Yes, people are always watching. I remember a incident about a year ago. Kelton and I were in the store in one of the neighborhoods we visit, we like to pick the poorest areas because those people need the most help. It was a small corner store. A youngster came in and he had that look. I saw the man behind the counter brace himself confirming we could potentially have a situation.
There was another young woman in the store and she immediately hurried toward me. She looked at me with a ‘what are you going to do?’ look in her eye. I arched and eyebrow and looked at Kelton. Of course he did that deep throated chuckle thing he does before mumbling how I scream law enforcement. I just threw my hands up when he started tossed his head. At that point all eyes were on me, the store clerk and the few other people in the store. I thought, how in the hell did I walk into this shit. I mumbled “I’m basically retired.” Kelton says F that my service is a lifetime appointment. I’ve heard that before but not in the way Kelton explained it. He tells me I wasn’t only an appointment by man but by the Most High.
He moved toward the counter and I did as well. He gave me a get back look and I shook my head and smiled. I asked him if he was sure he wanted take this walk, especially with me in the store. Kelton boldly add, “and me.” He asked me if I was the heat and then looked at Kelton. Kelton tells is nodded and says, “He is the big cheese, smoking hot.” He looked at me again, looked me up and down and for a moment I knew he was sizing me up, wondering if he could take me. I smiled and chuckled along with Kelton but there was something about how I laughed that made him begin to rethink his stance. I asked him again if he was sure he wanted to take that walk with me. Kelton kept shaking his head no and he kept looking at Kelton. He looked at me a one last time, took out his gun, and handed it to me.
I sat it on the counter and took out my phone while Kelton asked him what he needed. He took a deep breath and said Help. I hung up the phone and told him to come take a walk with me. Everyone in the store smiled and thanked us and Kelton pointed at me. The lady that stood beside me nodded and said she knew it. I had cop written all over me, Kelton said Fed and her eyes sprang wide open. They young man asked me what I was doing in the store, and I help up my bottled water and Twizzlers and he smiled. I said “What…I’m hungry,” and he laughed harder. Then he told me that wasn’t food that was junk. I asked him if he wanted to grab a bit with me then and he nodded and admitted he was hungry too. Then he started joking around with Kelton who mumbled he looked like he was hungry.
I don’t know what it did for the people in the store, I didn’t think about it, I just did what I do.
