"I screamed at them," she said. "I couldn't stop it from happening. You saved my life and we did that to you." She was sobbing. I put my arms around her and held her.
"So our first date didn't work out so well," I said. "I'm up for another try."
She laughed. "My husband might have a problem with that," she said, and motioned towards the back of the room where a man in a suit sat in a chair watching us.
"I don't have any problem with that at all," he said. He was crying, too. "I'll buy all the rounds."
The male cop got up and made to leave the room. I stopped him.
"She needs you," I said.
He stared at me. "I shot you," he said. "You saved her life and I shot you. You're a great cop, were a great cop until you retired, and you stopped on the road and f*****g saved her life and I shot y
