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now?”
    “Right now, I have to go back to my place and get something to eat and pick up something I forgot in my hurry to get here this morning. Then we can go to the office and start doing some paper work on this case.”
    “Are you sure it’s all right? I don’t want to impose on you. I could meet you at the office.”
    “No problem, while you’re there we can talk about the case and maybe come up with some angle from which to approach it.”
    She seemed to have convinced him that it was okay to accompany her home and so together they got into her car.
    For a moment they drove in silence since Chelsea was not the talking type. She turned on some music to cover the silence.
    Thankfully, it started raining bucketsful after a flash of lightning and a loud clap of thunder which made it difficult to carry on a conversation. She watched as the water rushed down the street sweeping away all the debris in its path. If only her problems could be washed away as simply as that. How different life would be! She sighed heavily.
    “Are you all right?” Weston asked.
    His question jerked her back into reality. “Me? Yes, I’m fine. I am just a bit tired. Didn’t sleep too well last night.”
    “Happens to me sometimes too. Makes you edgy the next day.”
    She nodded in agreement.
    The silence returned. She was beginning to feel nervous. She was not used to having male company at her place, and worse, a colleague. Maybe she should have let him meet her at the station as he had suggested.
    He noticed her discomfiture. “Is something wrong?”
    “No, I am perfectly fine,” she lied.
    She swung the car into the apartment complex. But they could not get out for a while due to another heavy downpour of rain. To break the silence that was becoming oppressive, Dean spoke.
    “How long have you been in Homicide?”
    “For six years now.”
    “Is there a reason you wanted to be in Homicide?”
    Should she be honest and tell him the truth? Maybe not. He did not know if he could be trusted.
    “From when I was a child I always liked murder mysteries. That interest led to my decision to become a detective when I grew up.” At least that was half of the truth.
    “A childhood dream, huh,” was all he said.
    It was her turn now to ask, “So why did you become a homicide detective? I mean the Drug Unit must have been exciting.”
    He chuckled awkwardly, but his body tensed, and she knew she had hit a nerve somewhere. This was not something he necessarily wanted to talk about.
    “I loved my work in the Drug Unit. It was mostly undercover. I had relatives who were connected to the drug scene and this allowed me to infiltrate the group without being detected. No one knew I was a cop until about seven months ago when my cover was blown. I had to get out in a hurry, and then I was assigned to Homicide.”
    “Well, welcome to the team. I guess we need to make a dash for it if we want to get upstairs. It doesn’t seem like the rain is going to let up soon.”
    They both got out of the car and made a dash for the building. They were totally drenched despite the short run. Climbing the stairs, she quickly put the key in the door and they both went inside. Once there, she dropped her bag and hurried into her bedroom to get out of the wet clothes. It was only after she had changed into a new outfit did it occur to her that Dean would also be soaking wet and would need to change his clothes too.
    She found him dripping on the rug.
    “Sorry, I forgot all about you. But let me see if I can find something for you to put on.”
    She disappeared back into the bedroom to see what she could find. He was bigger than her as she could not help noticing his broad shoulders and the muscular bulge of his arms. It took her some time to find a slightly over-sized sweatpants and large t-shirt. These would have to do until she could dry his clothes in the machine.
    Returning to the living room a few minutes later, what she saw made her freeze in her tracks.