Chapter 10

Bosco sat beside her bed just watching her sleep. His pinkie finger entwined with hers. He thought about what the doctor had said. She needs plenty of rest. She was still in a lot of pain but she was getting better slowly. Bosco had decided that he would take her home with him. Because of this he had spent most of yesterday cleaning up his apartment to actually make it liveable. She began to wake up.

"Hey," Bosco whispered.

"Hi, How long have you been sitting there?"

"Awhile. Guess what the doctor said that you could come home today."

"Really I can't wait to get home." She gave him a small smile.

"Um..Well here's the thing Maritza the doctor says you shouldn't be all alone so you're coming home with me." Bosco said waiting to see what her reaction would be.

"But, I'm ready to go home and take care of myself!"

"I know and you will, just wait until you get a little stronger ok?" Bosco said as he kissed her on her forehead.

"Fine." Cruz sighed. Secretly she kind of liked having Bosco around to take care of her though she'd never admit it to him ever!

When they got back to his apartment, Cruz was speechless it was actually clean.

"It's looks a lot bigger doesn't it," Bosco said smiling.

"I was going to go for clean but bigger works to." She said with a mischievous grin on her face. Bosco just laughed as he put her duffle bag in his room.

"Do you want Chinese food tonight, because I wouldn't want you die on us after all of this because of my cooking!"

"I'd eat even your cooking after two weeks of hospital food."

Ok, Chinese it is, I'll go pick it up and then I'll be right back, ok.

"Sure."

"Bye,"

Cruz walked all around his apartment just getting herself used to where everything was. She decided to take a shower. She felt so icky from being in the hospital. She never did like hospitals. She had to search Bosco's place to find a plastic bad to put over her sprained arm! She wasn't aloud to take the tenser bandage off. She grabbed a towel, and her shampoo. The water relaxed her she just let it beat down on her body. This was the best she'd felt in weeks.

When she was done she dried her hair with a towel and then she saw herself in the mirror. Her face still had the yellowish purple bruises on her face along with the large gash on the right side of her face. The rest of her body was still covered in bruises. As she looked at herself in the mirror she wondered who would ever love her now. Bosco was just being a good friend she was sure he'd never think of her like that! She signed. And went to get dressed.

When Bosco came home he saw Cruz sitting on the couch. She was wearing and pair of dark blue jeans and a long sleeved low cut, navy blue shirt. She had even put on eyeliner, mascara and some lipstick she looked so much better Bosco thought to himself.

"I got the food and I even remembered to get extra egg roles with plum sauce because they're you favourite aren't they," Bosco said in a cheery voice.

"Actually I really don't like them that much anymore."

Bosco looked all worried.
"I was just kidding, I still love egg roles." She said laughing.

"That's not a very nice thing to do to a guy!" Bosco said as he pulled her into a big bear hug. As they ate Cruz noticed that Bosco was having a hard time with his chopsticks.

"Dam it," Bosco said after about ten minutes and no luck and got up to go get a fork.

"Try holding them this way," Cruz showed him

"Right," Bosco said "There's no way in hell that after all my different ways yours is going to w... hey it works said a surprised Bosco.

After diner Bosco noticed that Cruz seemed kind of down. He flopped down on the couch next to her and said, " Hey what's up?"

"Nothing!"

"You can't fool me. What's the matter?" Bosco put his arm around her.

"It's just that look at me." Cruz said in a distressed voice.

"So you have a bit of plum sauce on your face, I can fix that." Cruz started to laugh as he took out a napkin and brought it up to her lips and wiped off all the plum sauce. When he was done his face suddenly became serious.

"Cruz I know what you're going though, I went through the same thing remember." He said pointing to were he had a piece of gauze covering up his big scar. He took her head in his hands and said, "listen to me, you look beautiful right now ok."

"But, I hate having my weakness displayed all over my face."

"The bruises will fade in time and that gashes scar will fade so you can't even se it." Bosco still had his hands on her cheeks. Cruz slowly relaxed and she gave him a small smile.

"See now when you show that beautiful smile you look gorgeous." He said quietly.

Cruz looked up at him right into his eyes as he looked her in her eyes. Something in their eyes sparked between. Bosco looked at her deep brown eyes and said in a hushed whisper if only you could see yourself the way I see you you'd never doubt you beauty again and with that he slowly leaned over and gently kissed her lips.