The Crusader Ch. 05

"If I knew you were here I would have been home sooner." Rollie stepped to Jessica, pulled her off the barstool and hugged her. He just held her, not speaking for a long time. Finally he stepped back and asked, "What are you doing here Jess? I thought you were all tied up with the new job."

"There is no new job. I quit."

"Why? I thought that was your dream job."

"I thought so too," Jessica said with a sigh.

She pulled Rollie over to the large comfortable sofa and pushed him down onto it. Once he was situated, Jessica sat on his lap.

"They wanted me as an administrator and fundraiser. I wouldn't have time to teach or even take care of patients. That wasn't what I moved to Chicago for." Jessica leaned toward Rollie and kissed him. "But I was going to quit anyway."

"You were? Why?"

"Even if I could have taught, done research, and seen patients there was one thing the job didn't have that I want and need." Jessica gave Rollie a big grin.

"What?" Rollie asked.

"Someone to rub my tired feet at night. Someone to take me to Rigazzi's a couple of times a month." Jessica's smile faded and she got serious. "Someone to love me and let me love them."

Rollie pulled her to him and kissed her. After a minute or two he pulled back. "What did you tell them when you quit?"

"I told them I was going home."

The End---For Now.