Wild Fire (Alaska Wild Nights Book 3) by Tiffinie Helmer

Author:Tiffinie Helmer [Helmer, Tiffinie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“We have to do something,” Pete said, joining Jack at what he’d started considering their corner booth at the Pump House. “Gideon is beside himself. He finally broke down and asked for my advice. My advice. He hasn’t done that since he was a kid.”

“What did you tell him to do?” Jack asked, taking a sip of his beer.

“All the classics, send flowers, chocolates, call her. Hell, I told him to write her a stupid love letter, but none of it’s working. She still refuses to see him. Your daughter is a tough nut to crack.”

“You don’t have to tell me that. Whatever your son told her on their date three weeks ago spooked her, which tells me she’s smitten but doesn’t want to admit it.” Watching his daughter flush at the mention of Gideon’s name made him all sorts of happy and cemented his plan to get her together with Gideon.

They nursed their beers in silence, thinking, and then Pete asked, “How’s Kennadee’s shoulder?”

“Healing, but not as fast as she’d like. She still isn’t approved to go back to work, and if any of my kids needs to work, it’s Kennadee. She’s driving everyone crazy. She’s cleaned the whole house and now moved on to Wilde Log Homes. I can’t find a damn thing. How’s Gideon’s recovery?”

“His recovery is going great. I’ve never known anyone who bounces back from injuries like he does. He’s back seeing patients but acts like a bear with a thorn in his paw. That thorn is Kennadee. He’s fallen hard for her, Jack. Actually, I believe he fell back when they were teenagers and has carried a torch for her ever since. Her not agreeing to see him is breaking my boy’s heart.”

“We have to find a way to get them together. I’m sure Kennadee thinks time away from him will squash the feelings she has that she doesn’t want to admit having.”

“What we need is a way to appeal to her need to help people that forces her to be with Gideon,” Pete said, tapping the table.

Jack suddenly straightened, a twinkle in his eye. “I’ve got it. It would require filling Gideon in on our plan.”

Pete leaned forward, not wanting to miss a word. “He’d be up for anything that gets Kennadee to talk to him.”

“Kennadee needs to feel productive, and she loves helping people. She’s a trained EMT. Couldn’t she help out at Mercy Heartbreak Medical Clinic with Gideon until she’s approved to go back to work?”

“I like it!” Pete slammed his fist down on the table in his excitement, causing a few heads to turn their direction. “But we need to coach Gideon on the best way to approach her.”

“Good,” Jack said. “I suggest he keeps it all business. Any talk of feelings and she’ll bolt.”

Avery showed up with two refills. “How goes the meddling?”

“Meddling?” Jack asked. “We’re not meddling. Are we Pete?”

“Hell no. Just two friends sharing a beer.”

“These are on the house,” Avery said. “Whatever you two are up to, it had better be about unraveling this mess with Kennadee and Gideon.

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