World Traveler

Blue Shield

After getting dressed in a black shirt and dark jeans he threw on his leather jacket and gun. He did his normal pre-exit countdown making sure everything was tucked away and locked whenever possible. His door clicked behind and as soon as they could they got everything together and headed to the crime scene. The place was already blocked off and the police seemed to be waiting on the other teams to move forward.

Jesus... He thought as they walked up to the crime and looked at everything. As soon as he could he made it over to the tent that had been constructed to protect the equipment and for those not doing anything yet to get a reprieve from the rain. When he entered a few heads turned and one of them belonged to Mia... Why are you doing this to me god? He thought as she walked over with a very clear purpose.

"Hey Mia." He said with a faint smile. He knew what was likely going to happen and only hoped she wasn't going to yell as much as she.

"Devin I am so happy you are here." Mia said in an almost awkwardly sweet tone. It felt like a trap to Devin, but he didn't have any clear explanation of how or why. When she got close Mia gave Devin a big hug and then pulled back. "So last night I saw James and Jordan and they told me everything. I want you to know I am here for you whenever you want to talk."

Having no idea what she was walking about Devin decided to instead focus on the change for the better. "Thank you Mia... I know it wasn't James or Jordan's place to tell you, but I know they are only thinking of you." Devin sort of came about the end of that with a question as Mia started to look confused.

She leaned in and whispered. "Devin they told me about your pobia. I wish you had told me..." She then seemed to be needed somewhere else and left quickly as she came leaving Devin more confused then he had ever been by a single person.

"Devin!" Dan shouted as he entered the tent. "Harper said you were here." He then started to explain the pictures that were sent to the team and that they featured photos of him and his partner. The news was alarming to say the least, but it made him extra uneasy when he heard Harper was told first.

"Get a team of people to start filming the crowds outside as silently as possible. If this person is filming us he might start looking at us as targets. The last thing we need to do is challenge them. These sickos are already looking to be in control. "The kills are so different thought...." He said out loud to no one. He didn't like this. Just like when he played a video game with his little cousin he felt like someone else was playing with a full deck of cards and knew the game.

"Harper?" He called out as he got out of the tent and scanned the area for her. When he saw her he focused on her and the situation. "Something has me worried about this...." He didn't voice anything else but his tone told her there was a lot more behind his words.

Blue Shield

A second body was unwanted for a laundry list of reasons, but at the moment the most annoying ones were selfish. After everything that had happened last night Devin was thinking of calling in sick and staying in bed all day to continue. After two years their bodies hadn’t missed a beat or rhythm. Like riding a bicycle didn’t even begin to describe. His mind started to wander in the shower when Harper opened the curtain.

She mentioned the issues with the clothes and he was about to say this is why she should always have a few outfits at the office, but he realized arriving in last nights dress in any shape isn't possible. Still if she was going to have to go back home then she was going to be late all the same. He reached out and pulled her into the shower. Several wet minutes later they both left the bathroom steamer than the shower.

Finding his underwear and throwing it on along with a suit he shuffled around for a tie and couldn’t find one he liked. “Captain worked overnight so he won't be there..” He seemed to convince himself as he closed the closet san tie and just left his top button on his shirt loose. “Am I dropping you off at your place or are you going to lyft? We still have the precinct car. Which he hadn’t checked back in due to making more sense to just park it in his buildings underground garage.

In his living room he saw the history of their exploited last night. HIs shirt was thrown on the couch while both their shoes were close to the door. Harpers, or rather the one she borrowed, dress was next to the bedroom door and her bra was on the bed. Sadly he couldn’t see her underwear anywhere. “Did it even make it home?” he wondered after he remembered the part of the night that took place in the hallway of the hotel.

Blue Shield

“Coco packets are in the top shelf next to the fridge.” Devin said while they walked over to his bed and sitting down next to her. He could see the tell tale signs of a hangover, but she didn’t look so far gone as to be out of commision. When Harper stood up on her knees in the bed and asked for help with the shirt Devin laughed at her jokes, and moved to help her.

“Maybe if you approached the buttons like a suspect?” Devin spoke the words while helping her unbutton the shirt. Once it was completely unbuttoned he stopped and enjoyed the moment gave him. He then started to kiss her neck slowly and worked his way down towards her collarbone. As if by magic his morning alarm went off and filled the room with the sounds with jazz.

Devin pulled back and then pushed Harper back into the bed and started to climb up on top of her. Kissing her tattoo and sides as he moved up her body with absolute focus. He was getting closer to some heavier action when he heard Harpers phone begin to ring. At this hour there was only one person who would call her or his phones... Except maybe her parents? It was unlikely she told them she wasn't coming home. But that wasn't his primary thought. More than likely it was that the station needed the primary on a case to oversee or go somewhere revolving around a case.

"This is why I don't have a normal buzzer alarm." He said getting out of bed and looking at her phones screen while it continued to ring. Sure enough the caller ID said it was the captain. He tossed the phone to Harper and then made his way into the bathroom to take a shower.

Blue Shield

It was clear Harper was in good spirits despite considering she drank everyone else under the table. Perhaps it was her tolerance or she was secretly not drinking as much as he thought Devin threw a pillow at her after her joke landed so poorly on everyone save for herself. She fell onto his bed and the light spotlighted every lack of flaw on her body. Her hair shone in the sunbath and was as bright as the sun almost. Her curves cast small shadows on her chest and only seemed to highlight her most sensitive parts.

Standing up he passed on grabbing his PJ bottoms that were on the chair near his nightstand and walked to the other side of the bed where Harper had put her head. He leaned down and kissed her while curling his fingers into her hair with a sense of lust. He then stood up and threw one of his dress shirts onto his bed and on top of Harper. Still silent he walked into his living room and grabbed some water from the fridge. The whole apartment was already smelling like coffee from the Starbucks on the first floor of the building and it made Devin crinkle his nose.

If only he had realized he hated the smell of coffee before he signed the lease. He thought to himself. Still he had heard enough hook ups complain and bought a coffee maker which he turned on for Harpers sake. Walking back into the bedroom he smiled and spoke. "Coffee will be ready in five."

Blue Shield

Like a well oiled machine Devin woke with a gruff breath and a reluctance to open his eyes. He was running through last nights events. He remembered his friend and partner going out to help her get over a bad breakup. He remembered his friends leaving before him and also him pinning his partner against the wall and nearly striping together and having away with each other like rabbits in a hallway.

Considering the night before Devin wasn't hit that hard with the hangover. Don't be fooled it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows in his head, but a seltzer water and a muffin would likely have him back to nearly 100 with a crack of a whip to pair with it. He left himself to enjoy his current warmth in his bedroom. The fact that the alarm hadn't gone off most likely meant it had to be before 8 AM which was both good and bad. It was good that he wasn't late for work, but it was bad that he was able to wake up this early.

Moments went by and then he heard Harper move about and then start talking after a rather oddly placed raspberry. It did the trick as he rolled over and sat up in his bed. "Yea whats the question?" He asked looking over at her and smiling. He liked the view and even liked the bonus that the view was naked.

Legally Binding: A Tale of Two Roommates

BEEP! BEEP!! BEEP!!! Be- SMACK!

The alarm clock took the blow from Devin in good spirits. The snooze button was rarely hit during the school year; but Saturday one week before classes began was the best time to utilize it. With 90 plus hour class and study weeks ahead of him Devin felt no reason to get out of bed at his normal 7 am time. Instead he allowed himself an extra 30 minutes of sleep and woke up with the arrival of the Saturday morning trash pick-up.

Slow to rise Devin didn’t even bother putting his slippers on and instead decided to get right into his running gear and go for a jog. It was a morning ritual that allowed him to collect his thoughts, mentally prepare for the day, and garnered him the one hour of exercise his doctor recommended. Half way through the run he reached Northwestern University campus. Taking a break and a few sips of water he took a call after his phone started to ring.

“Hey Erin a little early for you to be calling for a ride don’t you think?” Devin said after he saw it was his roommate. “I thought your flight didn’t come in for another 3 hours?” He was sweaty and a little out of breath, but he was feeling cheery this morning and it likely had to do with his current location both physically and mentally.

“You sound smelly….” Erin said with a slight laugh. “Anyway you can cancel the pick up I am not flying home.” Her tone was pretty deadpan as she delivered this news.

Devin silently shook his head. Erin was a great friend and seemed to be an alright roommate so far, but making plans with her always seemed to end up going sideways. “Staying a few more days in sunny California then? Alright when is your new flight I can see if I can still pick you up?”

“No Devin I said I am not flying home. I am staying here in California.” This time the tone was the same and not sarcastic or any second layer of a bad joke she was famous for. The silence followed was deafening.

“Wait what do you mean you aren’t coming back. Erin your classes start in a week!? Devin was starting to suddenly panic a little. He didn’t always deal with plans changing suddenly and this was indeed very sudden. Some would have start to wonder why he was friend with the infamously fleeting Erin, but from everything he had ever witnessed she was only like this with her romantic relationships. He was quickly going to learn this was not the case.

“Anyway I am staying in California because I learned about this amazing non-profit that helps the children in Nepal and after working with them for the last month I know it is where I need to be to make a difference.” Erin was in her zone and not listening to Devin ramble a little asking the same three questions over and over again. “I’m not about to leave you high and dry so I reached out to my friends and was able to get you a new roommate. She is great and I already let her know about the whole landlord not fixing things and she said it was cool so all good. Anyway it is like 5 Am here and I gotta get home. Did you know the bars stay open till 4 in LA?!”

With that hurricane Erin was gone from his ears and apparently their lease. Devin tried to call back and text but clearly Erin had gone to sleep or her phone had died. Either way she was suddenly unreachable.

Devin stood in the middle of the schools campus dumbfounded. With a defeated and utterly perplexed look he wondered home making this run his worst time all summer. When he got home he took his running clothes and put them in his hamper in his room and grabbed a towel from his door hanger. "Alexa play morning mix" Making his way to the bathroom he closed the door which then popped back open as he got into the shower and began to clean the exercise off him and think about what the hell was going on.

Legally Binding: A Tale of Two Roommates

Devin Coal

Blue Shield

Why did you stop?

Devin thought this over and over again as if it was shooting out of him like a machine gun. She looked amazing in that dress. Her lips tasted just as they did two years ago and I swear her ass was even better than before. When he felt her clench it he felt his own hand tighten its grip on her.

The tone in her voice was the very same as it was the night at the Christmas party. Playful with a hint of control and wild card all mixed together. He loved every word and syllable she said and wasn't about to let the night end with a swan song. If she was wanting to play the game she found her partner for the night and Devin was never one to disappoint a partner.

"It hasn't left cause it wants to make sure you make the right steps" Devin said with a cracked grin. The dancing had slowed and Devin figured a less public place would allow for more of what was to come. "Lets head over there." He then took Harper by the hand and over to the VIP areas. As quick as they were a guy guarding the VIP area started to stop them, but then Devin flashed his badge and was let through. Near the back he saw a forked hallway. One way went to the bathrooms and the other towards the kitchen which closed about an hour ago.

Taking the turn towards the kitchen he walked half way down and then turned and put Harper against the wall. He moved in and at once returned to what they were doing in the dance floor. Kissing her he let his leg slide higher up her legs therefore slipping her dress even higher up. Perhaps only being held down as much as it could be due to his hand never leaving her ass.

Blue Shield

Reaching down and letting his hands rest momentarily on his partners ass after he spun her back around meant Devin could decidedly lift her up ever so much while cupping her well formed in the dress ass and bring her up for a kiss. It was hot in the club, but that kiss could have melted Siberia. The lack of hesitation took Devin by surprise, but it was like 2 years of waiting had suddenly burst from the dam.

The kiss came with a second wave to it. Not broken apart or robotic but after both realized completely what was happening her body and his seemed to mold even closer together if that was possible. His hand was still firmly on her ass but now his other was above it on the small of her back pulling her in more. He felt hot and so did she but then he felt more than hot and started to slowly release his partner.

Devin had seen a gun pointed at him, a bullet shot at him, and knife swung at him, but the fear he had as he pulled apart from Harper was ten times anything he felt before. He knew the signs were there and she asked him to do it. You couldn't be more direct than she was. But the reality was she was emotionally vulnerable and both of them were drunk. HE cursed in his mind at the sudden situation he realized he was in and with some regret but little interest in lingering on it drew back from the passionate kiss.

Blue Shield

Mia could make for a very sour end to the night. James was the only one that really knew what had been happening and to say Mia wasn't taking the breakup badly was a gross understatement. She had called Devin at least four times every day for the past week. She had called James at least two times every day and showed no signs of stopping.

Obviously she wasn't dangerous, but she clearly wasn't giving up on getting more of an answer from Devin on why he ended it. "Mia!" James called out and got the woman's attention. When she looked over and saw James she began to march over to him. I mean it is like the guy is allergic to anyone under a 9. James thought as he watched her walk over.

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The songs continued to flow around them as the alcohol flowed through them. Dancing at this point with no fear or misunderstanding Devin playfully spun Harper so they were facing the same direction. His hands on her hips and her ass very much against his groin. It was a dangerous move considering the excitement this started to cause but Devin did his best to control his uncontrollable body.

"So as far as getting drunk is concerned I feel we are well on our way. What else did you put on your check list?"