CHAPTER 2

She turned around and allowed the hot water to pound her tired shoulders…it felt so good. She had been trying to hide the fact that the stress of school and work was getting to her…but she knew he could see it. She never could keep anything from him. It was like he could read her mind…and so tonight she had stopped pretending. She would have normally kept it to herself and tried to smile through her pain but it had become too hard to pull it off anymore. He worried about her…it was sweet but sometimes it got to be a little frustrating. She was a woman after all…one look at her body as she stood in the shower told her that. She was getting too old to be treated like a child.

She thought about him as she continued to wash her body and lather up her hair. He was cute…and she loved the way he rubbed her feet. He had always been so gentle and kind to her. One day he was going to make some woman very
happy. Then without realizing it her mind began to drift…as she pictured how it might be. A life with him…as his lover…as his wife. She had been thinking a lot lately about College…and leaving him. Two more years…not a very long time. She loved him so much…but there were times when she looked at him…and she wasn’t sure what kind of love she was feeling. Not like her father…it was different.

Then she opened her eyes suddenly as a thought occurred to her…She did love him. Sometimes when he was close to her…when he touched her. She felt something that excited her. That’s why she was thinking so much lately about
College…dreading it. She didn’t want to leave him…the thought of another woman sharing his life was unbearable. Luckily he hadn’t gotten serious with any of the women who had shared his bed during the past three years. She was glad he was the way he was. She enjoyed having him to herself…but lately even his secret rendezvous with other women was starting to get to
her…making her jealous. She could never have that part of him…the part that he shared with them…as a man. The thought of sex frightened her a little. Although it was something she hadn’t experienced, she knew that it was pleasurable…something personal between a man and a woman and it intrigued her. Lately it was on her mind a lot since most of her friends had done it
and told her how good it was. She was a woman in every other aspect and she felt that she was ready. But it would have to be with someone that she loved…that she could trust. The few boys that she had dated had given her opportunity but they were only interested in her body. She wanted her first time to be with someone special.

She continued to let her mind focus on him as she stepped out and dried herself off…rubbing her hair and plugging in her blow drier. She had known for some time now how she felt but this was the first time that she had admitted it to herself. It was wrong…against everything that was moral. He was after all so much older than she was…and the people around them would
never accept it. Hutch…Huggy…Captain Dobey and the other people that he knew and worked with. He wasn’t the type of person to cope with the stares and the talk behind his back. He cared about what people thought of him.

She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled as she realized how silly it all was. Just because she felt that way…didn’t mean that he did. He probably wouldn’t even allow it to cross his mind. He wasn’t interested in her…to him she was a child. It was stupid to feel this way… pointless even.

She finished her hair and was brushing her teeth when she heard him knock on the door.

“You about done in there?” He asked as he rested his hand on the doorframe and waited for her to respond.

She sat her toothbrush back in the holder and turned the water off before opening the door to talk to him.

“It’s all yours.” She said with a smile as she slid past him. “I’m tired…see ya in the morning.”

“Hey…wait a sec.” He told her as he grabbed her gently by the arm. “I have to ask you a favor.”

“What?”

“I have a date tomorrow night and I was wondering if you could ask Stacey if you could spend the night with her.”

“Stacey and her mom are going out of town for a few days…there leaving in the morning.” She told him. “Remember…you were gonna pick me up from work tomorrow.”

“Oh yeah…I forgot.” He said as he thought. “Hey…How would you like to spend the night with Hutch?”

“He’ll have to pick me up from work then.” She said with a little disappointment in her face. “That’s fine with me.”

“I’ll call him…Goodnight princess.” He said as he leaned forward…took her face in his hands and kissed her on the forehead.

“Goodnight...” She whispered softly to him and turned to make her way into her bedroom.

“Hey…you ok?” He asked…sensing the obvious sadness in her voice.

“Fine…” she said as she looked back at him and tried to smile.

Starsky shrugged his shoulders as he watched her enter her room and shut the door…something was bothering her. Maybe she really didn’t want to spend the night with Hutch…that was probably it he thought as he made his way into the
kitchen and picked up the phone.

 Now if he could talk his partner into it…he would be in the clear. It had been a long time…about two weeks since he had been with a woman and being around Cassie every night only made him long for some kind of release. The thoughts he had when he looked at her were normal he thought…he was a man after all and she was so beautiful.  She was going to make some lucky guy real happy one day. He had accepted the fact that it wouldn’t be him…it just wasn’t possible. He used to fight his feelings…the ones he felt when she was near and he caught the scent of her hair…or looked at her long tan legs or
her protruding breasts. He had finally came to terms with himself…deciding that as long as he didn’t act on his thoughts…he was free to have them. The phone rang three times in his hand before Hutch’s voice came on the other end.

“Yeah…” He answered.

“Hey…Hutch.” Starsky began. “You doing anything tomorrow night?”

“No…not really.” He told him hoping that he was about to invite him to go out.

“Good…do you mind picking Cas up from work?” He asked.

“I guess I could…why can’t you?” He questioned him.

“I have a date…hey one more favor.” He said anxiously.

“Here it comes…” Hutch said with a hint of sarcasm. “Can she spend the night with me right?”

“Aw…C’mon Hutch…I’d do it for you.” Starsky begged. “Just this once.”

“Yeah…I guess…she’ll probably be the most interesting date I’ve had in weeks.” Hutch replied. “What time do I pick her up?”

“9:30…Thanks Hutch…you’re a pal.” Starsky told him. “See ya in the morning.”

“Yeah…” He said and hung up the phone.

Starsky put the receiver back on the hook and whistled happily to himself as he made his way to his bedroom.   (I found my thrill…on blueberry hill.)   ….

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