As if on cue a patrol came cruising down the road, and Cavin waved his hand and golf club in the air to draw attention.
“Oh geez,” Keaton murmured.A moment later the blue lights flashed on and the vehicle pulled to their side of the road.“You see what I mean?I guess I should start running now.”
“Sounds like guilt speaking,” Cavin projected.
“Now I understand why my sister said you’re a troublemaker.”
“Excuse me?”Cavin interrupted just as the officer approached them from his vehicle.
“Everything okay here?”the policeman checked.
“This man is messing with my vehicle,” Cavin explained.“I am trying to get to the bottom of it and could use your help.”
“Rainey, this is all a simple misunderstanding,” Keaton declared.“We don’t need your help.”
“Yes, we do,” Cavin disagreed.
Keaton began unscrewing the hose’s nozzle from the nearly fully inflated tire’s valve stem.
“Keaton, take your hands off the man’s vehicle while we discuss this.”
“Rainey, my hands are not on the man’s vehicle; my hands are on my air compressor’s hose and nozzle.I’m taking it off so he can figure out this dilemma on his own.”
“Keaton, just stop what you are doing so I can better understand this situation.”
Keaton raised his hands in submission but shook his head.
“Sir, can you tell me your side of the story, starting at the beginning?”Rainey asked Cavin.
“Rainey,” Keaton butted in.“Since you made me take my hands off this here air compressor weapon, can you have him put down the golf club so that we all feel safe?”he teased sarcastically.
Rainey breathed out a heavy sigh.“Sir, please set down the iron while we all talk,” Rainey requested.“Like adults,” he added, glaring in Keaton’s direction.
Cavin set the club on the nearby grass and then with an outstretched hand slowly reached toward the officer.“My name is Cavin Dawson,” he announced.
“Oh brother,” Keaton mumbled.
“I am Officer Rainey,” he responded while shaking Cavin’s hand firmly.
“My name is Keaton,” Keaton called out waving his hand.
Both men looked at Keaton, and then he grinned.
Cavin told the story about Keaton harassing him and Georgia last night then shared the news about discovering the flat tires this morning.Lastly, he explained finding Keaton fooling with the tires when he returned from playing golf.
“Is all that true?”Rainey asked Keaton.
“I simply tried to warn this guy about Georgia last night because he looked like innocent prey.I didn’t harass them.”
“Were you drunk?”Rainey interrogated.
“I had some drinks, but so did they.”
“Keaton, how many drinks did you have?”
“I don’t remember.Maybe you should do a breathalyzer test now because I may be acting under the influence as a Good Samaritan pumping up four flat tires for this stranger.”
Rainey had to admit that a lot of things didn’t add up, and he ignored Keaton’s comment.“Did you flatten this man’s tires last night?”
