“What?”
Mae’s mouth falls open, so I tilt my head in their direction. Mae spots them just as one of the gentlemen swats Mrs. Tyson on the ass.
Her eyes turn to saucers. “Well, I’ll be damned. You’ll need to tell me all the gossip once you get it, because I need to know all the details.”
“All the details about what?” Nico asks, following our line of sight. “What are we looking— Ah.”
“Why do you not sound surprised?” Mae spins on her heels and glares at him.
Nico shrugs. “I saw them some fifteen minutes ago.”
“You can take the guy out of the uniform, but you can’t take the uniform out of the guy,” Matthew chuckles.
I watch as my friend’s face darkens. “Can’t forget about that.”
She turns around and marches to the lane. It’s my turn, technically, but I don’t try to stop her. I can use the extra points.
I fix my gaze on the man next to me. “Not so sure about these two.”
Matthew wiggles his brows. “Wanna place a bet? Make it fun?”
“God, no.”
I’m done making bets or bad decisions. I have my hands full as it is.
In the end, when our time is up, the result is tied. Mae and Nico want to continue playing to get a winner, but both Matthew and I protest, claiming we’re ready to go home.
When we get to my street, I thank Nico for the drive as we slip out of the truck. I look over my shoulder for Mae, but thepassenger side door never opened, and I can see Nico and Mae arguing inside.
I knock on the window, and Nico lowers it.
“What are you doing?”
“Nothing, we’re just talking.”
“Let me out, you ass,” Mae demands.
“She doesn’t have a car, so I’ll drop her off at home.”
“I can walk just fine,” Mae mutters, trying the handle again. “I can’t believe you put the child lock on.”
“When the situation calls for it…”
Nico lets the rest of the sentence hang in the air, and if it weren’t so dark, I could probably see the fumes coming out of my best friend’s ears. “I swear, I’m going to strangle you.”
“I don’t think it’s wise to threaten a police officer in the presence of his colleagues.”
Matthew shrugs. “Do I look like I care?”
“I’ll see you two later.” Nico waves at us as he lifts the window and slowly drives away, Mae still going off on him.
I bite the inside of my cheek, staring after them as the car disappears around the corner.
“So that was… interesting.”
“I still think we should place a bet.” Matthew turns around, and even in the darkness, I can see a frown appear on his face. “Why is your light not on?”
“I guess I forgot to turn it on before I left.” I shrug. “It’s fine.”
