🍁 I SAW MY REFLECTION IN THE SNOW COVERED HILLS.

 【 Jacques "Jack" Tremblay // 35 // Deputy 】  

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“Remind me to never wear heels again.” Willow sighed as she rubbed her sore feet. Deep down she’s cursing herself for not taking an extra pair of comfortable shoes with her. “I don’t even want to think about walking home right now.” Home was too close to consider spending money in a taxi, hazel eyes scanning the street. “At least it’s kind of nice out…right?” 

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“NEVER WEAR heels again,” Jack parroted playfully, shooting her a grin. He’d stopped to make sure Willow was alright. Much to his thanks, she was both alright and coherent. “where do you live?” Jack asked, as he squatted down beside her. “if it hurts that bad you might’ve sprained your ankle. I could give you a ride?” It was nice, but he wasn’t particularly keen on piggybacking a young woman all the way home.

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Finley had no idea how he always seemed to end up finding people in this town that would stop him from drinking, but he seemed to have mastered it in the few months he had been here this summer. Looking back at the male he screamed cop and Finley was internally kicking himself as he looked back at the others. “I’m 22 sir, in college, I even for a girl here who is a bar tender so I know the rules, scouts honor and all. I have ID though.” He hummed as he looked back at him. 

JACK WAS a little irritated that he couldn’t prove whether Finley was twenty-two on background knowledge alone. He knew Addy well enough, even knew Finley was her boyfriend, but he hadn’t exactly asked the guy’s life story. “alright, kiddo. just figured I’d check. guess you have a bit of a baby face,” He said, doing his best to get a read on the kid without looking unconvinced. “i’d get a call if it was fake, is all. so I try and stop kids before I have to you know, arrest them,”

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He could barely keep himself still he was so excited, he didn’t think he had ever been this happy before. And he had once been an only child with the biggest pile of Christmas presents possible. “Enough of the sir! I’m getting married.” Bennett beamed and before the other could say anything the other had bundled him in his arms and was spinning his deputy around like a child playing with a doll. Quickly setting Jack back down he gave a loud laugh. “Oh it’s what I wanted but I expected her to tell me I was being stupid. I don’t know what the hell I’ve done to deserve this. But I just….I’m gunna marry her Jack.”  Bennett was pretty sure he was going to find it hard to believe for a long time, even once she was actually his wife. “I’m gunna be a husband.” 

JACK HAD never seen his boss quite so elated. It was wholesome, really. It warmed his heart to know how happy Bennett was, and he hoped that showed in his smile. “right, right, sorry. Force of habit. I’m really happy for you, Ben-” Before Jack could finish he was being hoisted into the air. He was almost surprised that Bennett managed it, given his size, but then again, love gave a man new strengths they’d never known. Had it been anyone else he might have felt dwarfed and humiliated, but the sheriff’s optimism was painfully contagious, so he just let it happen. Jack let out a laugh as his feet touched the floor again. “Don’t know what got into that big head of yours to think she’d say no,” He said, giving Bennett a light tap on the side of the head. “hey now, none of that bull. you deserve this, and she deserves a good guy like you, and now you guys can be happy together,” He said with gusto, in no mood to let Bennett beat up on himself. “what have you guys planned? do you have any idea of a date?”

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Kamille let out a sigh of relief at his warm reassurance; no food or children harmed in the collision was always a good thing. “Thank goodness. I really am sorry though. Here I thought that double shot in my coffee would at least get me home safely.” A lazy smile took over her features and she nodded sincerely. “I’m okay, just really drained. It’s been a long week at work and I just need a day to breathe,” she admitted with a little sigh. “But it’s no excuse for not paying better attention. Thank you for checking though, sir. Deputy.” Kam wasn’t sure how he preferred to be addressed. “I’m sure once I get a moment I’ll get some color back.”

JACK RAISED a hand to silence her apology. He didn’t need it. “no worries, I’ve still got all my limps & i’m no stranger to over caffeination. Drink some water, it won’t make you less jittery but it’ll quell the headache that’ll follow a crash,” He said, offering her a soft smile. “I get that. And hey, just Jack is fine. I’m just a deputy, but it is my job to care for the townsfolk and all that. So, I hope you feel better soon. Let me know if you need anything,” 

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Millie had been listening intently to the music and trying her best to enjoy it and truly, it was good – or, at least, some of it was. Though it wasn’t really her taste or favorite type of music, and she had no worried about admitting it when she was asked. “They’re good. I liked that last song they did, but a few of them have been hit and miss,” she shrugged. “They’re no Queen, are they?”

JACK GAVE a little chuckle, glad that Millie was willing to be honest with him. The deputy put his hands on his hips as he looked at her. “ma’am, i’ve been here longer than I’d like to admit, and I’ve never seen a band that got anywhere near the pedestal Queen is on,” He stated simply. Though they’d had quite a few good acts throughout the years. “I have to agree on them being hit or miss. I liked their first one, but I’ve been a bit iffy on everything else,”

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Music festivals were foreign to Maggie. She spent most of her life in a relatively remote place, and when she went away to university, she had been fat too focused on her studies to attend one. She didn’t know what to expect, so she dress simply in a shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. She didn’t plan on staying too long considering she had a baby at home. And besides, she had to be up early for work anyway. Maggie had been listening to one of the local bands play when someone turned to speak to her after the set ended. “I’ve never seen them play before, so I don’t have anything to compare them to. I thought they were pretty entertaining.” 

JACK KNEW most every local by name, by virtue of his occupation. Maggie was a new face, though she lacked the touristy vibe, he so expected from that type, even despite her form of dress. Still, Holiday’s events drew all types and he found himself wondering if she was a new arrival or just passing through. “it’s different every year, there’s an audition and the most popular band wins,” Jack explained simply. “I don’t know, I’ve been here for over a decade and they seemed off this year. But whether that’s lack of quality or inner band issues is anyone’s guess.” Jack offered his warmest smile along with a hand. “sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. Jack Tremblay, I’m a deputy, and I don’t recognize you which means you’re either new here or a tourist.”

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“I’ll cross my fingers for you that it keeps going for a while yet,” she smiled. Eyebrows furrowed, Addy shook her head. “Sparky the fire dog? That’s not ringing any bells. Maybe I’m having a blank.” That wouldn’t surprise her at this point, anyway. “Yes, as slow as possible. I’m hoping I’ll be one of those people that just naturally ages gracefully, anyway.”

SOMETIMES JACK thought that he couldn’t think any lower of the American populace, and yet they never failed to disappoint. “my god, don’t let any of the local firefighters know, I mean, unless you want a crash course in fire safety,” He grinned playfully, the feud between the two pubic services burning hot as ever. “I’m sure you will. but you can always tell by looking at your parents, how’d they fair?”

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“You seen the beer tent?” Finley asked, he didn’t think a small town event was going to be so big and confusing, but it turned out he was wrong. He didn’t know where the hell Addy had gone, but he was going to take the chance of being girlfriendless for five minutes to go and hunt a beer down before she could grass on him for his fake ID. “I swear I’ve walked around this place like five times, and I have no idea, where the hell anything is.” 

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JACK DIDN’T know Finley personally, but his gut instinct said he wasn’t twenty-one. Still, coming up to the sheriff’s right hand man seemed more than a little stupid if that was the case. Perhaps he was just that confidant in his fake ID. “sure, it’s right beside the lemonade stand. They have a whole food strip down there. But you look a little young, you know they’re checking IDs, don’t you?” Jack couldn’t rightfully attack the kid on a gut feeling, so a word of caution was his go-to.

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Bennett had been having issues with wanting to go to work for the past month. never before had he needed a reason to want to stay in bed, there had been no where else he would rather spend his time but with Gabrielle back she was on his mind pretty much all day every day and he was sure that everyone at the station had noted their sheriff had company most of the time these days. This morning though there had been no way he wanted to leave Gabi in bed and had it not been for the simple fact he couldn’t wait to tell his best friend his news he didn’t think he would have made it in. “Jack in yet?” Bennett asked as he walked through the station doors, grin as wide as it had been in years. “I need him.” Sure enough, there he was, reliable as ever sat at his desk. “Dude I’m getting married, I asked her to marry me and she said yes, Jack, she’s gunna be my wife.” 

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JACK ALWAYS came in early to do the most tedious part of his job -- paperwork. It was as much a part of his good work ethic as it was for his desire to keep busy. The station was small. Sounds traveled far. He didn’t even have to tilt his head towards the door to know it was the sheriff pounding up the steps. Jack couldn’t help but smile to himself at the soft but urgent I need him. They were better friends than most of the town realized, they were one another’s support. He looked up from his desk, a grin on his face to match Bennett’s. “here as always,” Jack announced, though the news caused him to go wide-eyed for a moment. “congratulations, sir,” He said with gusto, getting up from his desk to give Bennett a firm pat on the back. “hope that’s what you were looking for, because there was no way she was going to say no to you. Not with those puppy dog eyes,” But really, he’d seen them together. Seen the pure, unintelligible love between them.

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JACK LOVED music as much as the next man, but always found the sort of splendor that surrounded musical events to be pretty overwhelming. The cacophony of bassy sounds split his ears, and without alcohol to curb him into a partying mode, he opted to linger on the sidelines of the crowd. Close enough to enjoy the band, but not so close as to be dragged into the crowd of uproarious drunkards he’d no doubt have to discipline later. Jack had heard the local bands play nine years prior, and thus far their performances had been pretty hit or miss with him. After they’d done their first set, Jack turned to the person next to him, cocking his head towards the stage. “so, what do you think of them this year? heard the tryouts were pretty brutal, so I guess I was expecting more...energy, not that that’s a bad thing,”

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She took pride in that and gave a small shrug accompanied by a smile as part of her response. “I’m thrilled to hear that,” she admitted. She was a terrible liar, anyway. “Sparky?” That was a new one. “I mean, it probably is, and given enough time passes I’m just gonna end up turning into an old witch looking woman in the end anyway, so there’s no need to speed that up, is there?”

JACK FLASHED a smile. “police scanner in the old noggin hasn’t let me down yet,” He hummed, tapping his temple. “yeah you know, like the fire dog? the face of public safety as we know it?” Jack frowned. Who didn’t  know about Sparky? where did they learn to stop. drop & roll? “true. this way you can go the all natural approach. as slow as possible, of course,”

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Brady nodded in agreement, he was absolutely right about the town. “Yup, and it’s happy to take in anybody who needs a home too.” It was obvious Jack enjoyed talking about his dog at home, “No, of course not.” He laughed again. “That’s awesome, and Baron’s such a great name. I hope you can find a proper partner for the K9 squad, and someone Baron can get along with too.”

“I’VE HEARD that’s a rarity, so I’m glad I came to this part of America,” Truthfully it had been luck of the draw. The first place willing to take him, but Jack was willing to call it fate. He shared in a laugh, a warm expression emanating from him. “thank you, I hope so too. I’m not really worried about it, but it’d be nice to know. He makes friends easily, at least.”

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Addy gaped at him and shook her head. “You don’t have to worry about my safety, believe me. I’m ace when it comes to that stuff. I’m the safest person you’ll ever meet, and I’m so careful,” she explained, as if she was actually in some kind of interrogation. She was pretty sure he knew all this, anyway. “Black magic stuff? Never. I steer clear.”

“WEIRDLY ENOUGH, I believe you,” Jack said, looking her up and down. “And it seems like you at least know how to use your common sense there, Sparky,” He grinned playfully. Truthfully he’d never seen her do anything even remotely bad, and probably wouldn’t believe her had she gone ahead and confessed to a minor crime. “me too, heard its bad for your youth,”

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“that was a pure accident, you know i actually have my own house, and pay my own bills and i am capable of being a full functioning adult right?” bennett laughed as he looked back at his deputy. he didn’t mind being soft with people, and he knew that most people thought he was to slow for the job, he was too lax with it all but he’d been hand picked from all the deputies and that had happened for a reason. sometimes he felt like the others questioned him a little too much about his capabilities when it came to the job. “you know, i might make you take a whole two weeks when we get the new dog in, just for the pure amusement of knowing i will find you sneaking in through a back door or peaking over the windows to check on it.” he wasn’t sure he actually had the power to do such a thing without taking the others badge and gun and he sure as hell wasn’t about to do that to him, but it was good to dream. “i’ll take care of all of the paper work, and yes, i can do it, i’m a very capable officer. i only leave stuff because i know you guys are literally waiting for stuff to do.” he shrugged before he gave his hand a wave at the others panic. “fine, i’ll give him a shandy, all the taste, less of the alcohol. oh maybe i’ll give them some pizza to mop it up with.” 

JACK SUCKED in air through his teeth. “Rationally, I do know that, sir. But personally I’ve been playing around with the idea that you have a little house elf that helps you keep things in order,” To be fair, Jack didn’t think he’d ever been to Bennett’s place with a mindset to look around. Every time he showed up it was fueled by some local emergency. Even then, he couldn’t really doubt Bennett’s ability to function -- after all he was two years his junior and at least ten times more confidant in his abilities, playful as he was. “if you’re forcing me on a two week just to spoil the dogs, you’re going to see me at my full potential for the first time in your life. I’ll really give it my full hundred & ten because nothing is keeping me away from Baron’s new sister.” Jack laughed softly, knowing Bennett could never do it. If only because he knew Jack would never let him hear the end of it if he did. “great,” A small smile played across his features. “yeah, I’ve caught on at least. I’m glad of it,” Jack said earnestly & he meant it too. “okay yes, a shandy is fine. It’s also a good dog name, for the record. I draw the line at pizza -- that doesn’t count as greens just because there’s veggies on it. it’s really starting to sound like the your puppy is going to end up with a big old belly. Definitely won’t like coming over to Uncle Jack’s house, that’s for sure,”

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“Yeah, when that’s literally the name of the town it has something to live up to. And it really does.” And one of the reasons why he was proud to still be living in his hometown. Brady nodded again, it made a lot of sense to have a particular breed involved. “Oh right, most are usually German Shepards right? What’s your dog’s name?”

JACK COULDN’T help but smile. “it really is a special little place,” He loved this town for all that it had given him, and it showed when he talked about it. Even if he missed home sometimes, and dreaded his American citizenship, he was proud to call himself Holiday’s deputy. “yep. they’re easy to train and scary to boot. His name is Baron, he’s a pretty good boy I think. No rose coloured glasses here,”

[madeline-wilson]

It had been a long day at The Jumping Crab, and as a chef, Kamille had broken a Cardinal Rule– coming home to an empty refrigerator. She hadn’t thought to prepare something before leaving her shift, so decided to hoist herself back into town to stock up for the week. Since she was exhausted from a long weekend, zombie mode was in full effect. This was the reason she whipped around one of the grocery aisles a bit too quickly, her basket colliding into someone else’s. The jolt and sound shook Kam from her haze and immediately an apologetic expression graced her features. “I am so sorry! That was totally my fault. I wasn’t paying any attention at all,” she admitted in defeat. “I didn’t mess up any of your groceries, did I?”

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JACK’S VERSION of ‘grocery shopping’ was grabbing whatever ready made shit he thought looked appetizing for those emergency snack hours. There was hardly anything worth damaging in his basket. Nothing more than a handful of frozen boxes. Still, the bump was enough to jolt him to attention. “oh, no!” He said earnestly. “no worries, ma’am. nothing special in there. you look a little pale though, are you feeling alright?” Jack might not have been a doctor, but he certainly felt responsible for the townsfolk.