“Just let go of it. He asked for it.” I told the man, not caring he was handsome as fuck.
“You let go of it. Why do I have to?”
“C’mon, dude, grow up. Let go.”
“Grow up, really? You’re the one carrying on when I clearly had the laptop first.”
“You didn’t have it first! I did!” I shouted.
Next thing I knew, the guy yanked the box hard, knocking me sideways as he took off running. The employee yelled, “Stop that man!” and pointed. People chased after him, and within seconds, the store security guard had him down. I hurried over and grabbed the laptop from his hands.
“Ha! Serves you right!” I said.
But as I turned to go, the employee stopped in front of me. “Not so fast, miss. Hand it over.”
“No!” I blanched, anger coursing through my veins. “I had it first.” I ducked and made a run for it, but before I could get very far, a security guard grabbed me by the arm and the laptop went flying. It crashed onto the floor and people around dove for it like animals.
Was that what I looked like?
Pathetic.
I scoffed at myself as the security guard led me to a back room. Lucky for me, there were already three people there. The handsome stranger who started it all and two police officers.
“You’re both under arrest for public disturbance. My partner and I here will take you down to the station.” The older officer explained as he unhooked his handcuffs from his waist.
“Wait, officer, please. There’s no need for us to be arrested. I got a little carried away, I’ll admit it. But I promise to leave the store peacefully. I just want to go home.”
“I’m sorry, but I have to follow the store’s protocol. No violent behavior, including fighting, is allowed.” The officer said as he came to stand behind me. He wrapped the cuffs around both my wrists and a sharp pain shot up my arm when I heard them click.
Tears pricked my eyes.
I’d never been arrested before. What the fuck was happening?
Over a silly laptop?
I watched as the hot stranger got cuffed by the other officer, disbelief washing over me. As the office led me out first, I passed by him and whispered, “Nice going. Arrested on Black Friday. What a joke.”
“Jokes on you. If you just let me have what was mine, we wouldn’t be here.”
“If you weren’t such a jerk, we wouldn’t be here.”
“Enough you two,” one of the officers said.
With my head held in shame, I walked out of the store and hoped I never had to step inside it again.
The cop cruiser waited by the curb, the engine softly humming, the lights flashing. At least it’d be warm inside. The weather today was like being in the Arctic tundra.
Each officer helped us into the back seat, both of us still handcuffed and now sitting right next to the other.
I huddled towards the side as best I could, needing distance between us. He smelled amazing and if I didn’t keep reminding myself, I was pissed at him, then I wasn’t sure what I might do.
“We need to check on another call in the store. We’ll be back.” The older officer informed us before slamming the back door shut.
“Great.” The hot guy muttered. “Just where I wanted to spend my night.”
“You think I want to be here?”
“Seems like it, since you caused all of this.”
