Chapter 5
“I’m so glad we’re finally able to do this.” Mary Alice sank into the chair Judd pulled out for her.
“We definitely need some one-on-one time. I’m sorry I didn’t get the chance to pick you up. I had some things I needed to take care of at the station.”
“It’s fine.”
“No, it’s really not,” he said. “It’s not fair to you that I’ve been so consumed with work.”
“You’re driven. It’s one of the characteristics I admire about you. And I know your level of busy isn’t likely to change now that you’re Chief.” She accepted the menu offered by the server. “Thank you.”
“Well, that’s part of what tonight’s about. It’s true that I’ve got a lot more responsibility with the job, and you know well enough that it’s not an eight-to-five kind of thing. But I really want to make our relationship
