Let The Sun Shine Through
Part 5
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OK, so I've decided to write one chapter for each day of their vacation. So some chapters might be short, but that's what I've decided! J
I hope you are still enjoying my first attempt at a Bosco/Faith shipper story! Cause I’m having a great time writing it! Never thought I would enjoy B/F shipper stuff so much! LOL!
Once again this goes out to Dem and Angie who talked me into this, and to all you other Bosco/Faith shippers out there!
Oh yeah, I don't own the characters…don't sue cause I doubt I have anything you want!
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JULY 2nd…Day 3…First full day in Florida
Bosco woke around eight in the morning. He was lying on his back. Faith was next to him. Her head was on his pillow, and her right hand was on his chest. He reached up with his left hand and took her hand in his. Bosco just laid there enjoying being close to her and listening to her slow and steady breathing. He ran his thumb in circles over the back of her hand.
Faith opened her eyes slowly, and noticed that Bosco was awake. She felt his hand on hers. "Hey," she whispered as she propped herself up on her elbow.
"Morning," he smiled as he turned his head to look at her.
"Did you sleep through the rest of the night?" she asked as she removed her hand from his, and placed it on the side of his head. She gently rubbed his forehead with her thumb.
"Yeah. Thanks." They stayed like that for a short time until Bosco took her hand once again, and brought it back down to his chest. "Can I ask you something?" He questioned as he looked into her eyes.
"Of course." Faith could feel his heart beating beneath her hand.
He gulped, and looked up at the ceiling. "Is it just me, or does this feel right to you too?" Bosco looked at her with anxious eyes waiting for her response.
She smiled. "It feels nice…it's comforting."
"But is it just a friendship thing? I mean, what's going on? Does it mean anything?" he asked softly.
"I don't Bos. I really don't." She sat up and looked at him. "I know that I feel safe with you and I’m comfortable being close to you, but I'm not sure what it means other than we are really close friends."
He nodded and propped himself up on both elbows. "That's kinda how I felt too. I like having you next to me, but I guess I’m a little confused since we're partners and all. I was wondering if its just cause I know you so well that I'm comfortable with this, but I don't know."
"I know what you mean. Let's just take it one day at a time OK? See where things go…or if they go anywhere."
"Yeah, OK."
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"Hurry up Bosco I wanna get down to the beach." Faith stood outside the bathroom door wearing a pair of short shorts and a snug fitting tank top.
"Hold your horses I'm almost ready!" He called through the bathroom door. Seconds later he appeared wearing a pair of black Nike swimming trunks and his gray sleeveless NYPD shirt. "Happy now?"
"Yeah," she laughed and pointed to his shirt. "What? You can't go three days without wearing a PD shirt?"
He looked down at his shirt. "It was one of my only clean shirts when I packed. Why? What's wrong with it?"
"Nothing, it's just that we're here on vacation and seeing that reminds me of work."
"Get over it." He started searching around the room. "Where are my sunglasses?! Have you seen them?! I can't go outside without my sunglasses!"
"Relax. I think I saw them on the desk." Faith walked over to the desk and held up a pair of sunglasses. "These them?"
"Yup. Thanks." He put them on. "Good, now I won't get a headache from the sun."
"You know what's giving me a headache?"
"No. What?"
"The glare off your scrawny white legs. Damn Bosco it's a good thing you have to wear pants to work otherwise I'd be blind."
He glared at her. "Are you trying to hurt my feelings?"
"No," she chuckled. "I'm just pointing out the facts."
Bosco grabbed his towel and headed out the sliding glass door. "Just for that Yokas I'm going to spend the day acting like I don't know you."
"You can try, but I don't think it's going to work." Faith followed him down to the beach. They spread their towels out on the sand and sat down. "Isn't this great?"
"I'm sorry. Do I know you?" She elbowed him, and he laughed. "Yeah this is pretty nice. The sand. The sun. The ocean. It's paradise."
Faith laid back. "Time to work on my tan."
Bosco looked over at her taking in her appearance. He smiled as he too laid back to soak up some rays. Neither spoke for a while as they took in the sights and sounds of the beach. A few minutes later Bosco looked at her. "You really think my legs are scrawny?" he asked seriously.
She looked at him with a grin. "No, but they are pretty white." Faith stood up. "I'm going to head down to the water. You coming?"
He shook his head. "Maybe later." Bosco watched her as she walked away. He couldn't help smiling. She looked so good in those shorts and that tank top. "How come I never realized how beautiful she is until now?" he asked himself. "Must be the uniform and our line of work. I'm not supposed to see her as beautiful. When we're at work she's Yokas, my partner, there to kick ass, not look pretty." He reasoned.
When Faith reached the water she turned to see Bosco staring at her. "Why's he staring at me?" she wondered. Then she saw the smile on his face so she smiled back at him.
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They had gone later in the day and found a grocery store so they could stock up the kitchen. Faith sat on the cushioned patio chair as she watched a shirtless Bosco preparing their dinner on the grill.
She couldn't help but stare at him. Faith had seen him without a shirt on numerous times, and she knew that he worked out a lot. But she never realized just how muscular he was. "Gosh. His body is perfect," she thought as she sat there grinning. "I can't believe I never realized how defined his muscles are. Wait. Sure I can. He's my badass partner, and I am…was married. Of course I didn't notice. I never *looked* before."
He turned to ask her a question, and noticed how she was looking at him. Bosco smiled. "Faith. Faith? Earth to Yokas!"
She snapped out of her trance. "Huh?"
Bosco chuckled. "I asked if you wanted cheese on your burger."
"Oh, yeah," she blushed. He had caught her staring, but that was all right because she had caught him doing the same thing earlier. "Although he was staring from a distance," she thought.
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It was 9:00PM. Bosco turned off the TV and walked into the bedroom where Faith was laying on the bed reading a book. "You wanna go for a walk?"
She put her book down, and looked up at him standing in the doorway. "Sure."
Together they walked down to the beach. The moon provided the perfect amount of light for them to see. "Which way do you want to go?"
Bosco looked to the right. "Let's go this way. We never did check to see what was further down the beach." Faith agreed and they started walking down the beach side by side. Bosco glanced at Faith and reached for her hand. He watched her face to see her reaction.
She looked down at their intertwined hands then looked up to meet Bosco's eyes. Faith smiled and they continued walking down the beach holding hands. Neither spoke, but it was a comfortable silence as they took in the scenery.
After walking for close to half an hour they reached a pier. "Let's go out on the pier."
"OK," Faith nodded, and they walked to the end of the wooden structure. When they couldn't walk any further they turned back to look where they had come from. Together they stood in the moonlight at the end of the pier and took in the ocean, the beach and the far off lights of the small town they were staying in. Faith looked over her shoulder at Bosco who was standing slightly behind her. "This is nice isn't it?"
Bosco wrapped both his arms around her waist, hugging her from behind. He put his chin on her shoulder. "No," he whispered. "This is amazing."
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When they went to bed that night there was no discussion. They climbed into the same bed, but tonight Bosco had his arms wrapped around Faith.