Grumpy Billionaire Firefighter: An Enemies to Lovers Stuck Together Romance by Willow Finn

Author:Willow Finn [Finn, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter thirteen

Thirteen: Jesse

On my way home from the fire station, I gripped the steering wheel tightly. This insanity was why I always took vacation around this time of year. It was never easy. Putting up flyers was probably easier than having to work with someone as insistent as Jade. I’d had trouble getting her to understand that I didn’t want to talk at home. This was just going to make it worse: I couldn’t escape some of these conversations now. And I had a feeling she would at least use that to her advantage once or twice before the fundraiser happened.

However, the main reason I wanted to get home first was because I wanted to call my father and let him know that I wasn’t going to be able to come up to the ranch at all for a few weeks. Things were too busy here now.

I quietly cursed for not having kept a better eye on the calendar for the fundraising meeting. Usually, they wouldn’t call in someone who was on vacation and would put them on flyer and water duty for the days leading up to and the day of, respectively. Or would put them in the firehouse because it was easier than disrupting a schedule that was already set.

At least being in the fire station to handle any fires that came in was something that I could handle. This, not so much.

Upon arriving home, I sighed and got out of my truck. It was somewhat silly to get out, but I knew that I had some time before Jade arrived. At least ten minutes, I’d think. So, I was going to have this conversation in the fresh air. With that in mind, I dialed my father’s number. The phone rang a few times, but I half-expected it to go to voicemail. This time of day, a call to him either went right to voicemail or I sat waiting for him to pick up.

My father picked up.

“Jesse. I didn’t think I’d be hearing from you today. What’s the verdict? The meeting?” he asked. “What happened?”

I let out a breath.

“It’s fundraising season. Usually, I take a vacation and go to the ranch for a while, but I forgot to book my vacation this year. I’ve been put in charge of helping one of the businesses here put together their booth and making sure they have everything they need,” I said. “I’m probably not coming until after the fundraiser itself, which is in a couple of weeks… if I’m remembering my dates right.”

“I see. Well, we’ll miss you,” he said. “Have fun and stay safe. And Jesse? If it’s not too much trouble, remember to smile. You and your brothers all got so jaded… and I hate to see it. At least your brothers did eventually find something to smile about again outside their jobs.”

“And the ranch,” I mentioned. “The ranch is my sanctuary, Dad.”

“Of course.”

With that, and some extra pleasantries, we hung up. And just in time, too. I heard a car pulling up into the driveway.

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