By Fire 1 - Redemption by Fire

Author:Andrew Grey [Grey, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay, Glbt, Gay Romance, Contemporary, M/M romance, dreamspinner press, m/m, Short Story
Published: 2012-07-01T23:52:41+00:00

Redemption by Fire | Andrew Grey

48

“Morning, Cap,” Dirk called with a smile, and Captain

Morris smiled at him and nodded, continuing his telephone

conversation. They would talk later, he was sure, and Dirk

returned to the station house area. “Do you need help?” Dirk

asked Roger Smith, the station chef. The man was one of

those old-time firefighters who’d seen it all, and he could

cook like nobody’s business.

Roger looked at him like he had three heads. Dirk never

volunteered for kitchen duty. His father always said that was

woman’s work, and after his mother died, they rarely ate at

home unless they could heat it up in the microwave. Lee, on

the other hand, loved to cook, and Dirk had discovered that

working in the kitchen could be fun. “I need to scramble the

eggs,” Roger answered. Dirk figured he could crack eggs, so

he took the bowl Roger passed to him. The first two eggs did

indeed crack on the edge of the bowl, but more egg ended up

on the counter than in the bowl. By the third egg, he’d

figured it out, and after cracking the rest of the two dozen

eggs, Roger took the bowl and handed him a cloth to clean

up the mess. “No wonder you order out when it’s your turn

to cook,” Roger commented with a small smile.

“Sorry,” Dirk said.

“It’s cool,” Roger answered. He began whipping the eggs

and placing them in the frying pans, and Dirk turned, a sea

of eyes instantly turning away from him to the television.

Dirk sighed and walked back toward the stairs. He

descended to the garage level and decided to check out the

trucks.

They looked the same, and a few of the guys were laying

out hoses to dry. Dirk picked up one end and helped Charlie

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