Part VIII
A few hours later
They had decided a bathroom or a crime scene wasn't the best place to talk, so after wrapping up everything they headed back to New York. At lunchtime they stopped at a little diner and ordered burgers and fries. It was a beautiful, warm day so they sat outsides at one of the picnic tables, eating in silence.
"Bosco?", Faith asked after they polished of their meals.
She decided to use a direct approach. Mostly because she didn't know how to do it any other way.
"Last night, what was that about? Was I there and convenient? Or was it some macho shit the great Boscorelli can have anyone, even his partner?"
"What?", he sounded surprised and a little pissed. "Do you think that little of me? What do you think, that I just had sex with you to tell everyone at the precinct about it? I thought we were friends, that you would know that I could never do something like that to you! I told you I loved you, damn it!", he turned away from her and walked to the other side of the table.
"I didn't mean it like that! I know deep down in my heart that you wouldn't do that to me. But I'm scared! I'm divorced and the next minute I sleep with my partner of all people! It was just so unexpected, Bosco... I woke up by your kisses and the next thing I know is us having sex!"
"Do you regret it?", he asked quietly in a small voice.
God, he hoped not. If she did he didn't know how to fix everything. He wanted her at least to stay his friend.
"Not really! It just happened so fast and I don't know what to think...", she answered after she had thought about it for a minute.
Bosco sighed in relieve. He still had a chance to make it right.
"Faith, I told you I loved you!"
"I know, but you said yourself you never said it and meant it. That you use it as a phrase to get laid. And I just don't dare to think that someone like you could feel something for someone like me."
"Someone like me? What am I? Some kind of freak?", he asked hurt. "What do you think it feels like to tell someone that you love her and she says it back and then she says she doesn't believe you! That doesn't really encourage me to say it to anyone. Apart from that we promised each other never to lie again, remember?"
"I didn't mean it like that! You are neither a freak nor are you incapable of caring for people. It doesn't matter what others say, I know you better than that. I saw countless times how you care, when you protect me, when you take care of me after I was hurt or when your are there for my when I need you most. I could go on for a long time! I just meant that I can't imagine you loving me. I saw your ex girlfriends, they are all very beautiful and if your locker room stories are true, some kind of sex goddesses. How can I compete?"
"You don't have to compete at all! You're beautiful and I'm not saying that because of last night, from the first moment I saw you there was something about you....", he smiled at her. "And the more I know you the more gorgeous you become."
"And about the sex part... You don't have to worry about that either. Last night was the first time I really made love. I couldn't believe it before, but there is a difference between making love and sex. I have never felt something that good before. It's like you satified urges in my I didn't even know I had!"
Faith was taken aback by this. He thinks I'm gorgeous? And that the sex was great. Wow! Somehow that made her feel butterflies in her stomach. Suddenly it occurred to her that Bosco said that he hadn't lied....
"Bosco? Does that mean you meant what you said yesterday?"
Bosco took a deep breath. It was all or nothing now, what he said now would make the difference. And frankly he was scared out of his mind. He never felt like this before and he hadn't said it and meant it.
"I told you I didn't lie! I meant it and I mean it. I don' now how or why... I don't even no when, but I do love you. I'm sorry if I hurt you, I never wanted to take advantage of you... I never planned on falling in love with anybody. And especially not with you, my married partner"
Stunned she looked at him. She couldn't be hearing that, it must be a dream.
"You didn't take advantage. If I remember correctly I was there and willing. You gave me time enough to stop you and I'm fairly sure that you're not one to rape a girl if I had said no", she smiled."And I'm not married anymore!"
"Perhaps that made me see you the first time as something other than untouchable," he grinned.
Smiling she stepped into his arms, snuggling closer to him and inhaling his unique scent.
"I love you, Bosco!", she murmured into his neck.
She was barely audible but Bosco heard her. He took her chin in his hand and forced her to look at him.
"I love you, too!", he said and kissed her gently, his heart beating like crazy.
As the kiss deepened, became more passionate and was about to get out of hand she pulled back. As Bosco removed his hands from her ass she lay her hand on his chest, caressing it softly.
"But I need to take this slow. I'm not divorced that long and everything is still so new. Last night was a little sudden. I want to take the time to get to know you as more than a friend. I'm not one to just jump into a new relationship"
"Whatever you need. I don't want to screw that up. If you want to date first, we will...."
Smiling gratefully at him she hugged him tightly.
"Thank you"
They both didn't know what would happen. But they wanted to give it a try, this was nothing to take too fast. There was a friendship and partnership at stake. But they would make it, they were sure of that.
A man in torn clothes wandered down the streets. He had no money, nothing apart from the things he wore on his body. His eyes were full of hatred but also full of determination. His shoulder hurt and he was hungry and thirsty.
His stay in jail wasn't very long but that didn't change anything. It was humiliating, sharing the bath with a few hundred others going out just once a day and so on. No one could imagine how it felt to talk to the shrink. Dr. Walker said he was crazy! He just couldn't accept that his wife didn't love him and found another man and now he wanted to punish innocent people for his own failures. Yeah, sure! But he would make it all right again, getting his life back and punishing the people who were responsible for screwing it up in the first place.
Wandering down the road he looked for a car to drive in the direction he wanted to go. And he was lucky, a nice older couple stopped their car beside him. Leaving just the street sign behind on the lone road which read in bold letters "New York.."
The End for now...... Tbc in another story...
I hope this end satisfied shipper and non shipper, but caution the sequel will most likely content more shipperness.... And some action, I have a feeling we'll see the killer again ;)