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“Understood.” To his credit, he took it well and did not try to apologize again or give her pushback. Wise man. If anything, he stood a little straighter after her rebuke, and even flashed a hesitant smile. “I’m going to read up on this stuff. Thank you, doctor.”

Janet eyed him with newfound respect.

“Alright. Keep me posted on your findings.”

She had a shower, changed into fresh scrubs, and stopped by the canteen on the way to her office. Armed with coffee and avocado salad, instead of the carb-loaded blueberry muffin that she was really craving, she planned to slay a bunch of admin before going to check on her patients and finally heading home. It had been a long day. But finding Ellie waiting for her in the office seriously shook her resolve to tackle paperwork.

chapter 24

Ellie looked up at the sound of Janet entering the office and, for a brief moment, her mind went blank. Just over twelve hours since she’d last seen her. In bed. Nude. Not that long ago, especially since she had kept her lover tucked in at the back of her mind the whole time. But seeing her again, in the flesh, albeit with her clothes on, still gave her a jolt and made her grin. Her lieutenant might have said it was that goofy grin again, and rolled her eyes ironically. But Janet seemed to appreciate it.

“Hello, Detective. This is a nice surprise.”

“Hi, Doc,” Ellie nodded. “Are you busy?”

Janet was in navy-blue scrubs this time, with a line of little skulls and brains on stick legs, looking like they were having a jig around her collar. She was wearing the glasses that made her look so alluring and sexy, at least in Ellie’s opinion, and the kind of smile that managed to be hot and tender at the same time. She set her food and drink on the corner of her desk, then stepped into her arms with amazing ease.

“Never too busy. I’ve missed you, Ellie.”

“I’ve missed you too.”

The surgeon eyed her with wondering eyes.

“You know, that’s not something I say very often.”

“Never,” Ellie replied.

“What?”

“I’d like it if you made that never. Only said it to me.”Oh, jeez...Ellie cringed inside.Could you be any slushier?“Sorry.”

“What for?” Janet prompted, looking amused.

“Ah… The stuff that comes out of my mouth when you’re around leaves me stunned.”

“Want to take it back?”

“No.”Dammit, no!

“Good,” Janet declared. “I like the things you say when I’m around.”

And if the kiss that she delivered next was any indication, she must like it a lot. Ellie had no idea how they ended up on the couch. She did not register the move, focused as she was on the warm lips that teased her into opening her mouth. Janet let out a soft moan when their tongues met, making her shiver. On this, she pulled back just a bit, making Ellie chase the kiss.

“Mmm… You did miss me, didn’t you?”

“You said it first, Dr Fox. Wait, wait…”

Ellie, confirming her own suspicion that she was not above begging with the right woman, held her back when she started to go. This was too good to stop yet. She turned the kiss slow and lazy. Languorous. Janet shifted on top of her, straddling her blue-jeaned legs while her fingers caressed the back of her neck and twirled wonderful patterns in her hair. When Ellie slid both hands under the hem of her scrub shirt, and went up to explore, she was pleased to encounter smooth, hot breasts, and already hard, erect nipples.

“No bra?” she murmured. “Nice.”

“Guess I must have known you were coming to see me on some level.” Janet chuckled in what sounded like sheer delight. Leaning back, she covered Ellie’s hands with hers, nice and light,encouraging more exploration. “You look so good in that leather jacket.”

“Thanks. You look great. Period.”

Leaning forward with both arms around her waist to keep her steady, Ellie kissed and nibbled around the rosy outline of a nipple. As Janet watched her with twinkling brown eyes just beginning to glaze over, she closed her lips around the tempting nub. She felt her lover’s arms, coming up automatically to cradle her in a loose embrace. And as heat and comfort enveloped her, Ellie had to close her eyes. This…With this woman, was absolute perfection. She sucked on the nipple, now pebble-hard against her tongue, and Janet’s moan of pleasure triggered her own. She tightened her arms around her. It was over entirely too soon.

“Okay… Okay, okay, stop.” Janet yanked her shirt down, scrambled off her lap, and pushed her back a safe distance, even as she giggled. “Wow.”

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