Three Shots

Chapter 8

Bosco was shocked at the news that Faith just given him.

"Are you telling me Fred is the one that tried to kill me? What a jagoff! When I find him…" Faith looked at Bosco.

"I'm so sorry" she said as tears started to fall
down her cheeks. He looked at her.

"Oh Faith, you have nothing to be sorry for. I just don't understand why you didn't tell me before." She walked away from Bosco. He followed her and grabbed a hold of her arm.

"Faith" he said. She turned around.

"I wasn't sure how you were going to react; I still don't
know to react to the news." He looked at her.

"It wasn't your fault that Fred attacked me. Now let's go find your kids."

"You aren't going to help me. You were hurt before because of me; I'm not
going to let that happen to you again."

"Faith, I'm helping you. We either do it together or apart, but either way I'm going to help you."

"Oh Bos" Faith spoke softly.

"Okay, I guess I will be doing it on my own"Bosco replied, as he was about
to leave the apartment.

"Wait, Bos, I want you to help me. I just don't
want you to get hurt. I don't want to lose you; I can't."

"Stop worrying about me; I'll be fine" Bosco answered.

"I can't lose them, Bos. We need to go and find them now. Fred could be long
gone" she said, as tears started to fall down her cheek.

"I'm not going to let Fred take your kids away. Everything will be fine"
he reassured Faith.

"Why don't you try calling Emily's cell phone again" Bosco suggested. Faith
wiped away her tears.

"Okay, Fred couldn't get too far, could he" she asked. Bosco looked at Faith.

"No, we will find them."

A few minutes later, Faith returned from the bedroom.

"I tried her cell phone, but it was turned off. Bos, why would she turn her cell phone off" He looked at her.

"We will find them, I promise you that"he said, as they
headed out of the apartment.

Faith was looking at Bosco as they were driving. They were out looking for her kids; she
couldn't believe that he was helping her. She thought when she told him that
Fred was the one that attacked him he would want nothing to do with
her, but she was wrong. She should have told him first of all.

"Faith" he spoke softly"Everything will be okay."

"No it won't be. We've looked everywhere, Bosco and we can't find them."

"Maybe there is somewhere else he could be." She looked at him.

"I don't know…. That is the problem, Bos, I don't know my husband. I never thought
that he would hurt you, but he did." Faith said, as tears fall down her
cheeks. She wiped away the tears.

"I can't cry; I have to find my kids." Bosco stopped the car.

"Faith" he said, as he grabbed her hand. She looked up at Bosco.

"Thanks for being here. But we can't stop; we have to keep looking." Before Bosco could say anything else, her cell phone rang.

"Hello"

"Faith, it's me." She recognized the voice right away.

"Fred! Fred, where are you? Where are the kids"

"I can't tell you that, you'll try to find me and I can't have you doing
that. I promise the kids will be fine. They will miss you, but they will get over you."

"Fred, you can't take my kids away from me! Let me talk to them"

"No, Faith. I'm sorry that I had to do this, but you chose Bosco over me, so
I had to take them away."

"No, Fred, don't do this" Faith shouted, but it was too late, Fred had
already hung up. Bosco looked at Faith.

"That was Fred, wasn't it" She looked at Bosco.

"Yes it was. I lost him. Oh, Bosco, I'm never going to see them
again" she said as she started to cry.

"You haven't lost them yet" Bosco replied"I called the station and told
Lieu everything, and he has officers looking for them, but he wants you to come
by and see him."

"Thank you" Faith whispered, as she looked out the window, hoping and
praying that she would find her children. She didn't know how she would be able to
deal with it if she didn't.

Faith and Bosco walked into the police station, as they were on their
way to meet Lieu, they bumped into Cruz.

"Get away from us! Haven't you done enough" Bosco shouted.

"Bos, you don't understand. She is the reason that you aren't going to get
into trouble; she took the blame for everything" Faith explained. Bosco looked at Cruz.

"Is this true"

"Yes, you have been through so much. I didn't want you to have to lose
your job over something that I did."

"You mean you have a heart, Cruz? Wow, I never knew that" Bosco replied with a sarcastic look. Cruz looked at Bosco and Faith.

"I heard about your kids, Faith. If you
need any help, I can help you."

"Thank you, Cruz. I need as much help as I can get."

"Cruz… there is no way that you are helping them. You aren't working,
remember" Swersky replied.

"Boss, I need as many people as I get to help us and Cruz works in anti-
crime, maybe she can help us more" Faith couldn't believe that she was
sticking up for Cruz, but she didn't care about what happen before. If Cruz
could help her find her kids, then she would trust her to do so.

"I don't think that is the best thing, but if you cause any more trouble,
Cruz, you're fired."

"Thanks Boss" Faith replied. Bosco shook his head.

"I don't think this is a good idea" he whispered to Faith.

"I don't care, Bos, as long as I get my kids back."

"No, I want to stay…. I have to find them" Faith shouted.

"Faith….. it's not going to do you any good getting like this. There isn't
anymore that we can do tonight/ We will start tomorrow morning. I promise
you we'll find them" Bosco said, trying to reassure her.

"You keep on saying that, but we don't find them, so you are lying to me"
Faith yelled.

"I would never lie to you, Faith." Bosco said, as he moved closer to her,
and held her tightly. She rests her head on his shoulder.

"Oh Bos… I love
them so much, what if I never see them ever again" He stroke her hair.

"I know, Faith" He just hopes that they can find the kids.

"Let me take you home."

"Faith, I'll work all night trying to find them" Cruz replied, as Faith and
Bosco started to walk out of the room.

"Thank you" Faith replied, as she walked out of the police station. As Faith and Bosco walked to the car, he turned to her.

"You aren't going home; you are staying at my place. There is no way I am letting you deal
with this on your own."

"Bos, you don't have to" Faith responded.

"I want to" he replied, as he grabbed her hand"Maybe you can get some
rest."


"No, Fred, don't this" Faith shouted.

"Faith… say goodbye to your kids because you are never going to see them
again." Emily and Charlie came towards her.

"Mom, why don't you want us anymore"

"No, I love you"

"Faith wake up! You are having a nightmare" Bosco replied. Faith suddenly woke up in a sweat.

"I had a dream that I lost Emily and Charlie and they thought I didn't want them. But I do, Bos. I love them more than life."

"I know, Faith" he said, as he held her in her arms"Just try to get some
rest. I'll be here nothing is going to happen." She looked into his eyes.

"You are always there for me, aren't you, Bos."

"I'll always be there for you, Faith. Always."

"I know, Bos. Maybe if I had been there for Fred, I would have saw him go off
the deep end." Bosco grabbed her hand.

"This isn't your fault, Faith; you didn't know how
unstable Fred was. If you were my wife, I would very lucky to have you." She
turned around, and touched his face.

"I wonder how my life would be, if I
married you instead, Bos" she said, as she leaned over and kissed him.

"Faith."

"Don't say anything"she said, as she kissed him again.

To be continued!