The Agent

by C Paradee

  "Yeah," Megan couldn't stop the smile that overtook her face just thinking about Tony

  Ashley looked at Megan and decided she was going to have to do some pumping here. Her sister was not offering much information. "You really like her don't you?"

  Megan looked at her sister. She was her friend and confident, both when they were children and now as adults. Taking a deep breath, and hoping her sister would understand, she looked straight into Ashley's eyes and said, "I love her."

  Even though Ashley had suspected as much, she was surprised at the intensity of Megan's revelation. Reaching over the table, and taking her sister's hand, she replied, "That's wonderful. I'm so glad you found someone. I'm really happy for you."

  Once again, Megan's face lit up with a beautiful smile, "Thanks. That means a lot to me."

  Ashley and Megan finished their lunch, the conversation dominated by Megan telling her sister all about her wonderful new love

  "I'd really like to meet her. Do you think you could arrange that?" Ashley teased when they were getting ready to leave

  Slapping her sister playfully on the arm, Megan said, "Of course. Let me know next time you have any free time. It's your schedule we'll have to work around, you know."

  Ashley, deciding to make sure that was real soon, said, "I'll let you know," and looking at Megan, she continued, "you be careful."

  "I will. See ya later."

  When Megan returned to her office, David was lounging in the guest chair. "So, what's your sister up to?"

  "Oh, you know, same oh," Megan responded

  David hadn't really had a chance to talk to Megan and he was very concerned about the attack on her. "Are you sure you're all right?" David asked, his face etched with worry

  "I'm ok, really," Megan answered smiling at her friend. "Besides Tony's going to be escorting me back and forth to work for awhile."

  Taking in the dreamy look on her face, he said, "She's pretty special, isn't she?"

  "She's more than special. She's... ," Megan paused hunting for words that could describe Tony and coming up blank. "I love her," she said instead, surprised at how the words just popped out of her mouth

  David was around the desk in an instant. Putting his arms around Megan he hugged her. "That's great. I knew it, I just knew it."

  Megan looked at him surprised. "What do you mean, you knew it?"

  David started chuckling, as he said, "If it wasn't for the fact that you give it away every time you talk about her, there was dinner Friday night." At the questioning look on Megan's face, he continued, "Every time you mention her name your whole face lights up Megan. I watched you both at dinner Friday night and it was pretty obvious, no matter how hard you both tried to hide it. Does she know?"

  "Oh yeah." Megan knew that silly grin was on her face again. She just couldn't stop it. "But I really didn't think it was that obvious," she said, a little embarrassed that she could be read so easily

  "I'm your friend, remember. I make it a point to notice things," David said letting Megan out of the bear hug he had wrapped her in. "I'm soooo happy for you," he said, grinning at her

  Megan smiled back and said, "Thanks."

  Tony arrived about 15 minutes before Megan's quitting time. Parking the car, she walked to the door and entered. Going to Megan's office, she stopped in the doorway when she saw David and Megan chatting. "I'm a little early. I can wait outside."

  David and Megan both got up, each taking one of Tony's arms and leading her further into the office. Tony was so shocked, she allowed herself to be led into the office, before getting her voice back. She asked, "What's going on?" one eyebrow raised so high it was lost under the cover of her bangs

  David closed the door, turned around, wrapped his arms around Tony and gave her a big hug. "I'm glad you two figured it out," he said, releasing a very stunned Tony before she had a chance to protest. "See you two later," he said, leaving the office grinning

  "What was that all about?" Tony asked, still surprised by the show of affection from David.

  "Oh, he's just happy for us." Megan smiles, reaching up giving Tony a quick kiss. Even though the contact had been brief, Tony felt a warmth spread throughout her body. Looking down at Megan, she asked, "You ready?"

  "Yeah, let's go," she answered, anxious to leave work and spend time with Tony

  On the drive home, Tony suggested, "Want to stop and get something to eat?" Seeing the affirmative nod from Megan, she continued, "What sounds good?"

  "How about Diana's?" Megan said, smiling over at her and placing her hand on Tony's thigh. Covering Megan's hand with her own, she said, "Ok, lead on." They rode along in comfortable silence, broken occasionally by directions being given

  When they finished dinner, Tony asked, "Ready to go home?" Realizing instantaneously that the word had taken on a new meaning for her. She had a home to go to. A real home. A home with Megan

  Megan took in the surprised look on Tony's face and watched her eyes turned inward. Wondering what was going through her mind, she asked, "What are you thinking?"

  Tony looked at Megan and smiled, "It's just that I... ," wondering how to explain. It was such a simple word. But for Tony it was so much more. "It's been a long time since I've had a place to call home." Noticing Megan's puzzled look, she continued, "Before I came here, I always worked undercover. I was never in one place long enough to really have a home," she finished, shrugging her shoulders

  Megan captured the blue eyes with her own, and with deep conviction said, "You do now." A smile lit up Tony's face

  Tony flipped through the channels on the radio, looking for something she knew. Unwittingly stopping on Cleveland's most popular station, and recognizing an oldie, her voice smoothly joined the country music diva's in her rendition of 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.'

  Megan felt her mouth fall open. She wasn't sure what surprised her more. Tony's captivating voice or the fact that she was belting out a *country* song in perfect harmony with the artist

  When the song ended, Tony felt Megan's eyes on her and, quirking a smile, said, "What?"

  "That was beautiful Tony, but I just never figured you for country."

  Grinning at Megan, she said, "My assignments have exposed me to all kinds of music." Indicating the console, she said, "Take a look." Inside the console, Megan found a variety of soft rock, jazz, classical, easy listening, country and a few she didn't recognize. "I see what you mean."

  Arriving home, both women changed into something more comfortable and joined each other in the living room. Turning on the TV to watch the news had developed into a routine for them over the short time they had lived together. That didn't change today. Tony put her arm around Megan urging her closer. Megan complied and captured Tony's mouth with her own for a kiss which quickly lengthened and the news soon ceased to have any importance

  Megan stood up and reached down for Tony's hand urging her up. Walking in front of her leading her to the bedroom, Megan turned to face her once they entered the room. Placing her hands on Tony's face, looking into her eyes, she said, "Kiss me Tony."

  Tony desire spiraled with Megan's words. Placing her hands behind Megan's head, she lowered her lips to meet the warm moist mouth. The gentle meeting of lips became more urgent, and the kiss deepened. Tony raised her head, and looking at Megan said, "I want you so much," pulling her into a hug

  Megan relaxed against her relishing the sensations coursing through her body. Taking one of her hands, she lightly ran the back of her fingers over Tony's breast. Feeling her shiver, Megan said, her voice deep with desire, "These clothes gotta go." Tony kissed the top of her head saying, "Yeah," reluctant to release her hold on the gorgeous woman who fit so comfortably against her

  Megan pulled Tony's head down and met her lips while lightly caressing one of Tony's breasts through the thin shirt. Tony moved her hands down Megan's back, cupping her buttocks pulling her closer. Their kiss deepened and became an exploration. Tongue meeting tongue, thrusting, vying, and u
rgent

  Ending the kiss breathless, Tony began unbuttoning her shirt but was stopped by Megan's hand on top of hers. "No, let me," Megan said in a quiet but commanding voice. Tony felt a jolt to her core at Megan's words. Dropping her hands, she watched Megan begin unbuttoning her shirt

  Slowing unbuttoning her partner's shirt, Megan looked up at Tony and ran her tongue over her top lip. Tony shuddered and wondered how long she was going to be able to stand there before her knees gave out. Pulling the now unbuttoned shirt open, she eased it over Tony's shoulders letting it fall to the floor. Reaching her arms around behind Tony she unhooked her bra, pulling it forward over Tony's arms and letting it fall. Megan sucked in her breath at the sight of the firm full breasts. She was unable to resist running her tongue lightly over the erect nipples

  Tony moaned at the attention from Megan. Raising her arms to pull Megan into an embrace, Megan danced out of her way and said, "Wait... I'm not done.. You do want me to undress you don't you?" while running a finger lightly on the inside of the waistband of Tony's pants

  Tony's breath quickened and she shivered. "Yes, please... hurry." Megan unbuttoned Tony's pants, pulling them down along with her underwear, letting Tony step out of them. Looking at the naked woman standing before her, Megan said, "You are so beautiful." Running her fingertips lightly down Tony's abdomen, she grazed the dark curls with her hand, her breath quickening with desire for the woman standing before her

  Tony took a deep breath trying to steady herself. Looking into Megan's eyes, she purred seductively, "It's my turn, woman." Megan thought she'd melt at the sound of Tony's sexy voice

  Taking hold of the bottom of Megan's top, she pulled it up over Megan's arms and head. Leaning down she placed a warm moist kiss between Megan's breasts as her hands reached around to unfasten her bra. Drawing it forward, she let it fall to the floor. Placing her hands on the breasts in front of her, she gently needed them lightly rolling the nipple between her thumb and forefinger. Megan gasped at the sensations flowing through her. "Please..."

  Tony saw the passion in Megan's eyes matched her own and she dropped her hands to Megan's shorts quickly removing them with her underwear. When Megan stepped out of them, Tony appreciatively took in the sight before her, lowering her gaze from Megan's face to the full breasts, down to the light curly hair, and the wonderfully shaped firm legs. She husked, "I want to make love to you Megan."

  Megan leaned against Tony, unable to support her own weight anymore. "Yes.. now.. please." Tony made her way to the bed, never letting go of Megan, pulling her down with her. Positioning herself over Megan, she moved between her legs, before lowing herself against Megan. Feeling Megan's wetness against her excited her even more and Tony knew she was close to the edge. She began placing soft wet kisses along Megan's face and neck. Taking Megan's earlobe into her mouth, she nibbled on it her warm breath sending shivers down Megan's back

  Megan hands caressed Tony's breasts, gently rolling the nipples between her thumbs and fingers. She captured Tony's mouth with her own in a passion filled kiss. Separating, she murmured, "Take me Tony... now."

  The words were an aphrodisiac to Tony and she repositioned herself, straddling Megan's leg with her own. Megan felt Tony's wet center against her and knew her desire matched her own. Kissing her way down Megan's body, Tony stopped at a breast her tongue lightly circling the erect nipple, while drawing a finger between the warm wet opening below. Megan gasped at the sensation, and felt herself close to release when Tony looked at her and sucked her essence off of the wet finger. Megan moaned, "I want you in me." Tony slowly placed two fingers into Megan her movements matching the rhythm that Megan set. Her mouth administered to Megan's other breast while her fingers moved rhythmically. As the thrusting became more urgent, Tony found herself nearing the edge from the movement of Megan's leg against her center. With her thumb she began lightly stroking Megan's swollen nub. Feeling Megan near release, she quickened her pace until she felt the waves of release overtake Megan, her own following at the sound of Megan crying out her name

  Tony woke to the soft light of day entering the bedroom. Looking at the woman sprawled across her almost took her breath away. She is so beautiful... how did I ever get so lucky? She smiled as the memories of the past night filtered through her mind. For the first time in her adult life, she was happy. And it was all because of this wonderful small woman who had given her the gift of love

  Knowing they both had to go to work, she began softly calling Megan's name running her hand through her hair. When she didn't respond, Tony decided to try another tactic. She began ticking the smaller woman. Megan woke very quickly and decided to return the favor. Ending their play, both left the confines of the bed, deciding they had better take showers separately or they'd never get to work

  Megan went to take a shower and Tony made her way to the kitchen to start the coffee. Looking at the clock, she saw it was already 8am. Well, that still left an hour before Megan was due in. Tony's hours were whatever she chose. Deciding she was hungry, she opened the refrigerator. Grabbing some juice and a couple of bananas, she made short work of them. Hearing the bathroom door open, she made her way down the hall

  Megan stepped out into the hall after donning a robe, and felt her breath catch in her throat as her new lover padded down the hall naked. Even though she appreciated the sight, she did have to go to work. "Uh Tony," she began.

  "What?"

  "Do you have to go wandering around the house naked?" unable to take her eyes off the tall, muscular woman moving so gracefully toward her.

  "Sorry," she said, lowering her head and giving Megan a quick kiss. She was unable to stop a teasing comment, "Naked's not good?"

  Complaining, "You are so bad," Megan had trouble maintaining a serious expression

  "Laughing, Tony said, "I gotta take a shower, we're running behind."

  Tony smiled when her keen ears picked up Megan muttered comment, "I wonder why?"

  After parking the car, Tony walked Megan to her office. She looked around for Dwayne, but didn't see him. "Did Dwayne cause you any problems yesterday?"

  "No. I don't even think I saw him after you left." Megan had noticed a subtle change come over Tony when they exited the car, but it was nothing like what she had witnessed yesterday

  After Tony left, Megan went to join David in the autopsy suite and they started on the cases for the day. Neither saw Dwayne when he entered the room, or the look of pure rage directed at Megan

  Dwayne was furious. He still couldn't believe that bitch he had stabbed, had had the nerve to face him down. No woman does that to him and gets away with it. He'd take care of her, but first he'd see to Megan. Dwayne had forgotten about how intimidated he'd been by Tony.

  "Hey Brian, anything turn up?" Tony asked figuring he'd know what she meant

  "Well that depends. If you're talking about the Shadow case, no. If you're talking about assaults with a knife, yes," Brian responded

  Tony's whole demeanor subtly changed. "Well?" she asked with a raised eyebrow

  Brian knew she wasn't going to like what he had to say, but she needed to know. "Since I'm in homicide and the leader of this task force, I haven't been able to keep abreast of what's going on elsewhere in the city." Seeing Tony's impatient look, he continued, "Seems there's a rapist operating on the near west side. A knife seems to be his weapon of choice. However, he hasn't actually stabbed anyone, so it may be entirely unrelated."

  Brian was not really surprised to see no visible reaction. She had to be the most controlled person he had ever met. Tony's mind was actually racing ahead. While the chance of either her or Megan's attack being related to each other were slim, she could not ignore the possibility either. She knew her attack could not have been related to a rapist. Rapists did not slash and run, but Megan's attack had been different. Coincidences tended to bother Tony, and she still felt there were too many similarities in the two attacks. There really wasn't much she could do about it though

  "What's o
n the agenda today?" she asked, quickly shifting gears

  "We got a few more informants to interview. The guys are out rounding them up now. Want to sit in on the interviews?"

  Giving Brian an appreciative grin, Tony knew she'd finally made the inner team. She preferred to work alone, but this was the locals' case and trust was important. The stakes had become too high

  Megan had finished her cases and was in her office doing the preliminary reports. She was hoping to get something from the lab today, but figured it would be at least tomorrow before they had a chance to process the samples. She looked up as someone rapped lightly on the door frame. Looking up, she saw Mark standing there. "Hi."

  "Hi. I just thought I'd stop by and see if you have anything you could release on the latest victim. The news has been kind of slow lately."

  "No. I still can't release any information on the latest victim. The police might be able to tell you more than I can," Megan said, smiling at Mark

  "I don't suppose you'd want to go to lunch?" Mark asked hopefully, continuing, "I stopped by yesterday, but you were already at lunch."

  "I think I'll pass this time. Maybe some other time." Megan had began to feel quite comfortable with her life, and she didn't feel the need to be bothered with things she really didn't want to do

  "Ok, see ya later."

  "Bye."

  As the fax machine came to life, Megan walked over to see what was being transmitted. Noticing the familiar Lab's letterhead, her mind began racing with anticipation. She pulled the paper from the tray. Yes... the drug had been ingested orally. They were obviously dealing with someone who had a good knowledge of drugs

  Brian smiled to himself and shook his head. Since Tony had begun assisting with the interviewing, things were moving along very quickly. She simply intimidated the hell out of whoever they were interviewing and the punks quickly spilled their guts about anything and everything just to get out of the same room with her. While they had no further leads on the Shadow case, they now had tips on 1 armed robbery, 2 new drug dealers, and 4 convenience store robberies. The woman was amazing