He was greeted with complete silence. His wife and daughter were upstairs in their rooms, sound asleep. He mixed himself a drink and put it on the end...table alongside of the couch. After next turning on the TV, he then walked upstairs.The policeman had a set routine when working the 4 p.m. to midnight shift so that he did not disturb his family when he got home. He had a robe hanging in wait in the bathroom, where he would strip down to his shorts, put it on and go back downstairs. Then he. ’ This time Penny stepped up to him, rose up on her tip toes and gently kissed him, ‘Until tomorrow night then.’ Derek smiledand said goodnight. Penny leaned against the door for a while thinking about the evening. It had been far more than pleasant. It had been wonderful. Derek had actually made her laugh and that kiss! Just like the other night, that kiss had sent tingles all through her. She wondered if he would be her lover. Her lover … she hadn’t thought about taking another lover since. ”“You’re kidding!”“Not at all,” Captain Dawson replied.“What are you going to do?”Shrugging his shoulders, he answered, “I’ll invite him to join the next team we start.”“You’re kidding!”“Not at all,” Captain Dawson replied. He thought it would be good for Ernie to take a little pride in his community.With each sunrise, the calendar progressed from one day to the next. July turned into August. The weather got hotter. Although it was hard to notice, the days were getting shorter. For Dan, running. ’ She let her hands continue over his hard shoulders to completely remove his shirt. She leaned over to do this and felt Derek run his tongue slowly across her collar bone and up the nape of her neck. This time she was the one with the soft sound from her throat. She closed her eyes and leaned her head backwards, stretching out her neck, causing her breasts to be pushed outward. Derek, still toying with the sensitive spot in the crease of her leg, getting dangerously close to her shaven mound,.