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“You want in on the arrest going down right now? We finally got hold of the address for that little shit whose been selling the bad crack on the streets. He’s gonna be getting the shock of his life when he sees us coming to visit.”
Breathing a sigh of relief for the timely interruption, Aurora reached into the desk drawer for her gun. As they left the office, she sensed the taller presence behind her, and for some strange reason, it felt right.
When they arrived en masse to the address they’d acquired, Aurora and Lisa put on their vests and held their guns down low as they followed Ham up the crooked set of stairs in a dilapidated apartment building. When they reached the door, Ham pointed to the two female officers to stay on one side while he took the other, and made room for the officer with the ramming device to blast his way through.
It was Aurora who saw the movement down the hallway, a shadow slinking along the wall waiting to take off the minute they’d pile inside the apartment. Once the concealed male realized she’d seen him, he took off. She started after the agile sprinter, but out in the street and a block later, she was gaining very little. Then suddenly a streak passed her at warp speed, and with a flying leap, tackled the young man. Arriving in time to kick the gun from his hand, Aurora watched the two bodies struggling on the ground. With a deft movement that Aurora couldn’t have performed better herself, Lisa had the jerk in a stranglehold with one arm up behind his back.
Helping out a partner, Aurora pulled her cuffs from her pocket and clipped them on his one wrist, letting Lisa finish off the procedure.
“Asshole runs like a scalded tomcat.” Lisa’s breathing seemed even and smooth, whereas the dealer and Aurora were still catching theirs. As the three were making their way back to where the others were outside the apartment, a van pulled up beside the trio. Before either girl knew what hit them, two guys leapt out and pushed them aside to grab the kid and haul him to safety.
Pissed off and happy to oblige, Aurora decked the closest one with an uppercut to the soft place under his chin where it really hurt and stopped him dead. Before she could plant her foot in the throat of the other, Lisa had him pinned against the vehicle; both arms wrenched back and a stream of profanity spitting from his mouth.
Surprising the hell out of Aurora, Lisa slapped his face hard. “Hey, poopy-mouth! Shut the fuck up! There’re ladies present.”
“Shaking her head, wearing a grin she couldn’t stop, Aurora tripped the first felon who’d decided to run and pushed him toward Hampton. He’d finally arrived, but was bent over looking like a victim seconds before cardiac arrest.
“You really need to cut down on those sugar donuts, Ham.”
“Then stop buying the blasted things for me.”
“You’re right! From now on it’ll be packages of digestive cookies.”
“Bah! Come on, you punks.” Disgust plainly showing, Ham forced the two lowlifes toward the waiting police vehicle while Aurora caught Lisa’s smile, returned it and followed with the third.
Chapter Six
Aurora’s need for sleep, her aching heart, and the non-stop memories were the only ‘bad’ in a world surprisingly fine. She dragged her body from the covers and saw by the radio clock that she’d overslept once again. Sitting on the bedside, she plunged her fingers through her mass of hair and flipped it over to one side, then she hugged her body and leaned forward.
Staying awake half the night, fighting her images of the bald-headed jerk who’d stolen her heart with his big baby blues and cheeky grin turned her into a vegetable during the early morning hours. In the darkness of the night, covers wrapped around her shoulders, she’d remembered the feel of his hands stroking her skin, so gentle as if she were a priceless gift. The sensual stare as he’d captured her gaze while making love. The uncontrollable fantasies
Breathing a sigh of relief for the timely interruption, Aurora reached into the desk drawer for her gun. As they left the office, she sensed the taller presence behind her, and for some strange reason, it felt right.
When they arrived en masse to the address they’d acquired, Aurora and Lisa put on their vests and held their guns down low as they followed Ham up the crooked set of stairs in a dilapidated apartment building. When they reached the door, Ham pointed to the two female officers to stay on one side while he took the other, and made room for the officer with the ramming device to blast his way through.
It was Aurora who saw the movement down the hallway, a shadow slinking along the wall waiting to take off the minute they’d pile inside the apartment. Once the concealed male realized she’d seen him, he took off. She started after the agile sprinter, but out in the street and a block later, she was gaining very little. Then suddenly a streak passed her at warp speed, and with a flying leap, tackled the young man. Arriving in time to kick the gun from his hand, Aurora watched the two bodies struggling on the ground. With a deft movement that Aurora couldn’t have performed better herself, Lisa had the jerk in a stranglehold with one arm up behind his back.
Helping out a partner, Aurora pulled her cuffs from her pocket and clipped them on his one wrist, letting Lisa finish off the procedure.
“Asshole runs like a scalded tomcat.” Lisa’s breathing seemed even and smooth, whereas the dealer and Aurora were still catching theirs. As the three were making their way back to where the others were outside the apartment, a van pulled up beside the trio. Before either girl knew what hit them, two guys leapt out and pushed them aside to grab the kid and haul him to safety.
Pissed off and happy to oblige, Aurora decked the closest one with an uppercut to the soft place under his chin where it really hurt and stopped him dead. Before she could plant her foot in the throat of the other, Lisa had him pinned against the vehicle; both arms wrenched back and a stream of profanity spitting from his mouth.
Surprising the hell out of Aurora, Lisa slapped his face hard. “Hey, poopy-mouth! Shut the fuck up! There’re ladies present.”
“Shaking her head, wearing a grin she couldn’t stop, Aurora tripped the first felon who’d decided to run and pushed him toward Hampton. He’d finally arrived, but was bent over looking like a victim seconds before cardiac arrest.
“You really need to cut down on those sugar donuts, Ham.”
“Then stop buying the blasted things for me.”
“You’re right! From now on it’ll be packages of digestive cookies.”
“Bah! Come on, you punks.” Disgust plainly showing, Ham forced the two lowlifes toward the waiting police vehicle while Aurora caught Lisa’s smile, returned it and followed with the third.
Chapter Six
Aurora’s need for sleep, her aching heart, and the non-stop memories were the only ‘bad’ in a world surprisingly fine. She dragged her body from the covers and saw by the radio clock that she’d overslept once again. Sitting on the bedside, she plunged her fingers through her mass of hair and flipped it over to one side, then she hugged her body and leaned forward.
Staying awake half the night, fighting her images of the bald-headed jerk who’d stolen her heart with his big baby blues and cheeky grin turned her into a vegetable during the early morning hours. In the darkness of the night, covers wrapped around her shoulders, she’d remembered the feel of his hands stroking her skin, so gentle as if she were a priceless gift. The sensual stare as he’d captured her gaze while making love. The uncontrollable fantasies
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