Author's Disclaimers: All sexually active participants are over 18 years of age. Any resemblance to real live people is purely coincidental. Any real person named is for authenticity.
My name is Kyle deJong. I have just past the five year mark on the Whatcom County Sheriff's department. This is the county that borders Canada from Western Washington State. Having just turned 26, and still single, I was enjoying a new promotion in my department, having been given quite a lot of new duties to perform.
After graduating my little High School, about 25 miles east of Bellingham, our County Seat, and largest city in the county, I wanted to go to college, but money was tight, so I was overjoyed to receive a scholarship offer to play football at Central Washington, in Ellensburg, about 125 miles from home.
Standing nearly 6'3" and right around 185, I was a four year starter, and a star on our team. During my four years at Central, I grew to a fairly muscular 225, but knew the NFL wasn't in my future.
Luckily, I kept hitting the books, as well as opposing running backs. Majoring in Criminal Justice, with an eye on policework, I knew I wanted to stay near home, if possible.
It seems as if none of my college girlfriends wanted anything to do with someone who want to be a cop. Their loss.
As a rookie, I just learned all I could, and truly enjoyed my time on our County Sheriff's department.
I had my own apartment just outside of town, on the way to the Canadian border. I did visit my family as often as possible, helping keep my younger sister from straying too far, and getting into trouble.
The one thing she seemed to obsess about was some new hip-hop singer, Misty something or other. If they didn't sing country, I didn't care to listen.
Just a week or two ago, she tells me she saw on Social Media, that this Misty and her mother/manager were going to be visiting the Five Star resort hotel and golf course, located a little northwest of where my normal patrol area was.
We were all called into a Monday morning briefing session, telling us of this visit, due to her rather over indulgent mother, and her headline seeking reputation.
My sister, Karen, called me that evening, asking if I ran into her, if I could get an autograph. I thought, oh, shit, just what I don't need. I let my 16 year old sister know that I would try, but not to hold her breath.
The first few days, no problems, with either Misty, or her mother Chris, something or another.
But, Thursday, right before lunch, we all get a call of some sort of major disturbance in downtown Blaine, the nearest town to this resort. Four cars responded, with me second in command.
Upon arrival, I see this young girl and her mother weaving down a sidewalk, in the middle of downtown. Four of us Deputies approached, and tried to disperse the crowd. The mother, a brassy blonde of 40 or 45 years of age who was obviously drunk, yelling and slurring her words. The daughter, Misty, seemed nearly as drunk, but was quiet. When I approached both of them, this Chris yelled at us Cops that they were celebrating her daughters' 21st birthday, and we should just get the fuck away!
Having heard the swearing, and observed the drunkenness, we arrested both of them. Mom for public intoxication, plus contributing to the delinquency of a minor. My sister having just told me it was Misty's 20th not 21st birthday. And Misty for Minor in Possession, plus public intoxication.
The news media went nuts! Why, I asked them, should people who think they are important get special treatment?
Getting the pair of obnoxious drunks to our jail, for processing, and away from the prying eyes and cameras of the jerk offs in the media, we started filling out our arrest reports. I had the great misfortune of talking with Mom. All the time I spent filling out my portion of the arrest report, she kept up a constant barrage of insults, and threats, aimed at our entire department, and me in particular. After about ten minutes of this noise, I calmly told her I would stuff a rag in her mouth if she didn't shut her mouth! When I said this, her daughter's eyes nearly fell out of her head. By the way, Misty was very quiet, during this time, and seemed to be paying more attention to me than our Sherriff, who was filling out her arrest report.
After getting Ms Hough into a cell, much to her displeasure, Sherriff Johnson asked me to finish with this over indulged brat.
It was the first time I really took a good look at her. She was absolutely gorgeous. Even though I knew she was 20, she looked younger than my 16 year old sister. Her dark brown hair done in short corn rows, and skin the color of light milk chocolate. Quietly, she asked me if I really would have stuffed a rag into her mother's mouth. Trying to keep a straight face, I just nodded that I would have.
Just as I finished with Misty, this guy comes busting into our office and announces he is taking both his clients out of our jail.
"On who's authority?" I asked.
"I'm their lawyer!" he hissed.
"I don't care if you sit on the Supreme Court of this State, they have to see a Judge, before being released." Besides, I continued, you are their media clown, so don't come in here trying to throw your weight around. It certainly helped me having my sister giving me the heads up on the crap Chris was famous for.
I don't know who pulled some strings, but we were told that Judge Young would hold a preliminary hearing in two hours.
Sitting in Judge Young's courtroom, the media circus was held at bay, by the order of the Judge. Sherriff Johnson testified, then me. I told His Honor exactly what I had observed. Nothing more. I also told him how both ladies acted in our office. Mother, quite obnoxious, daughter, pensive and quiet.
After hearing from Chris Hough, who had calmed down, a little, they were both fined $500 and released.
I was pissed, but didn't have any say in the matter. Back on patrol, for my last half hour, I just sat and thought how could a mother lead her daughter down a road of self destruction. Not my worry, I told myself.
Getting back to the office to end my day, the Desk Sergeant showed me an online post, Misty had made. "Thanks to the kindness of Deputy deJong and for being a gentleman."
I was impressed, to say the least. I did receive some light hearted kidding from my fellow cops, mainly because of how good looking she was. Just as I was headed out the door, the Desk Sergeant handed me a piece of paper with a phone number on it. Misty's.
Did I want to caller her? Text her? Or, as my original thought, ignore her?
Of course my star struck sister told me to contact her. The next day, on my lunch break, I texted her asking how she was doing. She replied that she was OK, and wanted time away from her mother. I asked her if lunch the next day was possible, just the two of us. Yes, she replied, with a smiley face. Noon, I will pick you up at the front of your hotel, I replied.
At noon, I drove up to this very fancy hotel in my five year old Ford F-150 pick up. I wish I had my phone out to take a picture of the stunned look on her face.
"You really are a cowboy, aren't you?" she gushed.
"Not really, just sometimes," I replied.
This was my first glimpse of seeing her in a relaxed atmosphere. On the short side, maybe 5'4" or so and maybe a buck ten, wearing a nice pair of shorts and a UCLA tee shirt. It looked to me that she might have misplaced her bra, but that was her persona, I guess.
Jumping into my truck, we headed off to where I had planned our "date" As we were driving, and just talking like two normal people do on dates, I quietly asked her if it wouldn't be too much trouble if my sister could get an autograph.
Grinning a million dollar smile, she asked me her name, and signed the photo Karen had given me, just in case.
Sitting in my favorite burger place, we just talked about anything not related to the incident two days previous. I finally asked her if hip-hop was her choice of music to record. After staring at her folded hands for a few minutes, she admitted her mother convinced her she could make more money with hip-hop than anything else.
"What would you choose for yourself?" I asked.
"Don't laugh, Kyle, but my choice is Country."