Lizzy hurried back to her apartment.
The common area was empty. She made herself a cup of coffee and settled down on the windowsill. Sunlight streamed in through the window, warming her face and dispelling the lingering tension in her heart.
She quietly gazed outside, letting her thoughts drift away.
Suddenly, a cap was placed on her head, and the brim was pulled down, blocking her view.
Lizzy pushed the brim up, her eyes meeting the sight of a man so handsome that it made her breath catch—Merriman, standing there with a smile that seemed to light up the whole world like a full moon on a midsummer night.
"Merriman, what are you doing here?" she asked softly with an unbidden smile.
"Just got off duty. Did you get something in your eye?" Merriman squeezed into the spot beside her, his
