Tanner in The Center Boyxboy

THIS IS BAD.

Harris sits at his desk working when all of a sudden Tan's father walks in "hey Harris got a minute?" He asks sadly sitting down not waiting for Harris to answer "I need your help with something."

Putting his pen down Harris focuses on Scott sitting across from him "okay"

"Tanner talks to you a lot does he ever mention anything about running away from home?" Harris's heartbeat picks up as he tries not to panic "we haven't seen him in two days, he won't answer his phone or texts."

"N-no he doesn't" Harris gets nervous "he mostly talks about you and your wife"

Sighing Scott shakes his head "I swear that kid is going to freaking kill me, he doesn't come home Thursday night and we see him for like 10 minutes yesterday, now he's disappeared. Not before lying to us about where he'd be. Shiela and I asked his friends and they swore they didn't know anything, which is probably a lie since he tells them everything"

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't know, Sheila's freaking out so I spoke to some of my buddies at the station to keep their ears open. Tanner doesn't even know how bad he's making me look! District Attorney's son runs away, do you know how that'll look in the papers? I'll be made into a joke!" He divulges to Harris and all the while Harris remains quiet knowing everything is his fault. "What would you do?"

"I-" as soon as Harris opens his mouth to speak his cell phone rings, taking it out of his jacket pocket he doesn't recognize the number but he chooses to answer anyways. "I'm sorry Scott this is a client, they'll keep calling unless I tell them I'll call back"

"Sure I'll wait"

Thinking that would get rid of him Harris disappointingly answers the phone "hello"

"Hey Harry" Tan's voice answers on the other line

His eyes grow and he quickly turns away from Scott "hey I can't talk right now I'm with my boss, I'll see you soon" Harris says boss so Tan could take the hint

"Yeah but before you go I have to tell you one thing and you can't get mad"

"Okay?"

"I got arrested"

Not trying to let the bomb Tan just drop phase him Harris asks "how?"

"I kind of drove one of your cars and I only have my permit, and also ran a few stop signs... I failed my road test last month you'd think I'd learn" Tan chuckles nervously trying to make a joke of the horrible situation they're both in right now "I'm sorry."

"No worries I'm on my way"

"That's not the problem" Tan continues and Harris panics all over again "there's more"

"Yes?"

"They're kind of about to call my dad's office as we speak"

"What!?" Harris yells shocking even Scott

"I'm a minor Harry they have to call a parent"

Harris officially starts to panic "which station?"

"The one downtown I think"

"I'll fix it" he hangs up on Tan.

"Everything all right?" Scott asks when Harris turns back around

"No my client got arrested, I need to make some phone calls to get them out, mind if we finish this conversation later?"

"Yeah we should grab a drink later save me from going home to my bitch of a wife"

"Sure" Harris agrees to get rid of him. As soon as the door shuts behind Scott Harris calls Teagan from her desk "get in here please" he pushes a button on the phone.