@littlest-lily It would be a lie to say that my opinions about police hasn’t evolved in the ten years since I wrote Little Trouble in Big Sky. Nevertheless, I think I was rather cynical in my depiction of society in general and cops in particular as corrupt and craven. There are very few “good cops” IRL and even fewer in Big Sky.
If the flash drive is Dr. L’s size porn stash, it might be somewhat educational for Evie. 
@littlest-lily Many thanks for sharing this story with us and leaving us at a nice place for the chapter break!
@littlest-lily 🤩 Jesus, Lily, I have to go to work now.
I’ve been able to develop feelings for him without any kind of size-related kink.
I’ve been waiting for her to figure this out, but I couldn’t say anything. A crucial aspect of their relationship is that for almost the entirety of the time that they’ve known each other they’ve been at different sizes. That conversation would have gone much differently had they already known each other and checked each other out before Evie got shrunk.
I just hope Aiden doesn’t turn into a size geek and dump a bunch of new jargon and scenarios on her. 
@littlest-lily I had a poorer reaction to the cop’s appearance than Evie did. Cops are worse than vermin.
Bravo to Aiden for keeping his composure. Time to fabricate some interior cuffs for his pant legs. And shoes for Evie.
It’s probably too soon for Aiden and Evie to share a bath to get all that grime off.
Potential anti-climax: the flash drive only contains Dr. Little’s SW porn stash.
@littlest-lily I was waffling between “Evie gets the flash drive out unscathed and makes it back to Aiden without incident” and “Rats.”
@littlest-lily Excellent tension-building, btw. I had no idea (or, rather, too many ideas) how this chapter would end.
I suspect Evie will now permit Aiden to commit a little trespassing.
@littlest-lily The main thing I’m looking for is the determination of the cause of the fire. Both the insurance company and the cops will want to know if it has been ruled arson. Of course, official records can always be altered by sinister forces.
@littlest-lily In my experience, holding a tiny in one’s hand is no more–and no less–exciting than a prolonged hug.
Aiden, dude: Consider how desperate she is to regain her size. If you don’t want her to think you prefer her tiny, don’t find petty reasons to impede her investigation.
I can’t remember if they looked up the Fire Department’s incident report for the lab.
