Burns So Bad (Smoke Jumpers) by Marsh Anne

Author:Marsh, Anne [Marsh, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

A stick cracked. A raccoon wandering by, looking for a late night snack. That was all the sudden noise was. Gia was almost certain. Almost. Automatically, she swept her hand over the ground beside her, raising the handgun in the direction of the noise. She kept her thumb on the safety but she was ready. Just in case the cause of the noise had two legs and not four.

Beside her, Rio sat up smoothly like he hadn’t been dead asleep just seconds ago, his left hand palming a gun as he kicked away the sleeping bag soundlessly.Flowing to his feet, he pressed two fingers against her lips in the universal gesture for silence. No worries. She had no intention of hollering a welcome if they had unexpected company.

He obviously assumed she was good with his sit-and-wait strategy because he promptly scanned the trees and then disappeared into the woods, gun out in front of him. Following him meant running the risk he’d accidentally open fire on her, not knowing she was on his tail. Plus, her ankle hadn’t miraculously improved after a couple hours of rest and it would take her at least five minutes to work her boots back on. She wasn’t stupid. She’d stay put, even if it was tempting to shoot his ass when he returned.

She stared at the shadowy patch of trees where he’d disappeared. It was darker than hell out here. The full moon helped some, lighting up their small clearing and the surrounding trees. The smoke from the wildland fire, however, cut down on the amount of available light as the wind shifted again, casting a pall over what had been a clear night sky.

She didn’t see him come back. One minute she was alone, and the next he was standing a few yards behind her, his face expressionless. He looked at her and she had no idea what he was thinking. She knew what her body was thinking however: Welcome home. Parts of her were really, really glad to see him.

“We’re clear,” was all he said.

“I should shoot you,” she said. “Just so we’re clear.”

“Really? Why?” He didn’t seem concerned. Maybe it was because she’d never taken the safety off the gun or maybe it was the business end of the gun pointing a careful forty-five degrees west of him. He came towards her and tonight he definitely earned a ten on the sexy scale. He was so big and in control—and on edge. There might not be anyone out there now, but he’d wondered. He’d thought an attack was a possibility and he’d reacted accordingly. She had no problem imagining him moving through some South American jungle in military camo.

Playing the little woman and hanging back while he checked out the scary noise still didn’t sit well with her, but she could admit that he had the skills and the experience in that arena that she lacked. She liked being in charge. Or, okay, she insisted on it. Her PSVT had taught her that much.

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