Badges

in the middle of the night with this drunken son of a bitch,” he said as the patrol unit took the suspect away to charge him with DWI and weapons violations.

    “You need any help here?”

    “Well, yeah, if you wanna give me a hand. I need a complete inventory of the car before we hook it and haul it away,” Tyler said.

    At first, Michael didn’t hear him, as he was fixated on the detective’s green eyes. Michael wasn’t usually attracted to men in their forties, but something about this one got Michael’s attention.

    “Michael?”

    “Hmm? Oh, yeah, sure thing,” the young patrolman said as he climbed out of the car. He went to his own cruiser, where he took the raincoat from the trunk and put it on. Opening an umbrella, he headed to the car sitting in the middle of the waterfall.

    That is one hot man sitting in that patrol car!

    Twenty minutes later, Michael had finished the inventory of the vehicle and went back to the detective. The sun was just beginning to come up over the horizon as Michael got back into the car.

    “Okay, here’s the inventory, and I’ve signed it at the bottom. Other than what you already took out of the car, there’s no other contraband.”

    Tyler took the sheet, looked it over, and said, “Perfect. How long you been on the job?”

    “Well, actually, tonight is my first solo shift. So, I guess you can say I’m a rookie.”

    “Just keep up work like this, and you’ll not be a rookie for long. Look, why don’t you go back to your town, clock off duty, and come back and meet me at the station. We can go for breakfast at the diner down the street, since you don’t have any breakfast places in your town.” He gave Michael a sexy smile.

    “Yeah, yeah, I’d like that,” Michael said as he checked his watch. “I get off in about fifty minutes, so I can be back here a little past seven-thirty.”

    “Yep, that’s great. See you then, and thanks for helping out.”

    Michael smiled and left Tyler. He went back to his station, signed his reports for the night, and waited for his relief to come in. Day shift was usually taken by the chief, and he was always on time.

    When the chief arrived, Michael briefed him on the arrest and was told he’d done a good job. Michael jumped into his own car and headed back to Novel. As he was driving and thinking about the older man he was meeting, Michael felt his dick harden in his uniform pants and was surprised at himself for reacting that way. Michael’s preference in men was for those his own age, and older guys had never really done anything for him.

    When he pulled up in front of the station, Tyler was outside waiting.

    “Come on, kid. Let’s take my detective’s car. Use the town’s gas.”

    Three minutes later, they were in one of those old-fashioned, sleek silver restaurants on the side of the road. As they sat there drinking their coffee, Tyler looked Michael directly in the eyes and asked, “Are you bi or gay, by any chance?”

    Michael spit coffee all over himself. “Why would you ask me that? Do I look gay or bi?”

    “No, not at all. But you’re damn cute. You got a certain look in your eyes, and my gaydar has been going off all night.”

    “What if I was gay? Are you the type of cop that feels we don’t belong on the force?”

    “No, if I felt that way, I’d have to chuck myself out of the department.”

    “What? You’re saying that you’re gay?” Michael asked with disbelief. “Is this some sort of sneaky way for the department to find out if I’m gay?”

    “No, and I can prove that the inquiry is personal.”

    “Oh, and how would you do that?”

    “By taking you home with me and fucking the shit out of you,” Tyler said with calm confidence.

    Michael sat back and once again wondered if he could believe his ears. Before Michael could say anything else, the waitress served their food.

    “Here’s your usual, Tyler, hope you enjoy it. And welcome to you, Officer. You new over in Upton?” asked the waitress.

    “Yes, ma’am, I sure am.”

    “Nice. Well, hope we’ll see you around with ole Tyler here.” She smiled and walked away.

    “I eat here a lot,” Tyler said by way of explanation for the waitress’s comments.

    “Yeah, whatever. I can’t believe you just said you wanted to fuck the shit outta me. Do you say that to all the new rookies that come along?”

    “Not at all. Only the very cute ones who are bi or gay. You wanna come home with me?”

    “No, I