“…and then they got up and left!”
Robert’s eyes narrowed. “Why did you say that?”
“It just came across my head!”
He rolled his eyes. “You don’t have to say everything that pops in your head, you know.”
“What’s so bad about what I said? It’s public record!”
He closed his eyes and pursed his lips. “This is what I’m talking about, Lizzie. You’re always a cop! You don’t know when to stop working! Who cares about what’s public record or not? You don’t talk about people’s private business. Especially in front of other people.”
“Hmph! I still don’t see how–”
“It was a dick move, Eliza.”
Eliza? Oh no. She crossed a line. It had been so long since he called her by name. She was doing so well! It seemed when she screwed up, she screwed up royally.
“Why are you so obsessed with that woman anyway?”
“Mommy I finish,” Lexi said.
She breathed a sigh of relief and moved quickly to attend to her daughter. “I’m coming, dear.” She scooped her up and held her for a moment. It was nice to be near someone who didn’t judge her. She didn’t need to explain herself to him or anyone! But, it hurt so much to know Robert was upset with her.
She didn’t like being at odds with him and wanted to fix it, yet she didn’t have anything to apologize for. How could she remain true to what she knew while appeasing everyone else? No. She couldn’t. She was going to be the Chief of Police, and the Chief makes difficult decisions and lives with the consequences. Getting into the habit of being unpopular with some was probably for the best because she knew not everyone would like her being the Chief. Antagonists would always exist. It was just a part of life. Though it pained her to be at odds with the neighborhood, they were just going to have to deal with it.
* * *
Later in the afternoon, across the street…
“Ahem…”
Poor Eliza . She just needs a class in social manners , how, why, when. A little emotional intelligence training !
Yep! Among other things lol.
Discretion dear Eliza. Discretion! It is sad to see Bob mad at her.
It is. 🙁 He tries to be supportive, but he had to let her know she crossed a line.
indeed
Eliza, I always tell my children not to tell everything they know. LOL Learn this… fast. 😛
“It was a dick move, Eliza.” Thank you, Bob! Preach!
And she still doesn’t realize she should apologize. If she would just go to Mary and say she’s sorry, then tell Bob she took care of it and all is well, the problem would be solved. But she just can’t see it.
Nope! She’s so dang stubborn! And prideful! And…Eliza! lol
LOL! Yes, all of that. 😀
Eliza, I know you know better. Okay, so your value system is whether or not something is illegal. You’re going to be a terrible chief if you really can’t understand the other people’s values consider whether something is right or wrong.
Also, I call lie. It was not that long ago that you were spending your neighbors’ hard-earned tax money investigating the Jones family, and looking for things that were not necessarily public record, instead of working on active police cases.
I love this! Definitely some serious things to consider here. Eliza thinks she’s the best candidate for the job, but is she really? Only she and Detective Derp Face are 100% certain right now LOL. Oh, and Bob too…because he should lol.
I liked Robert lecturing her. I think I want to see more of that.
Maybe we will 🙂