The Calm Before the Storm II

by: Savage

Well, here is part 2!! Hope ya like it, if so let us know what you think!

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     Early the next morning Rita was awakened by the sound of rain pounding against the window. The moment she opened her eyes every memory of last night came rushing back to her. "No." She thought to her self. "How could we do this Sam." She closed her eyes again and took a deep breath before she quietly slid out of bed and out of Chris’ arms. He stirred a little at the absence of her presence but didn’t wake up. Rita stood by the bed watching him as she wrapped herself in his robe. "What is this going to do to us Chris." She whispered as she placed a soft kiss on his forehead. She glanced quickly at the clock before she headed down stairs it was 6:30, that didn’t giver her much time to think, Chris would be awake soon.

     Chris awoke the next morning to the blaring clock radio on the night stand next to his bed. It was 6:45. He moaned as he hit the snooze button and turned over for five more minutes of sleep. That’s when he remembered the previous night. Chris quickly sat up in bed ad looked around as the memories of the night he and his partner had shared flooded his mind. "Oh God! Rita what have we done!!" Chris moaned as a whirlwind of emotions began to bombard him all at once. Total shock was the first, followed by fear and regret, and then anxiety. Chris didn’t know what to feel. The night they had spent together had been incredible, there was no doubt about that, but then this was Rita, his best friend, his partner, his Sam. This could change all of that.

     About three min. later Chris came bounding down the stairs. "Sam?!" He called out but their was no answer. Then he spotted a note on the coffee table. "Damn." He thought as he read it.

Sam,

Sorry I left but I just had to clear my head. Please understand.

We can talk later... Promise.

Sam.

     Chris sighed as he folded the note and laid it back on the table. "It’s gonna be a long day." he said to out loud as he turned and headed up the stairs to get ready for work.

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     It had stopped raining by the time Chris arrived at work and Rita was already at her desk when he came through the double doors of the Palm Beach Police Department. At first it appeared like she was working on a file, but Chris knew she was going over in her mind every thing that had happened the previous night. He knew this because he had been doing the same thing. Chris let out a deep breath as he took his seat at his desk across from Rita’s. She was so lost with her thoughts she didn’t even look up.

     "Mornin’ Sam." Chris said as he nervously began tapping a pencil on his desk. Rita still didn’t look up. "Sam." He repeated a little louder.

     "What?...Oh hey Sam." Rita said as she snapped out of her trance. There were a few moments of silence as they both searched for what to say next.

     "Chris..." "Rita..." They both began.

     "LANCE, LORENZO!!!" The booming voice of captain Harry Lipshitz interrupted them both." IN HERE, NOW!!"

     Chris and Rita both sighed as the rose and headed for their captains office. Chris let Rita enter ahead of him as they entered the office. He closed the door behind them and took a seat in the chair next to her. Their eyes locked for a moment as he sat down and suddenly Chris was unable to breath. His heart was pounding in his chest like a drum, he could only hope that no one else could hear it. Rita felt a chill come over her as she stared in to the deep blue eyes of her partner. "You can’t let this happen Rita." She thought as she forced her self to turn away but she could still feel Chris’ eyes on her. Fortunately Captain Lipshitz did not observe these few tension filled moments.

     "So," Harry began looking up from his file "What’s this I hear about you to getting a call last night? Where was the body?"

     "At St. Matthews Hospital, Cap." Rita began

     "What!?" Harry leaned forward on his desk and waited for an explanation.

     "She’s a rape victim by the name of Trisha Howard. She..."

     "Rape?! Why the hell did you get the call?" Harry was growing more and more impatient.

     "Well its kind of complicated cap."

     "Out with it Lance!!" Harry said

     "The perp sent a message through Trisha to us, well to Chris actually."

     "What!! Lorenzo, What’s this all about!"

     Chris hadn’t spoken this entire time, partly because he hadn’t hear a single word form the time he sat down. "She is so beautiful." He thought, his eyes were still glued to the woman sitting next to him. "Why did she have to wear that dress today!" "If I could just talk to her..."

     "LORENZO!!" Harry repeated

     "Huh?! What?! Oh, sorry cap. What was that?" Chris stammered as he was forced out of his trance.

     "Well if you care to join us here on planet Earth, I asked what was this message about!?" His annoience was building with every word.

     "Oh," Chris began taking another quick glance at Rita who was now rubbing her temples with frustration.

     "Trisha said GoodTime Charlie was back in town." Chris was now beginning to focus. "If this is the guy I think it is cap, this is a murder waiting to happen."

     "GoodTime Charlie," Harry paused a moment. "As in Charles Lamptin, son of Congressman William Lampitn!?"

     "Yeah cap." Chris said leaning forward a little.

     "I knew that sounded familiar. Charles Lamptin was just paroled two weeks ago."

     "Cap, I want this case." Chris said as he stood

     "Lorenzo this isn’t a homicide..." Harry began

     "Cap this guy is two seconds away from killing some one!!!" The anger and frustration was building inside of him.

     "Chris is right cap." Rita said as she stood "Trisha Howard is lucky to be alive, he almost killed her."

     "Ok, Ok," Harry moaned as he removed his glasses "Just wrap this one up fast. If the media gets hold of this they’ll have a field day."

     "You got it cap." Chris and Rita said in unison

     "Well what are you still doing here! Go solve this case!! GO!! GO!!!"

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     It took almost the entire day to get a warrent for Carles Lamptin’s arrest but after several hours of convincing Donaven and cutting through what seemed like miles of red tape they were finaly able to bring him in. But that in it self was proving to be a difficult task.

     "What the hell is this about!!!" Screamed the tall dark haired man being brought in by two very large uniformed officers. "You can’t do this to me!!! I’ll have your badges for this!!" The man continued to rant and rave as the officers lead him down the hall.

     Chris and Rita entered through the double doors moments later.

     "So, how do you want to handle this?" Rita asked as she sat down at her desk

     "Well," Chris said, thinking as he sat on the edge of her desk. "Let him spend the night in lock up. That should cool him down a bit. Besides it’s getting kind of late any way."

     "Yeah I guess we can call it a night and get a fresh start in the morning." She began packing some files into her brefcase. Chris watched her for a moment. They realy needed to disscus last night, and what better time than the present. He stood up and walked behind her.

     "Whe need to talk Sammy." He whisperd in her ear as he leaned over her. She smelled so good, like orange blosoms in the spring. Chris couldn’t resist placing a light kiss on her neck. Rita felt tremors running up and down her spine as Chris continued his soft wet kisses down her down her neck and shoulder. She felt her self control slowly slipping away each time his lips came in contact with her. She had to get out of there, fast.

     "Chris..." Rita began as she turned her chair around to face him. Big mistake. Now they were face to face, their lips only inches a part. Rita couldn’t stop her heart from racing as she saw the desire burning in his eyes. She tried to speak but her voice froze in her throat. He moved closer so that his lips brushed lightly against hers. He wanted her right then and there. He slowly moved one hand from the arm of the chair to her knee and at the same time placing a hot, lingering kiss on her lips.

     "We can talk later if you want." He spoke in a low whisper as he moved away from her a little putting a few inches between them. "Is that what you want?" He slid his hand up her thigh until he felt the material of her skirt.

     His last five words chilled her right to the core. Rita was barely able to breath, but she managed to nod her head yes, and as he backed away and stood up her voice finally returned. "Yeah, ummm..." She stood up and quickly put some distance between them. "I think I need some more time to think about all this." Her words came out a little shaky

     "Sure Sam, no problem." Chris stated calmly, although inside he was burning up and about two seconds away from losing control.

     "Ok, good. I’ll see ‘ya tomorrow then."

     "Yeah, see ‘ya." Chris sighed.

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Part 3 should be up soon!! Sorry it took so long.