After they finished their meal--which Mr. Brady insisted was on the house--Cassie and Carter walk to her apartment.

Cassie(teasing): "I thought you said you were going to buy me dinner."

Carter: "Sorry. Your grandfather wouldn't take no for an answer and I didn't want to argue. I'll buy you dinner some other time."

Cassie: "Where?"

Carter: "You can choose."

Cassie: "Deal."

After they get to her apartment, Cassie calls Roman.

Roman: "Hello, this is Captain Brady."

Cassie: "Hi, Dad. It's Cassie."

Roman: "Hi, honey. I'm afraid I have some bad news."

Cassie: "About the key?"

Roman: "Yes. We don't have any spare keys here at the station so I've placed an order for a replacement key. It's going to be shipped here by overnight delivery."

Cassie: "So it'll be here tomorrow?"

Roman: "No. Since today is a holiday, it won't be shipped until tomorrow. It should arrive by 10 AM Wednesday morning."

Cassie: "So we'll have to wait two more days?"

Roman: "That's right. Sorry."

Cassie: "Thanks, Dad."

Cassie hangs up.

Carter: "Two more days?"

Cassie: "Yeah. He said the key should arrive Wednesday morning."

Carter: "I'm glad I'm on vacation this week."

Cassie: "You work for my mom, remember? She'd give you time off."

Carter: "That's probably true. I guess I could call her and say 'Sorry, I won't be able to come to work for a few days because your daughter handcuffed me.'"


A few hours later, Cassie yawns and says; "I'm tired. I'm going to bed. You coming?"

Carter: "Are you kidding?"

Cassie(smiling): "Yeah. I am. I know I'm irresistible."

Carter(with a wink): "Yeah. Especially to someone who's handcuffed to you."

Then Cassie and Carter walk into her bedroom. Cassie kicks off her shoes and takes off her jeans. Carter takes off his shoes and his slacks. He's wearing a pair of red boxers that have hawks on them.

Cassie(smiling): "Nice boxers."

Carter(blushing slightly): "Thanks."

Cassie gets into bed, sliding over to the opposite side. Carter then gets into the bed. As he does so, Cassie says; "Stay on your side of the bed."

Carter(amused): "Yes, ma'am."

About 30 minutes later, Cassie--who has fallen asleep--rolls over to her left and puts her right arm around Carter's neck. A couple of hours after that Carter wakes up, but he decides not to wake her. He goes back to sleep.


In the morning, Cassie wakes up and finds herself snuggled against Carter.

Carter is already awake and smiling at her.

Carter: "Good morning."

Cassie: "Good morning."

Carter(teasingly): "I thought you wanted us to stay on our own respective sides of the bed."

Cassie: "Technically, I just told you to stay on yours."

Carter: "That's true."

Cassie: "But I notice that you didn't wake me and tell me to move."

Carter: "That's because you weren't bothering me. If you had started hogging the covers, then I would have woken you."

Cassie: "Get up. I want to take a shower."

Carter(with a crooked smile): "That's nice. But why do I have to get up?"

Cassie(jostling their handcuffs): "Because I kind of need you to go with me."

Carter: "Can't you do anything by yourself?"

Cassie: "Ha ha."

Carter: "You know what you need?"

Cassie: "No. What?"

Carter: "A nurse."

Cassie: "A nurse? Why?"

Carter: "If you had a nurse, the nurse could give you a sponge bath."

Cassie: "Are you volunteering?"

Carter: "No. I was just thinking that would save me from getting my clothes soaking wet while you take your shower."

Cassie: "If you're worried about getting your clothes wet, you could take them off."

Carter(teasing): "I'm beginning to think you just want to get me out of my clothes. Shouldn't it be the other way around?"

Cassie: "Yes. I think it should. What's wrong with you? Are you gay?"

Carter laughs.

Cassie: "Are you trying to evade the question?"

Carter: "No."

Cassie: "No you're not gay, or no you're not trying to evade the question?"

Carter: "Both. I'm not evading the question. And I'm not gay."

Cassie: "Sorry. I don't believe you."

Carter: "I'm not gay."

Cassie: "Prove it."

Carter kisses Cassie on the lips softly.

Carter: "Are you convinced?"

Cassie: "I'm convinced that you're a good kisser. But you still might be gay."

Then he kisses her again.

Cassie: "I still think you might be g--"

He kisses her again.