I'll Be By Your Side

Chapter 5

The next morning,

Bosco knocked at the door, Emily answered. "Hey."

"How are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm doing better."

"You know you can come in," she said, with a smile. He walked into the apartment and sat down on the couch.

"So you and my mom are working together again; for how long?" Emily questioned Bosco. Bosco didn't know what to say it, but before he had to,
Faith came out into the room. "Stop asking Bosco all these questions, I already told you that we're only partners for the time being."

Bosco smiled at Faith. It was just like old times.

"Call me if you need me," Faith replied. Emily smiled. "I'm fine, mom, I don't need you to worry about me all the time. Tell her Bosco."

"She just cares about you, especially after what happened."

Emily nodded "Thanks for being on my side, Uncle B."

"I have enough experience with your mom to know to always take her side." he said, as he grinned at Faith. Faith smiled, as she hugged Emily. "I'll see
you later."

"Bye Em," Bosco replied, as they walked out of the apartment.

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"Boscorelli here again?" Jelly said, as Bosco and Faith walked into the office.

"I need Bosco working on this case with me." Faith replied. Jelly looked at Faith. "You know, I ain't got nothing going on."

"I don't mean to be rude, Jelly, but this case is personal as you know, and there is no one I'd rather help me than Bosco." she said, as she looked at him, and grinned. He smiled back at her.

"So have you found any information that we can use, Jelly?" Bosco asked.

"Here's some information about his family, you can start with that." Jelly replied, as he walked out of the office.

"Well what are we doing standing here, let's go." she replied. Bosco run after her. "Only if I get to drive."

((

Faith and Bosco knocked on the door of David's parent's house. A man opened
the door. "How may I help you?" he asked.

"I'm Detective Yokas and this is Officer Boscorelli, we are here to talk about your son, David Hunter.
"I don't have a son," the man said, as he started to shut the door. Bosco opened the door. "Just tell us where he is." he yelled.

"I don't have to tell you anything," the man yelled at Bosco.

"See, my partner's daughter was attacked a few days ago, and we're pretty certain that your son did it. If you know where your son is, you might want to tell him to come to the police station and confess to his crime, we might go a little easier on him. See, police officer don't really like it when
people hurt our family, if you get what I mean."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, why don't you come in." the man offered. Faith smiled at Bosco, she normally doesn't like when Bosco is like this, but for
the first time she was okay with it because it was about her daughter, andshe would do anything for Emily. Faith and Bosco walked in the house.

"Would you like something to drink?" he asked. Bosco and Faith shake their heads. The man sat down. "My son ran away from home about a year ago when he was about 17, saying that he wanted to go somewhere people care about him. We loved him, but he didn't believe that. I found where he was, but hewasn't the same son that I knew. He was wearing all black and he thought he
was a vampire; there was nothing that I could do. I told him that we loved him, and he is always welcome back home, that was a year ago. Are you sure he hurt your daughter?"

"I don't know for certain, but when we went to the vampire club where your son was, they told us his real name was David and my daughter said someone named David hurt her, I don't think that is all a coincidence."

"I'm really sorry about your daughter, but there is nothing I can tell you. There is no way that David would come here to hide." the man replied. Faith
sighed. "Thank you for your time," she said, as she stood up.

"Wait," the man replied. "I don't know if this will help you, but he has a cousin in Brooklyn, that he still talks to." Faith nodded. "Thank you."

Bosco and Faith were just about to leave when the man called them back. Theyturned around. "I'm sorry about what my son has done; I hope your daughter is okay."

Faith nodded. "Thanks," and then Bosco and her walked out of the house.

"Maybe this is the break we need in the case."

"I hope so, Faith." he responded as they got back into the car.

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Later that shift,

Faith and Bosco were walking back to the station. "I really thought this is going to be the lead in the case that we need."

"I know, Faith, I thought so too, we just have to look somewhere else. We will find him, I promise you."

"Bosco, I don't know if we'll ever find this guy, I think you should go back to being a beat cop tomorrow."

"Faith, we are going to find him, and make him pay for hurting Emily," Bosco
responded. "Or maybe you don't want to be my partner anymore. you got used
to being without me."

Faith smiled. "I would do anything to have you as my partner full time again. To think all those years where I wish I could have a new partner,
where now I wish you could be my partner."

"You wished for a new partner?" he laughed. "What did you not like about me?"

"Well for starters.. you..." But before she could say anything, he stopped her. "Okay I get it." He smiled at her. "Okay I'll go back to being a beat
cop tomorrow, but as soon as you find David tell me, I want to be there when you kick his ass for hurting Emily."

"You bet." Faith responded. "I'll see you tomorrow."

((

A week later,

Bosco was in the locker room when Faith enters. "Hey,"

He looked up at her. "So is there any news about David?" She shakes her head. "It is like he has disappeared."

"I'm sorry that I wasn't able to help you much with it," Bosco responded, as he started putting his uniform on.

"Bos, its fine, thanks for all your help," she replied, as she looked at him with this smile on her face. "It was great being partners again, even though it was only for a few days."

"It was great, Faith. We make a great team. So how's Emily doing?" he asked,
as he sat down next to her. "She's doing better, but I think she is still pretty upset about what happened." Faith spoke softly.

"Is there anything I can do?" Bosco asked.

"No, I don't want to give up on this case, but there is just nothing I cando anymore, I just hope that he left town."

"Just maybe Emily will be able to get on with her life, if she knows that he has left town. She is having nightmares now that he is going to hurt her
again, and there is nothing I can do about it." she said.

Bosco hugged her. "I'm so sorry, Faith. I know this is as hard on you as it is on Emily."

"Maybe if I didn't work so much, I would have been home on time, and she wouldn't have got attacked."

"I already told you that this isn't your fault." She glanced at him. "You are always there for me, thank you, Bosco. I don't know what I would do
without you."

"You don't have to thank me, Faith." She looked at Bosco. "Bos, I need to tell you something, something that I did that I'm not happy that I did." she replied, but before she could say anything, he stopped her. "I'm sorry, Faith, but I have to get to roll call, I'm later than I normally am, the
boss is going to kill me."

"Okay, but I really need to talk to you later." Faith replied. Bosco nodded, and walked out of the locker room. She didn't want to tell Bosco this, but
she had to.

Bosco was always there for her, no matter what, and what did she do? She went behind his back, to see how he got back on the force, with his
bad eyesight. Why didn't she just talk to him and ask him. That is what I am going to do, she thought to himself as she walked out of the locker room.

She saw Sully and Bosco walked towards her. "Bos, can I talk to you for a second, it is really important."

"I'm sorry, but we are in a rush."

"But it will only take a second, "she replied. He turned around. "I'll comeby your place and we'll talk,"

She sighed. "Okay." She dreaded telling him that she doubted him, but she knew that she had to do it before he found out some other way. Everything
was so much simpler before he got shot, when they were still partners. When did I start doubting Bosco?

She watched as he walked away, she knew why she doubt him because she knew that it was desperate enough to ask her to shoot for him, that he would be desperate enough to ask someone to cheat for him? But she is going to do what she should have done in the first place and ask him how he got on the force again, without going behind his back.

"Faith..." Jelly called. "We need to get some work now."

"I'm coming,"

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Later that shift,

"Can you stop being a jerk for one day?" Sully asked Bosco. Bosco looked at Sully.

"No. I don't want to be here with you."

"Thanks Bosco, very nice." Sully replied.

"Why would I want to be here with you, when I can help Faith with finding that jagoff that hurt Emily?"

"I heard about Emily, I'm sorry about that." Sully responded. Before Bosco could say anymore, his cell phone rang. "Uncle B!"

Bosco knew right away who it was. "Emily, what's wrong?"

"He's." He could hear her voice was shaking. "Calm down, Em, what's wrong,
just tell me."

"He's here. David's in the apartment..."