The Firefighter's Thanksgiving Wish by Anna J. Stewart

Author:Anna J. Stewart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-08-13T13:02:03+00:00

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“AUNT FRANKIE, CAN I go look at the tree?” Phoebe wiggled free of Frankie’s arms. The ceremony had come to an end and the gathered crowd broke and drifted apart in the holiday-lighted darkness. She had to admit, she’d enjoyed the tree lighting more than she thought she would, but that could be because she was seeing it through Phoebe’s eyes. The little girl routinely reminded Frankie about life’s little wonders.

“Sure thing. I’ll come get you in a few minutes.” She caught sight of familiar red pigtails in the crowd of kids and added, “Stay close to Charlie.”

“’Kay!”

Frankie turned in the hopes of getting a cup of hot chocolate and nearly collided with Roman. She jumped back as the two cups he carried nearly emptied onto both of them. “Ah, sorry. I’m such a klutz sometimes.”

“Maybe I should have an early-warning system.”

“Not the worst idea you’ve had.” She avoided looking up at him for more than a second. She’d gotten more than a full view of him while he’d been standing up on those steps. Roman Salazar most definitely made for a beautiful picture in his full dress uniform, medals and commendations decorating his lapel. The more she’d looked at him, the more she’d wanted to. Somehow in the space of a few weeks, she’d stopped seeing him as enemy number one and accepted him as part of her life. Her professional life, she reminded herself.

“This is for you.” He offered her one of the paper cups. “Where’s your companion for the evening?”

“Phoebe wanted to...” She glanced down at the cup. “Was that for her?”

He shrugged. “Looked as if you two needed it.”

“Oh. Well, thank you.” It was really hard to deny her attraction to him when he did stuff like this. He was so considerate it made her teeth ache. And sometimes, when he smiled at her, he made her remember the part of her life she’d let go dormant. She had never been one to dwell on her personal life—marriage, kids. She’d always assumed if it was meant to happen it would, which gave her the excuse to focus completely on her job, even when she was off shift. And darn it, she’d been okay with that. Whatever sights she had set were on a solid, practical man who worked a nine-to-five job and didn’t take risks simply by waking up. But then she had to ask herself if there could ever be anything serious with a man she either intimidated or someone she’d known so long there was no, well, spark.

Now here came Roman Salazar, all charm and good looks and possessing a heart she suspected might be big enough to carry most of Butterfly Harbor in it. Darn it. The man was so...irritating! So well intentioned. So... Frankie sighed. So appealing. And as far as sparks? The man set them off simply by entering a room.

Thank goodness he was her boss.

“So this was nice,” Roman said, and Frankie had to hide her smile behind her hot chocolate.

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