Ike squeezed the last water from the mop and stuck the handle into the rack before he hefted the mop bucket and dumped it into the sink in the courthouse utility room. He knew he was wearing a silly grin. He hoped no one had noticed.
Still, whenever he thought about the incredible morning he’d spent in Perry’s bed, he could not maintain his usual poker face. It had been too surprising, too spectacular to believe. Unexpected yet longed for, if he was honest. He had not believed it could or would ever happen, but it had.
He was tired, but it didn’t matter. After all, he’d only grabbed a couple of short naps in the past thirty-six hours. He’d never been one who required a lot of sleep, though, so he’d get through the day all right. And then tonight…
At that thought, he chided himself for t
