Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch, or the quote that is in the story is
from the episode from season 4 called The Price of Nobility.
Three Shots
Chapter 2
"He's out of surgery."
Faith kept on hearing Rose tell her that Bosco was going to be okay;
her partner was going to be okay. Right?
"So Bosco is going to be okay?" Faith asked Rose, as they walked back into
the hospital.
"I don't know. All the doctor told me was that the surgery went alright,"
Rose replied. She turned to face Faith, "I know that Maurice is going to be
just fine; he is a fighter."
"I know he is," Faith replied. Dr. Fields came up to them.
"I've been looking for the both of you. Officer Boscorelli is settled into his room."
"So Bosco is going to be alright, right?" Faith asked, worried was evident in her voice.
"Officer Yokas, the next 24 to 48 hours are going to be the most critical. He has
been through an ordeal. He had two bullets in his chest. We were able to
get them out, but we won't know exactly how bad his injuries are until he
wakes up. He lost a great deal of blood, as well." Faith breathed a sigh of relief that Bosco made it out of surgery, but she couldn't fully feel good until Bosco woke up,and she saw for herself that he wass going to be ok.
"Thank you, doctor," Rose replied, as Dr. Fields walked away.
As Rose and Faith were making their way to Bosco's room, Lieutenant Swersky came
towards them.
"What happened, Yokas?"
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Rose looked at Faith.
"I'll go in and see Maurice. Come in when you get a chance."
"I will," Faith nodded, as her and Lieutenant Swersky walked over to the
waiting area and sat down.
"So Yokas, what exactly happened? I got a call that three of my officers are involved in a shooting and that one of them is in critical condition. What the hell happened?" Faith looked at him.
"Didn't you already talk to Cruz about the shooting? Why do you need my statement?"
"Yokas, I need to know what happened. Why were you there?"
"I wasn't going to help Bosco; I was through helping him with all of the messes
that he gets himself into, but he will always be my partner. So I went to
Noble's hotel room to get the gun and that is when Cruz and Bosco showed
up and a few minutes later Noble show up. The next thing I knew everybody started
shooting. Cruz and Noble pulled their weapons first and I shot Noble to protect Bosco."
"So who shot Bosco?"
"That would be Cruz," Faith replied.
"Yokas, you are saying that Cruz shot Bosco? Why would she?"
"I don't know, but this is Cruz we are talking about."
"So what happened with Noble?" Faith asked.
"He was shot in the shoulder, but besides that he is going to be fine and we
are taking him into custody."
"Is that all you need?" Faith asked.
"For now that is," Lieutenant Swersky replied. Faith nodded and walked out of the lounge.
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Faith was sitting next to Bosco. She just stared at him. He looked so weak. He was hooked up to all these different machines and was hooked up to a ventilator to help his breathing.
"It's so hard for me to see you like," she said as she touched his hand, "I'm waiting for you to wake up and tell me that I'm silly for worrying about you." She smiled, "But you are going to be just fine and you are going to wake up very soon. You have to, Bos." She then remember a conversation they had just a few hours ago.
"I need your help."
"All right, pay attention. This is me, saying no, again!"
"If you won't help me, maybe you can help the guy I'm framing for murder..."
He knew that I would help him because he is my partner and he always will
be. That is why I went to the hotel room to help him, if only I had got
their a few seconds earlier, I would have been able to get the gun and get
out of there before Cruz and found me. Then Bosco wouldn't be lying in this hospital bed.
Suddenly someone interrupting Faith's thoughts, she turned around, and saw
the doctor standing in front of her.
"Why hasn't he waken up yet?" Faith asked the doctor. The doctor looked at
her. "It looks like Officer Boscorelli is in a coma, but we aren't going to know much until we do some more tests." Faith sighed.
"But he is going to make a full recovery isn't he?"
"I'm sorry, but there is nothing more that I can say," the doctor replied.
"But I do need to take him for more tests, so could you please
wait outside."
As Faith was walking towards the waiting area, she saw Fred sitting there.
"What are you doing here, Fred? Where are the kids?" she asked.
"Emily is looking after Charlie, while I came down here to get you to come home with
me," Fred replied. Faith looked at Fred.
"I can't go home yet, Fred. I have to make sure that Bosco is going to be okay and then I will be home, I promise." Fred looked at Faith.
"It is always about Bosco, isn't it? Were you there when Bosco was shot?" Faith nodded.
"Yes I was," She could see remember all the blood that she had
on her hand… Bosco's blood, she would never be able to get that out of her
mind.
"Why were you with Bosco? I thought you were working at the desk," Fred
questioned.
"Bosco needed my help."
"I thought so, why couldn't you just let him deal with on his own. I thought
Bosco was out of our life, but I guess he isn't and never will be."
"Do you even care that Bosco is in critical condition? He's in a coma, Fred!" Faith cried angry.
"No, I'm going home and if you don't want to come, then that is fine," he
said, as he stormed off.
Later, Faith and Rose were sitting in the waiting room.
"What kind of tests are they doing?" Rose asked. Faith looked at Rose.
"I don't know, I think it is something to do with his coma, but I'm not for sure."
"I'm sure that he is going to be just fine; there is no way that Bosco is
going to let this bring him down." Rose smiled for the first time since she heard about Maurice.
"I'm sure you are right." The doctor then walked up to Rose and Faith. "The test came back. He is still in the coma and we are not for sure how long he will be in one, but while he's in the coma he's stable, which is good."
Rose stood up. "He is going to wake up right?"
" I don't know what to tell you, Mrs. Boscorelli. There is nothing more I can say, it is up to Bosco now if he is going to wake up. I suggest that both of you go home and get some rest,"
Doctor Field replied, as he walked away from Faith and Rose.
"Faith, go home and be with your family. I'll call you if there has been any
change," Faith nodded.
"I'll be back first thing in the morning," Faith replied as she hugged Rose, and walked out of the hospital.
A hour later,Faith walked into the bedroom, and got into her bed.
"Fred, I'm home," she said, as she leaned over to kiss him, but she saw that he wasn't there. She
then saw a note on the table, and she picked it up.
Faith,
I took the kids away to our cabin for a few days. We need some time apart from each other, so you can spend as much time as you want with Bosco. We'll be back on Tuesday.
Love
Fred
Faith put the note down on the table. She couldn't believe that Fred just
left with the kids, but I guess he is right and we do need some time alone. She thought.
She picked up her cell phone, and dialed a number.
"Hello?" said the voice on the other line.
"Hey Emily, it's me, Mom."
"Hi," she said.
"Can I talk to your father for a moment?" Faith asked.
"He is went out with Charlie to get us some food."
"Oh, just tell your father that called and to call me back."
"Okay," Emily replied, as she hung up the phone.
Faith laid her head on the pillow, and fell asleep.
When suddenly he started to flatline…
"No, Bosco, you can't die on me," she screamed.
Suddenly Faith woke up in sweat, and she realized that she wasn't going to
get any sleep tonight, because all she could think of was Bosco. So she got
dressed and did the only thing that she could think of, go to the hospital,
and check on Bosco.
A hour later,
Faith entered the hospital, and was walking towards Bosco's room, when she
saw nurses and doctors rushing into his room. She gasped. Oh no, something
is wrong with Bosco, I can't lose him, she thought to himself. A nurse then
came out of the room, and Faith run up to her.
"What's wrong with Bosco?" she asked. The nurse looked at her.
"I can't talk right now."
"I just need to know if something is wrong with him, please?" she pleaded.
The nurse looked at her. "We are taking him up to the OR."
"The OR. I thought he was stable! What happened?" Faith asked the nurse. The
nurse looked at Faith.
"I'm not sure if I should be telling you this, but he was attacked."
To be continued!!