“He’s crazy,” Sophia murmured. “Let’s get out of here.”
But Ted wasn’t ready to go. He waved at Chief Stacy as if their exchange had been pleasant. “Thank you, sir. Merry Christmas!”
Obviously unhappy that he hadn’t made more of an impact, Stacy pulled his cruiser up alongside the Lexus and glared in at them before punching the gas pedal and spraying gravel against Ted’s door.
“He scares me,” Sophia said.
Ted stared after him. “Don’t worry. He won’t be around much longer.”
“How do you know?”
He held up his cell phone to show her that he’d recorded the whole encounter, then immediately sent the file to Mayor Rackham, Dylan, Aaron and Levi.
* * *
It was another two months before the city took action but by March, Whiskey Creek had a new chief of police.
Ted took Sophia out to celebrate when he heard the news—and that was when he proposed.