don't get comfortable don't be sensible

[skepticgirl_1]

I have a sick feeling in my stomach. Like ate bad Chinese food sick to my stomach. Because Ben Beckman of all people has me cornered in an alleyway behind the malt shop.

"You gotta show me something."

"I told you I would pay," I insisted. I knew this argument would not go anywhere with Ben though. This was his m.o.: offer up a fake I.D. to a hot girl, volunteer a deep discount and then expect the exchange to be made along with a hook up. But I had underestimated him. Or myself? I thought I wouldn't be hot enough to earn this kind of attention from him, that I would just pay money. I had also thought that, were I hot enough, I could get away with a kiss or something. Apparently I wasn't quite right either way.

"That's not how this works. And you're not hot enough to get credit. Show me your tits."

This was so not what I had in mind.

I sighed, not having to play at being uncomfortable as my hands moved down to the hem of my shirt. Then I froze.

"Do you hear something?" Ben stiffened and looked to the mouth of the alleyway. Which gave me the opportunity to knee him in the balls. He was much taller than me though, and the shot wasn't clean. He stumbled back cursing but didn't fall and I booked it as fast as I could.

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[something_incredible]

The girl comes racing out of the alley just as Hopper steps in front of it, nearly plowing into him, and it's like he's a cop all over again. It really hasn't been that long, but Hawkins wasn't like New York, it wasn't even really like Darrow, and still the instincts kick on in a split second. Because just as she comes running out toward him, he lifts his gaze and catches sight of someone coming after her.

It's not a Darrow PD jacket and he's not carrying a badge or a gun, but Hopper hopes the Hawkins PD patch on his coat might be enough to scare someone into backing the hell off. Otherwise he's just going to have to punch the guy in the face.

"What the hell are you doing?" he asks, taking a step forward, putting himself between the girl and the guy coming after her.