Linzin Week, Day 4: Duty
During the day, I am the chief of police. I have shouldered the responsibility of caring for the safety of this city's people, and I am concerned with far more than the wants and needs of one insignificant woman. I have observed what is required of the police chief since earliest childhood, and I completely understand the commitment I made when I accepted this position. Even when I work with the city council, I am completely professional. My personal life has no place in my job and I make a point of keeping the boundaries well-defined.
Tenzin understands, probably because he is under demands very similar to mine. We both came into our positions young, and we make sure that nobody has any reason to question our devotion to our work. The council and the police force collaborate often, but I doubt any other council members are even aware of our relationship. Any conversations we have are brisk and professional. The most we can limit ourselves to is half smiles and fleeting looks from across the room. We shake hands and part as colleagues, and nothing more.
It isn't until we arrive home at night that I can throw myself in his arms and babble about everything I did and saw during the day. I can lay with my head in his lap, close my eyes and listen to him talk as he runs his fingers through my hair. All the little kisses and touches that we couldn't share during the day are packed into those evening hours where our duties can't intrude. When the sun rises tomorrow I will again be the chief of police, but at this moment I am just a woman who loves a man.