Part 11: Dealing with Fred
As unbelievable as it sounded Fred didn't know about them. Bosco didn't know how Faith managed to convince Emily not to say anything or how Charlie didn't let anything slip.
But now they had to tell Fred, in a few weeks Faith couldn't hide her belly under big sweatshirts anymore and then even Fred would notice her growing belly.
"I thought you would bring the kids back later?!", Faith had come to the door and kissed her kids hello.
"Charlie has a stomach ache. I thought it would be better to bring him back earlier"
She looked at Charlie who clung to her leg.
"Why don't you go on to bed. I will be right there after I talked to your dad, sweetie!?" She kissed the top of his head before he and Emily went to their rooms.
Fred's eyes wandered up and down her form. The shirt barely covered her up and you could see the slight bulge. It didn't take a genius to figure out what the two of them had been doing.
"Nice house, Faith. I guess now I know why you always bring the kids over. Wouldn't want me to impose on your little family, hu? Guess now that I'm gone you can have the picturebook family you always wanted..", his face showed anger.
"Fred, I.....", Faith started to explain.
"You know, I don't understand why you never bought a house with me.... Or is this Bosco's idea of keeping the woman happy he knocked up?! So you won't tell everybody that he uses you for sex? Or did you get a divorce because you couldn't live with cheating? I always knew you screwed him, you're really just a common slut...."
Bosco took a step towards him.
"Watch your mouth, Fred!", he said threateningly.
"If you ever say something like that to her again, I'll kick you ass! And I don't care that you are Em and Charlies dad!"
"Why Boscorelli? Don't want to hear the truth?!"
Bosco was about to grab Fred by his neck as Faith stepped in front of him.
"Don't! He isn't worth it! He's just jealous because he knows you treat me better then he ever did!"
Bosco took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Just so you know, Fred! This is our house, we both live here and everyone, including your kids, know that she is carrying my child! And I always take responsible for my actions... And in this case I gladly take it. I intend to spend the rest of my life with her and I'm sure someday we would have started a family. It just happened sooner then expected and I'm happy about it."
Fred's eyes blazed with barely contained rage. He was about to slap Faith but was stopped by Bosco. He twisted Fred's arm around and shoved him toward the door.
"You, bitch! You killed my child but Bosco's is good enough for you!!!!!"
"Shut up, asshole. I don't want you anywhere near the house!", Bosco called out and shoved him out of the door with more force then needed.
Locking the door he turned back toward Faith who was visible pale.
"You okay?"
She just stepped into his arms and pressed her face against his chest. He pulled her closer and kissed her hair, making soothing noises.
"How can he say that? I loved that child! I just had no choice. I wanted to give all my children a good live where I don't have to deny them things!"
"I know that!"
She didn't seem to hear him and talked like she spoke to herself.
"This is completely different! With both our pay we can support the kids! It's not that I don't want his kids or love them! I just couldn't have another abortion, the first was horrible enough..."
The rest wasn't clear enough to understand. She sobbed until she fell in an exhausted sleep. Bosco couldn't do anything more then hold her and be there for her.
As he sat on the couch with her in his lap he thought that it was time for here to come to terms with the abortion. She never really got over it and grieved, but it still hurt him to see her hurting this much.
Pulling the blanket over them he laid down on the couch with her on top of him. He had had some things planed for the evening but that would have to wait. Now wasn't the time but the perfect time would come.
TBC............
As unbelievable as it sounded Fred didn't know about them. Bosco didn't know how Faith managed to convince Emily not to say anything or how Charlie didn't let anything slip.
But now they had to tell Fred, in a few weeks Faith couldn't hide her belly under big sweatshirts anymore and then even Fred would notice her growing belly.
"I thought you would bring the kids back later?!", Faith had come to the door and kissed her kids hello.
"Charlie has a stomach ache. I thought it would be better to bring him back earlier"
She looked at Charlie who clung to her leg.
"Why don't you go on to bed. I will be right there after I talked to your dad, sweetie!?" She kissed the top of his head before he and Emily went to their rooms.
Fred's eyes wandered up and down her form. The shirt barely covered her up and you could see the slight bulge. It didn't take a genius to figure out what the two of them had been doing.
"Nice house, Faith. I guess now I know why you always bring the kids over. Wouldn't want me to impose on your little family, hu? Guess now that I'm gone you can have the picturebook family you always wanted..", his face showed anger.
"Fred, I.....", Faith started to explain.
"You know, I don't understand why you never bought a house with me.... Or is this Bosco's idea of keeping the woman happy he knocked up?! So you won't tell everybody that he uses you for sex? Or did you get a divorce because you couldn't live with cheating? I always knew you screwed him, you're really just a common slut...."
Bosco took a step towards him.
"Watch your mouth, Fred!", he said threateningly.
"If you ever say something like that to her again, I'll kick you ass! And I don't care that you are Em and Charlies dad!"
"Why Boscorelli? Don't want to hear the truth?!"
Bosco was about to grab Fred by his neck as Faith stepped in front of him.
"Don't! He isn't worth it! He's just jealous because he knows you treat me better then he ever did!"
Bosco took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Just so you know, Fred! This is our house, we both live here and everyone, including your kids, know that she is carrying my child! And I always take responsible for my actions... And in this case I gladly take it. I intend to spend the rest of my life with her and I'm sure someday we would have started a family. It just happened sooner then expected and I'm happy about it."
Fred's eyes blazed with barely contained rage. He was about to slap Faith but was stopped by Bosco. He twisted Fred's arm around and shoved him toward the door.
"You, bitch! You killed my child but Bosco's is good enough for you!!!!!"
"Shut up, asshole. I don't want you anywhere near the house!", Bosco called out and shoved him out of the door with more force then needed.
Locking the door he turned back toward Faith who was visible pale.
"You okay?"
She just stepped into his arms and pressed her face against his chest. He pulled her closer and kissed her hair, making soothing noises.
"How can he say that? I loved that child! I just had no choice. I wanted to give all my children a good live where I don't have to deny them things!"
"I know that!"
She didn't seem to hear him and talked like she spoke to herself.
"This is completely different! With both our pay we can support the kids! It's not that I don't want his kids or love them! I just couldn't have another abortion, the first was horrible enough..."
The rest wasn't clear enough to understand. She sobbed until she fell in an exhausted sleep. Bosco couldn't do anything more then hold her and be there for her.
As he sat on the couch with her in his lap he thought that it was time for here to come to terms with the abortion. She never really got over it and grieved, but it still hurt him to see her hurting this much.
Pulling the blanket over them he laid down on the couch with her on top of him. He had had some things planed for the evening but that would have to wait. Now wasn't the time but the perfect time would come.
TBC............