Title: Knights Reunited 2?
Authors: Jamie552 (writes Bosco POV) and Starbright (writes Faith POV)
Summary: At Lieu's birthday party, the firefighters, paramedics, and police officers from the old 55 are reunited for the first time since the fire. As they get to know each other again, their lives change forever…
Author's Note: Here's chapter 2. Enjoy!
I was looking through my mail, when I saw something that wasn't a bill…it was a small card, that said that it was Lieu's 56th and that everybody from the old precinct was invited.
The 55th Precinct…it was the place where I began. There were some happy times there and some sad times there. It has been a year and half since the 55 burn down. During that time, I haven't met up with many of the former Camelot workers regularly…all except for Bosco.
Even when I see Bosco for our monthly coffee, it is more like I am seeing a co-worker, then my best friend. When did our friendship end? Was it when he save my life that day in the hospital? The day that he asks me to shoot for him? Or was it when I went behind his back because I thought he cheated? I guess you could say it was a combination of the three. I always thought that our friendship would last forever…after all, we survived him working with Cruz…but we couldn't survive this.
I see Bosco every now and then when I am doing a crime scene, and I look at him and I think to myself, why can't we be best friends again? It's true, we sort of made up with each other during the fire, but I know that we still have a lot to still deal with. At that time, we agreed that it would be best for us to forget about everything that happened and concentrate on the future…
My future revolves around being a detective. I still think about how I got the position… shooting Mann for what I believed to be revenge on Bosco's death. If Bosco hadn't tried to save me that night, I probably wouldn't be a detective… I wouldn't be alive. How do I repay him for saving my life? I go behind his back, and tell Swersky that I think he cheated.
I always regret doing it that way. I know Bosco well enough to know that he doesn't like people ratting on him, and that is exactly what I did. But I would do again if I thought that he was a danger to himself as well as other people.
I lost my faith in him, just like he said in that locker room that night just before the fire started. I didn't believe that he could get back to the force without cheating.
I placed my hand on the card, and read it.
Knights Reunited - For a Birthday Celebration
I smiled to myself, when I think about the 55, and everybody that worked there. It was like a second home to me…we were like a family.
I have been in the Major Crime Unit for nearly a year and half, and I still don't feel at home, like I did at the 55th. I always find myself thinking that I am going to turn the corner, and hear Sully and Ty arguing with each other about something silly, or I think Bosco is going to be in the car next to me. I've even called my new car, 55 David. How long has it been now, since I was last in 55-David? I will always think about it as " my car" no matter where I am. Even when I do see Bosco, I kept on thinking that he is still my partner, that nothing has changed.
But everything has changed.
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"Mom, why do you keep on looking at that card?" Emily asked me as she grabbed it from me. "Everybody that has work at the King and Arthur are invited to Bob Swersky 56th Birthday" She read out loud, raising her eye-brows. I nodded. "Why are you looking at it like you don't know whether or not your going?"
"I do want to go," I told my daughter.
She nodded slowly, her eyes narrowing. "Is this about Bosco?"
I smiled at my daughter, even since the incident with Dante, she has matured so much.
"This is not about Bosco." I said, looking at her. "Not at all."
She smiled slightly. "Alright then. If it's not about Bosco, then go! You deserve some fun…you've been working so much lately."
I smiled at my daughter. "So…I'm assuming that I have your permission?"
Emily gave a small laugh. "Yes, you do.". She quickly made her way down the hallway to her room. I grabbed the card, and looked at it one last time. You know by looking at it, it's not going to make you decide any quicker. I couldn't help but smile…that's something Bosco would say.
I knew that I had to make a decision now, it didn't matter how many times I look at the card, I'm going to come up with the same decision, I'm going to go.
So I grabbed the phone, and called Mrs. Swersky, and told her that I would be at the party. I was happy and nervous about seeing everybody again, but mostly I was nervous about seeing Bosco, I see him once a month and that is only for about an hour. During that hour, we rarely talk about anything personal…mostly work, and on rare occasions, the kids.
Even though I'm nervous, maybe seeing Bosco again is exactly what I need…maybe things will get better…
To be continued