set later in the night of the previous chapter - Dee
Matthew rolled off of her with a slight groan and flopped down on the bed next to her.
"Dinner was amazing," Alice said.
"Just the dinner?" he grinned as she laughed.
"Alright dessert was good too."
"I see where your priorities lie," Matthew kissed her cheek.
"You promised me dinner and you delivered spectacularly, Superintendent."
"Good… I hope I can promise you dinner more often."
"So the way into my bed is through my stomach?"
"Yeah."
Alice laughed again and sat up, "You're a smart man, very clever."
"Thank you. Where are you going?"
She paused in gathering up her clothes, "I have an early shift at the hospital tomorrow."
"So I can't convince you to stay the night?"
"No," she shook her head as she started to pull on her clothes.
Matthew sat up behind her and kissed her shoulder, "Not even if I say I'll bring you breakfast in bed?"
Alice hummed as he kissed his way up her neck, "As tempting as that and you are, I'm afraid I'll have to decline, Superintendent; you wore me out and I need to get some sleep tonight."
"Maybe this weekend, then."
"We'll see."
He smiled against her skin and softly turned her head so he could kiss her, "Alright, you know where to find me, Dr. Harvey."
"I do, and those test results should be in by the end of the week - they took longer than expected because of the holidays."
"I await the report then," he kissed her again and let her finish getting dressed; Matthew laid back down on the bed as he watched her pull on her discarded stockings - smirking at the reddening marks he'd left on her shoulders and chest.
"Eyeing your handiwork?" Alice teased as she pulled on her slip.
"Maybe."
"We'll have to work on your aim, some of these will be hard to cover."
"Then you'd better stop reacting at those spots."
She narrowed her eyes at him, but said nothing as her cheeks flushed and she buttoned up her dress; circling his bed, Alice sat by his hip.
"Thank you for dinner, Superintendent."
Matthew smiled and pulled her down for a kiss, "You're welcome, Dr. Harvey."
"And… I'll let you know about this weekend."
"Can I sway your decision with more kisses?"
She giggled, but let him kiss her again and again, "It's very convincing, but I'm still considering your offer."
"Alright," Matthew nodded as Alice sat up with one last kiss, "Let me pull on my robe and show you out."
"No need," she kissed his cheek, "I know the way out and you need your sleep as much as I do."
"Alright, sweet dreams then."
"You too."
With a smile and a wave, Alice walked out of his bedroom - her heels tapping on the old wooden floorboards of his home; stretching in bed, Matthew sighed - how quickly she'd wriggled under his skin and left him wanting more. Dr. Harvey was an enigma and he'd glimpsed a little bit under the mask she usually wore around everyone; he wouldn't rush her though, sharing her bed was more than enough right now - if a little unusual for him, but Alice was different from the other women he'd courted in the past.
And besides, she was fun in bed, and he'd enjoyed showing her the quiz show on the telly after dinner - she'd gotten most of the answers before the contestants did, only stumped by pop culture questions. Alice had lit up during the quiz show, her excitement growing with his and it tumbled over into their eventual retreat to his bed, and Matthew was eager to see it again.
As he rolled over and turned off the light, Matthew hoped Alice would stay over this weekend - after all, he had breakfast to make for her.