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“In that case…” Ava looked at Charles with big eyes.
“Don’t look at me like that.”
“Come on Charles… it sounds like nobody got hurt. And you still sort of owe me one for talking Marie into leaving the grocery store peacefully when she was at her worst.”
Charles let out a loud sigh. “Alright. This one time. For you. But next time he will get charged for refusing to identify himself as well as resisting arrest.”
“Thank you, Charles!” Ava beamed. “There won’t be a next time, will there Benjamin.”
Benjamin bit his lip and grunted something inaudible.
“I take that as a no,” Charles commented before opening Benjamin’s handcuffs.
From there things went pretty quickly. It took a couple of minutes for the paperwork to be finalized, and soon after they were walking down the steps of the precinct.
"Resisting arrest," Benjamin spoke after they walked out of the police station. “He makes it sound like I’m some cartel boss.”
Ava stopped and turned around, folding her arms and staring up at him.
"...Right. Now what were you doing in a police station in the first place?"
He shrugged, looking around as if searching for a ride. Ava sighed and started to flag down a cab when he reached out and held her hand. The touch was sudden, and she stiffened at the feel of his hand on her arm.
"I'm sorry," he apologized and let go. "I’m thankful you came, really I am. Can you imagine that guy?"
"Charles?"
"Yeah, Charles. How do you know each other anyways?"
The sudden blare of a car horn rent the air and the sharp screech of tires tearing through asphalt, followed by a string of curses by an impatient driver.
"New York," Ava scoffed.
"I know, right?" Benjamin chuckled before pulling her back to his earlier question.
"I meet a lot of people at my job, I think I've mentioned that before," she said.
He pursed his lips in thought and nodded slowly. "I guess."
"Now, back to you, what happened?"
"It's nothing, really."
"I just had to beg to get you out of there without any charges...."
He sighed and rolled his eyes, "The system is unfair, I tell you. Let’s say I ran a stop sign?"
"Just that?" Ava asked in surprise, flagging down a taxi.
"I could call in a ride for us, you know," Benjamin reminded her.
"I know, but you don't have to."
They entered the taxi and Ava called out the address.
"I should be going home," Benjamin protested, when he heard the word 'shelter' in the address.
"And I should be at work right now. I saved your butt, husband, you owe me."
