The pain in my shoulder woke me out of a deep sleep.. I woke with a start
and realized that I was in my own bed... and that I wasn't alone... what the
hell happened? Why do I feel like hell? What happened to my shoulder that I
am in such pain? I look at the clock.. it is 2 in the morning... how the
hell did I get here? I lie there and try to remember what happened.. I
hear Bosco's soft deep breathing beside me as I roll over onto my good
shoulder, it is all coming back now.. Bosco saved me... if he hadn't risked
his life running into that store when he heard that that... I don't know what
to call him but if Bosco hadn't been there I would be dead.. my children
would be Orphans.. I don't think that I could handle that.. I know I cant
because I shiver under the warm blankets.. I feel Bosco's arms tighten
around me as my shiver wakes him up...
"Faith?" I hear my name uttered very sleepily behind me....
"Yeah Boz?"
"Thank god you are safe... how is your shoulder... the Doc said that the bullet grazed your shoulder joint but you should be all right.. he said that it was pretty deep.. they stitched you up and sent you home.. I have been here with you ever since..."
"Boz... you saved me... I remember it now.. clear as day.. you ran into that store and saved me... if it wasn't for you I would be dead....."
My voice trails off as I start to cry... and then I feel his arms tighten around me... and I realize that he is crying too...I reach up and wipe his eyes taking care not to roll onto my bandaged shoulder, Bosco looks down at me and kisses me with full unbridled passion.. but also I feel his love for me in every inch of his body...
"I thought I lost you.... I don't think that I can handle that... not again... I can't handle you leaving me ever... I love you too much Faith.."
He kisses me again and soon our kisses are becoming more demanding... each of us wants to reach a higher plane of existence and the only way that we are going to reach it is together... I love him I don't ever want to leave him....
When it was over we lay there listening to each others heartbeat... but Bosco's is faster... more rapid.. that isn't like him at all...
"Boz? What's wrong baby... you're heart is racing...I am here and I am not leaving you.... Never... I love you..."
He kisses me softly and caresses my cheek with the back of his hand...
"Faith I can't loose you... not like that... not again... not ever.. I love you too much to even say... you have made my life complete"
I smile and lay my head on his shoulder... I didn't even feel him reach over his head to grab something off of the headboard..
"Faith, I want to make you mine... I want to spend the rest of my life with you... what I am trying to say is will you make me the happiest man ever to walk the planet? Will you marry me?"
I see that he has a box in his hand.. he opens it up and there inside is a beautiful white gold engagement ring! Oh my GOD!!!! I don't know what to say... I just look at him.. the plea in his eyes says it all... he wants to be my husband... I want him to have and to hold... I can't say anything.. I just nod yes.. Finally I find my voice...
"Bosco I will marry you... I would be happy to be your wife!"
I watched as Bosco's face lit up with pure joy and love... he kissed me deeply and took the ring out of the box, he took my left finger (remembering my shoulder was injured) and very gently placed the ring on my finger.. it fit perfectly...Bosco must have known my ring size somehow... I start crying softly as I look at the diamond in the middle of the ring... it isn't big.. but it is big enough for me... and I love white gold... he must have saved for months to give me this... I lean into him and he puts his arms around me and holds me tight... I fall asleep with the words "Faith Boscorelli" on my lips.
I wake up in the morning to the smell of frying bacon and eggs... my mouth instantly waters and then I look at the time it is 12:00 in the afternoon... I look for Bosco and I realize that he is in the kitchen.. I roll onto my back.... Ohh god BAD idea... pain rips though my shoulder as it hits the mattress.... The boss gave Bosco the day off.. I got an extra two because of the severity of the cut and the fact that my shoulder frickin hurt!
I am just about to get up when the bedroom door opens and Boz comes into the room with a tray for me... Breakfast in bed... what a treat! He comes over to the bed and sets the try over me.. on it is a cup of coffee, a small bowl of cereal.. some juice.. and a plate of bacon and eggs... man the full works! I am so hungry I tuck into it as soon as I am sitting up...
"I thought you might be hungry..."
"Boz this is great! Thank you"
As I was eating my breakfast I kept looking at the ring on my finger... it was even more beautiful in the light... I loved the way the stone in the middle caught the light and refracted it over the plate...
"Boz we need to set a date... you know for the wedding..."
"How about July the 17th?"
"Why that date Boz?"
"Because I have a good feeling about that date"
"All right July the 17th it is.. but next year.. we need time to plan.. my wedding to Fred was not the wedding of my dreams...."
"This one will be baby" he finished the sentence for me... I know that I am destined to marry this man.. and for him to put this ring on my finger I know that he is serious.. and that he truly loves me... I never thought that Bosco was going to get married and well looking at this ring on my finger and then looking at his smiling face I know that I have been wrong...
I finish the tray off... I feel great.. aside from the dull ache pulsing though my shoulder...I watch Bosco take his robe off and climb back into bed beside me... I can't help but smile as I feel him snuggle into my side and wrap his arms around me...
"Faith.. I love you, don't you ever pull a stunt like that again allright?
I laugh quietly and then I realize that he really was scared that he came so close to loosing me again... I remember the vest.. and the hole in the vest.. obviously someone wanted me here to be with this man so I am not going to let them down now..
"Boz.... I am not going anywhere anytime soon... don't you worry about that.... I love you too much to let go..."
We stayed like that until Charlie and Emily came home... I called them into my room.. Bosco had just gotten out of bed and was plodding around the apartment in sweats... he looked at me and sat next to me on the edge of the bed....
"Charlie... Em... we have something to say..." I look at Bosco and he nods at me encouraging me to go on and tell them... "Bosco asked me to marry him..." I watch as Em's eyes light up... and then I watch as Charlie finally gets what is going on..
"Well?!?!?! What did you say?" Em is sitting on the edge of her seat... he eyes ablaze with excitement..
I brought out my hand and showed her the ring.... Her eyes nearly damn near popped out of her head as she screamed and hugged Bosco and then hugged me.. Charlie looks at me and then looks at the ring and then says..."I take it by Emily's reaction you said yes..." I laughed out loud as I nod at my son... he grins from ear to ear and hugs Bosco.. and then he said something that brought tears to my eyes..
"I guess now I can have a dad again?"
I am smiling though my tears and nod in his direction... Bosco is beaming with happiness... I am so happy it hurts... my kids have accepted him.... Thank god.. I was worried about Em... I looked at her and smiled... "Em I want you to be my Maid of Honour.."
She looks shocked and then bursts with happiness again as she hugs me and nods her approval...I watch as Bosco asks Charlie to be the ring bearer and he agrees... I have so much planning to do but now comes the fun part.. we get to tell the rest of the family about our engagement... well that can wait until tomorrow.. right now I have my family and my fiancée to enjoy the rest of the day with
"Faith?" I hear my name uttered very sleepily behind me....
"Yeah Boz?"
"Thank god you are safe... how is your shoulder... the Doc said that the bullet grazed your shoulder joint but you should be all right.. he said that it was pretty deep.. they stitched you up and sent you home.. I have been here with you ever since..."
"Boz... you saved me... I remember it now.. clear as day.. you ran into that store and saved me... if it wasn't for you I would be dead....."
My voice trails off as I start to cry... and then I feel his arms tighten around me... and I realize that he is crying too...I reach up and wipe his eyes taking care not to roll onto my bandaged shoulder, Bosco looks down at me and kisses me with full unbridled passion.. but also I feel his love for me in every inch of his body...
"I thought I lost you.... I don't think that I can handle that... not again... I can't handle you leaving me ever... I love you too much Faith.."
He kisses me again and soon our kisses are becoming more demanding... each of us wants to reach a higher plane of existence and the only way that we are going to reach it is together... I love him I don't ever want to leave him....
When it was over we lay there listening to each others heartbeat... but Bosco's is faster... more rapid.. that isn't like him at all...
"Boz? What's wrong baby... you're heart is racing...I am here and I am not leaving you.... Never... I love you..."
He kisses me softly and caresses my cheek with the back of his hand...
"Faith I can't loose you... not like that... not again... not ever.. I love you too much to even say... you have made my life complete"
I smile and lay my head on his shoulder... I didn't even feel him reach over his head to grab something off of the headboard..
"Faith, I want to make you mine... I want to spend the rest of my life with you... what I am trying to say is will you make me the happiest man ever to walk the planet? Will you marry me?"
I see that he has a box in his hand.. he opens it up and there inside is a beautiful white gold engagement ring! Oh my GOD!!!! I don't know what to say... I just look at him.. the plea in his eyes says it all... he wants to be my husband... I want him to have and to hold... I can't say anything.. I just nod yes.. Finally I find my voice...
"Bosco I will marry you... I would be happy to be your wife!"
I watched as Bosco's face lit up with pure joy and love... he kissed me deeply and took the ring out of the box, he took my left finger (remembering my shoulder was injured) and very gently placed the ring on my finger.. it fit perfectly...Bosco must have known my ring size somehow... I start crying softly as I look at the diamond in the middle of the ring... it isn't big.. but it is big enough for me... and I love white gold... he must have saved for months to give me this... I lean into him and he puts his arms around me and holds me tight... I fall asleep with the words "Faith Boscorelli" on my lips.
I wake up in the morning to the smell of frying bacon and eggs... my mouth instantly waters and then I look at the time it is 12:00 in the afternoon... I look for Bosco and I realize that he is in the kitchen.. I roll onto my back.... Ohh god BAD idea... pain rips though my shoulder as it hits the mattress.... The boss gave Bosco the day off.. I got an extra two because of the severity of the cut and the fact that my shoulder frickin hurt!
I am just about to get up when the bedroom door opens and Boz comes into the room with a tray for me... Breakfast in bed... what a treat! He comes over to the bed and sets the try over me.. on it is a cup of coffee, a small bowl of cereal.. some juice.. and a plate of bacon and eggs... man the full works! I am so hungry I tuck into it as soon as I am sitting up...
"I thought you might be hungry..."
"Boz this is great! Thank you"
As I was eating my breakfast I kept looking at the ring on my finger... it was even more beautiful in the light... I loved the way the stone in the middle caught the light and refracted it over the plate...
"Boz we need to set a date... you know for the wedding..."
"How about July the 17th?"
"Why that date Boz?"
"Because I have a good feeling about that date"
"All right July the 17th it is.. but next year.. we need time to plan.. my wedding to Fred was not the wedding of my dreams...."
"This one will be baby" he finished the sentence for me... I know that I am destined to marry this man.. and for him to put this ring on my finger I know that he is serious.. and that he truly loves me... I never thought that Bosco was going to get married and well looking at this ring on my finger and then looking at his smiling face I know that I have been wrong...
I finish the tray off... I feel great.. aside from the dull ache pulsing though my shoulder...I watch Bosco take his robe off and climb back into bed beside me... I can't help but smile as I feel him snuggle into my side and wrap his arms around me...
"Faith.. I love you, don't you ever pull a stunt like that again allright?
I laugh quietly and then I realize that he really was scared that he came so close to loosing me again... I remember the vest.. and the hole in the vest.. obviously someone wanted me here to be with this man so I am not going to let them down now..
"Boz.... I am not going anywhere anytime soon... don't you worry about that.... I love you too much to let go..."
We stayed like that until Charlie and Emily came home... I called them into my room.. Bosco had just gotten out of bed and was plodding around the apartment in sweats... he looked at me and sat next to me on the edge of the bed....
"Charlie... Em... we have something to say..." I look at Bosco and he nods at me encouraging me to go on and tell them... "Bosco asked me to marry him..." I watch as Em's eyes light up... and then I watch as Charlie finally gets what is going on..
"Well?!?!?! What did you say?" Em is sitting on the edge of her seat... he eyes ablaze with excitement..
I brought out my hand and showed her the ring.... Her eyes nearly damn near popped out of her head as she screamed and hugged Bosco and then hugged me.. Charlie looks at me and then looks at the ring and then says..."I take it by Emily's reaction you said yes..." I laughed out loud as I nod at my son... he grins from ear to ear and hugs Bosco.. and then he said something that brought tears to my eyes..
"I guess now I can have a dad again?"
I am smiling though my tears and nod in his direction... Bosco is beaming with happiness... I am so happy it hurts... my kids have accepted him.... Thank god.. I was worried about Em... I looked at her and smiled... "Em I want you to be my Maid of Honour.."
She looks shocked and then bursts with happiness again as she hugs me and nods her approval...I watch as Bosco asks Charlie to be the ring bearer and he agrees... I have so much planning to do but now comes the fun part.. we get to tell the rest of the family about our engagement... well that can wait until tomorrow.. right now I have my family and my fiancée to enjoy the rest of the day with