Dallas Fire & Rescue: All Fired Up (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Denise A. Agnew

Author:Denise A. Agnew [Agnew, Denise A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-10-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Greg shifted his long legs in Jenny’s small blue sedan as she drove them toward Station 58. Greg had been released from the hospital before lunch. Which was great, because his stomach was growling and a good meal from the fire house sounded excellent right about now.

“Sorry,” she said.

“About what?”

“The cramped space. This car isn’t made for guys over six feet tall.”

He grinned. “That’s for sure. Perfect for little women, though.”

She made a scoffing noise. “What? I’m not small. I’ll have you know I’m five foot seven.”

“Small. A good wind could blow you away.”

“All right. In comparison to your big, brutish self, maybe I am small.”

They laughed together.

“You’re perfect,” he said, and watched her cheeks turn pink.

“Flattery will get you everywhere.”

“Promise?”

If it was possible her cheeks turned redder. “I stepped into that one, didn’t I?”

“Straight in and sank to the bottom.”

“I’d hit you with something right now if I wasn’t driving.”

“Hit me later. I’ll look forward to it.”

She threw him a half-hearted dirty look and ended it with another smile. “Beware what you ask for.”

He liked teasing her, and her smile said she’d taken it the right way. Last night, while he’d held her hand and kissed it impulsively, she’d seemed delicate and yet oh so strong. Her touch on his arm had galvanized him. He’d felt her strength when she’d walked in the room. Seeing her had instantly lightened his mood and the anger he’d felt at the homeowner who’d cooked meth in his home with his own wife and children present. If he ever had a wife and kids, he’d be damned sure he’d never knowingly put them in danger. Kissing Jenny’s hand had reaffirmed life, reminding him that things could’ve ended very differently for him if the house explosion had been larger or he’d been in the house at the time. He didn’t know why that made such a difference. He’d made it through time in the Middle East and experienced situations more dangerous than what happened last night.

But you hadn’t met Jenny then.

His stomach did a lurch. Truth smacked him in the face. He’d found himself confessing some feelings to her last night that he didn’t know he had until she’d walked in. He thought he’d seen a hint of worry in her eyes when she’d entered his room, but he didn’t know for certain.

Jeez, Falk. Right now she’s probably trying to think of a way to let you down easy because you’re coming on hot and heavy.

“At this rate I’m going to owe you some dinner. Or yard work, or something,” he said.

“Why?”

“For rescuing me from that hospital.”

She threw him a smile but quickly looked back at the road. “You don’t owe me anything. You took care of me during the tornado, it’s the least I could do.”

His mood sank a little. Maybe she didn’t see this as a mutual thing…maybe he imagined the heat between them. Could she be saying this because she couldn’t wait to see the back of him as she told him to get out of his life? Or maybe she’d say she just wanted to be friends.

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