I think that I have to be the happiest man alive...and the luckiest.. I
nearly lost Faith again.. I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't
been wearing her vest.. I would have defiantly lost the only woman that I
have ever cared for in all my life.. I turn to look at her sleeping soundly
next to me.. her shoulder turned up as if to remind me how lucky that I am
to have her. I sigh and tighten my arms around the woman that I am going
to spend the rest of my life with.... That has to be the ultimate reason why
I am the luckiest guy ever to roam the face of the planet... my best friend
and confidant the person who I tell everything to.. the one who when I
confessed that I loved her... didn't laugh in my face and reject me, but
confessed that she loved me back...when I asked her to marry me she said yes...
there is no way that I could not be sad with this woman...
"I love you" I whisper in her ear... she snuggles closer to me and I hear her softly say
"I love you too Boz"
I feel so complete at this moment but unfortunately the gods of time aren't on our side and we have to get up for work soon... Faith is returning after taking a week off.. she needed to have time for her shoulder to heal... so now she is getting a little stir crazy spending almost all her time in the house that she has to go back...
"Faith.... Baby... it is time to get up.. we have to be at work in an hour"
She groans and rolls over onto her back and faces me
"So soon? But I just got comfortable" she chuckles and pulls me down to kiss her...
"Yeah you know Swersky is going to have our asses if we are late... besides today is the day where we tell everyone that we are getting married..."
I watch her as she smiles and looks at her left hand... at the ring that I placed on her finger and she smiles and snuggles closer to me. I hold her for a few blissful moments and then that infernal alarm clock starts blaring... now we have to get up we have no choice now. Reluctantly she rolls out from the bed and puts on her bathrobe... I swing my legs over the bed and start putting on clothes as I plod to the bathroom after her... she hops in the shower and I set about making myself look decent.. I took most of the week off with her.. I had to burn a couple of sick days but I don't think that Swersky minded.. he knows what kind of relationship we have. But I think that the news that we are going to break to everyone today is going to blow his mind...
"Bosco can you pass me the bottle of conditioner under the sink.. the one in here is out.."
I reach under the sink and pull out the bottle and hand it to her in the shower.. my god every time I see her naked I turn to jello... I don't know how she does it but she has some kind of power over me that makes me weak every time I see her....
"Thanks babe.." she leans forward and plants a wet kiss on my cheek
I finish getting dressed and by the time Faith is ready to go we have ½ an hour to get our asses into roll call.. so we decide to go into work with our uniforms on.. it is normally something that we don't do but I throw a change of clothes, and one for Faith into my bag and we run out the door. We just make it in time to throw the bag into my locker, and we race down the hall to roll call just as Swersky enters the room.
"Afternoon guys.. today we have....."
We sit there in silence and listen just as Swersky finished with assigning patrols Bosco stands up...
"Boss if it is all right with you I have an announcement to make..."
"Go ahead Boscorelli"
"Thanks.. Faith and I would like to announce that we are getting married next year"
There was a stunned silence as everyone looks at Faith to confirm what I just said.. She smiles and nods and holds up her hand showing the ring off to everyone...
"It's about time!" I heard Sully pipe up from the back and everyone bursts into applause.. Swersky looks at us and shakes his head.. we can see that he is smiling..
"Allright on that note.. Be alert be safe out there guys,.. have a good tour"
Sasha is talking to Faith and she is gushing over the ring that I put on Faith's finger.. it took me forever to find that ring... I knew that Faith isn't a huge diamond fan.. she is modest about what she wears.. when I saw this ring I thought that it would be perfect.. I had to buy it.. and she loves it... every time I sneak a peek at her she is looking at it.
"Congrats, man.. way to go"
I turn around and there is Ty standing there with a grin on his face... he shakes my hand and then leaves to sign out the radios and the car...
"It's about time you asked her.. we were starting to take bets on when you would finally pop the question"
I smile at Sully... ever since he dried out he has been a different person to work with.. he isn't so bitter anymore. I thank him and then go to get Faith.. she is still talking to Sasha about something..
"Faith we have to roll... I will get the radios and you can get the RMP."
"Yeah Boz I will be there in a moment"
"Bosco? What do I owe this visit too?"
"Hi ma..."
My Ma was on the next to know list... Mikey appeared beside her at the bar.. since he went clean and stayed clean he has been working at the bar with Ma during the week. She managed to get him the job by pulling some strings with the boss... She looked up at me and then looked at Faith who had just appeared beside me.
"Hi Rose, how's business been lately?"
"Hi Faith, it's been all right"
"Ma, Faith and I came here for a reason... were getting married Ma.. I asked her to be my wife and she said yes...."
I don't think that I have ever seen a wide smile come to my mother that fast...
"Bull! No! Really? When? Maurice! I never thought it would happen"
She came out from behind the bar and grabbed Faith's hand to look at the ring.. her eyes went wide and she screamed... and then the crushed both of us in a big hug..
"Mikey! Come here your brother IS getting married!!!! Look at this rock!"
Mikey came out from behind the bar, looked at the ring and then came over and hugged me...
"Way to go Mo!! I never thought it would happen! And Faith is perfect we always liked her"
"Mikey I came here for two reasons.. the first one you already know and the second on is ... Will you be my best man at the wedding?"
"Mo you know I will!" He looked genuinely happy for me... for once my life seemed totally perfect....
We stayed at the bar for a while and then we got called out for a domestic in the same apartment building that Faith used to live in...
"Are you sure that you want to take this Faith?"
"Yeah I'm sure... I can handle it now.. as long as you are there"
We settled the fight in record time... it was just some couple who were fighting and they got a little too loud and one of the neighbours called us in...
"No worries Boz she was a nosy old witch anyhow..." I had to laugh Faith always had a way with words.
We went back to the car and she started looking at that bridal magazine that she had picked up earlier during the day... I loved seeing her like this.. it was like watching a kid in a candy store.. she didn't know what to pick out.. she already had several pages marked off with gowns that she liked. Now she was looking at possibilities for places to hold the reception.. man there is a lot of planning that goes into a wedding... I should get one of those planners for her... just to help keep everything straight... just then she looks at me and she smiles.. I love to see her happy.. when she is happy the world can go on...
"Boz what do you think of having the reception in the top of the Hilton? That way our guests wouldn't have to go far when the party runs late.. and we can book the penthouse for ourselves... I hear that they will give it to you for free when you hold the reception there.."
"Sounds like a good idea to me Faith... whatever you want will be all right with me.. just as long as I can choose who will marry us"
"I want an outdoor wedding.. if the weather is nice.. there is the east end of Central park that is very nice and if it rains we can always have it in the gazebo.. and we can set up tents for the guests... ohh Bosco this is sooo much fun!!"
I don't know how all this could be considered fun but Faith is happy and that is all that matters. I fell her hand on my thigh and a smile comes to my mouth as I drive..
"Faith?"
"Yeah Boz?"
"Seeing that I am spending a lot of time at your place and we are getting married.. do you want me to give the super notice and we move in together? We can stay in your apartment.. since the kids get their own room and they seem happy with that arrangement..."
"Boz that is a great idea.. with you living with me.. we can split the rent and put the rest towards the wedding... it will be an extra expense that we wont have to worry about"
"Good then I will give him notice tomorrow morning.. and I have one month rent free so then I will move in with you we can ask Ty and Sul if they can help us... it shouldn't take too long... I don't have that much stuff to begin with..."
"Boz I truly am lucky... I have you and I have the kids.. when Fred died I thought it was all over... I didn't think that I could ever be this happy again... if possible I am happier then I have ever been... thanks to you...."
I smile at her and turn the RMP towards the house... tomorrow I will start moving my things into her apartment... and we can start our new life together...
"I love you" I whisper in her ear... she snuggles closer to me and I hear her softly say
"I love you too Boz"
I feel so complete at this moment but unfortunately the gods of time aren't on our side and we have to get up for work soon... Faith is returning after taking a week off.. she needed to have time for her shoulder to heal... so now she is getting a little stir crazy spending almost all her time in the house that she has to go back...
"Faith.... Baby... it is time to get up.. we have to be at work in an hour"
She groans and rolls over onto her back and faces me
"So soon? But I just got comfortable" she chuckles and pulls me down to kiss her...
"Yeah you know Swersky is going to have our asses if we are late... besides today is the day where we tell everyone that we are getting married..."
I watch her as she smiles and looks at her left hand... at the ring that I placed on her finger and she smiles and snuggles closer to me. I hold her for a few blissful moments and then that infernal alarm clock starts blaring... now we have to get up we have no choice now. Reluctantly she rolls out from the bed and puts on her bathrobe... I swing my legs over the bed and start putting on clothes as I plod to the bathroom after her... she hops in the shower and I set about making myself look decent.. I took most of the week off with her.. I had to burn a couple of sick days but I don't think that Swersky minded.. he knows what kind of relationship we have. But I think that the news that we are going to break to everyone today is going to blow his mind...
"Bosco can you pass me the bottle of conditioner under the sink.. the one in here is out.."
I reach under the sink and pull out the bottle and hand it to her in the shower.. my god every time I see her naked I turn to jello... I don't know how she does it but she has some kind of power over me that makes me weak every time I see her....
"Thanks babe.." she leans forward and plants a wet kiss on my cheek
I finish getting dressed and by the time Faith is ready to go we have ½ an hour to get our asses into roll call.. so we decide to go into work with our uniforms on.. it is normally something that we don't do but I throw a change of clothes, and one for Faith into my bag and we run out the door. We just make it in time to throw the bag into my locker, and we race down the hall to roll call just as Swersky enters the room.
"Afternoon guys.. today we have....."
We sit there in silence and listen just as Swersky finished with assigning patrols Bosco stands up...
"Boss if it is all right with you I have an announcement to make..."
"Go ahead Boscorelli"
"Thanks.. Faith and I would like to announce that we are getting married next year"
There was a stunned silence as everyone looks at Faith to confirm what I just said.. She smiles and nods and holds up her hand showing the ring off to everyone...
"It's about time!" I heard Sully pipe up from the back and everyone bursts into applause.. Swersky looks at us and shakes his head.. we can see that he is smiling..
"Allright on that note.. Be alert be safe out there guys,.. have a good tour"
Sasha is talking to Faith and she is gushing over the ring that I put on Faith's finger.. it took me forever to find that ring... I knew that Faith isn't a huge diamond fan.. she is modest about what she wears.. when I saw this ring I thought that it would be perfect.. I had to buy it.. and she loves it... every time I sneak a peek at her she is looking at it.
"Congrats, man.. way to go"
I turn around and there is Ty standing there with a grin on his face... he shakes my hand and then leaves to sign out the radios and the car...
"It's about time you asked her.. we were starting to take bets on when you would finally pop the question"
I smile at Sully... ever since he dried out he has been a different person to work with.. he isn't so bitter anymore. I thank him and then go to get Faith.. she is still talking to Sasha about something..
"Faith we have to roll... I will get the radios and you can get the RMP."
"Yeah Boz I will be there in a moment"
"Bosco? What do I owe this visit too?"
"Hi ma..."
My Ma was on the next to know list... Mikey appeared beside her at the bar.. since he went clean and stayed clean he has been working at the bar with Ma during the week. She managed to get him the job by pulling some strings with the boss... She looked up at me and then looked at Faith who had just appeared beside me.
"Hi Rose, how's business been lately?"
"Hi Faith, it's been all right"
"Ma, Faith and I came here for a reason... were getting married Ma.. I asked her to be my wife and she said yes...."
I don't think that I have ever seen a wide smile come to my mother that fast...
"Bull! No! Really? When? Maurice! I never thought it would happen"
She came out from behind the bar and grabbed Faith's hand to look at the ring.. her eyes went wide and she screamed... and then the crushed both of us in a big hug..
"Mikey! Come here your brother IS getting married!!!! Look at this rock!"
Mikey came out from behind the bar, looked at the ring and then came over and hugged me...
"Way to go Mo!! I never thought it would happen! And Faith is perfect we always liked her"
"Mikey I came here for two reasons.. the first one you already know and the second on is ... Will you be my best man at the wedding?"
"Mo you know I will!" He looked genuinely happy for me... for once my life seemed totally perfect....
We stayed at the bar for a while and then we got called out for a domestic in the same apartment building that Faith used to live in...
"Are you sure that you want to take this Faith?"
"Yeah I'm sure... I can handle it now.. as long as you are there"
We settled the fight in record time... it was just some couple who were fighting and they got a little too loud and one of the neighbours called us in...
"No worries Boz she was a nosy old witch anyhow..." I had to laugh Faith always had a way with words.
We went back to the car and she started looking at that bridal magazine that she had picked up earlier during the day... I loved seeing her like this.. it was like watching a kid in a candy store.. she didn't know what to pick out.. she already had several pages marked off with gowns that she liked. Now she was looking at possibilities for places to hold the reception.. man there is a lot of planning that goes into a wedding... I should get one of those planners for her... just to help keep everything straight... just then she looks at me and she smiles.. I love to see her happy.. when she is happy the world can go on...
"Boz what do you think of having the reception in the top of the Hilton? That way our guests wouldn't have to go far when the party runs late.. and we can book the penthouse for ourselves... I hear that they will give it to you for free when you hold the reception there.."
"Sounds like a good idea to me Faith... whatever you want will be all right with me.. just as long as I can choose who will marry us"
"I want an outdoor wedding.. if the weather is nice.. there is the east end of Central park that is very nice and if it rains we can always have it in the gazebo.. and we can set up tents for the guests... ohh Bosco this is sooo much fun!!"
I don't know how all this could be considered fun but Faith is happy and that is all that matters. I fell her hand on my thigh and a smile comes to my mouth as I drive..
"Faith?"
"Yeah Boz?"
"Seeing that I am spending a lot of time at your place and we are getting married.. do you want me to give the super notice and we move in together? We can stay in your apartment.. since the kids get their own room and they seem happy with that arrangement..."
"Boz that is a great idea.. with you living with me.. we can split the rent and put the rest towards the wedding... it will be an extra expense that we wont have to worry about"
"Good then I will give him notice tomorrow morning.. and I have one month rent free so then I will move in with you we can ask Ty and Sul if they can help us... it shouldn't take too long... I don't have that much stuff to begin with..."
"Boz I truly am lucky... I have you and I have the kids.. when Fred died I thought it was all over... I didn't think that I could ever be this happy again... if possible I am happier then I have ever been... thanks to you...."
I smile at her and turn the RMP towards the house... tomorrow I will start moving my things into her apartment... and we can start our new life together...