The Boscorelli Bloodline Part Deuce
From the desk of Laurie Lasagna: Happy late holidays everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and had a blast ringing in the new year! Even if you can't remember ringing in the new year….that's ok too! I hope you like this chapter, it's on a higher note than the other chapters are…..let me know what you think, even if you don't like it!
Thanks to: My awesome editing team!
Chapter 10 - Cows, Amish, and Wiggles….oh my!
Detective Abbie was now sitting at a table, holding small conversations with Madison to try and keep her occupied. The door opened and Officer Chris walked in, carrying a coloring book and some crayons, "Look what I found." he smiled.
Madison's eyes widened, "Care Bears!"
"Yep." Officer Chris replied, putting them down on the table in front of her.
Immediately, Madison flipped to the first page that she liked, and began coloring away. After a few seconds, she looked up at Abbie, "When's Unckie Bosco going to be here?"
"He should be here soon honey," she replied, "New York is a long drive."
"Is Aunt Max with him? Is she ok?"
"We don't know…." Abbie started, but was interrupted by a knock from the two-way mirror.
Madison's eyes bulged, wondering how that had happened.
"We'll be right back, ok?" Abbie said, standing up.
She nodded, then watched Abbie and Officer Chris leave the room. Madison tilted her head to the side, staring up at the mirror. Sliding off the chair, she pushed it over to the wall where the mirror was.
Abbie's Lieutenant, Eric Hopkins, was waiting for her when she walked in, "The employee who worked in the afternoon said he saw our guy walk in and buy a few things. He said he had blood on him, and claimed he cut himself shaving. We have a car description, and a better description of him now."
Abbie nodded, feeling a little bit satisfied about how the investigation was going. Before she or Officer Chris could ask any questions, Lt. Hopkins pointed behind both of them and laughed. They turned around to see Madison blowing raspberries onto the two way glass. She'd blow one, look at the lip marks she left, then giggle and do it again. Neither of them could contain their laughter, and Chris left the room to try and keep the toddler's entertainment level up.
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Two and a half hours into the ride to Hanover, Bosco was beside himself, "Connor please go faster."
"What the hell do you want the engine to fall out! I'm doing 90!" He replied. He wanted to get there as fast as Bosco did, but there was only so much that could be done.
"We have lights and sirens, that means we can go as fast as we want." Bosco said, pointing up at the roof.
"Yeah, and we're getting there in double time, so just try and relax, alright?"
Bosco was about to mutter a smart remark to his friend, but his eyes widened, COW!" Bosco shouted, pointing straight ahead.
Connor slammed on the brakes, skidding the car sideways, and bringing it to a stop right next to the cow that was in the middle of the road. Bosco sat there wide eyed, looking at the cow that was now only 3 feet away from his side of the car, "Are you fucking kidding me!"
Connor was frozen for a second, trying to comprehend the fact that he almost slammed into a cow, "MOVE DAMMIT!"
The cow looked around, like there wasn't anything in the world going on.
"WE HAVE SIRENS! MOVE!" Bosco screamed.
Connor shook his head, and put the car in reverse then drove on the side of the road around the cow and back on their way.
"What the hell is that now!" Bosco exclaimed, pointing straight ahead at what looked like a box with lights.
"I think…" Connor started, as they got closer, "Is that a buggy?"
"A what!"
"A buggy! That's what those signs were we kept passing. They're buggy crossings."
"A what!" Bosco asked again.
"Amish, Bosco. They live here." Connor said, passing the buggy.
Bosco's head whipped around and he stared at the horse drawn buggy as it putted by, "Oh my God. Where the hell are we!"
"Pennsylvania, remember?"
"NEVER again Connor."
"Noted."
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"Do you like the Wiggles?" Madison asked. She was now at Officer Chris' desk, spinning around in his chair.
"Hmmm," He replied, looking at Abbie for an answer, "Wiggles?"
"Uh huh," Madison replied, trying to fight off a yawn, "I like Jeff."
"Oh…" Officer Chris said, looking at Abbie for any help he could get.
"How about Captain Feather sword?" Abbie asked.
She nodded, "Aunt Max likes him. She chases me with the dusty feather and pretends to be him."
"Dusty feather?" Abbie asked.
"Uh huh," Madison answered, "To clean the tables."
"Feather duster." Chris smiled.
Madison nodded again, then reached onto Chris' desk and took his hat, and put it on her head, "Ooooooohhhh." She smiled.
"Can we keep her?" Officer Chris asked, "She's more fun then anyone else here."
"I am?" Madison asked, looking up. As she looked up the hat fell over her eyes, "Uh oh."
"Madison!" A voice called.
Bosco and Connor had just walked in the door, and were immediately pointed to where Madison was.
The hat flew off Madison's head as she jumped out of the chair and ran. The entire time she cried, "UNCKIE BOSCO!"
Bosco met her midway and grabbed her up in his arms, hugging her tightly. The officers standing around the room clapped and smiled, while Connor breathed out a giant sigh of relief.
"Are you ok!" Bosco asked, pulling her away a little and checking her over.
She nodded and was on the verge of crying, clearly from being tired, "I want my nap."
"Never thought I'd hear that." Bosco smiled.
Connor smiled, "Don't worry kiddo, you have a LONG ride home to sleep through."