She looked at the clock on the computer screen in front of her. 2:13 a.m. Once again, she thought about slick her boss had been when he talked her into working a few extra hours answering phone. The non-ringing phone confirmed her thought that everyone was at the beach for some late-night swimming, which was where she was supposed to go until she got suckered into staying. No one was around to answer her question, but she asked it anyway. "If everyone is having fun at the beach, why is the police station even open, since no one needs help?"
"I could use some help." The voice made her jump, nearly knocking over the desk. "Sorry. I didn't mean to startle you."
"It's okay. I just wasn't expecting anyone to come in. What can I do for you?" When she looked up, she lost her breath all over again. This was the sexiest man she's ever laid eyes on. He had dark brown hair, cut short, the clearest blue eyes, and a sexy-as-sin smile. His black shirt was stretched tight across his perfectly defined chest and the buldge in his jeans had her wondering exactly what he had under there.
"I was driving through town, on my way to visit my brother. I stopped at the store at the bottom of the hill to get a drink. When I came out, my car was gone."
"So you want to fill out an auto theft report?" She wanted to slap herself for asking such an obvious question. She tried to hide her reddening face by getting together the paper work that was needed.
"If that's what people around here normally do when someone gets their car stolen, then, yes, I would like to fill out a report." He took the papers and sat at the table she directed him to.
While in the middle of a really hot fantasy that included him, her, and the table he sat at, he startled her again. "Um, do you think I could get some water? I threw my drink across the parking lot when I realized that my car was gone."
"What? Oh....yeah......sure, water. I'll that right now." Embarrassed that he had caught her staring at him, she all but ran from the room. She took a few deep breathes to compose herself before returning with the water. "Here you go. One cup of cold water. Anything else?"
He took a quick sip. "Thanks, I needed that. Can you tell me what this line says? It looks like the copier smudged the ink."
She bent over to get a closer look. "All that asks is what color--"