However, this morning I was late because I stopped to pick up coffee. I carefully extricated myself from my car. My sling came off last week, though my arm was still stiff. My doctor had said that the stiffness would fade with time and physical therapy. The scar left by the bullet might never fade, but I wore it with pride. It was the time I got to save Bernadette, and that meant everything to me.
I headed into the office, holding two hot cups of coffee, and carefully navigated opening the door without spilling any coffee.
“Good morning Edgar, glad to see you showed up today,” Bernadette said upon seeing me, but she was smiling.
“Good morning, darling.” I walked over to her and kissed her on the lips, hard and long, before handing her one of the cups. “I got you the most disgustingly sweet mocha latte caramel thing I could find on the menu. You’ll probably get cavities just looking at it.”
She smiled happily, and I felt myself go warm.
“Perfect. Just how I like it,” she said and sipped the sweet coffee beverage. “Mmmmm,” she sighed in pleasure. That simple moan made me want to rip off her clothes right then, but I told myself to be patient. I’d have all night with her. Just as I had every night with her.
“And I bet you got yourself some boring coffee,” she happily accused me.
“Guilty as charged,” I confessed.
“You’re so boring,” she said. “At least when it comes to coffee.” At that she gave me a wicked smile. I could tell she was referring to naughty things we’d tried in the bedroom (and sometimes the living room, or the kitchen or the shower . . .). Damn, I thought, I am so lucky to have her. I made a mental note to show her how much I appreciated her later, once we were in my bedroom and naked.
“Earth to Edgar.” I realized Bernadette was still talking.
“Sorry, hon, distracted by dirty thoughts of you.”
Bernadette laughed and I smiled. “You’re such a horn dog. Well, get your mind out of the gutter, because we have a new case. A lady came in this morning and I let her know we’d help her as soon as possible. Let’s get to work. Because the sooner we finish this case, the sooner I can get you naked.” That perked me up.
“I’m all ears. Let’s solve this case.” I stole a quick kiss from my girlfriend before letting her walk me through our newest assignment. I looked at the beautiful woman sitting across from me, and couldn’t help but think that we made a great team.
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