Chapter: Together Again

Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch or any of the show's many awesome characters. If I did, things would have ended a lot differently. Bosco and Faith would be together for sure:)

A/N: Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed my story. I'm glad you're enjoying it. Here is the next chapter. I was going to make it about what happened to Faith, but I decided that I wanted to do this first... so what happened to Faith will mostly be explained in the next chapter. Sorry for making ya'll wait so long. I think it brings more suspence to the story lol. I just have to go where my muse takes me. I hope you guys like it! Please tell me in a review!

"I'm here to for Faith Yokas, I was told that she was brought in?" Fred asked the lady at the ICU desk.

"And you are?" the nurse asked him, as she glanced at Fred, and the two teenagers who were standing behind him.

"I'm Faith's husband... uh, actually i'm her ex-husband, and these are our two children." Fred said, pointing to Emily and Charlie.

"Alright, Miss Yokas just woke up this morning... she's in stable condition. The doctor will be in to see her shortly. She will be able to give you more information," the nurse explained.

"Can we see her?" Emily asked.

"Yes, you can see her," the nurse replied, as she got up from her desk. "Follow me, her room is right this way," she said, as she lead them to Faith's room.

The nurse knocked lightly on the door before opening it. Faith was still crying in Bosco's arms when she walked in. They both looked up at the nurse.

"Miss Yokas, your ex-husband and children are here to see you," the nurse said kindly.

Faith looked up at Bosco. "Oh God, I don't want them to see me like this," she said.

"It's alright, they haven't seen you in over a year, Faith," Bosco told her softly. "They need to see that their mother is alright,"

Faith just nodded, as Charlie, Emily, and Fred slowly walked into the room. A huge smile spread across Emily's face when she saw her mother, and she ran towards her. Faith opened her arms, pulling her daughter into a gentle embrace.

"Oh mom, i've missed you so much!" cried Emily.

"Oh baby, mommy's missed you too," Faith told her, as she started to cry once again. It didn't take long, and both Emily and Faith were crying.

Charlie slowly walked over to the bed. He looked up at Bosco, who gave him a kind smile, and gently guided him towards his mother's bedside. "I've missed you too, mom!" Charlie said, as he wrapped his arms around Faith and Emily. "I know baby, I know," Faith said, softly.

Fred just stood there watching them all, then he looked over at Bosco, who was standing close to Faith's bedside. Fred didn't look pleased to see that Bosco was there, but he really had no reason to care, since he and Faith had been divorced for about six months before she had even gone missing. Still, Fred wasn't happy. He had blamed Bosco when his ex-wife had went missing, he didn't know how Bosco had been involved, but he was certain that he had in some way caused it.

Just then, the doctor walked into the room. Everyone looked up at her. "Well Faith, how are you feeling?" she asked.

Faith shrugged, "About as well as can be expected, I guess," she replied.

"I guess I should introduce myself, i'm Dr. Miley, i've been treating you since you're been at the hospital," she said, shaking Faith's hand. "Now, i'm going to have to ask you all to leave the room while I check on how Miss Yokas is doing. It won't be long," Doctor Miley said, with a smile.

Emily and Charlie exchanged one more hug with their mother, before leaving the room with their father. Bosco followed them out.

"How long has she been awake, Boz?" Emily asked.

"She woke up a couple of hours ago," Bosco replied.

"Do you know what happened to her, I mean... do you know where she's been all this time?" Charlie asked.

Bosco shook his head. "She hasn't wanted to talk about anything, yet. She's been through a lot, it might take her some time before she feels comfortable talking about what happened," he said.

Fred looked at Bosco, then glanced at the kids. "Hey Charlie, Em... why don't you two go down to the pop machines, and get us all a soda," he said, handing them some money.

"But dad, I want to stay here and wait for the doctor so we can see mom again," Emily said.

"I know, you'll be able to go back in and see her... but I want to talk to Bosco about something for a minute, so you guys go grab us all a soda," Fred told them. Charlie and Emily both sighed, as they headed off down the hallway.

Fred looked at Bosco. "What the hell happened to her, Bosco? How is she doing really?" he asked.

Bosco looked down at the floor. He wasn't sure that Faith would want Fred to know all about her condition, but he did have a right to know.

"I guess some runner found her in the snow bank yesterday, and called the paramedics. Someone here knew who she was... she called the house and me. The doctor said that she had Hypothermia when she came in, and she has some frostbite from the cold. I guess she has a couple broken ribs, lots of cuts. And uh, I guess she was... the doctor said that there were signs of sexual assault," Bosco managed to get out.

"Oh God, do they have any idea what happened to her or who did this?" Fred asked, with much emotion in his voice.

Bosco shook his head. "No, not yet... there are some detectives coming by later today to talk to her, try to find out what happened. I'm not sure that she's ready," he said.

"Is she, uh... is she going to be alright?" Fred asked.

"The doctor said she's going to be fine physically, but emotionally... I really don't know," Bosco replied.

Just then, the doctor stepped back out of the room. "It's alright if you guys go back in, now," she told them, as she headed back down the hallway. Just then, Charlie and Emily came running back down the hallway, soda in hand. They all went back in to see Faith. Everything seemed close to alright again, at least for that very moment in time. There was still going to be a long road ahead, but at that very moment, with Faith and the kids all back together again, things were starting to look up for everyone.

To Be Continued...