Good Cop Bad Cop

oaked out. "It's 5:00. Daddy said you needed rest so he took me out to eat and got me some icecream." Sierra cheered and I sent a silent thank you to Tom. He knew I had asked for this day off a while ago to catch up on sleep, he just didn't know why, he just knew I hadn't been sleeping. Like I said before, I cou

w, give me a little bit to take a showe

r?" He asked. I twinged at the sweet feeling I felt that he asked, that he had noticed. "Yes, much, thank

Tom que

azy again? I wondered as I wiped away tears, my laughs turning into sporadic giggles. Tom just shook his head at me and smiled, just enough that it changed his whole looks. He was a good looking

d the end of my life had all caught up with me. I couldn't even look in the mirror to see what I h

l more perfect. We met through social media where all my pictures have filters. He was a friend of my husband's, having worked close to where we lived for a while as a state trooper. My husband is a detective with the city police but was utilized a lot by the state as

y thoughts cleared long enough to let me know I was as red as a beet and pruny. I quickly ran some shampoo and conditioner through my hair and washed up my body. I was so sore and usually I loved the feeling, it reminded me that the night before was real. Now it was all I could do to keep from imploding from all the pain, physically, mentally, emotionally. I turned t

t sign that contract for the mortgage with you." I was just mad, of course I was going to. But he said that made him think, and that's when he went back to her. He said he tried to stay away from her but she was nice when I was mean and she was his calm when I was his storm. Anyway, we bought the house and I love it. My closest is perfect, I could get lost in it. I rummaged around until I found a pair of sweat pants and an old T-shirt covered with the paint we used to paint Sierra's room with and started my way to the kitchen. My stomach was churning and I didn't think I could handle any food, but once the smell h

I said as I shoved in another

get to breathe."

. I smiled at him in spite of myself, my cheeks

ing to remember the last time I had

ve today, that I just couldn't keep switching between city and state like this. I'm getting confused on cases, I'll fo

te and cleared my throat, bringing him back down to earth. "Anything I can do to help?" I asked. "No, but thank you for asking." He said looking more like himself when I asked. "I'm gonna go watch the game I recorded and then I'll be ready for bed." He said looking at me expectantly. I didn't know what he wanted to me to say, so I just nodded my head and watched him walk into the TV room. Whis

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o the fuck do you think you are? You know Samantha would make it so I woul

r me. I need you. I feel like

please answer me and I'll

me Soraya. We can f

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tell you how much I love you. I will love you with

w to pull myself out of this and be there for him more. I covered him up with a blanket and turned down the TV and turned off the light. He wouldn't be coming to bed and I really didn't need to be alone. I stood in front of Sierra's door and listened before I went in. She had her favorite show on and I could hear her giggling. I knocked my special knock on her door and the TV turned off. "Who is it?" She yelled, knowing very well it was me. "The queen of the castle coming to assist the princess with her royal duties." I answered back. The door opened and my beautiful l

brush your teeth

m!" Sie

as spoken, m

at a time when I shouldn't be. Sierra came back into the room and gave me a big hug. We said our bedtime prayers and she was asleep before we were even finished. I kissed her forehead and walked into the bedroom. I brushed out my hair and turned on my curling iron. I couldn't let Tyler take me under, I had to stay in front of my feelings. After I curled my hair just right, I went to my makeup room. Doing my makeup was so methodical it was almos

get to someone who doesn't have a daughter and can up and leave for you? Goo

I knew it was only a few seconds before I had it deleted off my picture but it felt like days. I didn't know who else had seen that and what they would say if they did. He was baiting me, but I wasn't going to bite, and I wasn't taking