Three Shots

By Starbright

Disclaimer: I don't own Third Watch

Author's Note: I wrote this story and posted it on sometime last year, but I decided to rewrite and go a different way. But thank you for everybody that review it. Well on with the story

Chapter 1

Three shots were fired and everybody fell to the ground.

A few seconds later,

Faith slowly sat up and realized what just happened. She turned to her side and saw Noble and Cruz lying next to her. Her first thought was about Bosco. She didn't care that they weren't getting on with each other right now. He was her partner.. now and forever.

"Bosco, where are you? Are you OK?" she shouted when she stood up. She then saw him lying by Cruz. She knelt down next to him.

"Oh my God. Bosco, are you okay?" She touched him and then she looked at her hand; it was covered in blood. It took a few seconds for her to realize exactly what happened; her partner was shot.

"Bosco… no!" she yelled. She ripped open his shirt and looked at the bullet wounds. She put her fingers on his neck praying to find a pulse. There was a very weak one.

"You can't do this to me," she said, "Bosco, do you hear me? You have to be okay!" Cruz then walked up to Faith.

"Is Bosco okay?"

"Call 911 now, Cruz, Bosco was shot!"

Suddenly someone interrupts Faith's thoughts. She turned around and saw Sully.

"What are you doing here? Is there any word yet about Bosco?"

"We heard about Bosco at the precinct. He is still in surgery," Sully replied, "He is going to make it, Faith. What the hell happened?"

"He has to make it through surgery! He's my partner; I can't lose him." Faith stood up and started to pace around the room.

"This wasn't suppose to happen."

"What were you going to help Bosco with?" Faith turned to Sully.

"I can't talk about this right now, not when Bosco is in surgery. Do you know what it was like to see my partner covered in blood?"

"Did you call the paramedics, Cruz?" Faith yelled out, as she looked down at Bosco. She knelt down and held his hand.

"You are going to be just fine, Bos." She checked his breathing.

"I can hardly feel a pulse; we have to do something," Faith said, as she started to give CPR to him. She couldn't lose him. A few minutes later, the paramedics show up.

She then stood there in shock. She looked down at her hands and saw that she had blood all over her, Bosco's blood.

Sully looked at Faith. He knew how much Bosco meant to her; even though they were on bad terms with each other at the moment.

"I know, Faith." Sully then looked at Faith, "The reason I came in here was to tell you that Bosco's mom is here."

"Rose," Faith sighed, "Has she been told yet?" Sully shakes his head.

"Not yet. We thought maybe it would be better if you told her."

"Yeah, maybe. Where is she?" Faith asked.

"She's in the waiting room."

"You don't have to tell her. I can get something one else to do, if it is too hard for you," Sully suggested.

"If anybody should tell her about her son, it should be me," Faith replied as she left the lounge. There were so many thoughts going through Faith's head as she walked to the waiting area, how was she suppose to tell Rose that her son had been shot and was in surgery, but she knew that Rose needed to know.

"Faith… I can't find a doctor to tell me what is wrong with Maurice. Do you know?"

Rose looked at Faith; her face was full of worry and fear. Faith took a deep breath before she spoke.

"Why don't we sit down?" Faith said, gently, "Bosco was shot in the chest. He is in surgery right now. I'm so sorry, Rose," Faith said gently patting Rose's hand. Rose started to cry.

"No, not my Maurice." Faith put her arms around Rose.

"I tried everything to help him. I hope it was enough," Faith said as tears started to fall down her cheeks. Rose looked up at Faith.

"I know that you would do anything for Maurice, just as he would do anything for you."

Later,

Faith is sitting outside of the hospital, getting a breath of fresh air, when her cell phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Faith… where are you?" asked Fred.

"I'm at the hospital… "

"Are you hurt?" Fred asked, concerned.

"No. it's not me.. It's Bosco!" Faith said, still in shock that Bosco was hurt.

"You don't need to be there; he has his own family."

"Yes, I do. I want to be here, Fred."

"You always putting Bosco ahead of your family, aren't you Faith?"

"He is my partner and best friend, I'm staying here," she said.

"Faith, come home now," Fred demanded.

"No," Faith said sharply and ended the call. She sighed. She wasn't putting Bosco ahead of her family. Bosco was a part of her family too, just as much as her kids and Fred are.

Faith looked up at the sky and sighed. Bosco had to be okay. She couldn't lose her best friend and partner.

"Faith." She turned around and saw Rose standing in front of her.

"He's out of surgery."

To be continued!!