Fiction: Perks

“Off to work?” Amy asked.

“As always,” Will said. “Off to bed?”

“Yes. Long day.”

“Sleep well.”

“I hope to.” She smiled at him. “Don’t get caught up in your work.”

He grinned back at her. “I haven’t yet.”

“Oh, you might keep an eye out for a pair of earrings that would match the lovely amethyst necklace you got me.”

“I know just the place to look,” he said. “Good night.”

“Night.”

She snuggled into her cool bed, wishing again he was going to be there to share it with her. Still, despite the negative aspects of Will’s job, there were some perks to being married to a burglar.