About Coffee Kisses

by Margaret Leigh
20 pages / 7400 words
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Constable Miranda is checking on a robbery victim at the hospital when she meets a nurse with the prettiest blue eyes. Miranda's on the job, though, so she tells herself not to get involved, but that's before a freak accident lands Miranda herself in the hospital with a concussion. Her hard head saves her from serious injury, but gives her the chance to meet Lorraine again. Will coincidence bloom into something much stronger than friendship?

Sample

"Do you think you'll catch the guys who did this?" The nurse glanced back towards Kayleigh's room as she spoke.

I shot her a glance. It wasn’t unusual for medical staff to ask that question, but we both knew I couldn't give her a lot of details. Procedure can be a bitch.

"We've got a few good leads," I told her. "One of the witnesses even managed to get a partial number plate of the getaway car. We're confident that we'll make an arrest in this case."

The nurse smiled, her dark blue eyes resting on my face for a moment before she looked away, shaking her head. "Kayleigh's mother is a friend of mine," she said. "I just can't believe anyone would hurt Kayleigh. She's such a sweet kid."

"These crimes are rarely personal," I said. "Kayleigh was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Still, it's awful that something like this has happened to her. She was just living her life, not hurting anyone." I could hear the anger in the nurse's tone and I stopped walking, turning to face her.

"We’re doing everything in our power to make sure they don't get away with this." She looked so upset that I laid a hand on her arm, "I can assure you that I'll give this case my full attention." Her answering smile caused a flutter in my stomach and I turned away, biting the inside of my cheek. This was no time to be getting my head turned by a pretty face. I was on duty for God's sake! Collecting myself with a mental shake, I said goodbye and headed for the lifts.

Bright spring sunshine greeted me as I stepped out of the hospital and made my way to where the patrol car was parked in the reserved bay just outside the doors. My partner, Sid, was sitting in the passenger seat going over his notes from our previous stop at the Lunch Box, where we'd taken a statement from the owner.

I reached the car and put my hand on the door handle. There was a shout somewhere above me, and an instant later I felt an impact. The world went a fuzzy grey as spots danced before my eyes, and something hot and stinging flowed over my face. Instinct told me to duck and cover, but I couldn't seem to make my body cooperate. My head spun and I felt myself falling. Dimly, I registered pain somewhere between my right shoulder and elbow and then things seemed to fade into semi-twilight.