Set the Night on Fire_A Bad Boy Firefighter Novel by Weston Parker

Author:Weston Parker [Parker, Weston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2018-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

19

Derek

I was back at the station early on Sunday morning. I was the first from my crew to show, so I spent the first twenty or so minutes of my day inspecting the trucks and making sure everything was in tip-top shape. I marked my inspection on the clipboard, signed off on it, and hung it back where it always hung on the wall near the door to the rest of the firehouse.

Then I went inside and made my way to the kitchen, where I brewed a pot of coffee just as Mav and Trace showed up.

“Hey, box boy,” Mav said as he helped himself to a cup of coffee.

I moved to sit down at the kitchen table with my own mug and lifted it in greeting. “Morning.”

“How’ve you been?”

“Good,” I said.

Trace looked back and forth between us as he leaned on the counter in the kitchen. “I hear you and Allen are making headway. That’s cute. You got yourself a new little pal.”

“Just because I’m not on search and rescue right now doesn’t mean I couldn’t still kick your ass,” I warned.

Trace chuckled but didn’t say anything after that.

Mav sat across from me and leaned back in his chair. He sipped his coffee and kicked his feet up on the table. “I think it’s a good thing that Allen is finally talking to at least one of us. I mean, I didn’t expect it to be you, but who am I to judge?”

“Why not me?”

Mav raised an eyebrow. “You’re not exactly the most approachable of the bunch, Derek.”

“Fair,” I said. I’d been told that before. My attitude probably played a role in that, something the chief was actively trying to fix. I wondered where he was. Usually, he was the first to arrive in the morning by a good half hour or so, but today, he still hadn’t shown up. I looked from Mav to Trace. “Did the chief say anything about coming in a bit later today?”

They both shook their heads.

“Weird,” I muttered.

Hayden rolled into the kitchen next. He looked dead tired as he poured himself a cup of coffee and shuffled over to sit down beside me.

“Hey, man,” I said, watching him slurp at the rim of his mug. “You look like you pulled an all-nighter.”

“I was up pretty late looking at wedding stuff with Mel.”

“That sounds horrible,” Trace said.

Hayden shrugged. “It wasn’t at the time. But I regret it now. I think I got only three hours of sleep or so.”

“Rough,” I said.

“Tell me about it. It’ll be worth it when it’s all said and done, though. Mel has good taste, and thank goodness we both want a small wedding. You should see the price of some of this shit. It’s asinine.”

“Asinine?” I asked with an arched eyebrow.

“It means incredibly foolish or stupid,” Mav said.

“I know what it means,” I said defensively. “I’ve just never heard Hayden use it. Mel sure is making you smarter, hey buddy?”

“I won’t deny it.” Hayden smiled. Then he nodded at me.

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