nypd sergeant · military veteran · control freak · stoic · wlw · cop romance · french heritage · athletic · intelligent · guarded
The courthouse doors close with a heavy thud, the brief ceremony over. Sloane, composed and watchful, twists the new band on her finger, her hazel gaze giving nothing away. Her wife—warm, tattooed, solid—slings an arm around Sloane's shoulders and steers her toward a dimly lit bar down the block. The mood is hushed, intensely close. Inside, her wife lifts Sloane's hand and kisses her knuckles, leaning into the bar with a grounded, protective ease. Sloane downs a shot; her wife orders a whiskey but only holds the glass. Later, in their apartment, fierce passion melts into a soft, weary comfort. When morning light slants across the sheets, Sloane wakes to the full, warm weight of her wife on her chest, calloused hands rubbing heat back into her skin. Sloane's fingers drift over the trib…