into the bowling alley right now, I'd let you sniff the wrapper when I was done eating it. That's the kind of friend I am."
"I appreciate that about you, Cindy. What would I do without you?"
"Honestly, you'd probably get a lot more chocolate..."
Cissie nodded. "So true."
*****
Cissie thought about texting Bob that she'd be home early, but she decided to surprise him instead. When she got to the house, his SUV was out front, so she called out to him as she walked in the front door. "Honey, I'm home!" She did her best to sound like a sitcom husband.
Bob stuck his head out of the kitchen where he was still in his uniform. "What are you doing here so early? Not that I'm complaining!" He rushed from the kitchen to kiss her, a grin on his face.
"I do like a man in uniform." Cissie took a step back and skimmed her eyes down him from head to toe. "All I can think about is taking that uniform off you, Deputy Bob." She loved the way his shoulders looked in his uniform. "You should really wear that even on your days off. I like it so much."
He looked down at her. "So it doesn't really matter what I look like or who I am, as long as I'm wearing a uniform?"
Cissie's hands rubbed his shoulders. "No, I think I like the uniform a bit extra because of the man inside it!" She winked up at him.
"Do you now?" He leaned down and kissed her again, his hands gripping her through the jeans that molded her bottom. "I like you in your jeans. What are you doing home so early? Did you miss me so much you couldn't stay away?"
She grinned, nipping his neck softly. "My dad is going to come in at five every day except Wednesday so I can come home early. Just this week, but it gives us a bit more time together." Time for him to tell her about his bad dreams, she hoped.
Bob grinned. "I'll take it!"
"You don't really have a choice. Until Mom and Dad are on the road again, you're stuck with me." Well, he was stuck with her forever, but she wasn't about to tell him that just then. He already had bad dreams!
"Like glue? Or more like being handcuffed together?"
Cissie tilted her head to the side thinking about it. "Probably more like glue. Really strong glue, the kind that only really works on human skin." She sighed. "I'm hungry."
Bob blinked at her abrupt change of subject for a moment. "I was just about to make myself a couple of sandwiches for dinner. How does that sound?"
"Grilled cheese?" Cissie wasn't a huge fan of cold sandwiches, but she loved a good grilled cheese. "Oh, a grilled cheese with ham on it!" She could already taste it.
He grinned at her. "Are you going to cook?" She had yet to cook for him. He was joking just to see her reaction.
She sighed. "Yeah, I can cook." She walked to the kitchen sink and washed her hands. "Do you want ham on yours?"
"Yes, please." He hadn't expected her to agree to cook, but when she had, he wasn't going to argue with her. "I'll go change while you cook."
Cissie turned and looked at him. "Leave that on for a while longer, would you?" She didn't want to give up looking at him in his uniform just yet. Maybe she was strange, but she liked it way too much.
He laughed. "You really do like my uniform."
"Oh, Deputy, if only you knew..." She grinned at him over her shoulder as she sliced several pieces of cheddar cheese off a big block.
While they ate, they talked about their day. "The sheriff was able to find me someone to switch shifts with me starting Monday, so that's taken care of. I will miss watching you on Wednesday nights, though." He got a thrill out of watching her sing before they were married. How would it be now when he knew he was coming home to her?
"Why don't you come in for your lunch break? Can you make it around six? That's the time I always sing." She suddenly felt like she needed him there watching her. She didn't know where that feeling came from, but she
"I appreciate that about you, Cindy. What would I do without you?"
"Honestly, you'd probably get a lot more chocolate..."
Cissie nodded. "So true."
*****
Cissie thought about texting Bob that she'd be home early, but she decided to surprise him instead. When she got to the house, his SUV was out front, so she called out to him as she walked in the front door. "Honey, I'm home!" She did her best to sound like a sitcom husband.
Bob stuck his head out of the kitchen where he was still in his uniform. "What are you doing here so early? Not that I'm complaining!" He rushed from the kitchen to kiss her, a grin on his face.
"I do like a man in uniform." Cissie took a step back and skimmed her eyes down him from head to toe. "All I can think about is taking that uniform off you, Deputy Bob." She loved the way his shoulders looked in his uniform. "You should really wear that even on your days off. I like it so much."
He looked down at her. "So it doesn't really matter what I look like or who I am, as long as I'm wearing a uniform?"
Cissie's hands rubbed his shoulders. "No, I think I like the uniform a bit extra because of the man inside it!" She winked up at him.
"Do you now?" He leaned down and kissed her again, his hands gripping her through the jeans that molded her bottom. "I like you in your jeans. What are you doing home so early? Did you miss me so much you couldn't stay away?"
She grinned, nipping his neck softly. "My dad is going to come in at five every day except Wednesday so I can come home early. Just this week, but it gives us a bit more time together." Time for him to tell her about his bad dreams, she hoped.
Bob grinned. "I'll take it!"
"You don't really have a choice. Until Mom and Dad are on the road again, you're stuck with me." Well, he was stuck with her forever, but she wasn't about to tell him that just then. He already had bad dreams!
"Like glue? Or more like being handcuffed together?"
Cissie tilted her head to the side thinking about it. "Probably more like glue. Really strong glue, the kind that only really works on human skin." She sighed. "I'm hungry."
Bob blinked at her abrupt change of subject for a moment. "I was just about to make myself a couple of sandwiches for dinner. How does that sound?"
"Grilled cheese?" Cissie wasn't a huge fan of cold sandwiches, but she loved a good grilled cheese. "Oh, a grilled cheese with ham on it!" She could already taste it.
He grinned at her. "Are you going to cook?" She had yet to cook for him. He was joking just to see her reaction.
She sighed. "Yeah, I can cook." She walked to the kitchen sink and washed her hands. "Do you want ham on yours?"
"Yes, please." He hadn't expected her to agree to cook, but when she had, he wasn't going to argue with her. "I'll go change while you cook."
Cissie turned and looked at him. "Leave that on for a while longer, would you?" She didn't want to give up looking at him in his uniform just yet. Maybe she was strange, but she liked it way too much.
He laughed. "You really do like my uniform."
"Oh, Deputy, if only you knew..." She grinned at him over her shoulder as she sliced several pieces of cheddar cheese off a big block.
While they ate, they talked about their day. "The sheriff was able to find me someone to switch shifts with me starting Monday, so that's taken care of. I will miss watching you on Wednesday nights, though." He got a thrill out of watching her sing before they were married. How would it be now when he knew he was coming home to her?
"Why don't you come in for your lunch break? Can you make it around six? That's the time I always sing." She suddenly felt like she needed him there watching her. She didn't know where that feeling came from, but she
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