[Nonchalant? What's that? That might even be a little loud. He's not sure what burns more, the fact that Freddy sniffs out his needs and doesn't get them or accusing him of having no respect.]
She got feely. I woulda caught on sooner just not today.
Give me a break her M.O. was clear as fuckin' day from the start. You should've known that, you moved us in here.
[This is only night number two.]
You don't have to get defensive. [This, coming from Freddy Newendyke.] I know what you're into. [The one half Freddy can't quite give, and even less in his current state.]
[Man, that accusing tone is contagious or something. Larry just stares at him. Waiting to hear. What will it be? Looking and thinking about a lady or killing cops and running away.]
[Why this is important to Freddy at all is something only the City could have provided by giving Lawrence Dimick the powers of a mind reader. But he didn't do it, he didn't go off to rub one out with a chica, so that should be important too right?]
[Huff and snort! Freddy folds his arms loosely across his chest and turns to watch the TV again. In any other circumstance he'd readily encourage him to get as far as he could with her before having to dine on the kid's dick. Even that scenario can't save this one, because they're not in those comfortable circumstances anymore.]
How the fuck do you expect me not to throw a fucking bitch fit over that?
[He hates them. Out of his mouth they're fine because he's the police officer, he's the authority, he's got the badge and some scumbag in cuffs. When they're used on him? It's interfering with his investigation!!! Or just plain old hypocrisy.]
I know how you feel about me.
[Freddy admits, punctuating his admission with a heavy huff because the big old bear of a man is blocking the tube. So why all the annoyance, Newendyke? What is it? Maybe he doesn't think Larry will want to keep on loving him now that their comfort zone is gone.]
[Even when Freddy won't say his side. At least the old man will feel as though the doubt of his side for at least a moment. Larry comes closer, still a thick brick laying wall of a man in front of the tube.]
[Cornered in the conversation and soon to be up close too. Larry leans down and grips the headboard close to Freddy's head. Brown eyes are searching into his face, still hot, still angry.]
What about them apples makes you think that I'm going to fuck any lady willing especially without your say?
[Alcohol on his breath isn't enough to make him drunk. Maybe enough to make him bold.]
[Instinctively Freddy seems to shrink back just a smidge. Nothing against Larry, it's just what a smaller guy does when he's trapped in by a bigger guy. Caramel green eyes flick left then right then left then at Larry then right then left. He licks his lips. Freddy doesn't know what to say.]
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