FINE LINE - T. BRADFORD

27

"Do not tell them that story,"

"What story?" Mirana asks Nolan as she walks into the station with Lucy and Jackson.

"Hey! Jackson, Mirana, and Lucy, this is -"

"Henry. What's up, bro?"

"Hey! Nice to see you,"

"It's so great to meet you,"

They all turn to face Nolan who looks bewildered that they are all being friendly with his son.

"You guys know my son?" Nolan asks.

"Yeah, on, uh, social media," Jackson nods.

"Yeah, I-I followed them after you guys started hanging out together at the Academy," Henry says. "They followed me back"

"You know what?" Lucy says. "That photo that you posted earlier from the plane was horrifying"

"Dude, I literally almost puked," Jackson nods in agreement.

"Lucy showed it to me while I was eating breakfast so thanks for that," Mirana chimes in.

"Okay, the guy in the next aisle over straight up cleaned his dentures on the tray table,"

"Gross," Lucy says.

"It was bad," Jackson says.

"It was heinous," Mirana corrects him and they nod in agreement.

"Wait, how come you didn't tell me you were friends with my son on the Insta thing?" Nolan asks.

"Well, it didn't seem like a big deal," Lucy shrugs.

"Yeah. It's 2019, Dad. Get with the times," Henry teases his father.

"Yeah. Dad," Jackson chimes in.

"That was a good one," Henry grins.

"Yeah, thank you,"

Mirana, Lucy, and Jackson share a laugh at Nolan's expense.

"So, what brings you here, Henry?" Mirana asks.

"Just thought I'd drop by and surprise my dad. He talks about you guys a lot, so I wanted to meet the legends in person," Henry replies with a grin.

Nolan looks at his son, a mix of amusement and embarrassment on his face. "Legends, huh?"

"Yep! The mighty trio," Henry says, pointing at Mirana, Lucy, and Jackson.

"Damn straight," Jackson grins as Mirana and Lucy jokingly flex their arms.

Nolan shakes his head. "I've created a monster."

"Just doing my part to keep you humble, Dad," Henry says with a smirk.

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"All right. Look alive, look alive," Grey calls over the chatter. "Officer Nolan, you ready?"