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scaring him with a threat or two, and seeing how he liked it. Not professional thinking in the least, but it felt good.
    The ordeal had taken a toll on her. He recalled how distracted she’d been while he questioned her and wrote up the incident report. Several times he’d repeated a question after rousing her from a totally zoned-out state. Shock, no doubt. Her troubled state of mind was that drugged-up teenager’s fault.
    Kevin took a deep breath to calm his uncharacteristic anger. He shouldn’t let this punk get to him, but when Amy related the physical attack for her statement, he’d seen red.
    And he recalled how attracted he’d been to her while taking her statement. A couple of times his uniform trousers shrunk a size with his body’s reaction to Amy. That had never happened to him before while writing up a report. And he’d worked on a lot of cases involving a lot of female victims. None had ever gotten to him, affected him so strongly.
    Kevin leaned back in his desk chair and discovered Garrett Gardner, his best friend and co-worker, standing beside the desk, arms crossed, staring at him.
    “What?”
    “You called her, didn’t you?” Garrett shook his head.
    Kevin found Garrett’s accusation annoying, especially since he was guilty as charged. “Yeah, I called her. She lives alone and I wanted the peace of mind knowing she was okay before I headed home.” Kevin stretched and attempted to suppress a yawn. It had been a long day, an even longer shift rotation. He should have left at seven, but he and Garrett opted to stay late on their own time to complete paperwork and clear some files off their desks.
    “Wilson told me you were practically drooling over the extremely attractive Ms. MacArthur when you attended the B and E at her house this morning.” Garrett chuckled while he struggled into his jacket.
    “Wilson has a big mouth. She should keep her opinions to herself.” Kevin glared at his pal. If the female officer had noticed his interest in the victim, had Amy noticed him staring at her, too?
    “Why don’t you just admit you’re attracted to her?”
    Kevin silently admitted to himself that he’d been extremely attracted to Ms. MacArthur. He wasn’t certain his mouth hadn’t dropped open when she clambered to her feet on the front lawn. He closed his eyes, recalling her endless legs in tight jeans and those sexy snake-print heels. His eyes popped open again. Initially, she’d looked so frightened and lost, he’d had the urge to reach for the ends of the pretty two-toned blue lace scarf that was loosely wrapped around her neck, pull her into his arms, and kiss all the fear away. But he also recalled how nicely that silky powder-blue top strained across her breasts when she pulled her shoulders back and stiffened her spine, prepared to face the situation head on.
    “Are you still thinking about her, Robertson? Are we talking love at first sight here?” His partner smiled broadly and chuckled.
    “Go to hell, Garrett.”
    Officer Wilson popped her head around the corner. “I’m meeting a girlfriend for drinks and a bite to eat. You guys want to come along?” Sally smiled in anticipation.
    “Not me. I’m dead on my feet. I’m heading straight home.” Kevin wondered how she could sound so damn perky after a twelve hour shift when he was ready to drop in his tracks. Sally was a bit younger than his thirty-one years. Must be the stamina of youth.
    “Me neither, Sally.” Garrett smiled back. “Promised my mother I’d drop by on my way home and fix the lock on her garage door.”
    “Okay, good night, guys.” Sally turned and walked away.
    “Good night, Sally. See you tomorrow. Lover boy and I are heading out, too,” Garrett called over his shoulder as he strode down the hallway.
    Kevin uttered an unflattering response to Garrett’s comment, and he heard Garrett laughing. Kevin grabbed his jacket off the back of his chair, searched for his truck keys among the mess of papers on his