The Boscorelli Bloodline Part Deuce

From the desk of Laurie Lasagna: Hey everyone! Ok, so this update took way too long, I know I'm sorry! School sucks, eh? So, I noticed for some reason after I upload a chapter, some of the question marks actually come up as exclamation points….so if you read a sentence and it looks weird, that's why. I'll try and figure that one out. Here's the latest, lemme know what you think, I LOVE the reviews, thanks so much!

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Chapter 11 - Does a peaceful sleep exist?

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Two days had passed and although Steve was in the wind, his victims had to start piecing their lives back together. Max and Bridgette's apartment was still a demolition site. Lt. Johnson helped his daughter to try and get it straightened up, but a lot of the stains weren't going anywhere. It took some serious decision making, but it came down to Tommy taking a little time off from work, and having Max stay with him.

"I think it's a good idea for now," Bridgette said quietly to her dad, while he helped her rip up pieces of the carpet, "I don't think she should come back here yet."

Lt. Johnson nodded, "Yeah, definitely."

Next door, Madison didn't really understand what had happened yet. She was only upset at the fact that she wasn't able to see her Aunt Max. They weren't allowing her to because they thought it would scare her half to death. Lexi still had the shakes, and was taking a mild dosage of medication to keep her nerves at ease. She didn't do anything or go anywhere without Wendie with her and Bosco knowing where she was at.

Bosco and Connor had barely slept at all. They traced every lead they came up with to try and track down Steve. Their very last lead came up empty, leaving both officers feeling defeated and bitter.

"We'll find his ass," Connor said, not wanting to pick up another case until this one was closed, "We will."

Bosco rubbed his eyes and nodded, "How am I supposed to sleep?"

"I dunno," Connor replied, sitting back in his chair, "When I finally fall asleep I'll let you know."

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Another day had slowly passed, and Madison couldn't take it anymore, "Mommy!" she said firmly, marching over to the table where Lexi and Wendie were sitting, "I want Aunt Max! I miss her!"

Lexi and Wendie exchanged a look, then Lexi sighed and picked up the phone.

Tommy was shaken from his thoughts when his phone rang. He had been leaning against his bedroom door frame watching Max sleep soundly in his bed. In all honesty he hadn't moved from the spot in hours.

"Yeah?" He answered.

"Hey sweetie," Lexi replied, "What's going on?"

The exhaustion in his voice was evident when he answered, "Nothing, she's sleeping."

"Pain meds still keeping her out?"

"Yeah, for the most part," he sighed, "She was up for a couple hours and we watched a little TV."

"She still throwing up?"

"Not as much."

Lexi sighed, "It'll stop…"

Tommy rubbed his eyes, "Yeah."

"So…do you feel like any company?"

He was quiet for a second, "Actually, yeah."

"I think Maddy just needs to see her." Lexi said.

"Yeah I think so too."

"Ok, well we'll see you soon."

"Hey." Lexi said, poking her head into Bridgette and Max's apartment a few minutes later.

Bridgette and Lieu looked up, "What's up?" Bridgette asked.

"We're gonna go to Tommy's…he needs some company."

"Ok," Bridgette nodded, "We're almost done, so I'll catch up with you guys."

"You can go," Lieu said, "I'll finish putting the rest down."

Lexi walked in and looked at the patches of carpet they were replacing, "Can't even tell…" she said quietly.

"That's what we were aiming for," Bridgette replied, standing up and dusting herself off, "Lemme get my stuff."

While they waited for Bridgette, Madison peered into the apartment. Lieu gave her a small wave and a smile but she screamed, "UNCLE LIEU WATCH OUT!"

Everyone jumped and Lieu looked to see nothing but Bridgette coming out of her room. Madison clung to Wendie's leg and cried, "The bad man's in there!"

Lexi let out a sigh of relief and picked her daughter up, "He's gone remember sweetie?"

Madison gripped Lexi tightly as Lieu walked out, "It's just me!" he smiled.

"Where's the man?" She sniffled.

"He's all gone remember?" Bridgette said, "It's just me and silly ol' Uncle Lieu."

"He's not coming back. He'll have to deal with me." Lieu smirked, putting up his dukes and giving her a tough guy face.

"I wish you was here the day he was." Madison pouted.

Lieu gave her a small grin then looked at Lexi, "Are you going to…"

"She goes tomorrow." Lexi said, cutting him off. She knew that Madison needed some type of therapy after the ordeal and she wasted no time setting it up.

"You ready to go?" Bridgette asked.

Madison nodded, "I wanna see Aunt Max."

"Can I get a Maddy kiss first?" Lieu smiled pointing to his cheek, "Right there?"

She smiled and nodded, then leaned over and kissed his cheek. Lieu smiled and held his chest, making Maddy giggle, before the girls were off.

"Remember that Aunt Max is sleeping ok?" Lexi said while they walked to Tommy's door, "You can't wake her up."

"I know," Madison replied quietly, "She needs to sleep."

Wendie walked in first then turned to Maddy, "Shhhh."

Madison nodded and they walked the rest of the way in.

Bridgette's eyes widened when she saw Tommy, "No offense babe but you look like hell."

He looked up from the table but couldn't come up with anything to say. The bedroom door was cracked open a little and Lexi walked over carrying Madison. She opened the door a little bit more then whispered, "See? She just needs to sleep ok?"

Madison nodded then asked, "Can I give her a Maddy kiss?"

Lexi thought for a second, then put her daughter down, "You gotta be very easy."

Madison crept over very slowly to the side of the bed that Max was on. Her eyes widened a little bit seeing the bruising and swelling on her face. Leaning over onto the bed, she gave Max a kiss on the cheek, "I love you Aunt Max."

There was no response from Max and Lexi said, "Come on Maddy, let her sleep."

She left the room, and Lexi brought her over to the couch, "Can you watch Spongebob for awhile so we can talk to Uncle Tommy?

Madison nodded, then turned her attention to the TV.

"Why don't you sleep now?" Wendie asked Tommy, "Go crash."

"Every time she moves, I wake up," he replied, "It's like I'm afraid she'll break or she won't be there or something."

"Anyone else having nightmares?" Lexi asked.

"That too." Tommy replied.

"Ditto." Bridgette grumbled.

Wendie nodded then said, "Tommy you gotta sleep. You're not going to be any good to anyone if you don't sleep at all. You were awake the entire time at the hospital, you need to rest."

"Bosco calls…then Connor calls….then DK calls….….and if I don't pick up they freak out a lit…"

"Then we'll answer the phone." Bridgette said firmly.

"What's Bosco doing?" Wendie asked.

"Him and Connor are living at the precinct. Honestly I don't think he wants to be over here…."

"He's pretty sick over it," Bridgette said quietly, "Ya know?"

Lexi sighed, "He knows you're taking care of her Tommy."

"Which you need sleep for," Wendie said, "Go pop some Tylenol PM and hit the couch. We'll be here ok?"

"What about Maddy?" Tommy asked, looking towards the couch. He blinked, "Maddy!"

The girls turned to the couch to find it empty. Lexi sprung from the chair with her heart racing a hundred miles a minute. Bridgette, like always used her common sense instead of her panic button and went for the bedroom. She smiled when she saw that Madison had tucked herself into bed next to Max. Max subconsciously wrapped her arm around her and they were both sound asleep.

Bridgette grinned, "Right here."

They all looked into the bedroom, and smiled a little.

Lexi let out a sigh of relief, "Tommy go to bed."

He let out a sigh of relief, "I'm on it."