Goldman froze. He had no idea what was going on or what was happening. Did Patty say that she was in love with him?Dalton looked at Goldman like he was supposed to do something.Goldman glanced at Jackie who stood with the door open and looking at him with her mouth open. “Don’t just stand there like an idiota!” Gabriella exclaimed. “Go after her!”Goldman swallowed hard. He was stupefied. She was in love with him? Patty?Billy walked in the room. He looked at everyone’s faces. “What I miss?” -------Patty had rounded the chalet and made her way back to the front door. When she saw that the coast was clear, she sprinted upstairs. When she got to her bedroom, she closed and locked the door.Patty jogged on her treadmill so she could run if she had, too. What she never counted on was having to run in ten-degree weather without a coat, gloves, a scarf, or a hat. She was shivering and she was out of breath. Her teet
It had been four days since Goldman had returned to Arizona, and he was a wreck. He had gone to Patty’s house as soon as he got back into town. Her car hadn’t been home. Goldman had gone back that evening, and her car was still gone.Monday and Tuesday, Goldman had gone to her house, again. Patty was home, but she wouldn’t come to the door. He had pleaded for her to let him in. She wouldn’t. Patty wouldn’t even give him a verbal response. The only response Goldman had gotten was Rufus barking when he had rung the doorbell and yelled at the door.This morning he had gone to her house - again. The same process was repeated. The only one that wanted anything to do with him was Rufus – barking his head off that a visitor was at the door. Goldman had done one thing differently. He had yelled at the door that he wasn’t going anywhere until she let him in. He had hung out in Patty’s yard for an hour and a half. Goldman would have stayed all day if that’s what it took. But, Williamson had cal
Williamson had left Goldman’s to go back to the station. Dalton had waited for Goldman to freshen up, change clothes, and grab a gift he had for Patty.Once Goldman was ready, he and Dalton went to the station. Dalton wore a short sleeve black shirt with a collar; it had Triton Bail Bonds inscribed in gold on the pocket. Dalton also sported black jeans and black boots. Goldman had changed into a pair of dark blue Levi’s and a black long sleeved button down shirt. They looked like enforcers ready to take care of business like they used to in the old days when they had been deputies together.“Now, remember,” Dalton said quietly as they approached the front door. “Let me handle this. You’re too emotional right now.”Goldman reluctantly nodded.The sun was setting.They walked into the station.Williamson was standing at the reception desk. Out of habit, Goldman looked over at the switchboard room. One of the part-time college students were on duty. Goldman fought the urge to roll his ey
Matt and Williamson were chatting at the reception desk. Williamson was reassuring Matt that Goldman was crazy about Patty and he was willing to go to the ends of the earth to make things right with her.“I hope your right, Williamson,” Matt said. “It’s more than her being an invaluable employee here. She’s like a sister to all of us. I would miss having her around.”“Me, too,” Williamson said. “And her cooking. I love her lasagna.”“Don’t forget her baked spaghetti,” Matt said.Williamson chuckled. “Remember when she made that strawberry cheesecake from scratch and she wouldn’t let any of us touch it?” He smiled. “It’s for Goldman. It’s his birthday,” Williamson mocked in a high-pitched female voice.Matt laughed. “Oh, god, Lawrence was pissed,” he said and chuckled. “I can’t believe I didn’t pick up on how she felt about Goldman back then.”“You had a lot going on back then,” Williamson said.“True,” Matt agreed.A college student ran up the stairs. Matt hired her as a temp to do so
Patty was in her master bedroom suite sitting at her vanity table. She had redecorated it a few years ago. She had fallen in love with some ideas she saw on the home channel.Patty wanted her bedroom to have a serine feminine atmosphere. She had splurged on a new canopy queen size bed. White sheer drapery hung from the black iron rods. They swayed outward when the air conditioning came on. Williamson and Carter had helped her paint the walls lilac. She had replaced her old rugs with a soft cream-colored wall to wall carpeting. Patty had bought a vanity table, so she didn’t have to stand in the bathroom doing her hair and makeup. Contractors had replaced her old tub with an oversized tub with a waterfall faucet. She also had them replace her plexi glass shower doors with clear glass doors.After Williamson had finally chased Goldman away, Patty and Rufus had gone upstairs. She had taken a shower and washed her hair. Patty took another stab at setting her hair again. She didn’t roll the
Patty’s head whipped to the side. Goldman stood in the doorway of her bedroom with his arms crossed and his eyebrow arched up. A black box dangled in his hand. He had on a black dress shirt and dark jeans. Rufus didn’t bark for the hell of it. He had barked because someone else was in the house.Her mouth dropped open at the sight of Goldman in her house. “How the hell did you get in here?” she yelled.Carter blew out an exasperated breath. “I thought you were going to let me soften her up before you made your presence known?”Patty’s head snapped in Carter’s direction. “What?”“I didn’t know your softening up method was letting her strip for you,” Goldman quipped.Patty whirled around to look at Goldman. She quickly adjusted the shoulder of the robe back on her shoulder. “I wasn’t strip - You know what? It’s none of your business what I was doing!” she yelled. She turned her attention back to Carter. “You let him into my house?” More of a statement than a question. “How could you do
Three months later . . .Goldman woke up with morning wood. His dick was throbbing with want for the piece of chocolate next to him. Apparently, Patty had the same idea because she slowly straddled him. She wore a black lacey negligee. She gave him a soft smile as she raised the hem of the gown.Goldman grabbed her hips as she connected them. He groaned as she boarded his thickness. He grinded his pelvis against her moistness. Patty got on the same page, meeting his rhythm. Goldman squeezed her hips as she rode him. Patty rubbed his light bronze muscled chest.He loved watching her when they made love. That’s what it was. Love. Goldman and Patty had been dating for three months. He would do anything for her and hated it when she wasn’t around. Three months of heaven, and he never wanted to wake up.Last night, he had come over to check on her because she wasn’t feeling well that afternoon at work. She had said it was just an upset stomach and she was fine. Goldman had agre
Twins, Jodi and Jackie Garvey, sat in the doctor’s office at the local hospital. Jodi and Jackie had the same general practitioner. Jodi had made an appointment a few days ago to get tested. She thought she was pregnant again. Her and her husband, Matt, had been trying to have a baby. Jackie had been sick for a week and a half and had finally made an appointment to get checked out. Dr. Uston’s secretary had called them to say they had their results. The twins had decided to go get their results together. Dr. Uston had been their family physician since they were teenagers. Dr. Uston’s office had white walls. Posters about birth control, the flu shot, and healthy eating were all over the walls. His desk was light brown and small. He was in the office at the hospital twice a week. He had his own practice outside of the hospital with a beautifully decorated office that was warm and inviting. His hospital office had a sterile and cold feeling to it.