Revelations
Chapter 5
Faith was walking down the street, she looked at her watch and it had been nearly two hours since she left her apartment. She kept on hearing Bosco's voice saying that it was her fault over and over in her head, she couldn't get him out of her mind.
She knew that it was just a nightmare,that it wasn't her fault, but then why can't she forget about the dream. Maybe part of her knows it was her fault. If only she had seen the gunmen quicker and ducked, Bosco wouldn't have saved her and he wouldn't be lying in a hospital bed with 4 gunshot wounds.
She then knelt down and started to cry, hoping that she could finally get Bosco's face out of her mind.
Bosco was laying in his bed, waiting to hear word from Sully about Faith, but it had been nearly an hour. He was started to get worried. Sully entered the room and Bosco could see by the look on his face that it wasn't good.
"You didn't find her, did you?" Bosco said, with this lost look on his face.
Sully shakes his head. "I looked everywhere for her. I'm sorry man,"
"That's not good enough. I need to know where she is now!" Bosco yelled, as he moved slightly in his bed. He was in pain, but he didn't care.
Sully looked at Bosco, and could see that he was in pain. "Bosco, don't move like that. I know that you are worried about her, but are you even sure that need to worry about her? Maybe she is just not answering your calls."
"She wouldn't do that."
Sully could see that Bosco was getting angry and he knew that wasn't good for Bosco, especially because of the condition that he is in right now.
"I'll phone her again, but if she isn't there, I can't do anymore. You will have to wait until tomorrow." Sully told Bosco hoping that it would calm him down, but Sully knew the only thing that would calm him down would be to see Faith.
A few minutes later:
"I left her another message, Bosco," Sully said, as he returned to Bosco's room. He looked at Bosco and could see that the expression on Bosco's face had change since he left. He wondered why.
"I know where she is," Bosco replied, as a smile crept through his face.
"Where?" Sully questioned Bosco, as he walked up to his bedside.
"Me and Faith used to go to this bridge when we were ducking calls."
Sully laughed. "Ducking calls?"
"Don't tell me, that you and Davis never did that," Sully smiled.
Bosco then told Sully the name of the bridge.
Sully glanced at Bosco. "I'll look there, but if she isn't there, I'm going home. I do need some sleep you know."
"She will be there, trust me."
Sully got out of his car, and walked towards the bridge, he couldn't believe he was out at 3:00 in the morning looking for Faith, because Bosco was worried about her. He knew that Faith and Bosco had been partners for years, but there was something more. Bosco was really scared that she was in danger because she didn't take his calls. If Ty didn't answer my calls, I wouldn't think anything of it, but it was different for Bosco, he was seriously afraid for Faith.
He then saw someone standing by the bridge, he walked up to them. "Faith," he spoke softly.
She turned around. "Sully?" she asked surprised.
Sully looked at Faith. "I've been calling your cell phone for a while. Why haven't you pick it up?" he questioned her. She looked at him with a slight smile. "I left my cell phone at home. Why did you want to talk to me?"
"It's about Bosco…." Sully said, and before he could finished his sentence, Faith's face turned as white as a sheet.
"What happened to Bosco? I thought he was going to be okay." she asked, nervously.
"Bosco is fine. He just needs to see you," Sully replied.
"This late at night?"
"I don't know why Bosco woke me up in the middle of the night to find you, but he seems worried about you."
"Tell him that I'm fine," Faith responded.
"I'm not going to tell him that you are okay. He needs to see you face to face. Now I'm going home, do you need a ride?"
"No, I have my car."
Sully nodded. "Next time, take your cell phone when you go for a midnight walk." Sully replied as he walked away from Faith.
Faith sighed. She wonder why Bosco wanted to see her so late at night, but she knew that she had to go see him or he would worry all night, just the same way she would if it was him.
Bosco was lying in his bed, anxiously waiting to hear from Sully, when he looked up and saw her coming towards him. He was so scared. He was never going to see her face ever again, but now that he did, all he could do was look at her.
"Bos," Faith called out to him.
He looked at her. "Where have you been? I called your place and you weren't there. Did you expect me not to worry about you?" he asked.
She looked at him, and smiled slightly. "I went for a walk. I didn't know you were going to worry about me. Why did you, Bos? Is everything okay?" she questioned him.
"I just couldn't sleep, I wanted to talk to you," Bosco replied, not telling her the whole truth. She looked at him, and could tell that there was more than he was telling her. "Bos, there has to be more than that. Sully said that you were really worried about me."
"That is Sully for you, of course I would be worried about you, when you weren't home at midnight and when I know that you didn't work that day, but that is all it is," Bosco replied. He looked at her. "Faith, are you okay?" he asked, as he glanced at her and saw that she had been crying.
Faith smiled slightly. "I'm fine, you really should stop worrying about me."
He looked at her. "I will worry about you, always," he said with this smile on his face.
Faith nodded. She grabbed his hand. "I know."
He looked at her. "Why were you going for a walk at midnight anyhow. That isn't something you do, Faith?"
"I had a few things on my mind that I needed to deal with." Faith replied. "I got custody papers in the mail. The custody hearing starts on Wednesday."
"I'm sorry," Bosco replied. "You are a great mother, Faith, don't ever doubt that," Faith nodded.
A nurse then walked into the room. "Miss, you shouldn't be in here, it is past visiting hours."
Faith stood up. "I know," Bosco glanced at Faith. "Don't scare me again, answer my calls next time you decide to go for a midnight walk."
"I promise you," she said, grinning at Bosco, as she waved goodbye to him, and left the room. She stooped at the door, looked at him, and smiled to herself. He definitely was superman. The doctors thought that Bosco wasn't going to be able to talk, walk or do anything for himself, but look at him, he proved them wrong and she knew that he would. That was Bosco for you.
Faith was staring at herself in the mirror, as she was combing her hair. Today was the start of the custody hearing, she was so scared and nervous. She knew that she was a good mom, but she was never there for Emily and Charlie's school outing, first day of school. She knew that Fred's lawyer was going to make sure that the judge knew all of that. The one thing that Fred can't say, is that she doesn't love her kids. because the kids are everything to her.
She looked at the time and saw that she needed to go. She didn't want to be late, that definitely wouldn't help her case. She walked out into the living room, and grabbed her keys and left the apartment.
Faith walked into the courthouse, and her lawyer came up to her. "Faith, you remember what we talked about, you have to show the court that you are a great mother."
"I am a great mom," Faith replied. Faith's lawyer looked at her. "I know you are, but Fred's lawyer is going to make sure that he shows you in a bad way."
Faith then looked up and saw Emily and Charlie coming towards her. She run to their side, and hugged them. "Em! Charlie!"
"I've missed you two so much," Faith said.
"We miss you too mom," the kids replied. Faith's lawyer came up to them. "It's time to go in," she said. Faith nodded and walked into the courtroom.
Faith's lawyer had just finished questioning her, and now it was Fred's lawyer turn for the cross examination.
"What time do you normally get home from work, Mrs. Yokas?" Fred's lawyer questioned Faith at the stand.
"I get home at midnight, most nights," Faith replied.
"So Emily and Charlie are asleep when you get home, so when do you see your kids then?"
"I see them before they go to school, and on my days off. I'm up early in the morning. I'm there when they first wake up and I make them breakfast. I talk to them about school.
"Because you are never at their school events, is that right?" Fred's lawyer questioned her.
"I try to be at their school events, but I'm a police officer sometimes I can't be there," Faith explained.
"So you are saying that your career is more important than your own family?"
"No that's not what, I was saying," Faith replied, trying to explain what she meant, but she knew that Fred's lawyer would twist it into something different.
"Officer Maurice Boscorelli was your partner for 12 years, right? About a year ago, he was the reason that got you shot?"
Faith tensed up when they talked about Bosco. she didn't think they would talk about him at the custody hearing. Bosco wasn't the one that one that got her shot, she went there by herself.
"Answer the question, Mrs. Yokas, did Mr. Boscorelli get you shot?"
"He didn't get me shot… I went there because I wanted to help him," Faith replied.
"So you didn't care about your family? You went to help him, not even thinking that there was a chance that you might not make it back."
"I'm a cop, that is what my job is."
"But that wasn't your job that day; you were at the desk weren't you?" Fred's lawyer asked Faith. "Your husband wanted you to stop being partners with Boscorelli, but you didn't did you?
"Why does it matter if I was partners with Bosco or not? This has nothing to do with the custody hearing." Faith shouted.
"Yes, it does. You care more about Officer Boscorelli than your own family."
"I love my kids," Faith replied.
"Isn't it true that you took the sergeant test, but didn't do well. You were distracted when you saw Officer Boscorelli before you took the test and you were worried about him, isn't that right?"
"Yes," Faith replied, remembering when Bosco had this breakdown. "So you are saying that again that you care more about Bosco than your family," Faith was getting tired of this. "Bosco is part of my life just as much as my family is. He's my partner and I will always be there for him."
"I have no further questions, "Fred's lawyer replied.
The judge looked at Fred and Faith. " That is all the questioning for today. On Wednesday I will be talking with Emily and Charlie Yokas."
Faith got down from the stand, and went up to her kids, and hugged them. " I love you two, so much." They both nodded.
Fred walked up to them. "Come on kids. Let's go."
"Can't I talk with them for a few more minutes?" Faith asked. Fred looked at her. "No," he said, as Charlie and Emily walked away from her.
Faith sighed. She couldn't believe what has happened to her family. She never thought Fred would try to take her kids away. But she couldn't think of this anymore.
Faith was walking to her car, when her cell phone rang. "Hello?" she asked. She knew right away who it was, by their voice. "Bosco," she replied, with a slight smile on her face.
"I just wanted to call and see how the custody hearing went," Bosco said.
"You don't want to ever know," Faith laughed.
"Faith, was it that bad? Are you okay?" he asked her. She smiled. "I'm fine."
"You don't seem fine. Why don't you come by and see me. It is not like I am doing much here, except staring at the ceiling."
Faith smiled at the thought of seeing Bosco. "I'll be there in a half an hour," she replied, as she hung up the phone and got into her car, and drove away.
Faith was walking to his room, when she heard him talking. "I want to do more, please. I know I can do it."
Faith walked into the room. "Bosco, you… are..."
She was surprised at what she saw; Bosco had taken his first steps.
"What you can't talk now," he replied, laughing.
"Just can't believe it. You took your first step," she said, as she ran to his side. "I knew that you could do it," she replied, as tears started to fall down her cheeks.
"It's not that great. Besides, I still have a long way to go."
Faith looked at Bosco. "Bos, this is just so wonderful, I don't know what to say," she said, as she hugged him again.
Faith and Bosco held each other in their arms for what seems like forever. At that moment, they both knew that everything was going to okay as long as they had each other to help them through it all.