Feel the Heat by Kathryn Shay

Author:Kathryn Shay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: reunion romance, firefighter romance, friends to lovers romance, opposites attract romance, firefighter romance books, female firefighter romance, hidden cove series
Publisher: Kathryn Shay

CHAPTER NINE

“Where the hell are you?” Richard asked as he paced Bob Zeleny’s office at eight-thirty Monday morning. Slouching in his chair, Alex opened his eyes and studied his brother. Richard looked like hell, despite his meticulous gray pinstripe suit, Italian leather loafers and gold watch, which he checked again. His eyes were so bloodshot it worried Alex.

“I’m right here, waiting for Zeleny to keep his appointment.”

The statement was a lie, of course. All the way over to the Public Safety Building and the time they’d spent in the fire marshal’s office waiting, Alex had been back on that couch with Francesca.

He’d kissed her senseless Friday night, and by the time he let her up, she’d been clinging to him. Oh, he’d enjoyed that! And on Saturday night, after dinner at the Rio, when they’d returned to her place, he’d kissed her some more, and she’d melted into him with a glorious lack of restraint.

Alex was surprised at how much he enjoyed this delay in taking their relationship to its natural intimate culmination. Instead of resenting the frustration he felt when he left her, he relished it—the right to touch her more intimately each time; how she was as aroused and excited as he by their contact. And he definitely relished the anticipation of finally having her. It was like waiting for an athletic competition in college—a tennis match or a soccer game. He’d enjoyed the buildup as much as the contest itself.

“There you go again,” Richard said. “You just zoned out. Is it a woman?”

Alex smiled.

Richard didn’t. “You’re thinking about Francesca Cordaro, aren’t you?”

“This isn’t the place to talk about her.”

“I tried to call you all weekend. Were you with her?”

Nodding, Alex knew he was unsuccessful in keeping the Cheshire cat grin off his face.

“Did you finally get around to screwing her?”

Bolting off the chair with the speed of an angry panther, he controlled the urge to lunge for Richard. “I told you once not to talk about her in those terms. I’m warning you—”

“Excuse me.”

Both men whirled around to find Bob Zeleny looming in the doorway. He stared at them hard, then came into the room. “Sorry I’m late,” he told them, circling his desk. As he placed his briefcase on the polished mahogany surface, he added, “There was a pileup on the four-ninety. Took forever to get around it.”

The Templeton men mumbled their understanding and the three of them dropped into seats. Zeleny drew papers out of his drawer. “I also apologize for the delay in this investigation, but I’ve been in the hospital.”

“Yes, we heard,” Alex said, noting Zeleny’s skin had the pasty color of the seriously ill. “How are you feeling?”

“Better, though I’m exhausted by the end of the day.” He held up the documents. “I think we’ve caught our culprit.”

Richard tensed. “Who is it?”

“A homeless man, we think. Name’s Ernest Mackey. There was a fire similar to yours in another warehouse last week. We picked up the suspect stumbling around the perimeter of the building while it burned.

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