‘Whoa!’ Vin rushed forward, having spotted Elliot about to step out in front of London cab driving far too fast for his liking. Hands were quick to grab the other’s arms and he lifted, carefully placing them back on the pavement. ‘Stop, look and listen, remember?’ Slightly-wide eyes were already checking for injury, just in case. ‘I know it’s exciting to be here for Christmas, but it’s not gonna be much fun if we spend it in a hospital bed.’ His words were more playful this time, the inner Papa Bear within finally relaxing once he released this had been nothing more than a near-miss. One that was the cab drivers more so than Elliot’s. ‘Damn, those things gotta slow down. That was a little too fast, too furious even for me.’