This story takes place is part fiction/fantasy and part a recollection of events that happened to me in the late 80's and early 90s, in a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada (a.k.a. The Sticks or The Middle of Nowhere). The places and names have been changed. The attitudes are representative of the prevailing attitudes in that time and place. All sex is between people above the age of 18.
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Life goes on.
After my drunken night with my friend Jake, things went back to normal. I was the King of the Late Shift at the store and I'd party with my friends on weekends that I had off. To most of the world I was the same, typical young man in small town that I'd always been. I was "normal" for the most part. Only a hand full of people knew about my sexual adventures. My friend Derek and I would find a way to get together about once a week or so and blow or fuck each other and I was blowing my boss on a semi-regular basis, as well, but as careful as Derek and I tried to be, to avoid discovery and ostracization in our small town, Skip (my boss) and I had to be much so much more careful, with him being a pillar of the community and married. So while I was satisfied with my life in general, I was also a little jumpy at times, always afraid someone would notice something.
And nothing made me quite as jumpy as when our local RCMP officers would come in. They were generally pretty decent guys, but since I had blown Constable LaValle, I wasn't exactly sure where I stood. I had only seen him a handful of times since that night and there was always someone else present, but as fate would have it, he came in one night, a couple weeks after the incident with Jake.
It was a week night, not long before midnight when the RCMP cruiser pulled up at the pumps outside. I saw Constable LaValle get out and wave at my window as he walked to undo his fuel cap and get the hose in place. I authorized the pumps and quickly ducked by the coolers to check my reflection in case there was something weird with my clothes or hair. I got back behind the counter by the register before he came in the store.
As he walked in the store, my heart was pounding, and I was giddy with anticipation. I had no idea what to expect but I was hoping for at least a replay of what had happened on his last visit. His eyes scanned the entire store as he entered and a small smile appeared as his eyes paused on me for a second, but they kept scanning the store as he sauntered over to the coffee machine.
"Bon soir, Monsieur!" (Good evening, sir) I called out to him, using most of what I remembered from my school French.
He turned to me his eye brows raised in surprise "Ah, bon soir! Tu parle Francais, mon ami?" (Good evening! You speak French, my friend?)
I shook my head in the negative and looked down, hoping he wouldn't be disappointed. For the first time in years I wished I had paid more attention in my classes. Very few people in this part of Canada spoke French, usually people that worked for the government that transferred in... and transferred out within 5 years or so. "Non monsieur. That's about all I remember from school. Sorry."
"Ah, ces't bon. That is OK. You try for me, oui? Not many do. Its nice to hear someone try." I looked up and saw he was giving me a genuine smile. "Its nice to hear, even just a few words with your accent." I grinned back at him, recognizing he was poking fun at me.
"The coffee is fresh, yes?" he asked to which I had to shrug in response.
"Its hot, but I don't remember when Theresa made it, and she was off at 10:00". Theresa was one of the high school kids who worked part time at the store. Skip was adamant that they don't work past 10:00 on weekdays, no matter how badly they wanted the hours. "If nothing else its nice and hot on a cold night." I felt a little brave so I used the double entendre he had used on me, on his last visit. "It shouldn't be bad with a little cream in it. Especially your cream."
"Ah! You enjoyed my cream, last time, did you?" He walked over to the counter where I was. "Would you like some more, eh?" His smile and approach said that he already knew the answer but he was enjoying the game.
"Oui. monsieur. I would like some, very much... that is, if you don't mind..."
"Ah, I do not mind at all, mon petit ami." He reached toward me but I was mindful of the security camera recording us. I knew Skip wouldn't mind a show: he'd probably get off on it and ask me to blow him while he watched but I was worried that Skip's wife, Cathy might review the footage instead of him.