"Phil, don't be stupid!"
"Don't call me stupid, I know what I saw!"
"You saw me talking to a guy, that's it!"
"Bullshit. Fucking bullshit is what it is. We go out to a club and you flirt with the first guy you see. Every time! You flirt with every guy there but me. I'm sick of it!"
Phil turned, walking away.
Jake sighed. "Wait, Phil, come on, we can talk about it, don't be mad!"
Phil kept walking. Jake jogged after him, reaching out to put a hand on his shoulder. Phil spun around.
"Don't touch me," he snarled. Jake rolled his eyes.
"Stop being an idiot about it," he said, but Phil was having none of it, turning away again.
"We're done!" he shouted over his shoulder.
"Just like that?" Jake shouted back. "Just like that, you break up with me? Because I flirted with another guy?"
Phil turned back. "That's part of it, yeah, but not all of it. See ya."
Jake threw up his arms, and followed after him. Down the block was Phil's car, which is how they had gotten to the club. When Phil reached it, digging in his pockets for his keys, Jake saw an opening.
"Come on," he soothed, "sleep on it. Don't make any rash decisions."
Phil shook his head, finally pulling out his keys. "We're done," he said, opening the door. "Come by tomorrow to get your stuff from my place."
"Are you serious? Just like this? I don't even get to explain myself?"
Phil shook his head. "No."
"So just because of this?"
He shook his head again. "I've been thinking about it. This just decided it."
Jake groaned. "You could've talked about it with me."
"Yeah, I wasn't going to do that. You would've tried to talk me out of it instead of talking through it with me."
"How do you know that?"
"Because I know you. You always do that. It doesn't matter what I want, so long as it's the same as what you want. It's over, Jake, accept it."
He slammed the door, and very soon was driving away.
Jake scratched his head. Phil had always kept his deeper emotions and thoughts to himself, but this was a surprise.
"You okay?" came a voice from behind him. He turned to see a police officer, tall and dark-skinned. His name plate read 'Navarro'.
"Yeah," he said. "My boyfriend just broke up with me, though."
"Sorry to hear that," the officer apologized.
Jake shrugged. "Nah, it's not your fault. It's not that big a deal, it's not like I was planning on marrying him."
"How long were you guys together?"
Jake laughed. He would now have to use the past tense when describing their relationship.
"A year or so."
The officer nodded. "You good?"
Jake nodded back. "Yeah, I'm not, like, heartbroken, just surprised and a bit angry. He didn't even let me explain."
"Can I ask why he broke up with you?"
"He saw me flirting with another guy at the club," Jake explained. "I am a bit of a flirt, and he always hates...hated that. I guess it was the last straw for him."
The officer shrugged. "What can you do?"
Jake chuckled. "Yeah, not much. Trouble is, he drove me here, and my car is back at his place."
"I can drive you to your car," the officer offered.
"Nah, I don't want to be an inconvenience, I can call a cab."
The officer shook his head. "You wouldn't be, it's a slow night. Besides, this ride'll be free."
Jake thought for a moment, and then nodded. "Yeah, sure, thanks."
"No problem," the officer said, turning to walk towards his car.
"I'm Jose," he said, extending a hand.
"I'm Jake," Jake said, shaking the offered hand.
As he followed Jose, he could not help but note his toned biceps. He filled out the trousers well, Jake imagining his lower muscles to be just as toned. He also could not help but imagine how Jose filled out the front of the trousers.
They reached the car, Jose opening the front.
"Do you mind if I sit in the back," Jake asked. "I have an idea."
Jose raised an eyebrow, but shrugged. Jake slipped into the back, and as car headed off, took a selfie and sent it to his parents.
"So what was the idea?" Jose asked.
"I took a selfie and sent it to my parents. Want to freak 'em out a bit."
Jose laughed.
"So how long have you been a cop?" Jake asked after a few minutes.
"Five years."
"What made you do it?"
"My dad was one. I idolized him, so I knew I was gonna be a cop since I was little. What do you do?"
"I teach English."