The Only One: Chapter 24
Bosco grabbed the paper out of Faith's hand and read it for himself. " What the hell is this"? he yelled.
" I'd say from the looks of that, that your little friend is gonna do me in". said Faith, dryly.
Bosco turned around and punched the wall. He punched until his knuckles were bleeding. He was wild in his anger. His eyes were wide and his face was beet red. He was shaking, and Faith wondered if he could keep it together long enough to go down to the station and report it.
There weren't many times that she had seen Bosco this angry. This was the second time she had seen him really lose it. The first time was when a punk kid had written 'Bosco is a dick' on the side of their RMP. He had chased the perp for blocks. The kid had gotten lucky when he saw Sully, who shoved him into his car and locked the door. Otherwise, he would have gotten an awful beating from Bosco. If Bosco could have gone through the door of the car that day, he would have. But in the here and now, Faith knew he was about to do something stupid if she didn't calm him down.
" THAT WITCH! THAT LITTLE WITCH! I'LL KILL HER! I'LL KILL HER WITH MY BARE HANDS! AHHHHHHHHH! LET ME GET HER FAITH AND I'LL BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HER MYSELF!" he screamed, stamping his foot on the floor and punching the door.
Faith knew she had to get him under control, before he could carry out his threat. In his condition, she knew he would.
She walked over to him and grabbed him by the front of the t-shirt he was wearing. Slap! Went her hand on the side of his face. " BOS, CALM DOWN, RIGHT NOW!" she yelled directly in his face. " YOU'RE DROOLING! DO YOU REALIZE THAT? STOP IT RIGHT NOW OR I'M CALLING MACENROE TO COME AND HAUL YOU IN BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING STUPID! She said, now holding his face with both of her hands, forcing him to keep eye contact with her.
He broke lose from her hold and held his hands up. " YOU WANT ME TO BE CALM AFTER THAT? HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ME TO BE CALM? FAITH, SHE IS GONNA TRY AN' KILL YOU!" he yelled, as he wiped his chin.
She stepped up to him and took his hands and placed them on her belly. " If you don't do this for me, than do it for your son. I don't want to have to bring him to see you at Rikers". she said, firmly.
Bosco shook his head. And put his hands over his face. " Why is it that every time we get to someplace good, it gets ruined?" he asked her, as he brought his hands down to his side. " It's my fault. It's all my fault. If I hadn't slept with her then none of this would be happening! Awww! I am such a screwup!" he continued with his self hating lecture until Faith grabbed him into a hug.
" Bos, don't beat yourself up over this. We couldn't have known that she had this planned. And when you slept with her you didn't know that we would end up being together, did you?" she said, softly.
" I still should have known. I didn't protect you. I could have done..." he agonized.
" Bos, when you slept with her, you didn't say to yourself " I think I'll see how I can hurt Faith in the future", now did you"? she said, teasingly.
He shook his head, knowing that what she said was true.
" Now let's go down to the station and get a report started. Lieu will make sure that this is handled the right way. We're just gonna go and make a statement and then we can both take the day off work tomorow. How's that sound?" she said, as she grabbed her coat and his out of the closet by the door.
" Ok, but if we see her on the way, I'm gonna jump out of the car and wring her neck". he grumbled.
" You won't do any such thing." she lectured.
" Oh, won't I?" he shot back. " And how do you know that?" he questioned,
She took a hold of his hand and pulled him out the door. " Because you love me". she said, simply.
He couldn't argue with that. They exited the building and got into their car and started toward the station.
As soon as they were out of sight, Alicia stepped out from behind some bushes. She walked toward the front of their building and opened the front door. When she got to the door of their apartment she used a credit card to jimmy the door open.
" Soon. Very soon" she whispered, as she entered the dark apartment and shut the door.
Bosco grabbed the paper out of Faith's hand and read it for himself. " What the hell is this"? he yelled.
" I'd say from the looks of that, that your little friend is gonna do me in". said Faith, dryly.
Bosco turned around and punched the wall. He punched until his knuckles were bleeding. He was wild in his anger. His eyes were wide and his face was beet red. He was shaking, and Faith wondered if he could keep it together long enough to go down to the station and report it.
There weren't many times that she had seen Bosco this angry. This was the second time she had seen him really lose it. The first time was when a punk kid had written 'Bosco is a dick' on the side of their RMP. He had chased the perp for blocks. The kid had gotten lucky when he saw Sully, who shoved him into his car and locked the door. Otherwise, he would have gotten an awful beating from Bosco. If Bosco could have gone through the door of the car that day, he would have. But in the here and now, Faith knew he was about to do something stupid if she didn't calm him down.
" THAT WITCH! THAT LITTLE WITCH! I'LL KILL HER! I'LL KILL HER WITH MY BARE HANDS! AHHHHHHHHH! LET ME GET HER FAITH AND I'LL BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HER MYSELF!" he screamed, stamping his foot on the floor and punching the door.
Faith knew she had to get him under control, before he could carry out his threat. In his condition, she knew he would.
She walked over to him and grabbed him by the front of the t-shirt he was wearing. Slap! Went her hand on the side of his face. " BOS, CALM DOWN, RIGHT NOW!" she yelled directly in his face. " YOU'RE DROOLING! DO YOU REALIZE THAT? STOP IT RIGHT NOW OR I'M CALLING MACENROE TO COME AND HAUL YOU IN BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING STUPID! She said, now holding his face with both of her hands, forcing him to keep eye contact with her.
He broke lose from her hold and held his hands up. " YOU WANT ME TO BE CALM AFTER THAT? HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ME TO BE CALM? FAITH, SHE IS GONNA TRY AN' KILL YOU!" he yelled, as he wiped his chin.
She stepped up to him and took his hands and placed them on her belly. " If you don't do this for me, than do it for your son. I don't want to have to bring him to see you at Rikers". she said, firmly.
Bosco shook his head. And put his hands over his face. " Why is it that every time we get to someplace good, it gets ruined?" he asked her, as he brought his hands down to his side. " It's my fault. It's all my fault. If I hadn't slept with her then none of this would be happening! Awww! I am such a screwup!" he continued with his self hating lecture until Faith grabbed him into a hug.
" Bos, don't beat yourself up over this. We couldn't have known that she had this planned. And when you slept with her you didn't know that we would end up being together, did you?" she said, softly.
" I still should have known. I didn't protect you. I could have done..." he agonized.
" Bos, when you slept with her, you didn't say to yourself " I think I'll see how I can hurt Faith in the future", now did you"? she said, teasingly.
He shook his head, knowing that what she said was true.
" Now let's go down to the station and get a report started. Lieu will make sure that this is handled the right way. We're just gonna go and make a statement and then we can both take the day off work tomorow. How's that sound?" she said, as she grabbed her coat and his out of the closet by the door.
" Ok, but if we see her on the way, I'm gonna jump out of the car and wring her neck". he grumbled.
" You won't do any such thing." she lectured.
" Oh, won't I?" he shot back. " And how do you know that?" he questioned,
She took a hold of his hand and pulled him out the door. " Because you love me". she said, simply.
He couldn't argue with that. They exited the building and got into their car and started toward the station.
As soon as they were out of sight, Alicia stepped out from behind some bushes. She walked toward the front of their building and opened the front door. When she got to the door of their apartment she used a credit card to jimmy the door open.
" Soon. Very soon" she whispered, as she entered the dark apartment and shut the door.