There’s a rap on the door. “Come in,” calls Lieutenant Smyth. The door opens. In walks David, the custodian. “What’s he doing here?” Mike snarls, remembering the difficulty he had obtaining information on Bo. “Mike, I’d like you to meet our undercover officer. You know him as David,” Lieutenant Smyth says. David sits his massive …
Mouth hanging open, Mike stares at Bo and his crew all handcuffed. The noise is deafening as they are yelling at the police and the police are yelling at them. Now he isn’t sure that he has the full picture of what happened to Paige. Bo sees Mike, nods towards him and yells at the …
Paige’s stomach is clenched like a fist ready for a punch the entire drive into the office the next morning. She has replayed the few interactions with Joe at work and other than the one disagreement for the project they worked on together, there are no other incidents. Word had gotten back to his supervisor …
Deciding to approach with gifts and information, Mike heads out to a coffee shop down the street from his apartment before six. Ordering a black coffee for himself, he decides on a mocha for Paige as he suspects she will enjoy the chocolate. It’s a beautiful day with a clear blue sky and the sun …
Enjoying the walk in ripped jeans, sneakers, and a t-shirt Mike saunters to Cheese & Saucers. Today is the day he finds out who caused Paige to get hurt and steal her work laptop. Then the question becomes whether or not he shares the information with her or the police. Maybe he lets them both …
Paige remembered those deep green eyes from the first time she saw him. Staring into them, she is memorized by the gold flecks that seem to dance around within his iris. Feeling the strength in the arm wrapped around her waist, she blinks. “Take a breath Paige,” Mike commands softly. “Pull some air in. There …
Thirsty as a withered plant, Mike chugs water after a busy night in the ER. Some nights you never get a chance to slow down because of the patients to be seen. Last night was one of those nights. He had patients in trauma, acute, and non-life-threatening pods last night almost all night. Leaning against …
A Boring Watch Mike slouches bare chested in one of his chairs by the window. He watches people hurry to their jobs and pulls in a breath, knowing he won’t be seeing Paige this morning. It’s gotten boring watching people now that the couple broke up and she hasn’t been in to work. Then he …
“Look man, I don’t want no trouble,” Bo says backing up holding his hands up in the air. “A guy in a suit came in one day asking if I could help him out. I didn’t mean to hurt the lady it was just supposed to be a snatch and grab.” “What was his name?” …
At Home Paige is pacing in her apartment trying to identify a way to get around the half-day work requirement. She isn’t sure there is a way knowing the company is concerned of legal action because the attack occurred on her way to work with their property being stolen. Running her fingers back through her …
