expiration date.”
He smiled back.
“May I come in?”
“Oh! Of course. I’ve been keeping you out here in the hot sun. What was I thinking? Of course, come in.”
She stepped back into the entry hall and he followed her inside, filling the small entry space and emptying it of all oxygen.
“Would you like some iced tea? Coffee?” Nancy indicated to him to have a seat in the living room as she turned left into the kitchen to retrieve beverages … and breath.
“I said would you like... whoof !” When she hadn’t gotten an answer, she had reversed direction to call into the living room and had suddenly run into a wall. A warm, masculine, broad-shouldered wall. Armored in Kevlar.
Once again, warm hands wrapped around her shoulders as she gained her footing.
“I can’t believe I’m doing this! I am so sorry. I don’t know what’s gotten into me.” Nancy swiftly stepped back as he dropped his hands. Again a feeling of bereftment. She was starting to realize exactly how long it had been since she’d been close to an adult male. ANY adult male.
“Coffee? Tea?” She almost giggled as she squelched the urge to say “Me?”
For heaven’s sake! What HAD gotten into her?
“Coffee. If it’s no trouble.” He leaned his hip against the counter next to the coffee pot and adjusted the volume on his radio, while he spoke into his lapel mike. As his lips moved, Nancy noticed how nicely chiseled they were. Then she noticed that his eyes were watching her looking at his mouth.
Nancy spun around to the sink so fast, her hair went even wilder than it was before. She studiously filled the pot with water, put a new filter and grounds into the coffee maker and pushed the button, while he finished speaking with the police dispatcher.
Nancy was extremely aware of his proximity, and took a step back before looking up into his face.
He didn’t seem to be affected in the least. Well, of course not. He was here on official business and was probably much younger than her. Oh well, the fantasy was fun.
“So. What can I help you with?” Nancy was all business as she led him into the living room to wait for the coffee. If she had seen the way his eyes traveled from her neck to her heels and back up again, and his small suppressed smile, she would have realized that maybe he wasn’t feeling entirely businesslike.
As they sat at opposite ends of the couch, he pulled out a small notepad and flipped through the pages looking for his notes. Nancy admired how masculine and strong his hands were. Well! she thought. I guess I’m not dead yet .
Officer Saunders looked up and his eyes met Nancy’s.
Just as he started to speak, the front door burst open with the girls and Jackson and Joey right behind them.
“Mom? You okay?” Both Kate and Christy wore concerned looks on their faces. “We saw the police car out front.”
Officer Saunders rose and shook hands with the four kids. “Hi, I’m Doug Saunders. I just came by to ask your mom some questions.”
“Oh! I remember you. You were at the accident.” Kate said.
“Oh, yeah! Thank you for your help.” Jackson reached out and shook hands with the officer.
Everyone relaxed. “Can we join you?” Kate set her backpack down on the floor.
He smiled back.
“May I come in?”
“Oh! Of course. I’ve been keeping you out here in the hot sun. What was I thinking? Of course, come in.”
She stepped back into the entry hall and he followed her inside, filling the small entry space and emptying it of all oxygen.
“Would you like some iced tea? Coffee?” Nancy indicated to him to have a seat in the living room as she turned left into the kitchen to retrieve beverages … and breath.
“I said would you like... whoof !” When she hadn’t gotten an answer, she had reversed direction to call into the living room and had suddenly run into a wall. A warm, masculine, broad-shouldered wall. Armored in Kevlar.
Once again, warm hands wrapped around her shoulders as she gained her footing.
“I can’t believe I’m doing this! I am so sorry. I don’t know what’s gotten into me.” Nancy swiftly stepped back as he dropped his hands. Again a feeling of bereftment. She was starting to realize exactly how long it had been since she’d been close to an adult male. ANY adult male.
“Coffee? Tea?” She almost giggled as she squelched the urge to say “Me?”
For heaven’s sake! What HAD gotten into her?
“Coffee. If it’s no trouble.” He leaned his hip against the counter next to the coffee pot and adjusted the volume on his radio, while he spoke into his lapel mike. As his lips moved, Nancy noticed how nicely chiseled they were. Then she noticed that his eyes were watching her looking at his mouth.
Nancy spun around to the sink so fast, her hair went even wilder than it was before. She studiously filled the pot with water, put a new filter and grounds into the coffee maker and pushed the button, while he finished speaking with the police dispatcher.
Nancy was extremely aware of his proximity, and took a step back before looking up into his face.
He didn’t seem to be affected in the least. Well, of course not. He was here on official business and was probably much younger than her. Oh well, the fantasy was fun.
“So. What can I help you with?” Nancy was all business as she led him into the living room to wait for the coffee. If she had seen the way his eyes traveled from her neck to her heels and back up again, and his small suppressed smile, she would have realized that maybe he wasn’t feeling entirely businesslike.
As they sat at opposite ends of the couch, he pulled out a small notepad and flipped through the pages looking for his notes. Nancy admired how masculine and strong his hands were. Well! she thought. I guess I’m not dead yet .
Officer Saunders looked up and his eyes met Nancy’s.
Just as he started to speak, the front door burst open with the girls and Jackson and Joey right behind them.
“Mom? You okay?” Both Kate and Christy wore concerned looks on their faces. “We saw the police car out front.”
Officer Saunders rose and shook hands with the four kids. “Hi, I’m Doug Saunders. I just came by to ask your mom some questions.”
“Oh! I remember you. You were at the accident.” Kate said.
“Oh, yeah! Thank you for your help.” Jackson reached out and shook hands with the officer.
Everyone relaxed. “Can we join you?” Kate set her backpack down on the floor.
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