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For a moment her smile faltered. “No, for personal reasons. Like maybe asking you out to dinner. If you want.”

“Yeah,” she found herself saying before she could think better of it. “I think I’d like that.”

“Great! Here!” Leilani thrust her phone at her. “Go ahead and put your number in. I’ll text you sometime later today.”

“Yeah, sounds great.”

Adaze handed the phone back after adding her number then got out of the car.

What just happened?

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LEILANI

Leilani drove back to the station with a smile so big it made her face hurt. She couldn’t believe she just did that!

She’d never asked someone she met on the job for their number. It always felt inappropriate.

Maybe she shouldn’t have done it, but there was no time for self doubt now. She’d really done it.

Hell, she couldn’t remember the last time she asked someone for their number regardless of where they met.

But when she saw how brave the other woman was, she could help herself. Of course, it didn’t hurt that the woman was stunning. Her wavy dark hair looked so soft she wanted nothing more than to bury her fingers in it, clear and determined aqua blue eyes, and full lips she hoped to see light up in a smile.

She was beautiful. Immaculate. Wealthy. Older. Not someone Leilani would have ever usually approached.

Anyway, she’d done it. She’d asked.

She just couldn’t believe the woman had said yes!

“Adaze,” she whispered to herself, her smile still plastered on her face.

The name tasted perfect in her mouth. She just wanted to say it over and over again. More than that, she wanted to hear her own name coming from those kissable lips.

Finally, she made it back to the station with a pep in her step. Adaze’s blue eyes were still swirling in her head like the waves of the ocean itself.

In the lounge, Sierra and Rory looked up at her with a grin from where they were clustered together around one of the coffee tables. For the moment, they’d abandoned the sofas for the floor. A card game was underway on the table, but it was abandoned the second they’d seen Leilani.

“Your break sure ran a little long,” Sierra smirked, sliding a cup of coffee down to her. “Made you this when you said you were on your way back. Now we’re even.”

“Sorry, I went to check on the woman from the boat and she didn’t have a ride home from the hospital,” she said, taking her seat. “I hope I didn’t miss any calls.”

“Don’t worry. We were just messing with you. We had back up here.”

“Yeah,” Rory leaned forward. “So how did that go? Nothing to do with how beautiful she was, I’m sure.”

Leilani couldn’t keep a smile off her face. “It went well, I think. I mean, she did give me her number.”

“Good for you!” They clapped her on the shoulder. “You deserve it.”

“Just make sure you give us both an invitation to the housewarming in a couple of months.”

She laughed. “It’s not like that. I just got her number. I haven’t even asked her on a date yet. She might not even say yes.”

Sierra opened her mouth to say something when the door to the captain’s office slammed open. She fell silent as Captain Hallie Hunter’s eyes snapped to her.

“Silva, my office. Now. We need to talk.” Without waiting to see if she followed, she turned back into the room.