Jim walked back into the break room with Pete to find Jerry laughing uncontrollably and Erika and Ed glaring at each other.
"Maybe I could lend you a step ladder to get into the squad car" Ed snickered "No no! You need it more than I do" "You know what-" "Yeah somewhere in some store a Lucky Charms box is missing their leprechaun" Erika snapped.
"Alright. Let's everybody calm down." Pete said strolling in. Erika took a sip from her coffee while Ed smacked Jerry's arm. "Come on Woods" Ed said standing up and walking to the door. Jerry quickly followed after "What?" He asked "She was funny!"
After the door closed Erika looked up at Pete. "Charming guys" she commented. "Aren't they?" Jim said with a laugh "Don't worry about anything Ed says though." She sighed and nodded. Would have been helpful to know that before.
******
Night had fallen on the glowing city of Los Angeles so there was about an hour left on patrol before quittin time.
Jim yawned and Pete glanced over at him "Ya know... if you keep yawning" Jim looked over at him "Well Pete, if I could-" "Don't say it" Pete inturupted. He laughed "Say what?" "You're not driving for any reasons" "Aww come on Malloy!"
"No"
"We only have an hour left"
"Nope"
"Why?"
Pete started at him when they came to a red light. "No"
Malloy checked the mirror. "Erika? You still back there or did you jump out?" Erika continued staring out the window focused on people and cars. "I think she jumped out" He said to his partner loudly. "Huh?"
Before they had time to repeat the question Malloy had to slam on the breaks as a man stumbled out onto the road in front of them. Pete honked and motioned for the man to get onto sidewalk as Jim called it in and Erika leaned forward.
The police car pulled up to the curb. "Drunk maybe?" Erika asked watching the movement of the old man. He was swaying and tripping over his own feet "Yeah maybe" Pete answered "We normally get them this time of night"
The officers stepped out and onto the sidewalk. The man was old with a beard and tattered clothes. "Howsdy osciffers" Pete exchanged an amused glance with Erika. Drunk.
"Do you have any ID sir?" Jim asked. "Well...." the man started to fall but Erika quickly steadied him. He looked up at her. " Jeffs Hu- Hunter. Yousure are the pre- retty st osciffer I've evermet" "Thank you Mr. Hunter" Erika laughed.
