CHAPTER THREE

It was 2 o'clock when Bosco was awakened by a noise that came from the front door. He got up from the sofa where he apparently fell asleep.

He opened the door only to find Faith and Miller kissing in the doorway. Bosco felt his heart break in a thousand pieces. Faith broke her kiss immediately and was speechless.

"I guess I should get going." Miller said to break the silence.

"Yeah I guess you should" Bosco said right back "It's pretty late"

"Bosco!! John you don't have to go really."

"Your partner is right here. It's getting late. I'll see you tomorrow then." He kissed her briefly on her mouth. Bosco turned away, shook his head and entered back into the apartment. He was heading to the bedroom but Faith called his name.

"Bosco….I.." Faith kept staring at the ground, she didn't know what to say. "I guess I should start with apologizing for not being here tonight, I want you to know that I would have cancelled my date if I hadn't forgotten it. Second…" Bosco didn't wait for Faith to rest her case.

"It's okay Faith, really. Don't worry about it," He lied, "anyway I had a good time with Emily, I helped her with her homework.(He looked confident and proud) Yes I did. We watched movies, talked about the old days. It was nice, really"

"Ow okay then, that's good. That's euh…real good. So we are okay then?"

"Why wouldn't we be" Bosco lied again. He wanted to tell her that he certainly wasn't okay with it but he thought she looked happy and he didn't want to ruin that. And Faith, she was relieved with his answer.

"You know, I'm really exhausted. You can tell me all about your date in the morning okay?"

"Sure, goodnight" Both went to Faith's bedroom.

"Sorry old habit." She said embarrassed but Bosco didn't mind her mistake. He wished she would stay but before he could respond she had already left for Charlie's bedroom.

It's was already 4 o'clock and neither of them had slept for more than 20 minutes.

Whenever Bosco closed his eyes he saw Faith, her beautiful eyes, her beautiful smile, her kissable lips. He couldn't believe that he could feel more than just friendship for her.

The more he thought about her, the more he wanted her and the more he was in agony.

There were only two things he could do: tell her or not tell her. Afraid to be laughed at he chose not to tell her which meant he had to get her out of his head as quick as possible. The only way he could do that was to start dating again. That wouldn't be easy of course with his scars but then again some women do find that attractive... If only Faith would… he thought.

Faith had also been tossing and turning for more than an hour. Bosco gave her yet again a sleepless night.

She didn't believe him earlier when he said he was okay with it. There was something in his eyes. Actually for the first time in a long time, she couldn't read what was in his eyes.

Plus she kept wondering what would have happened if Miller hadn't knocked on her door. Would they have kissed? Would she or he backed off?? She really had no clue.

She had to admit that she had the impression something was going on between her and Bosco, something more than just friendship. But when she tried to picture them together , she felt stupid because there's no way in hell he or even she could ever feel more than just friendship. Or could she??

Anyway her future is with John now…

Emily was the only one who had a good night sleep and you could definitely tell it by her mood. She had already covered the table and was now baking some beacon and eggs. Bosco's favourite breakfast, at least that's what he told her last night.

"How are you feeling? Sleep well?" Faith asked concerned to a zombie Bosco "Yeah" he lied yet again...It was like all he ever did lately.

"Good morning" Emily said with a big smile. Both nodded back at her. "just in time for breakfast. I hope it's good"

"It definitely smells good. I'm gonna love living here"

"Don't think you're gonna get such a breakfast every morning." Em smiled

"A man can dream can't he? Now to change the subject. Faith , how was the date"

"I guess it went well." His eyes widened

"You guess?? When I opened the door you were all over each other."

"Ieuw Mom. I do not want to hear this. You know what, I'm gonna brush my teeth and then I'm going to school. Ieuw."

"I wasn't all over him or we weren't all over each other. It was just a goodnight kiss."

"If you say so… What's next? You gonna keep seeing him?"

"I think so. I mean I like him and it isn't like Fed isn't already seeing someone else. Oh wait that doesn't count since he was already seeing her when we were still married."

"Fred is a jag off. He didn't deserve you."

"Yeah well maybe he did. Sometimes I think it was my own fault. I mean I'm not better.

I was never home, I wasn't a good mother and definitely not a good wife."

"Come on Faith. This isn't or wasn't your fault. First of all you're a great mother otherwise Em wouldn't have chosen to live with you. Second, you were a good wife, Fred just didn't appreciate the profession you did. So that makes him a bad husband. You don't have to feel guilty because he cheated on you. It's his loss, certainly not yours. You know what; I'm sure he already realizes what a mistake he made by letting you go. I mean you're a nice, loving and beautiful woman." Did he really said that. Bosco could feel his cheeks turn red so quickly he finished his eggs. Faith gave him a loving look and said

"Thanks Boz. That's really sweet. Are sure you're feeling okay?"

"What? I can't make a nice comment about my best friend?"

These were the kind of remarks that made Faith think there was more between them.

He actually called her a beautiful woman, he had never done that before. Normally whenever he would make a nice comment he needed her to do something. Now that really wasn't the case or she wasn't aware of it yet. She was so far in her thoughts that she didn't hear Em saying goodbye.

"Faith, Faith. Earth to Faith." "hmm." " Man this Miller guy must really left an impression in you. Em said goodbye." "Oh. She's gone to school already?"

"Yeah, Faith, just out of curiosity, how old is he."

"What?" "Miller, how old is he?"

"I don't know, a few years older I guess. Why?" because he's already grey he said to himself "Never mind. It's not important."

"I'm gonna need to change your bandages now otherwise I'll be late for work."

"I'm all yours." And that was something he meant literally…