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just over six feet, the natural physique of the man was framed
with a strong jaw.
    “ What’s that Dylan? I believe Deputy
Lynch instructed you to hand it over.”
    Dylan dutifully stubbed out the joint,
quickly handing it over to Deputy Lynch. The silence was cutting as
the big man watched the resolve.
    “ Well alright then” the big man said
heading back to his cruiser, content that the situation was
over.
    “ It’s just a joint
Sheriff! Why
do you have to be such an ass?”
    Freddie Lynn yelled from the flatbed;
Dylan had no time to tell him to be quiet. Stopping in his tracks,
Sheriff Oates turned and headed back to the truck, prompting
silence from both Lynch and Dylan. Oates’ footsteps crunched loudly
on the dirt road as he approached the truck.
    ” Its Freddie right? Come down
here son.”
    Six foot six Freddie was a whole five
inches taller than Oates. All two hundred and thirty pounds of him
showed off his college football physique. Dylan shook his head as
his friend stepped off the flatbed, bouncing the axel as he did so.
Oates paced up to the larger male, scoping the size of him as he
neared.
    “ Freddie Lynn right? Oates asked,
moving his head up to meet Freddie’s eyes.
    “ You moved here a couple of years
ago. I saw you play against the Buffalo’s in last year’s
cup”
    “ Yeah, that’s
right . What
about it?”
    “ Well Freddie I just want to say that you were
phenomenal on the field, some of the hits you were dealing out were
unbelievable.”
    Freddie smiled. “That’s what I do
Sheriff, on and off the field, if someone gets in my way I take
them down.”
    Oates swallowed hard.
    “ Well, that’s good to know Freddie; I certainly
wouldn’t like to see anyone get in your way.”
    Oates broke eye contact for a
moment, which prompted a smug smile from Freddie . Lynch and Dylan watched
intently as the two men stood toe to toe. It appeared Freddie was
actually intimidating the Sheriff.
    “ Here’s the problem though
Freddie! You and I never had any run in’s before and that’s the way
I like to keep it. This town here, it’s my field, and I don’t like
people to get in my way either. So why don’t you get back in your
little truck and head on home before I get the feeling you’re
in my way.”
    Dylan and Lynch
recogn ized
Oates’ theatrics. The swallowing, the break in eye contact, they
recognized it right away. Sheriff Oates was not intimidated by
Freddie. Sheriff Oates was not intimidated by anyone. The only
person present, who didn’t know that, was Freddie.
    “ I ain’t leaving here
without my weed!”
    “ Freddie let ’s go.” Dylan
protested.
    H aving lived in this town his whole life he
knew Oates always got his way.
    “ Dylan, stop being a pussy! I’m
not leaving. That shit cost me $40. I ain’t leaving without
it.”
    “ Ok Dylan” said Oates “I’ll give you a
choice. You can leave here with your weed or you can leave with
here your teeth. You’re choice”
    “ Freddie let’s go!” Dylan
protested
    Freddie smiled.
    “ I think I’ll take
both .”
    With that he swung a strong punch at
Oates who simply ducked it. In one motion Oates grasped his baton
and swung it upwards into Freddie’s ribcage. As Freddie reeled in
pain Oates stepped in and grabbed him firmly by the throat stopping
him from falling over.
    “ I’ll let you keep your
teeth this time but don’t ever forget today. The next time we meet
you better know your place or there will be trouble.”
    Oates pushed him to the ground and turned
to Dylan.
    “ You two go on home
now.”
    “ Yes Sheriff” Dylan said as he
jumped off the flatbed to help up his winded friend.
    Oates walked back to the cruiser with
Lynch.
    “ That was a strong hit Sheriff.
You put so much force into it I thought your hat was going to fall
off.”
    With his back to the teens
Oates smiled,
privately breaking his tough exterior.
    “ Don’t exaggerate
Deputy .”

CHAPTER 9

    A dull click marked a teapot’s landing on
the