CHAPTER FIVE

Faith turned and turned around but she couldn't see him. She heard a noise coming from the alley behind her. When she reached the alley she saw a dark figure kicking against a garbage can saying 'stupid' to himself several times. This could only be Bosco.

"Hey Boz." She approached slowly, he looked surprised. "What are you doing here Faith. Shouldn't you be inside with that jag- off celebrating your engagement."

"Don't be like that and stop kicking the can so we can talk " She tried to make him stop but he pushed her away he started to yell at her.

"What do you care. Faith? You're not the one going through all of this. You're not the one with the ugly scar on his face."

"That's unfair Bosco." She looks hurt "besides I'm doing just fine" he says in a lower voice.

"You're doing just fine huh, is that why your therapist called me today asking me when you would be back, asking me why you don't do your exercises anymore. Is that doing fine, cuz in my book that's doing worse. And stop pushing me away. I'm here because I care for you and because I want to help you"

"you want to help me?" he says laughing. "The only one you've been helping lately is that

Jag- off." Keeps laughing

"How dare you" Faith felt her eyes watering, she was so angry while he just stood there with that stupid grin on his face. "I'm working my butt of here for you. I take you in my house so you wouldn't be alone, I try to support you, I try to motivate you.. You little ungrateful son of a bitch. I can't believe you just said that. You know what. I can't talk to you right now. I'm afraid I might say things I would regret." She sighs "Call me when you want us to work on getting you better again."

"Us, us?? Still with the us huh. Haven't you figured it out Faith, there is no us. There's you and Miller and there's me…no us."

"Is that what this is all about, is that the problem ? Me and Miller?" She shakes her head, Bosco keeps staring at the ground. "Look at me. Is that why you stopped doing your exercises, because of me?" Faith was shocked but then again she did feel the same way... "Without you Faith, it's just not worth it. I mean you're the reason why I wanted to get better again. I wanted to go back to work with you, I wanted to be your partner again. But somewhere along the way, something changed. Something changed between us. I wanted to be more than your partner. That moment we shared in your bedroom the first night. I felt something for you. Then he came, you two started dating and I really hated him but mostly I hated myself because I let that moment slip away, I let you get away. I tried everything to get you out of my head but no success. You just kept wondering around in my head."

Faith took a step closer, she moved his chin up with her hand so he would look into her eyes.

"I'm glad I did." She smiled and kissed him softly. They were like teenagers who had butterflies in their stomach for the first time. "Let's go home." Faith said giggling.

Once they got home, they had the hardest time keeping their hands of each other.

They kissed each other probably for the 5th time but it was still with the same passion as for their first kiss. Bosco was the first to break it " Is Em home?" Right that was something Faith hadn't thought about.

"I don't think so." They started kissing again. "Are you sure? Maybe we should check just to be safe"

"Are you afraid my daughter would walk in on something that isn't appropriate between friends, good friends" She said jokingly. "I can't see us doing anything inappropriate." he smiled back at her while he left for Emily's bedroom. Faith patiently waited for his return. "coast is clear." He lifted her up and his back said crack in the process. "auw" "See why you need to do your exercises" She said jokingly again. "That's not funny"

He lay her on the bed, took of his t- shirt. He backed off when he saw his scars. Faith sat on her knees and lay her hands on his shoulders. "It's okay, it's okay" She kissed his scars, his neck, his lips.

"Wait, before we go any further. I need to know one thing: you're not with me because you feel sorry or because you feel guilty, are you?"

"Bosco, I'm with you because I love and that's the only reason."

"Good, that's good cuz I… I love you to."

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