Author's Note: This is a sequel to my story, A Policewoman's Desires. This is my first time writing a sequel to what was originally a one-and-done. But the feedback was positive and to be honest, Ellie Carlyle might be one of my hottest creations, so I am happy to revisit her with a new story.
"Finally!" I sighed wearily. "I'm finally off of the dammed night shift!"
"You and me both," said Joey with an equally relieved sigh. "Grover has taken us off shit detail."
"Everyone gets their fair share of easy and hard shifts," I said. "But we must have pissed him off somehow because he gave us six fucking weeks of it!" I shook undid my flaming red hair and shook it free.
"I don't know Ellie," said Joey. My partner was unbuttoning his jacket already. "Maybe he was in a vindictive mood when he made the schedules that day."
We parted and went into the men's and women's changing rooms. My name is Ellie Carlyle and I'm a police officer in the infamous New York City. Since the last time we talked, I've been on night shift for, as I mentioned above, six fucking weeks! I had known that tough detail was coming but I never expected it to be that long of a stretch. Maybe Grover was trying to be equally unfair to all of us? Or maybe we just did a good job at night, I'm not sure. But it's sucked so bad, sleeping all day and being up all night. And let me tell you something about this job and this city.
New York City at night is like the craziest acid trip you have ever been on. When the sun goes down, the stupidity levels are turned up to eleven. I have had to respond to drunken streakers, domestic disputes, old ladies complaining about their neighbors watching TV to damn loud, you fucking name it. I'm so happy I'm finally off of the dammed night shift. New York City truly is the city that never sleeps.
Joey Robertson is my partner and he feels the same way. My police patrol partner mind you, not my 'partner' partner. I don't date within the same precinct. It leads to nothing but problems. No matter how many police procedural dramas do it. I know I've said that before, but I feel the need to reiterate it because every time I talk to family I'm asked if I've found someone at work. My mother loves to ask me this. Yeah, sure ma. I got close to someone while we're out dealing with the garbage of society. Really encourages romantic contact.
Oh I've been on this shift too long. I'm bitching like some hag! I mentally shut my mind off from all the complaining I can't do around the precinct without it getting back to Grover. If Grover finds out you're complaining about his detail, he will assign you worse detail. He's funny like that.
I'm a fiery red haired, green eyed, tall, pale, big boobed thirty year old who's been a cop for a few years now. I put on my normal clothes and put my uniform in my locker. The other girls here changing are mostly coming in for the day. "You okay Ellie?" one of them asks me. Her name is Jenny Ricks and we've talked in passing before.
"End of night shift season for me," I said.
"Oh fuck," said Stacey Madison, another cop coming on for her shift. "That means someone else is due!"
"We all get our turn," I said.
"Grover is a sadist," said Stacey.
"Keep that up and you'll be on night shift for sure. Grover has ways of hearing griping," I said. "And Karma is a bigger bitch than any of us!" They all laughed and finished changing. As per usual, I kept my eyes to myself.
I like men and women in equal measure. Though I find myself liking women more and more. But nobody else at the precinct knew I swung both ways. I already endured the redhead stereotypes. I didn't want to add the 'hot lesbo cop' stereotypes to my list of problems. Never mind not wanting to weird the other girls out. So my 'no fraternization at work' policy extended to both sexes. Despite how hot some of them were. Stacey's a pretty blonde thing and Jenny has the short, petite brunette look. Me, being the tall redhead with a rack that makes pornstars jealous, I kind of have an effect of other's self esteem. Which is why I get razzed for it.
I put on my leather jacket (another stereotype I know) and my jeans, waving goodbye to the other girls, and headed for the doors of the precinct. Joey's chatting with some of the guys so he just gives me a wave. I wave back. But I hear a door open and "Carlyle!" barked at me.
Vincent Grover. Our sergeant. He's a balding heavyset man, about forty seven now, and had been on the NYPD since the 1990's. He had been a rookie during the crack cocaine days and had seen some hard times. He'd been among those that hit Ground Zero during 9/11 before the towers came down. Grover was tough, fair, suffered no fools, brooked no bullshit, and made sure everyone had their fair share of easy and miserable detail.
I wondered what he wanted with me? I sighed and went to his office and closed the door. "Sir?" I asked him.
"You're just coming off of night shift?" he asked.
I knew he knew the answer to that already. But being a smart-ass to him was a bad idea. "Yes sir. Robertson and I turned our last report in a short while ago."
"I've read them," he said. He was married with two kids who were now teenagers, and his desk was adorned with pictures of them, a boy and a girl, and his wife Nicole, whom I'd seen in passing when she came in to badger him about taking it easy. Grover was old school, work until you drop dead, turn in your papers if you can't hack in anymore kind of officer. Most of us expected him to work until mandatory retirement. "You and Robertson have done good work," he continued.
"Thank you sir."
"I'm sorry to have to say this but soon I'm going to split you two up," he said. I kept any dismay from my face. Another thing Grover liked to do was break partners up, ensuring everyone got to work with everyone and all the veterans worked with the rookies. I couldn't fault his principle but it did sometimes mean you were just jelling with a partner before you got switched to having a completely new one.
"I understand sir," was all I said.
"I've also noted that you are overdue for a vacation," said Grover. "You haven't taken one since joining the precinct."
"I've been absorbed by work," I said.
"Well, you've just come off of six weeks of night shifts. So I'm insisting you take one. It's Monday so you can start today and come back next Tuesday."
This was amazing news! I told you Grover was fair! "Thank you sir!" I said. "But don't I have to put in for one?"