That evening.
Barbi was out of uniform and into her handcuffs. She had tape over her mouth and looped rope kept both ankles side by side.
’Probably should have tried this with clothes on, yeah next time.’
With her hands cuffed in front, it took four minutes to unlock. And that was with the key there next to her on the bed.
She tried talking with the tape on her lips.
’Mum mum Maybe. Yeah it’s loose just moving my mouth a few seconds.’
She peeled the tape and tossed it in the wastebasket, untied her legs and lay back on her bed and reached for the phone. She kept a second one in her bedroom so Andy could alert her to all points bulletin reports. Not that she spent much time in bed.
She dialed and while it rang she rubbed the sticky off her lips.
"Hey Toni, it’s me. Yeah I was trying the handcuff thing. Not so well. I better try behind the back when someone’s here. Well Wednesday of next week I’m having the new county nurse over. Make up for running off on her when we had that problem last week. Could you be there? Just for fun. No you don’t have to bring anything. It may be surprising. I’ll be by the station to check in with you. What do you mean I should ask Cari about how to gag? No I’m not tied up. I’ll see you. Keep Wednesday free. Bye."
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Andy had this Friday night and most of Saturday off. Neither he nor Barbi worked much on Sundays. Since Barbi was going fishing next weekend, she wanted Andy to take off this one. Cari was going to help him with the time on his hands.
He parked in front of Cari’s house, and strolled with his sack up the sidewalk to her porch. Like a good policeman, he noticed things, her Hawthorne bicycle on its kickstand parked under the Sycamore tree in her front yard, Cari behind her screen door on the front porch. How much her top displayed.
She opened the screen door to let him in.
"That’s nice ."
"Thanks, I’ll never take it off."
"Never?"
"Well, maybe."
"We’re grilling in back right?"
"I’ve already ready got it going."
" You should have let me handle it. How’d you avoid getting charcoal on that white outfit?
"I’m very neat."
"Did you buy that in town?"
"No silly. It’s Frederick’s of Hollywood. So you think I should order more from them?"
"How quick’s the delivery?"
"Quick. Be quick cooking the steaks, We’ve got other entertainment besides eating," said Cari.
While Andy walked through Cari’s living room and kitchen to the back porch door, Cari clacked down her hallway in her white glove Grecian slippers with the scrolled T-back strap to check in the mirror. Of course her hair was great, but Andy had her thinking ‘huge charcoal stains.’ Got to be careful with cotton duck material. She twirled and turned. Her two piece set of short shorts and shortie top looked fine, along with her midriff exposed by the top. Bottom tight, legs great. She better lay off admiring and get that second opinion.
Andy didn’t come right out with it. But while he was cooking, eating, and drinking, with a look here and a slight touch there, he was enjoying more then the twelve- ounce steaks.
"Full up?"
"It was great," said Andy.
"Getting dark out here, bugs are moving in. Probably get chewed up when I’m camping with Barbi."
"Just keep covered up."
"No Barbi will do all the fishing, I’ll be sunbathing. Got a new suit."
"Same place you got what you’re wearing?"
"The same. Want to see it?"
"Well I don’t want to bother."
"No bother. Can you douse the grill, I’ll be right back."
"O.K."
Carri talked back over her shoulder on the way to her back door.
"It’s not quite right to wear at the city pool, with the kids and all. I’ll be glad to have someplace private."
Andy poured a little water on the grill coals.
Carri stopped halfway in the door, turned and said, "you know I’ve been sunbathing in the nude."
Steam shot up off the fire.
Carri went on inside to her bedroom, shucking her top, her Grecian slippers, shorts, panties, and bra.
"Where’d I put that?"
She remembered she’d stashed the bikini in her bathroom, thinking she’d make a surprise quick change for Andy. Oh well this was going to work out too.
She walked out of her bedroom and bumped into Andy. His arms went around her.
"Hey you you’re supposed to be taking care of that fire. Is it out?"
"It’s starting up again."
"Well you’re the Sheriff, you’re supposed to look out for public safety, Now go on and do your mummph!"
He’d shut her up with a kiss. He made it a long one.
"Mum. Mum mum. Mummph!"
She pulled his head back.
"I want to show off my bikummph."
She went along with this kiss.
Carri stopped first. "I’m worried about that fire."
"Me too, let’s work on it together," said Andy.
Another kiss filled the time.
Then Cari broke away and slid by Andy in the hall.
"Hey!"
"I’ve got to get that suit on."
"Now?"
"I have to show it to somebody."
"You’re showing plenty. Come on Cari."
He had to follow her to the bathroom.
Cari was removing the two pieces of the suit hanging from the shower curtain rod.
"That’s all of it?"
Cari held the two pieces to herself.
"What you think I can’t wear this? Do you think I’m fat?"
"No no no. What I meant was that it’s, well it’s not necessary for right now. Sun bathing, camping, what ever, I’ll be happy to see you in it. But I know you’re prepared for what’s next. No need to add to it."
"Oh come on, just shoo out and I’ll be ready," said Cari.
Andy took away the swimsuit, laid it back over the shower rod and took one of the towels off the rack and tucked it under his right arm.
"Now you’re going to cover me in a towel."
"Turn around."
Cari looked at Andy then turned her back. He took her wrists and began binding them with the towel.
"Hey what’s the big idea?"
"You’re under arrest."
"What for?"
"Reufusal to stay naked."
Cari moved her head to look back at him and say.
"This is a frame up."
"Call your lawyer."
"He’s Perry Mason."
"He sure stays busy."
Cari turned her head to the front. She wiggled her arms, surprised how tight the towel was tied. Andy took another one off the rack folded it and held it at both ends.
"Now here’s the deal. You stay naked, I’ll get naked, and no more mention of the word bikini."
"Bikini bkini bikini.
Andy brought the towel from behind Cari’s head and pulled it over her mouth.
"Bikinmumm?"
Andy knotted it behind her black hair while she tried to keep her lips working.
"Mum mu mummph?
He finished the knot and tuned her to face him.
"Now that is the most surprised I’ve ever seen you look."
Cari made loud sounds, but nothing that gave a clue as to what she wanted. Thou the feeling of anger could be detected.
"Let’s start where we left off. You were in the bedroom naked, and I was entering there to get the same. Would you lead the way?"
"Muff mum mmerf mum."
"I hope that’s yes. Come on let’s go to bed."
Cari moved her head to look around him and at her bikini. Andy cupped her chin in his right hand and moved it back to face him.
"Mumump."
Andy cut her off by pressing his right index finger to her lips, or where they should be under the towel. Then he used it to point.
"Bedroom."
She gave him a narrow-eyed look, then began walking out the bathroom. She stopped in the doorway and looked at Andy. He took another towel off the rack. At that she got wide-eyed. He came toward her and motioned to go around the corner.
Slowly she walked, Andy couldn’t resist. He gave a slight pat with his left hand on her bottom.
"Speed up."
This brought more noise from under the towel, but she did pick up the pace.
When they made it to the bedroom, Andy closed the door and said, "sit on the bed and cross your ankles."
Cari made an awkward flop on her bed, and Andy kneeled and tied her ankles with the third towel.
He picked her up as best he could and moved her to the middle of the bed. He sat behind her and tightened the towel tying her wrists, then made the towel gag fit firmer.
He stood up off the bed, looked at her and said, "I just remembered paperwork I have to do at the courthouse."
This brought on more of the narrow-eye look.
"No I’m serious."
Cari made growling noises, she wiggled on her bed.
"I’ll check the fire before I go."
He turned to leave; loud attempts at speech came from the bed. Now Cari had the doe-eyed look.
"I’ll be sure it’s out."
He left the bedroom. Cari thrashed on the bed. She got her hands free, reached and untied her ankles, and jumped up and ran. She caught up to him in her living room.
"Whoa, I’m sorry, I wasn’t really leaving. You got out of that quick."
He pulled the towel down around her neck.
"You’re a bully," she said.
"And you’re a tease. You drove me crazy."
"Me or my body?"
"The whole package. Lets take it back in the bedroom."
"You won’t run off and leave me there?"
"No way. But let’s get one thing straight."
Andy pulled the towel back up over Cari’s mouth.
"Muff," she said.
"No mention of ‘you know what’ And no clothes for either of us until morning light."
"Muff muff," she said while shaking her head yes.
He untied the towel and let it drop, picked her up in his arms and away they went.
To Be Continued...