Three Shots

Chapter 14

Faith looked at Bosco in shock.

"There is no way that you are moving in!" Faith responded.

"I know why you are doing it and I am not going to let you."

"Let's talk outside where we have some privacy." Bosco replied as he grabbed her hand.

She looked at him. "I'm not going anywhere with you."

"Just let me explain." She looked at him.

"Okay fine, but you're still not moving in." Bosco smiled as he and Faith walked outside of the apartment.

"Faith, you are right when you said that I wanted to move in because of what you and
the kids have been through. You deserve to have someone to be there for you."

"There is no way I am letting you move in, Bos. I can take care of myself and my kids." Bosco glanced at Faith.

"Please let me do this. It's the least I can do for you; I need to do this for you." Faith looked at Bosco confused.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Faith, after everything that happened with Cruz... I wanted to do something for you to show that you are my only partner."

"You did more than enough during what happened with Fred." she replied.

"Thanks for the offer, but you aren't staying with me." He took a hold of her hand.

"Please, Faith. I need to do this. I want to take care of you; you
are always taking care of everybody, but you won't let anybody take care of
you. Please let me move in."

"Uncle Bosco, are you moving in?" Charlie asked with a smile. Bosco looked at Faith.

"It is up to your mom." Faith sighed and looked at her son.

"Yes, Bosco is moving in." Charlie smiled.

"Cool! I'm going to go and tell Emily." Faith glanced at Bosco.

"I'm only doing this because of the kids." He grinned at her.

"Okay if you say so." he replied as he walked into the apartment.

((

Later that night, while Faith was saying goodnight to Charlie, Emily came up to Bosco.

"I know you are living here, because you are worried about my mom and I just wanted
to say thank you." she said, as she hugged him, "I think my mom needs you
more than she thinks she does."

Bosco nodded.

"I know she does." Faith walks into the room.

"Are you two talking about me?" Emily shook her head.

"Bosco was just helping me with some of my homework."

"Oh really? What subject?" Faith questioned.

"Science." Faith laughed.

"Oh yeah, I hope he was able to help you. Why don't you go
and finished the rest of it in your room?" Faith replied.

Emily smiled. "Okay." She then turned to Bosco.

"I'm glad that you are going to be staying here." Bosco smiled.

"Me too." Emily then left the living room and went into her bedroom. Faith waited
until she heard Emily's door shut, before she talked.

"So you were helping Emily with her science homework; that is very interesting. I thought you
sucked at science when you were in school." Bosco had this big grin of his face.

"Okay so she lied about that. She was just telling me how much she thinks that you need me."

"Need you?" Faith responded, "I don't think so."

She then paused for a moment.

"I guess Emily could be right... I hate to admit it, but I do need you. I'm just so scared about... He put his arms around her.

"Don't even say it. You aren't going to lose me. What do I have to do to show you?" She looked at him.

"I don't know, Bos."

"I know everything is going to work," Bosco responded as he put his arms
around her.

"I forgot to tell you that I went to see Swersky and he said that you could have another week or so off. It would be like your vacation. I told him that you needed some more time off."

"How could you do that, Bos? You went behind my back and told Swersky everything about what happened today." Faith yelled, as she walked away from him. Bosco sighed.

"Faith, that's not what I did."

"Yes it was, just leave," she yelled as she run into her bedroom.

About half an hour later, he walked to her room and saw the door was closed.

"Faith, listen to me, I didn't tell Swersky anything. I just told him that I think you needed more time off than you thought you did. I said because you'd being through a lot lately. I never told Swersky anything about what happened at the apartment today. I would never do that to you; I thought you would know that," Bosco replied.

"If you don't want me here, I'll leave" he said, as he started to walk away. She opened the door.

"Don't leave. There are some blankets in the linen closet; it gets cold during the night." He turned around.

"Faith..."

"I believe you, Bos," Faith responded, "I hope you don't mind sleeping on the couch though."

"Of course not." She walked up to him and hugged him.

"See you in the morning." He smiled at her.

"Goodnight," he said.

((

The next morning, Faith walked into the kitchen and saw Bosco making breakfast.

"Bos, you don't have to do that." He looked at her.

"I just wanted to help you."

"You don't need to help," Faith answered as she took the mixer away from him and it went everywhere.

"See what you did?" Faith laughed.

"This reminds me the times when Sully put flour in a car and it went all on you."

"That's isn't funny, Faith."

"Yes it is Bosco. This is the first time I have laughed for a very long time," she said with a smile.

"I'm glad that I was able to help you then," Bosco responded. She got a towel and started cleaning him off.

"Why I am helping you? You are the one that made the mess," she replied as she gave him the towel. He looked at with a smile.

"You were the one that grabbed the pancake mix."

"Are you two going to just play with our food or are you going to make something?" Emily replied. Bosco and Faith looked up at Emily.

"Bosco was just having some problems with the pancake mix." Bosco nodded.

"Yes I did. I'm going to go take a shower." he said as he went into the bathroom.

A while later, Emily was eating her breakfast when she looked at Faith.

"I'm really happy that Bosco is staying with us for a while. I think you really need him right
now." Faith looked at her daughter.

"I don't want to admit it, but I think I need Bosco as much as he thinks I need him."

((

A few days later, Bosco was sitting watching tv, when Emily came in.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?" he asked. She looked at him.

"I can't sleep; I keep on having nightmares, so I thought I would get something to drink." Bosco walked up to her.

"Do you want to talk about the nightmares?"

"I'll be fine," she responded as she opened the fridge and got the milk and pour it into a glass. Bosco looked at her.

"Have you told your mom about your nightmares?" Emily turned around.

"No, because it is nothing. I don't want to worry her with nothing." Bosco nodded.

"If you are sure you are fine. Have a good sleep; see you tomorrow."

"I keep on dreaming of when my father had the knife to my throat. I try to remember good things about him, but I can't. All I can remember is what he did to me. Why would he do that to me?" Emily cried. Bosco hugged her.

"I'm sorry that you are having nightmares about what happened. How about we look at some photo albums and we can remember the good memories instead of the bad ones. Maybe you won't have nightmares anymore."

"I don't know."

"Well, it is worth a try, isn't it?" Emily got the photo album and looked at pictures of her and her father. Bosco looked at her and could see that she had a smile on her face.

A while later, Bosco turned to Emily and saw that she was asleep; he closed the photo ablum
and put it on the table.

"I saw what you did for Em." Faith replied, as she walked out of the bedroom and into the living room.

"It wasn't much, Faith. I just don't want her to have bad memories of her father."

"It meant a lot to me, Bosco. Thank you for being here for my kids," she replied, as she hugged him.

"I would do anything for your kids and you." She smiled.

"I know you would."

"If only more people could see this side of you," Faith responded.

"Now we wouldn't want that to happen, would we? It is better that everybody thinks I'm a jerk." She smiled.

"I guess you are right... We wouldn't want anybody to know our secret that you are a really sweet guy." Bosco smiled.

"No, we wouldn't." Emily woke up and looked at Bosco and Faith.

"Uncle B, I always knew that you were a great guy," she replied, as she walked into her bedroom.

((

A few weeks later, Faith and Bosco were sitting in the living room.

"So you go back to work tomorrow?" Bosco responded, "Are you sure you are up to going back?" She smiled at him.

"I know you are worried about me, but I'm fine. You are still my partner so you can have my back?"

"So you are saying that we are back as partners?" Bosco responded.

"Of course we are, Bos. That is if you still want to be my partner."

"Yes Faith, I still want to be your partner. I don't know how much more I can take of having Sully or Monroe as my partner. I miss you in 55 David."

"I miss being in there with you as well," she replied with a smile. She then leaned over and started to kiss Bosco.

"I can't kiss you again. I want to be with you, but I can't." Bosco looked at Faith in shock.

"What are you talking about?"

"When I kissed you while my kids were missing, I felt something more than just a friendly kiss; I felt something for you that I have been hiding for a very long time, but I can't be with you." Bosco looked at Faith.

"I understand." He then hugged her and whispered to her.

"I felt something more too and I will wait for you." She looked at him.

"I don't know if or when I will ever been to be in a relationship. You deserve to be with someone." He grabbed her hand.

"When I thought that I almost lost you when Fred stabbed you, I was so scared. I didn't know what I would do without you. I couldn't survive without you. All I could think about was our kiss." She smiled.

"Yeah I didn't just kiss you once, but twice."

"I was that good," he said, laughing. She smiled at him.

"If that is what you want to think."

"I know it." he said.

"Okay, Bos." she said with a grin. Bosco put his arms around her.

"I will wait for you, Faith, because you are always the person that I want to be with. I never thought I would see the day that I would wait for a woman, but you aren't just another woman."

"I can't let you do that, Bos." Faith responded. He looked at her.

"Okay. I'll give you three months."

"You are giving me an ultimatum now," Faith responded.

"No, that's not what I was saying." Faith smiled.

"I know you were. I was just kidding, but really Bos, do you
think you could go without dating a woman for three months?"

"It will be a challenge, Faith, but I know the reason you don't want to be with me right now is because of what happened with Fred. Until you can
deal with that, you can't be with me."

"Wow, when did you learn stuff like that, Bos? What are you a therapist now?" He smiled at her.

"When I can't sleep, I watch TV, and the only thing late at night is Dr. Phil."

"You mean you watch Dr. Phil?" Faith said, laughing.

"I never said that I watch it all the time, but there was just nothing else on." Faith smiled.

"I know, but it is so fun making fun of you," she said with a grin. Emily and Charlie then walked into the apartment. Faith stood up.

"Hey, how was school?" she asked.

"Fine." they both said.

"What's for dinner?" Charlie asked.

"We are going out for dinner tonight," Bosco replied. Faith looked at Bosco.

"We are." Bosco nodded.

"It was a surprise for you, Faith." Faith smiled.

"Thanks."

"Why don't the two of you do some of your homework and I'll call you when we are going for dinner?" Faith suggested. Emily and Charlie nodded, and walked into their bedroom. Faith looked at Bosco.

"You don't have to take us out for dinner."

"I know I don't have to, I want to, Faith." Bosco responded.

"You and the kids have been through a lot lately. I know you are still dealing with it. I
just wanted to do something for you and the kids to get your mind off it all." Faith hugged Bosco.

"Thank you."

((

At the restaurant, Bosco, Faith, Charlie and Emily were eating dinner.

"So how much longer are you going to be staying with us, Uncle Bosco?"

"I don't know, Charlie. It is up to your mom," Bosco replied, looking at Faith. Faith smiled.

"We'll have to see, Charlie. I'm sure that Bosco will want to get back to his life." Charlie looked at Bosco.

"But I love you staying with us."

"I love it too; I won't be going anywhere right now." Bosco replied.

"Maurice..." Bosco knew only a few people call him by that name; he turned around and saw
Rose standing in front of him.

"Ma."

"You remember Emily and Charlie," Bosco responded. Rose nodded.

"Why don't you sit with us, Rose?" Faith asked. Rose looked at Faith and Bosco with the kids, she didn't want to spoil their nice evening together.

"Well I was going to meet someone, but they didn't show up." Rose looked at
Bosco and could see that he was angry.

"You don't need to go and find my date and make me sorry that he didn't come here. He was just a blind date."

"Well, then have dinner with us." Rose smiled.

"Okay," Bosco grabbed a seat for Rose.

"Are you sure you don't want me to go and find your date?" Bosco responded with this look in his eyes.

"No!" Rose and Faith both said.

"Okay," Bosco said, as he sat down.

"So are I hear that my son is living with you? How is that going?" Rose asked Faith. Faith turned and looked at Bosco.

"It is going pretty well; better that expected."

"What did you think that you weren't going to like living with me?" Bosco asked with a grin.

"I did work with you for many years. I know you aren't the easy person to get along with, but you haven't been too bad. There are a few things that I would change though."

"What is there to change, Faith? I'm a perfect gentleman."

"Well you leave the toilet seat up..." Faith replied.

"You forgot to tell us that you finished the milk up and you leave the towels on the bathroom floor," Emily replied.

"I'm think they are ganging up on you, don't you?" Rose responded. Bosco smiled and nodded.

"I think so."

"But there is good stuff about you too, Bos, more than I can say." Faith answered, looking at Bosco and he knew exactly what she meant.

"Uncle Bosco, we still love you no matter if you let the toilet seat up," Emily responded.

"You make great pancakes." Charlie replied.

"Thank you." Faith smiled at Bosco. For the first time in weeks, she felt that there was
a chance that everything could be okay for her and her kids.

A month later, Faith and Bosco were walking back to their apartment. She looked at her.

"You know I didn't think that you would have stay here this long. I thought you would have gone home."

"Do you want me to go back home?" he asked.

"No, I didn't say that. I'm really glad that you are still here, more than I
ever thought I would." She looked at Bosco and leaned over and kissed him.

"Faith, you know you aren't ready for this." She looked up at her.

"I am ready, Bos. I want to be with you."

To be continued!