canon au } { post-5b, of rowdy patrons and late nights

[patrols]

Ben: Half of those bruises are from him falling down drunk into the stage.

Lindsay: I'm sure they are.

Ben: And from the girl he was groping.

Lindsay: That I believe.

Ben: So what did he say I did?

Lindsay: Interrupted his game.

Ben: Unless he's talking about Pokemon...

Lindsay: With the girl he was groping.

Ben: No, he pretty much ruined his own game.

Lindsay: We gave him some coffee and stuck him in the drunk tank.

Ben: Good.

Lindsay: I'm sure he'll thoroughly regret his actions in the morning.

Ben: Oh, I'm sure.

Lindsay: Probably won't change anything though.

Ben: At least I'll know his face. Tries to come back in here, I'll be watching him.

Lindsay: Good. But I should get back to patrolling.

Ben: See you in the morning?

Lindsay: [nods] Breakfast?

Ben: Of course.

Lindsay: Good. [and back into her car she goes]

Ben: [and back to work he goes, until the place is closed up and he's home at four, crashing on the couch]

Lindsay: [and she will swing in around six, coming in with their usual breakfast from the diner]

Ben: [out cold]

Lindsay: [even when she waves pancakes under your nose?]

Ben: [no, that will get him to stir, licking his lips]

Lindsay: Hungry?

Ben: [opens his eyes, smiling] Always.

Lindsay: Got your favorite.

Ben: This is why I love you.

Lindsay: [grins] Want me to get syrup?

Ben: Sure. [sits up and stretches] I can start some coffee.

Lindsay: [she shakes her head] I'm going to crash after we eat.

Ben: So no coffee. Got it.

Lindsay: Yep. [and into the kitchen she goes to grab the syrup]

Ben: [and he will clear off the coffee table and move to make a spot on the couch next to him]

Lindsay: [which she will settle into and hand off the syrup] Anything else eventful tonight?

Ben: Just more phone numbers to burn.

Lindsay: They really don't understand the whole "I'm taken" thing over there, do they.

Ben: They usually don't care. [chuckles] And you know, what, three years ago? Probably wouldn't have minded. When did I become an actual adult?

Lindsay: Being back in the real word does wonders for you, huh?

Ben: Long as Dean and Sam don't go around messing things up.

Lindsay: I think they're pretty much retired at this point.

Ben: I don't think Dean will ever retire.

Lindsay: I think he wants to, though.

Ben: Yeah, but what's he going to do? Pretty sure retirement will drive him crazy.

Lindsay: He deserves a vacation, at least.

Ben: Oh yeah. Send him out to Hedonism or something.

Lindsay: Do you think he'd actually take it?

Ben: If we drug him and left him there...

Lindsay: I think I'd feel better if he chose it.

Ben: Me too. But we'll have to wait and see.

Lindsay: I guess so.

Ben: I do wish he'd find someone to settle down with.

Lindsay: I think he's glad just to have family around.

Ben: Hopefully the kids won't fly the coup too soon.

Lindsay: Or won't fly too far.

Ben: I don't know about Liv. She's with a guy from Boston.

Lindsay: But her guy spends most of his time in Berkeley.

Ben: For now.

Lindsay: For now. Which is what everyone is worried about, isn't it?

Ben: One of them. I mean, I did fly a bit far myself. Kansas isn't down the street.

Lindsay: No, but he knows where you are, and he does like to drive. And if anything, he's still got Michael.

Ben: Yes. Sam 2.0.

Lindsay: Sam didn't turn out that bad.

Ben: Here. But... yeah even in the end Sam still came through back home.

Lindsay: So you see? Your cousin's in good hands.

Ben: Yeah, I know.

Lindsay: So why so worried?

Ben: Habit?

Lindsay: Fair enough.

Ben: Not that it's going to make me move back. [smiles at her] I like it here more.

Lindsay: [she laughs] Good. I'd be worried if you didn't.

Ben: [and he's going to eat his breakfast now because talking and eating is hard at the same time]

Lindsay: [yep, she'll do the same, and when she's finished she'll stretch a bit] I think it's time for me to pass out.

Ben: Think you can make it to the bed?

Lindsay: [she laughs] I think I could manage. [a beat] What if I said I couldn't?

Ben: Well, there's not a lot of room on this couch. Might be hard to spoon here.

Lindsay: Mmmm. I'm thinking bed is a much better option.

Ben: Me too.

Lindsay: Care to join me?

Ben: Thought you'd never ask.

Lindsay: [and off they go to crash out for the night]

Ben: [yup, because too tired to do anything else.]