He had seen it when she was attending the corpse at the crime scene. And her comment had not fallen into deaf hears. And now that he was entering the morgue he saw the body on the slab and his wife working around it. He did not like that. He was in a hurry to get her out of here.

"Julia, are you ready to go?" William asked as he walked down the few steps leading to the working space.

"Just a minute William, I think I saw something on his upper thigh and ..." She was cut off by her husband as she was movig the sheet over the body.

"Do you have to do this now?" he asked, putting his own hand on the sheet.

"It's just going to take a second, I just need to measure a bruising I spotted on his thigh." she said, surprised by his gesture.

"Where?"

"On his thigh, I just told you." Julia repeated, now clearly confused.

"I know that, I'm not stupid. Where is the bruising on his thigh?"

"Upper thigh, on the inside of … oh, I see. Are we getting jealous here Detective?" Julia teased, now understanding his reaction.

"No. It's just … I prefer not to be present and see you … checking him." William explained, trying not to blush.

"William, really? I'm a doctor you know, all of this is purely professional."

"I know. But I also saw the way you looked at him at the crime scene and you seemed to appreciate his … attributes."

"I was merely commenting on the size of his arms William!"

"I know but ..."

"But nothing. You're being ridiculous right now. Now, move over so I can measure the bruise and then we can go home. And if you want, after dinner, I can check any bruising you might have yourself." she said pinching his backside hard, making him yelp in surprise.

"Fine, but hurry up, I think I have one forming." William mumbled, walking away from the slab and examining the jars on a far away shelf.

Julia nearly had a heart attack when she saw him laying on the slab. She ran to him as fast as she could.

"William! William!"

"What? What's going on?" he asked, sitting on the slab in complete panic.

"Oh my God what are you doing here? I thought … I thought you were ..."

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm sorry I scared you." William said, pulling Julia to him and taking her in his arms.

"What … what are you doing here?" she asked, sweeping away the tears that had rolled down her cheeks.

"I had a little accident this afternoon with George at the hotel and one of your assistants told me to extend my leg here while I waited for you. I thought I would be fine but it started to hurt a bit and I think there is a rash coming."

"But why were you laying on the slab?"

"I guess I fell asleep. I didn't have a very resting night and I worked very hard all day."

"Same for me but I didn't fall asleep." Julia teased, kissing him sweetly. "Now what was this accident? You don't seem hurt."

"I was … bitten on the leg."

"What?"

"I was bitten. On the inside of my thigh."

"George bit your thigh?" Julia burst into laughter.

"No, not George. The ferret."

"Alright. Step by step. I don't understand anything.."

William explained what had happened, how the ferret ran up his trousers leg and bit him.

"Well, take your pants off." Julia instructed.

"Here?"

"Well you waited for me here, didn't you? So take off your pants here so I can take a look. And I have all the products I could need here."

"But people could walk in and ..."

"Alright. Everyone has left for the night so I will go and lock the door. And when I come back you will not be wearing your trousers. Is that understood?" Julia asked.

"Yes, Ma'am!" he said, slidig down the slab and unbuttoning his trousers.

Julia laughed as she walked away to close the door. On her way back to her husband, she saw him getting undressed and her heart started to beat faster. Even after all this time, he still had the same effect on her.

"So, let's check this ferret bite." Julia announced. "Sit back up there William, I'll get something to disinfect the bite marks if it's needed."

She laughed when she heard him hiss. The very intelligent Detective had not predicted the coldness of the slab. Julia looked closely at the wound which was superficial and put some oinment on it. As she massaged the paste on the wound, she heard William take a deep breath.

"Am I hurting you?" she asked, looking up at him.

When she saw his eyes, she understood that he was not hurting. But it was definitely reacting.

"William, really?"

"I can't help it." he said, looking everywhere but at her. "Julia, please stop." he continued when he felt her hand move up his leg.

"I'm just answering your desires my dear husband." she said, blocking his head with her hands and kissing him.

"Are you sure the door is locked?" William asked.

"Yes, it's locked, don't worry."

"Good." William said, pulling Julia on the slab with him.

Two chapters in one day uh? Don't get used to it though, my winter break is over tomorrow ...time to go back to my pupils ...

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this story. I promise to updtae at least once a week !