Probable Cause

by thebetweenspace

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“There’s no problem, officer,” Paul answered as Sassy fastened her bra, smiling.

“You sure about that?” he asked, shining his flashlight in their eyes. “Haven’t been smoking anything, have you?”

“No, officer. We would never.”

The cop raised his eyebrow. “I’ll be the judge of that. The reason I’m here conversing with you civilians is that I received a complaint from someone in this residence that and I quote, ‘Some punks are screwing with my bushes.’ So I’ll ask again, are you carrying any illegal narcotics?”

“I, uh.” Paul was stunned. “We were, uh. Making out in the bushes?”

“That a question or a statement?”

“That’s a fact,” Paul said, reaching for his flask. “Only thing I’ve got on me is -“

“Hands in the air!”

Sassy giggled as Paul was forced to assume to position. “What are you smiling at? Against the car, Sasquatch.”

The officer grinned smugly, pacing behind the couple as they leaned against his squad car. “Have either of you heard of probable cause?” he asked, as he put on the latex gloves.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

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    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Latex gloves?! You’re too much, tbs. I don’t know if I’m brave enough to sequel this. I might just go check up on Jameson and Prandi. It’s been a while.

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    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    OK, I attempted a sequel. Go easy on me.

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    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Holy cow, that cop ain’t messin’ around. And is the sasquatch comment warranted? I’m not all that familiar with these characters yet. Is she big and hairy, or just tall?

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    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 3 months ago

    @ John: laughing at your comment. I don’t think Sasquatch is warranted as she’s just tall. I think the officer just likes giving off-color nicknames maybe. Five stars to the first person who comes up with a better term than ‘Sasquatch’ that has nine or fewer characters!

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    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I think Sasquatch works well, especially if she is tall. I was thinking she was more short and scrappy. And probably a red head given that she’s completely nuts.

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    Apostrophe 's Buddy Icon Apostrophe

    Posted 3 months ago

    wow..all I can say is wow..

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