Second Alarm (Firehouse Fourteen Book 5) by Lisa B. Kamps

Author:Lisa B. Kamps [Kamps, Lisa B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BimHaven Press
Published: 2017-07-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The noise level was deafening, screams and shouts echoing from the high ceiling, bouncing off the ice. Adam was on his feet, clapping and cheering with everyone else after the Banners evened the score—again. The game had gone back and forth all through the first period, ending with Columbus up by one. That changed in the second period…and kept changing as each team shot the puck into the net. The crowd was energized, the excitement so thick he could almost taste it.

The downside was that the noise made conversation almost impossible, unless you felt like shouting. Adam wasn't a shouter, which meant he was saved from trying to talk.

Which was a good thing, because he didn't feel like answering questions. He had to be blind to miss the looks he received when he walked in with Beth—looks he was still getting. Curious. Questioning. Thoughtful. Even one that was less than complimentary from Dale.

Did Beth notice them? Christ, he hoped not. How the hell would he even begin to explain them if she did and asked what they were for? It wasn't like he could tell her the reasons for them.

Not like he could admit that he'd pretty much told everyone that she was nothing more than a casual date that first night and that they'd never see her again.

Dale had pulled him aside earlier and actually came close to cussing him out. Accused him of using Beth. Told him he needed his fucking head examined. Adam hadn't bothered to reply, just turned and walked away.

What the fuck did Dale know? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And it wasn't like Adam had planned on bringing Beth when he said he needed a second ticket. He hadn't, not even close.

But he hadn't figured it would be so hard to find anyone else to bring. Where the hell did normal people go to meet dates, anyway? Adam didn't date, had never needed to go out and try to meet women. If he wanted some action, he simply logged onto his computer or phone and set something up and that was it. Quick, easy. Painless.

He couldn't do that for a date, though. Not a real date, one that involved actually going somewhere in public. After banging his head against the wall in frustration, he finally broke down and sent Beth a text, asking her if she wanted to go.

A fucking text. Because calling her had been out of the question. Calling her would have made it seem too much like an actual date.

No way in hell was Adam going there, even if he had expected her to say no. Part of him was still surprised she said yes.

He glanced at her from the corner of his eye, trying to watch her without being obvious about it. It still took a few seconds for his mind to register that she was the same person he had met close to three months ago. Had it been that long already? It didn't feel like it.

And she really did look different.

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