Ticket to Heaven
title of 3 Doors Down song
Mikey had a secret that he never shared with his family. How will Bosco handle what Mikey's left behind?
Disclaimer:I own nothing!
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Bosco groaned as the ringing of the phone reached his ears. He turned over in bed and reached blindly for the cordless.
"Hello?" he snapped
"Bosco? This is Mary Proctor at Angel of Mercy..."
"Mary?" he said sitting up "What's wrong?"
"We have a woman here named Michelle Boscorelli...we figured she was a family member of yours."
"Michelle? Never heard of her."
"She is-was Michael's wife."
"Michael's wif- Mikey wasn't married and what do you mean she 'was' his wife?"
"Well she was in a near fatal MVA and probably won't live much longer. She's on a ventilator and there's no brain function. There's one complication, though."
"What?"
"Her nine month old daughter. You're next of kin. We need you to come down here and get the baby."
"Jesus.."
"Bosco you're the only one she has."
"Alright, Alright..I'll be there in a few."
Bosco hung up the phone and pulled on a pair of sweats. As he jogged down the stairs, he wondered why hadn't Mikey told either their mother or him about it and now Bosco had been laden down with a baby...he knew absolutely nothign about babies.
He speed down the street and in less than five minutes arrived at the doors of the ER. As he walked in, he immediately spotted Mary, filling out some sort of paperwork or another.
"Mary..." he said rushing up to her
"Hi Bosco...your neice is right this way."
"First..um..can I see her mother."
"She's not awake, but sure. Follow me."
Bosco was led into a dimly lit room where a woman with curly brown hair lay on the bed, IV's hooked up to her, monitors of all sorts and a breathing tube hooked up to a ventilator. He recognized her...she'd been at the wake, talking to his father.
"Son of a bitch..." he muttered softly. His father knew, his father knew that Mikey had been married and had a daugher and he never bothered to tell anyone. Bosco couldn't blame Mikey, because Mikey was dead...it did no good, at least no more good than it did blaming his father. Bosco heard a monitor go off and looked across the room at Mary.
"Her heart's stopped..."
"Well why aren't you doing anything?"
"She's a DNR. No heroic measures to be taken."
Bosco sighed deeply and wiped a stray piece of hair off of Michelle's forehead and sighed again. Dr.Feilds came in. He glanced at the heart monitor and then at the clock.
"Time of death, 14:36"
Mary scribbled the time on the chart and flipped the switch on the heart monitor. She leaned over and disconnected the ventilator and stood by the door.
"Bosco...would you like to go see Danielle now?"
He glanced at her with sad eyes.
"Danielle?"
"Your neice. Her name is Danielle Rose."
Bosco nodded and took one last look at Michelle and followed Mary out of the room. He was led into another small room. In the middle was a small bassinet and inside was a beautiful baby girl. She had the same eyes that Bosco and Michael shared and had her mothers curly brown locks. She was cooing gently and staring blankly at a mobile that they'd hung up.
"Labor and Delivary sent down a 'New parents pack' for you. We figured you wouldn't really be ready to handle a baby tonight...there's diapers and wipes to get you through the night and formula. There's also a couple cans of baby food and some biter biscuits.The baby already has two teeth in, but it looks like she's getting another so..be ready. There's also a couple pairs of clothes in there for her."
"Thanks Mary. I mean it..."
"No problem. The carseat that she was in is still intact, so you can take that home with you."
"Thanks again. Is she good to go?"
"Yah. Whenever you're ready."
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Bosco knocked lightly on the familiar apartment door. Danielle lay against his chest asleep and he had her diaper bag in the other hand.
"Who is it?" replied a groggy Faith from inside her apartment.
"It's me."
She opened the door with a groan.
"Bosco it's almost 4-" she paused when she saw the sleeping baby in his arms.
"Bos, what-"
"Shh...can I come in? I'll explain everything but can I just lay her down?"
"Yah...here, I'll go put her on my bed."
Faith reached out and took the tiny girl from Bosco's arms. He dropped the diaper bag by the couch and watched Faith go into her bedroom and re-emerge.
"Who is that and why do you have her?" she asked, motioning toward the loveseat in the center of the room. Bosco sat down in a huff and sighed.
"Apparently, Mikey had some extra family members he failed to mention."
"That's Mikey's daughter?"
"Yah. Mary Proctor called me and told me that some Michelle Boscorelli was in the ER and that she wouldn't make it much longer and she had a daughter and I was next of kin."
"Did she make it?"
"She died a few minutes after I got there. To be honest, it felt like she was waiting...yah know. Waiting to make sure that Danielle was ok."
"Danielle...that's the babies name?"
"Yep.Danielle Rose"
"How old is she?"
"Nine months."
"Bos...what are you gonna do?"
"What can I do, Faith? I don't wanna just dump her in foster care...I mean, you see how messed up Nieto is from foster care...I wouldn't do that her. I mean, I may not even know her but stull...I'm the only one she has left."
Faith sighed and placed her hand on Bosco's thigh, squeezing it lightly.
"Anything, Bosco..any help anything. Don't hesitate to call or ask or just come over."
He placed his hand on top of hers and their fingers laced together.
"Thanks."
They sat like that, hands intertwined in a comfortable silence. Bosco heard the baby start to fuss in Faith's bedroom and came out. He sat on the couch. Danielle sat up in his lap and played with her hands. Faith looked over the child and reached out her hands. The child willingly went into Faith's arms and Faith giggled as the baby pressed her face against Faith's.
"Baby kisses." she remarked when she saw the confused look on Bosco's face. Instantly Bosco broke out into a grin.
"Yah know we have to babyproof your apartment if you're gonna keep her....saftey gates, plastic outlet blockers, cabinet locks.."
"Tomorrow, I'm gonna go see my mom. See if I can leave her there for a few hours while I go shopping and get the spare bedroom ready for her. Do you wanna come with me?"
"Sure..of course." Faith replied before breaking out into another giggle as the baby drooled on her face again.
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Bosco groaned against the sunlight flooding into the room. He was still on Faith's couch, one arm around her and the other on top of hers that was holding the baby. He knew he couldn't move because if he did he'd wake up Faith and Danielle. Bosco sighed and settled back into the couch, trying to figure out how to explain this to his mother.
title of 3 Doors Down song
Mikey had a secret that he never shared with his family. How will Bosco handle what Mikey's left behind?
Disclaimer:I own nothing!
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Bosco groaned as the ringing of the phone reached his ears. He turned over in bed and reached blindly for the cordless.
"Hello?" he snapped
"Bosco? This is Mary Proctor at Angel of Mercy..."
"Mary?" he said sitting up "What's wrong?"
"We have a woman here named Michelle Boscorelli...we figured she was a family member of yours."
"Michelle? Never heard of her."
"She is-was Michael's wife."
"Michael's wif- Mikey wasn't married and what do you mean she 'was' his wife?"
"Well she was in a near fatal MVA and probably won't live much longer. She's on a ventilator and there's no brain function. There's one complication, though."
"What?"
"Her nine month old daughter. You're next of kin. We need you to come down here and get the baby."
"Jesus.."
"Bosco you're the only one she has."
"Alright, Alright..I'll be there in a few."
Bosco hung up the phone and pulled on a pair of sweats. As he jogged down the stairs, he wondered why hadn't Mikey told either their mother or him about it and now Bosco had been laden down with a baby...he knew absolutely nothign about babies.
He speed down the street and in less than five minutes arrived at the doors of the ER. As he walked in, he immediately spotted Mary, filling out some sort of paperwork or another.
"Mary..." he said rushing up to her
"Hi Bosco...your neice is right this way."
"First..um..can I see her mother."
"She's not awake, but sure. Follow me."
Bosco was led into a dimly lit room where a woman with curly brown hair lay on the bed, IV's hooked up to her, monitors of all sorts and a breathing tube hooked up to a ventilator. He recognized her...she'd been at the wake, talking to his father.
"Son of a bitch..." he muttered softly. His father knew, his father knew that Mikey had been married and had a daugher and he never bothered to tell anyone. Bosco couldn't blame Mikey, because Mikey was dead...it did no good, at least no more good than it did blaming his father. Bosco heard a monitor go off and looked across the room at Mary.
"Her heart's stopped..."
"Well why aren't you doing anything?"
"She's a DNR. No heroic measures to be taken."
Bosco sighed deeply and wiped a stray piece of hair off of Michelle's forehead and sighed again. Dr.Feilds came in. He glanced at the heart monitor and then at the clock.
"Time of death, 14:36"
Mary scribbled the time on the chart and flipped the switch on the heart monitor. She leaned over and disconnected the ventilator and stood by the door.
"Bosco...would you like to go see Danielle now?"
He glanced at her with sad eyes.
"Danielle?"
"Your neice. Her name is Danielle Rose."
Bosco nodded and took one last look at Michelle and followed Mary out of the room. He was led into another small room. In the middle was a small bassinet and inside was a beautiful baby girl. She had the same eyes that Bosco and Michael shared and had her mothers curly brown locks. She was cooing gently and staring blankly at a mobile that they'd hung up.
"Labor and Delivary sent down a 'New parents pack' for you. We figured you wouldn't really be ready to handle a baby tonight...there's diapers and wipes to get you through the night and formula. There's also a couple cans of baby food and some biter biscuits.The baby already has two teeth in, but it looks like she's getting another so..be ready. There's also a couple pairs of clothes in there for her."
"Thanks Mary. I mean it..."
"No problem. The carseat that she was in is still intact, so you can take that home with you."
"Thanks again. Is she good to go?"
"Yah. Whenever you're ready."
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Bosco knocked lightly on the familiar apartment door. Danielle lay against his chest asleep and he had her diaper bag in the other hand.
"Who is it?" replied a groggy Faith from inside her apartment.
"It's me."
She opened the door with a groan.
"Bosco it's almost 4-" she paused when she saw the sleeping baby in his arms.
"Bos, what-"
"Shh...can I come in? I'll explain everything but can I just lay her down?"
"Yah...here, I'll go put her on my bed."
Faith reached out and took the tiny girl from Bosco's arms. He dropped the diaper bag by the couch and watched Faith go into her bedroom and re-emerge.
"Who is that and why do you have her?" she asked, motioning toward the loveseat in the center of the room. Bosco sat down in a huff and sighed.
"Apparently, Mikey had some extra family members he failed to mention."
"That's Mikey's daughter?"
"Yah. Mary Proctor called me and told me that some Michelle Boscorelli was in the ER and that she wouldn't make it much longer and she had a daughter and I was next of kin."
"Did she make it?"
"She died a few minutes after I got there. To be honest, it felt like she was waiting...yah know. Waiting to make sure that Danielle was ok."
"Danielle...that's the babies name?"
"Yep.Danielle Rose"
"How old is she?"
"Nine months."
"Bos...what are you gonna do?"
"What can I do, Faith? I don't wanna just dump her in foster care...I mean, you see how messed up Nieto is from foster care...I wouldn't do that her. I mean, I may not even know her but stull...I'm the only one she has left."
Faith sighed and placed her hand on Bosco's thigh, squeezing it lightly.
"Anything, Bosco..any help anything. Don't hesitate to call or ask or just come over."
He placed his hand on top of hers and their fingers laced together.
"Thanks."
They sat like that, hands intertwined in a comfortable silence. Bosco heard the baby start to fuss in Faith's bedroom and came out. He sat on the couch. Danielle sat up in his lap and played with her hands. Faith looked over the child and reached out her hands. The child willingly went into Faith's arms and Faith giggled as the baby pressed her face against Faith's.
"Baby kisses." she remarked when she saw the confused look on Bosco's face. Instantly Bosco broke out into a grin.
"Yah know we have to babyproof your apartment if you're gonna keep her....saftey gates, plastic outlet blockers, cabinet locks.."
"Tomorrow, I'm gonna go see my mom. See if I can leave her there for a few hours while I go shopping and get the spare bedroom ready for her. Do you wanna come with me?"
"Sure..of course." Faith replied before breaking out into another giggle as the baby drooled on her face again.
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Bosco groaned against the sunlight flooding into the room. He was still on Faith's couch, one arm around her and the other on top of hers that was holding the baby. He knew he couldn't move because if he did he'd wake up Faith and Danielle. Bosco sighed and settled back into the couch, trying to figure out how to explain this to his mother.