounding his fist on his good leg for emphasis. His outburst caused Faith to jump.
She was hurt. He knew that right away. Tears welled up in her eyes, which she quickly brushed away. Oh, Damn, he thought to himself. He had no right to blow up at her like that. He was just so scared. So damn scared of losing her.
He softened his voice. " I'm sorry. I'm sorry." he said. " Faith you're scarin' me. Tell me what's wrong" he pleaded with her.
She took a deep breath and continued. Now a little scared herself of what his reaction would be. " Bos, I'm pregnant. I'm so sorry for laying this on you now. I thought we were being careful and now with the whole Alicia thing..I'm just so sorry". she hung her head and really started to bawl.
" Come here."
Faith looked up at him. He was crying. He held out his arms to her. " Just come here would ya?" he said, wiping the tears off his face.
She walked into his embrace. They both held each other. She buired her face into his chest, sobbing roughly.
" Look at me. Hey, look at me" he said, trying to get her to sit up.
She sat up and looked at him. He didn't seem to be angry. Just sad maybe. She couldn't very well expect him to be happy about this, could she?
He leaned in and gave her a passionate kiss. She returned the kiss, deepening it, as his tounge slid into her mouth. After a few seconds he pulled away and looked at her with what could only be described as unconditional, pure love in his eyes.
" We're having a baby?" he whispered, tears coursing down his cheeks again. She nodded. " Your not mad at me?" she asked tentativly.
He wiped his face off with the back of his hand. " No. Damn, Faith, why would you think that I'd be mad at you? I love you so much. I can't believe that you'd want to have a kid with me." he said, softly. He looked down and then back up at her. " You do want to have it, don't you?" he asked, hoping that she said yes.
She looked shocked that he would even ask. " OF COURSE I WANT TO HAVE IT!" she, broke down again. " I have thought about it from the first night we were together. I want the chance to be a mom again, Bos. I feel like this baby is a second chance. I just wasn't sure that you'd want it, with everything that's going on." she sobbed.
He rubbed her back gently. " Faith, I would love nothing more than to have kids with you."
He breathed in deeply before continuing. He was so relieved that she loved him. She wanted to be with him, and now she was giving him a child, that was conceived out of the purest form of love. A love child. He was never happier than he was right now.
" That's what makes this so right" he said, leaning over to open the drawer.
" What are you talking about"? she asked, curious as to what he ment.
He opened the drawer and pulled out the box containing the ring. He pushed her back on the bed so he could look deep into her eyes.
She gasped as he opened the box and took out the most beautiful ring that she had ever seen.
He took her hand in his.
" Faith Mitchell, I love you with all of my heart. You're my partner, my lover and my best friend. Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife"?
TBC