I sat on the cold, hard bench watching the hordes of police officers walk past me, paying not attention to the exhausted woman in front of them.
I ran my hands through my hair, and tried to rub the sleep from my eyes. I'd been sat here for hours, waiting for someone to take my statement.
'Sam?' a soft Scottish voice called my name, and I looked up into a pair of chocolate brown eyes, and a gentle smile. 'Follow me.' The voice said, and I was led into a nearby interview room.
'I'm Detective Inspector Peter Carlisle' he said, introducing himself. 'I believe you know what happened?'
Getting confidence from his smile, I took a deep breath, and began to tell him what I had seen.
'I was walking down the high street, and I saw a blue escort pull up at the lights. A man ran into me, ripped open the car door, shot the driver and ran off! That's when I called you guys.'
'And a very good job you did to!' the detective said. I was treated to another smile, and, despite the circumstances, my stomach gave an involuntary leap. We spoke for a while more, and, with a little help, I was even able to give a reasonable description of the man who had run into me.
'Hey, that's really good!' he declared. 'I think I might be out of a job!' I laughed a little, and he ginned. 'Oh, a smile! Much better!'
He let me out of the room, his hand on my back, guiding me. My stomach flipped again, and as I left the police station, I couldn't help by think about the good-looking detective.
An hour later, I was back at home, and running a bath. As the hot water began to steam up the mirror, I undressed, and reached for the bubble bath. True to Murphy's Law, the doorbell rang. I sighed, and pulled on my dressing gown, before going to the door.
The Detective Inspector stood in front of me, looking a little confused.
'Hello again!' he said, eventually.
'Hi!' I said, my body giving an involuntary shiver at the sight of his handsome face. 'Was there something wrong with my statement?'
'No, No! I was in the area, realised it was where you lived. No. That's not true. We actually thought that you could do with some protection. We haven't found that guy yet, and he may have realised that you saw him. And I was passing on my way home. Thought I'd volunteer.'
'My own personal bodyguard you mean?' I said, jokingly. He smiled, and I stepped back to let him in, and he took of his shoes as I made my way through the hallway.
We walked into the lounge, and I sat on the sofa, curling my legs up under me. He sat on the chair opposite, and looked at me, an odd expression on his face. 'What?' I said, feeling self-conscious.
He realised he had been staring, and smiled. 'I'm sorry. I just couldn't help noticing you have beautiful eyes. I realised earlier, but couldn't say anything.'
I blushed, and stood quickly to hide my embarrassment. 'Would you like a drink?' I said, moving into the kitchen so he couldn't see my red face. 'I've got juice, tea, coffee, or Irn Bru! I'm a bit of an addict!' I called, laughing, my back to the door.
'Irn Bru would be great!' I jumped, as I realised he was leaning in the doorway. 'Sorry!' he continued, as I handed him the glass. 'I didn't mean to make you jump.'