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KelseaI'm fighting to open my eyes as I hear rustling the next morning. To be honest, I'm surprised he's still here. Given what I know about him, I figured he'd take the chance to slip away in the dead of the night. Tiredness washes over my body, along with a relaxation I haven't felt in months. There's even a soreness, courtesy of what I spent the night doing. The stress of helping Stella get married and my worry over Nick has finally caught up with me as I sink further against my mattress."Kels." I hear a deep voice whispering in my ear. I feel the scratch of a beard on my shoulder."Hmmm?" I stretch, before burrowing deeply into the arms wrapped around me.Moist lips land on my bare shoulder before the heat of his breath pulses against me. "I have to be at work in an hour, but I don't want to go.""I don't want you to go either," I whisper as he tightens his arms around me. Pressing myself against him, I feel his hard length at my back. "So that's how it's going to b
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Nick"Running late today?"Immediately I'm on the defensive as I hear Kelsea's dad, and my boss, Menace speak to me, even though I can hear the teasing lilt in his voice. I'm almost an hour late, I haven't showered since the wedding, and I have a three-day-old beard which isn't like me at all. But I can't tell him where I've been, what I've been doing. The only person I respect more than him is my dad, so I attempt to take his teasing in stride."Just a little." I hurry to see if there's any info in my mailbox, doing my best to not meet his eyes."I think we're all a little slower than normal after the wedding last night. Did you get Kels home alright? Caleb said you were taking her when I asked."It's an innocent question. Something any dad would ask about his daughter, but I immediately feel guilty. He's my superior who's always treated me with respect and supported anything I've set out to do in my job. But I'm also not prepared to tell him how I spent last night and this
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Kelsea"Hey!" I wave to Ruby as I throw my purse down on her couch. "Where are the kids?""Kari took them to karate." She grins. "So that means we get to have adult food and adult conversation tonight. I have that wine you and Stella introduced me to. Want a glass?""Don't mind if I do. It's been a long day, even if I didn't have to work." I grin back at her. I love my niece and nephew, but sometimes they completely overtake every situation they're in. Tonight I'm just wanting to have a relaxing time. Before I can say anything, Caleb comes through the door."Ladies," he greets us both.I'm almost jealous when he snakes his arms around her waist, kissing at her neck, grabbing her ear between his teeth. The two of them have such an intoxicating passion and such an all-encompassing chemistry, it forces those around them to pay attention. Deep in my gut I know the way they look at each other is what I want, what I deserve. Right next to the feeling is the fear I may never get to
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KelseaIt's been a full seven days since the last time I saw Nick. He hasn't answered my messages, but I keep sending them, because I want him to know someone cares about him. It's not in me to give up on someone, so I keep trying. Trying to chisel away at the rough exterior around his heart, hoping he'll let me in. All it takes is one fracture, I'll seep in, warm him, show him what a life would be like with the two of us together. It wouldn't always be perfect, but every day Nick would know someone loves him. Someone would wait for him to come home every night.K: I hope you're having a good day. Not stalking or anything, but I know you're working days this week. Maybe we could see each other one night? I miss my friend, more than anything, Nick. I miss my friend. Please tell me we didn't screw up what we had together. Please.Tears pool behind my eyes, I hate being that vulnerable with him. It always feels like I'm the only one being vulnerable, but I know if I were to talk to
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NickIt's raining slightly as I pull my patrol car up to The Café. I've signaled into dispatch I'm taking a lunch break, and I let my shoulders drop. Since that night with Kels I've been tightly wound. Not because of what we did together, but because of the way she made me feel. I've always wanted what everyone has. I just convinced myself it would never happen for me. Now? Now I'm not so sure. Getting out, I lock my patrol car and head into what most of us around town call our home away from home. Caleb proposed to Ruby here, from what I heard Ace and Violet met here, and Ransom's family practically lives here. I see him sitting at one of the side tables, Rambo at his feet. When he sees me, his tail wags, and I can't help but smile down at the dog. He can always bring a smile to anyone's face. Doesn't seem to matter what they're going through. "Hey." Ransom reaches out a hand to me when I get close enough. "Good to see you.""You too." We give each other the kind of br
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Kelsea"Today has been a day."I turn my head to the voice of my fellow medical assistant, Karsyn. We both started working here at the same time as Stelle, but while she's moved on, we've been holding it down together. She's become one of my closest friends, right next to Stelle. "Has it been?" I haven't really noticed because all I can think about is Nick picking me up this afternoon."Yeah," she sighs. "But that could just be me." She purses her lips. "I've been seeing Tucker off and on for the last few months, more of a friends with benefits thing. I want more, but he's scared. He wants more, but I'm scared. That's how we've been, and now I just don't know what we are."Tucker, I know that name from somewhere. "How do I know him?"She gives me a look of surprise, drawing her eyebrows together. "Tucker, you know, the K-9 trainer?""Oh right, I'm sorry it's not working out the way you want it to."The breath she exhales rustles the bangs lying against her forehead. Wh
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NickIn the background, I can hear the rush of water, indicating Kels is in my shower. Leaning against the counter in my kitchen, I take a deep breath, trying to calm the heart that feels like it's beating out of my chest. Bringing her here was a conscious decision, having her in my personal space is a way to show her how much I care for her, rather than telling her. I've never been good with words. Hopefully my actions can say what I can't. It had taken me years to tell my mom and dad not only thank you for saving my life, but that I love them. It was a word I felt I couldn't pronounce, no one had ever really said it much to me. Until I came to live with the Keplers. That isn't a time in my life I want to relive tonight.Moving over to the sink, I look out the window, watching as the rain falls steadily. Sharp bursts of thunder echo every now and again, the loud clap rolling with a deep groan, shaking my apartment building with its ferocity. When I was young, right when the Kepler
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KelseaN: I'm really sorry about what happened at my apartment. I've never allowed a woman to sleep over, because I was scared of what would happen. When I was a teenager, I would wake up with my hand tight around a pillow. I've never given myself a chance to see what would happen with someone else…until you.K: I told you, I'm not upset with you, I'm sorry you have those memories and I would do anything to help you get over them, if you would allow me to.I bite my thumb nail, wondering how he's going to respond to what I've said. With him, I'm not ever sure how he will react.N: Shrinks don't work with me. Back when I first came to live with my parents, they sent me to a shrink, who put me on some medication. The medicine took away my feelings totally. I was like a zombie and I hated it.K: So how did you convince them to take you off of it?N: I told them I was better, that I hadn't had a nightmare in a long time.Oh my God, he lied to them, and he's been dealing with
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Alisa"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" "Yes." I nod as I sit before the grand jury to give my testimony about what happened with Officer Fugate. "Please tell us when you first met him," the attorney instructs. Archer is sitting in the back row, all hot in his uniform. I don't know how he managed to be here, but he has and it's one of the sweetest things he's done for me. I'm not sure I could be doing this without his dark eyes staring back at me. "I met him when he brought a suspect into the ER. It was obvious that man had been beaten badly and it didn't happen only once. After that day, it happened on a regular basis…"ArcherUshering Lis into the station is like sending a babe into the belly of the beast. She's never been here before, doesn't know how things work, and could honestly be scared, given everything she's dealt with. I'd like to kill Officer Fugate with my own two hands.
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ArcherIt's a gully washer tonight, as my instructor at the Academy always said when it rained hard. Visibility fucking sucks and I've worked more accidents tonight than I have in the previous three months. It's as if when it rains, no one can remember how to drive. It's hard to even see out of my windshield but, as I pass one of the abandoned gas stations on the outskirts of town, I see another cop stopped.They're an eyesore and, at the next city planning meeting, there's going to be a vote on demolishing them. They're a breeding ground for drug use and criminals. We've put up cameras to show what happens at night when there aren't patrols going back and forth. Since it's raining and dark, I figure I'll hit them, just to make sure nothing's going on that shouldn't be.As I round the corner. I'm surprised as fuck to see Alisa's car parked next to a Calvert County patrol SUV. She's kneeling in front of a cop who has a taser pointed at her. My heart gallops in my chest as I wonder
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Archer"Chief Harrison wants to see you," Tank tells me as I make my way into the squad room. I have no idea what I've done and am immediately questioning what the hell is going on. I try to do everything by the book and I can't remember anything I might've done that was untoward. My stomach rolls as I head toward his office. I've never been called before him before and, truth be told, I never wanted to be. When I reach the door, I knock with a double tap. "C'mon in." Opening it enough so that I can sneak my head in, I glance at the Chief. "You wanted to see me, Sir?" "Yeah, come in and have a seat. There's a few things we need to discuss." I don't like the sound of this shit at all. Going in, I have a seat in the chair facing his desk and prepare to get my ass handed to me. "Officer Fugate has made a complaint and I'm bound by state laws to investigate those complaints." "I told you what happened," I defend myself. "He'
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Alisa"Thank you for coming tonight," he says as we enter my apartment. "You don't have to thank me. You've saved me more times than I can count." I grin, taking my jacket off. "Come sit over here on the couch with me. You look a little stressed." "They do that to me." He waves his hand toward the street where his parents have just left. "They always make me feel like I'm not good enough, as if I should've done something different with my life." "I know how that feels." I beckon him over with a crook of my finger. "Let me take care of this tension for you, Archie. Let me show you what the fuck your parents are missing." Something about the way they don't appreciate their son has me wanting to show him just how much I do. How important he is to my life. One of the ways I can think of showing him is with my body. Fuck if that isn't exciting. Reaching for my shirt, I pull it over my head, motioning for him to do the same. In a lazy game o
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ArcherI'm heading into the squad room at the station to pick up some supplies when the phone in my pocket rings loudly. There aren't many people I have set ringtones for, but this one? I hate when it rings. It's my parents. Not wanting to make whichever one this is wait, I hurriedly answer. It's always struck me as odd. They were so quick to get me out of their lives, yet they do everything together, including share a fucking cell phone. That's right, they share this phone, which means I never know who I'm going to talk to when I put it to my ear. Talk about a surprise every time I answer. "Hello?" I wait for the response. It's always delayed as if they're on some far away phone line. "Archer, it's Dad." No fucking shit. "Hey Dad," I answer, wondering if he'll continue on or if I'll have to pull the words from him like teeth. "What's going on?" "Your mom and I will be in Laurel Springs tonight. We'd like to have dinner w
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AlisaHis body over mine is equal parts hot and hard in all the right places. Our naked skin slides together as he leans down to take the tight bud of my nipple in his mouth. "Yes." I tilt my head back against the pillows, allowing him full reign over my body. "Please don't stop," I beg as I rake my hands over his strong back before digging my fingers into the hair on his head. "Never gonna stop," he promises as he sucks at the prominent tip, before letting it go and moving further down. I'm still unsure of how we got our clothes off. All I know is they're in a pile next to the bed. He moves down my body, kissing my stomach before he drops onto his knees and pulls me to the edge. Separating my thighs, he props them up on his shoulders, gazing up at me with those dark eyes before he dips down. His warm mouth covers my pussy, going straight for my clit and lapping against the trembling flesh. "Archer," I moan, lifting my hips to meet his mouth. "It's been so fucki
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Archer "Look guy." I hope me using that term pisses him off. "This isn't even your jurisdiction. What the fuck right did you have to pull her over?" "It's Officer Fugate," he corrects me, before continuing on. "She failed to signal a turn." I'm real annoyed. "You got that on your dash cam?" I point to where his camera is mounted on the dash. "It wasn't on." He shrugs. "How fucking convenient for you." I smirk, shaking my head. "It's something the garage knows about, but the budget is lean over in Calvert County." He eyes me. My gaze is on Alisa who's sitting in her car with her hands locked around her steering wheel. She's white-knuckling as he and I stand out here, yelling at one another. "I'm not allowing you to ticket her without proof. Did you radio it in?" His cheeks go red, which tells me all I need to know. "You son of a bitch. You think you can intimidate her? Officers like you give the rest of us a bad name." Going in
