she didn’t want him to feel embarrassed, brooke was going to do her best to try and make the encounter less awkward for the both of them, it’d make her feel much BETTER that way. the female shook her head slightly, clearing her throat and throwing a soft smile in the detective’s direction. ❝ no, not at all ! don’t worry about it, this is a one-hundred-percent awkward free situation, honestly. like, you’ve got nothing to worry about. don’t be embarrassed, okay, you’re fine, honestly. like, totally okay. ❞ ( she knew she was doing a horrible job at this ) brooke sighed softly, tongue sweeping across her lips. she was going to try a different approach and see how that worked for her. ❝ how about we just go and grab a drink, maybe some greasy bar food ? doesn’t that sounds like a great time ? ❞