Unexpected Love (Jo's Story) by Nikki Williams Read Free Book Online Page B

out.  I have not had to deal with something like this in a really long time.  I close my bedroom door.  I quietly walk down to the front window.  As I suspected there are police officers surrounding my house.  I look out and see a couple guys I recognize.  I grab my badge and tap on the window.  The officer standing right by the window looks at me and nods.  She points to my garage door.  I realize that I never locked the outside service door to the garage.  Just as I remember that there is a crash and the suspect comes into the house.  I duck down behind the chair that is right there.  Right now I am wishing that I had a radio.  I move the curtain and tap on the window again and motion to the cop that he is now in the house.
    Before I realize what I am doing I stand up, drawn my gun, and yell “POLICE! FREEZE RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!!”  I see the guy throw his hands up.  I turn on the light switch closest to me.  I hold my gun out still pointing at him as I walk closer.  I see him fidget a little.  “Don’t move, or I will shoot!”  I hear movement behind me and assume that the cops that were outside my house are now moving in.  I see my Chief walk up next to me out of the corner of my eye.
    “Brown, cuff him and get him out of here,” Chief Lorenz says.  He puts his hand on my shoulder and I relax.  “Nice job Jo.” I don’t look at him but I can hear that he is smiling.
    “Thanks Chief.”  That is all I can say.
    “How did you know he was coming into your house?”  He pulls out a stool at the table for me to sit at while the rest of the team does a sweep of the rest of my living room and kitchen.
    “I saw the cop cars outside, and then heard the helicopter, and then when I came down I saw the team in the front yard.  I saw Turner in the front yard and showed her my badge in case she didn’t recognize me.  Then the guy busted down my door.  Before I could think about what to do my training took over.”  He sets a glass of water in front of me and sits on the stool next to me.
    “Are you ok?”  He looks at me.
    I take a deep breath.  “Yeah, I am,” I smile at him.
    “Little bit of an adrenaline rush isn’t it?”  He smiles at me.
    I laugh a little, “I forgot what it was like.  I haven’t had to pull a gun on someone in a long time.”
    He laughs, “Well there might be a little bit of paperwork for you to fill out.  I'm not sure.  Can you stop at the station tomorrow morning sometime?”
    “Yeah, I can do that.”
    “Chief, the door is put back on and the press is all over the place outside.”  Officer Turner walks in.
    He rolls his eyes, “I will take care of them and get them out of here,” he looks at me.
    “Sounds good,” I stand up and follow them to the front door.
    “Nice job Detective Lewis,” Turner says to me.
    “Thanks,” I smile at her.
    “Go relax,” Chief says to me as he turns and walks down the steps.
    I laugh, yeah right, relax.  I have to go back upstairs and explain this to Jake, who has now been locked in my room for over forty-five minutes.  I lock the door and walk over to the service door and look at it.  He didn’t do too much damage, basically just kicked the hinges off.  They got them back on but I can see the damage to the wall.  I turn and go upstairs.  I open the door to my bedroom and see Jake sitting on my bed watching the live coverage.
    “Care to share something with me?” I see a smirk roll across his face.  My mood lightens, he isn’t pissed at me.  That makes me feel better.
    “It never came up,” I say innocently.  “You never asked what I did for a living.”  I sit next to him on the bed.
    He grabs my hand, “Are you ok?”
    I can feel my hands still shaking a little.  “Yeah, just still a lot of adrenaline pumping,” I smile.
    “So, a cop?”  He rubs his fingers across the top of my hand.  It distracts me.  His touch makes me feel safe.
    “Yeah, on the department for seven years.  But