"Oh--oh, you don't--you don't have to..." Matt had forgotten something. Matt had been so caught up in what he needed to do, what he wanted to do, that he hadn't realized Tim wasn't his own boss like he was. Matt could take the rest of the day off--couldn't really afford it, but he could--and Tim was under schedule.

That's what catches him, what makes him a little less angry and a little more embarrassed. He'd shown weakness. He'd reached out and asked for help, which wasn't unheard of, but in a court? It was blood in the water for all the sharks to circle.

Tim, though, he's not a lawyer, he's an officer, and he has other things to do than to tend to Matt. Like saving the city in his own way. He realizes this, licks his lips, slightly flustered, and shakes his head slightly.

"I--meant, not now, you have work to do."