Rescue Me by Susan May Warren

Author:Susan May Warren
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic suspense fiction;Christian fiction;Love stories;FIC042040;FIC027020;FIC027260
ISBN: 9781493406036
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2016-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

The SAR professional she was, Jess practically ran the six miles up Huckleberry Mountain.

Right on Pete’s tail.

No complaining, just her breath huffing out as they pressed on, past McGee Creek, through the towering stands of lodgepole pines, then along the saddle beneath the towering Apgar Mountains. They’d stopped for a brief water break when they hit the ridgeline, then Pete couldn’t help himself and practically ran the quarter mile to the summit.

Now, beside him, Jess gripped her knees, catching her breath as they stared out at the magnificent panorama.

At the top, a fire lookout offered a view of the Livingstone Mountains rising gray and rugged against the sky, now tufted with heavy cumulus lying low against the peaks.

A winter wind bullied his fleece, and despite his desire to shed his outer layer, Pete didn’t want the sweat turning to chill.

Good way to catch a cold, and frankly, he needed all his energy.

Sam was out there, somewhere, maybe hurt. Maybe dying. It felt just like the past repeating itself.

“I know we were walking fast, but I had my eye out for anything—fibers, a wrapper, even footprints,” Jess said, standing up and digging out her water bottle. “I don’t think they’ve been up here.”

Which meant, of course, he’d wasted the past two hours on a fruitless search.

Pete checked his watch, then pulled out his walkie and tried to connect with his team.

Nothing but static, and he moved around the mountaintop, trying for reception. No surprise; the mountains probably obscured the signal.

“We’ll try a little farther down,” she said. “I got a signal in the parking lot on my cell. I’m sure we’ll be able to catch it there.”

Pete slipped the radio back into his vest pouch. “Where could they have gone?”

Jess stood staring out at the view, as if lost in thought. The wind tangled her blonde hair, which was caught back in a wool hat. She held a water bottle, her thumb running up and down along the surface.

“I can’t date a teammate.”

He didn’t know why those particular words thundered back to him in this instant. Maybe it was the fatigue.

Or maybe it was because the incredulity in her voice still rocked him.

Really?

Good. If he were honest, the idea of Ty dating her put a fist in his gut. Pete had seen the guy checking Jess out—and frankly, who wouldn’t?

The woman was the complete package of fun and steel-edged determination. The kind of girl a guy wanted on his side, during—and after—a callout. Funny, compassionate, easy to talk to.

Breathtakingly gorgeous, even with paint on her chin. Especially when she looked at him, gave him an encouraging smile.

He wanted to take back his words in the truck, egged out of him by her probing. Tallie is nice? Really, Jess?

Which was why he gave her the knee-jerk response.

“I’m not the kind of guy who calls back the next day. I never have been. I don’t want more, okay?”

With her, he’d nearly forgotten that.

“I’m just not the guy you want to build a life with.

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