New Story! Guilty as Charged - Excerpt

“Now young lady, would you care to explain to me why you were out on an arrest when you were on your way home?” he asked without even bothering to say hello.  “On second thought, get yourself home NOW and tell me in person.  How long will it take you to get here?” he demanded.

Andie winced knowing she was in deep trouble.  She knew when she explained what had happened he was going to be very upset and it had been a long week and the last thing she needed was to deal with an irate husband, especially one like her husband who had his own ways of dealing with his wife when she stepped out line or endangered herself. 

“Andrea Morgan McCall, I’m waiting for your answer!” he growled pulling her out of her reverie.

“Er, uh, ten minutes Sir,” she mumbled unhappily into the phone.

“I’ll see you in ten minutes.  When you get home I want you to go straight to our bedroom and wait for me.  If you need to use the bathroom do so, but then wait for me in the usual manner,” he instructed.

“Y… Yes Sir,” she said softly and the phone call ended.

The rest of the drive home was uncomfortable and nerve wracking for Andie.  She knew she was in really deep trouble because she had broken not only a department rule but one of her husband’s rules which had to do with her safety.  That meant she was in the worst possible trouble and past experience had shown her that she was going to seriously regret not taking the time to call for backup.  The last time she had done something dangerous on the job she had been extremely sorry and it was nothing compared to this time so she knew it was going to be very bad indeed for her poor bottom.  So lost in her memories was she that she arrived home before she realized and nearly missed the turn to her house.

Once she parked the car she sat and took a deep breath trying to calm herself before she went into the house to face her husband.  Here she was a cop, fighting dangerous criminals on a daily basis and the thought of facing her husband when she was in trouble made her nervous, even instilled fear into her, more than facing down the most hardened criminal.  It didn’t make a lot of sense to her, but then the connection she had with her husband made her even more sensitive to disappointing or upsetting him.  She was a leader in her division at work and had developed a reputation as a hardnosed detective.  Many of the men in the division cringed in her presence, yet when it came to her husband, she was submissive and was often the one doing the cringing when she got herself into trouble.  Finally, knowing she couldn’t delay any longer, she exited the car and went inside to face the music.