Five.

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SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM
01x05

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Marleigh trudged into the beanery. She had only just got to the station and she didn't want to be there, like, at all.

Sure, she loves her job but ever since she found out what she did about Mason and opening up to Jo about some of her childhood, alls she wanted to do was stay in bed and not move until she felt like she could again.

She spent around half an hour lay in bed this morning convincing herself to get up and go to work. Even the whole way to the station it took every ounce in her to not turn back around and jump back in bed.

But, if Marleigh did stay in bed then she's for sure have Vic at her house, dragging her out, maybe even Maya and Andy but she knew that Vic would definitely do that.

"What've i missed?" Marleigh asked, trying to take her mind off wanting to curl up in her bunk.

"Herrera and Bishop are on a stakeout." Ben said, taking a seat at the table next to travis. "Like a- Like a stakeout-stakeout?"

"It's standard procedure if cops are planing a bust where somebody could get hurt. It's pretty routine, happens like once a month." Travis explained.

Marleigh grabbed a small bowl of grapes and sat done next to Dean. She had already ate yogurt whilst getting ready so she didn't feel like eating much.

"I wanna go on a stakeout." Dean said.

"Same." Ben pointed to Dean.

"No, you don't." Marleigh shook her head before turning to Dean. "Do you not remember the last time i went on a stakeout?"

"Yeah, but that was nothing." Dean waved her off.

"If you call getting shot in the shoulder 'nothing' then i wanna know what you think is dangerous." Vic said.

"I just want to go on a stakeout." Ben shrugged.

"Mm-mmm. Nope. No, you don't. It takes hours of just sitting there, doing nothing." Travis said.

"Until something awesome happens and a swarm of good guys run in, yell at some bad guys, and then somebody busts through a giant glass window on a rope." Dean said.

"Yeah, you know, i'm sure it goes down just like that." Vic said sarcastically.

"There's totally not the possibility that your partner is a dick and decides to drive on the scene without permission and gets you shot." Marleigh said sarcastically.

Last year, when Vic was a probie, Marleigh went on a stakeout with another guy who used to work at 19 and he got too excited and drove right into the middle of the bust despite Marleigh's protests and she ended up getting shot and she has never been on a stakeout since.

"...stakeouts so nobody will bring up the fact that he went to JJ's house this morning." Travis said, taking a bite of his food.

"What?!" Vic said loudly.

"Seriously?" Marleigh asked amused.

"You didn't want to lead with that?" Ben asked. They all laughed.

"Guys!" Jack exclaimed, interrupting their conversation. "Roll call."

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