Within thirty seconds Hope felt her feet fly out from under her, and she strategically landed over Fins left shoulder. Just out of instinct she started screaming "Put me down…" A tremendous hand landed on her upturned ass and shut her up. "Don't bank on it just yet, sweetheart." Munch chuckled. The walk to the police car, though embarrassing was relatively short. Hope had regained her composure. Calmly she inquired…
"Can you…put me down now, please? I'll be good."
Fin immediately set her back on her feet. What adorned his face was not an angry grin like Munch, but a dead set frown. His voice grew loud and emotion
"I don't want to ever…ever see you doing anything like that again…don't you think? You could've…"
His voice cracked, and he couldn't finish the sentence. He pulled her into his arms roughly, and held her tightly. One could tell that when they separated, neither really wanted to. They all piled into the car, and Munch reached back and patted the girl's knee.
"Don't make yourself believe that your not still in a shit load of trouble." She grimaced unintentionally.
"Erm..guys?" her voice lowered until it was almost inaudible… "I…I'm sorry, don't hate me so much, okay?"
Munch stopped the car in the middle of the street and the two detectives turned back to face her.
"Don't be stupid we don't hate you…we've never hated you. Just maybe hated how you bought into the stereotypical attention seeking behavior."
Munch spit out, the closest he had come to being openly emotional. Finn looked at hope dead in the eye and asked.
"Do you know how I got your friend out there to rat you out?"
"…no…"
"I told him you were like family to me, and no one messes with my family. I…we all care bout you like you were our own. Don't ever think differently. Understood?"
Hope broke out into a brilliant smile…
"Yes sir"