Kid Cop - Chapter 1

This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to anyone in real life is a coincidence.

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A special thanks to Wayne for his help editing this chapter.

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This is a story of love, hope, and trust. It is not a sex story. However, this story deals with love between two male teenagers. If you are offended by stories involving love between two teenage boys, please do not read this story. There may be some sex scenes in this story; however, sex is not the main theme and will not be graphically described. If you are under age 18 or 21 or it is illegal to read this story where you live, don't get caught reading it. Reproducing this story for distribution without the owner's permission is a violation of the copyright.

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This story is a sequel to "Tossed away Kid". It would be helpful to read that story before reading this one. This story will be ongoing until I run out of ideas for it. Then I'll find a way to end it. Please let me know what you think of the story.

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Tommy was very excited as he and Danny made their way along I-55 back to Lombard. This trip marked many firsts for Tommy: his first time driving without an adult in the car on the freeway the first trip of any length and his first drive anywhere with Danny - the beginning of a new life with new adventures.

Danny was telling him all about his new high school and how he's already run into problems. Danny is hoping that perhaps Tommy will start his job cleaning up schools with his. Between listening to Danny, driving the car, and his mind swimming from all the recent events, Tommy didn't notice that he was being followed until he saw the red and blue flashers in his rear view mirror.

"There is a police car with its lights on behind us Danny. I'm going to pull over."

"You weren't speeding were you Tommy?"

"No, I was watching that even if I wasn't watching my mirrors as closely as I should have."

Tommy eased the car to the side of the road while slowing down. He reached over and turned the police radio on figuring he might hear the officer pulling him over talking on the radio. Tommy brought the car to a stop and rolled down his window. The police officer stepped out of his vehicle and approached Tommy's side of the car. As soon as the officer was close enough to hear him Tommy spoke.

"I am a undercover state police officer and I'm carrying a concealed weapon. What would you like me to do?"

"Turn off the ignition and step out of the vehicle." Tommy followed his instructions. "Now please step to the rear of the vehicle." Is your passenger also carrying any weapons?"

"No sir, nor is he a police officer. He's just keeping me company."

"Ok, I need to see your driver's license and police identification card."

After receiving the cards from Tommy the officer went back to his car telling Tommy to remain where he was. After talking on the radio for about 5 minutes, which seemed like hours to Tommy, the officer exited his vehicle and approached Tommy. He handed Tommy back his identification cards.

"You check out Tommy, my name is Chuck."

"Nice to meet you Chuck," Tommy said shaking Chucks hand.

"I pulled you over for three reasons Tommy. First, and most important, you weren't paying close enough attention to what is happening around you. I pulled along side of you and got a good look at you before I pulled back behind you and hit my blinkers. Is this the first time you have driven any distance on the freeway Tommy?"

"Yes it is, sir."

"Tommy please don't call me sir. I'm only 10 years older then you and we are the same rank. And I can't give you a ticket for not paying close enough attention to the cars around you. It's very easy after several hours driving to became hypnotized by the road and miss things; especially for a new or tired driver."

"The second reason I pulled you over, Tommy, is because you don't look old enough to have a driver's license. I was right about not being old enough, but wrong about you not having one. The third reason is I recognized that you are driving an unmarked police cruiser and you didn't answer the radio when I tried to get your attention. You did well when you told me that you were an undercover state police officer and that you had a concealed weapon. I brought you to the back of the vehicle to keep an eye on you until I could verify your story. Where are you headed, Tommy?"

"I'm going home to Lombard, about 45 miles west of downtown Chicago."

"I know where Lombard is Tommy and the traffic between here and there this time of day can be a little rough. I'm going to follow you the rest of the way home and make sure you get there okay."

"You don't have to do that, Chuck, I'm sure I can make it on my own."

"I'm afraid that I do, Tommy. When I called you in, the dispatcher put me through to Sergeant Miller. He's ordered me to escort you to his house and my watch captain called to confirm that I should escort you there. Sergeant Miller sounded really pissed off. I'm sure he's not upset with you, Tommy, but sometimes those guys in the Springfield office just don't get it. I'm sure Sergeant Miller will explain what I mean by that when you see him. Anyway you will follow me to Lombard. Should I pull someone over, or stop for a parked vehicle or collision, pull in behind me. Keep your radio on and use it if you need anything. Now let's go, we are keeping the sergeant waiting."

Tommy walked back to the driver's door and got inside. He felt as if he'd just finished running two miles. He could feel his heart pounding in his veins as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. He buckled his seat belt and started the car. Then he turned the air conditioner to high.

"Are you okay, Tommy? You didn't get a ticket did you?" inquired Danny.

"No, I didn't get a ticket, Danny. But we do have an escort the rest of the way home and Bill Miller's dad wants to talk to me as soon as we get to Lombard. Chuck said he's not happy."

"Who is Chuck?"

"He's the police officer who just pulled us over. That scared the shit out of me, Danny. I never though that the act of pulling someone over could be so intimidating. We're going to follow him back to Lombard. I suppose that's better than him following us."

Tommy saw a large gap in the traffic and accelerated moving into traffic. Officer Chuck followed and passed them. Danny found him easy to follow as he drove at the speed limit. The traffic quickly got heavier keeping Tommy occupied. He was trying to be more aware of the other cars around him. Even though he'd driven in traffic like this before with Sergeant Miller, Tommy was still stressed with the traffic.

Danny sensed this and doesn't try to strike up a conversation with him. Instead, he helped Tommy by keeping an eye on traffic without being a back seat driver. The traffic was overwhelming to Danny too and he was not even driving.

The last three months had been difficult on Danny. First, having to move away from the only home and friends he'd ever known. Leaving Tommy was his first lesson on just how cruel life could be. Having to move away from Tommy was as hard on him as losing one of his parents would have been. Emotionally he's as close to Tommy as he is to either of his parents. The day Tommy showed up at Danny's new house Danny was close to a total breakdown.

After two and a half months they are almost home together. Danny is glad that someone is taking time to make sure that they get home safely. Danny wants Tommy to be happy, but after what happened in Springfield at Tommy's Dad's high school he's feeling upset with the idea of Tommy doing more police work.

Sometimes we chose our fate and times we drift through our lives without direction. Other times we are forced into a corner and some wither up and die there. Others come out fighting. The nature of fate varies based on whom you talk to. What Tommy and Danny don't realize is that fate is about to turn Tommy's live upside down.

Thanks to the police escort they arrived at Don Miller's house safely. Danny went and hung out with Bill Miller while Tommy talked to his dad.

"Tommy I must say that I'm impressed with the job you did in Springfield. However, I'm not very impressed with the way you were used and handled."

"What do you mean…used?"

"You weren't sent to Springfield for justice, Tommy. It was all politics. After all, it's an election year. An unsolved murder case solved by the state instead of local police is a feather in the Governors cap. They also plan to use this case to replace some high-ranking city police officials. This whole business of sending you in with stun grenades is shocking. Pepper spray or even tear gas would have been more effective with less chance of injury."

"Stun grenades? I thought they were real. If they weren't real then what injured my head and leg if not shrapnel?"

"Stun grenades have plastic shrapnel and are used in prisons. They look and sound like real grenades, but are somewhat less dangerous. Anyway, we have bigger fish to fry. I've been one of you biggest supports, Tommy. My job with the state police is as an investigator. I have a small staff, meaning basically just me. If I'm working on a big case I recruit other officers to help me. Now I'm also in charge of the state's effort to stop crime in the schools in this state."

"We have a drug enforcement division that has undercover officers in school making drug busts. We also have a gang enforcement unit directed at that problem. Their resources are available to us. Right at the moment, the City of Chicago is too busy with its own program to help us."

"So what I have to work with is a partially trained officer with no experience, no partner, and no place to go. This is what I want to do, Tommy. I want to get you in enrolled in Lombard High School and get you thinking about school. I'll talk to the principle and informed him that he's going to have a plain cloth officer as a student in his school. Because you don't have a partner or back up, I want you to take a low profile. You will NOT be working undercover, but rather as a plain-clothes officer. If someone asks you if you are some kind of police officer, say yes. Don't try to arrest anyone unless it's life threatening; and then try to get backup somehow."

"We are going to make this work, Tommy. I just don't know how yet. I will work it out and quickly. Tomorrow after school I want you to come into the state police office and I'll show you where I work and get you acclimated. I want you to continue running and signed up for some self-defense classes. In the mean time stay out of trouble. Any questions?"

"None that are really important, except how to get in contact with you at work?"

Tommy got a business card from Sergeant Miller with several ways to get in touch with him. Tommy could tell that Don Miller was upset. Tommy didn't feel that he was mad at him personally. There is no way that Tommy could possibly know why Don Miller was pissed off. Don was trying to be too many things for too many people. He's 35 years old and works 12 hours, 6 days a week, average. He often works around the clock for several days in a row when he trying to gather enough evidence to arrest or find someone. He also tries to spend some time with his family. At least his son Bill's not a problem. His wife often gets frustrated with his obsessive work ethic.

Although he's been a supporter of Tommy right from the beginning he was not ready to take on a new responsibility. He understands that his superiors are going to want to see objective results from his efforts. He understands only too well the dangers of the job Tommy is undertaking, both physically and emotionally. Don believes that if you can't do something right, don't do it at all. He likes Tommy, but he understands that he's going to need stronger guidance than he's capable of giving in order for him to meet his superior's goals. He's going to need a strong partner for Tommy and fast.

When Danny finds out that Tommy is going to be registering at his school on Monday he gets all excited. Danny is talking to him about his school and Danny quickly notices that Tommy isn't listening. "…and just last week 5 cheerleaders raped the football coach at the school pep rally. Everyone was laughing at the coach because he couldn't get it up after fucking the first three cheerleaders."

"That's nice," replies Tommy.

"Hello, earth to Tommy!"

"I'm sorry Danny, I just have the strange feeling right now. It's like, today's the day my whole life changes. My mind is kind of off someplace else right now. Look, we have all day tomorrow to talk about school. Then Monday, I can find out what it's like there for myself. I'm really looking forward to going to school with you, Danny. It's like a dream come true for me. But with everything I've been through the last three months, it's going to take some time for all of it to sink in. Can you give me some time?"

"I'll give you as much time as you think you need Tommy."

"Well Danny, right now I just want to go home. Our home!"

"Your wish is my command."