Chapter 12

"Bosco?" Cruz said to him as she was getting ready to go to bed and Bosco was getting the couch ready for himself. "Do you think we could keep this quiet about us for awhile? I'm just not ready to tell everyone!" Bosco walked into his room. "Sure, mums the word."

Bosco woke to the sound of Cruz whimpering. He quietly got up and went into the room she was sleeping in. What he saw broke his heart. She was curled up in a ball with the blankets around every part of her body. She had tears in her eyes.

"My god Maritza what did this guy do to you?" Bosco slowly made his way to her bedside and began to stroke her hair and in a soft hush tell her it was ok.

In her sleep Cruz heard the soothing sound of Bosco's voice and she relaxed a bit and began to wake up. When she did open her eyes, a sigh of relief flooded her body. She clung to his hand and whispered, he's always in my dreams! He won't go away and I can't run anywhere he won't find me."

"Shhh! Your safe here with me!" He stayed with her stroking her hair until she fell asleep then he quietly got up and went back to the couch. He felt so back for her. "That son of a bitch is going to pay for what he did to her!" Those were his last words before he to drifted of to sleep.

"Hi, Bosco said as he walked through the door that night after a rough shift. It was nice to have someone to come home to. Well it usually was except for tonight.

An angry and annoyed Cruz greeted him. "Bosco I can't stay here another day! I have to go to work tomorrow and you can't stop me. I have to get this guy. Don't you understand that?" Cruz screamed in frustration.

"Now, now don't shoot the messenger. That's what the doctor said and there's no way the lieutenant will let you go to work anyway so just forget it and relax ok!" Bosco said leaning over and kissing her.

She just pushed him away. "But I'll go crazy if I have to be home all day by myself again tomorrow."

"Your not strong enough yet. It's only for a week and anyway I got you something that will keep you busy will I'm gone. Bosco produced a small box and gave it to her.

"What is it?" Cruz sat on the couch with the gift in her hands. She was so surprised she didn't even she the tiny air hole that it had.

"Open it and find out." Bosco said with a huge grin on his face.

"When Cruz opened the box she couldn't believe what she saw a small White kitten with one blue eye and one green eye stared back at her. "Oh she's so cute!" Cruz couldn't stop smiling at the little kitten as she slowly picked her up out of the box.

"I thought she could keep you company until you could go back to work." Bosco smiled to himself, he was glad she liked it. Earlier that day during a child had given him the kitten because his cat had given birth to kittens and as a thank you for helping him the kid had given he a kitten. Bosco had promised to take good care of the kitten.

Cruz walked over to him and gave him a huge kiss. "Thank you. I've never had a pet before." "Me nether. I mean we're not supposed to have pets in this building but I thought who would find out about one little kitten."

" Don't I get to take him home with me?"

"Of course if you want to!" Bosco said with a laugh. "You think I want to take care of her? I mean it is a her right?"

"Yes it's a her." Cruz said laughing. What should I name her?"

"How the hell should I know she's your kitten?" Bosco said in a sarcastic voice.

"I know Lily." She looks like a Lily." Cruz softly picked the kitten and began to snuggle her. "How would of thought that the great bossy and tuff sergeant Cruz would have a soft spot for a kitten? Not I," said Bosco.

"Hey Boz, When do you think that I'll be able to go home?

"First of all since when do you call me Boz and second they think they spotted Warner around your apartment yesterday but he got away so you're not to go home unless I'm with you." He could see the fear in her eyes as she heard his name. When will this nightmare be over she wondered to herself. Just then Lily wriggled out of her hands.