Unexpected Sparks by Gina L Dartt

Author:Gina L Dartt [Dartt, Gina L]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ! Yes
ISBN: 9781933110462
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2006-07-27T05:00:00+00:00

Kate lowered her head momentarily. “Thank you.”

They gazed at each other for another long minute before Nikki unzipped her jacket and Kate slipped her arms inside. Wrapping them snugly around Nikki’s waist, Kate kissed her until she feared they were both in grave danger of passing out from lack of oxygen.

“Kate, we are going to have dinner sometime tonight, aren’t we?”

Dizzy, Kate forced herself to draw back, glancing up the stairs to discover Susan standing on the upper landing, watching them. She looked back at Nikki, dismayed to see that she’d smeared lipstick all over her mouth. “That’s Susan.”

“Hi, Susan.”

“Hello, Nikki. I don’t suppose you remember me? I taught you in Sunday school.”

Nikki frowned while Kate closed her eyes, wanting to groan out loud. “Miss O’Brien?”

Susan tilted her head, a hint of amusement in her face. “Yes, though it’s Carlson now. How are your parents?”

“Fine.”

Kate, who still had her arms wrapped tightly around her lover’s waist, realized Susan was staring at her.

“She can’t make it up the stairs with you hanging onto her like that, Katie,” she said, and then disappeared back into the apartment.

Nikki glanced back at Kate, who managed a weak smile. “I guess I have to let you go.”

“Not by my choice.” Nikki hugged her tighter. “I’m perfectly happy to stay here all night kissing you.”

Kate laughed and reluctantly released her hold. Then she reached up and wiped Nikki’s lips gently. “I’m afraid I covered you with lipstick.”

“I’ll freshen up before we start dinner.” Nikki plunged her hand into her coat pocket. “I have something for you.” She pulled out a small package, gift wrapped with a bow. “It isn’t much.”

Delighted, Kate accepted the box and opened it. Inside was a small teddy bear about four inches high.

“It’s so you’ll have something to cuddle when I’m not there.”

“I love it,” Kate said, slipping her arm around her lover’s neck and kissing her again. A bashfully pleased expression on her face, Nikki offered a soulful look from beneath lowered lashes, and Kate took her hand. “Come on.”

Upstairs, Kate took her coat and directed Nikki to the bathroom where she could remove the lipstick. In the meantime, she carried the small stuffed toy over to the breakfast bar and placed it prominently on the counter so that she could look at it while eating dinner.

Susan, in the kitchen stirring the pasta, eyed the bear irreverently but didn’t say anything.

Kate shot her an admonishing glance before turning to greet the freshly scrubbed Nikki.

“Anything new?”

Nikki shook her head. “I may have a line on a new job. A dispatcher at the police station. I’m going to do some research on the Net to find out exactly what a dispatcher does, then emphasize those skills on my résumé before I drop it off.”

“I think you’d enjoy that.” She made a mental note to lean on Rick as much as possible the next time she saw him; maybe he could put in a good word for Nikki. “Plus, you’d actually be involved in solving the cases.

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