The Rush
Chapter Four-Who'll Stop The Rain
The hospital security sucked three months ago and it sucked now. Seajae thought. She took a long drag of her cigarette. She watched the detectives from downtown talk to the nurses inside the hospital. Her shoulder ached as the dark clouds rolled in from the west. It was going rain. Rain hard. Bosco came outside just then and looked at her. He knew she was in pain. He also knew she wouldn't go home.
"Tommy's meeting you here in about an hour."
"Damn...I had some leads I wanted to run down. I guess I could do them now."
"You mean you'll leave here before every room is checked?" Bosco took his wife in his arms. "You need some sleep sweety." He knew that she tossed and turned all night over the hearing this morning. He also knew she wasn't feeling well. "Maybe Miller can check you out?"
"I'm fine." She pushed him away and headed to her car. "Tell Tom I'll meet him at the station."
"Don't." Bosco walked after her.
"Don't what?"
"Don't walk away from me without telling me what's wrong." Bosco stepped in front of her. "Don't start keeping secreats from me Seajae. Not now."
"It's going to rain."
"Yeah....what's that got to do with you hinding things from me."
"I hate rain. I always have."
"You never told me that."
"It never came up. It was raining the night my parents died. I remember the thunder and lightning. I remeber the screams and my father telling my mother that he loved her." Seajae looked at the dark clouds. "It rained the day I lost our baby." She looked at Bosco. "Bad things happen when it rains."
"Angle was concieved on a stormy night. Hope was born in a downpore." Bosco took her hands in his. "Rain doesn't bring bad things or good. It's just rain Seajae. It cleans the streets and makes grass, trees and flowers grow."
"It causes floods."
"We can aurgue this all day baby. The rain is still going to fall." He took her in his arms and hugged her close. "Just let it fall baby. Nothing bad will happen." She knew he ment more then the rain.
"I just want to it all to be over." She clung to him. "I just want to have one day go by that there isn't some tragedy our lives." Bosco knew how she felt. Nothing ever went without a hitch but they had eachother and thier friends and family and it got them though.
"The rain has nothing to do with the way our life is. It would be the same if we lived in the desert. It's what we thrive on Seajea." He took her face in his hands as the first rain drops started to fall. "It's what makes us ....us." Bosco fell in love with her and her brown eyes the first day he saw her and now here in the rain eight years later he wanted her more then anything in the world. He kissed her. He wanted her to know that rain or shine he would love her forever. Pushing her agaist the car he kissed her hard. He felt her let go and knew whatever tesion she was feeling had drained away. Bosco heard a car pull up behind him.
"Get a room Boscorelli." He turned to see Sully.
"Your just jelous cause I'm getting some old man." He felt Seajae clinging to him. Knowing that she didn't want Sully seeing the fear and desire in her eyes he turned and leaned into the window of the car.
"She ok?"
"Yeah. The rain's wrecking havok on her sholder. What brings you here?"
"I just thought I'd swing by on the way in and see how things are going."
"Nowhere. No one saw nothing." Bosco turned to see Seajae wiping tears from her eyes. "I'll catch you up at the house."
"Ok." Sully knew better then to push the subject and ask again about Seajae. Bosco turned back to his wife as the rain started to fall harder.
"We're going to finnish this at home tonight." He stroked her cheek. "Don't ever think that you can't tell me that your scared Seaj. The warm spring rain began to fall in sheets. He wanted nothing more then to find a secluded spot and show his wife that good things can happen in the rain. He held her again and let the rain soak them. "The rain won't hurt us." He wispered. "I love you...." Kissing her and holding her close in the middle of the hospital parking lot with the rain pouring down some how felt right.
"I love you too....." Seajae laughed then and looked at her husband. "We must look like we're nuts."
"Everyone around here knows we are." He kissed her nose. "I hope you have a change of close at the house." Looking down as her red t-shirt clung to her.
"I might. The guys might like me to stay in this though."
"No. They all know you belong to me. They would never even think of looking at you." Another car pulled up next to them. Tom Hannigan opened the window of his car.
"You two trying to get sick?" Bosco laughed.
"Well we picked a good place to do it. Hey Tommy."
"Hey." He smiled. "You ready to go to work Seajae?"
"Yeah, I'll meet you at the house." SHe got into her truck and started it. Bosco turned as she rolled the window down. "I'll see you later. Put a flame under these guys."
"You got it." He kissed her one last time. "I love you."
"I love you too." Both cars pulled away leaving Bosco standing in the rain. Alone. He didn't like that feeling. He didn't like it at all.
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The rain had stopped at Tom Hannigan pulled into the parking lot of the precient. Ty Davis was out in front of the fire house with Jimmy Dorhety and Billy Walsh. It had been awhile since he'd seen them. They had all been good friends before he had left. But being the only married guy in the bunch they rarely done things together. Now he was the single one. Getting out of the car Tom tried not to remember the times he'd leave work and they would be standing here asking him to go out and he declinded knowing he had a warm bed and a warmer wife to go home to.
"Well I'll be....look what the cat drug in boys." Jimmy smiled. "I thought you got lost in the wilderness."
"You couldn't get so lucky." Tommy shook the hands of his friends. "For old married men you guys are looking good."
"Hey we're not all married." Billy piped up.
"Well everyone except you. But knocking nice girls up and living with them is close enought."
"Heard your Seajae's new partner." Ty smiled knowingly.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No...not really."
"Meaning?"
"She's the best. Your going to do just fine."
"ME! She's what like all of tweny something. I think I'm going to be teaching her a thing or two not the other way around."
"She's thirty-seven...not that that means anything but hell she's seen it and done it all. " Jimmy watched as Seajae pulled into the lot across the street. "She'll do anything to get the job done."
"Bosco seems to like her."
"We all like her. Bosco, well Bosco is a whole differnt story." Seajae got out of the car and pulled on her NYPD jacket. "Is she soaking wet?" Jimmy looked at Ty.
"Looks like it. Maybe her window has a leak?" Ty laughed.
"Or maybe her and her husband were at the hospital necking in the rain." Jimmy, Ty and Billy looked at Tom.
"Spreading rumors already Harringan."
"No rumor. Saw them with my own two eyes." Seajae headed to th e station.
"Somethings bothering her." Jimmy watched the way she walked into the station.
"You can tell that from here?" Tom laughed.
"She's tence."
"She's walking in wet jeans." Jimmy looked at Ty.
"I'll go talk to her. I know having Owen snached isn't helping matters."
"What is it with you guys. You treat Bosco's wife like she's ...she's....."
"Our friend." Jimmy knew Tom wouldn't understand. Not many people outside thier circle did. "Seajae has done a whole lot for us. We just want to help her."
"I'm outta here guys." Ty waved and headed across the street.
"Yeah see ya." Tom followed Ty. "I read her jacket." He said to his friend.
"Yeah...pretty heavy reading from what I hear."
"Is she everything it says she is?"
"I would think. Our jackets don't lie.....usaully." Ty opened the door.
"Bosco.....he loves her?"
"Yeah...more then anything. Why?"
"He was alone for so long......I just.....she doesn't seem his type." Ty laughed.
"He gave up bimbo's one day and never went back."
"I thought after Maddie died he would of......" Ty stopped. He turned around.
"I know what your thinking Tom and don't go there. Maddie and Bosco were friends and that's all. You know that in your heart but your head was telling you something else. Bosco would never....I mean never betray a friend like that. He was in bad shape when you left. Faith had to force him to come to work everyday. He lost two out of three of his best friends that day." Ty knew better then to start a fight with Tom now. Seajae didn't need to know the accusations Tom had made that day eight years ago. Neither did Bosco.
"I know Ty. I was hurting. I lost everything that day." Ty went into the locker room not wanting to fight with his old friend.
"Seajae! You in here?" Ty hopped Tom wouldn't follow him.
"Yeah, back here." She pulled the curtian away from the door of the changing stall and came out. She was in a dry T shirt and jeans.
"You ok?"
"Why is everyone asking me that?"
"Because you had a court date today. And a child your trying hard to find a home for has been kidnapped. "
"I'm ok." Thunder sounded, vibrating tough the old building. Seajae hugged herself trying to hide a shiver. "You guys coming tomorrow night?"
"Yeah. We can't wait. It's been too long since we all got together." Ty knew something more was bothering her but he got in one fight with an old friend today, he didn't want to get into another. "You know if you need anything, we're here for you."
"I know." She sat down and tied her shoes. "Bosco's getting a new trainee today. Will you make sure he doesn't scare the poor girl."
"Where's Doyle?"
"Anti crime." Ty's eyebrows raised.
"What does Bosco say about that?"
"He turned down the job. He likes the streets to much." Opening her locker she took out her gun holster and hooked it on her belt. "Doyle's still young and Idealistic about what anti crime is....."
"You both need to get off the streets." Ty knew he was stepping over a line.
"Well we all need to get off the streets but unfourtunatly the criminals won't let us." Seajae looked at Ty. "I'm okay. Really. I had a bad morning but me and Bosco talked it out."
"Can I tell you something and it needs to stay between us?"
"You know it will."
"Tommy Harrigan is one of the best cops around. But just be careful. Him and Bosco were friends....we all were.....
"But..."
"Tommy thought Bosco and Maddy....were more then friends. We all knew better but...something made him believe that it was true. Before Tommy confronted Bosco Maddie was gone."
"So Bosco doesn't know how Tommy felt?"
"No. But he told me and Sully one night. He wanted to confront them but....."
"So you think he's still mad at Bosco?"
"I think you better just watch your back. Not that I won't be watching it to."
"Get us both into trouble."
"Tommy is a good cop and a good friend. But he loved Maddie so much. He lost it after she died."
"I understand. I know how it is to love like that." Seajae got up closed her locker. "I also know that Tommy's back for more then a job. I think I just found out why."
"You knew there was more?"
"Maybe. Thanks for sharing Ty." She walked out of the locker room with more on her mind then she wanted.
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"Boscorelli.....Doyle pulled Anti Crime today. I have a new partner I want to try not to scare away." Sully smiled.
"Hey I quit scaring recuits away days ago old man." Bosco got his radio. He turned to see a woman standing next to Sully. "They making the newer models smaller every year.
"Bosco....."
"What. Marice Boscorelli and you are..."
"Sasha Monroe." Bosco held out his hand.
"Nice meeting you Sasha Monroe. I'm really not as bad as Luietenent Sullivan makes me out to be."
"Says who." A woman came around the corner.
"Says her." Bosco pointed to the woman.
"Maybe we should ask her." Sully stopped the blond woman. "Sgt Boscorelli's new partner would like to know if he's as bad as I've been making him out to be.... what would you tell her." The woman turned and Bosco winked at her. Then she turned herself to the petite black woman standing next to Sully.
"Honey run. As fast as you can. Don't look back." She looked at Sully. "Can I go now?"
"Yeah...and thanks Seajae." She smiled and kissed Bosco.
"I promise Sasha...he's had all of his shots." The woman smiled.
"Thanks Sgt. Boscorelli." Bosco looked at Sully and Sasha.
"You set me up."
"No, but Seajae coming by made it a hell of a lot of fun. Now get on the road." Sully walked away.
"You know my wife?"
"Yeah. She taught my woman in law enforcement class for a couple of weeks when Sgt. Mackenzie was on leave."
"I'm not a bad person....I've come a long way with my anger managment classes...."
"I bet you have." Sasha took a radio.
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Tommy sat in the office and watched Seajae go over reports. They had spent the better part of shift retracing Tanya Bennets steps. No one saw her after the bridal shop or no one was telling. Her dress was put on hold in July.....a ten thousand dollar knock of a hundred thousand dollar dress and she picked it up for just over a grand. The woman knew how to shop.
"So she made her last payment, got her last fitting and the shop wouldn't hold it anymore. So she picks up the dress to store it till June. Gets one more fitting then?" Tom looked over the report.
"She made hundred dollar payments since July of last year. Her boyfriend didn't ask her to marry him until September." Seajae shuffled though some papers.
"If you find a dress or anything for almost ninty percent off you buy weather your going to use it or not. She knew she had ten months before it was paid for. Maybe it was wishful thinking on her part."
"Or maybe another man." Tom looked though some reciepts. "How long had Tanya and Romelotti been dating?"
"Six weeks before he asked her to marry him. But they had know each other for months."
"Would he know if she had been dating anyone before that?" The phone rang. Seajae reached for it.
"Boscorelli."
"We have a lead on Owen. Seems there's a daddy." Doyle was on the other end.
"Grandma said she didn't know who her daughter had been sleeping with."
"Well seems they shared the same taste in men."
"Mom's boyfriend...damn I should of seen that one."
"He's in Belvue on a phyc hold but he has a wife who is steril."
"Wow for a rookie you got some moves Doyle."
"Well I learned from the best. We're on our way to see her now. I got Bosco and Monroe taking the street. If you want to be here....."
"No...you take it and be careful. Call me when you find out."
"Yes ma'am." Tom looked at Seajae.
"Do all departments call you when they need something?" He said as she hung up.
"Just the onew that know I need to know what's happing."
"MMMM. They let you get away with a lot around here." Tom smiled.
"Yeah except working without a partner." She stood up and stretched. As she did her shirt pulled up to expose her tatoo and scare just abouve the waist of her jeans.
"Bosco branding his woman now?" Seajae looked down and then at Tom.
"Not his idea...mine. The scar brought back some memories that we both wanted to forget." She sat back down. "I almosted died. He felt guilty for not being able to stop it."
"So you pretty it up and it changes it all?" There was a bitterness that Seajae didn't like in his voice.
"No but it makes a great conversation piece. Don't you think?" She picked up her files. "I'm going to call Romolotti. See if he knew anyone that Tanya was dating before him."
"You think it might be him?"
"Romolotti?"
"Yeah."
"No. I just don't see it. But I've been wrong before." Seajae put the files in her in box and grabbed her coat. "I need a cigarette. I'll be back in five." She headed down the steps needing to get away from Tom Hannigan and his questioning eyes.
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Jimmy and Billy were rolling hoses when Seajae stepped out of the station house and lit a cigarette.
"I thought she quit." Billy asked as he stored the last hose.
"Must be having a bad day."
"She's got Hannigan as a partner. How good can that be."
"He was a good cop."
"Was being the key word in that phrase."
"What are you saying?"
"He lost it after Maddie died. He never went to see her parents in Montana. He went to dry out after he tried to kill himself."
"Where did you here that?"
"From Olivia. She looked into him when I told her that he was back and going to be Seajae's partner. Seems his paper work is buried so deep at One PP no one dares look for it."
"How did Olivia find out?"
"She dug into old IAB files."
"You think this might be something that Seajae should know."
"Maybe but if Swertzky cleared the guy to work."
"Maybe Swertzky didn't know." Seajae was walking toward them.
"You going to tell her?"
"Why can't you tell her."
"Oh yeah I can just tell her that my girlfriend ran a check on your new partner and not only is IAB hinding something about him but maybe the whole department."
"Well is he dangerous?"
"She could't get that far." Seajae came up to them.
"Working hard?" They looked up at her and both looked very guilty about something.
"Not us. It goes against our principals." She took a drag of her cigarette.
"MMMM. So slow night in Camolot?"
"Yeah. Slow for you too?"
"Yeah. Just lots of dead ends. Can I ask you guys what your trying to hide because your scaring me."
"Hide?" Jimmy looked at Billy. "We're not hiding anything."
"If you say so. Hey you guys knew Tommy Hannigan when he was assigned her before?"
"Yeah." They both said together.
"What was he like?"
"Kept to himself. Played softball on the police team but other then that he never went out with us. Always went home to his wife."
"You knew Maddie?"
"Yeah. She worked K-9 out of the house for about four years before...."
"Tom said that she and Bosco were close."
"As close as he and Faith I think. I mean they hung out more then we did but I know they did a lot with Fred and Faith just before....."
"She died." Seajea looked at Jimmy. Why couldn't he say she died.
"Yeah. She was Tommy's world. All he did was talk about her." Billy looked like he wanted to say something.
"Faith would know more about it then us. She held Bosco together after...they got the news." Billy looked at Seajae. "Tommy was so....calm. He just stood there when they pulled her body out of the rubble. Bosco and Faith cried for a long time. Then Bosco got mad. He swore he would never belive that there was God if he could take a woman like Maddie and leave the scum on the streets. Tommy just stood there." Billy stood in front of Seajae. "Just be careful." He said as he turned to go back inside. More thunder rolled in as Jimmy came and stood by her side.
"You ok?"
"He's the second one today who told me to be careful around Hannigan." She turned to Jimmy. "I thought you guys were his friends?"
"We were. Before he disappeared without a trace for five years. When he came back...well no one here saw him till now." Jimmy looked up at Seajae's office window. "I'll make it three. Be careful Seajae. A cop doesn't just disappear for all that time and come back the cop he was before he left."
"I was just thinking the same thing." A RMP pulled up behind them.
"Making time with my woman again Jimmy?" Bosco smiled.
"Any chance I get." Seajae turned.
"Did you find Owen?"
"Safe and sound at Carlos and Peggy's house." Seajae smiled.
"Seems the wife of Ms. Rawlings boyfriend thought that since her husband fathered Claidia's baby she should be able to have him. No one told her niether one of them had any rights." Seajae was happy for Owen and hoped things went well enough for him at Carlos and Peggy's but she still felt guilty. "Anything new on the Bennet case?"
"Just that she got a great deal on a dress two months before she got engaged."
"Wishful thinking?" Bosco was thinking the same thing she was.
"Or she settled for second best." Seajae took one more drag of her cigarette and put it out on her shoe and flipped the butt in the garbage can. "I'm cleaning off my desk. Wanna share a ride home sailor."
"MMMMM. Only if I can come up and see your etchings." She leaned in the window and kissed him.
"Your on. Catch you later Sasha...Jimmy." She crossed the street and headed into the station.
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"You and Seajae are happy...." Sasha was pulling on her boots. Bosco hung up his vest.
"You seem surpised by this?"
"You just seem so.....different. I mean your all intence and she's........"
"Not. I guess that's what makes it work." He looked at his new partner. "All I know is I need her in my life."
"Where do you find someone like that cause I could go for that right now."
"You busy tomorrow night?"
"I ment someone of my own Bosco....I'm not into sharing."
"Ha ha. Me and Seajae are having a anniversery party at the bar down the street. Your welcome to come and I'm sure my wife will find some sinfully single men to introduce you to."
"Well you and Davis are taken. You can't tell me you have anymore good looking friends."
"Well if you want good looking....." Bosco laughed. "Hey I know Seajae and she hates to see anyone single....why do you think the whole precient is mainly married people. I'm sure she has a single guy up her sleave somewhere."
"Neither one of you can stand seeing someone not as happy as you are, can you?"
"Nope. So you'll come to the party?"
"Yeah. I'll be there." Bosco patted Monroe on the back and got up. "I better get going before my wife leaves without me."
"We wouldn't want that now would we?"
"No ma'am." Bosco went out the locker room door nearly running down Tommy.
"Still in a hurry to get laid Bos." Tom laughed. Bosco didn't.
"Something bothering you Hannigan?"
"It was a joke Bosco. You used to always run outta here cuase you had some sweet thing waiting for you. I just thought things hadn't changed." He looked into his friends intence eyes. "But this time you go home to the same sweet thing every night."
"Like you used to...." Bosco took a step back. "I'm sorry man....I shouldn't of said that."
"But you did. Yeah Bosco, it's what I used to do."
"I always envied you for that. Going home to Maddie every night." Tommy looked surprised.
"I kinda envied you with all your woman...."
"Nothing beats going home and knowing there's someone there waiting. I better go. You still coming tomorrow right?"
"Yeah. Wouldn't miss seeing the old gang." Sasha came out and nearly ran into Bosco.
"Hey I thought you were going home or out parking or whatever it is the sickly sweet Boscorelli's do after work?"
"Yeah I'm otta here. Sasha, Tommy...Tommy Sasha." Bosco swung his jacket over his shoulder and headed out to his truck. His work here was done.
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Seajae curled up to him in the truck. The cool spring air russling though the slightly open window. She was kissing his neck and making it very difficult to drive. Lightning flashed in the distance and thunder rumbles but she didn't stop the assult on his neck. Her hand was moving dangerously close too area's that it should't be exploring in a half ton pickup going thirty miles an hour.
"Baby you need to slow down.....ahhhh" He looked up and down the street at the next light. He needed to pull over before she killed them both. The next free parking space was only a block from the apartment and he'd rather walk then wait another minute to kiss his wife. He pulled over and expertly put the truck in the spot. He turned off the engine and turned to Seajae and kissed her with all the passion he had inside him. The rain began to fall. The sound of hitting the truck room made her shiver. "Don't be scared." He wispered as the rain fell harder. "Good things happen when it rains." He kissed and stroked her till she couldn't take it any more.
"Someone might see us......" She was breathless and so aroused she didn't care if the whole city was watching them.
"No one will be out in the rain." The widow's were tinted and fogging up fast. Seajae pulled at Bosco's t-shirt and got it out of his jeans. She loved the feel of his warm chest under her hands. He moaned as she found his nipple and ran her finger tip over and over it. "You drive me wild woman...." He kissed her deeply as she pressed her body agaist his. "We shoud go home. We have a nice big bed......" She pressed closer to him.
"You think we could make it all the way upstairs." She kissed him again. Rubbing her body agaist his. The rain fell harder and they could barly here eachother over the sound of it hitting the roof. Bosco felt Seajae's hand go to the botton of his jeans and he was lost. He hoped this made her forget about her fear of the rain.....or at least prove to her good things do happen on rainy nights.
Chapter Four-Who'll Stop The Rain
The hospital security sucked three months ago and it sucked now. Seajae thought. She took a long drag of her cigarette. She watched the detectives from downtown talk to the nurses inside the hospital. Her shoulder ached as the dark clouds rolled in from the west. It was going rain. Rain hard. Bosco came outside just then and looked at her. He knew she was in pain. He also knew she wouldn't go home.
"Tommy's meeting you here in about an hour."
"Damn...I had some leads I wanted to run down. I guess I could do them now."
"You mean you'll leave here before every room is checked?" Bosco took his wife in his arms. "You need some sleep sweety." He knew that she tossed and turned all night over the hearing this morning. He also knew she wasn't feeling well. "Maybe Miller can check you out?"
"I'm fine." She pushed him away and headed to her car. "Tell Tom I'll meet him at the station."
"Don't." Bosco walked after her.
"Don't what?"
"Don't walk away from me without telling me what's wrong." Bosco stepped in front of her. "Don't start keeping secreats from me Seajae. Not now."
"It's going to rain."
"Yeah....what's that got to do with you hinding things from me."
"I hate rain. I always have."
"You never told me that."
"It never came up. It was raining the night my parents died. I remember the thunder and lightning. I remeber the screams and my father telling my mother that he loved her." Seajae looked at the dark clouds. "It rained the day I lost our baby." She looked at Bosco. "Bad things happen when it rains."
"Angle was concieved on a stormy night. Hope was born in a downpore." Bosco took her hands in his. "Rain doesn't bring bad things or good. It's just rain Seajae. It cleans the streets and makes grass, trees and flowers grow."
"It causes floods."
"We can aurgue this all day baby. The rain is still going to fall." He took her in his arms and hugged her close. "Just let it fall baby. Nothing bad will happen." She knew he ment more then the rain.
"I just want to it all to be over." She clung to him. "I just want to have one day go by that there isn't some tragedy our lives." Bosco knew how she felt. Nothing ever went without a hitch but they had eachother and thier friends and family and it got them though.
"The rain has nothing to do with the way our life is. It would be the same if we lived in the desert. It's what we thrive on Seajea." He took her face in his hands as the first rain drops started to fall. "It's what makes us ....us." Bosco fell in love with her and her brown eyes the first day he saw her and now here in the rain eight years later he wanted her more then anything in the world. He kissed her. He wanted her to know that rain or shine he would love her forever. Pushing her agaist the car he kissed her hard. He felt her let go and knew whatever tesion she was feeling had drained away. Bosco heard a car pull up behind him.
"Get a room Boscorelli." He turned to see Sully.
"Your just jelous cause I'm getting some old man." He felt Seajae clinging to him. Knowing that she didn't want Sully seeing the fear and desire in her eyes he turned and leaned into the window of the car.
"She ok?"
"Yeah. The rain's wrecking havok on her sholder. What brings you here?"
"I just thought I'd swing by on the way in and see how things are going."
"Nowhere. No one saw nothing." Bosco turned to see Seajae wiping tears from her eyes. "I'll catch you up at the house."
"Ok." Sully knew better then to push the subject and ask again about Seajae. Bosco turned back to his wife as the rain started to fall harder.
"We're going to finnish this at home tonight." He stroked her cheek. "Don't ever think that you can't tell me that your scared Seaj. The warm spring rain began to fall in sheets. He wanted nothing more then to find a secluded spot and show his wife that good things can happen in the rain. He held her again and let the rain soak them. "The rain won't hurt us." He wispered. "I love you...." Kissing her and holding her close in the middle of the hospital parking lot with the rain pouring down some how felt right.
"I love you too....." Seajae laughed then and looked at her husband. "We must look like we're nuts."
"Everyone around here knows we are." He kissed her nose. "I hope you have a change of close at the house." Looking down as her red t-shirt clung to her.
"I might. The guys might like me to stay in this though."
"No. They all know you belong to me. They would never even think of looking at you." Another car pulled up next to them. Tom Hannigan opened the window of his car.
"You two trying to get sick?" Bosco laughed.
"Well we picked a good place to do it. Hey Tommy."
"Hey." He smiled. "You ready to go to work Seajae?"
"Yeah, I'll meet you at the house." SHe got into her truck and started it. Bosco turned as she rolled the window down. "I'll see you later. Put a flame under these guys."
"You got it." He kissed her one last time. "I love you."
"I love you too." Both cars pulled away leaving Bosco standing in the rain. Alone. He didn't like that feeling. He didn't like it at all.
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The rain had stopped at Tom Hannigan pulled into the parking lot of the precient. Ty Davis was out in front of the fire house with Jimmy Dorhety and Billy Walsh. It had been awhile since he'd seen them. They had all been good friends before he had left. But being the only married guy in the bunch they rarely done things together. Now he was the single one. Getting out of the car Tom tried not to remember the times he'd leave work and they would be standing here asking him to go out and he declinded knowing he had a warm bed and a warmer wife to go home to.
"Well I'll be....look what the cat drug in boys." Jimmy smiled. "I thought you got lost in the wilderness."
"You couldn't get so lucky." Tommy shook the hands of his friends. "For old married men you guys are looking good."
"Hey we're not all married." Billy piped up.
"Well everyone except you. But knocking nice girls up and living with them is close enought."
"Heard your Seajae's new partner." Ty smiled knowingly.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No...not really."
"Meaning?"
"She's the best. Your going to do just fine."
"ME! She's what like all of tweny something. I think I'm going to be teaching her a thing or two not the other way around."
"She's thirty-seven...not that that means anything but hell she's seen it and done it all. " Jimmy watched as Seajae pulled into the lot across the street. "She'll do anything to get the job done."
"Bosco seems to like her."
"We all like her. Bosco, well Bosco is a whole differnt story." Seajae got out of the car and pulled on her NYPD jacket. "Is she soaking wet?" Jimmy looked at Ty.
"Looks like it. Maybe her window has a leak?" Ty laughed.
"Or maybe her and her husband were at the hospital necking in the rain." Jimmy, Ty and Billy looked at Tom.
"Spreading rumors already Harringan."
"No rumor. Saw them with my own two eyes." Seajae headed to th e station.
"Somethings bothering her." Jimmy watched the way she walked into the station.
"You can tell that from here?" Tom laughed.
"She's tence."
"She's walking in wet jeans." Jimmy looked at Ty.
"I'll go talk to her. I know having Owen snached isn't helping matters."
"What is it with you guys. You treat Bosco's wife like she's ...she's....."
"Our friend." Jimmy knew Tom wouldn't understand. Not many people outside thier circle did. "Seajae has done a whole lot for us. We just want to help her."
"I'm outta here guys." Ty waved and headed across the street.
"Yeah see ya." Tom followed Ty. "I read her jacket." He said to his friend.
"Yeah...pretty heavy reading from what I hear."
"Is she everything it says she is?"
"I would think. Our jackets don't lie.....usaully." Ty opened the door.
"Bosco.....he loves her?"
"Yeah...more then anything. Why?"
"He was alone for so long......I just.....she doesn't seem his type." Ty laughed.
"He gave up bimbo's one day and never went back."
"I thought after Maddie died he would of......" Ty stopped. He turned around.
"I know what your thinking Tom and don't go there. Maddie and Bosco were friends and that's all. You know that in your heart but your head was telling you something else. Bosco would never....I mean never betray a friend like that. He was in bad shape when you left. Faith had to force him to come to work everyday. He lost two out of three of his best friends that day." Ty knew better then to start a fight with Tom now. Seajae didn't need to know the accusations Tom had made that day eight years ago. Neither did Bosco.
"I know Ty. I was hurting. I lost everything that day." Ty went into the locker room not wanting to fight with his old friend.
"Seajae! You in here?" Ty hopped Tom wouldn't follow him.
"Yeah, back here." She pulled the curtian away from the door of the changing stall and came out. She was in a dry T shirt and jeans.
"You ok?"
"Why is everyone asking me that?"
"Because you had a court date today. And a child your trying hard to find a home for has been kidnapped. "
"I'm ok." Thunder sounded, vibrating tough the old building. Seajae hugged herself trying to hide a shiver. "You guys coming tomorrow night?"
"Yeah. We can't wait. It's been too long since we all got together." Ty knew something more was bothering her but he got in one fight with an old friend today, he didn't want to get into another. "You know if you need anything, we're here for you."
"I know." She sat down and tied her shoes. "Bosco's getting a new trainee today. Will you make sure he doesn't scare the poor girl."
"Where's Doyle?"
"Anti crime." Ty's eyebrows raised.
"What does Bosco say about that?"
"He turned down the job. He likes the streets to much." Opening her locker she took out her gun holster and hooked it on her belt. "Doyle's still young and Idealistic about what anti crime is....."
"You both need to get off the streets." Ty knew he was stepping over a line.
"Well we all need to get off the streets but unfourtunatly the criminals won't let us." Seajae looked at Ty. "I'm okay. Really. I had a bad morning but me and Bosco talked it out."
"Can I tell you something and it needs to stay between us?"
"You know it will."
"Tommy Harrigan is one of the best cops around. But just be careful. Him and Bosco were friends....we all were.....
"But..."
"Tommy thought Bosco and Maddy....were more then friends. We all knew better but...something made him believe that it was true. Before Tommy confronted Bosco Maddie was gone."
"So Bosco doesn't know how Tommy felt?"
"No. But he told me and Sully one night. He wanted to confront them but....."
"So you think he's still mad at Bosco?"
"I think you better just watch your back. Not that I won't be watching it to."
"Get us both into trouble."
"Tommy is a good cop and a good friend. But he loved Maddie so much. He lost it after she died."
"I understand. I know how it is to love like that." Seajae got up closed her locker. "I also know that Tommy's back for more then a job. I think I just found out why."
"You knew there was more?"
"Maybe. Thanks for sharing Ty." She walked out of the locker room with more on her mind then she wanted.
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"Boscorelli.....Doyle pulled Anti Crime today. I have a new partner I want to try not to scare away." Sully smiled.
"Hey I quit scaring recuits away days ago old man." Bosco got his radio. He turned to see a woman standing next to Sully. "They making the newer models smaller every year.
"Bosco....."
"What. Marice Boscorelli and you are..."
"Sasha Monroe." Bosco held out his hand.
"Nice meeting you Sasha Monroe. I'm really not as bad as Luietenent Sullivan makes me out to be."
"Says who." A woman came around the corner.
"Says her." Bosco pointed to the woman.
"Maybe we should ask her." Sully stopped the blond woman. "Sgt Boscorelli's new partner would like to know if he's as bad as I've been making him out to be.... what would you tell her." The woman turned and Bosco winked at her. Then she turned herself to the petite black woman standing next to Sully.
"Honey run. As fast as you can. Don't look back." She looked at Sully. "Can I go now?"
"Yeah...and thanks Seajae." She smiled and kissed Bosco.
"I promise Sasha...he's had all of his shots." The woman smiled.
"Thanks Sgt. Boscorelli." Bosco looked at Sully and Sasha.
"You set me up."
"No, but Seajae coming by made it a hell of a lot of fun. Now get on the road." Sully walked away.
"You know my wife?"
"Yeah. She taught my woman in law enforcement class for a couple of weeks when Sgt. Mackenzie was on leave."
"I'm not a bad person....I've come a long way with my anger managment classes...."
"I bet you have." Sasha took a radio.
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Tommy sat in the office and watched Seajae go over reports. They had spent the better part of shift retracing Tanya Bennets steps. No one saw her after the bridal shop or no one was telling. Her dress was put on hold in July.....a ten thousand dollar knock of a hundred thousand dollar dress and she picked it up for just over a grand. The woman knew how to shop.
"So she made her last payment, got her last fitting and the shop wouldn't hold it anymore. So she picks up the dress to store it till June. Gets one more fitting then?" Tom looked over the report.
"She made hundred dollar payments since July of last year. Her boyfriend didn't ask her to marry him until September." Seajae shuffled though some papers.
"If you find a dress or anything for almost ninty percent off you buy weather your going to use it or not. She knew she had ten months before it was paid for. Maybe it was wishful thinking on her part."
"Or maybe another man." Tom looked though some reciepts. "How long had Tanya and Romelotti been dating?"
"Six weeks before he asked her to marry him. But they had know each other for months."
"Would he know if she had been dating anyone before that?" The phone rang. Seajae reached for it.
"Boscorelli."
"We have a lead on Owen. Seems there's a daddy." Doyle was on the other end.
"Grandma said she didn't know who her daughter had been sleeping with."
"Well seems they shared the same taste in men."
"Mom's boyfriend...damn I should of seen that one."
"He's in Belvue on a phyc hold but he has a wife who is steril."
"Wow for a rookie you got some moves Doyle."
"Well I learned from the best. We're on our way to see her now. I got Bosco and Monroe taking the street. If you want to be here....."
"No...you take it and be careful. Call me when you find out."
"Yes ma'am." Tom looked at Seajae.
"Do all departments call you when they need something?" He said as she hung up.
"Just the onew that know I need to know what's happing."
"MMMM. They let you get away with a lot around here." Tom smiled.
"Yeah except working without a partner." She stood up and stretched. As she did her shirt pulled up to expose her tatoo and scare just abouve the waist of her jeans.
"Bosco branding his woman now?" Seajae looked down and then at Tom.
"Not his idea...mine. The scar brought back some memories that we both wanted to forget." She sat back down. "I almosted died. He felt guilty for not being able to stop it."
"So you pretty it up and it changes it all?" There was a bitterness that Seajae didn't like in his voice.
"No but it makes a great conversation piece. Don't you think?" She picked up her files. "I'm going to call Romolotti. See if he knew anyone that Tanya was dating before him."
"You think it might be him?"
"Romolotti?"
"Yeah."
"No. I just don't see it. But I've been wrong before." Seajae put the files in her in box and grabbed her coat. "I need a cigarette. I'll be back in five." She headed down the steps needing to get away from Tom Hannigan and his questioning eyes.
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Jimmy and Billy were rolling hoses when Seajae stepped out of the station house and lit a cigarette.
"I thought she quit." Billy asked as he stored the last hose.
"Must be having a bad day."
"She's got Hannigan as a partner. How good can that be."
"He was a good cop."
"Was being the key word in that phrase."
"What are you saying?"
"He lost it after Maddie died. He never went to see her parents in Montana. He went to dry out after he tried to kill himself."
"Where did you here that?"
"From Olivia. She looked into him when I told her that he was back and going to be Seajae's partner. Seems his paper work is buried so deep at One PP no one dares look for it."
"How did Olivia find out?"
"She dug into old IAB files."
"You think this might be something that Seajae should know."
"Maybe but if Swertzky cleared the guy to work."
"Maybe Swertzky didn't know." Seajae was walking toward them.
"You going to tell her?"
"Why can't you tell her."
"Oh yeah I can just tell her that my girlfriend ran a check on your new partner and not only is IAB hinding something about him but maybe the whole department."
"Well is he dangerous?"
"She could't get that far." Seajae came up to them.
"Working hard?" They looked up at her and both looked very guilty about something.
"Not us. It goes against our principals." She took a drag of her cigarette.
"MMMM. So slow night in Camolot?"
"Yeah. Slow for you too?"
"Yeah. Just lots of dead ends. Can I ask you guys what your trying to hide because your scaring me."
"Hide?" Jimmy looked at Billy. "We're not hiding anything."
"If you say so. Hey you guys knew Tommy Hannigan when he was assigned her before?"
"Yeah." They both said together.
"What was he like?"
"Kept to himself. Played softball on the police team but other then that he never went out with us. Always went home to his wife."
"You knew Maddie?"
"Yeah. She worked K-9 out of the house for about four years before...."
"Tom said that she and Bosco were close."
"As close as he and Faith I think. I mean they hung out more then we did but I know they did a lot with Fred and Faith just before....."
"She died." Seajea looked at Jimmy. Why couldn't he say she died.
"Yeah. She was Tommy's world. All he did was talk about her." Billy looked like he wanted to say something.
"Faith would know more about it then us. She held Bosco together after...they got the news." Billy looked at Seajae. "Tommy was so....calm. He just stood there when they pulled her body out of the rubble. Bosco and Faith cried for a long time. Then Bosco got mad. He swore he would never belive that there was God if he could take a woman like Maddie and leave the scum on the streets. Tommy just stood there." Billy stood in front of Seajae. "Just be careful." He said as he turned to go back inside. More thunder rolled in as Jimmy came and stood by her side.
"You ok?"
"He's the second one today who told me to be careful around Hannigan." She turned to Jimmy. "I thought you guys were his friends?"
"We were. Before he disappeared without a trace for five years. When he came back...well no one here saw him till now." Jimmy looked up at Seajae's office window. "I'll make it three. Be careful Seajae. A cop doesn't just disappear for all that time and come back the cop he was before he left."
"I was just thinking the same thing." A RMP pulled up behind them.
"Making time with my woman again Jimmy?" Bosco smiled.
"Any chance I get." Seajae turned.
"Did you find Owen?"
"Safe and sound at Carlos and Peggy's house." Seajae smiled.
"Seems the wife of Ms. Rawlings boyfriend thought that since her husband fathered Claidia's baby she should be able to have him. No one told her niether one of them had any rights." Seajae was happy for Owen and hoped things went well enough for him at Carlos and Peggy's but she still felt guilty. "Anything new on the Bennet case?"
"Just that she got a great deal on a dress two months before she got engaged."
"Wishful thinking?" Bosco was thinking the same thing she was.
"Or she settled for second best." Seajae took one more drag of her cigarette and put it out on her shoe and flipped the butt in the garbage can. "I'm cleaning off my desk. Wanna share a ride home sailor."
"MMMMM. Only if I can come up and see your etchings." She leaned in the window and kissed him.
"Your on. Catch you later Sasha...Jimmy." She crossed the street and headed into the station.
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"You and Seajae are happy...." Sasha was pulling on her boots. Bosco hung up his vest.
"You seem surpised by this?"
"You just seem so.....different. I mean your all intence and she's........"
"Not. I guess that's what makes it work." He looked at his new partner. "All I know is I need her in my life."
"Where do you find someone like that cause I could go for that right now."
"You busy tomorrow night?"
"I ment someone of my own Bosco....I'm not into sharing."
"Ha ha. Me and Seajae are having a anniversery party at the bar down the street. Your welcome to come and I'm sure my wife will find some sinfully single men to introduce you to."
"Well you and Davis are taken. You can't tell me you have anymore good looking friends."
"Well if you want good looking....." Bosco laughed. "Hey I know Seajae and she hates to see anyone single....why do you think the whole precient is mainly married people. I'm sure she has a single guy up her sleave somewhere."
"Neither one of you can stand seeing someone not as happy as you are, can you?"
"Nope. So you'll come to the party?"
"Yeah. I'll be there." Bosco patted Monroe on the back and got up. "I better get going before my wife leaves without me."
"We wouldn't want that now would we?"
"No ma'am." Bosco went out the locker room door nearly running down Tommy.
"Still in a hurry to get laid Bos." Tom laughed. Bosco didn't.
"Something bothering you Hannigan?"
"It was a joke Bosco. You used to always run outta here cuase you had some sweet thing waiting for you. I just thought things hadn't changed." He looked into his friends intence eyes. "But this time you go home to the same sweet thing every night."
"Like you used to...." Bosco took a step back. "I'm sorry man....I shouldn't of said that."
"But you did. Yeah Bosco, it's what I used to do."
"I always envied you for that. Going home to Maddie every night." Tommy looked surprised.
"I kinda envied you with all your woman...."
"Nothing beats going home and knowing there's someone there waiting. I better go. You still coming tomorrow right?"
"Yeah. Wouldn't miss seeing the old gang." Sasha came out and nearly ran into Bosco.
"Hey I thought you were going home or out parking or whatever it is the sickly sweet Boscorelli's do after work?"
"Yeah I'm otta here. Sasha, Tommy...Tommy Sasha." Bosco swung his jacket over his shoulder and headed out to his truck. His work here was done.
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Seajae curled up to him in the truck. The cool spring air russling though the slightly open window. She was kissing his neck and making it very difficult to drive. Lightning flashed in the distance and thunder rumbles but she didn't stop the assult on his neck. Her hand was moving dangerously close too area's that it should't be exploring in a half ton pickup going thirty miles an hour.
"Baby you need to slow down.....ahhhh" He looked up and down the street at the next light. He needed to pull over before she killed them both. The next free parking space was only a block from the apartment and he'd rather walk then wait another minute to kiss his wife. He pulled over and expertly put the truck in the spot. He turned off the engine and turned to Seajae and kissed her with all the passion he had inside him. The rain began to fall. The sound of hitting the truck room made her shiver. "Don't be scared." He wispered as the rain fell harder. "Good things happen when it rains." He kissed and stroked her till she couldn't take it any more.
"Someone might see us......" She was breathless and so aroused she didn't care if the whole city was watching them.
"No one will be out in the rain." The widow's were tinted and fogging up fast. Seajae pulled at Bosco's t-shirt and got it out of his jeans. She loved the feel of his warm chest under her hands. He moaned as she found his nipple and ran her finger tip over and over it. "You drive me wild woman...." He kissed her deeply as she pressed her body agaist his. "We shoud go home. We have a nice big bed......" She pressed closer to him.
"You think we could make it all the way upstairs." She kissed him again. Rubbing her body agaist his. The rain fell harder and they could barly here eachother over the sound of it hitting the roof. Bosco felt Seajae's hand go to the botton of his jeans and he was lost. He hoped this made her forget about her fear of the rain.....or at least prove to her good things do happen on rainy nights.