It was a quiet evening, around 7 o'clock and Alison was just beginning to cook a late dinner since Beth had to stay at work a little later than usual even though it was a Saturday. It was Donnie's weekend with the kids so Alison was planning a special night with Beth. Since the divorce, Donnie and Alison decided that the kids could stay with him every other weekend considering Alison lived closer to their school and they preferred her and Beth anyway. Alison was going to cook Beth her favourite meal, fettuccini alfredo, because she's had a rather stressful week. She was just starting to make the pasta and decided to put the news on and see if anything interesting had happened that day. Nothing special except for a firefighter saving a kitten from a burning building, the water had begun to boil and she just finished making the pasta, so she tossed it in the water. Suddenly there was a news break.

"Breaking News. There has been an altercation between police and two gunmen. One female officer has been shot and is in critical condition. Police have blocked the downtown area in order to capture and detain the suspects."

Alison's jaw and a the wooden spoon in her hand both dropped simultaneously. She dashed around the counter, hitting her hip on the corner slightly as she made her way over to the house phone. Her fingers fumbled on the buttons, causing her to mess up the number of Beth's cellphone.

"fuck" She whispered harshly under her breath, finally being able to dial the right number.

"Please, please pick up Beth. Please. I need you." Alison panicked. No answer.

"God dammit Beth." She ran over to the front door and put her jacket on and grabbed her car keys. Alison ran out to her black Ford Escape. Beth had taken the van that day. Alison was still in shock as she kept fumbling the keys the way she did the phone. The keys dropped to the floor and Alison reached down to grab them, tears beginning to fill her eyes at the thought of losing the woman she loved so much. Then there was a knock on the passenger side window that startled her, causing her to hit her head on the steering wheel on her way back up to see who it was. It was Beth.

"Thank god.." Alison breathed a sigh of relief as she got out of the car and ran around the other side to meet her lover, wrapping her arms tightly around her neck as tears began to stream lightly down her cheeks.

"Hey now, what's wrong? Did you really miss me that much?" Beth asked as she returned the tight embrace. Beth wiped her cheeks gently with one hand as Alison looked at her.

"I th-thought you were the police officer that got sh-shot downtown.." she stuttered as she hide her face in Beth's neck once again. "You didn't answer your phone and I got worried.."

"I was driving, otherwise I would have answered you, I'm so sorry I worried you." Beth kissed Alison's forehead softly as she pressed the button on her keychain to lock the van.

"Oh shoot!" Alison exclaimed. "I forgot the pasta inside." She ran inside to the kitchen, greeted by an over boiling pot of over cooked pasta. Beth followed in after her, closing the front door.

"I just wanted to make your favourite meal, I am so sorry Beth." Alison hid her face in her hands after turning the stove off. Beth wrapped her arms around Alison's waist from behind.
"shh, don't worry about it. We can order some pizza tonight and do something tomorrow since it's my day off. How's that sound?" She smiled as she kissed the back of Alison's neck. Alison turned around in Beth's arms and looked at her smiling.

"Okay.. I guess I am okay with that." Alison agreed then pressed her lips ever so gently against Beth's for a moment.

After they ate dinner, Alison and Beth decided to head upstairs and watch a movie before going to bed.

"What would you like to watch?" Alison asked as she walked into the bathroom to clean up some towels on the floor.

"Um, how about American Psycho?" Beth suggested as she changed into some lacy black lingerie before going to the cabinet under the TV and grabbing the DVD.

"Of course." Alison smiled as she walked back into the bedroom but then stopped as she noticed Beth.

" Wow. Some sort of special occasion this evening, Ms. Childs?" Alison inquired.

"Ooh, I love it when you call me Ms. Childs. It's almost as if I'm your teacher and you're my student." Beth said jokingly with a hint of sarcasm. "Am I not allowed to dress sexy for my special lady some times?"

"Of course you are, just maybe a little warning would be nice so I have some time to make myself look good for you." Alison replied as she changed out of her sweatpants into some simple boyshorts and a white tank top.

"Ali, you know I always think you look good, no matter what." Beth said as she playfully smacked Alison's bum. Alison jumped slightly and shot a playfully vengeful look at Beth before tackling her onto the bed, pinning her down.

"You're so naughty sometimes. I used to think you were a good cop, now I know I was completely wrong." She leaned down and brushed her lips lightly against her ear as she whispered softly, in a sensual voice. "You're a bad, bad cop."