The Rush
Chapter Five: Friends and Other Complicated Matters
Seajae tossed and turned. Bosco sat and watched her. They had gotten home three hours ago and she was restless from the minute they walked into the door. She checked on the kids a half a dozen times. She called Kim, Alex, Faith, Tatianna and Maggie before she turned off the light and went to sleep. Appartently everyone was safe but in her dreams there was problems. Big ones. He knew she wasn't sleeping. All he had to to was say her name and she would answer. Standing up he went to the window. The rain fell harder then it had all night. The rain hit the sky light and echoed thouth the room. He took a swig of his beer and looked over at the woman lying in his bed. She was the woman he always wanted. Strong, independent, loving.....and she loved him. Loved him with everything she had.
It had been a long time since he thought of another woman in that bed. But there had been. Too many to remember. Maybe that's why Seajae replaced the mattress three months into thier relationship. He was happy with his life now he'd forgotten the mistakes he made in the past. The things he did to get a woman to come home with him. Sometimes it was easy sometimes it was hard. Mostly it was easy. Bosco shook his head. He was a son of a bitch back them. No rules applied to him. Faith and Maddie warned him he was heading for big trouble with Nicole. He didn't listen and it almost cost him his carreer. Taking another swig of is beer he turned to the only woman he thought about in almost eight years. Her tanned leg stretched out from under the covers. Maddie would of liked Seajae. In a lot of ways they were alike. Both strong and pig headed. He wondered if Tommy noticed. But in other ways they were as different as day and night. Seajae blond, with sinfully dark brown eyes. Maddie was irish though and through from her red hair to her green eyes. If Tommy hadn't of seen her first Bosco might of taken the plunge with her himself. Looking at his wife he knew that he and Maddie would have never made it.
He wasn't ready to settle down back then. Tommy had been the one to take her home that night and to this day Bosco knew that Tommy needed Maddie as much as she needed him. He had known Seajae a year before he realized that Maddie had saved Tommy just as Seajae had saved him. He wished he could tell Maddie how much she influenced his life. He knew he couldn't tell Tommy. He never did understand what thier friendship was all about. Nor did he ever try and find out. After they got married Tommy kept to himself more and more. He would go home to Maddie and that was it. Bosco always wanted to come home to Seajae but it never worked out that way all the time. Someone had to work late or one of them needed to help someone move something or babysit or.......Maddie and Tommy had cut themself off from the world. Bosco looked out the window again. Why would they do that. Back then Bosco had other things on his mind. His friends marriage was the farthest thing from it. He looked at the clock. It was only eleven. Picking up the phone he dialed Faith's number. She picked up in three rings.
"Hello."
"Do you remember doing anything after Maddie and Tommy got married?"
"Bosco?"
"Yeah....do you?"
"Like what?"
"Going out. Seeing a movie...anything."
"Fred and me went over to thier house for dinner a couple of times....why?"
"Do you go home everynight after your shift?"
"Bosco....what are you talking about?"
"Do you?"
"You know I don't. I have four kids and a husband. I always have stuff to do no matter what time I get off."
"And the week ends....you and Caleb don't spend all your time together?"
"No and you know this....niether do you and your wife.....why the questions?"
"After Tommy and Maddie got married.....I can't remember doing anthing with either of them alone or apart. I would talk to them at work and Maddie would call now and then....but Faith....we never did anything after that day."
"What are you thinking.....?"
"Nothing. I just find it odd that for people who were so close for all those years and then nothing. "
"Did you ask Tommy?"
"It just came to me....I needed proff that I wasn't forgetting something like a barbaque or something."
"We had dinner breaks together."
"But nothing out of work?"
"Bosco what's wrong?"
"I was just thinking about how glad I was Tommy went after Maddie that night. I wouldn't have Seajae."
"A lot would of been different. You and Maddie never...."
"Hell no. I mean I....I never saw her that way after she started dating Tommy. He was like a big brother to me and she was ....she was Maddie."
"Seajae asked about Tommy tonight...when she called earlier."
"What did she want to know?"
"Just about how close we all were."
"Do you think......Tommy was gone a long time Faith."
"Tommy has always been a good cop and a good friend."
"Yeah...I guess. But don't you find it wierd that they cut themselves off the way they did."
"Bosco they were married a year. Do remember the first year you were married. Did you want to be out of bed for more then an eight hour shift?" Faith laughed. "Hell you two are still that way after seven years."
"Okay point taken. Sorry to bother you so late."
"You know you can call anytime Bosco."
"Thanks." He hung up and crawled into bed. He wraped his arms around his wife and pulled her close.
"MMMMMM...your cold Boscorelli...." She nuzzled close to him.
"Just keep doing what your doing and I'll get warmed up." He pulled her closer. "I love you Seajae."
"I love you too Maurice." Bosco had always known there was someone out there for him. It took him a long time to find her. He wasn't letting her go ever. Kissing her cheek he wispered how much he loved her one more time and fell into a deep sleep.
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It was quiet. Too quiet for seven o'clock on a Saturday. Seajae rolled over to find her husband watching her sleep. His morning stubble making him look far too sexy for seven o'clock in the morning. She reached out and touched his cheek. He kissed her hand. Seven years. Seven years of love and understand. Murder and maham. She swollowed hard, holding back the tears.
"Happy Aniversery Mrs. Boscorelli."
"Happy Aniversery Mr. Boscorelli." She fought back the tears.
"Is it that bad?"
"What?"
"Being married to me?" She smiled.
"Being married to you has been wonderful. I wouldn't of changed anything." Seajae kissed hiim. "It's way to quiet...."
"Kelly and Joey took the kids to McDonalds. They wanted to give us some time alone." He kissed her. "MMMM I hope breakfast lasts a long time." Running his hands over her body Seajae was lost.
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The shower felt good on his stif muscles. He was getting to old for sex in the cab of a pick up no matter how extened the cab. He thought again how lucky he was to have Seajae in his life. He herd the bathroom door open and then he wasn't alone in the shower.
"The kids still gone?" Seajae took the soap from him.
"Yep." She lathered his back.
"I'm getting to old for this."
"Showering?"
"Having sex in cars and in the shower."
"Who said we were going to do anything but get clean?"
"When was the last time we took a shower together and got clean?" Seajae laughed.
"Point taken.." Bosco turned around and kissed her. Even after seven years he made her melt. "Maybe we should take this to safe ground."
"Your going to be the death of me Seajea Boscorelli."
"But what a way to go huh?"
"I wouldn't have it anyother way."
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Bosco stood watching Seajae as she gave the kids lunch. She was dressed in jeans and a tank top. It was all she ever wore at home. She smiled at Angel told her stories of Joey playing in the tubes at McDonalds with them. Sitting between Mac and Hope she listened to each of them tell thier own stories. Bosco couldn't help but let his eyes linger on the scars on Seajae's right and left shoulders. They were both almost invisable due to Dr.Miller's expert hand but none the less they were there. She never hid them from anyone. The only one she hid was the one behind the tatoo on her stomach. That one hurt them all. It was the one time they relaxed enough before Mueller was cought.
No one would ever believe Maurice Boscorelli would ever settle for one woman. But with Seajae it wasn't settling. She was every woman in the world to him. She'd lost and gained the same twenty pounds over and over and he could of cared less. His wife was comfortable with herself and that was all that mattered to him. He watched as he gave brocolli spears to hope and laughed when she made a funny face. How could his life get any more perfect?
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Seajae knew he was watching her. He still took her breath away when he walked into a room. His dark hair with no sign of turning gray. His warm eyes sparkled. The laugh lines around them making him better looking then they day they met. She didn't know what she did to deserve him but she was happy he was hers.
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The bar was packed with friends and family. All here to celebrate two peoples love. Seven years in this day and age was considered making it but for Maurice Boscorelli it was a miricle and then some. Doc watched his friends around him and checked his watch. It was almost eight. This party had the making of one that could last all night and into tomorrow. He felt to arms around him and turned to find Seajae.
"Hey."
"Hey. Where's Maggie?" She came and sat across from him.
"She took Savanah home."
"And left you?"
"Savanah was crabby. I wasn't."
"I grandma's are like that." Seajae looked at Doc. "Something bothering you Doc?"
"Not really. Just thinking."
"About what?"
"About things I wished I'd done."
"What things?" He turned away and watched Bosco dancing with Angle and Hope. Jimmy was with Ireland and Caleb with Calee. Seajae knew where this was going. "Oh....those things."
"Can men have a biological clock?"
"Not a traditional one, but yeah, I think men miss having babies. Most men. Not all." She looked at Sully packing up Annalise for the ride home. "But ask that old man right there and he'll tell you its worth it all."
"But what happens when you find someone who's done having kids?"
"Like me?"
"I didn't mean that. I mean.....Maggie. She has Ty and Lisa. Now she's got the grandkids. Me....what did I have. I know it sounds...selfish. But I never had a child to call mine."
"I didn't give birth to Hope, she's still mine and Bosco's as much as Angle and Mac."
"But your raising her. I never.....I had no involvement in Ty and Lisa's lives."
"Have you told Maggie how you feel?"
"We talked about it before we got married. I told her I loved her so much it didn't matter if we had kids or not. Now I see my friends....I fell like I'm missing something."
"Did Maggie say she wouldn't consider having another child?"
"No, not in so many words...."
"Doc you know there are so many different ways your could have kids. Adoption, incimination, a serroget." She looked at the man who over the last seven years had saved her life half a dozen times. She wasn't sure the what to say. Maggie Parker was fifty one. Still young in every sence of the word.
"Seajae, I guess I'm afraid she'll say no."
"You won't know what she'll say until you ask." The door of the bar opened and Seajae turned when a corus of cheers greeted the new comer. Tommy Harrigan, his dark hair wind blowen was standing on the landing with a blond. Doc looked at Seajae and then back at Tom.
"That isn't who I think it is with him, is it?"
"Nicole......" Seajae wispered. "Yeah Doc." Seaje reached behind her and grabbed the pack of cigareetes off the table. "Maybe if we ignore them they'll go away."
"Tommy was never one to be ignored." Seajae lit her cigarette and inhaled.
"What the hell is he up to?" She knew the minute Tom walked in the door he wasn't back for old time sake. He was back for a reason. To hurt Bosco like he thinks Bosco hurt him.
"He might not be staying long." Jimmy, Joey and Billy were headed in his direction.
"Boys," Seajae wispered. "Don't do anything stupid." Doc looked at Seajae and raised his eyebrows. The three of them together radiated stupid after the amount of beer consumed in the last four hours. Seajae stood up.
"Let them have thier say Seajae. You get into that and things might not go to good." She looked at doc.
"And with Larry, Curly and Moe, things are going to go peachy." Seajae glanced to see where Bosco was. He saw him hand Hope to Kelly. And talk to Sully. Maybe he hadn't seen the two walk in. Seajae didn't hold anything agaist Nicole. Not now. If Tommy was trying to push botton's he was aiming at the wrong ones.
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"Tommy......" Jimmy stood in front of his old friends. "Do you think it's smart coming in here with her?" Tommy smiled.
"Well she was just walking down the street and I thought I'd buy her a drink." He took a step forward.
"You might want to ask before you bring in.......people off the street to a private party." Jimmy looked at Nicole. She looked like hell and then some.
"Back off bucket boy. Seajae and Bosco will tell me if my dates not welcome."
"Your dates welcome Tommy......but your not always." Bosco stood behind Jimmy. Jimmy stepped aside. "Nicole...."
"Bosco." Bosco looked at Tommy. He had been drinking. That in itself wasn't a problem. But something else ran deeper.
"You have an agenda we should know about Tommy. A reason after eight years you show up and want to be part of our lives again?"
"I wanted back in the old neighborhood that's all." He looked at his once best friend. "That's all. No more no less." He looked at the other three men standing in front of him. "Is this what it's come to Maurice. The Bucket Boys and Jounior here fighting you battles."
"That's what friends are for Tommy. We were all there for you when you needed us. Even the FD." Bosco looked at Seajae. "Why are you really back?"
"I want to work the 5-5 again. Is that so hard to phathom."
"You put my wife in danger Tommy, you'll have to answer to more then the Bucket boys." He took a swig of his beer. "Your always going to be my friend Tommy, just don't let your ego get in the way of your job. You got Nicole." He looked at his old flame. "No offence." Then back at Tommy. "But she's not that hard to get." Seajae came up next to Bosco.
"We're all friends here. Let's keep it that way." She looked at Bosco and the others. "Hi Nicole. Long time no see." Bosco knew that Tommy was playing a game and he also knew his wife was going to have nothing to do with it.
"Good. Your looking great."
"Thanks....have a drink, both of you. This is a party...so .....party." Seajae felt a small hand on her leg and looked down. Hope was smiling up at her.
"Mama." Seajae picked her up.
"Hey sweet thing. You need to go upstairs to bed. If you'll excuse me." She turned to Billy, Jimmy and Joey. "Be nice boys." She went and gathered Angle and Mac and headed upstairs to where Kelly was already resting. Bosco turned back to his pool game and the others went thier own way. Tommy didn't like when things didn't go his way. Bringing Nicole had been a good plan. But for some reason it didn't affect Bosco or Seajae the way he hoped. He went to the bar and ordered a drink for himself, not caring what Nicole did with the rest of her night.
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Bosco looked around the bar. Thier friends and family seated around here and there. They were so close sometimes it was scary. Jimmy, Joey, and Billy would of thrown Tommy out on his ass. All he had to do was give the word. Tommy proved he could get what Bosco didn't want anymore but was he going to try for what Bosco had and wanted to keep. That was the question of the moment. Billy and Olivia sat down across from him.
"You ok?" Billy looked at him and tried to read him but Bosco wasn't having it.
"Nothing I can't handle. How about you two...having a good time?"
"Never a dull moment. Olivia needs to tell you some things that have to stay between you and her.....not even Seajae can know. Cause if she does she'll go after the truth and it might put a few of our jobs in jeprody."
"You know I won't unless it puts her in danger." Olivia looked at Billy then Bosco.
"You'll have to decide." Olivia straighted up. "Tommy wasn't in Montana all those months after Maddie's death. He had a nervouse break down about a week after he got there. Nearly killed Maddie's father. They put a physc hold on him there but One PP had him transfered so he could get some Post Tramatic Stress help."
"So....we all have our breaking points."
"Yeah but afterword we don't go and work for IAD." Bosco's eye's widened.
"Tommy's internal affairs?"
"He was....the last two years paper work is lost somewhere."
"Lost?"
"Yeah. I know Swerzky knows Tommy from way back but......do think he would just let Tommy start working here without his jacket?"
"Good question." Bosco looked at the bar where Tommy and Nicole were standing. He wasn't sure what to think anymore. Seajae came back from putting the kids asleep. He watched her go to Kim, Alex and Faith. "I really don't understand what happened to Tommy. He used to be a good friend...why would he want to play these games. If he blamed me for something why wait eight years?"
"Who knows. Just be careful around him."
"Seajae works with him every day. He's suppose to be watching her back. If he's got it in for me what's saying he won't watch her be gunned down." Bosco took a swig of his beer. "What are you up to Tommy?" He looked at his one time friend and wished he knew.
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"Bosco's worried...." Faith looked at Seajea.
"He's got nothing to worry about."
"He called me last night and asked me if I remember Tommy and us ever doing anything together after he and Maddie got married."
"Did you?"
"Not like we did when they were dating."
"I don't know guys....can I trust him?"
"I dated him a few times before Maddie. He seemed alright...he just wasn't......"
"Jimmy....." Alex, Faith and Seajae said at once. Kim smiled.
"Yeah....but he was totally in love with Maddie."
"Was Maddie totally in love with him?"
"As far as we knew." Seajae watched Tommy throw back shots with beer chasers at the bar. When Rick the bartender looked her way she motioned him to cut him off. The bar tender nodded and took the bottle he'd been pouring and put it under then bar. He went to wait on some people further down.
"You think that was smart?" Bosco came up behind her.
"No....not really. But he's starting to scare me."
"Me too. Be careful." Bosco turned back toward the pool tables. He let out a long wistle. Everyone turned and looked at him. "I just want to thank everyone for coming. Seajae and I wouldn't of made it this far without all of you. I mean that. Between doctor's and friends and family, we couldn't do this alone. You've been there for us and for that we Thank You!" He raised his beer and toasted his wife. Seajae smiled. Everyone cheered her one with yelling......
"Speech, Speech, Speech."
"Y'all asked for it. Eight years ago I was at a place in my life where all I wanted to do was get the job done and go home and pray the next day wasn't as bad as the one before. I knew when I got transfered to New York it was going to be hard. WIth all the losses on 9-11 and the closeness of the 5-5. But you made a place for me here and Bosco, well he made a place for me in his heart as well as his bed." Everyone laughed. "And for seven years he's been making me the happiest woman in town." She raised her bottle. "Thank you." Cheers rose and Seajae turned and headed to the bar where she had a feeling trouble was brewing.
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Tommy watched as friends laughed and cheered around him for Bosco and Seajea. Turning back to the bar he ordered another shot.
"Sorry sir. Boss lady says you had your limit." Tommy scowled at the young bartender.
"I don't care just set me up."
"I can't do it." IN a flash Tommy had Rick's collar in his hand and a beer bottle broken holding it very close to the younger man's neck.
"Now can you?" Tommy felt his knees buckle and pressure on his wrist that made it impossible to hold the bottle any longer. Rick looked at the scene in front of him, He shook his head.
"'Fraid not man. Boss lady has her rules." Seajae pressed Tommy agaist the bar.
"IF you ever try anything like that again Harrigan I will personally shove that bottle sharp end first up your ass. Now I put up with a lot of things but threating my best bartender at my anerversery party isn't one of them. Now get your date and get the hell out of my bar.....now." KNowing drunks in genral she knew she should of handed him over to the guys to escourt him out but she knew he was a friend and he was her partner.
"Seajae,....." Tommy looked at her. "I'm sorry." He threw a twenty on the bar and took Nicole by the hand and headed out the door. Monday morning wasn't looking to bright, she thought.
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Two o'clock a.m. sure didn't look good when your fourty, Bosco thought. He remembered when he could work a double and go out afterword and still have enough energy to make it home. Those days were over. Seajae sat on the couch near the dance floor with her head on Caleb's shoulder. Faith on the other side of him ready to pass out.
"You guys can stay here. We got plenty of room upstairs."
"I can't make Emily wake up with the terrible twosome by herself. She's kill me." Seajae stood up and streched. Bosco grabbed her and pulled her down on his lap.
"MMMM You guys can find your own way out. I'm going to make my wife remember why she married me." He kissed her neck.
"That's our que to leave." Caleb stood and helped Faith up. "Call us when you regain cousioness in the morning." They walked to the door and Caleb locked the door behind him.
"You ok?" Seajae looked out at the night. She was okay. Better then most days. She cuddled closer to her husband.
"Yeah. Do you think Tommy will make Monday a living
"Do you want to go to Swertzky?"
"He was here the whole time Bosco. Him and Christopher came in just before Tommy did. I didn't see them leave till after midnight. Dan knows what happened here tonight." As if on que the phone rang. "Boscorelli."
"You guys still up?" Dan Swertzky's voice was quiet.
"Yeah. What's up?"
"I want you in my office first thing on Monday."
"Sure. Something wrong?"
"You tell me."
"What's happing with Harrigan?"
"I was hoping it was over but it just might be the begining."
"What was over?" Seajae stood up, walked to the bar and lit a cigarette.
"I'll talk to you on Monday. Bring Bosco and Faith too. We need to make this right."
"What right Dan?"
"I'll figure it out and we'll talk on Monday." Seajae hung up the phone and looked at Bosco.
"Trouble?"
"Yeah. But we have to wait to Monday to find out how much."
"I can wait if you can." Bosco stood up and shut off the last of the lights. They both headed upstairs wondering what Monday was going to bring.
Chapter Five: Friends and Other Complicated Matters
Seajae tossed and turned. Bosco sat and watched her. They had gotten home three hours ago and she was restless from the minute they walked into the door. She checked on the kids a half a dozen times. She called Kim, Alex, Faith, Tatianna and Maggie before she turned off the light and went to sleep. Appartently everyone was safe but in her dreams there was problems. Big ones. He knew she wasn't sleeping. All he had to to was say her name and she would answer. Standing up he went to the window. The rain fell harder then it had all night. The rain hit the sky light and echoed thouth the room. He took a swig of his beer and looked over at the woman lying in his bed. She was the woman he always wanted. Strong, independent, loving.....and she loved him. Loved him with everything she had.
It had been a long time since he thought of another woman in that bed. But there had been. Too many to remember. Maybe that's why Seajae replaced the mattress three months into thier relationship. He was happy with his life now he'd forgotten the mistakes he made in the past. The things he did to get a woman to come home with him. Sometimes it was easy sometimes it was hard. Mostly it was easy. Bosco shook his head. He was a son of a bitch back them. No rules applied to him. Faith and Maddie warned him he was heading for big trouble with Nicole. He didn't listen and it almost cost him his carreer. Taking another swig of is beer he turned to the only woman he thought about in almost eight years. Her tanned leg stretched out from under the covers. Maddie would of liked Seajae. In a lot of ways they were alike. Both strong and pig headed. He wondered if Tommy noticed. But in other ways they were as different as day and night. Seajae blond, with sinfully dark brown eyes. Maddie was irish though and through from her red hair to her green eyes. If Tommy hadn't of seen her first Bosco might of taken the plunge with her himself. Looking at his wife he knew that he and Maddie would have never made it.
He wasn't ready to settle down back then. Tommy had been the one to take her home that night and to this day Bosco knew that Tommy needed Maddie as much as she needed him. He had known Seajae a year before he realized that Maddie had saved Tommy just as Seajae had saved him. He wished he could tell Maddie how much she influenced his life. He knew he couldn't tell Tommy. He never did understand what thier friendship was all about. Nor did he ever try and find out. After they got married Tommy kept to himself more and more. He would go home to Maddie and that was it. Bosco always wanted to come home to Seajae but it never worked out that way all the time. Someone had to work late or one of them needed to help someone move something or babysit or.......Maddie and Tommy had cut themself off from the world. Bosco looked out the window again. Why would they do that. Back then Bosco had other things on his mind. His friends marriage was the farthest thing from it. He looked at the clock. It was only eleven. Picking up the phone he dialed Faith's number. She picked up in three rings.
"Hello."
"Do you remember doing anything after Maddie and Tommy got married?"
"Bosco?"
"Yeah....do you?"
"Like what?"
"Going out. Seeing a movie...anything."
"Fred and me went over to thier house for dinner a couple of times....why?"
"Do you go home everynight after your shift?"
"Bosco....what are you talking about?"
"Do you?"
"You know I don't. I have four kids and a husband. I always have stuff to do no matter what time I get off."
"And the week ends....you and Caleb don't spend all your time together?"
"No and you know this....niether do you and your wife.....why the questions?"
"After Tommy and Maddie got married.....I can't remember doing anthing with either of them alone or apart. I would talk to them at work and Maddie would call now and then....but Faith....we never did anything after that day."
"What are you thinking.....?"
"Nothing. I just find it odd that for people who were so close for all those years and then nothing. "
"Did you ask Tommy?"
"It just came to me....I needed proff that I wasn't forgetting something like a barbaque or something."
"We had dinner breaks together."
"But nothing out of work?"
"Bosco what's wrong?"
"I was just thinking about how glad I was Tommy went after Maddie that night. I wouldn't have Seajae."
"A lot would of been different. You and Maddie never...."
"Hell no. I mean I....I never saw her that way after she started dating Tommy. He was like a big brother to me and she was ....she was Maddie."
"Seajae asked about Tommy tonight...when she called earlier."
"What did she want to know?"
"Just about how close we all were."
"Do you think......Tommy was gone a long time Faith."
"Tommy has always been a good cop and a good friend."
"Yeah...I guess. But don't you find it wierd that they cut themselves off the way they did."
"Bosco they were married a year. Do remember the first year you were married. Did you want to be out of bed for more then an eight hour shift?" Faith laughed. "Hell you two are still that way after seven years."
"Okay point taken. Sorry to bother you so late."
"You know you can call anytime Bosco."
"Thanks." He hung up and crawled into bed. He wraped his arms around his wife and pulled her close.
"MMMMMM...your cold Boscorelli...." She nuzzled close to him.
"Just keep doing what your doing and I'll get warmed up." He pulled her closer. "I love you Seajae."
"I love you too Maurice." Bosco had always known there was someone out there for him. It took him a long time to find her. He wasn't letting her go ever. Kissing her cheek he wispered how much he loved her one more time and fell into a deep sleep.
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It was quiet. Too quiet for seven o'clock on a Saturday. Seajae rolled over to find her husband watching her sleep. His morning stubble making him look far too sexy for seven o'clock in the morning. She reached out and touched his cheek. He kissed her hand. Seven years. Seven years of love and understand. Murder and maham. She swollowed hard, holding back the tears.
"Happy Aniversery Mrs. Boscorelli."
"Happy Aniversery Mr. Boscorelli." She fought back the tears.
"Is it that bad?"
"What?"
"Being married to me?" She smiled.
"Being married to you has been wonderful. I wouldn't of changed anything." Seajae kissed hiim. "It's way to quiet...."
"Kelly and Joey took the kids to McDonalds. They wanted to give us some time alone." He kissed her. "MMMM I hope breakfast lasts a long time." Running his hands over her body Seajae was lost.
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The shower felt good on his stif muscles. He was getting to old for sex in the cab of a pick up no matter how extened the cab. He thought again how lucky he was to have Seajae in his life. He herd the bathroom door open and then he wasn't alone in the shower.
"The kids still gone?" Seajae took the soap from him.
"Yep." She lathered his back.
"I'm getting to old for this."
"Showering?"
"Having sex in cars and in the shower."
"Who said we were going to do anything but get clean?"
"When was the last time we took a shower together and got clean?" Seajae laughed.
"Point taken.." Bosco turned around and kissed her. Even after seven years he made her melt. "Maybe we should take this to safe ground."
"Your going to be the death of me Seajea Boscorelli."
"But what a way to go huh?"
"I wouldn't have it anyother way."
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Bosco stood watching Seajae as she gave the kids lunch. She was dressed in jeans and a tank top. It was all she ever wore at home. She smiled at Angel told her stories of Joey playing in the tubes at McDonalds with them. Sitting between Mac and Hope she listened to each of them tell thier own stories. Bosco couldn't help but let his eyes linger on the scars on Seajae's right and left shoulders. They were both almost invisable due to Dr.Miller's expert hand but none the less they were there. She never hid them from anyone. The only one she hid was the one behind the tatoo on her stomach. That one hurt them all. It was the one time they relaxed enough before Mueller was cought.
No one would ever believe Maurice Boscorelli would ever settle for one woman. But with Seajae it wasn't settling. She was every woman in the world to him. She'd lost and gained the same twenty pounds over and over and he could of cared less. His wife was comfortable with herself and that was all that mattered to him. He watched as he gave brocolli spears to hope and laughed when she made a funny face. How could his life get any more perfect?
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Seajae knew he was watching her. He still took her breath away when he walked into a room. His dark hair with no sign of turning gray. His warm eyes sparkled. The laugh lines around them making him better looking then they day they met. She didn't know what she did to deserve him but she was happy he was hers.
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The bar was packed with friends and family. All here to celebrate two peoples love. Seven years in this day and age was considered making it but for Maurice Boscorelli it was a miricle and then some. Doc watched his friends around him and checked his watch. It was almost eight. This party had the making of one that could last all night and into tomorrow. He felt to arms around him and turned to find Seajae.
"Hey."
"Hey. Where's Maggie?" She came and sat across from him.
"She took Savanah home."
"And left you?"
"Savanah was crabby. I wasn't."
"I grandma's are like that." Seajae looked at Doc. "Something bothering you Doc?"
"Not really. Just thinking."
"About what?"
"About things I wished I'd done."
"What things?" He turned away and watched Bosco dancing with Angle and Hope. Jimmy was with Ireland and Caleb with Calee. Seajae knew where this was going. "Oh....those things."
"Can men have a biological clock?"
"Not a traditional one, but yeah, I think men miss having babies. Most men. Not all." She looked at Sully packing up Annalise for the ride home. "But ask that old man right there and he'll tell you its worth it all."
"But what happens when you find someone who's done having kids?"
"Like me?"
"I didn't mean that. I mean.....Maggie. She has Ty and Lisa. Now she's got the grandkids. Me....what did I have. I know it sounds...selfish. But I never had a child to call mine."
"I didn't give birth to Hope, she's still mine and Bosco's as much as Angle and Mac."
"But your raising her. I never.....I had no involvement in Ty and Lisa's lives."
"Have you told Maggie how you feel?"
"We talked about it before we got married. I told her I loved her so much it didn't matter if we had kids or not. Now I see my friends....I fell like I'm missing something."
"Did Maggie say she wouldn't consider having another child?"
"No, not in so many words...."
"Doc you know there are so many different ways your could have kids. Adoption, incimination, a serroget." She looked at the man who over the last seven years had saved her life half a dozen times. She wasn't sure the what to say. Maggie Parker was fifty one. Still young in every sence of the word.
"Seajae, I guess I'm afraid she'll say no."
"You won't know what she'll say until you ask." The door of the bar opened and Seajae turned when a corus of cheers greeted the new comer. Tommy Harrigan, his dark hair wind blowen was standing on the landing with a blond. Doc looked at Seajae and then back at Tom.
"That isn't who I think it is with him, is it?"
"Nicole......" Seajae wispered. "Yeah Doc." Seaje reached behind her and grabbed the pack of cigareetes off the table. "Maybe if we ignore them they'll go away."
"Tommy was never one to be ignored." Seajae lit her cigarette and inhaled.
"What the hell is he up to?" She knew the minute Tom walked in the door he wasn't back for old time sake. He was back for a reason. To hurt Bosco like he thinks Bosco hurt him.
"He might not be staying long." Jimmy, Joey and Billy were headed in his direction.
"Boys," Seajae wispered. "Don't do anything stupid." Doc looked at Seajae and raised his eyebrows. The three of them together radiated stupid after the amount of beer consumed in the last four hours. Seajae stood up.
"Let them have thier say Seajae. You get into that and things might not go to good." She looked at doc.
"And with Larry, Curly and Moe, things are going to go peachy." Seajae glanced to see where Bosco was. He saw him hand Hope to Kelly. And talk to Sully. Maybe he hadn't seen the two walk in. Seajae didn't hold anything agaist Nicole. Not now. If Tommy was trying to push botton's he was aiming at the wrong ones.
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"Tommy......" Jimmy stood in front of his old friends. "Do you think it's smart coming in here with her?" Tommy smiled.
"Well she was just walking down the street and I thought I'd buy her a drink." He took a step forward.
"You might want to ask before you bring in.......people off the street to a private party." Jimmy looked at Nicole. She looked like hell and then some.
"Back off bucket boy. Seajae and Bosco will tell me if my dates not welcome."
"Your dates welcome Tommy......but your not always." Bosco stood behind Jimmy. Jimmy stepped aside. "Nicole...."
"Bosco." Bosco looked at Tommy. He had been drinking. That in itself wasn't a problem. But something else ran deeper.
"You have an agenda we should know about Tommy. A reason after eight years you show up and want to be part of our lives again?"
"I wanted back in the old neighborhood that's all." He looked at his once best friend. "That's all. No more no less." He looked at the other three men standing in front of him. "Is this what it's come to Maurice. The Bucket Boys and Jounior here fighting you battles."
"That's what friends are for Tommy. We were all there for you when you needed us. Even the FD." Bosco looked at Seajae. "Why are you really back?"
"I want to work the 5-5 again. Is that so hard to phathom."
"You put my wife in danger Tommy, you'll have to answer to more then the Bucket boys." He took a swig of his beer. "Your always going to be my friend Tommy, just don't let your ego get in the way of your job. You got Nicole." He looked at his old flame. "No offence." Then back at Tommy. "But she's not that hard to get." Seajae came up next to Bosco.
"We're all friends here. Let's keep it that way." She looked at Bosco and the others. "Hi Nicole. Long time no see." Bosco knew that Tommy was playing a game and he also knew his wife was going to have nothing to do with it.
"Good. Your looking great."
"Thanks....have a drink, both of you. This is a party...so .....party." Seajae felt a small hand on her leg and looked down. Hope was smiling up at her.
"Mama." Seajae picked her up.
"Hey sweet thing. You need to go upstairs to bed. If you'll excuse me." She turned to Billy, Jimmy and Joey. "Be nice boys." She went and gathered Angle and Mac and headed upstairs to where Kelly was already resting. Bosco turned back to his pool game and the others went thier own way. Tommy didn't like when things didn't go his way. Bringing Nicole had been a good plan. But for some reason it didn't affect Bosco or Seajae the way he hoped. He went to the bar and ordered a drink for himself, not caring what Nicole did with the rest of her night.
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Bosco looked around the bar. Thier friends and family seated around here and there. They were so close sometimes it was scary. Jimmy, Joey, and Billy would of thrown Tommy out on his ass. All he had to do was give the word. Tommy proved he could get what Bosco didn't want anymore but was he going to try for what Bosco had and wanted to keep. That was the question of the moment. Billy and Olivia sat down across from him.
"You ok?" Billy looked at him and tried to read him but Bosco wasn't having it.
"Nothing I can't handle. How about you two...having a good time?"
"Never a dull moment. Olivia needs to tell you some things that have to stay between you and her.....not even Seajae can know. Cause if she does she'll go after the truth and it might put a few of our jobs in jeprody."
"You know I won't unless it puts her in danger." Olivia looked at Billy then Bosco.
"You'll have to decide." Olivia straighted up. "Tommy wasn't in Montana all those months after Maddie's death. He had a nervouse break down about a week after he got there. Nearly killed Maddie's father. They put a physc hold on him there but One PP had him transfered so he could get some Post Tramatic Stress help."
"So....we all have our breaking points."
"Yeah but afterword we don't go and work for IAD." Bosco's eye's widened.
"Tommy's internal affairs?"
"He was....the last two years paper work is lost somewhere."
"Lost?"
"Yeah. I know Swerzky knows Tommy from way back but......do think he would just let Tommy start working here without his jacket?"
"Good question." Bosco looked at the bar where Tommy and Nicole were standing. He wasn't sure what to think anymore. Seajae came back from putting the kids asleep. He watched her go to Kim, Alex and Faith. "I really don't understand what happened to Tommy. He used to be a good friend...why would he want to play these games. If he blamed me for something why wait eight years?"
"Who knows. Just be careful around him."
"Seajae works with him every day. He's suppose to be watching her back. If he's got it in for me what's saying he won't watch her be gunned down." Bosco took a swig of his beer. "What are you up to Tommy?" He looked at his one time friend and wished he knew.
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"Bosco's worried...." Faith looked at Seajea.
"He's got nothing to worry about."
"He called me last night and asked me if I remember Tommy and us ever doing anything together after he and Maddie got married."
"Did you?"
"Not like we did when they were dating."
"I don't know guys....can I trust him?"
"I dated him a few times before Maddie. He seemed alright...he just wasn't......"
"Jimmy....." Alex, Faith and Seajae said at once. Kim smiled.
"Yeah....but he was totally in love with Maddie."
"Was Maddie totally in love with him?"
"As far as we knew." Seajae watched Tommy throw back shots with beer chasers at the bar. When Rick the bartender looked her way she motioned him to cut him off. The bar tender nodded and took the bottle he'd been pouring and put it under then bar. He went to wait on some people further down.
"You think that was smart?" Bosco came up behind her.
"No....not really. But he's starting to scare me."
"Me too. Be careful." Bosco turned back toward the pool tables. He let out a long wistle. Everyone turned and looked at him. "I just want to thank everyone for coming. Seajae and I wouldn't of made it this far without all of you. I mean that. Between doctor's and friends and family, we couldn't do this alone. You've been there for us and for that we Thank You!" He raised his beer and toasted his wife. Seajae smiled. Everyone cheered her one with yelling......
"Speech, Speech, Speech."
"Y'all asked for it. Eight years ago I was at a place in my life where all I wanted to do was get the job done and go home and pray the next day wasn't as bad as the one before. I knew when I got transfered to New York it was going to be hard. WIth all the losses on 9-11 and the closeness of the 5-5. But you made a place for me here and Bosco, well he made a place for me in his heart as well as his bed." Everyone laughed. "And for seven years he's been making me the happiest woman in town." She raised her bottle. "Thank you." Cheers rose and Seajae turned and headed to the bar where she had a feeling trouble was brewing.
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Tommy watched as friends laughed and cheered around him for Bosco and Seajea. Turning back to the bar he ordered another shot.
"Sorry sir. Boss lady says you had your limit." Tommy scowled at the young bartender.
"I don't care just set me up."
"I can't do it." IN a flash Tommy had Rick's collar in his hand and a beer bottle broken holding it very close to the younger man's neck.
"Now can you?" Tommy felt his knees buckle and pressure on his wrist that made it impossible to hold the bottle any longer. Rick looked at the scene in front of him, He shook his head.
"'Fraid not man. Boss lady has her rules." Seajae pressed Tommy agaist the bar.
"IF you ever try anything like that again Harrigan I will personally shove that bottle sharp end first up your ass. Now I put up with a lot of things but threating my best bartender at my anerversery party isn't one of them. Now get your date and get the hell out of my bar.....now." KNowing drunks in genral she knew she should of handed him over to the guys to escourt him out but she knew he was a friend and he was her partner.
"Seajae,....." Tommy looked at her. "I'm sorry." He threw a twenty on the bar and took Nicole by the hand and headed out the door. Monday morning wasn't looking to bright, she thought.
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Two o'clock a.m. sure didn't look good when your fourty, Bosco thought. He remembered when he could work a double and go out afterword and still have enough energy to make it home. Those days were over. Seajae sat on the couch near the dance floor with her head on Caleb's shoulder. Faith on the other side of him ready to pass out.
"You guys can stay here. We got plenty of room upstairs."
"I can't make Emily wake up with the terrible twosome by herself. She's kill me." Seajae stood up and streched. Bosco grabbed her and pulled her down on his lap.
"MMMM You guys can find your own way out. I'm going to make my wife remember why she married me." He kissed her neck.
"That's our que to leave." Caleb stood and helped Faith up. "Call us when you regain cousioness in the morning." They walked to the door and Caleb locked the door behind him.
"You ok?" Seajae looked out at the night. She was okay. Better then most days. She cuddled closer to her husband.
"Yeah. Do you think Tommy will make Monday a living
"Do you want to go to Swertzky?"
"He was here the whole time Bosco. Him and Christopher came in just before Tommy did. I didn't see them leave till after midnight. Dan knows what happened here tonight." As if on que the phone rang. "Boscorelli."
"You guys still up?" Dan Swertzky's voice was quiet.
"Yeah. What's up?"
"I want you in my office first thing on Monday."
"Sure. Something wrong?"
"You tell me."
"What's happing with Harrigan?"
"I was hoping it was over but it just might be the begining."
"What was over?" Seajae stood up, walked to the bar and lit a cigarette.
"I'll talk to you on Monday. Bring Bosco and Faith too. We need to make this right."
"What right Dan?"
"I'll figure it out and we'll talk on Monday." Seajae hung up the phone and looked at Bosco.
"Trouble?"
"Yeah. But we have to wait to Monday to find out how much."
"I can wait if you can." Bosco stood up and shut off the last of the lights. They both headed upstairs wondering what Monday was going to bring.