The officer’s eyes lingered on the point where we were joined. His expression remained unreadable for a long, agonizing second. Then, a slow, knowing smirk spread across his face. He looked up, meeting my panicked eyes, and then glanced at Randy, who was sitting as still as a statue.

"Hmmmmm." The officer hummed. "I can see exactly why the two of you are so comfortable back here."

He lingered there for a moment longer than necessary, his gaze traveling over my exposed skin one last time before he finally pulled his head out of the window. He slapped the top of the car twice. "Clear! Move along." He shouted to...