“You’re still supposed to be grounded, remember?”he asked, a twinkle in his eyes.
“But if you’re not home, how will you know when I’m out?”
“The Boss Man ordered me to not let you out of my sight.”
“Bossy Jerk, you mean. Does he expect you to follow me into the bathroom and sleep in my doorway?”
“Good point. Of course, you would be here when I got back because you would know when I was expected home, right?”
“I suppose I would be. And, out of courtesy, you would never leave and not tell me when you’d be back,”she giggled. “But what if Rob calls here?”
“We can’t hear the phone when the TV is blasting. He knows how loud I play it,”Glenn giggled back.
Cassie grinned as Glenn left several hours later, telling her with a stern-but-false look to behave herself. After a few minutes, she called Gina and quickly made her way down the street.
Bored, the two girls roamed the quiet neighborhood.
“Too bad we can’t go to play mini-golf. That’s always fun and I like to watch the boys in the batting cages flexing their muscles as they try to show off,”Gina said, sitting on the curb.
Cassie elbowed her. “Who says we can’t? Bill’s car is here. We’ll take that.”
“But you aren’t supposed to be driving,”Gina commented, although she followed readily.
Cassie shrugged. “So? Glenn won’t care. He’s the one who hinted for me to break my restriction. See? Spare keys!”
Giggling, the two girls took off to Happy Harry’s Mini Golf which was about ten miles from home. Cassie had‘appropriated’some money that Bill had left for them for an emergency and the two girls proceeded to have the time of their lives as they tried to outdo one another with cheating in mini-golf. They met a couple of sailors on home for leave, and the four drove in Bill’s car to a local park where one of the guys produced a six pack of Bud light and a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20.
“This is nasty!”Gina grimaced, tasting it.
Cassie coughed after taking a swig. “Ditto that. Gag. It tastes like grape sewer water.”
“Pussies,”one the young men laughed, holding the bottle to his lips and taking a big swig.
Gina pulled out her stash, shaking her head as she lit the joint and then handed it to Cassie. Cassie hesitated, and then took a hit. Mmmm, good stuff. Gina knew how to find the best sweet Cush in the county...
By 1 AM, the alcohol was gone and all four were well-stoned. They didn’t notice the police car pull up to the parking lot, or the two officers that stood over them. One cleared his throat.
“So, what do we have here? Oh, no, you’re not going anywhere, mister!”the cop said, blocking the escape of one of the sailors. The young man laughed, sprawling happily to the ground.
“Who’s car is that in the lot?”the officer asked as the other called in the plates.
“M-mine.”Cassie whispered, suddenly feeling very sober.
“Driver’s license, please. I’m seriously hoping you weren’t planning to drive under the influence, young woman,”the cop scolded, eyeing her pretty face sternly.
“I, um, seem to have left it in my other jeans,”Cassie said, pretending to search for the wallet she apparently (and conveniently) left at home.
The officer shook his head. “I think we all need to take a little trip to the station. Into the squad car, all of you.”
“But, my car!”
“We’ll have it towed to the yard.”
“No! I mean, can’t you just take it to my house? Please? My roommate will need it in the morning for school!”Cassie lied, hoping that Glenn wouldn’t tell Rob or Bryon about Bill’s missing car.
“Don’t make such a fuss. What’s your name and where do you live?”the officer asked, considering her request. It was a small town and her statement did not surprise him. Cassie gave him her information and his eyes widened.
“Big Billy Johnson? The Dolphin’s quarterback? He’s your father?”
“No, more like a landlord. He took me in after my mom died.. Please...”
“My brother played with BJ when he was in college. The guy was a bulldozer. How’s he doing? I see him on TV all the time.”
“He’s in Japan. Please? Can’t we just take the car home?”Cassie repeated.
The officer shook his head. “Sorry, dear. The most I can do is to have the car towed to the station so your friend can drive it home when he comes and gets you. It will have to be enough. In you go. Watch your head, please.”
Gina looked at her friend worriedly as they sat in the cell. “Dad is going to ground me for life for this.”