A Break-in

Zoe's POV

The day ended with the office's tension unsatiated. We could not look each other in the face. I left the office long after he did.

I entered my car, feeling severely mentally drained. The radio was not an option, I had a headache that would only get worse. I had talked to my family for a while and I felt the guilt like a pang in my stomach. They would be so worried about me. I had to concentrate, knowing that once my mission was accomplished, we would have all the time in the world to bond. Of course until I would be dispatched for another mission.

The road was fairly busy and the sun had completely bowed out. The night was brightened by the orange car lights. I arrived home about twenty minutes after I left the office. I switched off the engine and sighed deeply, I still had a report to make before I could finally snuffle up in bed.

I froze.

My heart rate quickened, my former exhaustion had vanished and given way to alertness. I opened my glove compartment and retrieved