Chapter 8

Bosco didn't know how long he sat there for. His head in his hands, all he could do was think. He laughed to himself if Maritza was here she'd probably say that didn't happen to often. He couldn't really deny that. He didn't really think about his actions before he did them. His head was swimming with thoughts. He had just yelled at his best friend in the entire world the friend who never gave up on him. He had said that he loved Maritza. Love he thought to himself always screws everything up. Did he love her? Could he after all that she did? He didn't know what had happened to him. He had jus lost it. He protected and defended Sergeant Maritza Cruz over Faith.

"What the hell is wrong with me?" Bosco asked himself.

"Officer Boscorelli?"

"Yeah," Bosco said without looking up.

"Would you please come with us?"

Bosco looked up to see two police officers standing there.

"Why?"

"We want to ask you a couple questions about Sergeant Cruz."

They took him to an empty room and started to ask him all these questions.

"What the hell is going on?" Bosco asked angrily.

"Officer where you aware that there were severe bruises on Cruz?"

"Yes, She got beat up while she was undercover."

"Are you sure that's how she got them." She bigger officer asked.

"Yes!" Bosco said annoyed, she told me. "Look it up in her report. Now if you'll excuse me I have to make sure she's ok."

"Not yet officer we're not done. Did you and Maritza get along?"

"We had are ruff patches but for the most part fine! Now get the hell out of my way!"

"Officer Boscorelli did you maybe push her down the stairs? You guys were fighting and you lost you temper maybe and gave her just a small push?"

"You think I hurt her?" Bosco said in a shocked voice. "You son of a bitch! I'd never hurt her! Ask Faith Yokas she was there when Maritza, fell down the stairs." She anger rising in his voice. Bosco was pissed off now.

Finally after about an hour the two police officers were satisfied that Bosco had nothing to do with Maritza being hurt and let him go.

"You leave me the hell alone!" Shouted Bosco as he was going back to the waiting room.

As he got there Bosco saw the doctor. "Officer Boscorelli," She greeted him. "How is she he asked?" Concern written all over his face.

"Miss Cruz has multiple bruising, 2 cracked ribs, and a really deep cut on her back. Her wrist is badly sprained. There is some swelling and bruising on her head as well as a cut, but she should be fine as long as she gets plenty of rest. She was lucky!"

"Can I see her now?" Bosco practically begged.

"Yes you can see her." The doctor pointed him to her room.

Bosco walked slowly to her room he was so relived that she was going to be ok. When he got to her room he opened the door as quietly as he could and walked inside slowly. When he saw her, a serge of relief filled his body but shortly after that his relief turned to heartache. She was covered in bruises and there was a huge gash across her forehead. Bosco pulled a chair up beside her bed. He just sat there watching her sleep. She was so fragile looking. Even in sleep she locked tormented. It was his fault entirely that she was so badly hurt. He should have done something, anything other than just stand there and let Faith attack her like that! He took her small fragile hand in his and whispered, "I'm so sorry!" then lightly knelt down and kissed he forehead. At that exact moment something inside of him changed and he knew that he loved her with all of his heart.