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commanded. All three had their weapons drawn and all three were well over two hundred pounds, but that didn't phase Alexa at all. She lunged through the window and into the apartment with her own gun already drawn.
"Put it down girlie. I don't want to hurt you," one of the men said mockingly..
Alexa's gun was fully loaded, she knew she could take down all three before they even thought about pulling the trigger, but that's not what she wanted to do. Alexa had a tendency to enjoy the physical aspect of her job.
She swept one leg against the legs of the first man in the line and when she knocked him off balance she grabbed the arm of the third man, dragging him toward the man in the middle. What resulted was a pile of fools on the floor, their guns knocked from their hands, and their pride as bruised as their bodies. She landed a swift kick or two in the sides of the two men on top, and then whipped out the cuffs.
By the time the other officers flooded into the apartment, Alexa already had all three men subdued.
"Damn, Alexa," said Matthew Passin, her partner for over three years. He was always a little startled when the slender and petite woman managed to take down multiple criminals while barely breaking a sweat.
"Good job," he mumbled and then helped the other officers get the criminals to their feet. "But all you really need ed to do was wait for backup," he admonished her, his dark blue eyes locking with her fiery, cinnamon gaze.
"I did," she insisted. "They were late," she shrugged, as if that was not her fault. She had of course not counted to ten as she was supposed to and always went at five. It was more fun that way, and no one got to witness the silly grin she was left with when the men were piled up on the floor beneath her. Her love for spreading justice was something she preferred to keep to herself, as pesky things like psych evaluations always came up when she confessed the adrenaline rush she experienced during those few moments when she was not sure if she would survive the situation.
"I got the job done, didn't I?" she asked with a smirk. Matthew just shook his head as he led one of the criminals out the door. He was used to Alexa's behavior by now, but he still didn't exactly approve of it. As they walked away, Alexa found herself recovering from the adrenaline rush. Her heart was pounding, her mind was racing, and her body was aching. It was strange how there wasn't a part of her body unaffected by a good take down, not a single part was exempt from the rush that she felt.
Chapter 2
Alexa did not hang around the police station long enough to get the usual lecture from her boss about her reckless behavior. She had heard it too many times before and could recite it by heart. So instead, she would often leave a note on his desk stating he could consider her lectured. Were she not one of the best on his team, she would never get away with this kind of flippancy but because she was, he let her slide. In fact, her collar rate tripled most of the other officers she worked with.
The only one who could come close to competing with her was Matthew, and that was only because he was constantly trying to keep up with her. Matthew was about ten years older than her, and though he had a lot of respect for her, he would often tire of the risks she took. She could understand why, as sometimes those risks put him right in the line of fire. Matthew had a wife and child at home to think of, something Alexa was not familiar with at all. It was not that she didn't think about having a family, it was just one of those abstract concepts she didn't really spend any time dwelling on. She assumed it would happen one day, but she was in no rush to reach that place , and would be perfectly satisfied if she didn't.
Her life was not about romance, especially not with other officers. She despised dating cops. She had done it a few times and discovered that it was basically like bringing work home with her.
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"Put it down girlie. I don't want to hurt you," one of the men said mockingly..
Alexa's gun was fully loaded, she knew she could take down all three before they even thought about pulling the trigger, but that's not what she wanted to do. Alexa had a tendency to enjoy the physical aspect of her job.
She swept one leg against the legs of the first man in the line and when she knocked him off balance she grabbed the arm of the third man, dragging him toward the man in the middle. What resulted was a pile of fools on the floor, their guns knocked from their hands, and their pride as bruised as their bodies. She landed a swift kick or two in the sides of the two men on top, and then whipped out the cuffs.
By the time the other officers flooded into the apartment, Alexa already had all three men subdued.
"Damn, Alexa," said Matthew Passin, her partner for over three years. He was always a little startled when the slender and petite woman managed to take down multiple criminals while barely breaking a sweat.
"Good job," he mumbled and then helped the other officers get the criminals to their feet. "But all you really need ed to do was wait for backup," he admonished her, his dark blue eyes locking with her fiery, cinnamon gaze.
"I did," she insisted. "They were late," she shrugged, as if that was not her fault. She had of course not counted to ten as she was supposed to and always went at five. It was more fun that way, and no one got to witness the silly grin she was left with when the men were piled up on the floor beneath her. Her love for spreading justice was something she preferred to keep to herself, as pesky things like psych evaluations always came up when she confessed the adrenaline rush she experienced during those few moments when she was not sure if she would survive the situation.
"I got the job done, didn't I?" she asked with a smirk. Matthew just shook his head as he led one of the criminals out the door. He was used to Alexa's behavior by now, but he still didn't exactly approve of it. As they walked away, Alexa found herself recovering from the adrenaline rush. Her heart was pounding, her mind was racing, and her body was aching. It was strange how there wasn't a part of her body unaffected by a good take down, not a single part was exempt from the rush that she felt.
Chapter 2
Alexa did not hang around the police station long enough to get the usual lecture from her boss about her reckless behavior. She had heard it too many times before and could recite it by heart. So instead, she would often leave a note on his desk stating he could consider her lectured. Were she not one of the best on his team, she would never get away with this kind of flippancy but because she was, he let her slide. In fact, her collar rate tripled most of the other officers she worked with.
The only one who could come close to competing with her was Matthew, and that was only because he was constantly trying to keep up with her. Matthew was about ten years older than her, and though he had a lot of respect for her, he would often tire of the risks she took. She could understand why, as sometimes those risks put him right in the line of fire. Matthew had a wife and child at home to think of, something Alexa was not familiar with at all. It was not that she didn't think about having a family, it was just one of those abstract concepts she didn't really spend any time dwelling on. She assumed it would happen one day, but she was in no rush to reach that place , and would be perfectly satisfied if she didn't.
Her life was not about romance, especially not with other officers. She despised dating cops. She had done it a few times and discovered that it was basically like bringing work home with her.
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