Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch...I only wish I did.....
Author's notes: It has now been four months since Bosco got hurt. He and Faith are living together full time. Faith is now 5 months pregnant and showing. She is still at the desk. She'll go back to duty after the baby is born. Which is a boy and they are still thinking about names. Bosco still sends Alicia $200 a month to cover her medical bills. They have also gone to a lawyer to see about getting custody of the baby. Alicia, our little psycho, is still around. She's 8 1/2 months pregnant now. Rose is still around, and still drinking as strongly as she ever did. Bosco is back to work. He has completely recovered.
I hope you all enjoy!
The Only One: Chapter 20
Bosco shut off the engine of the car. He had gotten a new Mustang to replace the one that had been destroyed in the accident. He liked it well enough. It was a really nice ride, but it just wasn't as good as the old one. He opened the door and stepped out into the cold night.
It was almost Christmas. Only two weeks left. Part of him hated Christmas. There were always more problems for the Police Department at that time of year. More parties, more accidents and lots more drunks. The one thing Bosco hated was a rich drunk jag-off. They were the ones that acted better than him and let him know just how much of a low-life they thought he was. Nicole's parents had treated him that way. Just for bein' a cop. He couldn't get over that. Here he was, saving peoples lives everyday and putting his own on the line. For what? Just to arrest some rich jerk who was driving around in his Mercedes drunk, endangering the people of the city. What Bosco hated most, was that one of those times Faith might be walking on the side of the road, or be driving along and some one like that jag-ff would come outta nowhere and kill her.
He opened the trunk of the car and started to take out his shopping bags. He hated shopping. But this year, it wasn't that bad. He had looked around until he had found some perfect gifts for Faith and for the baby. He wasn't a very patient shopper, and that lead to more stress for him. There were hundreds of people in the mall. People pushing and shoving their way through the isles, like damn animals, looking for the best bargain. And it didn't stop there. Once you got what you were lookin' for you still had to wait in a lineup that was two miles long. You had to stand in the line, with people behind you, complanin' about how hot it is in the store. Bosco always wondered why they didn't just take their jackets off? Would that have been so hard? Then you have the 'crazy' shoppers who would just about rip your arm out of the socket if they thought you were goin' for what they wanted.
He had been in the toy section and spotted a cute teddy bear sitting all alone on a shelf. It was "Elmo". Bosco didn't have a clue who Elmo was, but soon gathered that he was pretty important and VERY sought after, when an old lady pushed him from behind and knocked him out of her way. She grabbed the doll and gave Bosco a dirty look.
" Hey, you old bag." he shouted at her. " Watch where your pushing. Don't you have any Christmas spirit?"
She gave him the finger and walked away with the doll.
" I guess not". Bosco shook his head in amazement. " If I ever get that bad I hope Faith puts me outta my misery". he had grumbled to himself.
He had left the store soon after, but before he left he found a beautiful wicker bassinet that was lined in satin. It was $250! He really didn't want to pay that much for a little basket, but Faith had been talking for two months about wanting one...and it had to be satin lined. He didn't see the difference between satin and paper towels, himself, but he wanted to make sure Faith was happy. He had arranged with the clerk to have it delivered on Christmas Eve. Perfect! Faith was gonna be so surprised!
As Bosco awkwardly balanced all the parcels in his arms, he started to walk toward the front of the building when something caught the corner of his eye. It was Alicia. And someone had beaten the hell out of her face.
TBC
Author's notes: It has now been four months since Bosco got hurt. He and Faith are living together full time. Faith is now 5 months pregnant and showing. She is still at the desk. She'll go back to duty after the baby is born. Which is a boy and they are still thinking about names. Bosco still sends Alicia $200 a month to cover her medical bills. They have also gone to a lawyer to see about getting custody of the baby. Alicia, our little psycho, is still around. She's 8 1/2 months pregnant now. Rose is still around, and still drinking as strongly as she ever did. Bosco is back to work. He has completely recovered.
I hope you all enjoy!
The Only One: Chapter 20
Bosco shut off the engine of the car. He had gotten a new Mustang to replace the one that had been destroyed in the accident. He liked it well enough. It was a really nice ride, but it just wasn't as good as the old one. He opened the door and stepped out into the cold night.
It was almost Christmas. Only two weeks left. Part of him hated Christmas. There were always more problems for the Police Department at that time of year. More parties, more accidents and lots more drunks. The one thing Bosco hated was a rich drunk jag-off. They were the ones that acted better than him and let him know just how much of a low-life they thought he was. Nicole's parents had treated him that way. Just for bein' a cop. He couldn't get over that. Here he was, saving peoples lives everyday and putting his own on the line. For what? Just to arrest some rich jerk who was driving around in his Mercedes drunk, endangering the people of the city. What Bosco hated most, was that one of those times Faith might be walking on the side of the road, or be driving along and some one like that jag-ff would come outta nowhere and kill her.
He opened the trunk of the car and started to take out his shopping bags. He hated shopping. But this year, it wasn't that bad. He had looked around until he had found some perfect gifts for Faith and for the baby. He wasn't a very patient shopper, and that lead to more stress for him. There were hundreds of people in the mall. People pushing and shoving their way through the isles, like damn animals, looking for the best bargain. And it didn't stop there. Once you got what you were lookin' for you still had to wait in a lineup that was two miles long. You had to stand in the line, with people behind you, complanin' about how hot it is in the store. Bosco always wondered why they didn't just take their jackets off? Would that have been so hard? Then you have the 'crazy' shoppers who would just about rip your arm out of the socket if they thought you were goin' for what they wanted.
He had been in the toy section and spotted a cute teddy bear sitting all alone on a shelf. It was "Elmo". Bosco didn't have a clue who Elmo was, but soon gathered that he was pretty important and VERY sought after, when an old lady pushed him from behind and knocked him out of her way. She grabbed the doll and gave Bosco a dirty look.
" Hey, you old bag." he shouted at her. " Watch where your pushing. Don't you have any Christmas spirit?"
She gave him the finger and walked away with the doll.
" I guess not". Bosco shook his head in amazement. " If I ever get that bad I hope Faith puts me outta my misery". he had grumbled to himself.
He had left the store soon after, but before he left he found a beautiful wicker bassinet that was lined in satin. It was $250! He really didn't want to pay that much for a little basket, but Faith had been talking for two months about wanting one...and it had to be satin lined. He didn't see the difference between satin and paper towels, himself, but he wanted to make sure Faith was happy. He had arranged with the clerk to have it delivered on Christmas Eve. Perfect! Faith was gonna be so surprised!
As Bosco awkwardly balanced all the parcels in his arms, he started to walk toward the front of the building when something caught the corner of his eye. It was Alicia. And someone had beaten the hell out of her face.
TBC