Chapter 5. Officer Brad Warms up to Denver

Thankfully, it was Saturday and Denver was up early for the first time in his life. After quickly freshening up, he excitedly wore his jogging gear and rushed out. He looked for Drake and saw him and Nate jogging with Sapphire a few yards away. Timmy and Queen, too, with them. His heart started beating faster than ever as he jogged towards them.

"Hey, Den, how come you're up so early?" said a grinning Nate, not believing his eyes. The others looked up at him, but Denver's eyes were pinned on Sapphire. He noticed the look of panic in her eyes as she checked him out. What was she scared of? Him? Did he look like a monster? He noticed her hair shining like gold against the soft rays of the morning sun. Standing right in front of her, he saw how the pale blue shorts and tee shirt suited her eyes, which were a beautiful shade of bluish-gray.

"Hey Den, you didn't answer?" asked Drake.

Denver came to his senses and looked at the two chipmunks grinning at him. "Yeah, I want