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Chapter 6 - First date

As I wake up I realize that me and June have a date today so I run to the bathroom so I can shower and shave and just special for June I put on a little Aqua velva aftershave.

While heading out the door to go get June I see Zofia and Rosa waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs with their arms crossed which surprises me so I ask "Hi Zofia hi Rosa what's happening and why are you standing there looking at me like that?"

Zofia squints at me and says"I sink ze better question iz vhere are you going Butch hmm?"

"Uhh I have a date Zofia with a girl I met at school her name's June."

"Ah Iz zis ze black girl you defended from those punks?"

"Yes Zofia it is the very same girl. We were going to go get milkshakes and burgers at Murphy's."

"Sounds fun but zat place is whites only and how do you plan on getting around zat hmmm?"

"Simple Zofia we will sit down and enjoy ourselves and I'll whup anyone who tries to stop us?"

"Hahaha I believe you Butch but how I offer you some assistance in dealing with any trouble you might encounter?" She says as she places 4 pistols on the table two Smith&Wesson model 27s one with 6inch barrel with a nickel finish and the other with a three and a half inch barrel , a 1911a1 with custom nightsights and a threaded muzzle for attaching a suppressor and a walther ppk all with sandlewood grips. "I vill give you zees for yours and her protection from any jackbooted thugs who try to hurt you or ze girl because of your skin colors.Those guns were my husband's treat them well because they're legally yours although ze snub nose is better for your purposes tonight." She says as she hands it to me and place the rest of them in an old ammo crate that has "Rangers Lead The Way!" on it.

After hopping in the car I drive to June's house after calling her to get her address so I can pick her up. As I arrive at June's house I see someone waiting on the porch who I assume to be her dad. After getting to the porch I see that her father is a beast of a man at six foot eight inches tall and must weigh at least two hundred and sixty pounds. After staring each other down for maybe five minutes I introduced myself and he did as well saying "Hey kid name's Deputy Joe Trudeau but everyone calls me Bubba and you bedda treat mon cher right or we gonna have words youngin even if you's a rich white boy."

"I understand sir and I'm going to do right by her sir!"

As we keep talking I see June walk out wearing a dark blue sundress and right before she says anything I hand her a small bundle of sunflowers Rosa gave me to give to her to which she blushes and Bubba smiles while she she says "Thank you Butch and papa you ain't tryin to scare Butch are ya?"

"Non ma Cher we's jus talkin a little bit." He says sheepishly.

"Have a nice day sir I'll have her back before eleven." I say as I meet Bubba for what would be a bone crunching handshake to anyone else which surprises him a little.

"Haha Mon Chere dis boy be a good'un have fun."

"I will papa"

After saying goodbye arrived at Murphy's after driving for about five minutes during which I as "June you father was a little unusual why is that?"

"Oh that yeah my father's family originally come from the deep Bayou in Louisiana we're Creole by birth but we moved here because the schools are better and the sherriff likes my father's way of policing."

"Oh ok I understand now. Ok let's go inside I'm really craving a milkshake."

" Ok Butch let's go I'd love a vanilla."

"I hear ya I want a strawberry."

As we go inside we sit at a corner booth a waitress walks up looking very tired and asks us without looking up from her notepad "what would you like kids?"

"We'd like two shakes mine strawberry and a vanilla for the pretty girl and two bacon cheeseburgers with a basket of onion rings to split."

"K hon it'll take maybe five minutes.HEY JERRY TWO BACO BURGERS WITH CHEESE AND TWO SHAKES WITH RINGS!!"

"SHUT UP STELLA I HEARD YA."

While waiting for our food the guy at the register looks at us and says "Hey wait a minute can't you read buddy no blacks allowed in here."

I look at him and say "Back off I on a date with my gal."

June looks at me while smiling and says "aww you consider me your girl even though I'm black."

"June when I look at you I just see a beautiful girl not black or white bit this prick behind the counter is just an asshole. Now you in the stupid uniform get us our food so we can eat."

The cashier looks at me and yells "Jimmy and Ricky get out here we got someone causing trouble in here"he says as two thuggish guys in leather jackets approach me and June scaring her a little.

"Git outta here you and ya nigga gal" the taller one who I'm assuming is Jimmy says.

"Back off bub and don't call my girl a nigger" I yell as I stand up and close in on him. As I close in Jimmy swings at me which I duck and the knock him out by slamming his head off the counter of the dinner. After knocking out Jimmy I see Ricky draw a switchblade which makes me draw my S&W 27 and pistol whip him down to the ground.

After pistol whipping Jimmy to the ground I see that the Cashier whose name tag says Clem has unrolled a firehose and is aiming it at me saying "get out before I spray you and call the cops."

"Two things bub one don't bring a hose to a gunfight" I say as I fire a shot at the pump handle scaring him "and two go get your boss before you do anything especially calling the cops "

Clem nods and runs to the office that says management dragging a balding heavyset man out as the bald guy sees me he asks" you asked for me mister?"

"Yeah three things one I'm sorry about the all the damage two please get us our food and three I'm buying this place and I'm getting rid of the whites only rule so everyone can eat here" I say the last part in a whisper as I write him a check and Zofia's card.

"Oh I understand sir enjoy your meal with your beautiful date.

After we finish eating I take June home but before I can get out of the car to help her out she drags me close an French kisses me for a good thirty seconds after which she says "I had a lot of fun tonight and to be honest watching you beat those punks got me so excited in a very special way, so I'd love to be your girlfriend no matter what strangeness happens but it's late so goodnight Butch."

"Goodnight June see you later."

After saying goodnight I explain to Zofia what happened including me buying the dinner bur she shrugged "oh well at least the cops weren't called and you know what you can keep the dinner but you should probably go to bed."

I nod ok and go up to my room and straight asleep