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They pulled up beside the Escalade parked in the drive. His beat-up Toyota looked like the country cousin alongside. In fact, the contrast was so apparent, Mac had the impression that if Louis took too long inside she'd find herself being asked to move along by some stern faced private security guard. By the looks of this neighborhood, she had a feeling she risked arrest for breathing in the wrong direction.
Louis opened his door, one long leg already out of the car. He stopped, his lankiness half unfolded. He was suspended in afterthought, his considerable brain whirring and his jaw chewing on unspoken words. For someone who used to be an Oxford Don, Mac was starting to realize he had a lot of trouble finding the proper phrasing.
"Would it matter if I said it or not?" he asked. " Would you listen if I bothered?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
Despite his tone, despite the weariness he was trying to express, Mac could tell he was trying not to smile.
"Alright." A beat and he sighed before turning to face her, big brown eyes locking her into place in the passenger seat. " STAY. IN. THE. CAR. No matter how curious you are. No matter how much you want to snoop around. I'm serious."
She'd started to smile and it flustered him.
"Just...this once."
"Can you leave the window open a crack, at least? Give me a bowl of water? Do you know how fast the temperature rises in locked cars?"
Louis rolled his eyes, regaining some of his composure thourh disdain. Glancing at the suspect's front yard, he had a feeling his badge wasn't going to have the desired effect. Something about the ostentacious, mildly sexist statues by the front door and curated lawn. He had a feeling he should've brought his masters degree along with him.
He took one last look at Mac before swinging his second leg out of the car.
"I'll look for you in the pound should someone call the SPCA on me."
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