“Mind if I come in?” she asked.
He opened the door wider. “Of course not.”
She stepped inside and pulled down the fur-lined hood of her down jacket, exposing her long, blonde hair. There was an awkward silence between them. Stephenson wondered if he should invite her into the living room to sit down. She spoke before he could ask.
“I just wanted to say I'm sorry I didn't believe you when you told me there was nothing going on between you and Serena.”
“What made you change your mind that I was telling the truth?”
“Adams. While you were in Australia, he told me the whole story. How you caught her cheating on you and then what happened that day she came to see you at the precinct. He also said you want nothing to do with her and are head over heels for me. Is that true?”
Adams never ceased to surprise him. Despite their differences at times, his partner always had his back. “Yes, it's true.”
A slight smile surfaced on her lips, and he moved toward her.
“Why don't we start over? Maybe I take you to dinner over the weekend?”
“That sounds nice. How about after you watch the Super Bowl with me?”
“You have tickets?” he asked, taking a small step back.
She let out a laugh. “Sorry, no. My brother is having a Super Bowl party, even though they didn't make it. A bunch of his teammates will be there. Want to come?”
“Love to.”
He moved toward her and placed a hand gently on either side of her face. He felt her hand on the lower part of his back, pulling him closer. Their lips met, and he didn't think about Dr. Leroy again for the rest of the night.
Audrey J. Cole is a registered nurse and a writer of thrillers set in Seattle. After living in Australia for the last five years, Audrey has returned to the Pacific Northwest where she lives with her husband and two children.
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