Is Love Enough?

Chapter 3

Bosco had just got off the phone telling Emily about Faith's condition.
The next person he had to call was his mom. He dialed the number.
"Hello?"

"Hi Ma," Bosco replied. Rose could tell by the tone of Bosco's voice that
something was wrong.

"Maurice, what's wrong?" she asked.

"It's Faith; she has been hurt," he said, as tears started to fall down his
cheek, "She is a coma; I need to talk to Hannah and Michelle,"

"I'm sorry," Rose replied, "But I know she is going to be just fine,
Maurice," Bosco sighed.

"I hope you are right," There is no way he could live
without Faith, he thought to himself.

A few seconds later,

"Hi Michelle. Hey sweetie, it's daddy. Are you been good for Grandma Rose?" Bosco asked.

"I wanna to talk to Mommy."

"Sweetheart, Mommy got hurt and she's going to be sleeping for a while. It is like when you and Hannah have a nap, but she told me to tell you that she loves you and Hannah very much."

"I want my mommy!" Michelle screamed through the phone.

"I know you do, honey."

"Mommy…" she cried.

Suddenly Michelle was off the phone, Rose returned to the phone.

"I'm so sorry, Maurice. I know how hard this for you; Michelle will be fine."

"I need to talk to Hannah," Bosco replied. He knew that Hannah was going to
want to talk to Faith as well, but he need to hear his daughter's voice.

"Daddy… I miss you."

"I miss you, too, Hannah bananna." Hannah giggled into the phone.

"Daddy...I want to talk to Mommy," Hannah said.

"You can't talk to mommy, honey."

"I want to talk to mommy now!"

"Hannah, mommy is sleeping right now…"

"No… I want my mommy now!" Bosco could hear Rose in the background, trying
to comforting his daughter that is what he should be doing. He wanted to be
there for his daughters. He wanted to hug them and tell them that Mommy was going to
be okay, but he couldn't.

Rose returned to the phone a few minutes later.

"I should have never phoned you; now my kids are upset because of me."

"Maurice, this isn't your fault. Hannah and Michelle will be fine. They are
kids; they don't really know what is happening." Bosco then heard two voices on the phone.

"Daddy, love you," they both
said. Bosco smiled for the first time since Faith got hurt.

"I love you both, too. Now.. you be good for your grandma."

"Read Three Little Pigs to us," Hannah answered. Bosco then started to
tell the story that both Hannah and Michelle made him read everyday.

A few minutes later.

"Well the two of them are sleep now; I'm going to go
now. I'll keep Faith in my thoughts, but I know that she is going to be just
fine. There is no way that she would leave you or her kids."

"Thanks, Ma. "

"Call me later and tell me how she is doing," Rose replied.

"I will, goodbye," Bosco said, as he hung up the phone. He then turned
around and saw Susan standing in front of him.

"You have kids?" Susan asked, surprised. Bosco smiled. "I have two little
girls, Michelle and Hannah; they are 2 year old.They are two most precious
things in my life. I had to tell them today that their mother is "sleeping,"
and I couldn't even comfort them. What kind of father I am telling them on
the phone? I don't even know why I am telling you all this," Bosco
answered.

"Bosco, it's fine. You need someone to talk to, I understand. I have two
kids of my own, a boy and a girl." Bosco then pulled a picture of his wallet.

"This is them, and those are my stepchildren, Emily and Charlie. They are like my own kids." Susan looked at Bosco. She could still remember the man that she meet a few years in New
York when he saved her niece, but this man standing in front of her was so
different. He was all about family, now. She just hoped that Faith will wake
up as she isn't sure what he would do if she doesn't.

"So long have you two been married?" Susan questioned Bosco.

"Nearly 3 years," Bosco replied.

"Four years ago today I was seriously hurt and was in a coma for a few months, it made me and Faith realize how much we loved each other. After I got out the hospital, we dated for a while, but I knew right then I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I didn't
want to wait any longer so I ask her to marry me, and we got married a few
months after that." Susan smiled.

"Well I can see how much you love her."

"Yes I do. I love her more than anything; she is everything to me. I don't
know what I will do if I lose her." She looked at him.

"You aren't going to lose her."

"Is that as a doctor?" Bosco asked.

"No, that is as a friend." Bosco nodded.

"Do you think I can go and be with her?" Susan smiled and nodded.

"Of course, you can. She is in the ICU. Do you need me to take you up there?"

"No, I can find my way, but thank you for listening to me. The only person
that has let me talked that much without saying anything is Faith." Susan
nodded.

"She is in room 3B." Bosco nodded, as he walked out of the lounge.

Bosco walked into Faith's hospital room. He couldn't believe how pale she
looked.

"Hey Faith," he said as he sat down next to her.

"I called Emily; I think she was trying to be tough for me, but I know that
she was crying. I told her that you were going to be just fine and you
can't lie to your daughter, can you? So you have to wake up," he said, as he
grabbed her hand tightly.

"I talked to our babies too. They were really confused and just wanted to talk to you. You always know the right things to say to them."

"I made my own kids cry because I didn't know what to say! I need you,
Faith," he said as he started to cry.

"I can still remember the day that you told me that you were pregnant with them. I
know that you didn't want to have anymore kids after Charlie and Emily, but
the minute that you become pregnant, you were so happy. So was I. I was scared, but with you by my side, I knew that everything would be okay. I can't do this on my own," he said, as he put his head on her chest.

"Don't leave me, Faith. Please wake up!"

"Our kids needs their mother!" Bosco flashed back to the day that Michelle and Hannah were born.

"Faith, you can do this! Just push!" Bosco replied.

"I know, Bos.. I have done this before!" Faith shouted.

"Oh, this is all your fault…"

"Just one more push, Faith," the doctor replied.

"I can't do this anymore," Faith shouted.

"Yes you can, Faith, I know you can," Bosco ressured her as he held her hand.

"Just breathe."

A few second later,

"You have a beautiful baby girl," the doctor replied. Bosco looked at his
daughter.

"That's our daughter," he said, as she held Faith's hand, as they
cleaned the baby up. The doctor then brought the baby towards Faith and Bosco.

"Would you like to hold your daughter?" Faith smiled.

"Yes I would." She then turned to Bosco.
"I know we haven't talked about it, but I thought that we could named her
Michelle Rose Boscorelli. I wanted to named our child after your brother but
I didn't really want to call our daughter Micheal." Bosco smiled.

"I love it, Faith. Thank you."

"Do you want to hold Michelle?" Faith asked. Bosco smiled.

"Of course I do," he said as he took his little girl in his arms.

"I'm your daddy," he said as a smile crept through his face. Suddenly Faith felt another pain.

"I think your other daughter wants to see
you." The doctor told Faith to push.

"I can see the head, just give me one more
push."

A few seconds later,

"You have another beautiful baby girl," the doctor said, as she got up and
clean the baby off. Bosco grinned and walked over to where his other daughter was.

"Michelle, meet your sister, Hannah Angela Boscorelli."

"I didn't think you liked that name, Bos," Faith replied.

"Well I didn't, but seeing her now... She is definitely a Hannah." The doctor
picked up Hannah, and brought her over to Faith to hold.

"Hannah, I'm your mommy and right here is your sister and your daddy. Just so you know your
daddy is the best man I had ever met. He will make sure that nothing ever
happen to you and your sister. You have the best daddy in the world.
Although you probably won't be able to date until you are about 30," Faith
said, laughing. Bosco walked up to Faith.

"I love you, Faith," he said, as she leaned over
and kissed her forehead.

"I love you, Bos, now and always."

End of flashback
Bosco snapped out of his flashback and realized that he was still in the
hospital but expect this time it wasn't a happy occasion.

"I love you, Faith, now and always. Please, don't leave me," he said, as tears
started to fall down her cheeks, and he put his head on her chest.

"Please don't leave me."

The next morning, Susan walked into the ER.

"Good morning, Abby," Abby looked up at Susan and could see that she was tired.

"Hey Susan, did Lia keep you up again?" Abby said. Susan smiled.

"No, Lia was great last night. I couldn't sleep last night; all I could think
about that patient that got hit by the car."

"You have really got attached to this patient, haven't you? " Abby replied.

"No, this patient is different than any other patient. Remember a few years ago when Suzie was missing in New York. Well Faith and Bosco were the ones that helped me find her, and now they are here in the hospital, needing my help and I can't help them." Susan said, as she and
Abby walked into the lounge. Abby nodded.

"It's not your fault, Susan."

"I know, it's not, but I still want to help them, somehow," Susan replied.

"I'm going to go and check up on them; I'll be back in a few minutes," she
said as she left the lounge.

Susan walked into Faith's room and saw that Bosco was still there.

"Did you stay here all night?" she asked as she walked up to him. He looked
up at her.

"Yeah, I didn't want her to be alone if she woke last night. I
want her to know that I am here waiting for her to wake up." Bosco stood up.

"I guess this is how she felt when I was in a coma four
years ago," he replied, looking at Faith.

"I woke up and now you are going to do the exact same thing," he said as he leaned over and kissed her forehead.

"Why don't you go and get something to eat or at least get some rest," Susan
suggested. Bosco shook his head.

"I don't want to leave her. I don't need
any rest; I'll be fine."

"You are exhausted. What if I stay with her while you go and at least get
something to eat. But I wouldn't suggest going to the cafeteria though,"
Susan said, laughing. Bosco nodded.

"I don't know if I can leave her."

"You can… and I know she wouldn't want you to not be so exhausted."

"Okay fine, but only for a few minutes," Bosco answered as he started to
walk out of the room. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Bosco looked
up and saw a police officer standing in front of him.

"I'm Detective Brown; I am investigating your wife's hit and run. Can I talk
to you for a few minutes?" Bosco walked outside of the room with the
detective.

"Do you know who did this to Faith?" Bosco asked.

"No, we don't, but I need to know exactly what happen? Do you remember
anything?" Detective Brown questioned Bosco.

"Faith and I were crossing the street and I saw the car coming towards her.
I called out to her, but it was too late..."

"Do you remember anything about the car? Did you see the person?"

"No, I was too concerned about my wife, but if I remember anything I will
call you," Bosco replied. The detective nodded, and walked away from Bosco.
Susan walked out of the room.

"Were you able to help them?" Bosco turned around.

"No, Dr. Lewis I couldn't. I'm a detective and I
couldn't even tell what car the person was driving or anything about what
happened."

"Call me Susan," she said, "Your wife was hurt, of course you were more
concerned about her than what the car looked like. Don't blame yourself." Bosco smiled to himself.

"That is something that Faith would have said to me."

"Well Faith is a very smart woman then. Now go and get something to eat,"
Bosco looked at Faith through the window before he left.

"She'll be fine," Susan replied with this caring look on her face.

"Now go!"

Later that day, Carter was at the admitting desk when a family walked up to him.

"Can I help you?" Carter asked.

"My mom was admitted to the hospital yesterday. She was involved in a hit
and run accident."

"What's her name?"

"Faith Boscorelli," Emily replied. "Do you know if she is awake yet?" Carter shook his head.

"I wasn't the doctor that worked on her, but I will
check for you where she is," Carter replied.

"John, I can help these people. They need you in trauma one," Susan replied. Carter nodded and walked away from them.

"I am your mom's doctor; you must be Emily and this is Charlie," Susan
replied, shaking their hands.

"And these two little cuties must be Michelle and Hannah," Susan smiled as the
girls smiled at Susan. Rose looked at Susan.

"How is Faith doing?" she asked.

"She is still in a coma, but you can go and see your daughter."

"Oh no, she isn't my daughter; she is my daughter-in-law, but she is like a
daughter to me. How is my son doing?"

"He's hanging in there," Susan answered, "Why don't I take you all up to see
him and Faith. I'm sure he will be happy to see you all."

Bosco was sitting next to Faith, holding her hand. He looked up and
saw Emily coming into the room.

"Emily!" Bosco responded as he stood up and hugged her.

"She is going to be
fine. she'll wake up; I know she will." Bosco smiled at Emily.

"Thank you, Em. I know she will too."

"Can I talk to her?" Emily asked.

"Of course you can." Emily walked over to Faith.

"Hey Mom. It's me, Em," Bosco looked at Emily
and knew that she needed some time alone with Faith. He walked up to her.

"I'll be outside if you need me," he said, as he put his hand on her
shoulder.

"Thank you," she said, nodding. As he walked out of the room, he saw Charlie and his mom coming towards him with Hannah and Michelle.

"Daddy!" Bosco ran up to them.

"Hannah.. Michelle," he said as he hugged them. They
looked up at him with this love in their eyes.

"Love you, daddy," Hannah giggled. He grabbed them out of their stroller and held onto both of them.

"We wanna see mommy."

"Mommy is right in there… " he spoke softly as he walked over to the window
where they could see Faith.

"In a little while, we will go and see her," he said as he looked at his
kids, and saw that they were sleeping in his arms. He touched their faces.

"I love you, both," he said, as she kissed their foreheads.

"I'll can put them back in the stroller."

"No, Ma. I need to hold them right now. I just need to be with my kids." he
said, as he walked over to the waiting room, and placed them down on the
chairs, and sat down next to them. Michelle woke up and looked up at Bosco.

"Mommy..." she said, as she climbed on top of Bosco.

"I know, honey.. I need mommy too." he said, as he cuddled up to her. She fell back asleep in his arms.

To be continued!