AUTHOR: trista groulx (the dustytiger)
DISCLAIMER: kim, faith, fred, joey, bobby, jimmy, bosco, davis, sully, none of these characters are mine, i'm just borowing them to play with them for a little while, they belong to their creator and the actors and actresses who portray them, i promise i'll be gentle, don't sue
RATING: PG-13 tops currently (sex is implied but nothing graphic, if you have a visual mind nudity)
CONTENT: kim/faith friendship, fred/faith , kim/bobby ? faith/bosco ?
SPOILERS: 32 bullets and a broken heart (missing scene/continuation)
SUMMARY: Kim and Faith become friends after they share their heartaches that Valintines day.
AUTHORS NOTES: this little plot bunny burrowed in my head and would not leave until it was on paper (screen what have you) i like to stay away from the b/f shippiness but it fits, you'll see what i mean...
Fred had been going to AA for four weeks now. Faith was finally ready to tell him that she thought it was time they have a night alone. She had asked her mother to watch the kids for the night. She had planned a whole evening, and she was on her way to make it happen.
She was looking out the window of the cab, when she saw Fred. She could recognize him anywhere. They had passed him a moment before, and she had asked the cab driver to pull over so that he could get a ride with them.
She watched out the back window, ready to jump out and startle him as he passed the cab. But he didn't walk past her, instead he entered a bar.
Faith was devastated, instead of going home after his AA meeting he had gone to a bar. She knew logically that he may not be drinking, but what else would an alcoholic do in a bar? Part of her wanted to cry, while part of her wanted to go into the bar and drag him, and tell him it was over.
Her mind was reeling. Had he been lying to her about where he had been going? She watched the bar for a few minutes, to see if he would just leave, but he didn't. She knew that he was drinking again. She needed to talk to someone.
She immediately picked up her phone to call Kim, and got no answer. She cursed, and wondered who she could talk to. The only person who came to mind was Bosco. She instructed the cab driver to go to his address.
She buzzed up to his apartment, and he let her up. She knocked on the door, and he let her in.
"What's wrong?" he asked, concerned.
"It's Fred, he's drinking again," she replied.
"Why'd you come to me?"
"Cause I couldn't think of anyone else."
"What about Kim?"
"Couldn't reach her. I just really need to talk to someone."
He nodded. "Well make yourself at home. I'm sorry the place is a mess."
She looked around the apartment, and it was very messy. It didn't really surprise her. Since he and Nicole had stopped seeing each other he didn't do much of anything. There were pizza boxes and left over Chinese containers all over the place.
She pushed some clothes off the couch and sat down. He sat down next to her.
"How do you know he's drinking again?" he asked.
"I was on my way home, and I saw him go into a bar."
"That doesn't mean he's drinking."
"He's supposed to be at AA tonight. I don't think they have field trips to bars."
He nodded. "I guess you're right."
"Why aren't I worth it?" she asked, starting to cry.
"Worth what?" Bosco asked, not sure what to do for his partner.
"Worth quitting for! Worth actually trying to make it work! I told him, Bos. I told him if he started drinking again I'd leave him!"
"You're worth it, Faith. He doesn't know what he's losing." He wrapped his arm around her back, hoping to comfort her.
"You're just saying that."
"No, you are worth the fight. I know if you were my wife I'd do just about anything to keep you."
She smiled. "You're not very convincing."
"I'm not good at this. But I do know that he should have tried for you, and for your kids. He knew what was on the line. I think he's pretty stupid to pick a drink over someone as amazing as you."
"Amazing huh?"
"Yeah, amazing. You work all the time, and you know your kids better then a lot of people. You're great at your job. Even though you didn't think he deserved it, you gave Fred the benefit of the doubt, and didn't leave his sorry ass when he went to go pick up those kids drunk. On top of all that you keep me in line at work. That to me, is a pretty good definition of amazing."
She looked up at him. "You really think that?"
"Yeah. You're more then worth it. Also if I was Fred, I'd be worried about losing such a pretty girl."
"All right, don't hurt yourself now."
She thought it was nice that he was being so nice, but that was taking it a little far. She knew that there was no way the Maurice Boscorelli thought she was attractive. But she was glad he was trying to help her feel better.
"You are, actually I think you're more then pretty," he assured her.
"This is just getting-"
He interrupted her by kissing her. She relaxed into the kiss for a moment, then realized who it was she was kissing. She pulled way, quickly.
"Bos," she whispered, unsure what she wanted to say.
"Let me make it better," he told her, brushing her face with his hand.
"I'm married."
"You said you'd leave him if he started drinking again."
"But I'm still-"
He kissed her again. "I don't care that you don't have a piece of paper saying you're single again. I know you have felt that way for a long time."
"I don't want you to work the Boscorelli charm on me."
"If you really didn't want me to you would have left a while ago. I know you very well, remember? You play by the books all the time, it's time you break a few rules."
She leaned over and kissed him, but quickly pulled away. "I can't do this, I'm still-"
"Don't think," he said interrupting her. "Faith, just feel. I'm going to kiss you again, and if you pull away this time, I'll stop and never try this again."
He leaned in to kiss her, and she didn't pull away. She wrapped her arms around his waist, wanting him closer. She deepened the kiss after a moment. He ran his hand through her hair. Glad to finally be able to touch her. He pulled way.
"Was that so bad?" he asked.
"No," she replied.
"How far do you want to take this?"
"Let's see where it goes."
"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear you say that."
He leaned in to kiss her again, and she didn't even fight it. She was already addicted to his kisses. She didn't care that she was still technically married. She had known it was over the second she saw Fred going into that bar.
XX
Kim was on a date with Bobby that night, and that's why Faith hadn't been able to reach her. Bobby had arranged for her mother to take Joey for the night, so they could go on a real date. They had been seeing each other for a little over a month, but they mostly stayed in. The few times they had gone anywhere Joey was there too.
Bobby loved her son, but he wanted some alone time with his girlfriend. He had even convinced her to turn off her cell phone. Assuring her that if something happened to Joey her mother could handle it.
"Where are we going?" Kim asked.
"You sound like Joey," Bobby laughed. "We're almost there, it's a surprise."
"Fine, what else do you have up your sleeve?"
"You'll see when the time is right."
She smiled at him. "You know I would have been just as happy to stay in with you."
"As much as I'd like that, I want to make tonight special."
"You're too much, sometimes you know that?"
He pulled up to a curb, then parked the car.
"We're here," he said, ignoring her previous statement.
"And where is here?" she asked.
"You'll see."
They both got out of the car, then he walked around the car to meet her on the side with the sidewalk. He took her hand, and they went into a restaurant.
"Do you have reservations?" asked the small oriental hostess, when they got inside.
"Yes, under Caffey," replied Bobby.
"Follow me."
She brought them to their table. Kim sat down, and Bobby tucked her in before taking his seat. The hostess gave them each a menu, then left.
"Japanese?" asked Kim.
"I thought it would be a nice change. I hope you like it," he said.
"As long as they have something other then sushi."
Bobby laughed. "Of course they do. Open your menu and look."
She opened the menu, and began looking at what was offered. She was surprised by the variety, and thought she might even try some sushi, if Bobby did.
"Bobby this place is so expensive," Kim whispered.
"Don't worry about it, Kim, get whatever you'd like."
She smiled. "You're too good to me."
"Stop saying that, you deserve every bit of it."
"What else do you have planned?"
"Desert."
She smiled at him. "Really?"
"Yeah, you just wait and see, the surprises haven't even started yet."
"I like the sound of that."
XX
Back at Bosco's he and Faith were still on his couch. Bosco had lost his shirt, and his hands were under Faith's. She had her arms around his waist. They were making out like they were teenagers again.
"Oh!" she gasped, pulling away.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to touch you," Bosco told her, moving one hand to run through her hair.
"Are you sure we should do this?"
"I've never been more sure of anything in my life," he assured her.
He went to kiss her again, but she pulled away.
"I don't know if this is such a good idea, Bos," Faith whispered.
"Why not?"
"I know you track record, this will never work out."
He smiled at her. "I'm not talking about marriage here, Faith. I'm not even asking for a relationship after tonight, if you don't want one. All I want to do is make you feel like the amazing woman you are again."
"So we do this tonight, what about work tomorrow?"
"We just act like we always do, if that's what you want. Tonight I just want you to know that you're not the problem, it's him."
She smiled at him. "I think you've made that point quiet clear already."
"Tell me you never thought about what it would be like to be with me. I know I've thought about what it would be like to be with you."
"You have?"
"Of course I have, you're beautiful, you really are. You were always just out of reach, and that made me crazy."
She was starting to feel a little nervous. Sure she had thought about being with him, what straight female with a pulse didn't? But she also knew she was married, and not even close to his type.
But here they were, making out on his couch like a couple of teenagers. He was really there, telling her that he wanted to be with her. Telling her that she was beautiful, and worth fighting for.
She knew that her marriage was over, and Fred knew that it would be if he was ever caught at that bar. So what was the problem? She didn't want to be married anymore, and neither did Fred.
So there was nothing to say that legally she wasn't married anymore, but she felt it. She had felt it for a long time, and tired to pretend there was something there for her kids. But the feelings weren't there. Even if it ended up being a one night stand, who would know about it?
There was no point in pretending anymore, she had already crossed a line she should not have crossed by not stopping him. So where was the harm in taking it all the way? If she was going to forget her marriage vows, she may as well go the whole way.
"Faith?" he asked. "Do you really want to do this, this is the point of no return."
"Yes, I want to do this. I want to feel like a complete woman again."
He smiled at her. "I think I can take care of that."
He stood up, and offered his hand. She took it, and he lead her to his bedroom.
"So this is your room," Faith said.
"Yeah, this is where the magic happens, for the most part," he told her.
It looked like any other bachelor's bedroom. It was a mess like the rest of the house, except the bed was clear of clutter, but it was unmade. She stood there for a long moment, making sure she really wanted to do it.
She didn't think for long. She ran her hand along his chest, then pulled him toward her, and kissed him, hard. He pulled way.
"This is the last time I'm going to ask you, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes," she hissed, pushing him onto the bed.
XX
Bobby and Kim had finished eating, and were on their way back to Bobby's place. She knew what was going to happen, and she was surprised that she was nervous. It wasn't as if she had never been with him before.
Of course, this time was going to be different. She wasn't just having sex with him to make him feel better. She was going to be making love to him, because they were in love. He pulled up to his building, and they both got out of the car.
"We can wait longer, if you'd like," Bobby offered.
"No, I'm ready," she assured him.
He took her hand, and lead her upstairs to his apartment. She was not at all surprised that Bobby's apartment was almost spotless.
"Just wait here a second," he told her, going into his room.
She stood in the living room, for a moment, until he came back. He smiled at her, and she smiled back. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her close. He then placed his lips on hers for a soft kiss.
"Mmm," she purred, at the sensation.
"This is just the beginning," he reminded her, pulled away. "Now close your eyes."
She closed her eyes, and he took her hand, and lead her into his bedroom. Upon entering the room she could smell burning candles.
"All right open them," he instructed her.
She opened her eyes, and saw candles lit all over the bedroom. She smiled at him. Then one of the bed side tables she saw a vase with a dozen long stemmed roses.
"Bobby," she whispered. "You didn't have to do all this."
"I wanted to."
He covered her mouth with his again. She wrapped her arms around him, running one hand through his hair. She pulled away.
"This is the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me," she told him.
"Get used to it, I'm going to surprise you so much, Kim," he assured her.
"Why me?"
"Because I love you."
She smiled. "And I love you, but why me?"
"I've told you already, you deserve it. You deserve to be treated right, Kim. Never let anyone tell you you're not worth it."
She kissed him. "I really don't think I deserve all this adoration."
"Stop saying that, you deserve this and more. You're amazing, never let anyone make you think you are anything less."
She kissed him again. She loved being with him, whenever they were together she felt like a princess. She had never felt like that when she was with someone before. She was glad to feel so good, but she felt like it was too much.
She was worried that he'd wake up next to her one morning, and realize that he had wasted his time on her. She was terrified of losing him, but at the same time she couldn't ask him to go back to how things had been.
As she stood there, wrapped in his arms, surrounded by candles, she worried that she would wake up and learn it was all a dream. There were so many times she had dreamed of being with him.
She didn't even notice it at first that he had started to lift her. They broke their kiss, so that he could lift her. He cradled her next to him, kissing her again. He held her like that long moment before he walked the few steps to the bed.
He then carefully placed her on the. She pulled him toward her, for another kiss. She pulled away only a moment later.
"I love you, Bobby," she whispered.
"I love you, Kim," he whispered back.
XX
At Bosco's Faith was pinned to the bed by her partner's arm. They were both naked, covered by his comforter. He was sleeping, while she stared up at the ceiling. She couldn't fall asleep, her mind was reeling.
She had just slept with her partner, and had technically cheated on her husband. While it was happening she hadn't cared, she just wanted to know what it was like to be with him.
Now, however , thinking about it, she started to regret it.
Sure, Fred had betrayed her by going into that bar, but that didn't mean he had had a drink. It may not have meant anything, but she had screwed up any chance they might have had to reconcile.
'And for what?' she thought to herself. Was one night of lust worth losing everything over? She knew her marriage was over, but if Fred found out they had slept together. He would fight even harder to get the kids.
She knew that if he found out about the one night, he would accuse her of sleeping with him the whole time they worked together. How had she made such a mess of everything? The last place she wanted to be was home, but she knew it was the safest.
"Bosco," she whispered.
"Baby, don't call me that," he mumbled, sleepily.
"Bosco!" she snapped.
His eyes flew open. "Faith?" he asked.
It took him a moment to remember what had happened between them. When he did remember he smiled at her. Then went to kiss her, but she moved so that he got her cheek.
"I wasn't asleep long enough to have potent morning breath," he joked.
"I need to get out of here," she said.
"No, stay."
"I can't I need to get home. I need to… I don't know, I just need you to let me up!"
"Faith, relax, just stay with me tonight."
"So what do I tell Fred? That I thought I'd stay on a different couch tonight?"
"Tell him that you wanted to be anywhere but there, after you saw him going into the bar."
"And what if he swears he didn't drink. In the morning there's no way of knowing for sure if he has or he hasn't."
"Fine, go back to him."
"He's still my husband! Tonight, was amazing, but Bosco, we can't do this again."
"Why not?"
"Because, you're my partner."
"Then we'll ask to be split up cause we're sleeping together."
She shook her head. "We've slept together, once, and I think that's how I want it to stay."
He nodded. "Fine, Faith, just walk out of here, and pretend this never happened."
"I can't forget what we did, but I just think that we'll never work out. Tonight was just one night. You'll go back to being your usual playboy self, and I'll become a divorced mother of two."
He nodded, "if that's what you want."
She had gotten dressed. "I'm sorry, Bosco, we just aren't right for each other. See you tomorrow."
She left the room, and he was upset. He thought that she would at least stay the night. He never expected confessions of love, but he never thought she'd leave to go check on her drunk husband. He heard the front door close, and he knew she was gone, and he would never have a second chance with her.
XX
Kim and Bobby's breath was slowing, but they were still sweaty. She looked at him, then put up her hand. He twined his fingers around hers. She smiled at him, as he kissed her hand.
"That was amazing," she whispered.
"So you mentioned," he told her. "I think all my neighbours know just how much you liked it."
She blushed. "I'm not usually like that."
"I'm defiantly not complaining."
She kissed him. "I love you so much."
"You have no idea I've been waiting to hear that."
"I've told you before."
"But never after making love. I've wanted to hear that so much."
She smiled. "No mistakes this time. I'm happy we did this."
"I am too, today is now, officially, the happiest day of my life."
She nodded. "It's defiantly up there on my list."
"I want you to stay here tonight," he told her.
"I guessed as much."
He laughed. "I just want you to know, that I really want you here, next to me tonight. I went through a lot of trouble planning tonight."
She smiled at him. "I know you did, and it was worth all your work."
"Is this slowly enough for you?"
"This is a good pace."
"Don't forget to tell me if you start feeling overwhelmed again, I don't want to lose you."
She nodded. "And I don't want to let you go."
He propped himself to look her in the eyes. "You have no idea how happy I am to hear that."
She leaned forward to kiss him. "Bobby," she whispered. "Never let me go."
"Never," he assured her.
He leaned down and kissed her forehead. She smiled at him, lovingly.
"Doherty's an idiot," he said.
"What?"
"You'd have to be pretty stupid, to let someone as amazing as you go."
She laughed. "Learn from his mistake."
"I plan to. Besides, you're the only person I have my eyes on. You're the only person I've wanted them on for a good long time."
She wrapped her arms around him, and pulled him against her in hug.
"Let's just stay like this forever," she whispered.
"If only we could," he told her. "I have to put out the candles."
She let him up, and he snuffed out the candles, as she watched him. He put on a pair of boxers, then gave her one of his old T-shirts to wear for the night..
"But I can tell you that I'll love you forever," he told her, getting back into the bed.
"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear someone say that."
He kissed her cheek. "I will love you forever, Kim Zambrano."
"And I will love you as long as you love me, Bobby Caffey."
The kissed one last time, before spooning together, and falling asleep.
tbc...
end notes: see you shippers you're getting your plot bunnies into my head! hehe... i really hope you liked this part i wasn't sure if this was really what i wanted, but at the same time i think it really works, tell me what you think of the contrast between bobby's and bosco's i had fun with that... well stay tuned to see what faith does about this new development