Up In Flames by Jennifer Blackwood

Author:Jennifer Blackwood [Blackwood, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503903487
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

It was pitch-black when Reece arrived at the station the next morning. Winter was now in full effect, frost glistening from the bare branches of oak trees and puffs of exhaust curling in the air as early-morning commuters drove to work. This time of year always threw him off. If it was dark, he wanted to be sleeping. He dropped his bag in his sleeping quarters and then dressed in his Class Bs.

Hollywood and Jake were already out in the engine bay, making sure everything was properly prepped for their shift.

“Heard you and Sloane are getting serious,” Hollywood said as he checked the medical supplies in the engine.

Jake was such a damn gossip queen. He’d texted him last night after Sloane had left, wondering if it’d been a smart idea to give her a key to his apartment. The closest any woman had been to leaving an impression on his apartment was the lipstick mark on his Seahawks coffee mug the morning after.

He looked over at his best friend, who just gave a shrug in response. “What? I’m proud you’re finally getting close to someone.”

“Do you not remember Sloane has me by the balls for this auction?”

Jake lifted a brow. “You and I both know that this has nothing to do with the auction.”

Even if that were true—not that Reece was saying this—he’d never admit it to Jake and Hollywood. Truth was, he couldn’t stop thinking about Sloane after yesterday. The feel of her body pressed up against him. The flare of her hips under his fingers. Those honey-brown eyes, clouded with lust and desire as her gaze raked over him.

“Reece is growing up.” Hollywood sniffed and threw an arm around him.

“Assholes,” he muttered, shaking off Hollywood’s grip as he grabbed his checklist.

Before he could get to the second item on the list, the tones went off. The operator relayed information about a residential fire, neighbors claiming smoke was billowing out of the windows.

Within a minute, they suited up in full gear and climbed into the rig.

Reece started up the engine, flicked on the siren, and pulled out of the station.

He went through his mental checklist. Wondering if anyone was in there since the operator hadn’t indicated. At this time in the morning, it seemed likely. They made it to the scene a few minutes later.

Reece hopped out of the rig and nodded to Hollywood and Jake. Even though they had headsets, they worked together like clockwork, no words needed.

He made his way around the house, the hiss and crack of things burning inside evident. He cased the perimeter, looking at the structure, to see if he needed to create a vent on the roof. It was a small Victorian-style home on the outskirts of downtown. If Reece had to guess, the house had been built early last century. The slope of the gabled roof would make it a pain in the ass to get up there and vent, but it was a possibility if needed. When he returned

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