Authors: Diana Persaud

Wait for Me (17 page)

Detective James shrugged.

“Tragic accident.”

Detective James stood up. Before he left, he asked, “You have an address for Janice Fuller?”

“Her husband works for Martin and Fuller. He’s probably still at work.”

“Even with his wife missing?”

“Some men are too blind to see what’s important,” he said, pulling her closer. “I’m glad I’m no longer one of them.”

***

The dryer buzzer went off and she carried the empty white basket into the laundry room. Reaching in, she grasped one of Tom’s shirts.

It’s still wet. Hmm. Something must be wrong with the dryer. I’ll have to ask him to check on it when he returns from his job interview.

Relieved that he was alive, she had insisted that he move in with her.

“I thought you said living together wasn’t enough of a commitment for you,” he said.

“I love you, Tommy. I don’t want to spend another minute without you.”

She smiled at the memory.

“At least I don’t have a bunch of stuff to move,” he joked.

“I can’t believe you’d say that, Tommy. You lost everything in that fire.”

He pulled her close and said, “Not everything.”

She reset the dryer and started it.

One last task to complete before he gets home. He’s only been here a week and I can’t remember what life was like without him.

She poured a cup of coffee and went up to her office. She picked up the crisp white folder and set it on her desk. Taking a sip, she opened the folder and picked up the first applicant.

I’m sure your genes would make a great kid. But not for me.

She reached under her desk and pulled out her paper shredder. She fed the paper into the shredder. The shredder buzzed as it sliced through profile after profile. When the folder was empty, she tossed it into her trash can and reached for the ‘Adoption paperwork’ folder.

“Honey?” Tommy called.

“In my office,” she called back.

He thundered up the stairs.

“I got the job. You’re looking at the new Assistant Manager of Al’s Auto—”

He saw the folder on her desk.

Between the media and filing insurance claims and doctor visits, they hadn’t had time to address her plans.

“I was just getting rid of that,” she assured him.

“Honey, I thought you wanted children.”

“I do. But I’m willing to wait until you’re ready.”

He glanced at his watch then pulled off his shirt.

“Okay, I’m ready,” he said.

Her mouth fell open.

“Tommy—are—are you serious?”

“Yes. But we’d better hurry up before they get here.”

He pulled her out of her chair.

“Who gets here? What are you talking about?”

He pulled off her shirt and tossed it behind him.

Between kisses he answered, “Mikey. Jack. Your parents.”

He unbuttoned her pants and tugged them down.

“My parents? Why—why are my parents coming here?”

She placed her hands on his shoulder for balance while she stepped out of her pants.

“For our engagement party,” he replied.

“Engagement?”

Dazed, she shook her head.

He reached into his jeans and pulled out a diamond ring. He held it up to her.

“I’m going to be very embarrassed if you don’t say yes.”

“Tommy—”

“Honey, will you marry me?” he asked.

Ding-Dong.

“Anjali!” Jiji yelled.

“I swear, I didn’t tell her,” Tommy said.

“Are you sure you want to be part of my crazy family?” she asked.

“Without a doubt,” he said.

She caressed his face.

“Yes,” she answered.

He slipped the ring on her finger and stood.

With a resigned sigh, he said, “I guess we’d better go let her in.”

She grabbed his hand and pulled him to their bedroom.

“Honey?”

“I’ve been waiting all week for you to heal. She can wait a few more minutes.”

With a saucy grin, she pulled down his pants and pushed him on their bed.

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Diana Persaud is a self published author of erotic and contemporary romance. She has written several erotic novellas and is currently working on a half dozen more.

Diana has a degree in Science. She gave up teaching to pursue her dream of being a writer of romance novels. The inspiration of her first erotic novella, Lucien’s Mate, came from her own experiences. Like Lanie, the central female character in Lucien’s Mate, Diana also heard warning bells when she first saw her husband. After a much longer pursuit, she finally agreed to be his mate.

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