Chapter Six
On the way to Cruz's apartment for their date, Sully is mugged and shot. Short chapter.
As she pulled her hair back into a ponytail, she couldn't help but think about the night before. She never would've thought she'd ever be even remotely interested in officer John "Sully" Sullivan, but for some reason, she found herself undeniably drawn to him. Maybe it was because both of them had been knocked down by the world around them, or maybe she was just sick of the arrogant, hottie guys that she usually dated. Maurice Boscorelli came immediately to mind.
Bosco was her biggest mistake. She crossed the boundary between work and play with him, and ended up getting hurt, both physically and emotionally. Cruz kept trying to convince herself that this time it was different; that it wasn't about sex. But she wasn't too sure. She was never too sure.
Sully was pretty much old enough to be her father, but that didn't matter, at least not to her. He treated her with respect; he always had. Even though he seemed like a grumpy hardass at work, when they went out the previous night, he showed a side that Cruz didn't think he possessed. He was actually very sweet, hanging on to every word she said, listening instead of hearing. Maybe this time it would work out; maybe it would not. She was not sure where their relationship was going, but she hoped it was going somewhere.
Deciding against the ponytail, she pulled her hair back down and ran a brush through her long, black locks. No matter how hard she tried, she felt that she wasn't dressed appropriately for him. Even if he was several years her senior, John "Sully" Sullivan still managed to make her heart skip a beat whenever he looked at her with his deep, dark eyes. And his smile, God she could get lost in his smile. Although he wasn't the youngest man in the world, he still fit her definition of the perfect man, after only one coffee date. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't help but hope that Sully was "the one" like all of the cheesy romance novels talked about.
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Sully was walking down the sidewalk towards Cruz's apartment when he felt an arm reach around him, covering his mouth, and another one putting a gun to his head. A loud, deep voice said to him, "Give me all of your money or I'll blow your damn brains out."
Sully reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. The robber counted the money and said, "I said ALL your money!"
"That's all I've got," Sully said.
"Bullshit," the man replied, before hitting Sully in the head with the butt of the pistol. "That'll teach you to lie to me again, old fat ass." After that, the man shot Sully once in the abdomen...