Chapter 3 At the Beach
A few months have past and Cindy and Steve were rapidly becoming inseparable. Where one went the other wouldn't be far behind. Whenever time and duty permitted Steve would visit Cindy at the Los Angeles Naval Air station where she was assigned. At times when Steve couldn't visit Cindy at work, he often sent gifts to let her know that he was thinking about her.
"I was just coming to tell you that someone sent you flowers. They are at the nurse's station." Jan told Cindy. Jan was Cindy's best friend. They were like sisters.
"Now who would be sending me flowers here?"
"You'll never know unless you read the card." Jan said anxiously as the two nurses walked over to the flowers.
Cindy took the card. She smiled and turned a bright shade of red.
"Well, who are the flowers from?" Jan couldn't wait for the answer.
"From Steve, Lt. Sloan . The LAPD officer that I met a while ago. He just said that he would pick me up this evening after work."
"I would like to meet this guy who has my best friend head over heals in love." Jan said.
Stick around a bit after shift and I will introduce you, but remember he's taken." Cindy teased. Both nurses laughed and continue their duties.
At the appointed time Steve arrived to pick up Cindy. The introductions were made and Jan was truly happy for her friend.
Steve and Cindy were finally going to have a quiet week end together at the beach house. First, Cindy had to stop by her apartment and pick up a few things.
The couple finally arrived at the Sloan beach house. The sun was slowing setting in the west. The first sound that Cindy heard getting out of Steve's car was the mingling sound of the crashing surf along the weathered shoreline. The house was a two story house.
"Steve your house is so beautiful." Cindy was truly impressed.
"My dad lives on the top floor. That's the main part of the house. I live on the first floor.
Steve opened his private entrance for Cindy.
"You can put your things in the bedroom. It's right over there." Steve pointed to a big bedroom that opened directly onto the beach.
"Steve, This is absolutely beautiful." Cindy said.
When Steve started to get dinner together, Cindy noticed that it had a separate kitchen.
"I hope you don't mind something simple like BBQ ribs from BBQ Bob's. They are the best in town. If I do say so myself." Steve Said with a smile.
"Sounds great, Steve. Let me help."
"No, just sit and let me do the dinner." Steve insisted.
Before Cindy sat down she hugged Steve around the neck and gave him a tender kiss.
The two made short work of the BBQ ribs.
Cindy insisted on cleaning up after dinner.
Later that evening.
"Has anyone ever told you that you look sexy in that uniform?" Steve asked Cindy with a big smile as he kissed her tenderly.
"Not that I can recall." Cindy answered softly as she returned Steve's kiss.
Before Steve could say another word, there was a knock on the door above the winding staircase that separated Steve's part of the house from Mark's part of the house.
"Steve, are you there, son?" Dr. Mark Sloan asked.
"Maybe if we're real quiet, he'll go away." Steve whispered half seriously.
Cindy kissed Steve tenderly. "Let your dad in. We have all week end."
"Yeah, and dad is cramping my style already." Steve said returning Cindy's kiss. "There's a lot more where that came from. Just give me a few minutes with dad."
Cindy agreed. Steve let Mark in.
"Oh, sorry son I didn't know that you had company. Hi Cindy."
"Hi Dr. Sloan. Steve and I just finished some ribs from BBQ Bob's. They were delicious."
Before long Mark noticed Cindy's little bag by the bedroom door.
"Gee, I'm tired all of a sudden. I'll let you young people enjoy the evening hours. See you tomorrow." Mark said turning toward the winding staircase.
"Good night, dad." Steve answered.
"Now where were we? Oh yes, that sexy uniform." Steve teased Cindy. "It has to go."
Cindy knew that Steve was special. She leaned closer and kissed him tenderly.
Steve held Cindy close as he returned the kiss and slowly removed the rubber band holding her hair, allowing her long blonde hair to cascade down her slender shoulders. Steve kissed each earlobe seductively. Cindy tenderly kissed his neck. You do know where this is headed, don't you Cindy?"
"Uhm-hmm." was her answer.
"If you're going to stop me, do it now." Steve whispered in Cindy's ear.
He carried her to the bedroom and laid her gently on the soft bed. Cindy never wanted that evening under the stars to end. If Cindy and Steve hadn't known how special that they were to each other before, they knew it now. The remaining part of the night was spent in ecstasy.
*************
It was a hot, sunny southern California day, and for the week end Cindy and Steve were free from work and were planning an exquisite day together at the beach close to the beach house.
Every day shortly after dawn Steve would run three miles down the beach. It was different today. Today Steve and Cindy planned a pleasant mid morning walk down the beach.
When the California sun was climbing high into the west coast sky Cindy donned her skimpy light blue bikini. She went into the kitchen where she found Steve drinking his second cup of coffee.
"Wow, that outfit sure doesn't leave much under cover." Steve teased Cindy as he kissed her tenderly.
"That's why I have this cover up to go over it." Cindy replied teasing Steve and returning his kiss.
Cindy held up a see through waist length top and showed it to Steve. The detective knew that he had been out maneuvered.
After a late breakfast, Cindy and Steve left the house and walk toward the sandy beach. They walked along the shoreline as the cold, Pacific water rippled over their feet Steve stopped and kissed Cindy tenderly.
"Steve, this is wonderful." The water continued to erode the sand from around their feet as they stood there in each others arms.
"You make it wonderful, Cindy. Without you the beach would be just water and sand. You bring it alive." Steve whispered.
"Let's get completely in the water." Cindy suggested.
The couple ran hand in hand from the lapping shoreline and splashed into the brisk ocean spray.
They laughed as the whitecap went over their heads.
"I think that we were supposed to jump over the swell, not go under it." Cindy teased.
"Is that so?" Steve teased back.
After frolicking in the water for a time, Steve and Cindy ran for the shore.
"I'll race ya. The loser makes lunch back at the house." Steve announced.
"You're on, detective." Cindy said in jest.
Before long, Steve realized that Cindy wasn't behind him. He looked back and saw her sitting on the sand holding her ankle.
"I think it's sprained , Steve. I stumbled into that hole in the sand there and lost my balance." Cindy said feeling clumsy.
"Come on graceful, We'll go see your friendly neighborhood doctor in the E.R." Steve teased.
Steve carried Cindy from the beach to his car and drove her to Community General.
When Steve and Cindy arrived Steve had wrapped Cindy in a beach towel and carried her into the E.R.
Jesse was the first to notice them arrive.
"Jes, get a wheelchair. Cindy sprained her ankle on the beach."
Jesse got Cindy into a wheelchair and immediately took her to an examination room.
After repeating the story of how she hurt her ankle to a dozen doctors and two dozen nurses while waiting for the Xray results, Jesse returned with the diagnosis. Steve was also waiting with Cindy for the results.
"Cindy, you just sprained your ankle. I suggest you stay off of it as much as possible for the next few days." Jesse said as he wrapped Cindy's ankle with an ace bandage.
Mark and Jesse were standing outside of the E.R. exam room when Dr. Amanda Bentley joined him.
"Hey, fellows, what's going on?" Amanda asked.
"Steve just brought Cindy in with a sprained ankle. Said she tripped in a hole on the beach." Mark replied.
"Oh, the old hole in the sand trick." Amanda teased. "Looks like Steve is pretty fallen for nurse Cindy. No pun intended."
"Looks that way." Mark answered. "I told Steve the other night that he has been on the police force for twenty years and in that time has never had a serious relationship. He told me that a lot of people that he works with have spouses and families. That it wasn't the police work, that it was him. I'm glad that he finally found someone."
Steve appeared with Cindy in a wheelchair. " Leaving so soon, I see your ready to go home." Jesse was teasing Cindy as much as he was teasing Steve. " I don't expect to see you back here at work for at least two days and even then it will be desk duty." Mark added.
"Don't worry dad. She will be as good as gold. I'll see to it personally." Steve smiled.
Steve left the hospital with Cindy and arrived back at the beach house.
Cindy sat in the chair while Steve made a bed for her on the sofa.
"This will be your place for a few days. Just relax and take it easy."
"Steve, I'm fine. It's only a sprained ankle." Cindy insisted.
"Now Jesse wanted you to stay off of it for a few days."
"That's what I get for falling in love with a doctor's son." Cindy smiled and kissed Steve passionately.
"I love you too." Steve bent over and returned Cindy's kiss.
Cindy realized that this was the first time that she had told Steve that she loved him instead of telling him that she cared for him.
A few months have past and Cindy and Steve were rapidly becoming inseparable. Where one went the other wouldn't be far behind. Whenever time and duty permitted Steve would visit Cindy at the Los Angeles Naval Air station where she was assigned. At times when Steve couldn't visit Cindy at work, he often sent gifts to let her know that he was thinking about her.
"I was just coming to tell you that someone sent you flowers. They are at the nurse's station." Jan told Cindy. Jan was Cindy's best friend. They were like sisters.
"Now who would be sending me flowers here?"
"You'll never know unless you read the card." Jan said anxiously as the two nurses walked over to the flowers.
Cindy took the card. She smiled and turned a bright shade of red.
"Well, who are the flowers from?" Jan couldn't wait for the answer.
"From Steve, Lt. Sloan . The LAPD officer that I met a while ago. He just said that he would pick me up this evening after work."
"I would like to meet this guy who has my best friend head over heals in love." Jan said.
Stick around a bit after shift and I will introduce you, but remember he's taken." Cindy teased. Both nurses laughed and continue their duties.
At the appointed time Steve arrived to pick up Cindy. The introductions were made and Jan was truly happy for her friend.
Steve and Cindy were finally going to have a quiet week end together at the beach house. First, Cindy had to stop by her apartment and pick up a few things.
The couple finally arrived at the Sloan beach house. The sun was slowing setting in the west. The first sound that Cindy heard getting out of Steve's car was the mingling sound of the crashing surf along the weathered shoreline. The house was a two story house.
"Steve your house is so beautiful." Cindy was truly impressed.
"My dad lives on the top floor. That's the main part of the house. I live on the first floor.
Steve opened his private entrance for Cindy.
"You can put your things in the bedroom. It's right over there." Steve pointed to a big bedroom that opened directly onto the beach.
"Steve, This is absolutely beautiful." Cindy said.
When Steve started to get dinner together, Cindy noticed that it had a separate kitchen.
"I hope you don't mind something simple like BBQ ribs from BBQ Bob's. They are the best in town. If I do say so myself." Steve Said with a smile.
"Sounds great, Steve. Let me help."
"No, just sit and let me do the dinner." Steve insisted.
Before Cindy sat down she hugged Steve around the neck and gave him a tender kiss.
The two made short work of the BBQ ribs.
Cindy insisted on cleaning up after dinner.
Later that evening.
"Has anyone ever told you that you look sexy in that uniform?" Steve asked Cindy with a big smile as he kissed her tenderly.
"Not that I can recall." Cindy answered softly as she returned Steve's kiss.
Before Steve could say another word, there was a knock on the door above the winding staircase that separated Steve's part of the house from Mark's part of the house.
"Steve, are you there, son?" Dr. Mark Sloan asked.
"Maybe if we're real quiet, he'll go away." Steve whispered half seriously.
Cindy kissed Steve tenderly. "Let your dad in. We have all week end."
"Yeah, and dad is cramping my style already." Steve said returning Cindy's kiss. "There's a lot more where that came from. Just give me a few minutes with dad."
Cindy agreed. Steve let Mark in.
"Oh, sorry son I didn't know that you had company. Hi Cindy."
"Hi Dr. Sloan. Steve and I just finished some ribs from BBQ Bob's. They were delicious."
Before long Mark noticed Cindy's little bag by the bedroom door.
"Gee, I'm tired all of a sudden. I'll let you young people enjoy the evening hours. See you tomorrow." Mark said turning toward the winding staircase.
"Good night, dad." Steve answered.
"Now where were we? Oh yes, that sexy uniform." Steve teased Cindy. "It has to go."
Cindy knew that Steve was special. She leaned closer and kissed him tenderly.
Steve held Cindy close as he returned the kiss and slowly removed the rubber band holding her hair, allowing her long blonde hair to cascade down her slender shoulders. Steve kissed each earlobe seductively. Cindy tenderly kissed his neck. You do know where this is headed, don't you Cindy?"
"Uhm-hmm." was her answer.
"If you're going to stop me, do it now." Steve whispered in Cindy's ear.
He carried her to the bedroom and laid her gently on the soft bed. Cindy never wanted that evening under the stars to end. If Cindy and Steve hadn't known how special that they were to each other before, they knew it now. The remaining part of the night was spent in ecstasy.
*************
It was a hot, sunny southern California day, and for the week end Cindy and Steve were free from work and were planning an exquisite day together at the beach close to the beach house.
Every day shortly after dawn Steve would run three miles down the beach. It was different today. Today Steve and Cindy planned a pleasant mid morning walk down the beach.
When the California sun was climbing high into the west coast sky Cindy donned her skimpy light blue bikini. She went into the kitchen where she found Steve drinking his second cup of coffee.
"Wow, that outfit sure doesn't leave much under cover." Steve teased Cindy as he kissed her tenderly.
"That's why I have this cover up to go over it." Cindy replied teasing Steve and returning his kiss.
Cindy held up a see through waist length top and showed it to Steve. The detective knew that he had been out maneuvered.
After a late breakfast, Cindy and Steve left the house and walk toward the sandy beach. They walked along the shoreline as the cold, Pacific water rippled over their feet Steve stopped and kissed Cindy tenderly.
"Steve, this is wonderful." The water continued to erode the sand from around their feet as they stood there in each others arms.
"You make it wonderful, Cindy. Without you the beach would be just water and sand. You bring it alive." Steve whispered.
"Let's get completely in the water." Cindy suggested.
The couple ran hand in hand from the lapping shoreline and splashed into the brisk ocean spray.
They laughed as the whitecap went over their heads.
"I think that we were supposed to jump over the swell, not go under it." Cindy teased.
"Is that so?" Steve teased back.
After frolicking in the water for a time, Steve and Cindy ran for the shore.
"I'll race ya. The loser makes lunch back at the house." Steve announced.
"You're on, detective." Cindy said in jest.
Before long, Steve realized that Cindy wasn't behind him. He looked back and saw her sitting on the sand holding her ankle.
"I think it's sprained , Steve. I stumbled into that hole in the sand there and lost my balance." Cindy said feeling clumsy.
"Come on graceful, We'll go see your friendly neighborhood doctor in the E.R." Steve teased.
Steve carried Cindy from the beach to his car and drove her to Community General.
When Steve and Cindy arrived Steve had wrapped Cindy in a beach towel and carried her into the E.R.
Jesse was the first to notice them arrive.
"Jes, get a wheelchair. Cindy sprained her ankle on the beach."
Jesse got Cindy into a wheelchair and immediately took her to an examination room.
After repeating the story of how she hurt her ankle to a dozen doctors and two dozen nurses while waiting for the Xray results, Jesse returned with the diagnosis. Steve was also waiting with Cindy for the results.
"Cindy, you just sprained your ankle. I suggest you stay off of it as much as possible for the next few days." Jesse said as he wrapped Cindy's ankle with an ace bandage.
Mark and Jesse were standing outside of the E.R. exam room when Dr. Amanda Bentley joined him.
"Hey, fellows, what's going on?" Amanda asked.
"Steve just brought Cindy in with a sprained ankle. Said she tripped in a hole on the beach." Mark replied.
"Oh, the old hole in the sand trick." Amanda teased. "Looks like Steve is pretty fallen for nurse Cindy. No pun intended."
"Looks that way." Mark answered. "I told Steve the other night that he has been on the police force for twenty years and in that time has never had a serious relationship. He told me that a lot of people that he works with have spouses and families. That it wasn't the police work, that it was him. I'm glad that he finally found someone."
Steve appeared with Cindy in a wheelchair. " Leaving so soon, I see your ready to go home." Jesse was teasing Cindy as much as he was teasing Steve. " I don't expect to see you back here at work for at least two days and even then it will be desk duty." Mark added.
"Don't worry dad. She will be as good as gold. I'll see to it personally." Steve smiled.
Steve left the hospital with Cindy and arrived back at the beach house.
Cindy sat in the chair while Steve made a bed for her on the sofa.
"This will be your place for a few days. Just relax and take it easy."
"Steve, I'm fine. It's only a sprained ankle." Cindy insisted.
"Now Jesse wanted you to stay off of it for a few days."
"That's what I get for falling in love with a doctor's son." Cindy smiled and kissed Steve passionately.
"I love you too." Steve bent over and returned Cindy's kiss.
Cindy realized that this was the first time that she had told Steve that she loved him instead of telling him that she cared for him.