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over the carousel, which CC insisted upon calling a Merry-Go-Round. Despite the differences in linguistics the two shared a perfect afternoon and it looked to Jamie that more would follow. The only thing CC requested was that Jamie keep their relationship quiet for now, fearing fallout within the department.

   

    CHAPTER TWO

    May 1989
     
    J AMIE AND CC STUMBLED into the dorm room in a fit of giggles. "I had fun today." Jamie said as she closed the door behind them. "Your kid sister is quite a handful. I didn't think we would ever get her off of that carousel. You would think someone who just turned sixteen wouldn't enjoy that kind of thing." Jamie added as she pulled her tall girlfriend in for a hug.
    "Her? What about you?" CC teased as she found herself lost in Jamie’s deep green eyes. "And around here it's called a Merry-Go-Round."
    "Hey at least I got the brass ring." Jamie laughed as she held up a solid brass ring in triumph. "And it's a carousel you Yankee."
    "I can't believe my baby sister is sixteen." CC sighed as she wrapped the small blonde into her arms tightly. "I worry about her so much. Living with our parents, well our Mother and her Father isn't a healthy situation."
    "She has you." Jamie pointed out. "And she seems to have her head on straight."
    "True." CC sighed heavily. "It's just that some days I don't know if Stevie is going to grow up to be a stand up comic or a master criminal."
    "For your sake I hope it's the smell of grease paint she follows." Jamie said as she relaxed into the warmth of CC's embrace. "It wouldn't do having one Boylston’s finest arresting her own sister."
    "Boylston’s finest." CC chuckled. "I've only just finished my probation period."
    "Hmm." Jamie sighed contently as she took in the scent of her girlfriend's leather jacket. Tilting her head up she found herself captured by the deep blue eyes that made her heart skip a beat. It was hard to believe that they had only known one another for a little over two months. "Who could have imagined that getting a speeding ticket could be so rewarding?"
    "What are you thinking about?" CC asked her as she stroked Jamie's long blonde tresses.
    "Us." Jamie nuzzled closer to CC. "About the day we met."
    "I gave you a speeding ticket." CC snorted as recalled she could barely keep her hands from shaking as she wrote out the traffic citation. "I wanted to let you off with just a warning but I wouldn't have heard the end it of from Dirk."
    "I know." Jamie said with a smile as she brushed her lips gently across CC's. "I was very disappointed. It was the first time in my life being a cute blonde didn't pay off."
    "Oh it did." CC purred at the memory. "But you know how it is. God I hate being in the closet."
    "I know sweetheart." Jamie comforted her. "It sucks. I hope when I get to med school things will be different than they are here."
    "Speaking of which, where is your gruesome roomie any way?" CC scanned the room carefully for the offensive party.
    "Claudia is spending the weekend with her boyfriend." Jamie offered softly as she claimed CC's lips once again.
    "Really?" CC moaned against Jamie's mouth.
    "Uh huh." Jamie confirmed as she stole another kiss. "You know I never thought I would see you again after the way you totally ignored my flirting with you while you wrote up that ticket. Imagine my surprise when I saw you sitting at the bar that very night. I thought you were pretty hot in your uniform but seeing you there in those tight blue jeans . . . well, it was almost too much for me."
    "Oh is that why you told me off?" CC teased her as her lips began an assault on her neck.
    "Hey I had to do something to get your attention." Jamie moaned as she felt her knees begin to quiver. "And I didn't really tell you off. I was just embarrassed after falling into your lap."
    "That certainly got my attention all right." CC whispered hotly in her ear.
    Jamie pulled away from CC slightly and looked deeply into her eyes. "I love you." She said in a