“Last year. I met a trooper. He took me home to show me his patrol car and we, um, well, you know. Don’t you remember me, Jakie?”
“Stop calling me Jakie,” he sulked. Shit. That sounded exactly like something he would say and do. He had to get out of here.
“Classy, Jake,” said Doug. “You know, one of these days you’re gonna meet a woman that’ll make you want to give up your womanizing ways and settle down. You really oughta cool it with the bimbos.”
“Hey,” said the woman. “Are you talking about me?”
“No,” said all three officers in unison.
“I’m already on over time. My sarge is going to kill me. I gotta get home,” said Jake. “I’ll email you my notes on her driving prior to the stop and what happened before you got here. You got this?”
“Yeah, go on. Later, man,” said Doug.
Aaron nodded his farewell and headed back to his own rig.
Jake got back into his car and tossed his campaign hat onto the passenger’s seat. He closed his eyes for a brief second trying to remember this woman. He thought maybe he had a vague recollection, but there were a lot of women to scan through. He gave up and started the car.
“379, Seattle. I’m clear. County’s handling.” He put his mic back in its holder and got the hell out of there. He was already almost two hours late getting off and his sergeant hated it when he had to adjust for unexpected overtime.
This was his last night shift for a while. He just had to make it home without stumbling upon any other nefarious folks. Then, after a three-day weekend, he’d be back on day shift for a month. It wasn’t as exciting as the night shift, but it did have one benefit—Hannah.
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Emily loves dark chocolate, dogs, and sitting on the back porch with a good book. She lives in Washington State with her husband of 20+ years and their dog, Stella. Their wonderful, brilliant children are both away at college, leaving them time to travel and do good in the community.
