Too Soon

Chapter 9

Faith called after Bosco as he rushed out of the police station, but he wouldn't turn around. So she had to run as fast as she could to catch up to him, as soon as she did, she grabbed his arm.

"Wait, Bosco." He turned around.

"Faith, I don't have time for this."

"You're going to make time," she yelled. "I'm not going to let you do something that you are going to regret later."

"I'm not going to regret anything; I'm going to make this person pay for hurting everybody," Bosco yelled.

Faith looked at him. "You can't just go off and do whatever you please. I know this is personal for you, but you have to stop and think about what you are doing."

"So you telling this isn't personal for you? That you don't care that Amanda is in danger."

"I didn't say that," Faith said. "But I know that we need to be careful. We don't want to get her killed."

"Don't you think I know that, Faith," Bosco yelled. He then started to walk away.

"Don't walk away from me; I'm just trying to help you," Faith said.

"Help me?" Bosco shouted. "You are trying to stop me from doing anything. You aren't my partner anymore, you can't tell me what to do."

"What if I was your partner?" Bosco shook his head.

"What the hell are you talking about, Faith? You aren't my partner, now let me go."

"Just answer the question what if I was your partner could I help you then?"

Bosco was starting to get really mad. "You're not my partner, so why are we talking about this. I promised you I wouldn't get killed."

"What if I told you that I could be your partner again and we could work this case together?" Faith replied.

Bosco just shook his head. "I don't want you to be my partner, not now or ever," he said.

"And don't follow me," he called out to her, as he walked away. Faith just stood there, not sure what to do. She knew how Bosco got when he got something stuck in his mind. She called after him again, but he didn't turn around. She just hoped Bosco was going to be okay tonight.

The next day, Bosco walked into the precient, Faith walked up to him.

"You look like you haven't had any sleep?"

"Why do you care?" Bosco shouted. Faith sighed.

"I know you think I don't care about you, but I do. You mean everything to me. I'm just worried about you. Maybe I should ask Boss for me to be your partner and I could watch your back."

"No, thanks, Faith. I have my own partner," Bosco replied as he started to walk away. She followed him.

"Stop acting like a jerk, I just don't want you to get hurt."

He turned around. "Faith…. I can't think about this right now... I need to find where Amanda is. I know you don't understand."

"You think I don't care about Amanda? That I didn't fall in love with that little girl the moment that I met her? I know we have to do this carefully and not get her killed." Faith spoke softly.

Bosco just shook his head and walked away from Faith. Faith sighed. She was about to go back to her office when she saw Sully walked into the precient.

"Sully…" Faith said, as she walked up to him.

"Hey."

Faith looked at Sully. "I know this is a lot to ask, but could you do me a favor?"

Sully looked at Faith confused. "What kind of favor?"

"I need you to keep an eye on Bosco."

"You want me to do what? You do know he is a big boy; he doesn't need anybody looking after him. He will do what he wants."

"I know that, Sully, but I am concerned about Bosco. He is really desperate to find Amanda. I just don't want him to get himself killed."

"What do you think I can do?" Sully said. "If he won't listen to you, what makes you think he will listen to me?"

"I don't know, Sully. Just tell me that you will look out for him, and if you think he is getting into trouble."

"Isn't he always?"

"No I mean if he is in danger... I don't mean just being a cop."

"Fine, Faith, I will." Sully said, as he walked away from Faith. Faith took a deep breath. She hoped that Sully would look out for him. She couldn't lose Bosco. She almost did once this year, she wasn't going to let that happen again.

Bosco and Sully had been just about to go on their shift when Lieu told that Bosco had a call. Bosco picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"If you want to know where Amanda is go to the warehouse on 45th Street. She's is there. But you have to hurry before, she's gone."

"Don't hurt her."

But before Bosco could say anything else, the person hung up the phone. Lieu and Sully looked at Bosco.

"Who was that?" Sully asked.

"It was someone who said that they know where Amanda is."

"Do you know who it was?"

"No, they didn't say their name. I don't have time to talk about it. I need to go and find Amanda; I can't let her die!" Bosco said, as he started to walk away. Sully stopped him.

"Bosco, you aren't going anywhere." He looked at Sully with this annoyed look on his face.

"Don't you start to be like Faith too; I'm fine." Sully laughed.

"I was just saying that I'm your partner, you can't go off without me."

Lieu shook his head. "The two of you can't go without backing up."

"Boss…"

"No, Bosco, or I'm going to make you do desk duty." Lieu replied. Bosco sighed.

"Fine."

Lieu then saw Ty and Brendan Finney come towards them.

"The two of you are going to be back- up for Bosco and Sully as they go and investigate a tip
they got."

"Do we have to?" Brendan Finney asked.

"Yes you do, if you want to be out in the street today." Lieu said, looking at Brendan with this mad look.

"Okay.. fine." Brendan said.

"Can we go now?" Bosco asked. "It might be too late now."

Sully walked up to Bosco. "Calm down. I know this is personal for you, but you can't just rush into this. We have to be careful with this."

Bosco looked at Sully. He knew that what he was doing, Faith had told him to keep an eye on him. Why does Faith think that I need taking care of, he thought to himself.

"I'll be careful." Bosco said.

"Now let's go." he said, as they hurried out of the police station.

Faith walked down to Lieu's office.

"I need to talk to you about Bosco?" Swersky looked up at Faith.

"What seems to be the problem?"

"I'm just thinking that Bosco needs to work on a new case. He's taking this case with Amanda really personal, and I am worried about him. You know how he is when he someone hurt someone he cares about and he care about that little girl."

"Faith…." Swersky said, looking directly at her. "There is nothing I can do about it."

"What are you talking about, boss. Just tell him that he can't work on this case, that he has to be at there at the street being a beat cop."

"You don't understand... Bosco got a tip about where Amanda is, and he, Ty, Sully and Finney went to check it out."

"They did what?" Faith shouted.

"It could be a trap," she said.

"Where is the place?" she asked. Lieu then told her the address. She looked at him.

"I just hope I find them before something happens."

"Why do you think something is going to happen, Faith?" Swersky asked. Faith looked at Swersky.

"I just have this feeling. It is too easy that someone knows where Amanda is and calls Bosco."

"Maybe it is someone that knows what this person is doing to Amanda is wrong."

"I hope you are right." Faith said, as she waved goodbye to Lieu and hoped and prayed that he was right that nothing was going to happen to Bosco or the rest of them.

To be continued!