Chief and I looked at all three candidates and went through the pros and cons of each one of them. The girl we interviewed the day before was too thirsty. She even came into the interview with a short dress that said she wanted to get fucked instead of getting hired. It was a disaster waiting to happen. The guy was qualified, but he lacked a few skills needed. Mycah was the most qualified, and attraction aside, I liked her answers and felt like she would be a good pick.
“The only one that makes sense is Mycah,” I said.
“You’re right. I know I already said it, but be careful.”
“I will. I’ll tell Donna to reach out to Mycah so she can tell her everything she needs to do.”
I could have called her myself, but Donna needed to tell her all the steps she needed to take before she could officially start. Plus, I needed to move carefully when it came to her because I was interested in her.
Chief and I talked for a few more minutes, until he left me alone in the conference room.
“Lord, I feel like you are testing me, and I pray I pass whatever gets thrown my way.”
I felt like the universe sent Mycah my way as a test. I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to fall in love with her at some point. Or was she just here to show me not to always act when I was attracted to someone. Either way, I’d find out.
It wasmy first day of work, and I was overly excited. For one, I didn’t want to sit around the house all day every day. The main thing I was excited about was seeing Kairo again. Or maybe I should call him Chief Bishop. I wasn’t sure what he wanted to be called, but I would find out when I got to work.
The day of my interview, I couldn’t stop thinking about Kairo. There was something mysterious about him that I wanted to uncover. He let Chief Keith ask the majority of the questions while he just watched. There was a flicker of something in his eyes when I said that I took instructions well, but I didn’t think I would ask him about it. I didn’t know the rules of the department, but I was pretty certain that it was against policy for him to mess around with his subordinate. That wouldn’t stop mefrom admiring him, though. There was no way I couldn’t notice him. Muscular build, multiple tattoos, and his lips–I wanted to pull that bottom one between my teeth. He was just too damn sexy to me, and I was sure there was someone around that didn’t play about him. Each time Kairo’s eyes landed on me, I felt like he could see my innermost thoughts. It should have been a crime for him to look at me the way he did.
For all I knew, he could have been a shitty person, so I needed to get my stuff together and not think too far into this.
I thought Kairo or even Chief Keith would have called me to tell me I got the job, so I was surprised when Donna called me. She was such a nice lady, and she made sure I knew everything I needed to get done before I started. My previous job required fingerprinting to be done, so I didn’t have to do that again. The only thing I needed to do was fill out the paperwork and get a drug test. It only took a few days for everything to be finalized.
Since I would be gone for most of the day, I took Cashmere out for a long walk. He would be fine by himself for a while.
All of a sudden, Cashmere barked his little head off.
“What’s the matter?” I looked down at him.
I heard another dog let out a bark that sounded like if he wanted to, he would tear my boy into shreds.
Then, I heard his voice. Looking up, my eyes landed on Kairo and a beautiful, but big German shepherd.
Kairo smiled widely when he looked at me. I watched him as he and his dog came closer to us. Cash kept barking, so I picked him up.
“Good morning, doll baby.”
“Doll baby?”
Cashmere growled in my arms, while Kairo’s dog sat perfectly still and quiet.
Kairo’s pink tongue slowly licked his bottom lip.
“Yeah, you look like a pretty doll to me.”
My heart thumped against my chest as heat crept up my neck.
“Thank you.” I pushed a piece of hair out of my face and looked down. “Good morning to you too.”
I took in his simple outfit of black sweatpants with a hoodie to match and some sneakers. The weather here was weird. In the morning, it was cold enough for a hoodie, but by the afternoon, people would be in shorts. It was almost summer, and I wondered how brutal the summers were.
“I hear today is your first day. Are you excited?”
My gaze traveled back up to Kairo’s face, and my breath caught in my throat. His penetrating gaze bore into my eyes, making my stomach tighten.
“I am excited. I’m used to working, so I hoped it wouldn’t take long for me to find something, and it didn’t.”
“And here I thought you would have said you were excited to see me again.”
