Haircut (Beth Harmon X Benny Watts)

Chapter 49

Matt was staring at us with a big smile, with his hands in his side. A few seconds after Matt had ran into the cell room, Collin, Mike and Harry followed him. Collin and Mike were also smiling, but Harry looked like he got hit by a train at least two times.

"You can go." The chubby officer said. His face was a weird shade of red and a thin layer of sweat stood on his forehead.

Benny stood up from the bench and turned around to offer me his hand and pull me up.

"We can go?" Benny asked as we walked towards the bars.

"Yes, that's what I just said. You guys are damn lucky that your friends are patient." The officer fiddled with the key.

Matt and Mike nodded simultaneously. "They dropped the charges, because of this guy." Mike laid his hands on Harry's shoulders and shook him back and forth.

"What? How?" I asked. It sounded to good to be true.

The officer finally found the right key and opened the door. "I've got no time for the whole story all of again. It's fucking New year's Eve and I'm still at work. So scram. I have places to be."

Benny was still holding my hand and walked with me out of the cell. When we left those damn barriers, I let out a heavy sigh. Never want to go through that again.

Matt, Mike an Collin patted me and Benny on the back. Benny looked relieved as well.

"Okay, it's 11:24 PM. We still have 35 minutes to get you to the casino before midnight." Collin said, after checking his watch.

"So let's go." Mike said.

Once we arrived at the car we discovered that we had a small problem. Now, that we had to take Benny back with us, we were with six people and a car that was already too small for five.

"Somebody has to go in the trunk." Collin stated, as he walked over to the driver's seat. "I don't care you it is, but we better hurry."

Matt and Mike instantly pointed at each other.

"You can be the hero, Matt." Mike smirked.

Harry yawned and looked from person to person. "Benny is the smallest out of us four. He should do it. Because I think we all agree on not putting Beth in the trunk?"

I always hated when people traded me different because I was a woman, but this time I just nodded silently and watch how the guys went on arguing.

"I've just been in jail for a day, don't want to get locked up in an even smaller room." Benny said.

"Yeah, but..."

"Guys we don't have time for this! Matt I'll give you ten bucks if you climb in the trunk." Collin yelled through the window.

"I won't even fit!" He yelled back.

They went on for another minute. It was already 11:35 PM, when I checked my watch.

"Alright nobody's getting in the trunk? Beth can sit on my lap than." He looked at me for my approval.

We didn't like it all that much to be affectionate in front of other. But I was too tired to care, so I just shrugged my shoulders.

It took us a while to get in the car. The seatbelt of Benny and I was too short, so Benny pulled his arms around me tightly.

"Collin, you better not crash." He said frustrated.

"Fine, I'll try to miss the trees this time, alright?" Collin replied sarcastically.

"This is a bad idea. I'm the worst seatbelt you'll ever have." Benny whispered in my ear.