Let the Sun Shine Through

Part 14

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Since Bosco and Faith's vacation is basically over I will once again start combining days in the chapters.

 

Hope you enjoy!

 

Dedication: Dem and Angie! Yes, I'm very close to joining the "dark side" the brain washing has been working!

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JULY 11^th…HEADING HOME

"Bosco. Bosco." Faith shook his shoulders.

 

"Huh?" he asked groggily as his eyes adjusted to the light. "What?"

 

She looked down at him. "Is this why you're always late for work? Cause you can't drag your butt out of bed?"

 

"Hey I'm not *always* late."

 

"Right, just more often than not."

 

"And I'll have you know the reason I'm late for work is a little more complicated."

 

"Oh really? Now I'm curious. Care to explain?"

 

"Well, for your information I'm late because I have been plagued by nightmares for years. I hardly sleep at night, that is if I sleep at all, and if I do finally fall asleep I'm so tired I sleep through my alarm." Faith frowned, and he read her mind. "Don't sweat it Faith. You didn't know."

 

She looked at him as he lay there looking up at her. "So, why has it been so hard to get you out of bed these days? You haven't been having those nightmares have you? I thought they stopped."

 

He nodded. "Yeah," he smiled. "And now I've come to enjoy a peaceful sleep without any demons, so I'm taking full advantage of it."

 

"OK," she smiled. "But that's enough for today. We gotta hit the road."

 

"Just a few more minutes," he pleaded.

 

"Bosco."

 

"Come on Faith." He grabbed her hand and before she could stop him he pulled her onto the bed with him.

 

She quickly found herself laying half on top of him. Faith looked into his eyes and saw a sparkle that she had never known while they worked together. It wasn't until now that she noticed just how much life there was in his eyes. She closed her eyes as their lips met. When she opened them he was smiling at her. "What?" she asked with a grin.

 

"I love waking up in the morning and having you here." He tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. His hand lingered.

 

She smiled and kissed him again. "And I love seeing you first thing in the morning. You're so cute when you aren't totally awake." They kissed once more.

 

"Are you sure we have to go back today?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.

 

"Yeah, unfortunately."

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Bosco put the last of their belongings in the trunk. Faith came out of the hotel office. "OK. We're all checked out. You ready to go?"

 

"Yeah I guess." He shook his head and sighed. Then put his hands on her waist and pulled her to him as he leaned against the back of the car. Bosco looked into her eyes as he held onto her. "Things won't change when we get home will they?"

 

Faith put a hand on each side of his face, and gave him a questioning look. "What do you mean change?"

 

"You and me. We're still going to be together right?"

 

"Of course Bosco. Why would that change?"

 

"I don't know. Forget I said anything." He tried to walk away, but Faith still had his face between her hands.

 

"No. I won't forget. Talk to me. What are you so worried about?"

 

"Nothing. Never mind."

 

"Bosco I can read you like a book. What is it?"

 

He reached up and took her hands in his. Bosco took a deep breath. "When we get home; when this trip is over; are you still going to want me? Because people are going to tell you that you can do better than Maurice Boscorelli."

 

Faith squeezed his hands. "Don't sell yourself so short. Maurice Boscorelli is who I want. No one else." She paused. "Now I need to ask you something." He nodded. "When we get home are you still going to want a divorced woman who is the mother of two kids? Because we both know that you could have any woman you wanted."

 

Bosco leaned forward and kissed her. "Faith," he said softly. "The only woman I'm interested in is you."

 

Faith smiled as she wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her forehead on his. "I guess we're both a little insecure."

 

He chuckled. "Yeah. I'd say so."

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JULY 12^th…ALMOST HOME

They were half an hour from home, and had spent the last two days in the car getting to know even more about each other. Bosco had thought that he knew almost everything about Faith, but she kept surprising him with things he hadn't known.

 

As they got closer to the city Bosco looked at her. "Faith."

 

"Yeah."

 

"Where am I taking you? Are you going to your apartment?"

 

Her eyes got wide. "Oh…I guess I never thought about that. I figure, well, I'm guessing, well, knowing Fred he's probably planning on keeping the apartment."

 

Bosco laughed. "On his pay?! There's no way he could afford your place."

 

"Yeah well it's not like I can afford it on my pay either. I sure didn't think this through."

 

"Well we still have one more day off. You can stay at my place tonight and tomorrow we'll get a hold of Fred, and figure out what to do. OK?"

 

"You sure you don't mind me staying at your place tonight?"

 

"Hello! Faith! Correct me if I'm wrong, but we've been staying together for two weeks. I think I can handle it again tonight."

 

She grinned, and put her hand on his leg. "Yeah OK. Thanks Bosco."

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Bosco pulled into his parking space and they carried their things up to his apartment. "As much as I didn't want to leave Florida it is nice to be home," he said as he put his bags down on the floor by the door. Faith nodded, but there was a frown on her face. "Hey, hey, what's wrong?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around her.

 

She looked at him with tears in her eyes. "I just had the time of my life on vacation with you, and now I get back here and realize that my life isn't the same anymore." Tears started to roll down her cheeks. "I was married when I left, now I'm divorced. My kids lived with me and their father in an apartment and now I don't even know where *I* live. How could I just go away on vacation like that?!" She sobbed. "What kind of mother am I to tell my kids that I'm leaving their father and then up and leave for two weeks?! I left them here to deal with it alone. How could I?!"

 

Faith continued to sob uncontrollably as Bosco held her. He tried to wipe the tears from her eyes, but for every tear he brushed away, two more fell. "Shhhh, Faith. It's OK. You just have to talk to them, explain it to them. It'll be all right Faith."

 

"I'm scared Bosco," she cried into his shoulder.

 

"What are you scared of?" he asked softly.

 

"I'm so afraid that I've ruined my children's lives. I tore their family apart."

 

"Come on Faith. That's not true. You love those kids more than anything, and I know Fred loves them too. Emily and Charlie still have two parents that love them, it's just going to be a little different."

 

Faith looked at Bosco. "You told me that when your parents got divorced everything was different. I don't want my kids crying themselves to sleep at night like you did when you were their age."

 

"This is a different situation Faith. There wasn't much love in my family. My parents didn't try to make it work. With some effort, understanding and lots of love everything will work out fine."

 

She pulled out of Bosco's embrace and swiped at her eyes. "How can you say everything's going to be fine?! You don't know that!" Faith had gone from sad to angry.

 

"But I know you Faith. I know you'll make it work." Bosco kept his voice calm and even.

 

"I'm alone now! I don't know how to make it work!"

 

He took hold of her hands. "You aren't alone Faith. I'm here. I'll help you." Bosco pulled Faith into a hug and kissed the top of her head. "We'll make this work Faith. We can figure this out together," he paused. "That is, if you want my help," he said softly.

 

Faith looked up at him with her puffy red eyes and tear stained face. "I don't think I can do this without you Bos."

*****

Bosco had fallen asleep sitting on the couch with Faith snuggled up next to him. It had been a long night for the two of them as Faith had continued to ride the emotional roller coaster, and Bosco tried to assure her everything would turn out OK. Exhaustion had overtaken them sometime in the early morning hours.

 

The ringing of the phone woke Bosco. He carefully moved off the couch so he wouldn't wake Faith. He answered the phone and stepped into the kitchen. "Boscorelli."

 

"Have you seen Faith?!" asked an irritated Fred.

 

"No. I just got back from being upstate for the last couple weeks," he lied.

 

"Well if you talk to her tell her she can keep the apartment I found a new place. And tell her that her mom agreed to let the kids stay out there until custody is decided."

 

"Fred what's going on?" Bosco asked so he could hear what Fred had to say.

 

"Oh, I'm surprised you don't know seeing as she tells you everything! That ungrateful bitch divorced me!"

 

"Watch it asshole! That's my partner you're talking about! Besides, she gave you more chances than you deserved and that's partly my fault! You never deserved someone like Faith!"

 

"Screw you Boscorelli! What would you know?!"

 

"I know a loving, caring, compassionate, beautiful woman when I see one!"

 

"Yeah? Well if you like her so much why don't you marry her?!" Fred hung up on Bosco.

 

"Who knows, maybe I will someday," Bosco said softly as he hung up the phone. He chuckled. "Well at least I know we would have Fred's blessing," he thought as he walked into the living room. Faith was awake. "Hey sleeping beauty," he said with a smile.

 

"What did Fred want?" she asked as she pointed to the phone in his hand.

 

He shook his head. "I don't know what you're talking about."

 

"Nice try Bosco but I heard you."

 

"Oh, sorry. I was trying to be quiet."

 

She chuckled. "Really? Cause if that was you trying to be quiet I'd hate to hear what you sound like when you aren't."

 

"I couldn't help it. He pissed me off!"

 

"So what did he say?"

 

Bosco walked over to the couch and sat next to her. "He said the apartment is yours. He found a new place."  He took a deep breath. "And your mom agreed to let the kids stay with her until after the custody hearing." Faith looked at him; tears threatening to fall. He pulled her close. "Don't cry Faith. Everything will work out."

 

As he embraced her tears formed in his eyes. He hated seeing her like this, and he hated knowing that he could be wrong. Bosco had no idea if things would work out, but he was going to do everything in his power to help her. Faith deserved that.