Author's note: written for the Prompt Table activity on the Paint It Red Forum - prompt: "The price of power"
The price of power
She had seen her younger brothers getting married and having kids.
Had even met her partner's wife – while Mandy Bosco never suspected that the promising rookie was in love with her husband.
Then she joined the CBI and moved to Sacramento. She was sort of married to her job now.
A senior agent doesn't have too much time for trifles like dating or anything of the kind. And it's not so easy to reconcile such a career with an hypothetical family of your own.
If that was the price she had to pay, she was willing to accept it.
What she really missed was a friend.
Someone you can share ice-cream and banter with. Someone who understands you at a glance. Someone to make you smile whenever you need it.
Shrugging she stood up and headed towards her boss's office. Minelli had told her that a new guy had just signed up as a consultant – and had specifically required to join her team.
She vaguely wondered what sort of man she was going to meet.