Chapter 3
"9-1-1," Jackson said. "What's your emergency?"
"I've cut my finger off!" a child's voice screamed over the phone.
"What's your address?" Jackson asked.
"Your mom's house!" the child shouted.
Jackson could hear a group of kid's giggling.
"So you think it's funny to prank call 9-1-1?" Jackson asked.
A few minutes later, Athena and Angie arrived at a house and knocked on the door. A young woman with red hair opened the door.
"May I help you?" the woman asked.
"Hello, Ma'am," Athena said. "Do you have any children in the house who have a phone?"
"Devon!" the woman shouted angrily.
An hour later, Athena and Angie sat in lawn chairs in the front yard of the house watching a group of kids wash Athena's police car. The young woman brought out some lemonade and handed it to them.
"Here," the woman said. "Thought you two might be thirsty?"
"Can I have some lemonade, Mom?" one of the kids asked.
"No!" the woman shouted. "Children who play with the phone don't get lemonade! They get grounded for a month!"
"Oh," Athena said. "After you kids are done washing, I'll need you to wax."
"When I'd get in trouble as a kid," Angie said, "my mom would make me plant flowers."
"That's a good idea," the woman said. "I need new flowers in my garden. Oh, and my neighbor across the street needs flowers too. As a matter of fact, the whole neighborhood needs flowers."
"The whole neighborhood!" Devon whined.
"Yes!" the woman shouted. "And if you complain, the adjacent neighborhood too!"
Angie and Athena high-fived.
Meanwhile, Eddie, Buck, and Vince stood in the fire station gym doing curls. Vince checked Eddie out as they exercised. Buck looked at Vince.
"Really?" Buck asked. "I told you he's not gay."
"I know," Vince said. "But he's so hot!"
"He's not even blonde," Buck said.
"I know," Vince said. "But look at his biceps!"
"I have biceps too," Buck said.
"So you do want to hook up?" Vince asked.
"I'm not gay, and I have a girlfriend," Buck said.
"I've hooked up with straight men," Vince said. "It's called experimenting."
"Well, I don't want to experiment," Buck said. "I love my girlfriend."
"You two suck at whispering," Eddie said.
Eddie put down his weights and flexed his left arm.
"Feel this," Eddie said.
Vince walked over and felt Eddie's bicep.
"Wow," Vince said.
Vince continued to keep his hand on Eddie's bicep.
"Okay," Eddie said. "You felt it. Hand off."
Vince took his hand off of Eddie's bicep. Buck shook his head and walked off. Eddie then put his hand of Vince's shoulder.
"So, Vince," Eddie said suggestively. "What do you say you come by my house tonight?"
"Really?" Vince asked.
"Bet you'd like that," Eddie said suggestively. "Bet you'd like that so bad!"
"Yes I would!" Vince cheered.
"Good," Eddie said normally. "My girlfriend and I are going on a date I need someone to watch my son Christopher."
Eddie walked off and Vince angrily crossed his arms. Buck walked back over to him.
"Have fun watching Christopher," Buck teased.