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I shoved my hand in the bag, taking a handful. Then I sat back against the seat. “What did you think of the movie?”
“It was good, a little slow, but that ending grabbed me. What about you?”
“Same,” he said, meeting my eyes. “Not enough to shed tears, though,” he whispered as his thumb wiped away a stray tear from my cheek.
He passed the bag again, and I took another handful. Once the music from the credits ended, the room grew quiet. I relaxed back against the seat and shoved more popcorn into my mouth, taking in the quietness.
“I don’t think I’ve ever stayed inside a theatre until it emptied. This is sort of fun and weird at the same time. It’s so quiet.”
Hudson looked over at me and smiled. “I used to do this all the time as a kid, more to cause shit than anything else,” he said, raising his eyebrows.
I giggled again. “I could see that about you.”
“Are you saying I’m a troublemaker?” he asked with a look of shock and disbelief.
“If the shoe fits.” I shrugged.
Hudson’s jaw dropped, and he reached over and playfully grabbed my side, causing me to scream.
“Why are you screaming?” he questioned, doing it once again, making me laugh hard.
I let out a shrill scream before laughing as he continued to tickle me. I pushed at his hands, but it did little good. He had me, and I was losing strength from laughing so hard. Finally, once I was breathless, he stopped and sat back.
“Let that be a lesson to you. I’m not a troublemaker,” he whispered into my ear.
We heard a door open and then shut, and soon a couple of teenagers appeared carrying brooms and garbage bags.
I glanced at Hudson, but he shook his head and held his finger over his lips.
“Sir, excuse me, sir. Miss. Sorry, but you are going to have to leave so we can clean the theatre,” I young attendant said.
“Oh, really?” Hudson questioned.
“Yes, sir.”
I grabbed his hand and went to stand up, but he didn’t move.
“But the movie is going to start?” Hudson said, causing me to laugh. “We can’t stay and wait.”
The kid shook his head, climbing the stairs toward us. “You shouldn’t even have been allowed in if it’s for the next viewing.”
“Come on,” I said, pulling on his hand.
“Oh, they told us to come on in and sit down. That it was fine. So we are going to wait here.”
The young kid looked over his shoulder at his friend. “Sir, if you won’t leave, I’m going to be forced to call theatre security.”
“Is that really a thing?” Hudson questioned, giving me the side-eye and winking.
“I’m afraid it is, sir.”
Hudson chuckled and finally got up, slipped his hand in mine, and we walked to the end of the aisle.
“Sorry about that. I was only playing around.” He grinned at the kid. “Shouldn’t take your job so seriously.”
As we made our way down the stairs toward the door, I leaned in and whispered, “For a police officer, you get into a lot of trouble, don’t you?”
Hudson shrugged. “Sometimes it’s worth it.” He winked. “I’ve always wondered what the secret is. Why we can’t be in the theatre when they clean? Is there some secret club or something?”
