"That woman is unbelievable" Rose said throwing her bag onto the coffee table, in that endearing overdramatic way of hers.
"Mm" Gerry responded, Rose noticed all the way back he seemed a little down.
"Are you okay?" Rose asked, helping him take off his jacket which now smelt like a Felspar's Brewery.
"Yeah I'm fine, I just thought Sandra would behave a bit more grown up than that, what with her my friend and all" he said taking off his shirt and dumping the cotton bundle into the washing machine.
"Some friend, seriously though I think she does care, she cares enough to have some of her officers check me out, apparently." Rose said taking off her stilettos.
"What, she told you this?"
"Well, not in so many words but she seemed to know a bit about me, where I live, what my oldest sister is like."
"I'll kill 'er tomorrow"
"Gerry don't make things difficult for yourself, I can handle Sandra don't you worry."
"You shouldn't have to" he sighed.
"Look it is my fault this all kicked off, I hadn't come down to your office or even copped off with you that night, you wouldn't be in this mess." Reasoned Rose.
"I don't know why she gets so jealous and overacts"
"Because she is a typical woman that's why Gerry, if she's like me she will love a bit of drama every time it heads her way. It's how it is I'm afraid. Forget about it until the morning, go and get changed and let's order a takeaway, get a bottle of wine and have a cosy night in, lord know we need it." She suggested.
"Sounds like a good idea to me" he said pulling her into a passionate kiss. Rose seemed to be just the tonic for this evening.
The couple woke up to the sound of Gerry's alarm the next morning.
"Well today is going to be fun" he groaned.
"Just don't go" Rose said stretching.
"I can't do that; Sandra would well and truly have my guts for garters."
"Phone in sick, they won't want you in if you are ill"
"Nah she won't believe that excuse for a second, not after last night."
"I'm not saying she would, but I think you both need a bit of space away from each other today."
"Yes we do but that won't happen."
"If you want it to happen just do it, life's too short to be at the beck and call of others all the time" she said wearing her best seductive smile.
"But she's my boss."
"Exactly she's your boss not your wife, who told her she could dictate your private life? She clearly loves her job too much if she uses police resources to checkout who it is you are seeing."
"You have a point there."
"So what do you say about a day of recklessness, let's go out and live a little." Rose fluttered her eyelashes, a tried and tested method of persuasion.
"Ummm as much as I would love to I should really go to work."
"Half the day then" she tried. "Come on let's go out this morning and you can go back to the office this afternoon and just tell them that you felt better." She smiled sweetly.
"Deal, on one condition" he returned to seductive smile.
"Go on"
"You stay at least another night."
"Oh Gerry you drive yourself a hard bargain but deal" she said her eyes sparkling as she never thought he would ask. Despite all the trouble with Sandra, Rose was loving her time in London, even though Gerry was a fair bit older than herself, he was fun, nice, good company and very attentive. None of her other gentleman friends had ever managed to hold down all of these qualities before.