Bosco's Girl
Chapter 4 - The Shower
Bosco settled in to start working on the stack of paper. He half-heartedly flipped through a file while his mind again started to wander.
" Are we ready?" Bosco asked as he unclipped the carseat, which was in the back of Faith's new minivan.
"Ready," Faith agreed with a smile as she rearranged the blankets. "I can't believe that the guys went to all of this trouble for us.
"For you," Bos grinned. "They still don't know that there is an us. are you carrying her or can I?"
Faith winked at Bosco and held the door of the detachment open for him. "Hey Lieu!" She called with a wave.
"Hey Faith!" was the reply. "Yer lookin' good. That the kid? You're letting Boscorelli carry it?"
"I trust him," Faith smiled. "Where are the guys? I want them to meet my baby before their shift."
"Roll-call I think."
Faith did not miss the look that passed between the Lieutenant and Bosco, but chose to ignore it. She knew what was going on, but did not want to ruin the surprise that the guys had planned for her.
"Ready?" Bosco asked her again when they got to the closed door.
Faith shuffled her feet and took a deep breath. She looked into Bosco's eyes for a second then nodded. She reached out and turned the doorknob, and pushed the door open. the room was dark.
"Surprise!" Yelled most of the officers from the third watch, as the lights snapped on. Faith put her hand to her mouth, feigning surprise, but was in awe of what her friends had done for her. The room was decorated in baby pink streamers, and there was a huge 'Welcome Baby Mia' sign hanging from the windows. There was also a table set with a large cake iced in pink, some sort of pink beverage, plus a variety of nibbles.
"You guys," she stammered as she stepped into the room. "Why?"
"Faith," Sully said as he stepped forward and enveloped her in a large bear hug. "Because you are one of us. The only one of us guys that had a baby! Where is she?"
"Bos has her," Faith said pulling back from Sully and went over to where Bosco had uncovered the baby. Gently she picked up the tiny baby and held her out to Ty, whom she knew was anxious to hold the baby. "I want you to meet the newest member of my family. Maria, Maria Faith. " She licked her lips and looked over at Bosco who nodded. "Maria Faith Boscorelli."
"What?" Ty exclaimed his eyes flying from the baby's perfect little face to Faiths. "Boscorelli?"
Bosco smiled and took Faith into his arms in front of their colleagues for the first time. "Yes, Boscorelli. We are officially the Boscorelli family, all three of us."
"I knew it!" Sully declared as he took the baby from Ty and held her awkwardly up in front of him.
"You did not!" Ty shot back at his partner then turned his attention to Bosco and Faith. "Congratulations you guys! She is very pretty. for a Boscorelli!"
Bos shook his head and grinned. "That is the Mitchell part, if she took after the Boscorellis then she would be 'ruggedly handsome'.
It only took a few seconds for the surprise to wear off their colleagues. They were soon passing the baby to each other and munching on the goodies
"Bos?" Faith whispered to her husband.
"Hmmm?" he answered taking her into his arms.
"Bos, where did these guys learn how to throw a baby shower? Did Kim help?" she asked quietly.
"Not to my knowledge, but then I stayed out of the planning," Bosco said "It was mostly Sully's idea, but Ty was right in on it too. Why? Is it good? Us guys are not usually allowed at showers."
Faith grinned, and snuggled into Bosco's shoulder. "It's perfect, it's just so. not manly, and the guys are not complaining!"
"Why should we be?" Harvey Grieg, one of the foot patrol officers asked as he came up to congratulate the couple. "Faith sometimes we forget that you are a lady. You put up with a lot from us, and we just wanted you to know that we.. Ya know. we."
"I understand Harvey," Faith said with a smile, coming to his rescue. "Thanks." She gave him an impulsive hug and then watched him scurry away with a red face.
"Should I be worried?" Bos teased gently as he brushed a wisp of her soft blonde hair from her face.
"Extremely," Faith deadpanned, turned to him and kissed him hard and full on the mouth.
The officers had gone all out. They had some lame attempt at a few games, but they really did not know what to do with them, so they gave up early and brought out the presents.
"Guy's no," Faith tried to protest as Sully tried to lead her to a chair adorned in pink ribbons. "You've done so much already."
Bosco watched happily as Faith spent the next half-hour unwrapping gifts, while Ty kept notes in his memo book. Bos was quite amazed at the presents that Faith received. There were not only presents that they would be able to use for the baby, but ones for Faith as well. Sully had put together a basket that gift certificates for massages, some bath salts, some of Faith's favorite chocolate and many other small goodies.
All the while the guys kept passing the baby around, making sure that everyone had the opportunity to hold her and fuss over her. After the presents, Bosco and Faith retreated to the couch in the corner of the room. Bos sat down first and Faith fit herself into his arms. Bosco again marveled at how perfectly she fit. He gently kissed her ear then whispered "I think they like our work."
She giggled slightly, tilting her head back to look up at him. "We do good work Bos."
After about an hour Lieutenant Swersky came into the room and called everyone to attention. "Sorry all, but second watch has stayed out two hours late for you guys. they need to go home. I need everyone to go change now.
"Thank you everyone!" Faith said loudly when Swersky was finished. "We really appreciate everything you have done. Thank you for welcoming Mia into our family, and I don't just mean Bos and mine."
Bosco gently took his daughter from a fellow officer and started to tuck her back into her carseat, when Lieu came over to them. "Congratulations you two, he said with a wink. He handed them a card and gave Faith a little sideways hug and Bos a slap on the back, before he left the room.
Bos continued putting the baby in the seat while Faith opened the card. Inside was a gift certificate for two to one of the most luxurious hotels in all of New York, and a little note of congratulations and welcome to 'baby Boscorelli'.
"He knew?" Bos asked after he looked at the card. "How?"
Bosco found out months later, that Swersky had known from the beginning he and Faith had gotten married and that Mia was Bosco's daughter. Swersky passed away when Mia was five. Mia missed him dreadfully. He had been a very important person in her life.
He was not getting anywhere with his work and he knew that. Bosco picked up his coffee cup and took a sip of the strong cold liquid. He made a face and got up to get some fresh coffee. He only got as far as the door, when something else caught his attention. Officers Hannah Maloney and Jacob Duek were standing outside the change room doors in each other's arms. Bosco froze briefly when he saw them and Maloney's blonde head jerked up when she noticed Bos watching them. Bos merely winked and continued on his way to the coffeepot.
Chapter 4 - The Shower
Bosco settled in to start working on the stack of paper. He half-heartedly flipped through a file while his mind again started to wander.
" Are we ready?" Bosco asked as he unclipped the carseat, which was in the back of Faith's new minivan.
"Ready," Faith agreed with a smile as she rearranged the blankets. "I can't believe that the guys went to all of this trouble for us.
"For you," Bos grinned. "They still don't know that there is an us. are you carrying her or can I?"
Faith winked at Bosco and held the door of the detachment open for him. "Hey Lieu!" She called with a wave.
"Hey Faith!" was the reply. "Yer lookin' good. That the kid? You're letting Boscorelli carry it?"
"I trust him," Faith smiled. "Where are the guys? I want them to meet my baby before their shift."
"Roll-call I think."
Faith did not miss the look that passed between the Lieutenant and Bosco, but chose to ignore it. She knew what was going on, but did not want to ruin the surprise that the guys had planned for her.
"Ready?" Bosco asked her again when they got to the closed door.
Faith shuffled her feet and took a deep breath. She looked into Bosco's eyes for a second then nodded. She reached out and turned the doorknob, and pushed the door open. the room was dark.
"Surprise!" Yelled most of the officers from the third watch, as the lights snapped on. Faith put her hand to her mouth, feigning surprise, but was in awe of what her friends had done for her. The room was decorated in baby pink streamers, and there was a huge 'Welcome Baby Mia' sign hanging from the windows. There was also a table set with a large cake iced in pink, some sort of pink beverage, plus a variety of nibbles.
"You guys," she stammered as she stepped into the room. "Why?"
"Faith," Sully said as he stepped forward and enveloped her in a large bear hug. "Because you are one of us. The only one of us guys that had a baby! Where is she?"
"Bos has her," Faith said pulling back from Sully and went over to where Bosco had uncovered the baby. Gently she picked up the tiny baby and held her out to Ty, whom she knew was anxious to hold the baby. "I want you to meet the newest member of my family. Maria, Maria Faith. " She licked her lips and looked over at Bosco who nodded. "Maria Faith Boscorelli."
"What?" Ty exclaimed his eyes flying from the baby's perfect little face to Faiths. "Boscorelli?"
Bosco smiled and took Faith into his arms in front of their colleagues for the first time. "Yes, Boscorelli. We are officially the Boscorelli family, all three of us."
"I knew it!" Sully declared as he took the baby from Ty and held her awkwardly up in front of him.
"You did not!" Ty shot back at his partner then turned his attention to Bosco and Faith. "Congratulations you guys! She is very pretty. for a Boscorelli!"
Bos shook his head and grinned. "That is the Mitchell part, if she took after the Boscorellis then she would be 'ruggedly handsome'.
It only took a few seconds for the surprise to wear off their colleagues. They were soon passing the baby to each other and munching on the goodies
"Bos?" Faith whispered to her husband.
"Hmmm?" he answered taking her into his arms.
"Bos, where did these guys learn how to throw a baby shower? Did Kim help?" she asked quietly.
"Not to my knowledge, but then I stayed out of the planning," Bosco said "It was mostly Sully's idea, but Ty was right in on it too. Why? Is it good? Us guys are not usually allowed at showers."
Faith grinned, and snuggled into Bosco's shoulder. "It's perfect, it's just so. not manly, and the guys are not complaining!"
"Why should we be?" Harvey Grieg, one of the foot patrol officers asked as he came up to congratulate the couple. "Faith sometimes we forget that you are a lady. You put up with a lot from us, and we just wanted you to know that we.. Ya know. we."
"I understand Harvey," Faith said with a smile, coming to his rescue. "Thanks." She gave him an impulsive hug and then watched him scurry away with a red face.
"Should I be worried?" Bos teased gently as he brushed a wisp of her soft blonde hair from her face.
"Extremely," Faith deadpanned, turned to him and kissed him hard and full on the mouth.
The officers had gone all out. They had some lame attempt at a few games, but they really did not know what to do with them, so they gave up early and brought out the presents.
"Guy's no," Faith tried to protest as Sully tried to lead her to a chair adorned in pink ribbons. "You've done so much already."
Bosco watched happily as Faith spent the next half-hour unwrapping gifts, while Ty kept notes in his memo book. Bos was quite amazed at the presents that Faith received. There were not only presents that they would be able to use for the baby, but ones for Faith as well. Sully had put together a basket that gift certificates for massages, some bath salts, some of Faith's favorite chocolate and many other small goodies.
All the while the guys kept passing the baby around, making sure that everyone had the opportunity to hold her and fuss over her. After the presents, Bosco and Faith retreated to the couch in the corner of the room. Bos sat down first and Faith fit herself into his arms. Bosco again marveled at how perfectly she fit. He gently kissed her ear then whispered "I think they like our work."
She giggled slightly, tilting her head back to look up at him. "We do good work Bos."
After about an hour Lieutenant Swersky came into the room and called everyone to attention. "Sorry all, but second watch has stayed out two hours late for you guys. they need to go home. I need everyone to go change now.
"Thank you everyone!" Faith said loudly when Swersky was finished. "We really appreciate everything you have done. Thank you for welcoming Mia into our family, and I don't just mean Bos and mine."
Bosco gently took his daughter from a fellow officer and started to tuck her back into her carseat, when Lieu came over to them. "Congratulations you two, he said with a wink. He handed them a card and gave Faith a little sideways hug and Bos a slap on the back, before he left the room.
Bos continued putting the baby in the seat while Faith opened the card. Inside was a gift certificate for two to one of the most luxurious hotels in all of New York, and a little note of congratulations and welcome to 'baby Boscorelli'.
"He knew?" Bos asked after he looked at the card. "How?"
Bosco found out months later, that Swersky had known from the beginning he and Faith had gotten married and that Mia was Bosco's daughter. Swersky passed away when Mia was five. Mia missed him dreadfully. He had been a very important person in her life.
He was not getting anywhere with his work and he knew that. Bosco picked up his coffee cup and took a sip of the strong cold liquid. He made a face and got up to get some fresh coffee. He only got as far as the door, when something else caught his attention. Officers Hannah Maloney and Jacob Duek were standing outside the change room doors in each other's arms. Bosco froze briefly when he saw them and Maloney's blonde head jerked up when she noticed Bos watching them. Bos merely winked and continued on his way to the coffeepot.