"What are you guys passing around?" Faith asked walking into the locker
room.
"The massive rock Bosco is going to give Rebecca." Ty said in a gushing tone. "Hey Bosco, I'll even say I love you and put on a dress for the bling like this."
"Why don't you visit the grocery store around the corner and put a quarter in the kiddy machines. I'm sure you'll find one in there." Bosco laughed.
"You're asking Becca to marry you?" Faith asked as Ty passed her the box which held the ring. Bosco nodded. "Good for you. I'm glad that you're finally happy.
"I figured it was going to happen sooner or later, so I thought I'd make it sooner." Bosco smiled. His upbeat demeanor was spreading like sunshine. I've got it all planned out, dinner at my place and then afterwards while watching a movie or something, I'll ask her."
"A movie?" Sully popped up. "Take her to the park tomorrow afternoon and ask her there. They're predicting a perfect afternoon."
"Who are you and what have you done with Sully? When did you become Martha Stewart?" Bosco asked.
"Your smiling face captivated my horrible day." John said flatly. "I'm out of here. See you tomorrow."
"You know, Sully has a point. I just may do that." Bosco paused putting his uniform back in the locker. "Nah, I'll stick with mine. More romantic, just us."
"Sounds good. Good luck Bos." Faith smiled as she stood at the door. "Congrats."
"Thanks Faith. I'll see you tomorrow." Bosco said with a smile as Faith opened the door. Faith's smile suddenly left her face when Cruz abruptly appeared before her.
"Hey Bosco, can I talk to you for a minute?" Cruz asked.
"If it's about what you asked me yesterday, the answer is still no." Bosco spat. "Now go away, do not turn my perfectly happy day into a bad one."
"I can't. I need to talk to you about someone." Cruz said.
"Who?" Bosco asked reaching the door.
"I don't want to say here. It's about someone you know." Cruz paused. "Let's go to the anti-crime office."
Bosco turned around to face Ty, "See you later Ty."
"Yeah, you too. Good luck." Ty smiled giving Bosco a thumbs up.
"What was that all about?" Cruz asked as they walked towards anti-crime.
"None of your business." Bosco shot. Cruz shut the door behind him and motioned him to sit down in the chair. "What do you want?"
"It's about your girlfriend." Cruz said picking up a file.
"What about her?" Bosco asked giving Cruz the eye.
"What did you say she did again?" Cruz paused. "A teacher, yeah?"
"Yes. What's it to you?" Bosco snapped.
"Are you sure? I mean, how well do you really know her?" Cruz questioned. She had the goods on Rebecca and wanted Bosco to know too.
"What are you talking about?" Bosco seethed.
"I thought I'd let you know that your girlfriend isn't really who you think she is. Sorry Bosco." Cruz said as she handed the file to him, paused, and then walked to the door opening it. "I'm really sorry." Cruz walked out closing the door behind her. She wasn't really sorry, she wanted Bosco single again. She still wanted him and now she had the evidence to get him back.
"Becca! Are you here?" Bosco said as he walked into his place slamming the door behind him. He was pissed off. How could he lie to her? He trusted her. Now, she deceived him.
"I'm in here." Becca called from the bedroom.
"Who are you?" Bosco asked rushing in. "What do you do for a living."
"What? Maurice, what's with the attitude? What's wrong?" Becca asked.
"Cut it out. Who are you really and what do you do?" Bosco shouted. "Tell me the truth!"
Becca was terrified. Not of his anger, but of him knowing. She couldn't lie to him this time around. If her cover was blown publicly, everything could be ruined. Lives would be hurt.
"NOW!" He screamed.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, I can't." Becca said.
"Bull shit Rebecca." Bosco spat in anger. "I've told you everything about me, about my life, my family, and my weaknesses. I've been totally honest with you. What are you hiding?"
Becca looked at the floor. She could hear Dan in her head telling her not to dare tell Bosco about what is going on. "Tell me!" Bosco shouted as he picked her up by the shoulders from the chair. Rebecca was still quiet. "Why didn't you tell me you're an undercover cop? You lied to me! I thought we we're going to be honest."
"How did you find out?" Becca cried in anger. "Who told you? We're you digging up files on me?"
"Cruz." Bosco said throwing the file folder at her. "I thought we we're honest with each other? I told you things that no one else knows. Not even Faith! I trusted you Becca. I love you."
He finally said it. The three words she's been waiting to hear come from his mouth, finally came out. Why did it have to be like this? She knew she should have told him from the beginning. "You don't think I don't? You're the first guy who has never laid a hand on me!"
"What are you talking about?" Bosco said calming down.
Rebecca fell to the bed, sobbing into her hands. She couldn't hold it back anymore. She had to tell him. "A few years ago, before I became a detective, I was dating this guy that I knew since high school. Everything was going great until three months after we started dating. He started getting violent. He snapped at everything I said or did. I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong. I knew I didn't do anything wrong, I knew it was him and not me. He became so controlling that he'd show up every day to the college I was going to. Making sure I was really there and making sure I wasn't with some other guy. I broke it off with him, but he was still keeping tabs on me. No matter how hard I tried to get away from him, he found me. He didn't care about the restraining order I had against him. He'd break the law just to hurt me." Becca paused. "Then all of a sudden it all stopped. He disappeared and I never saw him or heard from him again. I was thankful that it ended, but curious as to why it ended to suddenly."
"Becca." Bosco said as he sat down next to her. "Why didn't you tell me this before?"
"I couldn't. I'm posing as a teacher because I'm working on a case. A boy in my class is being abused by his father." She said, looking at him with tears in his eyes.
"What does that have to do with you being beaten?" Bosco asked.
"He's the father." Becca paused yet again. "Now I know why he stopped with me. He found some other girl to beat on, married her and now he's beating both her and his son. When my sergeant told me about the case I was on it. His wife was my best friend until one day in high school. She became popular over night and then ditched me for other friends. I had to help her."
"Becca, I'm a cop. I could have helped." He said pulling her closer. "You know I would have kept you safe."
"Dan didn't want me to tell you. He thought you may have compromised it." She paused. "But now I need you help. I have to bring you into this."
"Absolutely, I will help you. How?" He asked wiping the rest of her tears away.
"Tomorrow night is my 10 year high school reunion. He'll be there, Robin will be there. They don't know that I'm their son's teacher. I've never had to meet them. Thank god." Becca sighed.
"Doesn't he know what you do?" Bosco asked.
"No he doesn't. Last thing he knows of me, I live in Florida and work for a news station. He has no idea that I live here or that I'm a cop." Becca paused. "I need you to come with me."
"Of course I will." He smiled. "What do I need to do?"
"I need you to pose as my husband. While I take Robin away to the side to talk to her, I need to you to keep him busy by talking to him. I'm going to take Robin and Jake to a safe house and then come back and arrest him. In front of everybody. I think my classmates need to know what their superstar quarterback is really like."
Bosco chuckled. "That's really funny."
"What is?" Rebecca was confused.
"Before Cruz told me about you, I was passing this around to everyone in the locker room." Bosco said pulling a black velvet box from his jacket. "I was going to ask you tomorrow over dinner, but I can't wait. I'm too impatient. I want to ask you now."
"Oh my god." Becca shrieked. Surprised, taken a back, speechless, shocked. Bosco opened the box to reveal a platinum band with three tiny round diamonds sitting at the top. The center stone was slightly larger than the two that sat at its sides.
"I was in the jewelry store forever." Bosco said nervously. "I was trying to think of what you would like and what would look good on your finger, with keeping within a budget.
"You could have given me the twist tie from the bread bag and I would have been happy." Becca cried, this time happy tears.
"Then, with that in mind; Rebecca Catherine I love you more than anything else in this world. Every morning I wake up thankful that I know you, that I love you. I've never felt love like this before; I've never met a woman like you before. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Bosco dropped to one knee and took the ring from the box. "Becca, will you do me the honor in becoming my wife. Will you marry me?"
"Are you kidding me?" Becca imitated Bosco and his favorite saying. "YES!" She shouted. "Of course I will!" She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. Bosco took the ring and placed it on her finger and kissed her back.
"I love you. I love you so much." He said. A side of Bosco no one has ever seen before came through. Rebecca bought it through. He was truly and genuinely happy. Now, he would use all of his power times ten to protect her, to keep her safe. He loved her.
He really loved her.
"The massive rock Bosco is going to give Rebecca." Ty said in a gushing tone. "Hey Bosco, I'll even say I love you and put on a dress for the bling like this."
"Why don't you visit the grocery store around the corner and put a quarter in the kiddy machines. I'm sure you'll find one in there." Bosco laughed.
"You're asking Becca to marry you?" Faith asked as Ty passed her the box which held the ring. Bosco nodded. "Good for you. I'm glad that you're finally happy.
"I figured it was going to happen sooner or later, so I thought I'd make it sooner." Bosco smiled. His upbeat demeanor was spreading like sunshine. I've got it all planned out, dinner at my place and then afterwards while watching a movie or something, I'll ask her."
"A movie?" Sully popped up. "Take her to the park tomorrow afternoon and ask her there. They're predicting a perfect afternoon."
"Who are you and what have you done with Sully? When did you become Martha Stewart?" Bosco asked.
"Your smiling face captivated my horrible day." John said flatly. "I'm out of here. See you tomorrow."
"You know, Sully has a point. I just may do that." Bosco paused putting his uniform back in the locker. "Nah, I'll stick with mine. More romantic, just us."
"Sounds good. Good luck Bos." Faith smiled as she stood at the door. "Congrats."
"Thanks Faith. I'll see you tomorrow." Bosco said with a smile as Faith opened the door. Faith's smile suddenly left her face when Cruz abruptly appeared before her.
"Hey Bosco, can I talk to you for a minute?" Cruz asked.
"If it's about what you asked me yesterday, the answer is still no." Bosco spat. "Now go away, do not turn my perfectly happy day into a bad one."
"I can't. I need to talk to you about someone." Cruz said.
"Who?" Bosco asked reaching the door.
"I don't want to say here. It's about someone you know." Cruz paused. "Let's go to the anti-crime office."
Bosco turned around to face Ty, "See you later Ty."
"Yeah, you too. Good luck." Ty smiled giving Bosco a thumbs up.
"What was that all about?" Cruz asked as they walked towards anti-crime.
"None of your business." Bosco shot. Cruz shut the door behind him and motioned him to sit down in the chair. "What do you want?"
"It's about your girlfriend." Cruz said picking up a file.
"What about her?" Bosco asked giving Cruz the eye.
"What did you say she did again?" Cruz paused. "A teacher, yeah?"
"Yes. What's it to you?" Bosco snapped.
"Are you sure? I mean, how well do you really know her?" Cruz questioned. She had the goods on Rebecca and wanted Bosco to know too.
"What are you talking about?" Bosco seethed.
"I thought I'd let you know that your girlfriend isn't really who you think she is. Sorry Bosco." Cruz said as she handed the file to him, paused, and then walked to the door opening it. "I'm really sorry." Cruz walked out closing the door behind her. She wasn't really sorry, she wanted Bosco single again. She still wanted him and now she had the evidence to get him back.
"Becca! Are you here?" Bosco said as he walked into his place slamming the door behind him. He was pissed off. How could he lie to her? He trusted her. Now, she deceived him.
"I'm in here." Becca called from the bedroom.
"Who are you?" Bosco asked rushing in. "What do you do for a living."
"What? Maurice, what's with the attitude? What's wrong?" Becca asked.
"Cut it out. Who are you really and what do you do?" Bosco shouted. "Tell me the truth!"
Becca was terrified. Not of his anger, but of him knowing. She couldn't lie to him this time around. If her cover was blown publicly, everything could be ruined. Lives would be hurt.
"NOW!" He screamed.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, I can't." Becca said.
"Bull shit Rebecca." Bosco spat in anger. "I've told you everything about me, about my life, my family, and my weaknesses. I've been totally honest with you. What are you hiding?"
Becca looked at the floor. She could hear Dan in her head telling her not to dare tell Bosco about what is going on. "Tell me!" Bosco shouted as he picked her up by the shoulders from the chair. Rebecca was still quiet. "Why didn't you tell me you're an undercover cop? You lied to me! I thought we we're going to be honest."
"How did you find out?" Becca cried in anger. "Who told you? We're you digging up files on me?"
"Cruz." Bosco said throwing the file folder at her. "I thought we we're honest with each other? I told you things that no one else knows. Not even Faith! I trusted you Becca. I love you."
He finally said it. The three words she's been waiting to hear come from his mouth, finally came out. Why did it have to be like this? She knew she should have told him from the beginning. "You don't think I don't? You're the first guy who has never laid a hand on me!"
"What are you talking about?" Bosco said calming down.
Rebecca fell to the bed, sobbing into her hands. She couldn't hold it back anymore. She had to tell him. "A few years ago, before I became a detective, I was dating this guy that I knew since high school. Everything was going great until three months after we started dating. He started getting violent. He snapped at everything I said or did. I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong. I knew I didn't do anything wrong, I knew it was him and not me. He became so controlling that he'd show up every day to the college I was going to. Making sure I was really there and making sure I wasn't with some other guy. I broke it off with him, but he was still keeping tabs on me. No matter how hard I tried to get away from him, he found me. He didn't care about the restraining order I had against him. He'd break the law just to hurt me." Becca paused. "Then all of a sudden it all stopped. He disappeared and I never saw him or heard from him again. I was thankful that it ended, but curious as to why it ended to suddenly."
"Becca." Bosco said as he sat down next to her. "Why didn't you tell me this before?"
"I couldn't. I'm posing as a teacher because I'm working on a case. A boy in my class is being abused by his father." She said, looking at him with tears in his eyes.
"What does that have to do with you being beaten?" Bosco asked.
"He's the father." Becca paused yet again. "Now I know why he stopped with me. He found some other girl to beat on, married her and now he's beating both her and his son. When my sergeant told me about the case I was on it. His wife was my best friend until one day in high school. She became popular over night and then ditched me for other friends. I had to help her."
"Becca, I'm a cop. I could have helped." He said pulling her closer. "You know I would have kept you safe."
"Dan didn't want me to tell you. He thought you may have compromised it." She paused. "But now I need you help. I have to bring you into this."
"Absolutely, I will help you. How?" He asked wiping the rest of her tears away.
"Tomorrow night is my 10 year high school reunion. He'll be there, Robin will be there. They don't know that I'm their son's teacher. I've never had to meet them. Thank god." Becca sighed.
"Doesn't he know what you do?" Bosco asked.
"No he doesn't. Last thing he knows of me, I live in Florida and work for a news station. He has no idea that I live here or that I'm a cop." Becca paused. "I need you to come with me."
"Of course I will." He smiled. "What do I need to do?"
"I need you to pose as my husband. While I take Robin away to the side to talk to her, I need to you to keep him busy by talking to him. I'm going to take Robin and Jake to a safe house and then come back and arrest him. In front of everybody. I think my classmates need to know what their superstar quarterback is really like."
Bosco chuckled. "That's really funny."
"What is?" Rebecca was confused.
"Before Cruz told me about you, I was passing this around to everyone in the locker room." Bosco said pulling a black velvet box from his jacket. "I was going to ask you tomorrow over dinner, but I can't wait. I'm too impatient. I want to ask you now."
"Oh my god." Becca shrieked. Surprised, taken a back, speechless, shocked. Bosco opened the box to reveal a platinum band with three tiny round diamonds sitting at the top. The center stone was slightly larger than the two that sat at its sides.
"I was in the jewelry store forever." Bosco said nervously. "I was trying to think of what you would like and what would look good on your finger, with keeping within a budget.
"You could have given me the twist tie from the bread bag and I would have been happy." Becca cried, this time happy tears.
"Then, with that in mind; Rebecca Catherine I love you more than anything else in this world. Every morning I wake up thankful that I know you, that I love you. I've never felt love like this before; I've never met a woman like you before. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Bosco dropped to one knee and took the ring from the box. "Becca, will you do me the honor in becoming my wife. Will you marry me?"
"Are you kidding me?" Becca imitated Bosco and his favorite saying. "YES!" She shouted. "Of course I will!" She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. Bosco took the ring and placed it on her finger and kissed her back.
"I love you. I love you so much." He said. A side of Bosco no one has ever seen before came through. Rebecca bought it through. He was truly and genuinely happy. Now, he would use all of his power times ten to protect her, to keep her safe. He loved her.
He really loved her.
