Detective Aspen Spanos entered her beach house in Miami, Florida. She is now officially on a two-week vacation from working undercover as a kindergarten teacher. Someone was poisoning the kids. It was the kid's parents who were telling their children to give them candy, which had poison in them. It took Aspen two weeks to crack the case. She's worked for Miami PD for five years. Now was going to relax and enjoy it herself. The last vacation she was on was with her girlfriend, Alex. They had a fabulous time in Cancun, Mexico. They've been together for two years and they wanted to celebrate it there. A week later after they came back from their vacation, Alex seemed different. She would come home late and sometimes she didn't want to have sex because she was "too tired." Aspen let it go.
Then when she came home early on a Friday, she opened the door to her room to find Alex in bed with another woman. The woman looked to be younger than Aspen. Aspen was twenty-eight, and the other woman appeared in her early twenties. Alex was surprised that Aspen came home early. Alex explained to Aspen that she wasn't "feeling it" anymore with Aspen and was getting "too old." Alex and the woman got dressed and left the house. She went into her closet and threw Alex's clothes and other stuff out the window. Never mind coming back to get them.
After they left, she threw out the sheets and the bed. She didn't want to lay in a bed that smelled of sex. She bought a new bed the next day. She cried for a week and then got over it. That was a month ago. She made up her mind on what she was going to do. She was going to look for a casual relationship, no more love and commitment for her. Aspen took off her clothes and admired herself in the mirror. She had olive skin, which made her Mediterranean. She had a slim body, and her breasts were firm which made them equal at the top and bottom, just like Ellena Woods and they didn't flatten when she was lying on her back.
She was 5'6. Her hair was black that went down to her shoulders and she had beautiful brown eyes. She put on a black sports bra and shorts. She was going to go jogging. She put up her hair in a ponytail, put on sunscreen, and put on her sunglasses. She put on her earbuds and scrolled through her phone for the songs of her favorite musician Anthony Ash. She started the music and went out the door. The weather was sunny and warm for later in the afternoon. There weren't a lot of people out on the beach. They would probably be out later tonight. She walked down the steps and started jogging. She jogged until she reached the pier and turned back. When she was almost back to where she started, she saw this guy walking along the shore. His body was very muscular with six-pack abs and his hair was pulled back in a ponytail. He turned to look at the ocean, so she walked down to the shore and stood a few feet away.
"Hi," he said.
She turned.
"Hi," she replied with a smile.
"Nice day, isn't it?" he asked.
"Yes, it is, but there aren't a lot of people out here."
"They will probably be out later tonight. So you jog?" he asked.
"Every day. How about you?"
"I sometimes do. I use the gym and go swimming every morning."
He has a fabulous physique she thought.
"Do you live around here," she asked.
"I live six houses down from you."
"How do you know where I live?" Aspen asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"I watched you walk out of your house and then you went jogging. Nice house by the way."
"Thanks."
"My name is Michael."
"Aspen."
"Beautiful name."
"Thanks. I was born in Aspen, Colorado. I've been living here since I was ten. So that's how I got my name. Where are you from?"
"Here in Miami. Lived here all my life. So, what does Aspen do on a Friday night?"
"Well, my girlfriend, now my ex. We would go to a bar and have loads of sex later. Sorry for the last part. Not that we would have sex later."
"It's not a problem. How about we meet at the Foxhole at seven? Do you know where that is?"
"Yes, I do."
"Great. See you later," Michael said, smiling.
"See you later," replied Aspen, smiling back.
Later that evening, Aspen checked herself out in the mirror. She looked fabulous in her outfit. It was a black slinky bandeau crop top with a white wrap mini skirt. It showed off her slim stomach. Aspen smiled, left her bedroom, locked up the house, and was off to the Foxhole.
Michael sat in a corner booth when he saw Aspen walk in. He waved her over.
"Wow. You look stunning in that," said Michael, eyeing her up and down.
"Thank you. You don't look so bad yourself," said Aspen, sitting down.
Michael wore a white hoodie a short-sleeved shirt and black cargo shorts.
"So, what's your poison?" asked Michael.
"Margarita."
"Bacardi," Michael said to the waiter.
"How long have you been waiting?" asked Aspen.
"Five minutes and I picked the quietest area. It's too noisy up front. So, tell me about you."
"I'm a detective for the Miami Police. Five years and I enjoy it. What do you do?"
"That's cool. I'm a Mechanical Engineer. I've been at that job for fifteen years. It's an ok job. Brings in money," scratching his neck. Aspen noticed a small eagle tattoo on the right side. Very sexy. "So, you were in a relationship. What happened?"
Aspen sighed.
"I came home early one day and found her in bed with a much younger woman."
"Shit! How old are you if you don't mind me asking."
"Twenty-eight."
"That's not old. What a bitch."
"Yeah. She also said that she wanted to come by the following day to get her clothes and such. I said no way and threw her clothes out the window. I even threw out the sheets and the bed. I didn't want to sleep in a bed after what I saw."
"I don't blame you. How long ago was this?"
"Two months ago. I'm over it and I've moved on."
"Good for you."
"I'm not looking to get into another relationship. I'm looking for a casual relationship. No more love and commitment. I gave her the best two years and look what she does."
"Yeah. Same here. My ex-fiancee ran off with my best friend before our wedding day. The next day, I told myself no more love and commitment for this guy."
"How long ago was this?"