FULL CIRCLE
Chapter 42
Eva reluctantly got out of the car saying, "Thank you so much for the wonderful evening, BJ."
"It was all my pleasure. May I walk you to your door?" he asked.
"Oh, I'm sure I'll be safe but you just never know," Eva said sweetly as BJ got out of the car and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Breakfast with me?" he asked.
She leaned her head against his shoulder and murmured, "That sounds good."
"And lunch and supper?"
"Even better."
"I thought so", BJ answered. "I'll pick you up around 7:30."
"What time do you have to go to work?" she asked.
"Not until 9:00," BJ answered as they waited for the elevator.
Once inside it, Eva wasted no time in wrapping her arms around his neck and standing on her toes as he bent down for a kiss. They were still locked in their embrace when the elevator reached her floor and the doors opened.
Eva very reluctantly broke free of his arms. "I think I make it from here. But you might watch just to be sure," she said teasingly as she started down the hallway. She was giving a little bit of a
wiggle to her walk and had a satisfied grin on her face knowing that BJ was all eyes as he stared at her retreating figure.
BJ stuck his hands in his pockets and shook his head. She was still a damn tease. But that was one of the things he loved about her.
Eva quietly opened the door not wanting to disturb Natalie if she was sleeping. Although the other woman had changed into a pair of pajamas, she was still awake. "Waiting up for me?" Eva asked.
"Not really. Just couldn't sleep," Natalie replied. She closed the battered paperback she'd been reading since she'd been staring at the same page for the past ten minutes.
"I see that Miles and Frank are having a late night. Their light is still on," Eva commented.
"Miles isn't feeling very well right now," Natalie answered. She caught sight of Eva's little black dress. "You brought that along?"
Eva gave her a look as if to say, "Wouldn't you?" as she began undressing.
"I knew BJ would be in San Francisco and I was hoping toat least spend some time with him," Eva answered and turned to Natalie. "What's wrong with Miles?"
"Well as Frank so eloquently put it, he's 'feeling sicker than a dog' right now. But he should be okay in the morning," Natalie replied.
"That's good," Eva commented, her mind rapidly switching from BJ to her ill team mate. "Is it from his concussion?"
"Not exactly," Natalie told her. "These past few days have been pretty rough on him."
"I know. Well, goodnight," Eva said pulling on her nightgown and getting into bed. "You going to sleep?"
"I might as well for a few hours. I told Frank I'd take over keeping an eye on Miles so he could grab some sleep," Natalie replied and laid down.