I got home from my second day shift, and with it being a quick change, I had to get a bite, and some rest, before I went back for midnight. Brett had arrived there a bit before me, and had a warm meal in the making. I walked over to where he sat and nuzzled his ear, then kissed his neck, leaving a little purple mark. I said, “The regional director wants me to go to the institute for a month to take the courses that a regional training officer would need. What do you think?” “I think a month without you around would be the death of me, but that’s the selfish Brett talking. The not-selfish Brett thinks the same thing, as well, though.” “Ass, it would only be a month, and I’d be the youngest trainer in the whole department, coast to coast. Plus, there would be more money, regular hours, an

