"Salvation"
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Title: "Salvation"
Author: Michelle Heath
Rating: MA for adult language and situations
Summary: He was her salvation.
Date Written: October 26, 2010
Disclaimer: The author makes no profit from this work of fan fiction and no copyright infringement is intended.
(Danny Williams is thanking his lucky stars as he sits on a bar stool in Caroline Thrasher's apartment and watches her move about the kitchen. The woman makes cooking look like a work of art and the tantalizing aromas assailing his nostrils are making him salivate. At least he thinks the smells coming from the kitchen have something to do with it. By the time he went to his apartment, showered and changed and got to Caroline's she had changed into a pair of jeans and a crop top. The way the denim hugs her curves as she bends over to check something in the oven and the expanse of skin exposed by the top are driving him crazy. Caroline knows exactly what effect she's having on him and smirks at him when she turns back to the bar and picks up her wine glass.)
"Since you're a Jersey boy I figured you'd like lasagna."
"You kidding? I love lasagna. 'Course, I'm pretty sure I'd love just about anything you cooked"
"Laying it on a little thick, aren't you?"
"Just telling the truth."
"You know, we've got about an hour before dinner's ready."
"Yeah?"
(Caroline walks around the bar and puts her arms around his neck; getting very up close and personal.) "Oh, yeah."
(Danny stands up and kissing Caroline backs her toward the sofa. Just as they reach it, Caroline's cellular phone rings. Groping along the coffee table, she finally locates it and answers it after glancing at the caller i.d.)
"Lt. Thrasher, . . (Danny is nuzzling her neck which is NOT helping her concentration.) . Yes, Sir. . . .I can be there in twenty, Sir. . .(Danny stops what he's doing and looks at Caroline with an extremely pained expression on his face.) Aye, aye, Sir. (She hangs up and looks at him with regret written on her face.) "I have to go."
"This is NOT happening!"
"Sorry, Danny. They're doing a late night training exercise and one of the RIOs got sick. I have to be at the base in twenty minutes."
"Of course, you do."
"Listen, I don't know how long this is going to take, so why don't you have dinner, watch a movie. I'll be back as soon as I can."