At Last by Kathryn Shay

Author:Kathryn Shay [Shay, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, Second Chance at Love, strong female heroine, firefighter romance, arson investigation, life after loss, female firefighter romance
Publisher: Kathryn Shay
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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At eleven, Brooke Cartwright came to her doorway. Every single day the sadness etched in her face a bit more. “Hey. Can you take a break?”

“Yeah.” The clock said ten a.m.

They walked out to the common room. Grabbed coffee and Tess chose one of the tables. She didn’t want to be overheard in her office.

“Lance Manwaring asked me to go to lunch with him.”

“Why do you look like somebody died if it’s a date?”

Tess sighed. “David wrote me a letter yesterday. He said he wasn’t ready to take our relationship further.”

“Honey, that’s okay. He’s still mourning. Give him the time.”

“Really? You said before he’d already mourned.”

She threw up her hands and they landed back on her thighs. “I’m not so sure of anything I say these days.”

Tess sat forward. “How are you? We didn’t talk the night of the ax throwing.”

“It was marvelous, by the way. I didn’t know Annie had it in her.”

“She’s gotten a lot stronger since our academy days. But I think she’s going through something. My guess is she’s suffering over returning to work in a couple of weeks.”

Brooke sighed. “It’s a hard decision. We both know that.”

“I remember. Tell me about Zach.”

“He had a terribly rough night. Vomiting. Chills. It was awful.” Her voice broke on the last sentence.

“Oh, Brooke. You didn’t want to stay with him?”

“I couldn’t. I have so much work to catch up on.”

Tess nodded.

Brooke’s phone buzzed. She looked at the ID. “The chief wants me to come to his office. I’ll see you later.” She strode across the room.

Poor Zach. Poor Brooke. Their situation made Tess chide herself for moping about her own life.

And her words haunted Tess. He’s still mourning. Give him the time.

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