AKA Toe The Line

Chapter IV

Prompt: Awkward First Time

The day started out with a friendly suggestion to help with one of Jessica's scouting missions for the first time. Trish wanted to see what the more privacy-invading jobs were like. Jessica denied at first, and the many times after, till it was mid-afternoon and she couldn't take it anymore.

"Fine," Jess muttered under her breath in annoyance. "Okay? Alright? Are you happy now?"

Trish smirked in satisfaction. "Don't worry, I won't bother you while you go take pictures of the cheating husband."

Except she did bother. While Jess was in the middle of taking a picture, Trish piped up and practically startled the dark-haired P.I. The camera lens ended up easily shattered as it collided with the car floor. The two suspects up ahead looked back towards the direction of the car, but didn't seem to look like they noticed anything.

A look of disdain crossed Jessica's face. "Well. Shit."

"Someone's coming," Trish repeated after apologizing for saying something. A pair of footsteps could be heard, slowly making way to their car.

Jess looked back, almost frantic in her demeanor, but still looking as if this had happened before. "Get down," she ordered in a hush tone. They both sank down into their seats, hearts pounding as they waited for the man to pass - who Jessica later realized, by taking note of his dark clothes, badge, and baton, was a police officer. The suspects ended up running away themselves.

It was an awkward 20 minutes wait before the two sat back up again. "Sorry," Trish said once more after a few more minutes.

Jessica started turned the key in the ignition. She shrugged. "It's fine. Rookie's mistake."