A Hope City Duet by Kris Michaels & Maryann Jordan & Hopeful Heroes

Author:Kris Michaels & Maryann Jordan & Hopeful Heroes [Michaels, Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KMRW LLC
Published: 2020-03-30T18:30:00+00:00

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His younger brothers and sisters always came to Sean when they needed help. As the oldest of six, he often filled the role of responsibility. Now, with pain etched across Harper’s face, he wondered when it would dawn on her that stubbornness was only going to make her feel worse. Although, her tenacity also made her more attractive. Something about her reminded him of his younger sister, Tara... calm and capable.

While Harper had been in the ER, he had driven back to the warehouse to collect the evidence in the new nylon bags so that he could take them to Shamika. He then ran a quick internet search on Harper Walsh, confirming that she did indeed work for Eastern Mutual Insurance Company, was a certified Evidence Collection Technician, and was enrolled in the Certified Fire Investigator program with the IAAI. They were legitimate, considering he had been a guest speaker at several of their programs the previous year. He had even managed to drop the sausage biscuits off at the fire station, barely having time to say hello to Rory.

Driving back to the hospital, he had called Jonas. “I got the new evidence, and it’s in Shamika’s hands now.”

“What took you so long? Hell, if you got lunch, are you bringing me some?”

“I ran into the insurance company’s evidence collector while at the warehouse, and she had a little accident. I drove her to the ER, and since her vehicle is still at the site, I’m taking her back to her car.”

There were a few seconds of silence before Jonas had asked, “Ah, hell… an accident? God, don’t tell me part of the building fell on someone.”

Sean sighed. “No, no. I came up behind her and barked at her, not knowing why she was there. She tripped and fell onto her arm.”

“Shit, man, you broke the insurer’s arm?”

“I didn’t break it! Harper fell.”

“Harper?”

He met Jonas’ inquisitive nature with silence but heard chuckling over the phone.

“Pretty name, Sean. Pretty woman as well? Jesus, Sean, first date you’ve had in months, and you break her arm, then take her to the ER.”

“Oh, hell. You know what? Fuck off, Jonas.” He disconnected with a growl, the image of her pained expression when she looked up at him still in his mind. Jonas was right... Harper was pretty, and the image of taking her out for a real first date hit him in the chest.

He squeezed the back of his neck and sighed. He had just enough time to get back to the ER to meet Harper, assuming she would be ready to go home and would make arrangements with someone to bring her car back to wherever she lived. But her insistence on finishing her job was not what he expected.

Having parked next to her vehicle, she looked out the front windshield at the destroyed building.

“Remnants of fire always look like death.”

“You’re right, it does.”

She jerked her head around, a deep rose blush covering her face. “I didn’t mean to say that aloud.”

Fighting the urge to reach out and offer comfort, he remained still.

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