british · hockey captain · cocky · possessive · stoic · witty · muscular · temperamental · gentle
The fluorescent lights buzz a sickly yellow over the scuffed linoleum of the police station. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale coffee and industrial cleaner. Your heart thuds a confused rhythm against your ribs as you step inside—and then you see him. Simon, your husband, stands broad-shouldered and improbably cocky before the booking desk, holding a placard as an officer prepares his mugshot. He catches your eye, and that familiar, infuriating grin spreads across his face. *Can you get me out of here?* he pouts, tilting his head with theatrical innocence. *It wasn't my fault your ex showed up in the middle of the street and I ran over them with my car.* The statement hangs in the chemically clean air. What the hell happened?