There was no parking, because of the IRA bombing campaign, and there was a line of yellow police cones along the pavement. There was a copper at the e...trance to the station who gave us a quick look-over and then went back to studying the pedestrians.I shook Dad's hand, kissed Mum and Jen (chastely!), and wished them all a merry Christmas as I grabbed my rucksack from the boot. From the glint in her eyes, I could tell that Jen was anticipating a very happy and joyous reunion with her boyfriend. ’ he finally said. She answered, ‘You are too. Maybe. But, are you just gonna stand there? I mean, jeez, what’s a lady gotta do to get some action around here?’ She patted the bed beside her. ‘Come here, right now, and bring your dick with you.’ ‘I get it, I get it,’ he laughed, settling in beside her. He drew his fingertips across her forehead, and down her cheek as he leaned in to kiss her lightly. He continued caressing her face down past her jaw, and slowly across her neck, lightening. Then it would become complicated. There were 168 hours in a week, all of which required police presence. A traditional Monday through Friday eight-hours-a-day shift just wasn’t going to cut it. For one thing, the three regular shifts, days, evenings, and graveyard, would each get 40 hours a week. What do you do on the weekend? A single 48-hour shift? Leaving aside the impossibility of a single group of officers staying awake for 48 hours straight, that meant that this group would end up earning. "Easiest transport ever," Jeffers observed as he turned back towards his vehicle."No doubt," Claire said, then motioned Lauren into the Institute. "Come with me." First Claire gave her a physical exam, including a pass with the medical scanner, followed by endurance tests on the exercise room equipment. This was her baseline for later comparison. Then Claire took her into the cell in Containment Room 1.Lauren took in her surroundings, wondering what she'd gotten herself into. She saw she was.