Chapter 3
By the end of his shift, he was more than anxious what her answer would be. He knew that she had a reputation for being a hard-nosed bitch, but he didn't care. Now, if only he could get to her office without raising suspicion.
"Hey, Sul, where ya going?" his partner, Ty Davis, asked while he was trying to get away.
"None of your business," he replied.
"You're not going to Cruz's office, are you?"
"No, of course not," he replied, hoping Ty wouldn't catch him in that lie.
"Yeah, right." he paused. "You've got a thing for her, don't you?"
Busted. "No, of course not," Sully replied, trying to laugh it off.
"Liar. Stooping down to her level now, aren't ya?"
"Of course not, Ty. I'm not going to her office."
"Yeah, right."
"I'm not. If you keep bugging me about Cruz, I'm going to start bugging you about your date with Sasha Monroe."
"I don't care. At least she isn't Maritza Cruz. G'night, Sully."
"Goodnight, Davis. Have fun on your date."
"Yeah, you too."
"I don't have a date."
"Later, Sul." Ty said with laughter in his voice, before walking away.
When Ty had gotten far enough away, Sully proceeded to Cruz's office for the second time that day. When he entered, he asked, "Have you considered my offer from earlier today?"
"I've considered it, and I've decided to accept," she replied.
"Really?" he asked, shocked.
"Really. You sound surprised?"
"Yeah, well, I didn't think a woman like you would ever go out for coffee with me."
"A woman like me? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"Smart, beautiful, with lots of attitude type of woman. What did you think I meant?"
"Just forget it. Are you ready to go? Or are you too afraid of what everyone else might think?"
"If I was afraid of what everyone else might think, I wouldn't have asked you out for coffee in the first place."
"Asked me out for coffee? You're starting to make this sound like a date." she laughed.
"It can be if you want it to be. I haven't been on a date in a while, how about you?"
"It's been a while."
"So, is this a date, then?"
"Sure, what the hell? Let's live a little."
He walked to the door as she retrieved her coat from the hook next to the door. He helped her into her coat, and they walked out together, ignoring the curious glances of others.