&&; have a little faith

“Councilman Singh, at your service, what can I do you for on this fine soon-to-be spring day?”

“We had a report of a disturbance in the area, probably some protesters trying to cause trouble. Was just checking in, wondering if you had seen or heard anything?” 

Lizzie shrugged. “Depends, what are you going to do if I do it?”

“Well you see this-” Jace commented, pointing to the badge that was attached to his belt. “It means that I can escort you to the station if you fail to compile.”

“Whatever it is, can it wait until I finish my coffee?” Peggy took a sip of the hot drink, pushing aside her now empty plates. Half of her breakfast remained untouched, but it was not surprising given how little time she usually had at Bill’s Diner.

“I thought crime doesn’t wait for no one, or nothing- not even coffee.” Jace commented, a well placed smirk on his lips as he looked to his boss. “Though I guess there’s no one dying, so sure- go ahead.”

“All the kids in the neighborhood are going to be scared of you,” Alec chuckled. “You sure you want that?”

“I find it absurd for you to even have to ask that, of course I want the kids to be scared of me. That’s what makes it fun.”

Lara Jean hadn’t even noticed the boy on the other side, and now of course she felt embarrassed. “Oh-” She stared down at the letter in her hand. “It’s nothing.”

“Doesn’t look like nothing- especially if the color of your cheeks has anything to do on the matter.” 

“Are you going to arrest me if I don’t do what you say?” She raised an eyebrow at him.

“Depends on just what it is you’re doing, if it’s illegal or highly annoying then yeah, maybe I will arrest you.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Jason…” There was a pause as he lifted a hand to wag a finger. “Actually, yes I do but it’s you that has no idea what you’re talking about. As usual. Always several steps behind.” Sherlock drawled out eyes keenly observing the blond. “Keep bothering me like this and I’ll begin to believe you have some sort of obsession with me.”

“Jace.” The blonde corrected him, it wasn’t a hard name to get wrong, he’d even take Johnathan over something that was wrong. Especially when he knew his pronunciation and words were always clear. “You do realize the whole spiel you’ve just given me makes no sense, right? Do I need to break out the breathalyzer.” 

“Will you ever get tired of ‘good cop, bad cop’?” Alec rolled his eyes with a brief smile as they were walking away from the mischievous boy.

“It’s the perfect role, why would I ever get tired of it, especially when I make such a good ‘bad cop’.” Jace commented, his own smile falling into place when he looked to his partner.