Title: I'll Be By Your Side 14/14
Rating: PG
Pairing: Bosco, Faith
Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch or it's characters

Author's Note: I would like to thank Jamie for editing the last few chapters of this story and for everybody that read and review this, thank you very much, on with the story

A year later,

Bosco and Faith were in the living room. "I can't believe my little girl is graduating from high school."

"It's not that big of a deal, Faith." Bosco replied.

Faith smiled at Bosco. "It's a big deal to me." She said, putting her arms around him.

Bosco smiled. "Then it's a big deal to me."

She smiled at him. "I know your just saying that, but thanks." She paused, looking up at the clock. "We should get going; we don't want to be late, do we?"

Bosco looked at Faith. "Are you sure I should come? Fred is gonna be there, and I don't wanna cause any problems."

Faith grinned. "Emily told me that you had to, there is no buts about it."

Bosco nodded. "I guess then I have to go then."

Faith grinned, as she kissed him. "Of course you have to come, even if Emily didn't ask you to come. You are part of this family; you have been for a long time."

Bosco smiled. "You don't know how much this past year has meant to me." He said, his voice soft. "I finally found what I have been looking for…found somewhere that I belong."

Faith looked at Bosco. "I didn't know you felt that way."

"I'm not the most sensitive person, Faith, I'm not going to tell you how I feel about stuff like that, I will look like a wimp."

She smiled. "You'll never look like a wimp, I like when people are sensitive."

"Oh you do?" Bosco grinned.

"Yes I do." Faith said, standing from the couch. "Now let's go."

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Faith and Bosco were sitting with Rose. Even since Bosco and Faith got together, Rose has been like a grandmother to Emily and Charlie; she said if she isn't going to get grandchildren, she'd just have to spoil Faith's kids instead.

Faith then saw Charlie, Fred and his girlfriend coming down the aisle. " Hey Mom" Charlie said, as he hugged her. "Hey Uncle Bosco..."

"Hey Chuck," Bosco said, smiling. "You've gotten big."

"Come on Charlie. Time to take our seats." Fred said, rushing Charlie away from his mother and Bosco.

Bosco and Faith were whispering to each other, when Rose nudged Bosco's side. "Emily's gonna talk."

Emily started talking about what the past year had been like at school, her friends, the work, the teachers. Her eyes fell on Bosco, and a small smile came over her face. "While I'm up here…there's someone that I'd like to mention. There's a person in my life…that I've known since I was little…someone who was always a part of my family…someone who was always there." She paused, taking a deep breath. "I never understood what it meant to do anything for someone that you love…but I learnt the true meaning of that last year. I never knew how much he would do for me…how far he would go."

She stopped for a moment, tears welling up in her eyes as she locked eyes with Bosco. "When I got attacked he risked everything…his job, his family, his life…to make sure that I wouldn't get hurt again. I can never repay him for that…and I can never tell him how much that means to me." A smile spread across her face, and Bosco smiled as well. "So…I want to thank you, Uncle B, for everything. For being there when I needed someone to talk to, for protecting my mom everyday…and for risking your life for me."

Everybody turned around, trying to get a glimpse of Bosco. His face went a slight shade of pink as he looked at Emily.

"Stand up, Bosco." Faith told him.

"I'm not standing up." He whispered, looking around the room.

Emily smiled again at his embarrassment. "Bosco, could you come up here? Mom to?"

"Come on, Faith, let's go…" Bosco said, laughing, as everybody in the room started clapping.

"I'm not going,"

"Yes you are, Faith." Bosco said, as he grabbed her hand. "If I'm going, you are going."

They slowly walked up the steps, as the audience applauded. Bosco approached Emily, and pulled her into a tight hug. "Thanks, Em." He whispered into her ear as the crowd cheered.

"Thank you, Uncle B." She whispered back, returning to embrace.

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A few days later,

There was a knock at the door, "Can you get it, Boz?"

Bosco opened the door and Fred and Charlie were standing there. "Tell Faith that she can have Charlie tonight, but I'll be by to pick up first thing in the morning." Fred said, as he walked away.

"Nice to see you again too." Bosco called out, as Fred walked away. "Hey Chuck." Bosco said, smiling as the little boy hugged him.

"Can we play the game again, Uncle B?"

Bosco nodded. "Sure after dinner though, I don't think your mom would like us playing right now. I'm gonna beat you this time…I've been practicing, you know."

"Yeah right." Charlie said, laughing.

"You are right, no games until after dinner," Faith said, as she came out of the bedroom. "Go and wash up and tell your sister that dinner is almost ready."

"I will." He said, as he run towards his bedroom.

Faith smiled. "You are so good with Charlie, wait until we have our own kids."

Bosco snapped his head to look at Faith, wide-eyed. "What?"

Faith smiled. "I didn't mean yet, maybe in a couple of years." She said, as she put her arms around him.

He smiled. "That's good, I'm not sure I'm ready for kids just yet,"

"You will be one day, Boz, and you will be a great father, I know." she said, as she kissed him.

They broke the kiss, and Bosco was smiling. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

He looked at her. "Dinner isn't going to be ready for another half an hour right?"

"Yeah, why?" Faith asked, furrowing her brow.

He shrugged. "Thought maybe I could hold you for a while."

A smile spread across her face, and she nodded. "I'd like that."

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Later that night,

Faith was lying next to Bosco on the couch. "Did you ever think we'd be like this?"

"You mean together?" he asked.

"I mean did you ever think we will be talking to each other again. I was so afraid that we were going to go our separate ways"

He stroked her hair. "I always knew that we would get back together."

"No. You didn't, Bos." she said, with a grin.

"Well you will never know, will you?"

She laid her head on his chest. "I guess we won't." She then turned to him. "Are you glad that you decide to move in with me?"

He smiled at her. "I think that was the best decision I ever made. " he said, as he was stroking her hair. " I do miss you sometimes as a partner at work, but it is nice to come home and see you here."

"You mean you don't like Ty being your partner?"

"He's okay, but he's not the same as you." Bosco said.

She nodded slightly. "The same goes for Jelly. He is okay, but there are things that I can't say to him that would have said to you when we were driving in 55 David. I guess we just great partners together." Faith said, grinning.

"We still are." Bosco responded, as he leaned over and kissed her.

A few hours later,

Faith looked at Bosco lying next to her, and she saw that he was sleeping.

She thought of everything that happened between her and Bosco the past few years, and she realize that Bosco was always there for her, and always will, just the same as she will always be by his side, and that is never going to change not now or ever.

This was forever.

The End