CHAPTER 4

They pulled up to the High school at 3:20pm to pick up Cassie. She was waiting for them in her usual spot in front of the school…talking to a few of her friends.  She said a quick goodbye to Stacey and the other girl she had been talking to and got into the back as Hutch got out and lifted the back of his seat for her.

“We have a game on Saturday…I get to wear my outfit tomorrow to school because we’re having a pep rally.” She told them as Hutch got back in and shut the door.

“Terrific.” Starsky said as he gunned the Torino engine and headed for home to drop her off.

“We’ll be working late for the next couple of nights so you’ll be alone.” Hutch told her.

“Hey …can I spend the night at Stacey’s house then?” She asked.

“As long as you don’t stay up too late and you get all your homework done.” Starsky told her…he really didn’t want her to be alone and he liked Stacey’s mom.

“No problem…we can do it together.” She told them.

They dropped her off and went back to work. It would be a long day for them because they still had so much to do.  Now along with their already heavy case -load they had to deal with this stripper case later that night. At least they would have a couple of hours when they got off their regular shift to shower and change before heading up to the club.

Cassie cleaned house a little while she waited for Stacey to get home from school so she could talk to her…about an hour went by and she decided to pick up the phone and give her a call.

“Hello?” Stacey’s voice came through the telephone line.

“Hey Stace…listen…I’m gonna be alone the next couple of nights…Dave has to work late and I asked if I could spend the night with you tonight.” Cassie told her.

“Cool…my mom will love it…sometimes I think she likes you better than she likes me." Stacey kidded her.

“Great…hey what do you think of Taryn?” Cassie asked her …referring to the new girl at school that they had recently befriended.  Cassie thought she was kinda strange and a troublemaker…but she hadn’t told Stacey how she felt because Stacey seemed to like her.

“She’s pretty cool…do you really think she’ll be able to get us those fake ID’s?” Stacey whispered a little so her mom wouldn’t overhear the question.

“I don’t know?…What will we use them for anyway?” Cassie sounded uneasy…she knew that this could only lead to trouble.

“I don’t know…I never had one before…C’mon Cas you worry too much …it’s just for fun.” She told her…trying to ease her mind.  She always thought that Cassie was too much of a goodie goodie.

“Hey…do you think you can get your mom to pick me up?” Cassie asked her changing the subject.  Just the thought of having a fake ID would send Starsky through the roof and he was already unhappy with her about the cheerleading outfit.  She really didn’t want to cause anymore friction between them.

“I’m off restriction…I’ll come get you in the car…it’ll give me an excuse to drive it. Get ready and I’ll be there in a few.” She told her.

“Ok…I’ll be ready…Bye.” She said and then hung up the phone.  Cassie felt nervous as she hurried to pack an overnight bag shoving her cheerleading outfit inside.  She paced the floor as she waited…thinking about all the trouble she could get herself into with that ID.  Once her friends knew she had one…there would be no way to get out of using it.  She and Stacey had been good friends since elementary school and she knew that if she refused…she could loose her.  She was no match for a girl like Taryn Wade…and Stacey really liked her.

Starsky dropped Hutch off at the garage to pick up his car so he could go on home to shower and change and then headed for home himself.  It was around 6:oopm and he and Hutch would have to be at the club by 8:00pm so they could have time to practice and audition before they opened the doors to the public at 9:30. Not very much time to prepare but then again he really wouldn’t need much time.  He felt confident in the fact that he could put on a pretty good show without too much practice.  How hard could it be?

Hutch took a quick shower and shaved and then stood in front of the mirror in the buff…trying to picture himself as a stripper.  Then he put on a pair of briefs and went back to it…posing a little and trying to look sexy.  Then he sat down in one of the dining room chairs and threw his towel around his neck.

“Hutchinson you really got yourself into it this time…” He said to himself. He wanted to back out of it…tell Starsky he couldn’t go through with it. But it was too late.  He still couldn’t believe that he let his partner talk him into it…and what was even harder to believe is that Starsky would be so willing…he really thought he knew him better than that.

  After his shower and shave…Starsky put on a pair of his briefs and with Cassie gone he paraded himself into the livingroom…dancing and humming to himself.  He had always felt that he looked pretty good in the buff and in his underwear…it would be no big deal.  Just like a walk on the beach he thought to himself as he grabbed a beer out of the fridge and popped the top off.  As he sat and took a few sips from the bottle…he thought about Hutch. Maybe it was a bit cruel of him to make him do it.  Hutch had been worried about it all day and by now he must really be on edge.  He thought about it for a minute. Should he let Hutch off the hook?

“Naaawww..” He said out loud and then tipped the bottle up…taking huge gulps until it was empty.

-------------------------------
  Chapter 5
Back to Pebbles Page
Back to Gallery