A/N: You can thank the rain we've been having here all week for this update. Takes place early in the relationship..

"When I was a little girl, when it would rain during the night, I would always run to my parents' room, terrified of the thunder. My mom would always be there, awake, waiting for me. She used to say that after every first rumble of ( Read more... )

Shifting positions on my beach towel, I look up to the waves in front of me. She's riding a small one, perfectly balanced on her board. Before long, it dies down, and she falls back into the water. I smile, looking away, and change the station of the radio. Somehow, "The Hustle" doesn't seem appropriate for a day at the beach. I settle on something ( Read more... )

The sound of a door opening pulls me out of the fog of a dream. Footsteps on the carpet behind me, the door to my bedroom closing. I open my eyes as I hear a light switch get turned on. The light from the bathroom shines down on the floor near the foot of the bed, silhouetting a delicate figure, before disappearing with the sound of a door closing ( Read more... )

Spoilers: 4.07 Caged Angel, 1.04 Angels in Chains ( Read more... )

I open the door to our hotel room, needing nothing more than to collapse on my bed and take a nice long nap. Until I see her. She's laying on her stomach, eyes closed and folded arms acting as a pillow. I walk over, sitting on the bed beside her, and put my hand gently on her back. She smiles, opening her eyes ( Read more... )

I push my hair over my right shoulder, annoyed by its unruly nature today, and try once again to focus on the document in front of me. I don't remember the police academy preparing me for doing yearly expense accounting ( Read more... )

It was my least favorite day of the year, filled with memories of a not so happy past and regrets for a life I could've lived. But this year, I knew it would be different. I knew having her by my side would make it easier, knowing that had my life worked out differently, I wouldn't know the beautiful woman I've come to love so deeply. And I wouldn' ( Read more... )

Spoilers: 4.06: Fallen Angel. Probably would be handy if you remember the episode before you read ( Read more... )

Spoilers: 4.01-4.02: Love Boat Angels, parts I & II ( Read more... )

I watch as she pushes a stray lock of brown hair out of her face then goes back to cutting up lettuce. She insisted on making me dinner tonight, a change from our usual dinner routine. She loves my cooking, she insisted, but tonight, she wanted to do something for me. So, I stand, leaning against the doorframe to her bedroom, watching her as she ( Read more... )