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wave of my hand. “It doesn’t matter because I’m never going to see him again.”
    “Sure.” She nods, but the skeptical look in her eyes says she doesn’t believe me.
    I’m not sure I believe me either. CJ’s final words were, “I will see you again, Sweet Cheeks.”

 
    Three
    It’s too early for the alarm to ring. It’s always too early. But today is my first day as a Field Training Officer and I want everything to be perfect.
    It has to be perfect.
    I’ve worked really hard for this promotion. I want to prove to my sergeant that he made the right choice when he selected me for the position. And I want to prove to my fellow officers that I deserve the job.
    I pull my hair back into a tight ponytail and check myself in the mirror one last time to make sure it’s flawless.
    Cody Jackson is the rookie I’ll be supervising. I wasn’t given any information about him other than the fact that he was a top student at the academy. I guess I’ll find out more when I meet him.
    I grab a banana that I can eat on the road and take a quick sip of juice right out of the container before I head downtown.
    “Officer Navarro. How are you doing today?” One of our civilian employees greets me as I walk down the hallway.
    “Fine,” I tell her. For the first time in a long time it’s not a white lie. I actually feel better than fine.
    I feel hopeful. 
    As I march towards Sergeant Wilmore’s office my heartbeat quickens. He’s a tough supervisor, extremely demanding and inflexible. Everything is by the book. I’ve seen him reduce more than a few of my male colleagues to tears with his harsh words.
    Even though he’s never reprimanded me I’m still on my toes whenever I meet with him. 
    Another officer is already standing in the sergeant’s office when I arrive. It takes me a moment to realize the man in the uniform standing next to Sergeant Wilmore is CJ.
    Panic quickly consumes me. I’m immobilized with fear. What is CJ doing here ?
    “Officer Navarro.” Sergeant Wilmore greets me with a slight nod. “This is our new recruit, Officer Cody Jackson.”
    New recruit ? CJ is Cody Jackson? The officer I’m supposed to be supervising. How is this possible? 
    My heart is pounding so hard and fast I’m afraid it might explode.
    When I’m finally able to compose myself long enough I glance at CJ, or Cody, or whatever the hell his name is. He looks like he’s in shock. His face is completely pale and his eyes are frozen with fear.
    “Officer Jackson,” Sergeant Wilmore turns his attention to Cody. “Officer Navarro is one of the finest members of our team. I know you’ll learn a lot from her during your training.”
    As the reality of the situation starts to sink in I feel sick to my stomach. I have to supervise the man with whom I just had a wild one-night fling.
    I can’t supervise him. It’s completely unethical.
    But how can I not? 
    This is my first assignment as a Field Training Officer. I can’t screw it up because I screwed Cody.
    Even though recusing myself would be the right thing to do, there’s no way I can do it. What would I say to Sergeant Wilmore? I picked Cody up at a bar, had sex with him all night, but never actually got his full name.
    He’d never view me in the same way again, and neither would my colleagues. I’ve worked too hard to gain their respect. I’d completely lose if I admitted the truth.
    The only solution is to pretend I don’t know Cody and make him swear on his magic dick that he’ll never tell a soul the truth.
    We’ve just got to make it through his field training as two professionals with no prior history with each other.
    I extend a hand. “Very nice to meet you, Officer Jackson.”
    Cody frowns and looks down at my hand like he’ll die if he shakes it.
    I clear my throat and eye him. Maybe I can psychically will him to take my hand.
    Fucker-doodle-do ! I hope he isn’t planning on coming clean.     
    When Cody’s eyes meet mine I feel a jolt of