Disclaimer: I own none of this except the storyline and two original characters (Wilde and Longfellows)
Chapter 5.
I couldn't believe that six months had passed since that horrible day when Fred left me all alone.
Bosco and I had fixed the apartment up...it was furnished again, and the kids' room looked better than ever thanks to his decorator friend. She had redone the whole room with a really cool Mickey Mouse theme. The walls were painted white, with a Mickey Mouse border around the top of the wall by the ceiling. There were Mickey Mouse bed sheets and bedspreads on the beds, and she had even found a Mickey Mouse phone for Emily. And she had given Charlie a stuffed Mickey Mouse, and Emily a stuffed Minnie Mouse.
I was so happy having the kids back with me. It had filled a huge void in my life. As for Fred he didn't stand a chance, as soon as Judge Halstead had found out about his drinking and about the way Cruz had been treating the kids, she ordered the children returned to me. She also ordered Fred to pay child support and alimony.
One morning as I was in the kitchen, making breakfast for the kids before they went to school, Emily came up from downstairs with the mail. In it was a letter from my lawyer. My divorce was now final. I was no longer married to Fred.
I got the kids ready for school, and out the door, and then picked up the phone and called Bosco.
"Yeah?" he answered.
"My divorce is final." I said to him. "I found out this morning."
"Well this calls for a celebration, why don't you and I go out to dinner tonight, since we have the day off?" he said.
"Yeah ok, I'll ask Sasha if she'd mind looking after the kids." I replied.
Bosco came to pick me up around 6:30. I opened the door, and there he was standing there with a huge bunch of flowers. He was dressed to kill, wearing black dress pants, and a red silk shirt with his black leather tie.
"Hiya Faith! You look hot tonight!" he said looking me up and down.
I was dressed in my favourite little black dress. It was made of velvet and had spaghetti straps. I wore black heels, and my favourite gold chain and earring set. My hair was done up in a French braid (Emily had done it for me earlier.)
I wore very little make-up, a little bit of pink lip-gloss and a small amount of black eyeliner (Bosco didn't like me to wear a lot of makeup.)
"Where's the rugrats?" he asked.
"In the living room with Sasha." I said smiling
"EM! CHARLIE!" he yelled.
"Uncle Bosco!" yelled Charlie coming running into the hallway.
"Hey sport! Here ya go, these are for you." He said handing Charlie a few packs of those Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards that he collects
"Emily, I got something for you too." He said turning to my daughter.
He handed Emily a very cute little stuffed bear, and a beautiful glass statue of a unicorn. Emily loves unicorns and her eyes lit up.
"Thanks Uncle B!" she said hugging him.
"Yeah thanks Uncle Bosco!" said Charlie
"You guys are welcome." He said.
"So then; shall we?" I asked. "Emily, can you put my flowers in some water?" I asked.
"Sure mom." She said.
"SASHA! We're leaving." I called.
"Ok bye! Have fun!" she called back.
We left the apartment and got in the car, and I was not surprised at all when we ended up at a very elegant Italian restaurant.
We got seated at our table, and Bosco ordered a bottle of White Zinfandel.
We ordered bruschetta as an appetizer, and Bosco ordered Chicken Parmesan for both of us for the main course.
As we ate dinner I noticed that he seemed a little bit nervous, and when I asked him what was wrong he said nothing.
After dinner, we decided to go to a movie.
We decided on going to see The Notebook, which was a very romantic movie, and then after the movie we decided to catch the last elevator up to the observation deck at the Empire State Building.
When we got there we stood, looking out over the city and commenting on what a clear night it was. Bosco slipped his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him. He kissed me sweetly on the lips, and turned back to look out over the city again.
"So beautiful from up here, isn't it?" he asked.
"Yeah...too bad we know what it's really like down there, that's the only down side to being a cop." I said.
Suddenly out of nowhere, Bosco turned to face me, he pulled me into his arms for a kiss, and then reached into his coat pocket for something.
He got down on one knee infront of me, and smiled as he handed me a little red heart shaped velvet box.
"Faith, we've been together for six beautiful months now, and I've had a lot of time to think about what it is I'm about to say to you. And I know that I'm doing the right thing. Faith, I love you. I love everything about you. Your perfume, the way you crinkle your nose when you laugh, the way you kiss me, the way your eyes light up when I walk into the room. And I know that I want it all to be a part of my life forever, that I want you to be part of my life forever....I guess what I'm trying to say is, Faith...baby...Will you marry me?"
I was shocked! I hadn't been expecting this.
"Bosco..." I sighed.
"You don't have to say yes right away Faith. I know you just got through a very messy divorce and marriage probably isn't in the cards for you right now...but I want you to take this and think about it...okay baby?" he asked.
He handed me the box, and when I opened it, I burst into tears of joy.
Inside was the most beautiful diamond and Sapphire ring I had ever seen, it was set in Italian white gold how on earth did he know that sapphires were my favourite gems?
"Bosco, it's so beautiful!" I exclaimed wiping away the tears.
"So how about it Faith...have you got an answer for me now, or will I have to wait?" he asked.
"Yes! Yes Bosco, I'll marry you." I said smiling at him through the tears.
"Faith, you've just made me the happiest man on earth." He said, pulling me close again, and sliding the ring on my finger.
We sealed our engagement with a kiss and then caught the elevator back down to the street.
Bosco took me home, and I went up to my apartment, with a goofy grin on my face. On the way home we had discussed moving in together. Sasha and Ty had been looking for a place to move in together, and Bosco was thinking about renting his apartment to them. Better to rent it to someone he knew than to some stranger. He was even going to let them have it fully furnished.
The kids were in bed when I got home, and Sasha was sitting on the couch watching a movie on TV.
"What's got you so happy?" she said to me, noticing my smile.
"Well....I could tell you a million and one stories, but if you really wanna know." I said flashing my ring at her.
Sasha's mouth fell open, and she said "Is that?"
"Yeah!" I said giggling.
"Oh My Gosh! Faith, Congratulations." She said
"So I'm hoping you'll be one of my bridesmaids..." I said.
"Of course! I'd be honoured."
"Cool. Now I've got to go to bed...although I don't think I'll be getting much sleep tonight."
"Yeah, I think I'm going to head home. I'm working tomorrow afternoon too." She said.
"See ya later Sasha."
"Bye Faith!"
I saw Monroe out of my apartment, and then headed off to bed. Even though I was so excited, I was able to fall asleep and as the alarm went off the next morning, I woke up and remembered why I was in such a good mood.