Saved by the Firefighter by Rachel Brimble

Author:Rachel Brimble
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

DUSK WAS FALLING as Izzy sat in her car and contemplated the front of the fire station. Her heart lay heavy in her chest, Trent’s parting words echoing in her mind. Over and over she’d replayed their conversation. She closed her eyes as shame filled her. No matter how she longed for Trent to be wrong, a small part of her continued to blame him for Robbie’s death and now he no longer wanted her and her miserable attitude around him.

She could hardly blame him for wanting her out of his life when he witnessed so much pain, day after day, and still managed to be the rock everyone leaned on.

Maybe she should leave for the city. Put the space Trent clearly thought they needed firmly in place. Concentrate on her career instead of her love life.

She opened her eyes. She would leave once she knew Trent was okay. After sending her parents running for the earliest departing ship months before, she wouldn’t make the same mistake with Trent. She loved him, no matter how right he might be about them needing to work out their individual problems before either of them could expect to move on.

Getting out of her car, she approached the station. The courtyard was eerily devoid of firefighters and noise. She ventured deeper inside until she came to a small reception area. The woman behind the desk looked up. “Can I help you?”

Izzy forced a smile. “Yes. I was hoping to speak with the chief for a few minutes.”

“Can I ask what it’s concerning?”

“Trent. Trent Palmer.”

The woman stared for a moment, her eyes sad. “Right. If you could wait here, I’ll see if I can find him.”

She strode along a corridor, stopping outside a closed door, and knocked before entering. Izzy took a deep breath and glanced around her. She shouldn’t be here. Trent wouldn’t want her there, but she needed to be certain that he was with someone—anyone—before she left him alone for the final time.

“Can I help you?”

Izzy turned and met the gaze of a man in his early fifties, his gray eyes somber. She took a step forward, her hand outstretched. “Izzy Cooper. I’m Trent’s...girlfriend. I was hoping he might be here, but there was no one else around to ask.”

“We’re extremely busy, Miss Cooper.”

“I appreciate that, it’s just...” Words failed her as her heart pulled with hopelessness. “Do you know something? It doesn’t matter. Thanks for your time.”

She turned to leave.

“Miss Cooper? Why don’t you step into my office?”

Briefly closing her eyes, Izzy sent up a silent thank-you before facing the fire chief. “Thank you.”

She followed him into his office. It had been three hours since she stupidly let Trent go, buckling under her issues of rejection and abandonment. Now she had absolutely no idea where else to look for him.

“So, you’re looking for Trent?”

The chief’s question jolted Izzy from her worry. “Yes. Do you have any idea where he might be?”

“No idea at all.”

Izzy tried to get a handle on her rising panic.

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