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town that we were
talking.”
     
    “So, who cares? I
don’t mind people knowing that I’m dating the sheriff.” When she
said that, his smile got even wider.
     
    “Really? Dating,
huh?”
     
    “Isn’t that what
you’d call this?” He thought about it and smiled
again.
     
    “Yeah, definitely
dating.”
     
    “ Good answer, Officer. I’d hate to have to get out of this car
and kick your butt up and down Main
Street.”
     
    He laughed. “Well,
I better get back to patrolling,” Another car whizzed by. “Give me
a call if you have a free night. And let me know how the interview
goes.”
     
    “Okay.” She watched
him walk back to his car and smiled when he honked two times and
waited for her to pull out first.
     

     
    Tuesday morning
came and he waited for her car to pull up in front of the grocery
store. He tried to catch her before she walked up the stairs
outside in full view of everyone at the checkout counter, but she’d
already made it halfway up when he met her.
     
    “So, where are we
going?” He asked.
     
    “You’ll see.” She
leaned up and kissed him as they reached her car. He knew that
Patty’s face would be plastered to the front windows. What the
hell? he thought, then pulled her closer and deepened the
kiss.
     
    When she pulled
away smiling at him, he said, “I thought I’d give the old girls
something to gossip about.”
     
    “Well, I should
think that would keep them entertained for a while. I know I have
no complaints.” He smiled at her and held her close and asked, “How
did your interview go?”
     
    “It went great. She
is going to let me know in the next few days.”
     
    They drove a short
ways to the pier and when she parked, he smiled. He’d always
enjoyed going out on a boat. His aunt had never had one, so he
didn’t get to very often, though he did remember going out with
Todd and his father once for a weekend trip.
     
    “Do you have a
boat?”
     
    She nodded. “It’s
my father’s. I’m thinking of selling it, but just haven’t decided.
I’m hoping by the end of the day I’ll make up my
mind.”
     
    “How good are you
at being a captain?” He thought about it and tried not to show his
worry.
     
    “Don’t worry, we
won’t go that far off shore.” She took a small cooler from the
trunk of her car. “Besides,” she said as she looked over her
shoulder at him, “I’m an excellent captain.”
     
    An hour later, he
had to agree with her. She maneuvered the tiny vessel like she had
been born on the water.
     
    The weather was
holding, and even though there was a chill in the air, the sun was
still shining. She let him steer for a bit while she went below
into the small cabin to prepare lunch. He enjoyed standing on the
deck, watching the waves and the sky. He could get used to this.
Maybe he’d try to save some money and buy one of these
himself.
     
    They sat on the
deck and ate lunch while watching the sea lions play and sunbathe
on the rocks near the shore. After eating, she leaned back against
him and they watched the water.
     
    “You know, I’ve had
so much fun today, I don’t want to go back.”
    “Then don’t.” She reached up and pulled his head down towards hers.
He couldn’t stop himself from taking the kiss deeper. He pulled her
up into his lap as she ran her hands through his hair, over his
shoulders, and down his chest.
     
    “Amelia, you’re
trying to kill me, aren’t you?” He pulled back, breathless and
loving it.
     
    “There is no need
to be shy. I’ve learned that life is short and you need to grab
what you want. And I want you, Robert.”
     
    “As long as you’ll
still think the same about me in the morning,” he said as he pulled
her back into a kiss. Then he was picking her up and trying to
maneuver down the narrow stairs.
     
    “Wait, I’d better
walk down myself or we might end up hurting ourselves.” She
chuckled as he frowned at the small opening.
     
    “I hope there’s a
bed down there.” She