Scorch by Dani Collins

Author:Dani Collins
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Romance, Fiction
Publisher: The Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2016-05-12T07:00:00+00:00

Epilogue

April, the following year

VIN WAS IN Sam’s office, going over the new batch of rookie applications, when Jacqui headed back to her desk from the ladies’ room. The door was open, so she went in and set her hand on Vin’s shoulder.

He clasped it and looked up at her, maybe caught the whiff of toothpaste because he grew concerned. “Okay?” he murmured.

She shrugged in a silent, Fine. What can you do?

“Morning, Jac,” Sam said absently, then frowned at her. “I just told Vin it looked like you two got some sun when you were away last week, but you’re still pretty pale. Where were you?”

“Vin didn’t tell you?”

Sam shook his head.

Vin opened his hand and picked up Jacqui’s left hand off his shoulder, where a band had been added beneath the sparkler he’d quietly put there mid-season last year.

“Vegas, baby,” Vin said.

“You eloped?”

“My dad and stepsister met us in Vegas, but yeah. It was just us most of the week, lying by the pool. Weather was really nice actually.”

“Congratulations,” Sam said, smiling and standing to shake Vin’s hand. “Just do me a favor and don’t sideline my right-hand woman with a—Oh, damn. That’s why you’re looking so pale, isn’t it?”

He sent a disgusted look at Vin who didn’t even bother looking sheepish, just proud and quietly ecstatic, like her.

Sam sighed, hands on his hips. “I’m happy for you, I really am, but I’m going to need some time. Maybe a fresh box of tissues. You’ve ruined my day, Jacqui. Probably my week. Wait. You will be here this season, won’t you? What about next year?”

She grinned at what almost sounded like panic. Sam was completely capable of running the base without her, and could even train her replacement without too many hiccups now that he knew all the systems so well, but she loved how he made her feel like he couldn’t get by without her.

“I’m due in November. My checkups have been totally normal so I should be able to work through this season without any problems and very likely be ready to come back by next season at least part-time if not full-on.”

Sam nodded, shoulders relaxing, then transferred his gaze to Vin in the way men did when more important topics had to be addressed. “I guess I’ll run this betting pool?”

Jacqui rolled her eyes. “You guys decide that while I go do some actual work.” She headed back to her desk.

When Vin came out of Sam’s office a few minutes later, he leaned on her desk.

“Thinking about me?” He teased.

She gave him a direct look and let the latent lust she always felt toward him come to the fore and show in her eyes. “Always.”

“Damn it, I never win that one.” He straightened and hitched the waistband of his jeans, glanced around to see if anyone was catching him growing wood in the office. “Listen, I promised Dodson I’d go on an overnight hike with him this weekend. You mind?”

“No. You know the rule. Tell me you love me and always come back.

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