[Find Reasons to Just Cuddle]

The first time it happened it came completely out of nowhere. She was just standing in the living room, mobile phone to one ear as she spoke to one of her detectives with a case file in her hands as she tried to not bark at him for his stupidity when a pair of arms had wrapped around her middle. Slowly, they had pulled her back against his broad chest into a soothing hug and she felt all the tension seep out of her body. He did not even try to kiss her. He just held her, his cheek pressed against hers as she quietly told the other detective to be in her desk of 0800 – sharp. When she hung up the phone, the warmth of his arms disappeared as he walked away.

The second time she had been leaning against the kitchen sink, her arms crossed over her chest as she fixed her signature glare at him. He had said something stupid again. Something that made her wish that she could punish him at work even though his fault was in their personal relationship. He was trying to apologise, chuckling as he saw the mad look locked on her beautiful face. Walking towards, he held his hands up in a surrender pose before smiling at her. "Have I ever told you how much I love it when you get angry at me?" He whispered in a teasing tone as his hands slipped around her waist, drawing her away from the sink and into his arms. She tried to remain frigid, composed but the minute his warmth wrapped around her she could not help but relax and wrap her arms around his shoulders, her head nestling into his neck where she pressed a small kiss. She was still mad she told herself.

From then on, Burke would find excuses to pull the woman into his arms for a non-sexual cuddle. It could be just before they went to bed after an extremely stressful night where sex was the last thing on their mind or when he was about to head home to his own apartment because there were some things he needed to sort out. Every time he did it, she wished that it would just be them in that embrace for a lifetime. A giddiness would burn up her insides as she held him close to her, breathing in the manly scent that was purely him and swaying to the beat of their hearts. They were simple cuddles that showed them the way the other felt. Cuddles that he always initiated.

It was not long until she realised what they really were – romantic. When the realisation hit her, she had smiled in her office all day and shook her head. Despite their conversation weeks ago, she thought Burke had caved and decided that they were too old to be romantic. So she decided that this time she would initiate.

When he stepped into her office, the cocky smile falling off his face slightly as he noticed all the blinds shut. "Is everything..."

"Shut the door."

Slowly, he shut the door behind him before grunting as a full weight landed on top of him in a bear hug. "Woman, are you okay?"

She laughed his favourite sound into his ear and loosened the grip before pressing a small kiss to the corner of his mouth. "I love you and your cuddles, Burke?"

Authors Note: I have written this in the record time of like ten minutes. I applaud myself. If you notice any errors in this tiny, pointless drabble then let me know.