Three Shots
Chapter 6
Bosco was lying in his bed; all he could think about was her. He'd called her
every day for the past week, but she hadn't returned his phone calls. He
was starting to get worried about her; this wasn't like her. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Faith?" he called out. Rose walked into the room.
"No, it's me," she said.
"Hey Ma," he said. Rose walked up to her son, and sat down next to him.
"I guess you haven't heard from her then?" He shakes his head. Rose looked at her son and could see how upset he was.
"You're really worried about her, aren't you?" He looked at her.
"It is not like her to not come by to see me."
"Didn't you say that you and she were having problems?" she asked her son.
"We're okay now. Something happen when she left me. I don't know what,
but I am going to find out," he said as he started to get out of the bed.
"You aren't going to do anything, Maurice. Stay in bed," Rose replied. Bosco looked at his mom.
"I need to know why she hasn't seen me."
"Maybe she is still mad at you," Rose said softly. Bosco shook his head.
He knew that wasn't the reason, because they had talked about everything
and she wasn't mad at him. It had to be something else.
"You know that isn't true! You told me yourself she was worried about me
when I got shot and attacked. Do you think she would be like that if she was
mad at me?" Rose nodded.
"I guess you could be right." Bosco started to yawn.
"I think I need to get some rest," he said.
"Are you trying to get me out of the room so you can find her?" Rose
replied, knowing her son well enough; he wasn't going to rest until he found
out why Faith hadn't came by to see him. Bosco didn't say anything to her, but she knew. She hugged him.
"Just be careful. I almost lost you once, I don't want to go through that again."
"I promise, I'll be fine, Ma." Rose smiled and walked out of the room. Bosco picked up the phone and called Faith's house again. Either she wasn't there,
or she wasn't picking up for some reason.
"Damn it, Faith. What's going on with you," he mumbled to himself. Suddenly he looked up and saw Sully and Ty standing in front of him.
"Hey Bosco. How are you doing?" Ty asked as they walked into the room. Bosco looked at them.
"Where is Faith?" was the first thing he asked. Ty and Sully both
looked at each other, not sure what to say.
"You know something about Faith, don't you? Is she hurt?" Bosco asked,
nervous. He wasn't sure if he wanted to know. If something happened to her, he
wasn't sure what he was going to do.
"She's fine, but I think you need to talk to her," Sully responded. Bosco looked at them.
"I've been calling her for days now and she hasn't returned my calls."
"Maybe there is a reason." Bosco could tell by the expression on their face, there was something that they weren't telling him.
"Tell me what's wrong with Faith? You know don't you?"
"We just wanted to see how you are doing, but we really should be getting back to work," Ty said, as he and Sully walked out of the room. Bosco sighed. He knew that something was definitely wrong with Faith. Especially by the way that Ty and Sully were acting, but what could it be? He picked up the phone and called her one last time.
Sully and Ty were walking to the car.
"Why didn't you tell Bosco about
Faith?" he asked Sully. Sully looked at Ty.
"How was I suppose to tell him that Faith's husband attacked him? That is probably why she doesn't want to see him."
"But he deserves to know," Ty replied.
"I'm sure he will find out soon enough. Faith and Bosco have been partners
for years; I don't know what this is going to do to their relationship. I
thought it was best that he didn't know for a while. She should be the one
to tell him not us."
Faith walked into the police station and Lieutenant Swersky walked up to
her.
"I was just about to call you." Faith looked at him.
"Why did you want to see me?" she asked.
"It is about the shooting. Cruz explained everything and said she shot
Bosco and Noble is not pressing charges against you, so you are going to be
okay."
I'll never be okay, she thought to herself.
"What is going to happen to Bosco?" she asked.
"Cruz told us everything. Nothing is going to happen to Bosco; he will be fine."
"I also need to talk to you about the case against Fred."
"Don't tell me that you don't have a case against Fred! He confessed everything to me! He told me that he did it. I can't let him get away with
this, I don't care that he is my husband! He committed a crime against a
police officer!"
"Faith, calm down! I never said that they didn't have a case against Fred. It is not because of his confession to you." Faith looked at him, confused.
"What are you talking about?"
"When Sully and Ty brought Fred in. We already had evidence against him and we were going to be arresting him very soon. I shouldn't be telling you
this."
"Boss, I know. He is still my husband, but I'm not going to tell him anything you
find. It's over between us. After he attacked Bosco that was it... Please tell me."
"We found the knife that he stabbed Bosco with just a few blocks away from the hospital and we found his fingerprints on it. I'm so sorry, Faith." Faith nodded. She couldn't believe this was all happening. In just a few days, her whole life had change for the worse.
"So what did you want to see me, Faith?" Faith realizes that she didn't tell
Lieutenant Swertsky yet what she came to tell him.
"I want to get transfer out of the 55th." He stared at her.
"Are you sure about that?" he asked.
"I have to," Faith replied, "Bosco shouldn't have to see me everyday,
knowing that I was the reason he got attacked."
"Does he know that Fred did it?" Lieutenant Swerstky asked. Faith shook her
head.
"No, I haven't told him and I'm not going to. I am going to just leave
the 55 and he will forget about me after awhile."
"I don't think he will ever forget you, Faith." Faith couldn't talk about Bosco anymore.
"Are you going to transfer me out or not?"
"Faith… take a week off and think about it and come back to me with your
final decision," he suggested. She looked at him.
"Nothing is going change my mind. I have to leave. It is the best thing. It's the least that I
could do for him."
"I'm not asking you; I'm telling you," Lieutenant Swerssky replied.
"So I'll see you next Monday with your decision." Faith nodded. She knew that her decision wasn't going to change, but she knew that there was nothing else she could do.
"I'll see you Monday then," she said, as she walked out of the room
Faith was walking to her car, when she saw Cruz standing there.
"What are you doing here?" Faith asked, as she pulled her keys out her
pocket.
"You know that I didn't attack Bosco now…. it was your husband." Faith sighed.
"Is this why you are standing by my car? To tell me what I already know?"
"No, I came to tell you that I told the boss everything. Bosco will not get into trouble. I'm in danger of losing my job, but I don't care. It's my fault this whole thing happened and I'm ready to face the consequences," she said softly.
"Why?" Faith questioned Cruz.
"Bosco has been through enough already what with his shooting and being stabbed. I didn't think he deserved having to worried about losing his job as
well." Faith glanced at Cruz; she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"I do care about him," Cruz said, as she walked away from Faith. Faith mumbled the words "Thank you," to Cruz, but she had already left.
As Faith was getting into her car, her cell phone rings. "Hello?" she said.
"Where have you been?" She knew the voice right away. She tried to hold back her tears.
"Bos."
"Faith… what's wrong?" he asked.
"I'm so sorry. I'll never forget you," Faith spoke softly, as tears started to fall down her cheek. She paused for a moment, "I never wanted you to be
hurt. I hope you understand that. Goodbye Bosco."
"Faith.. what are you talking about?"
"One day, you will understand. I've got to go. Goodbye, Bosco. Take Care," she said, as she quickly hung up the phone, before she changed her mind. She put the cell phone in her purse and sat down in her car. She put her head in her hands and started to cry. She could tell by the tone of voice that Bosco had that he was confused why she was so abrupt to him, but he
would understand one day. He would have to. It will be best for him, if she wasn't around him
anymore; he's been hurt because of her, and that is nothing going to happen
again. Never.
Faith walked into her apartment. The place was quiet; both Emily and Charlie were at their friend's house. They still didn't know about their father
being in jail; she was going to tell them tonight. It was going to be hard to tell them that their father tried to kill Bosco, but she knew that she had
to do it.
She took her jacket off, and walked over to the couch and picked up her phone
and ordered a pizza. She pulled a blanket over her and started walked TV, her life has change dramatically in such a short period of time, and she didn't know what she was going to do next. It was like her life was a big mess. The first thing that she was going to do is go to the lawyer's and get a divorce from Fred. There was no way that she was staying married to him.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Finally.... I've been waiting a half an hour!" she said
as she opened the door. She realized that it wasn't the pizza man.
She couldn't believe that he was standing in front of her.
" Bos."
To be continued!!!