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sleeping with him again.”
The more I try to justify it, the worse it sounds. My mom is looking at me like I just robbed a bank.
Thankfully Hadley stomps into the kitchen. She slams her book bag and instrument case on the kitchen table. She’s been playing the violin since she was a little kid and she’s actually pretty good at it.
I’m not happy that she looks upset, but I am relieved that she’s taking the attention away from me.
“What’s wrong?” Mom asks her.
Her lips tighten into an angry line before she speaks. “We lost our assistant band director. He had to go out of town to deal with some sick relative or something. He was supposed to be working with the string quartet. It’s only two weeks before our spring recital.”
In typical teenage fashion she doesn’t take too many things very seriously. One thing she does take seriously though is the string quartet.
“Maybe they’ll be able to find someone else,” Mom offers.
Hadley rolls her eyes. “It’s too late now. We’re screwed.”
“Watch your mouth,” Mom warns.
Hadley turns her attention to me. “Mr. Duncan wants to meet with you.”
“Why me?” He’s one of the high school guidance counselors.
“He said you volunteered for Career Night. To talk about being a police officer. As if any of us would ever consider that as a career.”
“Not everyone can make money as a blogger or a YouTube sensation.”
“We’re the iGeneration. We’re digital natives. Of course most of us want to earn our livings online.”
“You still have to live in the real world,” I remind her. “Maybe some of your classmates would be interested in hearing about careers in cybercrime fighting.”
“Please just talk to Mr. Duncan. Every time he sees me in the hallway he reminds me to talk to you. It’s getting old.”
“I’ll stop by the high school when I have time,” I promise.
Four
“I’m not sure I can do this,” Cody blurts out as soon as we’re in the cruiser.
“Do what?” I glance over at him.
“This. All of this. Any of this. I just can’t stop thinking about you.” His eyes are blazing. “Especially in your uniform. You’re so hot.”
My first thought is: he thinks I look sexy in my uniform ? My second thought it: this can’t be happening .
“You need to snap out of whatever this is,” I warn.
“I can’t…”
“You have to.”
“Maybe I don’t want to…”
My entire body begins to shake with anger. “This isn’t up for discussion. I’m your supervisor and you’ll do what I say. And I say you can no longer find me attractive in any way. Got it?”
His brow furrows. “It’s not that easy.”
Before I have a chance to say anything else we get our first call of the day: a cat stuck in a tree.
“Do we really have to respond to calls like that?” Cody asks, clearly not a cat person.
“We really do,” I assure him.
We stop the cruiser in front of a gorgeous beachfront home that most likely belongs to someone famous. They’re the only folks who can afford that kind of a price tag.
Cody and I approach a petite blonde who looks like she’s in her mid-twenties. She’s standing in the driveway wringing her hands, obviously nervous.
“I’m Officer Maya Navarro. And this is Officer Cody Jackson.”
“I’m capable of introducing myself.”
So much for my authority as his training officer. “You’ll do what I say when I say it.”
“I’m Officer Jackson,” he says, seemingly just to spite me.
There are a lot of things I’d like to say to him right now, but I want to remain professional.
“A trainee is supposed to stay in the background and observe,” I whisper to him.
“Whatever you say Officer Sweet Cheeks,” he whispers back.
I take in a deep breath before I say something I’ll regret. Then I turn my attention to the blonde. “You called about a cat in a tree.”
She nods.
I remove a small notepad and pencil from my breast pocket. “Is this your home?”
She shakes
The more I try to justify it, the worse it sounds. My mom is looking at me like I just robbed a bank.
Thankfully Hadley stomps into the kitchen. She slams her book bag and instrument case on the kitchen table. She’s been playing the violin since she was a little kid and she’s actually pretty good at it.
I’m not happy that she looks upset, but I am relieved that she’s taking the attention away from me.
“What’s wrong?” Mom asks her.
Her lips tighten into an angry line before she speaks. “We lost our assistant band director. He had to go out of town to deal with some sick relative or something. He was supposed to be working with the string quartet. It’s only two weeks before our spring recital.”
In typical teenage fashion she doesn’t take too many things very seriously. One thing she does take seriously though is the string quartet.
“Maybe they’ll be able to find someone else,” Mom offers.
Hadley rolls her eyes. “It’s too late now. We’re screwed.”
“Watch your mouth,” Mom warns.
Hadley turns her attention to me. “Mr. Duncan wants to meet with you.”
“Why me?” He’s one of the high school guidance counselors.
“He said you volunteered for Career Night. To talk about being a police officer. As if any of us would ever consider that as a career.”
“Not everyone can make money as a blogger or a YouTube sensation.”
“We’re the iGeneration. We’re digital natives. Of course most of us want to earn our livings online.”
“You still have to live in the real world,” I remind her. “Maybe some of your classmates would be interested in hearing about careers in cybercrime fighting.”
“Please just talk to Mr. Duncan. Every time he sees me in the hallway he reminds me to talk to you. It’s getting old.”
“I’ll stop by the high school when I have time,” I promise.
Four
“I’m not sure I can do this,” Cody blurts out as soon as we’re in the cruiser.
“Do what?” I glance over at him.
“This. All of this. Any of this. I just can’t stop thinking about you.” His eyes are blazing. “Especially in your uniform. You’re so hot.”
My first thought is: he thinks I look sexy in my uniform ? My second thought it: this can’t be happening .
“You need to snap out of whatever this is,” I warn.
“I can’t…”
“You have to.”
“Maybe I don’t want to…”
My entire body begins to shake with anger. “This isn’t up for discussion. I’m your supervisor and you’ll do what I say. And I say you can no longer find me attractive in any way. Got it?”
His brow furrows. “It’s not that easy.”
Before I have a chance to say anything else we get our first call of the day: a cat stuck in a tree.
“Do we really have to respond to calls like that?” Cody asks, clearly not a cat person.
“We really do,” I assure him.
We stop the cruiser in front of a gorgeous beachfront home that most likely belongs to someone famous. They’re the only folks who can afford that kind of a price tag.
Cody and I approach a petite blonde who looks like she’s in her mid-twenties. She’s standing in the driveway wringing her hands, obviously nervous.
“I’m Officer Maya Navarro. And this is Officer Cody Jackson.”
“I’m capable of introducing myself.”
So much for my authority as his training officer. “You’ll do what I say when I say it.”
“I’m Officer Jackson,” he says, seemingly just to spite me.
There are a lot of things I’d like to say to him right now, but I want to remain professional.
“A trainee is supposed to stay in the background and observe,” I whisper to him.
“Whatever you say Officer Sweet Cheeks,” he whispers back.
I take in a deep breath before I say something I’ll regret. Then I turn my attention to the blonde. “You called about a cat in a tree.”
She nods.
I remove a small notepad and pencil from my breast pocket. “Is this your home?”
She shakes
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