Chante
Something definitely changed between us. There could be no denying it anymore! But I had to! I had to deny it! I had to deny myself! I couldn’t let it go any further if I had any hope of becoming the kind of officer our station needed. I looked up as Freddie and the captain joined us and for a split-second, I wondered if our captain could tell.
She was frowning at me and since that was the last thing I thought about …
“Chante, I want you to take the time you need before returning to work. Trauma is a terrible thing. You might think you are okay, and then it hits you right in the gut.” She smiled, and I could tell she had been through some of her own. Her eyes were filled with empathy, which made me admire her even more than ever before.
“Thank you, captain, but I’m okay. I need
