"Are Faith and Emily okay?" Kim asked as she sat next to Bosco in the
restaurant.
"Yeah. But Emily's pretty messed up I think. She wasn't talking a whole lot after everything was over," Bosco said, thinking back to the look on Emily's face. He was worried about her.
"So, how'd you find out that it was her in the bank? I mean, how'd she get word out about the robbery?" Kim asked as the waitress brought their dinners. She watched as Bosco picked at his. "You okay?" she asked him.
"Yeah. It's just- I mean, Faith and Emily came so close to getting hurt or worse today and I wasn't there. I was stuck in the house," he said.
"What d'you mean? Faith wasn't working so how could you have been there?" she asked him.
"I mean I wasn't on the street or I would have been one of the first ones there. Maybe I could have gotten them out before all the shooting. Emily shouldn't have had to see that. No kid should," he said.
"Well, you can't be everywhere for everyone, Bos. So, why weren't you out on the street? What were you doing in the house?"
"Cruz pulled me out of roll call," he started only to be interrupted by Kim.
"Oh, here we go. Why did she pull you out of roll call?" she asked him icily.
"What? Kim. Please. I had to redo the reports from the arsonist arrest last week. She wasn't even there. SHE was out on the street, looking for the bank location," he said.
"Oh. I just don't trust her, Bos," she said, pausing before she continued. "Well then how'd you find out about it?" she asked him again.
"Faith got a call out on her cell phone and left the line open. She dropped a few hints while she was talking to the robbers before they knew she was a cop. I don't know how she kept it together. From what I can tell from listening to the tape, the one guy was all over Emily and Faith got hit trying to get between them and they both almost got shot," he explained.
"How awful! So how'd you get there?" she asked as they both finished up their dinner.
"I was typing and the Boss came up and told me that it was Faith's phone and which bank it was. I don't even remember leaving the house. I just wanted to get there. I got there just as the shooting started. They wanted to know what was going on inside the bank and Faith got them to let in the medics for some old lady that was sick. She knew I'd come in. It was me and Doc," he said starting to laugh. "I was wearing Nieto's uniform. He was stuck in the bus in his underwear," he said laughing out loud and Kim started to laugh too.
"Man, I'd have given anything to see that," she said.
"What? You think he's good looking?" he teased.
"What? NO! Not that. I mean seeing him taking off his clothes and sitting there freezing. Please! You have nothing to worry about with me and Carlos!" she explained.
"Uh huh," he said, looking at her. He wanted to go home and let off some tension - the best way he knew how. Catherine had the boys for the night so it was just Kim and Bosco.
Suddenly, he caught sight of someone walking up behind Kim. He looked up and smiled.
"Hey, Bosco," came the voice from behind Kim. Kim turned to see a woman standing behind her, smiling at Bosco. The first thing she noticed was her dark, empty eyes and a shiver ran down her back as an uneasy feeling came over her.
"Hi," he said, standing up. "Um. Sergeant Cruz, this is my wife, Kim Boscorelli. Kim, this is Sergeant Cruz," he said introducing the two. "You want to sit down?" he offered, before Kim could throw him a look or kick him under the table.
"Um, no. I was just getting some take-out. I don't want to interrupt. I just wanted to say hello and make sure you were doing alright," Cruz said, touching Bosco's arm. "Nice work today. It got pretty hairy in there from what I've heard."
"All in a day's work. I'm fine. Thanks. I'll see you around the house," he said.
"Yeah. Nice meeting you, Kim," she said, never taking her eyes off of Bosco.
"Yeah," Kim said. "Well, I think your order's ready over there," she told her, as Bosco just about choked on his drink.
"Oh yeah. Thanks. See you," Cruz said again before walking away.
"Subtle," Bosco said to Kim after he'd sat back down.
"Yeah. On her part too," she countered.
"What?" Bosco asked, not knowing that he was being flirted with.
"Man. How can you guys be that stupid? She was soooooo hitting on you," Kim said, fluctuating between anger and laughter.
"She was not. She knows I'm married," he said.
"Yeah, like that would stop her. I just get a bad feeling about her. Now I know what Faith was talking about. It's just a bad vibe. She's trouble, Bos. You should stay clear of her," Kim cautioned.
Bosco drained his glass, not wanting to get into a fight about this. "Not you too! You ready? 'Cause I want to head home and check on Faith and Emily," he said quickly changing the subject.
"Yeah. I'm done," she said, still feeling the uneasiness about Sergeant Cruz.
"Yeah. But Emily's pretty messed up I think. She wasn't talking a whole lot after everything was over," Bosco said, thinking back to the look on Emily's face. He was worried about her.
"So, how'd you find out that it was her in the bank? I mean, how'd she get word out about the robbery?" Kim asked as the waitress brought their dinners. She watched as Bosco picked at his. "You okay?" she asked him.
"Yeah. It's just- I mean, Faith and Emily came so close to getting hurt or worse today and I wasn't there. I was stuck in the house," he said.
"What d'you mean? Faith wasn't working so how could you have been there?" she asked him.
"I mean I wasn't on the street or I would have been one of the first ones there. Maybe I could have gotten them out before all the shooting. Emily shouldn't have had to see that. No kid should," he said.
"Well, you can't be everywhere for everyone, Bos. So, why weren't you out on the street? What were you doing in the house?"
"Cruz pulled me out of roll call," he started only to be interrupted by Kim.
"Oh, here we go. Why did she pull you out of roll call?" she asked him icily.
"What? Kim. Please. I had to redo the reports from the arsonist arrest last week. She wasn't even there. SHE was out on the street, looking for the bank location," he said.
"Oh. I just don't trust her, Bos," she said, pausing before she continued. "Well then how'd you find out about it?" she asked him again.
"Faith got a call out on her cell phone and left the line open. She dropped a few hints while she was talking to the robbers before they knew she was a cop. I don't know how she kept it together. From what I can tell from listening to the tape, the one guy was all over Emily and Faith got hit trying to get between them and they both almost got shot," he explained.
"How awful! So how'd you get there?" she asked as they both finished up their dinner.
"I was typing and the Boss came up and told me that it was Faith's phone and which bank it was. I don't even remember leaving the house. I just wanted to get there. I got there just as the shooting started. They wanted to know what was going on inside the bank and Faith got them to let in the medics for some old lady that was sick. She knew I'd come in. It was me and Doc," he said starting to laugh. "I was wearing Nieto's uniform. He was stuck in the bus in his underwear," he said laughing out loud and Kim started to laugh too.
"Man, I'd have given anything to see that," she said.
"What? You think he's good looking?" he teased.
"What? NO! Not that. I mean seeing him taking off his clothes and sitting there freezing. Please! You have nothing to worry about with me and Carlos!" she explained.
"Uh huh," he said, looking at her. He wanted to go home and let off some tension - the best way he knew how. Catherine had the boys for the night so it was just Kim and Bosco.
Suddenly, he caught sight of someone walking up behind Kim. He looked up and smiled.
"Hey, Bosco," came the voice from behind Kim. Kim turned to see a woman standing behind her, smiling at Bosco. The first thing she noticed was her dark, empty eyes and a shiver ran down her back as an uneasy feeling came over her.
"Hi," he said, standing up. "Um. Sergeant Cruz, this is my wife, Kim Boscorelli. Kim, this is Sergeant Cruz," he said introducing the two. "You want to sit down?" he offered, before Kim could throw him a look or kick him under the table.
"Um, no. I was just getting some take-out. I don't want to interrupt. I just wanted to say hello and make sure you were doing alright," Cruz said, touching Bosco's arm. "Nice work today. It got pretty hairy in there from what I've heard."
"All in a day's work. I'm fine. Thanks. I'll see you around the house," he said.
"Yeah. Nice meeting you, Kim," she said, never taking her eyes off of Bosco.
"Yeah," Kim said. "Well, I think your order's ready over there," she told her, as Bosco just about choked on his drink.
"Oh yeah. Thanks. See you," Cruz said again before walking away.
"Subtle," Bosco said to Kim after he'd sat back down.
"Yeah. On her part too," she countered.
"What?" Bosco asked, not knowing that he was being flirted with.
"Man. How can you guys be that stupid? She was soooooo hitting on you," Kim said, fluctuating between anger and laughter.
"She was not. She knows I'm married," he said.
"Yeah, like that would stop her. I just get a bad feeling about her. Now I know what Faith was talking about. It's just a bad vibe. She's trouble, Bos. You should stay clear of her," Kim cautioned.
Bosco drained his glass, not wanting to get into a fight about this. "Not you too! You ready? 'Cause I want to head home and check on Faith and Emily," he said quickly changing the subject.
"Yeah. I'm done," she said, still feeling the uneasiness about Sergeant Cruz.
