Beat the Parents

Getting Serious

It's been nearly a month since the incident in Monaco. When we last left the Cooper Gang (see Changing Paths) they were driving off into the blue. Now it should be said that Sly was in a lot of pain when Bentley had to wrench out the bullet that nearly killed him out of his chest cavity. Now we don't need to go into the gory details so, lets continue. Now after a few days, the heads of Interpol ended up erasing Sly from the active criminal list. Instead, they put him down on his criminal record as retired and rehabilitated, and pretty much begged for Sly and Carmelita back. And soon enough, for the sake of not ending up in jail, they were back on the force. The two were promoted Captains, though the two mainly worked together.

Now the incident in Monaco was kept hush-hush from the branches that weren't affected by the happenings. Well the chief position was for the moment filled in by one of the heads of Interpol until someone competent enough and with enough experience in Interpol could fill it in. With Sly and Carmelita together, jealousy reigned supreme amidst the other officers. Guys were hoping that Sly would be gunned down in a bank robbery and the girls hoped Carmelita would flat out drop dead. But the harder the others tried to break the couple apart, the closer the two got, and thus making things worse.

"Hey Carmelita," asked an Officer Yankovich, sitting on her desk. "When are you gonna lose the zero and get with the hero?"

"I'm already with the hero, you zero!" Carmelita snapped.

"Oh that's cold!" Yankovich yelled. "Damn broad!"

Suddenly there was a tap on Yankovich's shoulder. He turned around and went wide-eyed. 'Oh hell, I'm dead!'

"I believe you were about to apologize to my girlfriend and promise to leave her alone?" Sly said, crossing his arms and giving a deadly stare.

"Uh-uh-uh, sorry Carmelita, I won't bother you again," the lion said.

"Thank you Yanchovich," Carmelita said.

The lion left, sulking, muttering under his breath "stupid boyfriend" only to have Sly kick the door closed on his tail. Followed then by a "SON OF A BITCH!"

"Now where were we?" Sly smirked, easing up a bit.

"This," Carmelita said, and the two kissed.

Because of the light coming in through the windows, their silhouettes appeared on the frosted glass window of the door, everyone who took notice to them could see the two kissing.

"Disgusting!" Yankovich said.

"GET BACK TO WORK!" Carmelita yelled as she banged on the window with her fist.

Everyone cleared away like cockroaches when a light gets turned on.

Now it was widely known that it was Captain Fox's birthday, and Sly had big plans. The next day, a small group of cops arrived at the meeting room for a surprise office party. Now what Carmelita got from those cops isn't vary important but it's important that to know that Sly's gift was opened last.

"What's with this?" Carmelita asked, as she opened a box to find another box.

"Oh, something special," Sly smirked.

After going through over five more boxes, Carmelita finally found a note.

Carmelita, I love you more than anything, and I want to be with you, but I suggest that you look at me to get your REAL present.

She looked over and saw Sly kneeling down and holding out a small case.

"Carmelita," Sly said. "Will you be my bride?"

"Yes!" Carmelita cried and she watched as Sly slipped the wedding band on her finger.

There was a sigh of awe coming from the rest of the people in the meeting room. Of course, as soon as the party was over, word quickly traveled fast.

For the next few days, Sly would be pummeled with sayings like "Good for you buddy," or "You are so damn lucky!" Carmelita couldn't walk through the halls without going the same way.