I was a little high on adrenaline and gratitude at that second, so I laughed and shook my head. I had both a fake I.D. and a grudge against me, all with the assistance of a cop. Talk about turning things around in my favor.

"I mean, I figured you weren't actually a cop because my guardian's a cop. I have a pretty good idea of who wears a Darrow badge around here. But now that I see you're from..." Now that I could, I narrowed my eyes to get the detail on his coat badge. I straightened, surprised.

"Hawkins?" I might not have noticed the badge, but I did remember having heard of Hawkins before. "Do you maybe know Steve?"