A Man in Uniform

AN/ I don't know much anything about police and the way they do things, other than what I have seen on TV so please excuse any errors and misconceptions in my story. I don't own Glee. Reviews please!

Summer 2019

"Police! Freeze! Everyone stay where you are!"

The uniformed men rushed into the bar and the place erupted in panic. Men ran back and forth crazily, people fell, screamed, and shouted. Fists flew and bodies were crashing into each other as the police grabbed and hauled out the occupants of the bar.

Three men who were close to a side entrance slipped out quickly and ran down the alleyway. An officer standing outside the bar on the sidewalk saw them and shouted at them to stop. He gave chase down the blind alley which opened up into a small back area behind the bar. Two of the men had already jumped the fence, the third one was still climbing. The cop grabbed the third man's leg and managed to pull him down. The weight of the man falling caused both of them to spill backwards onto the ground.

The cop quickly tried to pull himself on top of the suspect but the man scrambled out from under him and tried to make a break for it. The cop leaped up and managed to grab the guy and push him against the wall of the bar and forcibly pinning him. They finally looked at each other for the first time to size the other up.

"Hummel?"

"Karofsky!"

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I'm gay. This is a gay bar. I was having some fun until your group of homophobic storm troopers ruined our evening. What stupid excuse are you using to raid the bar this time?"

Karofsky looked a bit embarrassed. "We heard there might be a drug deal going down in there."

"Oh please! If you want drugs why not raid the straight bar across the street. Everyone knows that's where you go to get good drugs. The real reason you're here is because it's your asshole Captain's policy to raid every new gay bar that opens up in this town, so they are too intimidated to stay open."

"Shut up! You're under arrest Hummel. I'm taking you in." Kurt tried to struggle but Karofsky easily pinned him to the wall pressing his body against the smaller man's frame. Karofsky was surprised at how little Kurt had changed over the years. He was thinner in the face and a bit more angular looking but it actually made him more handsome rather than cute. Remnant feelings for Kurt, buried deep in Dave's heart like small embers, suddenly blazed into fire as he looked into Kurt's eyes.

Kurt scowled back at Karofsky, "It doesn't surprise me at all that you're a cop. I guess that badge and uniform allows you to bully people with impunity. Well, coward, guess what, this time you've gone too far. By the time my brother gets through with you, you won't be able to get a job as a security guard in a mall."

"Quiet! You'd think after eight years you would have learned when to shut your mouth!"

"Oh my mouth has learned to do all kinds of things over the last eight years. But shutting it wasn't one –

Karofsky's lips smashed against Kurt's before either of the men knew what was happening. No longer an innocent, naïve teen, Kurt kissed back with a vengeance, fighting for dominance over the cop with his tongue. The two men mouth wrestled passionately, Dave couldn't help but moan.

Voices were heard calling along the alleyway. "Has anybody seen Karofsky?" a baritone voice asked.

"I saw him run down that alley, Coop," came the answering voice.

Karofsky roughly broke the kiss and spun Kurt around, grabbing his arms and pinning them behind his back. He quickly found his hand cuffs.

"I'm over here, Cooper!" he shouted as he cuffed Kurt's hands together behind his back.

"You had better keep what happened to yourself, Hummel." He quietly threatened, whispering in Kurt's ear. "You're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy."

"What took you so long to apprehend this queer?" Cooper asked, looking at Kurt as if he'd stepped in something.

"There were three of them that ran down the alley. I only managed to catch this one and he struggled a bit." Karofsky muttered carefully choosing his words.

"You mean he resisted arrest?" Cooper's smile looked rather sinister.

"Oh heavens no! I can't resist a man in uniform, can I Karofsky." Kurt pipes up obviously gaying it up a bit.

"Keep moving Hummel!" Dave pushed Kurt along in front of Cooper hoping to hide his embarrassment.

"You know him?" Cooper asked suspiciously.

"We attended McKinely together for a brief while."

"I had to change schools because of this bullying oaf." Kurt butted in again.

"Aww ain't that a shame," replied Cooper in a sarcastic manner.

"What will be a shame is the fact that I will sue your sorry asses for wrongful arrest!" Kurt hissed back.

"Would you shut the fuck up!" Dave shouted at Kurt, exasperated. He moved Kurt towards the heavily bared bus that was waiting on the street.

"No! We'll take him for a luxury ride in our cruiser."

Dave looked startled, "why? Shouldn't he go with the rest of the detainees?"

"You guys are best buds from school aren't you? Maybe you should get reacquainted."

Dave pushed down the sickening feeling in his gut and maneuvered Kurt to their cruiser and opened the back door. He then made sure Kurt's head made it in unscathed by placing his hand on the young man's soft brown hair and guiding it through the door opening.

"Hey!" Dave exclaimed in a panicked voice "we should have turned right, back there to go to the station."

"We're not going to the station. We're going to have a little party with your friend down at the reservoir."

"Are you nuts? I'm not participating. I'll report you and whatever guys you've invited to show up."

Cooper who was driving the cruiser, quickly pulled over to the curb and stared at Dave, trying to intimidate him, "What? You're going to protect your little faggot friend against your workmates and buddies?"

"I'm trying to protect you, Coop." Dave spluttered, "Do you know who he is? His name is Kurt Hummel, of Hummel-Hudson Auto Repair. His step-brother Finn Hudson is a new ward councilor for the city. Hummel wasn't just spewing hot air when he mentioned a lawsuit for wrongful arrest. You know very well the city has been trying to extend a hand of friendship to the gay community and expressly told the police NOT to raid anymore gay bars. The city will be against us on this one. There will be lawsuits, calls for resignations and inquires after this raid and you want to beat up Finn's brother on top of that?"

"The Captain will back us. You worry too much."

"The Captain will be too busy trying to save his own ass. He went directly against city policy when ordering this raid. The city wants him out and if you beat up Hummel you'll be serving the Captain up on a platter. It's just the excuse they need to get rid of him. Hummel knows me, he heard me call you by your name. We'll get done for this and will be used as scapegoats. "

"He'll only tell if he regains consciousness."

"Fuck! Cooper! Are you not getting any at home? You're that desperate to take out your aggression on someone?"

"Fuck you Karofsky! You scared piece of shit!"

"Look at it this way, do you want to retire next year with all your retirement savings in tact or do you want to be spending your golden years in the penn with criminals you put away there?"

The two officers just glared at each other trying to make the other give in and turn away. The radio crackled to life, the dispatcher asking where they were.

Dave grabbed the radio and told the older woman that they were ten minutes away from the station.

"The Captain wants you to come directly back to the station as soon as you can," was the woman's reply. Dave tried to keep the 'I told you so' expression off his face. Cooper just scowled angrily. Dave's shoulders finally relaxed as Cooper pulled a u-turn and headed back to the station.

Cooper looked into the rearview mirror, "look at that queen in the back seat," he spat disgustedly, "He's sitting there as if rainbows and unicorns are shooting out his ass. He has no clue how lucky he is."

"You have no idea!"

"I'll get Hummel processed while you do - whatever," said Dave as he helped Kurt get out of the cruiser.

Cooper just walked off to get a coffee and donut without looking back. Dave hated pissing off his partner, but it was worth it. Kurt was safe.

Karofsky grabbed Kurt gently by his bicep and walked him into the station. They lined up with the other cops and their captives for the admitting procedure.

"Thanks by the way." Kurt uttered softly.

"Thanks for what?"

"For talking your partner out of taking me to the reservoir."

"The back of the cruiser is sound proof how did you – "

"You forget I've lived in Lima for almost 19 years before moving away. Everyone knows the cops take vagrants and gays down to the reservoir to be taught a lesson. I sort of suspected when you put me in the cruiser by myself that I might be in trouble, and then when you guys missed the right turn at the traffic lights, I knew we weren't going to the station and that I was going to get a beating. But then you started shouting, and the other cop pulled over and started arguing. I don't know what you said that convinced him, but thank you!"

"Actually what finally did it was the dispatcher, she called and told us to get our butts back to the station. You won't have to worry, you'll probably be released as soon as you're processed. This operation has been a balls-up from the very beginning," huffed Dave, upset about the whole situation.

"Whatever do you mean? I got to reunite with my old nemeses and you got to kiss a really hot looking guy. You should be grateful."

"And you should really, really shut up now Hummel."

tbc...

AN/ Just a word about the dialogue concerning the beating. I don't mean to portray the police as being thugs, especially the ones in Lima, Ohio. I live in Toronto and it is well known that some bad-apple cops do take vagrants and gays down to Cherry beach to beat them up. I figured that there are bad cops as well as good ones in every city so maybe it could happen in Lima. I just happened to pick the reservoir from a city map of Lima because it looked out of the way.