Authors note: I thought I would take a break from my usual fanfics to tackle something I haven't done since my Jake/Sofia tales. This one will be about a show called Sheriff Callie's Wild West, and seeing how there is no category for this one I thought I'd give it a shot. Disney Jr. doesn't really do romance so having seen a bit of the episodes when my nieces watched it I noticed Peck and Callie have something, though again romance isn't really big on those shows. Anyway when a new cat shows up in town seeking the Sheriff's hand will it finally push Peck to confess his feelings, or will he chicken out? Hope you enjoy.

SHERIFF CALLIE'S WILD WEST

Peck in love

CH.1: Peck's dilemma

"I've been working in the jail house…all the live long day," Peck sings to himself as he sweeps the jail, his voice carrying high as no one is there, "I've been working in the jail house since the…well…clock struck three. Can't you hear the prisoners moaning…wake me up in the morn, oh it is such a nice day…can't you let me outside to play."

Peck was the Deputy of Nice and Friendly Corners, a quaint little town where hardly a crime was ny…unless you count the occasional bandits who came through but other than that it was normally a case of neighborly problems of some sort. He and Sheriff Callie and his best bud Toby tried to help out their friends, though in his case he often just messed things up. He didn't aim to mess up…it just happened.

Tipping his kepi up he looks around at the clean floors and whistles in amazement at the job he does. Hearing the door open he looks over spotting his best bud in the whole wide world Toby. Toby and him had been buddies for a while and the trouble they had been into, well, it just made their friendship that much stronger he thought.

"Hiya Peck…how ya doing?" Toby was the friendliest cactus this side of the west and while people might find it weird for him to be friends with someone he couldn't hug he found a way. Normally a bath and some of that healing stuff to make pulling the stuff out of him easier.

"I'm doing swell Toby. I got the whole place clean…on account of I'm the Deputy. We have to have this place spotless so when we have the bad guys locked up they can go to sleep knowing they are kept well here." Peck smiled as he held the broom like it was a sword.

"Wow…I can see my face in the floor. Sheriff Callie will love this. Say did you hear there is going to be a new person coming to town. Sheriff Callie has been all nervous all morning…seems like she might know this fella."

Peck was about to put his broom away when he hears this. "Fella…this is the first I've heard of this. When is he set to arrive?" Peck didn't know why but this didn't sit well with him.

"I suppose anytime now…ooh…now I remember I wasn't supposed to say a word. Sorry Peck…um…could you act like you didn't hear me say what I said?" Toby looked down and Peck was too lost in thought to notice.

"A fella…a fella that Sheriff Callie knows…does this mean they were a thing?" Peck paced back and forth and didn't notice he was stirring up some loose dirt.

"Uh Peck…your dirtying up the floor…" Toby tried to tell him and maybe some part of it went through but Peck could not be bothered.

"I don't believe it…I thought we didn't have any secrets from each other. A fella…a fella who knows her…this just isn't right. I've been with her the longest I have-."

Toby was staring at him and he looked down at his clean floors seeing the dirt he had kicked up. "Holy Jalepenos! My floors…oh what have I done?"

"I didn't know you felt that way about Sheriff Callie Peck," Toby noted softly, so softly he did a quick take before finding his feathers rustled.

"Feel about her how…what…no I don't feel anything for her. You were hearing things Toby, yeah, um…that is it." Peck went to pick up his broom and then let out a yelp as he felt Toby try to hug him.

"Oops…sorry there Peck. Still…I know what I heard, kind of seen it myself when you are with her. The two of you are like my favorite milkshake of chocolate and vanilla mixed together…with a cherry on top. Mmm…I think I will go get one right now."

"Wait a sec…Toby…what do you mean you have seen it?" Peck felt a little out of it and he headed over to a stool to start prying the pokey from him.

"It is just little things…like how when she leaves the room you look after her and you heave this audible sigh, sort of lonesome like. Also when you hold hands I could swear your heart is making so much noise it would leap out of your chest…but then you'd die…so it is probably best it stays inside your chest. Why don't you tell her how you feel?'

Peck adjusts his badge as he gets up and walks over to the window. "It is because we're friends Toby…I mean how do you go from that to…to love? I means he has a fella coming here making her all lovey dovey. I can't even do that to her…why should I even try?"

"Don't be like that Peck…I think if you told her how you felt she'd understand. I will be with you pal…besides…that fella isn't due till…"

"Riley Pride…welcome to Nice and Friendly Corners." Peck walked outside and saw Sheriff Callie hugging a feline with black fur and wearing fancy clothes.

"How come she never hugs me like that?" Peck looked over at Toby hoping his best pal had something positive to say.

"Um…howdy friend of Sheriff Callie." Toby moved off and Peck reached out but then let out a breath. Things just got more complicated than he wanted.