Chapter Thirteen
Alexis finished the story of when she cracked her first case as they finished their walk along the shore. “Okay, enough cop stories.” She sat down near the water.
“I could listen all night.” Kevin lounged in the damp sand beside her. “Being a cop sounds as exciting as they make it seem on television.”
“I don’t know about that.” She propped her knees up. “I only told the interesting parts. People don’t realize that cop work is mainly research and paperwork. It isn’t until you find something substantial that you start chasing leads.” She ran her hand through her hair.
“I’m just surprised.”
“At what?”
“That you became a cop. I never would’ve guessed that. When we were growing up you wanted to be a teacher.”
“Trust me, I was surprised when I first got the urge but somet
