Three Shots

Chapter 9

Faith looked at Bosco in shock.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that... I don't know why I did," Faith replied, embarrassed that she just kissed Bosco. He looked at her.

"You have nothing to be sorry about."

"I just kissed you not once but twice; I'm so sorry," Faith said, as she stood up and she grabbed her jacket.

"I'm going to leave now."

"Don't leave, Faith. You shouldn't be alone tonight," he said. She looked at him.

"But…" Bosco walked up to her and grabbed her hand.

"I don't care that you kiss me. You are staying here tonight whether you like it or not."

"Fine, "she said, grinning. Bosco looked at her.

"Why don't you try and get some sleep? It is has been a hard day for you."

"And it is going to be a harder day for me tomorrow. We'll find them right?"
she asked him. He nodded.

"Of course we will," he said, trying to reassure her.

"I'm in the other room, if you need me. You aren't alone, Faith," he said, as he walked into his bedroom. She smiled. Bosco was right; she
wasn't alone as long as she had him.

The next morning, Faith woke up and smelled that Bosco was cooking something.

"I didn't know you cooked?" she said with a slight smile. He turned around.

"I can cook sometimes; I just thought
that you would like to have something to eat before we go back to the
station."

"Has Lieu or Cruz called yet with any information?" Faith asked as she
walked up to Bosco hoping that they found her kids and this whole
nightmare is over.

"No, not yet," Bosco replied. He put a plate on the table.

"I don't think I can eat right now, "she said, looking at the plate. Bosco looked at her.

"You need to eat."

"Are you trying to mother me, like you said that I always do with you?" she said with a slightly smile on her face.

"I'm just worried about you, Faith."

"I know you are," she said, smiling, "Thank for letting me stay here." Bosco smiled.

"It's no trouble." Faith stood up.

"I'm going to get ready and then we are going to go and find my kids."

A hour later Bosco and Faith showed up the station. Ty and Sully walked up to them.

"I heard about your kids. I'm sorry, Faith. We will be on the lookout for Fred," Ty replied.

"Thank you, Ty," Faith responded. Sully looked at Faith and Bosco with this look on his face.

"Yes, Sully, I know everything about what Fred did to me. But I don't blame
Faith for any of it," he said as he looked at her. Faith nodded.

"But I blame myself. I'm the reason that my kids are missing. Fred is drinking again; what if he hurts them, Bos?" she said and started to cry. Bosco put his arms around her.

"Faith, it is going to be okay. We are going to find them; everything will be okay. I
promise you that." She put her head on his shoulder.

"I hope you are right." Sully and Ty walked away from Bosco and Faith leaving the two of them alone.
"I think that Bosco and Faith are going to be fine," Sully replied.

"I think they will be more than fine," Ty smiled.

"So what did you find out?" Faith asked, nervously, as Bosco grabbed her hand.

"Well we found Fred's car near an alley way, but Fred and the kids were no where to be seen."

"Damn. He must have known we were getting closer to where he was. I'm never
going to find my kids, Bosco!"

"Faith, don't say that! We will find the kids. I'm sure Cruz has something else that she can do to find Fred, if she can find other criminals she can
find Fred."

"Are you sure there isn't some place that Fred would go that you haven't
thought of yet?" Cruz questioned Faith.

"Well.. there is one place that I thought of. I don't know why I didn't think of it before," Faith replied as she started to walk out of the anti-
crime office.

"Faith, where do you think he is?" Cruz asked. Faith turned around.

"Thanks for all your help, but I've got to do this on my own."

"Swersky isn't going to like this," Cruz warned.

"I don't care what he thinks; I didn't think you did either," Faith answered.

"Don't you need backup!"Cruz shouted.

"If I do, I'll call you, "she said, as she walked out of the room. Bosco
followed her out of the office.

"Faith, you can't do this on your own." he said. She turned around.

"I'm not doing it on my own; you are coming with me, aren't you?" He looked at her.

"I thought you said..." She grabbed his hand.

"Bos, I always need your help! I meant Cruz," she
said, "I don't trust her that much, knowing the way that she works she will
probably shoot to kill and probably hurt my kids." Bosco nodded.

"Nothing is going to happen to your kids, I won't let that
happen." She smiled slightly.

"I know."

"So where do you think they are?"

"Fred's cabin," she replied, as they walked out of the police station.

A hour later.

"Did you see anything at the back?" she asked, as she walked up to Bosco.
"No, it doesn't look like he has been here." Faith sighed.

"Damn it! I thought this would be the place that he would take them. I don't know what to do, Bos. Maybe I should just deal with that I'm
never going to see my kids every again." He grabbed her hand.

"Faith… don't ever talk like that! We are going to find them." Faith looked at Bosco. He looked so tired. She hadn't even noticed that morning.

" Bos… you should go back to the city and go home. You look tired and you are
still recovering from your injuries. I don't want you to get hurt again because of me, again." He looked at her.

"I'm fine; I'm not leaving your side."

"But, Bosco..."

"No, Faith..." Bosco replied.

"Let's go and find your kids," he said. Suddenly her cell phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Mom!"

"Em, is that you?" Faith asked.

"I just want to know why you don't want us anymore?" Emily asked. Faith was
taken back by what Emily said.

"What? Em, I love you guys.. I don't know what your father has been telling you, but I have been worried sick of the two of you.
Where are you?"

"I don't know, mom. We've been driving for hours."

"Can you tell me what type of car you have?"

"I remember the last numbers of the license
plate," she whispered quietly.

"Can you do one last thing for me? Can you describe where you are?" Faith asked. Emily then told her something.

"Okay, I know where you are! Hold on; I'll be there soon," she said. Suddenly Emily was gone and it was Fred on the phone.

"You aren't going to find them; you will never
see them again!" he said as he hung up the phone. Faith turned to Bosco.

"We need to go now!"

"Where are they?" he asked her. She told him the place.

"If we don't go now, we are never going to find them."

About half an hour, Bosco and Faith are driving when they see the car that Emily describe
stopped at a coffee shop.

"You can stop the car, I have to go to them."

"Faith, wait! You have to take this slow," Bosco replied, as he stopped the car, "It might not be them."

"I don't care; I have to see if it is." Bosco stopped the car and Faith ran out of the car.

"Faith, wait!" he shouted as he ran after her. Faith walked up to the car and saw that it was
her kids.

"Em, Charlie," she said as she open the door, "Come on, guys. Everything will be fine now." Bosco came up to Faith.

"Is them?" he asked. She turned around.

"I found them, Bos," she said as she hugged Charlie and Em.

"Come on; let's get out of the car," Faith said. Emily got out of the car first. She ran to her mom.

"I thought you didn't want us," she cried. Faith smiled.

"No of course not! I love the both of you so much!" Emily saw Bosco standing in front of her.

"I knew you would help my mom find us," Emily said with a slight smile on her.

"We need to hurry up, Faith! We need to get the kids in the car before Fred comes back," Bosco told her.

"Well I should have known you would have show up," Fred replied.

"You can't go anywhere without him, can you Faith?" Faith turned around

"Fred!" she said angry. " How could you do this?" Bosco grabbed a hold of Charlie's hand.

"Go wait in my car," he said. Charlie looked up at him.

"I'm scared, Uncle Bosco." Bosco looked at him

"Everything will be okay now. Emily will take you to the car and your mom will be there very soon. Everything will be okay now."

"My kids aren't going anywhere with you, not now, not ever," Fred replied, as
he pulled out a knife and grabbed a hold of Emily and Charlie, and held the
knife in their faces.

"They are staying with me!"

"Fred, don't you do this! Let my kids go now!" Faith shouted.

"They are our kids," Fred shouted, "I'm not going to allow you to ever see
them."

"Mom.." Charlie shouted. "I want my mom."

"Charlie, I'm right here! I'm not going to let anything happen to you and I
know your father feels the same."

"Fred, let the kids go! I'm the one you want! Why don't you let Em and Charlie go to their mother and deal with me. I know you want to,"
Bosco replied.

"I should have killed you when I had the chance! None of this would be
happening, if I'd just killed you," Fred yelled. Emily frozed up. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Dad, are you telling me you try to kill Bosco?"

"I had to, Em! It was the only way that I could save this family. He was
destroying our family!"

"No, dad! You were!" Emily replied, "Is that where you were when
you left us alone in the cabin that night?"

"Em, I'm sorry, but I had to do."

"You don't have to do anything you don't want to, Dad. I would never want to be around you if you'd killed him!" Fred sighed.

"What are you telling me that you care about Bosco? You know
your mom cares about him more than you! Don't you know that?" Emily looked at Bosco and Faith.

"No, dad, that is what you think, but I wish that mom was with Bosco instead of you, at least I wouldn't be in danger right now!" Fred pulled the knife towards Emily's throat.

"Don't you ever talk to me like that again, or something might happen to you!"

"Dad, when did you get like this? I thought you love us, but you don't, do you?" she cried as tears started to fall down her cheeks.

"I do love you; that is why I am doing this." Faith pulled out her gun.

"Don't you ever threaten Emily ever again?" Bosco move closer to where he could see Emily and Charlie. He could see that Fred was slowly letting go of his hold of the kids.

"Okay, Fred.. I know you don't want to hurt your kids. You want to hurt me right, so let them
go and you can do whatever you want. Just let the kids go; they don't deserve this."

"I know what you are trying to do. You want me to let go of Emily and
Charlie, so you can take them away from me.. But that is never going to
happen!" Bosco then moved closer to Fred.

"Just drop the knife."

"Fred.. you don't want to do this… I know you love your kids, just let them
go!" Faith shouted.

"Never!" Fred yelled. Faith then turned around and saw Bosco moving towards Fred. She knew exactly what he was doing and she couldn't let it happen. She couldn't risk
losing him or her children.

"No, Bosco, don't!" she screamed as she saw Bosco grabbed the knife out of
Fred's hand. She moved towards them.

"Don't do it, Bos! No!" she screamed.

To be continued!