There was this assumption or stereotype that cops were all assholes without a shred of hope, feeling or desire to be open. Perhaps that was true for some cops but for the most part cops like to communicate, be in control and make decisions. They weren't all pricks that couldn't open up so when she made a crack about him being a cop and liking to discuss his feelings he narrowed his eyes at her and shook his head. "You're stupid. And just don't even know." Actually what Tyler wanted in his mind was for the two of them to live on his boat, float along whenever they had a free chance, be together whenever they could. It wasn't about a house and a fence because honestly a floating white fence would be rather tacky. As a cop he was used to be unstable, to not having things make sense in his line of work, not even the paperwork makes sense, what people do to one another doesn't make sense. Tyler learned early which is how they are training all cops these days to avoid the high suicide rate is that they NEED to talk to someone they love they need to keep their relationships in tack and they need normalcy at home. With Shaelyn nothing was normal with their 'home life' because they didn't have one. Tyler didn't care for all this drama it was hard on him and when he'd go back to work he'd never get a break from it.
"And for the record no I don't want you to be my anemone. I want you to be a constant in my life that's all. I don't think that's me asking for too much, but I understand if you think it is." Sighing heavily he moved back when she shoved him and he couldn't grabbed her but he didn't he let her walk her circles talk her talk and pretend that she wasn't feeling what he was feeling because it made her feel big and powerful over him. "Who said anything about a dog and a fence? I just told you the things I want in my life. None of them included a dog nor a fence." Narrowing his eyes he followed her around the room with that stare and just smirked. "As for me having a better chance with you pinned down I'm sure you would've loved that...let the man make the choice for you rather than you doing it for them." Sometimes when someone was constantly in control they liked to be dominated or controlled or they were exactly the same and just wanted to own someone. Tyler he could fall somewhere in the middle.
Walking up to where she was he finally grabbed her and spun her around to look at him. "I'm done doing this with you, Shaelyn. I'm done and you best be done too 'cause if you aren't I'm going to coax you into being done." With that his free hand came up to hold on the back of her neck with the tips of his fingers as his thumb rested against her cheek and he pulled her face in toward him and he kissed her. Nothing soft or prissy either. This was a real kiss a passionate fire that came out of no where and he held her in it as long as she would allow, it was deep full of every emotion they were going through together, anger, lust, passion, desire, longing and love. It was such a combination that when she pulled away if she did he was breathing like he had just sprinted to the finish line.
Those blue eyes just stared at her now, his chest was moving up and down almost quickly as if he couldn't keep up, but his gaze was intense. She could walk away now or keep fighting or stop. It was up to her.