Yeah yeah, go on.

[The drive has calmed him down some, thankfully. He tugs her in for a quick kiss, full of appreciation even if it's brief, then lets her go so he can grab the phone and lean back against the wall of the booth.

His timing is good - Alex picks up. Home before dawn.]

Hey man, you got a minute? I got a story for ya.

[Because this definitely requires some context - the storm, Chrissy pulling them through time and space and all that darkness, the cops. It's all important for Alex to understand exactly why Johnnie ended up at their dad's doorstep.

Somehow he can feel through the phone not just Alex's anger, but also a feeling of waiting for the other foot to drop. But it never comes.]

Yeah, so we just fuckin' bailed after the cops left. I couldn't handle hangin' around there another second, I woulda made him lose a few teeth.

[Alex exhales, on the other end - a sound like an angry bull thinking about charging horns-first.]

Fuck. You should've. He deserves it.

[Johnnie nods, as he watches for Chrissy to come back out.]

Yeah. Yeah, he fuckin' does. But he's apparently buddy-buddy with the cops now or some shit. Didn't wanna make a shitty situation even worse.