It was golden hour and Officer Hector Rodriguez was almost done driving to his home when he received a call from his partner. Seeing the call, he sighed, slightly annoyed, and turned down the rap music he was listening to. He picked up the call.
“Yo.” he answered.
O’Brien then explained the situation. At first, Rodriguez seemed bored of the conversation. But once his partner mentioned Shrink and Swim, Hector’s eyes narrowed.
“...wait, wait, you said he RUNS the place?” he asked. Calculations went through the cop’s mind. As O’Brien kept talking, Rodriguez scrolled on his phone to find a particular contact.
“Alright. I’ll be there in ten.” He said, hanging up the phone. Making sure no one was looking, the officer then sent out a text to his contact. He shifted gears in his car and sped back toward the station.
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In a matter of minutes, Rodriguez was parked in the shady lot behind the police station. His partner held Josh in his hand.
“You sure you’re alright takin’ the wee lad?” O’Brien asked.
“Hah, it’s just a little drive.” Hector said, winking. His shades were now tucked into his shirt.
Even though Josh had heard the “little” jokes numerous times from his meatheaded employees, the way the officer delivered it somehow managed to make him laugh. Rodriguez extended his hand out eagerly and O’Brien obliged, handing over Josh gently.
“Thank you so much, sir.” Josh said as he stepped off of the Irish cop’s pale hand and into the Latin cop’s tan one. From his new perspective, Josh immediately felt a shift in energy. Even though Sean had nearly crushed him, he felt a warmth from him. On the other hand, as Rodriguez looked down at the tiny speck in his hand, Josh barely felt any heat. Still, the officer smiled down at him.
“You wanna ride on the dash, or are you more of a “cup holder” kind of guy.” Hector asked.
“Oh? Uhm…” Josh looked around the car for a suitable place to ride. But his eyes kept drifting back to the hunk of an officer towering over him. He was so sculpted. His biceps. His pecs. His--
Hector picked up on the gawking. Wasn’t the first time someone’s eyed him like that, and he knew it. The giant smirked.
“Tell you what. I know juuuust the spot.” Rodriguez cooed, plucking Josh up and putting him in his shirt pocket. This close to the officer’s toned bicep, Josh couldn’t help but blush.
“Secure and ready for transport. Let’s move out.” Rodriguez said in an overly serious tone to his partner. Then the two chuckled at his joke. “Godspeed, soldier.” Sean saluted to Rodriguez before turning and leaving. Hector continued to smile until he was sure Sean was out of sight. Then, his grin dropped.
“Fuckin’ gringo…” he muttered. Josh perked up in confusion, knowing a little Spanish from college. “Huh?” he said. Remembering that Josh was in his pocket, Rodriguez turned the charm back on for a moment. “Ah, nothing. He’s just such a ‘good boy’ sometimes.” the officer lied through a smile.
Putting the car in drive, the officer made his way to Shrink and Swim. Rodriguez began to strike a conversation.
“So, little homie, why do you like being small?” the officer asked in a slightly interrogative tone.
Josh blushed. He never admitted to liking being small. But apparently the officer had already picked up on it. “Oh, uhm…I just like the perspective it gives me. Seeing stuff from this point of view is interesting.”
“Yeah, but, aren’t you kind of powerless like that? I would never willingly put myself in that sort of position.” Rodriguez asked, his tone sliding into a colder one.
“Well….yeah. I guess I am pretty defenseless like this. But even though I am, I usually have good people protecting me. Big guys like your partner.”
Rodriguez took his eyes off the road for a second and looked at Josh, utterly trapped inside the pocket of his shirt. That one look was all it took to strike fear into the tiny.
“A-And like you, obviously. Thanks again for doing this on your time off.” Josh said, though it sounded more like a plea.
The cop smiled once again. “No problemo, little man.”
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The sun had fully set by the time the two reached Shrink and Swim, and the building was now closed. Rodriguez looked around as Josh peeked out from the man’s shirt pocket. As he looked, he found that…
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