The downtown offices buzzed. Officers walking in and out. Prisoners being taken into custody and some of them being signed out. Phones were ringing off the hook and papers were scattered all over desks. Cold coffees lay forgotten as everyone went about their duties. In the middle of the office a pretty young officer sat on her desk surrounded by a couple of the male officers. All listening to what the young girl was telling them.
"So there I was riding around with Officer Georgie Mcran. And then all of the sudden I spot a couple of guys. Well it doesn't take an idiot to figure out what they were doing in the back of an alley. So I get out of the car and run over to them. I busted them for a drug deal." The girl smiled a perfect dimpled smile. Some of the men laughed and other gave her a small smile.
Officer Chae Elizabeth Connors was so happy for her accomplishments on a drug bust that no one had it in their heart to tell her that the guys were bailed out this morning or that it was nothing unusual for the police station. So they all let her think she did a bug thing by catching those men. Some of the men only kept their mouth shut so they could bask in the beauty of the girl sitting on the desk. Chae was no ordinary cop. She went from major to major trying to figure out what she wanted to be before finally settling on being a cop. Many people thought that Chae could go farther with her gorgeous looks but Chae didn't want to be in the famous business.
"Connors!" Chief Donalds shouted as he came out of his officer. Chae looked up quickly and raised an eyebrow at her boss. "I need to talk to you in my office. Now." He told her sternly and then turned and walked back into his office.
"Excuse me guys. Boss man calls." Chae said with a smile towards the guys before she got up and walked toward the officer door. "What can I do fro you chief?" Chae asked once she was in the office and the door was closed. Chief Donalds looked up at his young employee and pointed toward a chair.
"Have a seat. I want to talk to you about something." He said. Chae nodded and sat in the chair across from him. She looked up at him and nodded for him to go one. "Well first off I wanted to say good job yesterday on that drug bust. You should be very proud of yourself." He said with a small smile. Chae beamed up at him.
"Thank you Officer but I was just doing my duty as a cop." Chae said as she put a hand to her chest.
"Ah, exactly what I'm here to talk to you about. Have you ever heard of a program called Jump Street?" Chief Donalds ask Chae as he nods at her. Chae looked up at him confused and slowly nodded her head.
"Yeah, that undercover cop program. The one where they go into high schools and prevent crime. Why?" Chae asks looking at her boss suspiciously.
"Well as your boss it is my duty to make sure all you officers are safe. And as a young woman and one of the only women on the squad you're often put into dangers way." Chief Donalds struggled with telling one of his best and his most feisty officer about what decisions were made including her.
"Get to the point Chief." Chae sighed and rolled her eyes a bit. She hated it when her chief would avoid the point of a conversation. It was annoying and a waste of time as far as she was concerned.
"Well I was talking to Captain Adam Fuller the whole boss of Jump Street and he was telling me how good of a program it was. So we've both decided that it would be better and much safer if you were to go over and work at Jump Street." Chief Donalds informed the young girl. Chae looked at her boss with wide eyes and shook her head at him.
"Have you gone mad?" Chae asked loudly as she got up from her seat and started to pace the room. "High school kids are more dangerous than criminals these days." Chae argued as she sent the Chief a dirty look. He cleared his throat and also stood up from his seat.
"Listen you would have a partner around your age. You wouldn't be bothered with these uniforms and you could experience high school all over again." Chief Donalds tried to reason knowing that Chae was a very wild child. Not wild enough to break the law but still wild in her own way.
"Thanks for the offer but I went through high school and judging from my experience I don't think it would be fun to live a lie as a teenager." Chae said with a fake smile.
"Chae just three and a half years ago you were a teenager yourself. I don't know what the big deal about going onto Jump Street is. Most guys on the squad desire this job badly." Chief Donalds said in a stern tone.
"Well give it to one of them then." Chae said as she waved her hands in the air wildly.
"We would if we could but they look to old for the job. We need some young fresh looking people and Chae you do like you still belong in high school. Your perfect for the job." Chief Donalds argued.
"So your telling me if all of the sudden I get wrinkly and have saggy boobs then I would look to old for the job?" Chae asked raising an eyebrow at Donalds.
"Don't even think about it Chae. I've already transferred all of your files over to Jump Street. You should start over there Monday nine o'clock a.m. sharp." Chief Donalds said sending Chae a sympathetic look. Chae snapped her head angrily.
"Excuse me?" She asked in a low tone. "You sent my files over there. You had no right to! You should have asked me before you decide what I'm going to do with my life!" Chae yelled angrily as she pointed to herself.
"Being a cop comes with this Chae. Your assignments get switched all the time and you have to go with whatever you're told." Chief Donalds told Chae as he shook his head at her sadly.
"Look, Chief it this is about danger then I can handle it. I'm a good cop and you said it yourself today. I can handle whatever life brings at me. I mean I did witness my freakin father figure get murdered when I was sixteen then I can handle whatever else comes along." Chae started to reason. She really had no desire to transfer over to Jump Street.
"I'm sorry Officer Connors but it's for the best." Chief Donalds said lowly before turning to look out the window. Chae looked at her chief's back sadly once before she stormed out of the office and out of the station altogether.
21JUMPSTREET
Meanwhile at the Jump Street offices everyone was wondering where Tom was. It had been a good seven days since Amy was murdered and yet Tom was still nowhere to be seen. Captain Fuller told everyone to leave Tom be. He just needed some time to mourn in the quiet. Penhall was by far the one who was worried most though. He knew about Tom wanting to break up with Amy that night and then her murder. He knew his best friend was probably overcome with guilt.
"Penhall, Hoffs, loki." Captain Fuller called as he walked out of his office. The three young cops quickly scrambled over to him as he stood by Hoffs' desk. He looked at them with raised eyebrows. "Has anyone talked to Tom lately?" Was the first question Captain Fuller asked, his eyes quickly went to Doug.
"I managed to get a hold of him last night for a couple of minutes sir. He's still taking this Amy thing pretty hard." Doug told Captain Fuller as he scratched the back of his head.
"All right then just give him as much time as he needs to recover." Captain Fuller said nodding his head. He then turned his attention to the files in his hand. "Looks, like we got over selves a new officer guys. Her name is Chae Connors and she is going to be transferring from the San Francisco Police station. She is 23 years old and had just graduated from the academy. I talked to her boss earlier and he told me she is a feisty character and to watch out for her." Captain Fuller informed everyone as he read off the notes he took from Chief Donalds. Judy looked taken aback for a moment as she thought the name sounded familiar but quickly shook it off since she couldn't remember where she heard it before.
"Another girl." Doug smiled at loki. Loki smiled back.
"Finally, I will have someone other than you chumps to talk to." Judy mumbled under her breath but loud enough for the three of them to hear.
"Awww….you love us." Doug said as he put his arm around Judy's shoulder and squeezed hard.
"Get off." Judy exclaimed pushing Doug off of her and giving him a dirty look. He laughed and stuck out his tongue childishly.
"Enough you two." Captain Fuller said interrupting the fighting between the two officers. "As I was saying Officer Connors will start on Monday and I want you all to welcome her with open arms. I just got word from her boss that she isn't to happy about the transfer so don't let her attitude get to you." Captain Fuller told them as he closed up his files.
"Greta another rude female cop." Doug said throwing his hands up in the air in exasperation. Judy and Fuller rolled their eyes while loki just laughed a little.
