Finally shift was over, he could go home, wait he didn't have a home, not after last night. He needed to go over there and grab his stuff, but then what, where would he go? Ma's place? No he didn't want her to get involved in this, not yet. He didn't even know where this was going.
He wasn't sure if he wanted to work it out with Faith or not, cheating went against everything he believed in. What was the saying? 'Once a cheater always a cheater' How did he know she wouldn't do it again? He didn't.
He blamed himself, just when he opened up, allowed someone in to see the real him, they go behind his back and betray him. He was never getting close to another person again, the only exception was Ashley because she was already in and he learned from being with her that she would never intentionally hurt him. He just wouldn't let her in any further than she already was. That would be easy enough, right? Easier said than done.
He closed his locker with a little more force than necessary but no one seemed to notice, everyone oblivious to how much pain he was in.
Faith came in; she was only here when a case brought her here. She waited for him to face her; he could feel her eyes poring into his back. Might as well get this over with, she wouldn't cause a scene while they were at work. He slowly turned and faced her, seeing right through her.
"Can we talk?"
"Go ahead." she shifted her weight from one foot to the other
"Alone?"
"No, say what ever you have to say here" the locker room was empty now except for Ashley, he knew that causethey always walked out together. She however wasn't making her self-known to Faith. Maybe that was best.
"I swear Bosco that won't happen again, you have to believe me. I –no there is no excuse for what I did. You mean everything to me, please tell me what I can do to make it up to you"
He gave her the once over, not believing any of the words she had just uttered. If he was everything to her, she wouldn't have cheated.
"I need to grab a few things from the apartment, I'd appreciate it if you weren't there" She nodded her head and looked away, she had began to cry, it pained him to see this but she brought it on herself.
"I swear to you nothing is going on with me and Miller anymore I broke it off"
"Why don't I believe you?" his voice bitter
"Please, you have to! He meant nothing to me."
"Then why fuck him?"
"We were given a case that was about children who were forced to perform sexual acts, and then murdered, they were no more than seven, you were working and he was there"
"So a good fuck for every child case that you have compassion for?"
"Please Bos don't make me do this"
"Do what?" "You're the one who wanted to talk not me"
Ashley finally made her presence known as she shut her locker, causing Faith to glance in the direction the sound had come from.
"Found someone new already?"
"No, I'm not like you, this is my partner. Now we are going to leave and get drunk"
"Bosco I don't think-" he cut her off, not giving her time to say no.
"Are you coming?" she wanted to be there for him, but getting drunk with him wasn't the way.
"Ya" they walked out together only to be stopped just before they reach the door. The desk Sgt hung up the phone he was talking into and hollered.
"Hey Ryans, the Anti-Crime Sgt wants to see you, Now" they look at each other in confusion.
"Okay, wait for me?"
"I'm not going anywhere" she made her way up to the Anti-Crime Unit, knocking on the door before entering. A woman sat at a desk writing.
"Can I help you?" she asked, not looking up
"I was told to come up here the Sgt wants to speak to me"
"Ryans?"
"Yes"
The woman finishes writing and looks up, the woman from the bar last night.
"Maritza Cruz, Sgt of Anti-Crime unit" "Last night you saw me undercover over that the Lucky Stallion"
"Why?"
"Stan Parks is running drugs through his business"
"Oh"
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Well I saw what you did to Ramirez yesterday, I would like you on my team"
"As in work in Anti-Crime?"
"Yes"
She didn't know what to say, that was her goal from the beginning to get into Anti-Crime, now that it was within her grasp she didn't know if she wanted it.
"Could I have some time to think it over?"
"Of course, I expect an answer by tomorrow morning"
"Yes ma'am"
"Good, you can leave"
She didn't waste anytime in leaving she almost bolted past Bosco, if he hadn't grabbed her she wouldn't have remembered him.
"Hey what's wrong?"
"Nothing, everything's great, seriously"
"Then what he want?"
"Who's he?"
"The Anti-Crime Sgt"
"Oh she asked me if I wanted on, to be a part of her team"
"That's great what did you say?"
"I have the night to think about it"
"You should take it"
"You want me to see if I can get you in too don't you?" She stated matter of factly.
"Couldn't hurt"
"I'll ask tomorrow morning when I give her my answer" "You wanna know what the funny thing is? She's the same woman who helped me get you to my car, Maritza Cruz"
He couldn't help but laugh as he walked out the door, and a voice that sent ice running through his veins. A voice he thought he'd never hear again. A voice from the dead.
"It's good to see you Officer Boscorelli"