Carter was nothing if not independent.

He didn't like working with people, but he could be civil enough.

But when his captain, Jason Varez, made the new transfer his partner, he assumed it would just be some random guy, someone he could work with easily.

What he was not expecting, was the absolute bombshell that introduced herself to him, the leash of the police dog she worked with in the other hand.

Whenever he saw her, his heart did this weird flip-flop.

He hadn't been in a serious relationship in a while, seeing as being a cop meant working late a lot; it put too much strain on them both.

The most recent "serious" relationship had been with a nice girl, Jessie, when he was twenty-three.

He was thirty-two now.

She'd dumped him after two months, because they barely got to spend any time together.