The next morning Gabby woke up to the sound of alarm going off. It was seven in the morning. She felt great. She really liked John and hoped that their relationship would keep progressing. She rolled over and opened her eyes. She shut off the alarm.
"John." She said.
"Hmm?"
"Do you need to get ready for work?"
"What time is it?"
"Seven." John opened his eyes.
"Hi."
"Hi."
"Come here." He pulled her on top on him. She smiled. He wrapped his arms around her back. "Good morning."
"Good morning." They kissed. "Still want me to come over after work tonight?"
"Absolutely."
"Ok." "I should be done by seven."
"Ok."
"Unless something happens." "You know in my line of work there's always that possibility."
"I know." "Do you have a busy day today?"
"I have to testify in court."
"You're so beautiful, you know that?"
"Thank you."
"One more kiss before I get up." She kissed him.
John got up and dressed. Gabby put her robe on and walked him to the door.
"Oh here." John said. He took her panties out of his pocket and handed them to her. They both smirked.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." They kissed.
"See you later."
"Bye."
Gabby got ready for the day. After court she got to the precinct around eleven. She sat down at her desk.
"How did court go?" Dolph asked.
"Good." "They convicted the bastard." "He got life."
"Good."
"Serves him right for killing his wife and daughters."
"How was your date?"
"Fun." "I'm seeing him again tonight."
About an hour later Gabby met her friend AJ at a restaurant to have lunch. They hadn't seen each other in months.
"How have you been?" AJ asked.
"Good."
"How's the new place?"
"I love it there." "I met a guy."
"You did?"
"Yeah."
"Who?"
"My neighbor." "His name is John."
"Is he hot?"
"Extremely." "We went on a date last night."
"Did you have fun?
"Yeah." She grinned but tried to hide it.
"What was that?"
"What?"
"That grin."
"What grin?"
"Did you sleep with him?"
"Yeah."
"Gabby."
"I know but I'm just so attracted to him." "I like him." "The sex was great." "What he did in the elevator was amazing."
"What?" Gabby smiled and whispered in AJ's ear what happened in the elevator. "Really? "Right in the elevator?"
"It was so hot and it felt so good."
"He probably won't call you anymore though."
"Actually I'm supposed go to his house for dinner tonight."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"You know I thought after you and Rory got divorced eventually you'd end up with Dolph."
"Dolph?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"Gabby Dolph is crazy about you." "Why do you think he never liked Rory?"
"Rory is an asshole."
"Yeah but Dolph didn't know that then." "He just didn't like him because he wanted you."
"You're way off base."
"Really?" "Does he still bring you coffee and banana muffins and People magazine?"
"Sometimes but he knows I don't always have time to stop."
"Why do you think he remembers all of that?"
"He's been my partner for five years."
"Trust me Gabby." "He likes you."
"Even if he did it would never work out anyway." "We're partners."
At 7:30 Gabby knocked on John's door. He answered it.
"Hi." She said. "I hope I'm not to late."
"Not at all." "Come in." She went in. They kissed. They went into the kitchen.
"It smells good in here." "Do you need any help?"
"You can set the table if you want."
"Ok."
They were eating.
"This is really good." Gabby said.
"I'm glad." "I haven't had a guest for dinner in a long time." "How was your day?"
"Good."
"No new cases I hope."
"No today was pretty quiet." "How did your day go?"
"Good."
"I had lunch with a friend today." "I told her about a really good date I went on last night." She said smiling.
"Oh yeah?" He said grinning.
"Mm-hmm."
After dinner John was finishing up the dishes. Gabby was walking around the apartment. She stopped at what she assumed was his home work station. She saw an adding machine and a few ledgers.
"That's just my boring work stuff." John said coming into the living room.
"Aw is this you?" She asked picking up a picture of a three year old boy and a woman.
"Yeah that's me and my mom."
"You were adorable." She put the picture down. She looked over and saw seven very old knives that looked like they were from different periods in time. They were in a glass display case on the wall.
"Knife collecting is a hobby of mine." "Wanna watch a movie?"
"Sure."
They were laying snuggled on the couch.
"I'm really glad you moved into the building." John said.
"Me to." "I like you a lot John."
"I like you too."
"You're not the type that likes to cheat are you?"
"No."
"I'm sorry it's just when I was married I gave that my all and it blew up in my face." "I just don't want that to happen again."
"Gabby you don't have to worry about that with me." "I'd never hurt you." They kissed. They both ened up falling asleep.