Dim street lighting painted the night scene like something out of a black and white romance film. On front and center stage stood the main characters on a secluded bridge. They faced each other on the pavement, the city lights from afar casting a warm silhouette on them.

It was clear to any observant eye that they were in the midst of a lover’s fight, unwilling to put down their pride and reconcile their misunderstandings. Nothing could change their stance on the matter.

Except maybe…

“Dani, do you copy?” The static crackle of the radio shattered the silence of the night. Shook out of her lazy slump, the woman dressed in a full-out black suit grabbed her transponder.

She hissed in a low voice. “Ed, couldn’t you be more fucking discrete??”

Her gaze still fixed on the bickering couple ahead of her, she pulled her cap further down to obscure her face.

“Is the target there or not, brat?” Ed’s bored voice drifted down the line as she lowered her foot on the pedal but not quite enough to build momentum.

“Yes, yes, yes,” she griped. “Can I take the shot now??”

Always eager to get the job done, the adrenaline levels in her body were already through the roof. She was ready to put an end to this couple as soon as she was given the go-ahead.

“You’re cleared, Dani. Do it fast. There’s another couple nearby that needs taking care of after that too. Fuck, this is a busy night.”

Groaning, she gripped the rubber handles of her deadly vehicle and shoved the transponder down into her sling bag. She was as frustrated as her partner but at least she got to see the action. Until Ed was removed from his suspension, he could only do desk jobs. Something that she constantly teased him about for the past few days. Maybe this time, she should leave a mark at the scene to rub it in his face.

A wily grin spread across her face and she pushed down hard on the pedal, gaining momentum as her sleek bicycle sped towards the couple. At the last possible minute, she rang the small bicycle bell a few times in warning. As anticipated, the couple jumped away and into each other’s arms.

Once she cleared her targets, she glanced back. With her job done, the two lovebirds stared at each other with googly eyes, their fight all but forgotten. One more couple successfully reunited. It was pretty disgusting to see them all cheesy, she thought. Best to leave her mark now!

“Sorry!” she shouted, making the couple jump at the intrusion into their love time.

They glared at her but she only pedaled away, leaving them in the dust.

As their company slogan always said, the Cupid Bike efficiently brings couples together. So on to the next target!