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ear to ear.
    Leaning her shoulder against the wall and crossing her arms over her chest, she shook her head. "Nope. What did he say?"
    A mischievous look crossed the older woman's face as she continued to grin, while rinsing off the pot. "He's single."
    A flicker of hope lit up Jade’s face and a rush of excitement shot through her. "Really? And what else?" God, does this ever feel like middle school , she thought, but didn't care. In the matter of two minutes Jenny had gotten the information she'd been trying to wheedle out of him for a number of weeks now. Perhaps the direct approach was the best way after all.
    Jenny shrugged. "He seemed very interested. He didn't ask you out?"
    "Nah, he got a call and had to take off. Said he'd be back later." Jade took a quick glance at the plain black and white analogue clock mounted on the wall. She had an hour left before the morning rush began and two before she got off. Hopefully, he’d show up before the rush.
    While she finished up her chores she kept a steady eye on the clock, but as the minutes and then hours moved on, she began to lose hope. By quitting time, Officer Hottie hadn't shown up yet so she chalked it up to either him changing his mind or he’d got busy and couldn't come back. She hoped it was the latter.
    "Don't worry, he'll be around tomorrow." Jenny reassured her as they left for the day.
     
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    The following night went by much like the night previously, only with no appearance from Officer Hottie. She'd almost convinced herself that she and Jenny had misread the vibe he was sending her until, halfway through her shift, when she saw his patrol car pull up.
    "Told you," Jenny gloated through the headset at the sight of the car.
    Giving him her sexy voice she answered his ding.
    "Hey Jade, it's me and I have Officer Torrance with me. Can we come on up?"
    "Sure can," she responded, already making up their order as she answered. Officer Torrance was his partner, an older Constable in his late-fifties who always sat in the passenger seat and pretended to ignore them and occupy himself with paperwork as they exchanged their normal flirting banter, while they both knew he heard every word.
    As usual when he pulled up to the window and gave her that sexy, dimpled smile, her heart skipped a beat and the color rose to her cheeks.
    "Let me pay you before we get called away, since I still owe you for last night." He pulled his wallet from his back pocket and passed her a ten. "Look, I'm really sorry I didn't get back last night, it just went crazy."
    Taking the bill she passed him the food and beverages. He waved his hand when she attempted to give him his change so she slipped it into the tip jar. Leaning over the counter she caught his eyes once he was done passing their food onto Constable Torrance.
    "Come forward a little bit." he said motioning with his hand for her to lean forward over the counter and out the window.
    Giving him a peculiar look she did as ordered. Reaching out to her, he tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear which sent a shiver through her and she had to bite back a soft moan threatening to escape her lips. He then examined her intently. "I was right. The visor does look cute on you."
    The officer in the passenger seat smirked, but kept his eyes glued to the laptop next to him.
    Feeling another rush of heat in her cheeks and this time having it accompanied by a stirring between her legs, she managed a weak "Thank you," in response. Her eyes swept over him once more, this time she found herself wondering what it would feel like to caress his hard muscle under the layers of clothing. Without meaning to, her eyes drifted down to his lap, but his bulky uniform made it impossible for her to see what he was packing aside from the sidearm.
    He seemed to have caught where her eyes had travelled because when her eyes met his again, it was his turn to have a slight reddening creep into his tanned face. He held her eyes for a moment, his deep green