Too Soon

Chapter 2

A few weeks later, Bosco was riding with 55 Charlie with Sully.

"I can't believe you are my partner now. I went from Faith to you."

"Do you think I want to be your partner? Do you think I like hearing you complaining all the time?" Sully yelled.

"I've never meet a jerk like you before."

"Well thank you for finally telling me what you think of me. You don't have to try and be nice to me because of what happened.. I don't need anybody help."

Sully laughed. "Once a jerk, always a jerk."

"100 percent."

"55 Charlie, attempt robbery at 55th Street."

"55 Charlie responding," Bosco announced through this radio.

Bosco and Sully had just finished putting the suspects in the squad car when Bosco saw Faith and Jelly were there looking at a crime scene.

"Let go see if Faith needs our help," Bosco told Sully.

"I don't think she needs our help; I'm sure she has it under control."

"I didn't ask you," Bosco said as he walked over to Faith.

"What are you doing here?" Faith asked surprised to see them.

"We were just down the road at a robbery and I saw you and Jelly here. I just wanted to see if you needed any help."

"We have everything under control," Faith responded as she moved towards Bosco.

"Why don't you go to the station and book the man from the robbery?"

"What are you hiding from me?" Bosco asked.

Sully walked up to Bosco. "Let's go."

"Don't tell me what to do Sully," Bosco said as he walked over to the crime scene where Jelly was.

"So what don't you want me to see? Do you think that I can't see a crime scene because of what happened to me? Did this person get shot 4 times like me?" he yelled.

"Boscorelli.. let's go! Now!" Sully yelled.

"I'm not leaving, until I see what Faith is hiding from me. Go back to the car; I'll be there in a little bit." Sully sighed. "Do whatever you want, but be back in the RMP in 5 minutes." Jelly looked at Bosco.

"You can't touch this." he said, as Bosco walked up to the scene and pulled the sheet off the body.

"Don't. Bosco." she yelled as she run towards him. He looked at her in shock.

"Bos." she said, as she put her hand on his shoulder. He couldn't believe what he just saw; it was like what happened to his brother. The memories of losing his brother all come back to him, when he saw the body or the lack of the body. He could remember when Sully,
Swersky and Ty told him about his brother and how he didn't believe them

"I just talked to him yesterday."

"I'm sorry, man."

"Come on… No. You're wrong. You're wrong."

Who would this to someone like this? Bosco thought to himself. The images of his brother and this person wouldn't stop going through this brain. He wanted them to stop but they wouldn't.

"Bos." Faith said as she put her hand on his shoulder.

"I can't talk, Faith. I've got to get back to the car with Sully," Bosco responded.

"No, you are coming with me,"

"Jelly, can you tell Sully that I need Bosco for a while and to meet us back at the station."

"What about me?" Jelly asked.

"Go in the car with Sully, walk. I don't care what you do." Faith said as she saw Bosco running towards the crime scene.

"How did this happen? When did this happen? Do you know who this?" Bosco asked Faith.

"Don't do this. I know you see your brother in this person, but he's not."

"You don't know anything, Decetive." Faith knew that this was hard on Bosco. She grabbed a hold of his arm.

"Let's go."

"You don't tell me what to do, Faith. You're not my partner anymore."

"I'm might not be your parter, but I am your friend and I know what you are doing and I'm not going to let you do this."

"I'm not doing anything. I'm fine, Faith. I don't see my brother in this person. I'm not crazy."

"I never said you were, Bosco," she said as she walked to her car.

"I'm just worry about you, I always will."

As Bosco was walking into the locker room all he could see was the body, or what was left of the body. It all reminded him of what happened to his
brother, and everything that happened after that. The memorial service.. his mother almost dying and him jumping in front of the bullets for Faith.
But why was everything coming back now, just because what he saw today. There were two different cases, it's not like this person was killed because of his brother.

"Bosco." Bosco looked up and saw Sully standing in front of him.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Why does everybody keeping asking me how I feel? I'm fine!" Bosco yelled. Sully nodded.

"We just worry about you. I was there when you found out that your brother dead. I know how hard it was for you."

"Don't talk about my brother; this has nothing to do with him. Why can't people just stopping worrying about me! I'm not going to break." he said as he closed his locker and walked out of the locker room. He walked up to Faith's office and paused for a moment. She turned around
and saw him standing in the door way.

"So how was the rest of your shift? You are doing okay, aren't you?" she asked as she moved closer to him.

"I just came to tell you that I'm fine and you don't need to worry about me. I'm not going to break just because I saw a crime scene that was like my brother's."

"It's okay to admit that it affected you, Bosco."

"It didn't."

"I know you don't like to admit how you feel, Bos, but I'm not anybody," Faith replied, "I care about what happens to you."

"I didn't come here to fight with you. I need to know who did this to this person."

"Don't do this to yourself... This isn't your brother." Bosco looked at Faith in shock.

"Excuse me! I just want to know if this person's murderer was found. This has nothing to do with Mikey."

"Yes it does, Bos, even if you don't want to admit it."

"I just want to know who did this, Detective. Or can't you tell me that, because I'm just a beat cop."

"You know this has nothing to do with what I do or you do. I don't want you have to think about what happened to your brother again. I'm afriad it'll bring back too many painful memories." Bosco sighed.

"Do you think I don't think about my brother and how he died every day?"

Faith put her hand on his shoulder. "I know, Bos. You aren't going to leave until I tell you something."

He smiled slightly. "You know me too well." She stood up and picked a file.

"Here's everything about what we know about the murderer. He's done this to other people. Bosco looked at the file.

"So you are telling me this has to do with a drug lord like Mann was?" Faith nodded.

"We've been trying to get him for the last few months."

"So you didn't want to me to see the body because it is so close to home? But you don't understand that I would want to find this person more now than ever because it is close to home."

"Bos, leave it to me and the other detectives. I promise you, we'll find this guy." Bosco shook his head.

"Do you really think I am going to leave this up to you?"

"For once in your life… think before you act. I don't want you to get hurt again. You are lucky to be alive. Don't mess it up. Just let me handle this."

"Faith.."

She looked at Bosco. "I didn't have to show you that file, but I did because of our partnership. Please don't make me regret."

He looked at her. "I guess you are right, but if you need any help."

"I know where to find you," she said with a laugh.

"Do you need a ride home?" he asked.

"I'm going to be here for a few more hours, but thanks. See you tomorrow." Bosco walked up to the desk where he left his bag, he saw the file sitting there. He grabbed it without Faith seeing.

I'm sorry, Faith, but I have to do this, he thought to himself, as he walked away.

Bosco walked into this apartment and threw his jacket on the floor. He sighed as he got himself something to drink. He promised Faith that he wouldn't do anything, but he couldn't just let this drug lord, just keeping on killing people... Someone had to stop him and if that had to be him then that is what would happen.

He thought about this brother and what his brother must have gone through during his last hours. Tears started to fall down his cheeks.

"I'm so sorry, Mikey that I couldn't save you, but I am going to find this person and make him pay for everything that he did to everything. It won't bring you back, but it will save someone else life."

There was a knock at his door, he opened it.

"Faith?"

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"I thought you were still working."

"I just finished work and I was on my way home, when I saw your light on."

"My place is nowhere near your house. You have to stop worrying about me, Faith. I'm not your partner anymore. If I get in trouble, it's my fault, not yours."

"You'll always be my partner, don't you know that?" she said as she sat down on the couch.

"I know you took that file."

"Faith…I..." he replied, but before he could say anymore, she stopped him.

"I understand why you took it and I know I should do something about it, but I've been your partner longer enough to know that nothing will stop you when you want to do something. Just please be careful; I don't want to lose you."

"You won't lose me. I'm just find this guy and make me pay for hurting all the innocent people he hurt, nothing will happen to me. I'm superman remember?"

"I never I should have never told you that." Faith said. He smiled.

"I'll see you tomorrow." She hugged him and was about to leave when she turned around.

"Just make sure you stay out of trouble at least for tonight." He smiled.

"I'll try."

Bosco was sitting on his couch reading over the file, he tried to go to sleep, but every time he closed his eyes all he could see what the today's crime scene and his brother's. He hadn't had the nightmares of his brother's death for months now but after the scene today that was all he could think about it. And all he will think about, until this person is caught. He closed the file, and put his head on the pillow.

" Mo… help me.." Bosco looked at Mikey.

"I'm coming, Mikey! Nothing going to happen you' I'll save you," Bosco said as he ran towards Mikey, but the closer he got to Mikey, the farther away he went.

"You couldn't save me, Mo.. but you can save other people…"

Bosco woke in a sweat. He didn't remember much about the dream. He just remembered his brother telling him that he can save people and that was exactly what he was going to do.