A/N: All I'm saying is how wide my range of music is, it's actually quite shocking but meh.. This chapter I am doing a bit of country an old favourite of mine That Summer by Garth Brooks. I also love The Thunder Rolls by him but it doesn't fit. Oh well…Also a bit more dialogue in this. It was easier than describing feelings. Although more emotions felt during the last little bit and a character that hasn't been around in a while Faith makes an appearance! I would like to kill her off but I'm not that mean…. Ok I am but it doesn't mean I will.

"Bosco, we need to talk" why did women always use those words to break up with. Why couldn't they just say that they didn't want to see them anymore instead of going into this long complicated problem about how its not working and ending up saying its not you its me. He knew how it worked he said the speech many times himself; he just wasn't prepared when she used it on him. He sat there stunned that she was actually breaking it off with him, saying it wasn't working for her.

He wanted to scream, laugh, and shout all at the same time. He guessed you got what you dished out. And she did it in the precinct no less; of all the places to break up with a person you do it at the place you both work at. The day had quickly gone down hill from there, he'd been partnered with David and it took all his will power not to reach over and deck him one. Then he someone clipped him in an intersection, making him spend hours filling out an accident report, today was definitely not his day.

He grabbed a pizza on his way to Ashley's house figuring she really wasn't sick. He knocked once, twice, still no answer.

"Ash answer the door I know you're in there" he heard movement then the door opened. He was taken back when he saw her, her hair stuck out at all ends, her cheeks rosy, her eyes puffy and red, and she hadn't gotten dressed. He showed her the pizza

"A peace offering" and held up the six-pack of beer, wondering if that was going to be enough.

She gripped her door, so hard her knuckles turned white, still deciding if she was going to let him in or not. What could it hurt? She moved back still holding the door, and he quickly went in before she changed her mind. He wasn't going to quiz her, if she wanted to tell him, that was up to her. In the meantime he could talk to her about his problems. It was funny how he came over to make sure she was all right but was going to end up talking about himself.

"So Ritza dumped me this morning" he started. He looked over to the real reason why he was here. She wasn't paying attention, deep in thought she stared at her beer can, it wasn't going exactly how he planned it, he just would have to roll with the punches.

"She said that she didn't feel the same anymore, I guess I can't blame her though, too much time has passed between us"

"That's great" she continued to stare at the beer can, he couldn't stand it any longer.

"So You told Hayden about you and David didn't you?"

"Thank you captain obvious" her voice bitter

"Glad I could help. You know what I do when my life is shit?"

"Annoy people?"

"No I focus on something else"

"Oh ya and what the hell do you propose?"

Both needing something from each other
Not yet knowing what that might be

"I don't think I like your attitude"

"No one said you had to stay"

"Get used to it, I'm back"

"Can't you stay with your mother?"

"No"

"Just don't use all my bubble bath like last time"

"No promises"

"Go buy your own. Did you ever think of that?"

"And get it for free? I don't think so" her face started to ease, he was breaking down her walls, she had so carefully put up.

"You're an idiot" she grabbed for a slice of pizza slowly chewing on the piece

"Glad I'm not the only one who realized that. Whew that's a weight of my chest"

"A full pledged idiot"

"How'd you know I took a pledge about a year ago something about it being top-secret"

"Well it aint so secret anymore now is it?" she grabbed another slice and soon devoured that one. A loud crack of thunder filled the silence, she saw him jump but said nothing. A flash of lightning and more thunder soon followed.

"What do you suppose we do to get our minds off of things?"

"Go to the movies?"

"I don't feel like getting soaked"

"Ok who said we couldn't bring the movies to us? What movies do you have?" Already heading over to the shelf with the dvd's on them,

"Well I'm choosing how about you go make the popcorn?"

"We just ate" how could he be hungry he ate three quarters of the pizza

"So" she shook her head and went into the kitchen to make the popcorn. She returned minutes later with a big bowl of popcorn the aroma soon filling her living room, her mouth watered just thinking of what it tasted like and she snuck a few before he saw, or so she thought.

"And your the one who didn't want popcorn" she was caught red handed

"Don't bug me. What did you pick out?" he held up a case,

"Good choice" she sat down beside him and the movie got under way. Ever so often she would glance at him, silently thanking him of getting her mind of things. The movie ended and he was singing by the end.

"Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do when they come for you"

"Don't quit your day job"

"I can sing quite good"

"Ya keep telling yourself that"

"I could always convince you" he started tickling her side, she started to laugh uncontrollably squirming to get away from him, she almost managed but he reached forward to far and fell on top of her. His fingers stopped, and the laughter died.

There was a difference in her laughter
There was a softness in her eye
And in the air there was a hunger
Even a boy could recognize

She had a need to feel the thunder
To chase the lightning from the sky
To watch a storm with all its wonder
Raging in her lover's eyes
She hadto ride the heat of passion
Like a comet burning bright
Rushing headlong in the wind
Now where only dreams have been
Burning both ends of the night

There eyes meet, neither saying anything as they stared and soon his lips moved in closer to her already moving lips. Their lips brushed gently the first time and more rough the next time. She turned her head

"I'm not looking for another relationship"

"I'm not either" he brought her face back to his with a touch of his finger. And lowered his lips again.

She knew they shouldn't have done what they did, but somehow it felt right like a warm blanket on a cold night. She tried her hardest to avoid him but that was kinda hard considering he lived with her, and they were partners she had escaped him for the being him mentioning he had some personal business to attend to.

"Hey Ashley" there's a voice she hadn't heard in quite a while and she wasn't happy about it either

"Detective" she slowly turned around her eyes refused to go any lower, she didn't know if she was showing yet. If she was, she knew her gaze would settle on her stomach and not move from there. She tried to keep the conversation light.

"Oh come on we know each other you can call me Faith"

"Ok, Faith, how've you been?" she really didn't care it, but it was the polite thing to say.

"I could live without the morning sickness, but other than that ok. You?" she wanted nothing more then to end this conversation but she replied.

"I can't complain" she finally allowed herself to look down and saw a little bump.

"When are you due?" she asked in a voice that she didn't recognize as her own

"Early September, I can't wait"

"Congratulations"

A twenty something girl walked up and stood beside Faith

"Ashley I would like you to meet my daughter Emily"

"We really need to go if you want me to go, my class starts in a hour"

"What are you studying to be?"

"Right now a paramedic but maybe in a couple years a doctor"

"Any specific area you want to study medicine?"

"I was thinking pediatrics or OB"

"I think you would make a great doctor"

"Mom thinks so too" Emily really wasn't that bad, she had a feeling Emily didn't know the whole story of what went on. She wasn't like her mother that's for sure.

Bosco came out of the locker room and started calling her when she didn't answer the first few times he started yelling.

"ASHLEY, ASHLEY!"

"Duty calls, or in this case an idiot calls. It was nice meeting you Emily"

"You too" they walked away as she did too in following the yelling. She walked up behind him and smacked him across the head.

"Hey" he smoothed down his hair, trying to see if there were any bumps left

"Next time trying looking for me or getting the Sgt to page me" she walked off, shaking her head as she went.

She let him drive again, saying something about how she didn't want to. He didn't know how they were going to deal with what happened last night, if they were going to keep doing what they were doing, or it was just another one time deal. He wanted to keep it going, see where it led them. He reached his arm out and placed his hand on the inside of her thigh. She let it rest there for a few seconds before she took a hold of his wrist and took his hand off her.

"We're at work"

"No one will know"

"No"

And so it began she was cold and distant when they were working, acting normal, but once they closed the doors to her apartment she melted in his arms, begging him for more and more often than not he did the begging too.

"On Saturday I'm taking you to meet my Ma" no she didn't want this that would mean they were in a relationship and she wasn't prepared for that, she got hurt when she was in a relationship so it was better if it was nothing more than casual sex.

"I don't think that's a good idea"

"Why not?"

"Just no" she had an urge to get out of the RMP and walk the rest of the way.

"Just because we are together doesn't mean we have to be together you follow?"

"A little too well" he was mad

"Are mad at me?" knowing he would say he wasn't

"No"

"Yes you are"

"Then why ask if you already know I am?"

"Just waiting to see if you will actually tell me when you're mad at me"

"I am mad at you satisfied?"

"Absolutely" she said hoping he caught the double meaning to that

"I don't get it, you were mad that I hadn't taken you to meet Ma and now that I'm asking your saying no? Women!"

"Cant live with 'em, cant live without em"

That's for sure"

He was starting to get on her nerves, seeing him all the time, the sex was great, so was their work its just she saw him do everything except go to the bathroom. But that was only partly a lie cause she'd been in the shower with him occasionally. She knew all his secrets that you weren't supposed to know when you were involved with someone like how they did their laundry, how they washed their dishes, where they put their dirty dishes and she knew everything. He let himself run out of laundry so she would offer to do it, so she now gathered his up with hers; she did the dishes and picked up after him. He did however made sure her place was vacuumed, and smelled nice. It wasn't as if he was a complete slob he just had trouble picking up after himself. She'd taken an extra shift, just needing to get away from him for awhile.

She traded with Cortez on the afternoon shift, so Bosco was partnered with someone else then she took the afternoon and then the boss was looking for volunteers for on graveyard cause a few were out sick she took it without even thinking, she got to meet new people both on and off the streets. She got partnered with guy who been on for 20 years or so, making him look like a father figure, he had been quite a pleasure to work with. Within an hour with him, she felt like she had known him all her life. She was thinking of maybe taking a few night shifts if she could be partnered with him.

After that shift she didn't feel like going home just yet so she stopped by the groceries, she saw some pretty good looking guys in there, wondering what the hell they were doing up so early in the morning, it was New York City she didn't need an answer as to why they were up so early they were probably thinking the same about her. Who cared?

An hour, 150 dollars and a cart full later she was on her way, she would never let herself get down the bare necessities again, well she had two people to feed now, which reminded her Bosco owed her for half. She'd have to make a trip to the gym, she hadn't exercised in a while, she was getting a lot of sex at the moment but that wasn't enough, on cue her stomach growled reminding her that she hadn't, had anything since she found the lost cookies in the back of her locker around midnight last night. She pulled into a coffee shop and was munching on a muffin within minutes as she was driving to her place.

The groceries put away, her ready for bed, her breakfast eaten and her coffee drunk, she finally slipped into bed beside Bosco around nine. Bosco rolled over snuggled into his pillow more

"What time is it?" half it was muffled by his pillow

"Early" she closed her eyes and within minutes she was asleep.

She felt like she had only shut her eyes minutes ago when knocking on the door, slowly pulled her from dream world. The knocking wouldn't stop so she was forced t get up to make it go away. Bosco wasn't going o get up to answer it. She opened the door to find someone she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Hello Ashley"

"Hello Mother"