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The Only One: Chapter 21
Faith was sitting in the livingroom trying to untangle Christmas lights. She shook her head in amazement at just how unorganized Bosco was. She had been at it for over an hour now and she still had a whole box left to untangle. She made a mental note to herself to try and organize their stuff better.
She was now six months pregnant and she loved it. Loved the way her belly was growing and the way she could feel her son kicking her. This was her favorite month of pregnancy. She was still small enough to be comfortable most times and she wasn't big enough that she could hardly walk and needed someone to tie her shoes and put on her socks.
She loved the way that Bos took care of her. He had even attended her lamaze classes and had actually behaved himself. Accept for the comments he would make about the other women who attended the class. Just last week he told one woman that she had better look into having " her jugs deflated", as he so nicely put it. He also told the leader of the group that he wasn't going to watch the birth. " Hell no! I ain't gonna look down there. If I see that, I'll never be able to eat chili again".
Chili. That was his word to describe the after-birth and all the blood. Faith was pretty sure that she wouldn't want any chili for a long, long time.
She stood up and stretched her arms over her head. She was pretty tired these days. Between work and dealing with Alicia's pregnancy, which she and Bosco constantly disagreed about, she was getting overwhelmed. Not to mention all of the normal pregnancy stuff. She hadn't entered the 'nesting' faze yet, but she knew that it was coming. When she was pregnant with both Emily and Charlie she had gone crazy cleaning the apartment. From her seventh month on, she cleaned non-stop. She cleaned the bathroom at least twice a day. She vacuumed at least three times a day, not wanting her babies to breath in stale dust from the carpet. She constantly dusted the mantle, claiming that dust was a 'babies worst enemy'. She had basically been a walking nut until both of her kids arrived.
The only problem that faith really had, seemed to be Alicia. It seemed that everytime she and Bos had a problem, she was always the cause somehow. Bosco had arranged with her to send money each month and it drove Faith crazy. She would never have given Alicia any money at all. At least until a paternity test was done. But, she sensed that Bos felt a little bit guilty for not seeing her. He never called to see how she was doing, and he never went to her place unless it was to drop off her money. He usually didn't even ring her buzzer. He just shoved the money into the mailbox. Faith always reasoned that someone could steal the money and then they would have to make up the payment, but he always refused. She knew how hard it was for him to talk to her. She had stopped coming to Rose's bar right after the fight in the hospital. It seemed that Alicia knew she had worn out her welcome.
Faith waddled down the hallway to the bedroom that she and her lover shared. She had hidden some of his presents in the closet and she wanted to move them before Bosco got home. He was a real snooper. He was like a hound dog when it came to presents. If there was a gift within a hundred mile radius, he'd find it. Not only would he find it, but he'd open it, too. Then he'd wrap it back up. There was just no surprising the man.
After she had hidden the gifts in the storage closet, she walked back out into the livingroom. After noting the time, she began to worry. Bosco should have been home now. The stores had closed almost an hour ago. Even if traffic had been bad, she still should have made it home.
Every time he was late now she felt a wave of dread come over her. Since his accident, she was always worried about him, especially if he was late coming home.
She walked over to the window to see if she could spot his car. It was there. She immediately felt relieved and backed away from the window. She knew that it urked him to see her standing at the window waiting for him. She always got upset with him when she didn't know where he was. But he understood her fears and didn't usually get upset back at her when she went off on him. He knew she was scared of losing him.
As she sat down on the couch, she grabbed the remote and starting switching through the channels. One of her favorite shows was on. It was a hot new drama about police officers, paramedics and firefighters in New York City. It was called " The First Watch". She liked it because it was basically about her life. The show was very well done and it had some really cute guys in it. There was one character in particular that she loved. He reminded her a lot of Bosco.
As she was sitting there watching, she suddenly had a craving for pickles and icecream. She got up off the couch and wandered into the kitchen. She opened the freezer and pulled out a container of strawberry ripple icecream. She had just sat down at the table when the door to the apartment opened. Bosco stepped inside and dropped his bags on the floor. He looked over at her and she could tell that there was something wrong. A second later, Alicia stepped inside. And someone had beaten the hell out of her.
TBC
The Only One: Chapter 21
Faith was sitting in the livingroom trying to untangle Christmas lights. She shook her head in amazement at just how unorganized Bosco was. She had been at it for over an hour now and she still had a whole box left to untangle. She made a mental note to herself to try and organize their stuff better.
She was now six months pregnant and she loved it. Loved the way her belly was growing and the way she could feel her son kicking her. This was her favorite month of pregnancy. She was still small enough to be comfortable most times and she wasn't big enough that she could hardly walk and needed someone to tie her shoes and put on her socks.
She loved the way that Bos took care of her. He had even attended her lamaze classes and had actually behaved himself. Accept for the comments he would make about the other women who attended the class. Just last week he told one woman that she had better look into having " her jugs deflated", as he so nicely put it. He also told the leader of the group that he wasn't going to watch the birth. " Hell no! I ain't gonna look down there. If I see that, I'll never be able to eat chili again".
Chili. That was his word to describe the after-birth and all the blood. Faith was pretty sure that she wouldn't want any chili for a long, long time.
She stood up and stretched her arms over her head. She was pretty tired these days. Between work and dealing with Alicia's pregnancy, which she and Bosco constantly disagreed about, she was getting overwhelmed. Not to mention all of the normal pregnancy stuff. She hadn't entered the 'nesting' faze yet, but she knew that it was coming. When she was pregnant with both Emily and Charlie she had gone crazy cleaning the apartment. From her seventh month on, she cleaned non-stop. She cleaned the bathroom at least twice a day. She vacuumed at least three times a day, not wanting her babies to breath in stale dust from the carpet. She constantly dusted the mantle, claiming that dust was a 'babies worst enemy'. She had basically been a walking nut until both of her kids arrived.
The only problem that faith really had, seemed to be Alicia. It seemed that everytime she and Bos had a problem, she was always the cause somehow. Bosco had arranged with her to send money each month and it drove Faith crazy. She would never have given Alicia any money at all. At least until a paternity test was done. But, she sensed that Bos felt a little bit guilty for not seeing her. He never called to see how she was doing, and he never went to her place unless it was to drop off her money. He usually didn't even ring her buzzer. He just shoved the money into the mailbox. Faith always reasoned that someone could steal the money and then they would have to make up the payment, but he always refused. She knew how hard it was for him to talk to her. She had stopped coming to Rose's bar right after the fight in the hospital. It seemed that Alicia knew she had worn out her welcome.
Faith waddled down the hallway to the bedroom that she and her lover shared. She had hidden some of his presents in the closet and she wanted to move them before Bosco got home. He was a real snooper. He was like a hound dog when it came to presents. If there was a gift within a hundred mile radius, he'd find it. Not only would he find it, but he'd open it, too. Then he'd wrap it back up. There was just no surprising the man.
After she had hidden the gifts in the storage closet, she walked back out into the livingroom. After noting the time, she began to worry. Bosco should have been home now. The stores had closed almost an hour ago. Even if traffic had been bad, she still should have made it home.
Every time he was late now she felt a wave of dread come over her. Since his accident, she was always worried about him, especially if he was late coming home.
She walked over to the window to see if she could spot his car. It was there. She immediately felt relieved and backed away from the window. She knew that it urked him to see her standing at the window waiting for him. She always got upset with him when she didn't know where he was. But he understood her fears and didn't usually get upset back at her when she went off on him. He knew she was scared of losing him.
As she sat down on the couch, she grabbed the remote and starting switching through the channels. One of her favorite shows was on. It was a hot new drama about police officers, paramedics and firefighters in New York City. It was called " The First Watch". She liked it because it was basically about her life. The show was very well done and it had some really cute guys in it. There was one character in particular that she loved. He reminded her a lot of Bosco.
As she was sitting there watching, she suddenly had a craving for pickles and icecream. She got up off the couch and wandered into the kitchen. She opened the freezer and pulled out a container of strawberry ripple icecream. She had just sat down at the table when the door to the apartment opened. Bosco stepped inside and dropped his bags on the floor. He looked over at her and she could tell that there was something wrong. A second later, Alicia stepped inside. And someone had beaten the hell out of her.
TBC