He lay there next to her, holding her, thanking God that she wasn't there
at the funeral. He couldn't bare to lose another that he loved. He placed
his hand on her belly, it seemed like it was getting bigger and bigger by
the hour. It was hard for him to fathom that his own flesh and blood was
growing inside of Becca. He knew that one day he'd be a father, but didn't
imagine it happening this fast. He was ready to be a father, a better one
than his father was and Bosco was going to make sure of that. But before
anything else happened, he needed to do one more thing- this he was sure
of.
"Brian, do you think you could do that for me? Please?" Bosco asked Becca's older brother. Bosco always thought has her family as the Brady Bunch. So many siblings, holidays must have been a treat. "I want to do this now, before anything else."
"Yeah sure, not a problem Maurice. I'll get on it right away." Brian paused. "When do you want me there by?"
"Four. Is that too soon. I mean can you make it?" He asked.
"Yeah, four is okay. I'll see you then." Brian said.
"Thanks man. Thanks." Bosco smiled. It was all done, everything was ready.
"You want to get what done before anything else?" Becca asked as she walked into the bedroom.
Bosco patted the spot next to him on the bed. Becca walked over, more like waddled over. The way she was carrying was pulling on her back. "I want to do this now. I'm ready for it and I don't want to do it later."
"Do what?" Becca smiled.
"Get married. I want to do it now. With everything going on, Mikey being dead, my mom in the hospital, I just want something good to happen. I want to be married to you now; I want you to be my wife. I want you to be Mrs. Boscorelli, I can't wait." He took her hand. "What do you think?"
"But what about our families, out friends?" She asked.
"We can do another ceremony later. When ma is out of the hospital and this Mann thing is over. Brian has arranged everything, a priest, a dress for you, he's bringing my blues uniform, Sarge gave the okay. He's even picking out our rings. I can't wait any longer." He put his hand on her face and caressed it.
"I can't either." She smiled. "Let's do it. It's time." Becca looked down at her belly. "Give me your hand." Bosco responded and gave her his hand. She placed it on her stomach and waited a few minutes. "Did you feel that?"
Bosco looked up at Becca. "Was that... Did the baby just kick?" She nodded. "Now that's what I'm talkin' about. Junior is going to be a soccer player. I prefer baseball, but the kid has a mind of his own."
"Wait. You think it's a boy?" Becca laughed.
"You think it's a girl?" Bosco paused. "No. No. It's a boy. I know my men. XX all the way."
"Maurice. A boy is XY. A girl is XX." Becca laughed again.
"Whatever. It's a boy. I know my sperm." Bosco smirked. "The baby in there is Maurice Junior. Nuff' said."
Becca couldn't stop laughing. He was so sure of himself. She didn't know the sex of the child, but listening to Bosco natter on about how it's a boy was amusing. Soccer player, baseball player. He was really excited about this baby. She knew he was ready for it. Becca was ready to be a mother. She's been waiting for this all of her life. "I'm going to go help my mom in the kitchen."
"Okay. Brian said he'll be here by four." Maurice smiled.
"I can't wait." Becca returned the smile.
"Neither can I."
"Brian, do you think you could do that for me? Please?" Bosco asked Becca's older brother. Bosco always thought has her family as the Brady Bunch. So many siblings, holidays must have been a treat. "I want to do this now, before anything else."
"Yeah sure, not a problem Maurice. I'll get on it right away." Brian paused. "When do you want me there by?"
"Four. Is that too soon. I mean can you make it?" He asked.
"Yeah, four is okay. I'll see you then." Brian said.
"Thanks man. Thanks." Bosco smiled. It was all done, everything was ready.
"You want to get what done before anything else?" Becca asked as she walked into the bedroom.
Bosco patted the spot next to him on the bed. Becca walked over, more like waddled over. The way she was carrying was pulling on her back. "I want to do this now. I'm ready for it and I don't want to do it later."
"Do what?" Becca smiled.
"Get married. I want to do it now. With everything going on, Mikey being dead, my mom in the hospital, I just want something good to happen. I want to be married to you now; I want you to be my wife. I want you to be Mrs. Boscorelli, I can't wait." He took her hand. "What do you think?"
"But what about our families, out friends?" She asked.
"We can do another ceremony later. When ma is out of the hospital and this Mann thing is over. Brian has arranged everything, a priest, a dress for you, he's bringing my blues uniform, Sarge gave the okay. He's even picking out our rings. I can't wait any longer." He put his hand on her face and caressed it.
"I can't either." She smiled. "Let's do it. It's time." Becca looked down at her belly. "Give me your hand." Bosco responded and gave her his hand. She placed it on her stomach and waited a few minutes. "Did you feel that?"
Bosco looked up at Becca. "Was that... Did the baby just kick?" She nodded. "Now that's what I'm talkin' about. Junior is going to be a soccer player. I prefer baseball, but the kid has a mind of his own."
"Wait. You think it's a boy?" Becca laughed.
"You think it's a girl?" Bosco paused. "No. No. It's a boy. I know my men. XX all the way."
"Maurice. A boy is XY. A girl is XX." Becca laughed again.
"Whatever. It's a boy. I know my sperm." Bosco smirked. "The baby in there is Maurice Junior. Nuff' said."
Becca couldn't stop laughing. He was so sure of himself. She didn't know the sex of the child, but listening to Bosco natter on about how it's a boy was amusing. Soccer player, baseball player. He was really excited about this baby. She knew he was ready for it. Becca was ready to be a mother. She's been waiting for this all of her life. "I'm going to go help my mom in the kitchen."
"Okay. Brian said he'll be here by four." Maurice smiled.
"I can't wait." Becca returned the smile.
"Neither can I."
