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from stepping foot through it until he was finished cooking.  Whenever she tried, he threw something at her and threatened to toss the whole meal out.  After the third try, she finally gave up.
    “Nonsense,” he replied.  “We’ve spent all day out and about with other people.  Tonight, you are mine.”
    “I think I’m okay with that,” she said.  “How much longer am I going to have to wait out here, though?  That smells so good and I’m starving.”
    She heard a cabinet door slam before Ben stuck his head out and smiled.  She stood as he reached his hand out for hers and led her into the kitchen.
    He had gone above and beyond with dinner.  The table, which had been donned with a simple wooden bowl filled with fresh fruit, was cloaked in a silky white table cloth.  Scattered beneath the flickering candles were handfuls of red rose petals.
    “This is beautiful,” Rilynne stated.  Heat spread through her as she wrapped her arms around his waist and dropped her head down against his chest.  Listening to his heart drumming against her ear, she closed her eyes and breathed in the sweet smell of peaches surrounding him.  “Thank you, baby.  You’re too good to me.”
    As she said it, she felt a familiar wave about to crash over her.  She tried to stop it, but it was no use.
    She was sitting at a small desk looking down at blueprints rolled out in front of her.  She could feel the need to do something, but distraction clouded her mind.  She checked her watch, but didn’t actually register the time.  There was so much weighing on her mind that an elephant would have been easier to carry.  She checked her watch again.  With one last look at the blueprints, she let out a resigned sigh and rolled them back up.  As she slid them into the cardboard tube, there was a knock at the door.  Instantly, all that burdened her disappeared and she was filled with a rush of excitement.  She dropped the tube down and hurried to the door.  When she pulled it open, she was met with a large bouquet of vibrant red roses.
    “What was that?” Ben asked, moving the hair out of her face as he looked down at her.
    She quickly shook her head and responded, “It was nothing.”
    “You saw something,” he said.  It wasn’t a question.  He pulled back slightly so he could get a better look at her before continuing.  “What did you see?  Was it about the case?”
    “I’m yours tonight,” she said, tilting her head back as she pulled him tightly against her.  “I’m not going to let anything get in the way of that.  We can deal with everything else tomorrow.”
    He looked a little surprised.  “Are you sure?”
    Rilynne nodded.
    Ben leaned down and kissed her softly on the forehead and gave her a quick squeeze before leading her to the table.
     

Chapter Three
    “ W ake up,” Rilynne called out to Ben as she threw a towel across the room.  When it landed on his head, he groaned and tossed it to the floor.  “Come on, sleepy head.  Your equipment should be coming in this morning and I want to have time to eat breakfast before we start in on everything.”
    Ben groaned again and pulled a pillow over his head.  “Is it too late to call off the wedding and find a woman who hates her job?”
    “Sorry, my love,” she chuckled.  She jumped up on the bed and bounced a few times before sitting on her feet.  “I’m afraid you’re stuck with me.  Besides, you wouldn’t love me nearly as much if I didn’t love what I do.”
    He opened his mouth to counter, but closed it again without a word.  He knew she was right; she could see it on his face.  Rilynne grinned, knowing she had won, and spun off the bed.  “The boat should be here in about half an hour,” she said, making her way to the bathroom.  “I know you are going to want to oversee your equipment setup, and you know Sergeant Perez isn’t going to wait for us before getting started.  It’ll be a miracle if he doesn’t end up breaking