She didn't know why she was being so honest with him. She didn't know why she allowed herself to break down and cry like that, but she couldn't help it, he made her feel comfortable and safe. In fact he was the only person she ever really felt comfortable enough to show who she really was. The real her; not the cop…not the mom… not the wife, but the woman. He was the only person she could trust with her emotions without worry about him using them against her later. But did she just ruin that by sharing her true feelings for him? She panicked, trying to think of something to say to explain what she'd just said. She moved to speak when suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her head. She winced and closed her eyes tightly.
He tried not to let what she'd said get to him…that she loved him. He knew Faith could never love anybody like him, but then again she did love Fred. Hearing her wince in pain jarred him from his thoughts.
"You okay Faith?" he asked. Before she could respond her full weight was against Bosco, causing both of them to fall to the floor. She landed face down on Bosco's chest. Bosco shook her shoulder gently trying to get her up before panic set in.
"Faith, Faith come on wake up. Please wake up" he shook her a little harder. Rolling her on her back, he made sure she was breathing while checking for a pulse. That's when he got his first real good look at Faith's face.
"Oh My God!" he thought to himself. Faith's left eye was black…both cheeks were swollen with black and blue marks all over them. Seeing this he struggled to get his cell phone from his coat pocket before calling the firehouse hoping to eliminate the process of talking to an operator.
"Hello." Kim answered the phone.
"Kim, its Bosco I need an ambulance," Bosco cried. Before he could continue Kim cut him off.
"Bosco, who need's the ambulance? Where are you at?" Kim asked concern because it sounded like he was crying and she knew the only person he would cry over is Faith.
"Its Faith…she's on the bathroom floor…I can't get her to wake up," Bosco pleaded with Kim. He put his hand on Faith's stomach to see if she was still breathing. "She's breathing but it's slow and she has a lot bruises" he added explaining the bruises he'd seen on her arms when he checked for her pulse.
"Okay Bos we're on our way" Kim said quickly hung up the phone and shouted for Carlos to get his ass in the bus. She was determined to get to Faith before it was too late. She was about to lose another friend; reminders of the traumatic events that had shaken the very core of the 55s filling her mind. She fought to keep her emotions in control enough to drive.
Meanwhile…
Bosco hung up the phone while getting to his feet. He had to take care of the kids before the ambulance came. He didn't want them see Faith taken away on a stretcher. Before he walked out the bathroom he checked on Faith. Her condition hadn't gotten any worse so he headed for the living room to talk to Faith's kids.
"Em you think you and Charlie could run to the store for me and your mom?"
"Sure what do you want?"
"Just get lunch for the four of us. I'll let you two choose okay? And I tell you what… you two can keep the change." Bosco said, handing Emily thirty dollars.
"Really?"
"Yeah," Bosco replied, a smile on his face. "Really." .
"Okay. Come on Charlie." Emily said walking to the door, Charlie followed behind her. Bosco made a quick phone call to his mom so she could come over and watch the kids when they went to hospital. Five minutes later there was a loud knock on the door. Bosco rushed to open it. It was Kim and Carlos.
"Come on…she's still unconscious." Bosco said, leading them to the bathroom.
'Oh My God' Kim thought when she saw Faith's face. Getting over her shock Kim rushed to Faith's side and started to go to work on her. It was a matter of minutes before she felt comfortable enough to move Faith.
"Okay she stable enough let's her out of here." Kim said, rushing to get Faith out of the bathroom and into the ambulance.
To Be Continued…
He tried not to let what she'd said get to him…that she loved him. He knew Faith could never love anybody like him, but then again she did love Fred. Hearing her wince in pain jarred him from his thoughts.
"You okay Faith?" he asked. Before she could respond her full weight was against Bosco, causing both of them to fall to the floor. She landed face down on Bosco's chest. Bosco shook her shoulder gently trying to get her up before panic set in.
"Faith, Faith come on wake up. Please wake up" he shook her a little harder. Rolling her on her back, he made sure she was breathing while checking for a pulse. That's when he got his first real good look at Faith's face.
"Oh My God!" he thought to himself. Faith's left eye was black…both cheeks were swollen with black and blue marks all over them. Seeing this he struggled to get his cell phone from his coat pocket before calling the firehouse hoping to eliminate the process of talking to an operator.
"Hello." Kim answered the phone.
"Kim, its Bosco I need an ambulance," Bosco cried. Before he could continue Kim cut him off.
"Bosco, who need's the ambulance? Where are you at?" Kim asked concern because it sounded like he was crying and she knew the only person he would cry over is Faith.
"Its Faith…she's on the bathroom floor…I can't get her to wake up," Bosco pleaded with Kim. He put his hand on Faith's stomach to see if she was still breathing. "She's breathing but it's slow and she has a lot bruises" he added explaining the bruises he'd seen on her arms when he checked for her pulse.
"Okay Bos we're on our way" Kim said quickly hung up the phone and shouted for Carlos to get his ass in the bus. She was determined to get to Faith before it was too late. She was about to lose another friend; reminders of the traumatic events that had shaken the very core of the 55s filling her mind. She fought to keep her emotions in control enough to drive.
Meanwhile…
Bosco hung up the phone while getting to his feet. He had to take care of the kids before the ambulance came. He didn't want them see Faith taken away on a stretcher. Before he walked out the bathroom he checked on Faith. Her condition hadn't gotten any worse so he headed for the living room to talk to Faith's kids.
"Em you think you and Charlie could run to the store for me and your mom?"
"Sure what do you want?"
"Just get lunch for the four of us. I'll let you two choose okay? And I tell you what… you two can keep the change." Bosco said, handing Emily thirty dollars.
"Really?"
"Yeah," Bosco replied, a smile on his face. "Really." .
"Okay. Come on Charlie." Emily said walking to the door, Charlie followed behind her. Bosco made a quick phone call to his mom so she could come over and watch the kids when they went to hospital. Five minutes later there was a loud knock on the door. Bosco rushed to open it. It was Kim and Carlos.
"Come on…she's still unconscious." Bosco said, leading them to the bathroom.
'Oh My God' Kim thought when she saw Faith's face. Getting over her shock Kim rushed to Faith's side and started to go to work on her. It was a matter of minutes before she felt comfortable enough to move Faith.
"Okay she stable enough let's her out of here." Kim said, rushing to get Faith out of the bathroom and into the ambulance.
To Be Continued…