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“Hell, I could barely sit down,” Tessa said.
Ellie looked at her hands as her face heated.“Oh goodness, I never thought about that.”She had so much to learn.
“We’ll have to talk with the other subs and get buy-in from them, but I think we have another party to plan together ladies,” Sierra said.
An hour later, Ellie left the café, feeling better than she had in a long time, and not because of the Halloween party.She finally had some good friends, and she was happy.Making her way to her car, she pulled out her keys and her cell.
Inside her car, she dialed Logan’s number.It went to voice mail.“Hi, Logan, it’s Ellie.I know you’re working, but you have to eat dinner, right?Would you be interested in coming by my place for dinner tonight?Let me know.”
After she hung up, she wondered if she’d done the right thing.Yes, she wanted to explore with Logan.She’d find a way to deal with his job.Or at least control her fear.She also had friends to talk her off the ledge if need be.
* * * *
Logan grinned when he listened to Ellie’s message.When it finished playing, he called her back.
“Hi, Logan,” she answered.
“Hi.I would love to have dinner with you tonight.What time?”
“Great.What time do you get off work?”
“I should be done by seven, but if an emergency comes up, it could be later.”He sucked in a breath when she didn’t answer right away.
“I can work with that.Why don’t you text me when you get off.”
“Are you sure?”Most of the women he dated didn’t like how his job interfered with their personal and dating life.
“Yes.It’s Saturday night, so I don’t have to work tomorrow.”
Logan’s heart swelled.“I’ll do that, but if it gets too late, I don’t want you to think you have to do this.Or wait to eat your own dinner.”
“Just text me.Be safe.”
The line went dead, and Logan made no effort to stop the grin that crossed his lips.
“Hey, Wolfe, the chief wants to see you,” one of the other officers yelled.
Logan raised his hand in acknowledgement, put his cell away, and headed for the chief’s office, wondering what he wanted.But nothing could dampen his mood right now.
* * * *
Logan rang the bell for Ellie’s apartment at seven forty-five.He’d been lucky and got off on time, ran home, showered, changed, and got to her place in record time.
“Yes.”Ellie’s voice came through the speaker box.
“It’s Logan.”
“Come on up.”The door buzzed.He opened it and then made sure it closed securely behind him before going to the elevator.Ellie was waiting for him with her apartment door open.
“I’m glad you got off on time.”She gestured for him to enter her apartment.
“Me too.”He liked her place.Sometimes he thought that he should have stayed in an apartment instead of buying a house, but on his days off, he enjoyed doing yard work and lying in the hammock in his backyard.
“When you texted, I waited fifteen minutes to put the casserole in the oven, so it’s going to be another five minutes.”She gestured to the sofa.“Have a seat.What would you like to drink?I have water, soda, beer, and wine.”
“A beer would be nice.”
“Coming right up.”
