"I really don't want to get into it," Jake told her, shaking his head. "I fucked up badly enough for them to take my badge and gun for nearly a month. Please, I don't want to talk about what I did."

It had been embarrassing enough to walk out of there, everyone knowing what he'd done. He could have sworn people were talking about him behind his back, making fun of him, telling each other that they knew this would happen, that they should have never given him a chance.

"I fucked up, okay?" Jake told her, sighing and hanging his head. "Bad enough to get suspended so if you're planning on having any big parties, might want to reschedule them till next month."