"Take a left up ahead" Alice points him in the right direction. "And what do you mean I'd be surprised?" she redirected the conversation.
"I mean you never know what someone's capable of sometimes." Paul took a left "And you never can tell what someone's experienced just by looking at them."
"Surprise me then." Alice leaned back in her seat and smiled seductively. "I dare you to tell me the craziest thing that you've ever done"
"Are you seriously challenging me to a game of truth or dare right now?" Paul chuckled as Alice shook her head yes with a beaming smile on her face. Paul took a deep sigh and gave in. "I was arrested once but it was an accident. I was acquitted but I still almost lost my job because of it. It's half the reason I was moved to Broadchurch in the first place."
"An accident? Likely story" Alice joked
"I ...accidently punched someone" Paul confessed "I was drunk"
"Oh well, that's not too bad." Alice smiled "Though I would have never pegged you for the bar fighting type"
"It wasn't a bar fight. Left or right at the next light?" Paul came to a stop sign.
"Oh, left." Alice pointed. "So what was it then? A domestic dispute with your ex wife!? No! You were part of a gang, weren't you?!" Alice was on a roll "You were a kingpin for a major drug cartel and some fools thought they could talk shit on your turf!?"
"Yes, all of it, true." Paul laughed. "Except I haven't got an ex wife"
"No, you never signed the divorce papers. That's why you got into that fist fight with her in the first place." Alice laughed. "I'm sure whatever it was you never intended to hurt anyone." she smiled.
"Thanks." Paul smiled back "You know, you never told me why you were arrested. Only that you were a public disturbance. That could mean anything."
"So you want all the juicy details, don't you?" Alice crossed her arms and gave him a kidding glare. "I'll tell you if you promise not to judge."
"You haven't judged me for being an ex drug lord so I'm in no position to judge you." Paul joked.
"Ok fine, I flashed a guy" Alice rolls her eyes thinking about it. She flashed the cop who told her to calm down when she was yelling outside a club at 2 in the morning actually. But she wasn't about to add that last bit. Just like Paul had decided to leave out the age of the guy he punched in the face.
"Flashed? Flashed what?" Paul asked half smiling as he tried to keep his eyes on the road.
"What do you mean, flashed what? I..." Alice hesitated remembering he was a reverend. "Wait, you know what flashing is, right?"
"Yeah, I know what flashing is" Paul laughed. "I'm a Vicar, Alice. That doesn't mean I'm completely ignorant about how flashing works."
"So you know I showed...my boobs" Alice whispered the last words. "What else would I flash?"
"Well, you can flash..." Paul gripped the steering wheel "From the waist down."
"Fair point." Alice laughed noticing Paul was slightly embarrassed for having thought of the latter. "It's whatever" she smiled "I was wearing tight jeans that night so that would have been too difficult." Alice crossed her legs realizing she was in a short skirt today. "Take a right here." she gave direction.
They came to a bland and slightly shabby looking condominium. "Hooray, home sweet home" Alice dripped with sarcasm as she slowly stepped out of the car. She walked up to the driver side window and leaned in to talk to Paul. "So what are your church's policy on dating cute girls on probation?"
"Why do you ask?" Paul had a mixture of surprise and confusion on his face.
"Because I want to ask a guy who can't take a hint out to dinner sometime to thank him for all his help." Alice chuckled.
"Right, I was just making sure that I was hearing that right" Paul smiled "You free Tuesday night?"
"Oh, you're a funny one" Alice nudged him jokingly. "Is this a delicate way of declining my offer?"
"No, I'd love to go to dinner sometime but there is an unwritten rule about AA members getting involved with each other." Paul pointed out. "So we'd have to keep it quiet."
"Ooh! Secret rendezvous. I love it." Alice smiled mischievously. "If you're afraid of being seen in public just come to my place and I'll make you dinner."
"You've already made me breakfast." Paul sounds surprisingly flirtatious. "I'd hate to make you cook for me again."
"Saturday night?" Alice asked.
"I'd love to but I have to be up rather early Sunday. Sort of a busy time for me, you know. How about Monday?" Paul smiled.
"See you then" Alice waved goodbye as she turned to go up the stairs to her apartment. She was actually looking forward to her next AA meeting. And to think that she thought she wasn't going to get anything out of this probation.