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Compelling Evidence<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Meghan O’Brien<\/em><\/p>\n

Copyright.\u00a9Meghan O’Brien 2002<\/p>\n

Detective Jane Grayson only faltered slightly as she rounded the corner, mid-laugh, and raised amused eyes to see Laura Michaels, assistant district attorney and semi-regular visitor to the precinct, talking quietly to another detective across the room.\u00a0\u00a0The detective currently holding her attention had his back to Jane and across from him Laura was standing with her arms crossed, facing towards her, a steady gaze trained at her companion’s face.\u00a0\u00a0Detective Grayson only faltered slightly, it was true, but her focus turned immediately from the anecdote her partner Tom had been relating to the stunningly beautiful woman she now found in her sight.\u00a0\u00a0Lucky day,\u00a0<\/em>she thought happily.<\/p>\n

As if sensing the scrutiny she was under, Laura suddenly shifted her light blue eyes over the shoulder of the faceless detective, who continued to talk and gesture with his hands.\u00a0\u00a0Jane swore she could see the corner of the redhead’s mouth turn up slightly as she acknowledged the detective staring at her from across the room with a slight nod of the head.\u00a0\u00a0She held the lawyer’s gaze for bold seconds, offering Laura a lopsided grin and a nod of her own.<\/p>\n

It pleased Jane when Laura broke their eye contact to glance down almost bashfully.\u00a0\u00a0Even from across the room, the detective could sense a slight blush rising in the other woman’s cheeks.<\/p>\n

This was the game they had played for six months now.\u00a0\u00a0Ever since the first time Jane had seen the redheaded attorney across the precinct, talking to her Captain and nodding intently as she received his responses, they’d played a visual tug of war.\u00a0\u00a0Back and forth, surreptitious glances and bold, blatant contemplations, they’d carried on entire conversations with their eyes.\u00a0\u00a0Jane was always quietly thrilled to catch the lawyer staring at her over the thin black frames of her glasses and never missed an opportunity to return the looks.<\/p>\n

The funny thing was, even after Jane had been properly introduced to Laura during an investigation she was conducting, and even after the two women began to speak on regular terms about case-related matters, the staring game continued.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, it seemed to intensify.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, you could try and pretend to listen to me,\u201d she heard Tom say suddenly, close to her ear.\u00a0\u00a0She blinked and turned to look a little sheepishly at her partner.\u00a0\u00a0The taller black man smiled at her easily, assuaging her of any guilty feelings.\u00a0\u00a0He leaned over again to whisper in her ear, \u201cHoly shit, she’s hot today\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jane murmured her assent and snuck another peek at the district attorney, who was now doing the talking.\u00a0\u00a0Laura was breathtaking, as usual, dressed in a sharp black business suit and white blouse.\u00a0\u00a0Her shoulder-length auburn hair cascaded evenly around the crown of her head, impeccably styled.\u00a0\u00a0The oceanic blue eyes framed by black wire glasses sat just above an elegant nose and the softest, fullest red lips the detective had ever seen.\u00a0\u00a0Jane sighed a little and sat down, turning to face an amused Tom.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, shut up,\u201d she grinned, forcing her cockiness back to the front and tamping down on the doe-eyed lovesick bullshit that it seemed only a certain legal type could inspire.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t say a word,\u201d Tom rolled his eyes, turning in his chair while suppressing a chuckle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not even that funny,\u201d Jane grumbled, shuffling a stack of papers that were lying on her desk with two distracted hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat’s not funny?\u201d a deep, melodic voice asked from directly in front of Jane’s desk.\u00a0\u00a0Jane looked up, surprised to find Laura standing over her, briefcase at her\u00a0side, half-smile on her young face.\u00a0\u00a0She nearly blushed, hoping that the lawyer hadn’t witnessed the exchange between the two detectives, but fought down embarrassment and instead flashed Laura the same cocky grin she’d bestowed upon Tom.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis lack of social skills.\u00a0\u00a0It’s tragic, really, and I think he’s turning it into a joke simply so he can avoid dealing with it,\u201d Jane replied, raising an eyebrow and tilting her head sympathetically towards her partner.\u00a0Tom rolled his eyes again, eliciting a laugh from both women.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn that note, I’m getting coffee,\u201d Tom smirked, nodding as he stood up and left them alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Ms. Michaels, what brings you to our happy little home?\u201d Jane smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWould you believe it?\u00a0\u00a0Crime and punishment,\u201d the redhead retorted, returning the easy smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to my desk?\u201d\u00a0Jane lowered her voice suggestively, raising her eyebrow again.\u00a0\u00a0She’d noticed that the eyebrow-raising thing seemed to get a good response from Laura and she wasn’t about to not take advantage of every little thing she could.<\/p>\n

To her delight, Laura dropped her eyes momentarily, exhaling a little, and then looked back up at the detective with eyes slightly darker with desire.\u00a0\u00a0Her red lips parted slightly, and Jane’s attention was drawn to the heady sight.<\/p>\n

\u201cJackson Davis?\u201d the lawyer offered after a long moment.\u00a0\u00a0Jane blinked and frowned a little.\u00a0\u00a0That wasn’t what she’d been hoping to hear.\u00a0\u00a0Her mind was blank for a few moments and then she recalled why the name sounded familiar.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah\u2026 the trial starts on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight.\u00a0\u00a0I was wondering if we could go over your testimony a little beforehand.\u00a0\u00a0I just want to make sure we have our bases covered,\u201d Laura said, smiling.<\/p>\n

Jane sighed.\u00a0\u00a0God, she hated testifying.\u00a0\u00a0On the bright side\u2026 more time spent with the attractive lawyer was never a bad thing.\u00a0\u00a0She smiled slightly.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d she replied, leaning back in her chair and folding strong hands behind her head.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBut do we have to talk here?\u201d she looked around pointedly.<\/p>\n

Laura frowned slightly, emulating the detective’s inspection of the room.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSomething wrong?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNah\u2026 it’s just getting late, and I wouldn’t mind having some dinner\u2026\u201d Jane let that thought hang in the air, wondering how Laura would play this one.\u00a0\u00a0She’s got to be interested.\u00a0\u00a0You don’t play visual footsie with someone for six months if you’re not even slightly interested.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0After a few moments of silence Jane worried that she’d finally pushed too far, that she’d totally misinterpreted the looks she’d been receiving from the lawyer.\u00a0\u00a0Or maybe you’re just a safe little distraction here at work for her, something best kept in the realm of subtle flirting and fantasy.<\/em><\/p>\n

Becoming uncharacteristically self-conscious and second-guessing herself, Jane almost retracted her offer the moment before the redheaded lawyer finally spoke.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell you what\u2026 come to my place.\u00a0\u00a0I’m not really in the mood to go out, but I can cook us a small dinner at my apartment,\u201d Laura suggested a little cautiously, looking uncertain about whether the detective would decide that this was a worthwhile offer.<\/p>\n

Jane grinned up at the other woman, her confidence back.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cGreat, I’ll bring the wine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She’s coming here,\u00a0<\/em>Laura thought nervously, standing in the middle of her kitchen.\u00a0\u00a0She chewed on her lip and glanced around, unable to move in the face of her sheer panic.\u00a0\u00a0What the fuck do I do now?<\/em><\/p>\n

Rather than think about the deeper implications of that question, Laura forced herself to walk to her fridge and open it, starting to gather the ingredients for a simple dinner of salad, spaghetti, and garlic bread.\u00a0She wasn’t exactly the best cook, and she hoped her efforts in the kitchen this evening would be successful.\u00a0\u00a0It was rare when she cooked at all, actually, as her career generally lent to a lifestyle of quick meals on the road or at the office.\u00a0\u00a0She still couldn’t figure out why she’d offered to make dinner for Jane tonight.<\/p>\n

Because I want her in my apartment,<\/em>\u00a0she conceded silently, unable to lie to herself any longer about her rampant and unexplainable attraction to the cocky detective.\u00a0\u00a0Now the question is what the hell I’ll do when I’ve got her here?<\/em><\/p>\n

The idea of being sexually attracted to another woman didn’t faze Laura and it certainly wasn’t a new notion to her.\u00a0\u00a0However, despite the fact that she’d had her fair share of crushes on women, particularly during college, she’d never actually been with one.\u00a0\u00a0This had more to do with a general disinterest in pursuing her social life at the expense of her career than with any moral dilemma or self-doubt.\u00a0\u00a0She simply had never spent a lot of time focused on the business of seeking pleasure or even intimate relationships with other human beings.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, she’d only ever slept with two men in her life, and only one of those had been within a serious relationship.<\/p>\n

It hadn’t occurred to her that her lack of a social life and, perhaps more importantly, sexual fulfillment was a problem until she’d met Detective Jane Grayson.\u00a0\u00a0As inexplicable as it seemed to her at the time, Laura had felt an immediate, powerful attraction to the slightly masculine detective and had indulged in an embarrassing number of fantasies about the woman since.\u00a0\u00a0Every time she’d glance across the room to find the dark-haired cop brazenly staring at her, she couldn’t help but feel her face flush as she imagined those strong hands on her face, on her chest, that cocky grin on her own needy lips, those powerful shoulders\u2026<\/p>\n

Laura broke out of her reverie suddenly, aware that she was standing in the middle of her kitchen holding a box of spaghetti noodles with a silly smirk on her face.\u00a0\u00a0She shook her head slightly and walked over to fill a pot with water to boil.<\/p>\n

There was no doubt that she was interested in Jane.\u00a0\u00a0The months of glances and pointed looks back and forth had thrilled the lawyer, who had certainly never engaged in anything as blatantly flirtatious with, well, anyone, before.\u00a0\u00a0Despite the fact that the detective’s self-assured attitude intimidated her slightly, she also found that to be one of the most attractive things about the woman.\u00a0\u00a0She sensed that the cocksure nature that seemed to exude from Detective Jane Grayson was only part of the story.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, she was almost positive that beneath the confident exterior was a warm, passionate, romantic interior.\u00a0\u00a0Most of her nighttime fantasies about the cop involved breaking through her cockiness to expose this other Jane, the one she rarely allowed herself to reveal within the precinct.<\/p>\n

In fact, Laura had caught a glimpse of this other side\u00a0once,\u00a0though she was pretty sure that Jane had been unaware that she had been observed.\u00a0\u00a0A woman had come into the precinct while Laura had been at another detective’s desk to collect some paperwork (and also, she acknowledged, for the opportunity to catch a glimpse of her favorite dark-haired distraction).\u00a0\u00a0The woman had obviously been a victim of some kind of assault; she was bruised and battered and shaking, on the verge of tears under the burden of whatever it was she was there to report.\u00a0\u00a0Laura had watched as Jane suddenly noticed the upset victim across the room, and immediately she was on her feet, walking smoothly over to the traumatized woman, reaching down to without looking to grab a tissue as she passed by a desk.\u00a0\u00a0When she reached the woman she immediately handed her the tissue and put a supportive hand on her arm, leaning in to talk quietly to her, and within moments she had managed to elicit a tentative smile, which grew larger and more genuine as Jane continued to talk.\u00a0\u00a0By the time Jane started to lead the victim back to an interview room with a kind hand on her arm, the two of them were smiling and talking back and forth.\u00a0\u00a0If Laura had to pinpoint a moment in time when she first became really interested in the detective, this would have been it.\u00a0\u00a0It was the idea of this duality that fueled most of Laura’s nighttime fantasies.<\/p>\n

With dinner now well underway, Laura stopped her nervous movement to glance at the glowing clock on her microwave.\u00a0\u00a06:50 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0Shit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Jane was due to arrive in about ten minutes.\u00a0\u00a0Anxiously, she looked down and realized what she looked like.\u00a0\u00a0She needed to find something halfway decent to wear.\u00a0\u00a0Quickly.<\/p>\n

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Jane sat in her Ford pickup truck fiddling nervously with the bottle of wine she’d bought only a half hour ago, on her way from work and then straight to Laura Michaels’s apartment.\u00a0\u00a0She felt wildly nervous, far more nervous than she normally felt when going out with a woman.\u00a0\u00a0But then, this isn’t a date,\u00a0<\/em>she told herself.\u00a0\u00a0Or is it?<\/em><\/p>\n

The detective thought she had been interpreting all the signals right, from the subtle things like the way Laura’s breathing would change in the middle of a conversation, to the more obvious, like their constant looks back and forth.\u00a0\u00a0She was pretty sure the redheaded lawyer was just as interested in Jane as she was with her.\u00a0\u00a0But she just wasn’t positive.\u00a0\u00a0This made her nervous, which she always tried to cover up with a cocky attitude, but she felt nervous nonetheless.\u00a0\u00a0The last thing she wanted to do was offend Laura and she desperately didn’t want to strain the easy relationship they had now.\u00a0\u00a0Sure, it consisted mostly of longing glances back and forth, but that was honestly better than nothing.\u00a0\u00a0She truly believed Laura was a genuinely good person and she would simply be devastated to alienate her completely.<\/p>\n

But she’s got to be interested, right?\u00a0\u00a0I mean, I couldn’t be more obvious.\u00a0\u00a0And she did offer to make me dinner.<\/p>\n

With a shake of her head, Jane tightened her hold on the bottle of wine and swung open the door of her truck.\u00a0\u00a0Willing her confidence to return, she hopped out of the vehicle and slammed it closed behind her.<\/p>\n

Her will had diminished only a little by the time she’d reached the door to Laura’s apartment.\u00a0\u00a0Taking a deep breath, she knocked sharply on the wood, feeling her heart skip a beat as she heard the telltale sound of feet moving towards the door.\u00a0\u00a0When the door swung open to reveal the redhead, dressed more casually than Jane had ever seen her before in a pair of slightly baggy jeans and a green t-shirt, blue eyes nervous and warm behind small black glasses, she forgot her vow to be self-assured and she simply stood there and stared.\u00a0\u00a0She looks even more beautiful this way.<\/em><\/p>\n

After a moment Jane remembered to breath, and to smile, and she nervously held up the bottle in her hand.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWine,\u201d she said, mentally slapping herself the moment the word left her mouth for her inability to think of something more eloquent.\u00a0\u00a0Laura grinned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see that,\u201d the redhead smirked, taking a step back and extending an arm behind her.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cCome in\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jane took a quick step forward, hoping she hadn’t blushed at the exchange.\u00a0\u00a0Clearing her throat, she said, \u201cAnd you’re looking lovely this evening\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0She turned around and raised an eyebrow at the smiling lawyer.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cGot a hot date?\u201d<\/p>\n

Laura’s face colored almost instantly as she glanced down, and Jane didn’t bother to hide the fact that her smile grew in response.\u00a0\u00a0The redhead boldly lifted her eyes, however, and gazed appreciatively at the detective.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI’ll say,\u201d she nearly whispered, and then walked quickly past the thoroughly surprised woman into the kitchen.\u00a0\u00a0Jane said nothing else, had nothing else to say, and simply followed her companion to the other room.<\/p>\n

When she saw what was cooking, Jane allowed a broad smile to capture her face.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMy favorite,\u201d she said sincerely.\u00a0\u00a0Laura looked up and smiled at her and their eyes\u00a0met,\u00a0the awkwardness of their recent encounter seemingly forgotten.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d the lawyer answered, \u201cbecause it’s about all I know how to make\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0The redhead chuckled sheepishly as she turned to start straining the cooked noodles.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIf you’d been anti-spaghetti, I think we would’ve been in trouble\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jane walked up to stand next to the lawyer at the sink.\u00a0\u00a0Turning a smile towards her, she said, \u201cI can sympathize.\u00a0\u00a0I think it’s only my favorite because it’s one of my few culinary abilities, too\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Laura smiled at this and allowed Jane to start helping her to prepare their simple meal.<\/p>\n

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Sitting down is a lot easier,\u00a0<\/em>mused the redhead as she stared across the table at Jane, who smiled confidently as she related the details of an amusing case she’d once worked on.\u00a0\u00a0Laura had begun to feel weak-kneed as she and Jane had stood next to one another earlier, cooking and serving the spaghetti and garlic bread.\u00a0\u00a0She hadn’t been able to stop focusing on the sight of the detective’s strong hands performing the mundane domestic duties and fantasizing about what she’d rather be watching those hands do.\u00a0\u00a0Sitting down was a relief.<\/p>\n

Laura suddenly realized that Jane had finished her story and was now simply chewing a mouthful of bread, staring back at her.\u00a0\u00a0Laura picked up her glass and took a sip of wine, smiling as she lowered it from her mouth.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSounds like you and Tom are pretty close,\u201d she remarked, \u201cIt’s good to have a partner you get along with\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s a good guy,\u201d Jane nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo did you always want to be a cop?\u201d Laura asked, taking another bite of spaghetti despite the fact that she hadn’t tasted the entire meal.<\/p>\n

Jane chucked a little.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cActually, when I was in college I wanted to be a teacher for a while.\u00a0\u00a0Thankfully, I realized it wasn’t for me and I just kind of decided on the force because a friend of mine joined\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA teacher, really?\u201d\u00a0Laura smiled as she tried to imagine the tough, confident woman in front of her facing a roomful of kids.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWhy didn’t you think it was for you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jane smirked, \u201cI don’t think I’d be patient enough.\u00a0\u00a0I don’t know\u2026 I just don’t think I’m good enough with people like that.\u00a0\u00a0I wanted to be a teacher because I had idealistic notions about changing lives, reaching kids\u2026 and luckily I realized that those notions were misguided, at least for me\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you’d be a great teacher,\u201d Laura remarked.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt seems to me you’ve got a wonderful way with people\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jane raised a sardonic eyebrow.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cReally?\u00a0\u00a0What gives you that impression\u2026 when I drag a suspect into the interview room by his cuffs or when I tease you until you blush?\u201d<\/p>\n

Laura nearly blushed again at her words, but instead said, \u201cI was thinking more along the lines of that time you turned a frightened, traumatized woman into a smiling person who was laughing and enjoying friendly conversation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jane looked surprised and confused at the response.\u00a0\u00a0Seeing that the cop wasn’t really sure what she was talking about, Laura continued, \u201cI’m sorry\u2026 you\u2026 I mean, you probably didn’t realize I was there or anything, but there was this woman who came into the precinct a couple months ago\u2026 I was there picking up some papers.\u00a0\u00a0She was just really looking shaky, and she had obviously been beaten up, and I saw you go over to her and hand her a tissue and say something\u2026 I don’t know what you said, but anyway, within seconds this woman was smiling\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Laura paused a moment and took another sip of wine, surprised that she was sharing this memory with the detective, the very memory that played so deeply into the lawyer’s feelings for her.\u00a0\u00a0She wanted to stop talking before she went somewhere she wasn’t prepared to go, or said something that embarrassed her, but Jane’s expression compelled her to go on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just mean that I think that’s the Jane who would make a really good teacher.\u00a0\u00a0Obviously you have a real skill for reaching people,\u201d Laura raised her glass to take another sip of the now desperately needed wine and then reached for the bottle when she found it empty.<\/p>\n

Jane lifted her glass, which was also empty, and nodded at Laura to please give her some more, too.\u00a0\u00a0The detective took a deep sip of wine from her newly refilled glass before she spoke again.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI told her I’d hate to see the other guy,\u201d she said quietly.\u00a0\u00a0Laura looked up into green eyes, slightly surprised that Jane was continuing this line of conversation.\u00a0\u00a0This was totally unlike the \u201ccocky Jane\u201d that she usually saw.\u00a0In fact, she was pretty sure that this Jane was blushing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like seeing you like this,\u201d Laura said honestly.\u00a0\u00a0Jane shifted uncomfortably for a moment before her eyes brightened and she spread her mouth into a lopsided grin.\u00a0\u00a0Laura sensed that the detective was settling back into her self-assured routine even before she received the response.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought you liked seeing me, period,\u201d the detective replied, taking another sip of wine, more confident than her last.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt seems every time I look up at work, your blue eyes are staring back at me\u201d.<\/p>\n

Laura blushed furiously, dropping her gaze to the table.\u00a0\u00a0She exhaled just a little shakily.\u00a0\u00a0She’s actually addressing this,\u00a0<\/em>she thought nervously.\u00a0\u00a0What the hell am I supposed to say?<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0She glanced back up at her dark-haired companion, seeing that her reaction had been duly noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo more so than you seem to enjoy looking at me,\u201d she challenged.\u00a0\u00a0The two women stared across the dining room table at one another, each trying to read the other’s reactions.\u00a0\u00a0Laura was almost sure she could hear the sexual tension crackling electrically between them.\u00a0\u00a0She hadn’t realized she’d been holding her breath until Jane suddenly stood, prompting her to exhale shakily.\u00a0\u00a0The detective walked slowly around the table, stopping when she stood next to her, and then she offered her hand to the nervous redhead.\u00a0\u00a0Laura glanced at the strong fingers for a moment before taking her hand and standing up with Jane’s help.<\/p>\n

When she stood she found herself staring into the detective’s eyes, which were focused on her and which were clearly colored with arousal.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI think you\u00a0really\u00a0<\/em>liked looking at me,\u201d Jane said boldly.\u00a0\u00a0Laura felt a sudden heat fill her body, which was seemingly concentrated between her legs.\u00a0\u00a0What she wasn’t able to say with words she hoped she conveyed with the look in her eyes.\u00a0\u00a0Jane must have understood what she meant, because the detective slowly reached behind Laura’s head and pressed her hand against her neck, fingers interlaced with red strands, and pulled her in for a soft kiss.<\/p>\n

Laura was shocked at the softness of the tough cop’s lips and moaned languidly as she returned the slow kiss.\u00a0\u00a0After a moment she parted her lips and allowed Jane’s exploring tongue between them.\u00a0\u00a0A strong arm slid around her back and pulled her closer.\u00a0\u00a0She wrapped her arms around the detective and ran a hand lightly down her side, stopping suddenly when she felt a recognizable bulk under Jane’s sweater.\u00a0She pulled away from the dark-haired woman, eliciting a groan of disappointment, and raised her own eyebrow in an expression that mimicked the one her companion so liked to favor on her.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs that a gun on your side or are you just happy to see me?\u201d she whispered, hoping she sounded less nervous than she felt.\u00a0\u00a0She grinned as Jane rewarded her with a full laugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my God,\u201d she said, her arms still wrapped around the redhead, \u201cI’m so sorry.\u00a0\u00a0I totally forgot.\u00a0\u00a0I came straight from work\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Laura smiled, enjoying the feeling of strong arms around her and soft breasts pressed against her.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cShould I take it off?\u201d Jane suddenly asked, just a little cautiously.\u00a0\u00a0Laura knew what she was really asking and only hesitated a moment before answering.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Jane’s head was spinning as she turned back around to face the lawyer after shedding her holster and gun and placing them gently on to the table.\u00a0\u00a0The redhead looked at her with blatant desire, an attractive flush rising on her face.\u00a0\u00a0Jane leaned back over and captured full lips in another kiss.\u00a0\u00a0Again she felt warm arms wrap around her sides and she groaned as Laura pressed her soft body against her.<\/p>\n

With a protective hand against the small of the lawyer’s back, but never breaking the contact between their lips, Jane began to guide the two of them backwards to where she remembered seeing a couch.\u00a0\u00a0I need to sit down,\u00a0<\/em>she thought giddily,\u00a0if I have to stand for even another moment, I’m going to fall over and take her with me.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Laura suddenly stopped their backward progress as her heels came up against the anticipated couch.\u00a0\u00a0The lawyer let herself fall back on to a soft cushion, pulling the excited detective with her.<\/p>\n

Jane settled onto the redhead, pulling back from her lips to string a chain of soft kisses down Laura’s face on to her incredible neck.\u00a0\u00a0How many times did I look at this neck and think about doing this?<\/em>\u00a0Jane mused as she pressed her lips against the racing pulse she found.\u00a0\u00a0She smiled against silky skin and moved her face up so she was once again looking into striking blue eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you were going to tell me how much you liked looking at me,\u201d she said in a voice made deeper with desire.\u00a0\u00a0Laura let her eyes slip shut but said nothing.\u00a0\u00a0Jane smiled and kissed one perfect eyebrow, then the other.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHow much you loved flirting with me, playing our little game\u2026\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Still Laura said nothing, though her breath came faster and Jane could feel her heart beat even harder against her chest.\u00a0\u00a0The detective grinned and then moved so that she was lying on her side next to the flustered redhead.<\/p>\n

Jane leaned over to claim swollen lips once more, hesitating only a moment before moving her gently shaking hand over to rest on Laura’s slightly rounded belly.\u00a0\u00a0Another momentary hesitation, and her hand had slipped under the green t-shirt and she was sighing at the feel of soft pale skin.\u00a0\u00a0Laura returned her kiss with enthusiasm and squirmed slightly under her touch.\u00a0\u00a0The squirming intensified as Jane moved a confident hand up to cup a firm breast, rubbing her thumb across an already stiff nipple.<\/p>\n

Laura moaned loudly and arched her back, pressing her breast harder against Jane’s hand and eliciting an answering moan from the excited cop.\u00a0\u00a0Jane broke their kiss suddenly and leaned back to gaze into the redhead’s hooded eyes.\u00a0\u00a0She slid her hand from Laura’s breast back onto her stomach, tickling the warm skin that moved beneath her hand as excited muscles twitched in response.\u00a0\u00a0She grinned as she slipped her hand underneath the blue jeans that she found to be so damn attractive on the normally impeccably dressed young woman.<\/p>\n

Jane ran a bold finger across the top of the lawyer’s panties, raising her smirking green eyes to Laura’s anxious blue ones.\u00a0\u00a0She searched those eyes for any doubts, any indication that she should stop, but all she found was nervous excitement.\u00a0\u00a0Without dropping her gaze, Jane slipped her hand under the thin material, fingertips lightly grazing the impossibly soft skin she found there.\u00a0\u00a0Laura gasped slightly, shifting her hips below the detective’s touch, eyes darkening.\u00a0\u00a0Jane smiled and ran her hand over a sloping stomach down to the curly hair below.\u00a0\u00a0The lawyer shifted her hips again, moaning audibly this time.\u00a0\u00a0With confident fingers, Jane parted the soft folds and found the wetness she’d known was there.\u00a0\u00a0She looked up at her partner mirthfully.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI don’t know, counselor.\u00a0\u00a0I’d say this is pretty compelling evidence\u201d.<\/p>\n

Laura’s eyes slipped shut as Jane kept her fingers pressed against her throbbing center.\u00a0\u00a0Seeming to sense that a response was expected, she opened them again and looked into Jane’s eyes.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cYes, of course I like looking at you.\u00a0\u00a0You’re beautiful\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jane was slightly surprised by the response and it inflamed her even more.\u00a0\u00a0She leaned down and kissed Laura passionately, trying to convey every bit of what she felt for the lawyer in that action.\u00a0\u00a0She suddenly felt bad about all of her teasing and hoped that she could make up for it with the tenderness with which she now handled the other woman.<\/p>\n

\u201cSit up,\u201d she asked Laura suddenly as she moved off the couch and knelt on the floor.\u00a0\u00a0Laura did as she requested and lifted up her arms as Jane reached over and grabbed the bottom of the redhead’s t-shirt, pulling it up and over her head.\u00a0\u00a0She smiled at the sight of full, pale breasts in a plain white cotton bra.\u00a0\u00a0She started to reach towards the front clasp, fueled by a desperate need to see those beautiful breasts, bare and soft and sexy, and was stopped by Laura’s hand on hers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me,\u201d Laura said in a low voice that sent a shiver through the detective’s body.\u00a0\u00a0Jane silently nodded and watched the redhead as she reached down and undid her bra, then shrugged out of it to reveal what Jane suddenly regarded as the most perfect breasts she’d ever seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou’re\u00a0<\/em>beautiful,\u201d she sighed and, still kneeling on the floor, leaned forward to kiss a stiff nipple.\u00a0\u00a0She felt Laura’s hand tangle in her short hair, pressing her head closer to her chest, and she opened her mouth to run her tongue in a circle around the puckered flesh.\u00a0\u00a0She sucked on the nipple, laving it with an eager tongue, moaning graciously at the sensation.\u00a0\u00a0With a free hand, she reached up and deftly unbuttoned Laura’s blue jeans, pulling her mouth away from the tempting breast only to pull the pants down towards her.\u00a0\u00a0The redhead used a foot to help her push the jeans to her ankles and then she kicked them off onto the floor.<\/p>\n

Jane moved back up, hands sliding from ankles up smooth legs to warm thighs.\u00a0\u00a0She kissed between Laura’s breasts and then moved her mouth down, sliding her lips and tongue over a slightly rounded stomach.\u00a0\u00a0She shifted her hands from the outside of the redhead’s soft thighs to the inside, trailing her fingertips up over her pubic bone to the top of her cotton panties.\u00a0\u00a0Jane gripped the elastic band and slowly removed the last barrier to the area she most wanted to explore, unable to stop from smiling as she saw the curly red hair glistening with obvious desire.<\/p>\n

Throwing the panties over her shoulder, she reached up and slipped a finger along the hot wet flesh between Laura’s legs.\u00a0\u00a0The soft moan this elicited dissolved the last vestige of Jane’s control, and she couldn’t help but urge the redhead’s legs apart and press her lips to the soft wetness at her center.\u00a0\u00a0This elicited an even louder moan.<\/p>\n

She kissed and licked her way down to Laura’s opening, where she pushed her tongue inside slightly.\u00a0\u00a0The redhead shifted her hips, raising herself to Jane’s eager mouth.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cYes,\u201d the lawyer groaned.\u00a0\u00a0Jane licked from bottom to top with the flat of her tongue and then continued to lightly stroke Laura’s clit with the tip.\u00a0\u00a0She fell into a rhythm after a moment, using the movement of the redhead’s body beneath her and the cadence of her heavy breathing as her guide.\u00a0\u00a0She feasted on the sweetness that was even better than she’d imagined and knew it wasn’t going to take much to push the excited woman over the edge.<\/p>\n

When she heard the soft moans grow louder and more fevered, and felt Laura’s hands tangle in her hair and push her head harder between her legs, and knew that the redhead wanted to do nothing but feel some release, Jane reached up and slid a bold finger inside of her partner.\u00a0\u00a0She was almost immediately rewarded with a renewed flood of wetness soaking her hand and her face, a tightening around her thrusting finger, and a loud cry from above her.\u00a0\u00a0She rode Laura’s climax out with her, continuing to move inside her and to stroke her with her tongue.\u00a0\u00a0Only when Laura’s body stopped moving and she could hear shaky, labored breathing did she stop.\u00a0\u00a0She withdrew her finger, causing a soft groan, and placed a final kiss on the redhead’s clit, another soft groan.<\/p>\n

Jane looked up to grin at her companion.\u00a0\u00a0She felt a renewed desire at the satisfied look on the flushed lawyer’s face.\u00a0\u00a0She sat quietly for a minute as Laura came back to herself, stroking a naked thigh.\u00a0\u00a0After a few moments, the redhead cleared her throat softly and sat up a little, her eyes slipping shut a moment before opening again to lock with Jane’s.<\/p>\n

Jane gasped a little as Laura flashed\u00a0her a\u00a0cocky grin.<\/p>\n

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Laura grinned at the detective kneeling at her\u00a0feet,\u00a0face still wet from pleasuring her.\u00a0\u00a0Her grin grew larger as she witnessed the reaction Jane had to this look.\u00a0\u00a0I’m in control now,\u00a0<\/em>she thought, aware that Jane was nearly desperate for release at this point.\u00a0\u00a0She decided to take advantage of this desperation.<\/p>\n

Moving quickly, she climbed off the couch and joined the dark-haired woman, pushing her down to lie on the floor as she claimed her lips in a deep kiss.\u00a0\u00a0Laura tasted herself on another woman’s lips for the first time and liked what she found.\u00a0\u00a0She boldly explored Jane’s mouth, stroking her tongue against the other woman’s, battling with her for control of the kiss.<\/p>\n

Laura leaned back and grabbed Jane’s arms that had been wrapped around her, sliding her hands down to the wrists and then leaning over to pin the dark-haired woman to the floor.\u00a0\u00a0She pressed her hands hard enough against the captured wrists to keep Jane still, but not hard enough to really hurt her.\u00a0\u00a0Straddling the detective’s hips, she leaned over her face, staring into aroused green eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Jane raised an amused eyebrow, looking up at her trapped wrists.\u00a0\u00a0Laura didn’t answer and instead just leaned down to initiate a long, sensuous kiss.\u00a0\u00a0Jane responded enthusiastically, squirming underneath the redhead in a silent plea to be touched.\u00a0\u00a0Laura pulled away from the kiss and let her face hover above the cop’s.<\/p>\n

When Jane realized that Laura wasn’t going to do anything else; that she was waiting for something, she whimpered and moved her head up for another kiss.\u00a0\u00a0The lawyer moved away just as quickly and continued to stare at the increasingly desperate woman beneath her.\u00a0\u00a0She felt Jane try to grind excited hips into her own and she forced herself to remain still and, even more difficult, forced herself to not reveal how hard a task this actually was.\u00a0\u00a0When Jane started to struggle a little beneath her, trying hard to gain some satisfaction, Laura only pressed down on her wrists harder.\u00a0\u00a0The detective was completely and thoroughly trapped.<\/p>\n

Jane sighed and fixed Laura with a plaintive stare.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cPlease,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease what?\u201d Laura teased, bending over and rewarding the detective with a soft kiss.<\/p>\n

Jane hesitated for only a moment.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cPlease fuck me,\u201d she gasped into Laura’s mouth.<\/p>\n

Laura knew it was all over, she wouldn’t be able to resist anymore.\u00a0\u00a0With Jane’s help, the detective’s clothes disappeared within a matter of moments.\u00a0\u00a0Laura immediately began kissing her way over and across the strong body beneath her, marveling at the sweet contrast of firm muscle and soft skin.\u00a0\u00a0Acting purely on instinct, she captured a hard nipple in her mouth as she slipped a hand between Jane’s legs.\u00a0She was amazed at the wetness she found there.\u00a0\u00a0Quickly, now as anxious to bring Jane to orgasm as Jane was herself, she pressed two fingers into the eager detective.<\/p>\n

Jane moaned loudly and moved her hips in rhythm to Laura’s sure strokes.\u00a0\u00a0Laura’s confidence grew as Jane’s breathing became more and more ragged and she felt the detective tighten around her fingers.\u00a0The redhead brought her thumb up to stroke Jane’s clit, grinning around the nipple that she held between her teeth when Jane cried out and arched her back.<\/p>\n

As Jane had for her, Laura kept stroking the climaxing woman until she had wrung every last bit of pleasure from her, urging her on until Jane collapsed back onto the floor and threw an arm over her forehead.\u00a0\u00a0Laura removed her fingers from her partner slowly, enjoying the sigh this elicited as the other woman registered the loss.\u00a0\u00a0She climbed up to hold the still shaking woman in her arms.<\/p>\n

They lay like that for an indeterminate amount of time, sharing soft kisses and stroking each other’s skin with gentle hands.\u00a0\u00a0After long moments, Jane pulled back suddenly to look into Laura’s satisfied blue eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what about Jackson Davis?\u201d she grinned, laughing at the momentary look of confusion she saw in the lawyer’s eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, who cares about Jackson Davis,\u201d Laura responded after a moment, leaning over to press her lips in the hollow of Jane’s throat.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cLet’s go to bed\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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