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 braced himself and walked up to his mother's door, Danielle in one arm, her diaper bag in another. He knocked on the door and waited for her to answer, but she didn't. Instead, his father came to the door.
"What the hell are you doin' here?" he replied coldly as his father answered.
"Why is Danielle here?"
"Where's ma?"
"Answer my damn question, Maurice. Where's Michelle?"
"She's dead."
"What?"
"Maurice?!" Bosco heard Rose call from inside the house.
"Ma.." he said pushing past his father and taking the baby inside.
"Maurice, who's this?"
"What, Dad never told you either?"
"Told me what. Anthony, what is he talking about?"
Anthony just groaned and sat on the couch, placing two fingers on his temples.
"Apparently Mikey had a couple little secrets that we never knew about."
"Wait, what?"
"Last night, Mercy hospital called me and told me they had a Michelle Boscorelli and her daughter there and that Michelle wouldn't live. So I had to go and get the baby because I was next of kin. And, I ended up with Danielle."
"Oh my God" Rose gasped, putting her hands over her mouth
"I have to go get a crib and baby stuff today so I brought her by to see if you could watch her."
"What? You're gonna keep her?" Anthony chimed from behind them on the couch
"Do I have a choice?! I'm not putting her in foster care, that'd just...that'd screw her up and adoption takes too long. So, what other choice do I have?"
"That's great Maurice, but have we ever seen this girl, Michelle?" Rose asked.
"She was at the wake. Her and Dad were talking so apparently Mikey wasn't the only one hiding this from us."
"Anthony..you knew?!"
"Well..I couldn't exactly say anything, but what does it matter now...both of them are dead."
"That's no excuse! You could have at least let me know I had a grandchild!"
"Don't you yell at me Rose."
"Don't you yell at her!" Bosco chimed in. This made Danielle cry and Rose reached out for her and carried her into another room.
"I am still your father, Maurice! You can't yell at me either."
"Like hell I can't. You've done nothing but cause this family trouble from the get go and now we find out there's another Boscorelli baby that YOU NEVER TOLD US ABOUT!"
"IT WASN'T MY PLACE!"
"LIKE HELL. Maybe when Mikey was alive it wasn't but after he died we should've known."
"I don't have to take this." Anthony said, grabbing his coat.
"Go ahead. Run away," he began as Anthony began to leave, "THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GOOD AT!"
The door slammed and Bosco was still fuming. He let out a frustrated groan and plopped down on the couch. Rose came into the room after a while and sat next to Bosco.
"She has you and your brother's eyes."
Bosco just nodded. He watched his mother play with her for a few minutes longer, before breaking the comfortable silence in the room.
"Will you watch her for a few hours? Me and Faith were gonna set my apartment
up..."
"Of course."
"I was wondering, since you don't work till midnight, would you watch her for me while I was at work too.?"
Rose just nodded.
"Thanks Ma. I'll see yah later."
Bosco took one look back at his mother and Danielle and smiled. He had no clue how he was gonna handle it, but he knew he had no other choice and that no matter what, that little girl needed him.
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Bosco wiped his forehead with his hand. Him and Faith had been working for a couple hours, trying to make sure his house was entirely baby proofed. Bosco was working on the crib now while Faith was making them both a sandwich. She came back in and sat indian style on the floor, holding the plate out to Bosco who sat next to her.
"Thanks...for everything."
"Like I said, anytime.."
"I was wondering if you wanted to go out and get dinner tonight?"
"Sure..will your mom mind though, keepin' Danielle an' all?"
"Nah. She loves having her around...so, what's it gonna be?"
"Are you asking me out on a date, Boscorelli?" she said with a sly grin and raised eyebrow.
"Depends."
"On what?"
"Whether asking you on a date means getting my assed kicked."
"Hmm...I'll have to consider it."
"Don't think to hard...you can't afford to lose the brain mass."
"Hey!" she said and punched him in the shoulder. He looked at her before picking up the bottle of water at his side and dumping it all onto her shirt. She squeeled and tried to get away but Bosco stood up and stepped in front of her wrapping his arms around her waist. She stopped struggling and her eyes met his as her hands slid up his arms, resting around his neck.
"Bos?" she said quietly.
"Shh..." he replied before gently covering her lips with his own. It was unlike anything either of them had felt before. It was soft and gentle but held all the passion of 12 years of longing. Faith pulled back gently, keeping her eyes closed. She didn't want it to be a dream, and if it was, she didn't want it to end.
"Faith?" Bosco said, a little confused.
"Yah." she said still keeping her eyes closed
"You ok?"
She opened her eyes slowly, letting them meet his.
"Yah."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." he said
"Maybe I should go."
"You don't have to, but I understand."
"I'll see you at work."
Bosco nodded and turned back toward the crib. He didn't know why he though Faith would be ok with him kissing her. He shouldn't have done it and now, he feared, he had ruined one of the best things in his life.
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The next few days were hectic. Danielle had developed an ear infection and was a handful to deal with. Bosco tried not to think about how bad it was, because some people had it worse. Things with Bosco and Faith weren't getting better either and this particular shift was strained with more silence than usual. Bosco sat in the passanger seat, unaware of where Faith was driving to, oblivous to anything. He watched the rain stream down the window and let his thoughts drift to Danielle. Rose and Danielle had grown very close and Rose loved to spend time with her
granddaughter. Faith stopped the car and Bosco looked around. They were under the bridge, their bridge. The bridge they went to to lie low. Faith got out of the car and walked in the rain to the edge of the fence that lined the river. A few seconds later Bosco got out of the car and walked next to her.
"This is my last day." she said solemnly, not taking her eyes off the rapid moving waters
"What?"
"I put in my two weeks, two weeks ago. I'm moving. I'm gonna go up to Maine for awhile..."
"Are you coming back?"
"I don't know Bosco."
"Is this because of the other night?"
"No." she said sharply and turned to face him.
"Bosco, you're my best friend and I love you but I need to be free for awhile."
"I'm sorry, Faith."
"No, I'm sorry."
Bosco walked closer to Faith and wrapped his arms around her. She mirrored his actions and they stood like that in the rain for awhile.
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((Two days later))
Bosco stood at the end of the train platform, watching as Amtrak #92 faded away into the thick bushes.
"Let's go kiddo." he said, switching Danielle from his left hip to his right.
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!
-----
Bosco braced himself and walked up to his mother's door, Danielle in one arm, her diaper bag in another. He knocked on the door and waited for her to answer, but she didn't. Instead, his father came to the door.
"What the hell are you doin' here?" he replied coldly as his father answered.
"Why is Danielle here?"
"Where's ma?"
"Answer my damn question, Maurice. Where's Michelle?"
"She's dead."
"What?"
"Maurice?!" Bosco heard Rose call from inside the house.
"Ma.." he said pushing past his father and taking the baby inside.
"Maurice, who's this?"
"What, Dad never told you either?"
"Told me what. Anthony, what is he talking about?"
Anthony just groaned and sat on the couch, placing two fingers on his temples.
"Apparently Mikey had a couple little secrets that we never knew about."
"Wait, what?"
"Last night, Mercy hospital called me and told me they had a Michelle Boscorelli and her daughter there and that Michelle wouldn't live. So I had to go and get the baby because I was next of kin. And, I ended up with Danielle."
"Oh my God" Rose gasped, putting her hands over her mouth
"I have to go get a crib and baby stuff today so I brought her by to see if you could watch her."
"What? You're gonna keep her?" Anthony chimed from behind them on the couch
"Do I have a choice?! I'm not putting her in foster care, that'd just...that'd screw her up and adoption takes too long. So, what other choice do I have?"
"That's great Maurice, but have we ever seen this girl, Michelle?" Rose asked.
"She was at the wake. Her and Dad were talking so apparently Mikey wasn't the only one hiding this from us."
"Anthony..you knew?!"
"Well..I couldn't exactly say anything, but what does it matter now...both of them are dead."
"That's no excuse! You could have at least let me know I had a grandchild!"
"Don't you yell at me Rose."
"Don't you yell at her!" Bosco chimed in. This made Danielle cry and Rose reached out for her and carried her into another room.
"I am still your father, Maurice! You can't yell at me either."
"Like hell I can't. You've done nothing but cause this family trouble from the get go and now we find out there's another Boscorelli baby that YOU NEVER TOLD US ABOUT!"
"IT WASN'T MY PLACE!"
"LIKE HELL. Maybe when Mikey was alive it wasn't but after he died we should've known."
"I don't have to take this." Anthony said, grabbing his coat.
"Go ahead. Run away," he began as Anthony began to leave, "THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GOOD AT!"
The door slammed and Bosco was still fuming. He let out a frustrated groan and plopped down on the couch. Rose came into the room after a while and sat next to Bosco.
"She has you and your brother's eyes."
Bosco just nodded. He watched his mother play with her for a few minutes longer, before breaking the comfortable silence in the room.
"Will you watch her for a few hours? Me and Faith were gonna set my apartment
up..."
"Of course."
"I was wondering, since you don't work till midnight, would you watch her for me while I was at work too.?"
Rose just nodded.
"Thanks Ma. I'll see yah later."
Bosco took one look back at his mother and Danielle and smiled. He had no clue how he was gonna handle it, but he knew he had no other choice and that no matter what, that little girl needed him.
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Bosco wiped his forehead with his hand. Him and Faith had been working for a couple hours, trying to make sure his house was entirely baby proofed. Bosco was working on the crib now while Faith was making them both a sandwich. She came back in and sat indian style on the floor, holding the plate out to Bosco who sat next to her.
"Thanks...for everything."
"Like I said, anytime.."
"I was wondering if you wanted to go out and get dinner tonight?"
"Sure..will your mom mind though, keepin' Danielle an' all?"
"Nah. She loves having her around...so, what's it gonna be?"
"Are you asking me out on a date, Boscorelli?" she said with a sly grin and raised eyebrow.
"Depends."
"On what?"
"Whether asking you on a date means getting my assed kicked."
"Hmm...I'll have to consider it."
"Don't think to hard...you can't afford to lose the brain mass."
"Hey!" she said and punched him in the shoulder. He looked at her before picking up the bottle of water at his side and dumping it all onto her shirt. She squeeled and tried to get away but Bosco stood up and stepped in front of her wrapping his arms around her waist. She stopped struggling and her eyes met his as her hands slid up his arms, resting around his neck.
"Bos?" she said quietly.
"Shh..." he replied before gently covering her lips with his own. It was unlike anything either of them had felt before. It was soft and gentle but held all the passion of 12 years of longing. Faith pulled back gently, keeping her eyes closed. She didn't want it to be a dream, and if it was, she didn't want it to end.
"Faith?" Bosco said, a little confused.
"Yah." she said still keeping her eyes closed
"You ok?"
She opened her eyes slowly, letting them meet his.
"Yah."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." he said
"Maybe I should go."
"You don't have to, but I understand."
"I'll see you at work."
Bosco nodded and turned back toward the crib. He didn't know why he though Faith would be ok with him kissing her. He shouldn't have done it and now, he feared, he had ruined one of the best things in his life.
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The next few days were hectic. Danielle had developed an ear infection and was a handful to deal with. Bosco tried not to think about how bad it was, because some people had it worse. Things with Bosco and Faith weren't getting better either and this particular shift was strained with more silence than usual. Bosco sat in the passanger seat, unaware of where Faith was driving to, oblivous to anything. He watched the rain stream down the window and let his thoughts drift to Danielle. Rose and Danielle had grown very close and Rose loved to spend time with her
granddaughter. Faith stopped the car and Bosco looked around. They were under the bridge, their bridge. The bridge they went to to lie low. Faith got out of the car and walked in the rain to the edge of the fence that lined the river. A few seconds later Bosco got out of the car and walked next to her.
"This is my last day." she said solemnly, not taking her eyes off the rapid moving waters
"What?"
"I put in my two weeks, two weeks ago. I'm moving. I'm gonna go up to Maine for awhile..."
"Are you coming back?"
"I don't know Bosco."
"Is this because of the other night?"
"No." she said sharply and turned to face him.
"Bosco, you're my best friend and I love you but I need to be free for awhile."
"I'm sorry, Faith."
"No, I'm sorry."
Bosco walked closer to Faith and wrapped his arms around her. She mirrored his actions and they stood like that in the rain for awhile.
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((Two days later))
Bosco stood at the end of the train platform, watching as Amtrak #92 faded away into the thick bushes.
"Let's go kiddo." he said, switching Danielle from his left hip to his right.