It was Always You
Chapter 3: Tell us a Story, Officer.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot of this story.
A/N: Sorry the chapters are so short. I have limited time in my student schedule!
Faith squinted as her eyes became accustomed to the dark, dingy atmosphere within the warehouse. She kept close to Bosco, and kept a close eye out for more rats. He must be uncomfortable, thought Faith, looking at her partner. It was really dark in here.
Suddenly the room lit up as Rico snapped on the old overhead lights. Very few of them worked, but it provided some light. Bosco watched Faith wince as several rats scurried away from the light.
Rico turned to face them, "Officers, take a seat please." He pointed towards an old crate in the middle of the room. Faith gingerly sat down and gave Bosco a look. I'm scared she pleaded with her green eyes. A million thoughts ran through her head, her children, but strangely, most of them were of Bosco. She was more scared for him than anything else. She didn't think she could stand seeing him being hurt again.
Bosco read the fear in his partner's eyes, and it made his heart ache. His face softened as he looked at her. Don't worry. I've always got your back. We'll get out of this. He was glad to notice some of the fear left her eyes. He almost smiled. Somethings never changed.
"If you two are done, I'd really love to tell you two why you're here." Rico said, studying them both.
"Let her go man. You clearly want me." Bosco said, trying to keep his cool.
"Well, I thought about it. But it seems to me, Officer that the best way to get through to you is with this pretty little detective," Rico commented. "She could still be useful to me."
Johnny settled down across the warehouse on top of a old skid of dirty, unidentifiable bags, and lit a smoke. He peered out the large broken windows, clearly unconcerned with the goings on around him.
Rico gave Bosco an evil grin. "Now Boscorelli, I want you to tell this lady all about a case you had involving a kid named Joe Fedrigo." Realization hit Bosco like a lightning strike.
"You're Rico Fedrigo?!" He asked, staring at Rico, mouth agape. Faith's mouth also fell open. This guy was wanted in almost every State in the country. He had connections to 23 bank robberies in the last 2 years. Faith was certain the FBI was after this guy, and here they were, in a warehouse with one of the most notorious criminals in the United States of America. His last heist had resulted in the death of two cops that had chased him in a squad car. Faith struggled to maintain her composure.
Johnny was watching Faith, and noted the change in her expression. "Hey Rico, look. Even the hot-ass detective knows you." He scoffed.
"That's right officers, I am that Rico. But I believe Boscorelli was about to tell us a story."
"What is he talking about Bosco?" Faith asked carefully.
"It was a local kid. Joe he was called." Bosco sighed, rubbing his forehead on his taped up hands before continuing. "He was about 14, and had gotten his hands on a piece. So he was going around to local convenience stores and robbing the tills at gun-point. A couple of guys from the 79 went after him, and one of them got shot. He was on the run when me and Moore got the call." Bosco looked at the ground and swallowed. Faith could tell this was difficult for him. Rico watched him sharply. "We cornered him in an alley off Arthur, just down from the old precinct." Bosco lifted his eyes from the floor to look at Faith. He looked frantic, and upset. "I tried to talk him out of it, I swear I did. I didn't want to hurt him, he was just a kid." Faith's heart panged. She knew how this story ended, she'd heard about it. She didn't know that the officer involved was Bosco though. "He shot at my partner. So I shot him. He died in the ambulance." He finished, and dropped his gaze back to the dusty cement floor.
Rico moved towards Bosco, and lowered his face within an inch of Bosco's anguished face. "That's right Officer. You capped my little brother." Bosco looked up into Rico's angry eyes, and felt the cold metal of a gun barrel press into his temple.
"Now I'm gunna cap you."
To be continued...
