Begin Again by S. J. Lynn

Author:S. J. Lynn [Lynn, S. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Luke

As soon as I walked into the firehouse I was ticked. The trucks were dirty and nothing was in its place.

“Whose turn was it to clean up in here?” I yelled to the group of guys who were throwing a ball back and forth. Greg caught it and slammed into the side of the truck. My blood temperature rose.

“Greg. Office. Now.”

I heard him mutter a few curses and ask what my problem was. The chief wasn’t in his office, which he never usually was—always one to be active and almost never at a desk—so we went in there.

“Close the door,” I told him. He was scowling and looked like he wanted to tell me off, but he turned around and closed it.

I laid my palms on the desk. “Isn’t it your turn to wash the trucks and clean the area?”

He shrugged. “Yeah. So what? I still have until noon.”

Unbelievable. “You’re going to clean inside, as well as outside, both apparatuses and the room in under four hours? All of this should have been done yesterday before the new crew came in.”

“Alright, man. Chill. What’s your problem?”

I came around the desk and stood in front of him. “My problem is that this job you’ve chosen is not for messing around in. You’ve signed up to save lives, and a significant part of that is keeping the equipment up to code. Do you understand my problem now?”

Greg’s nose flared as if he had to rein in his temper. “Got it.”

“Now get out there and do your job. Playtime is over.”

Greg swung the door open and stalked out of the office just as Chief Hickman came in. He frowned when he saw Greg and shot me a curious look. “What’s all that about?”

“I lost it when I saw the trucks weren’t done and neither was the room.”

I heard his chair squeak and looked at him leaning back. His arms were crossed at his chest. “Saw that. Greg’s a flighty guy who doesn’t take much stock in the seriousness of any given situation, let alone his job as a fireman. And I rely on you to help me out with that. Nice to see you are.”

I rested against the wall and ran my hands through my hair.

“What’s eatin’ ya, son?”

“Nothing. I was out of line. It won’t happen again.” I headed for the door.

“Easton.”

My hand touching the doorknob, I looked over my shoulder. “Yeah?”

“Josh’s anniversary is coming up, as you know.” At the mention of Josh’s name, I tensed. “And I think it would be best for you to take some time off.”

I turned and faced him. “Chief, that’s not necessary.”

He shot me a look. “I wasn’t asking.”

“I need to work.”

“Luke, your father passed just a few weeks ago. Now, I know you’ve got the ranch to tend to, and it’s calving season, if I’m not mistaken.”

“I need to be here. The men are counting on me.”

“You saying I can’t run this place?”

“No, I didn’t mean that. Sorry, sir.”

“Listen,” he said as he laid

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