Todd by Dakota Rebel

Author:Dakota Rebel [Rebel, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Small Town Family, SMALL TOWN ROMANCE BOOKS, Small Town School Teacher, Small Town and rural fiction, small town contemporary romance, Family romance series m/f, fireman romance books
Publisher: Supernova Indie Publishing Services LLC
Published: 2020-04-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

~ Sarra ~

I was sitting on my porch, having my own private pity party, when the sirens started. At first it was just a couple, the familiar blaring of the town firetruck and Kyle’s police cruiser. But within ten minutes, more joined in, and soon there was a crowd gathering on the street, all of us trying to figure out the source of all the noise.

Then I noticed smoke beginning to billow above the tree lines. Black and thick, but there wasn’t any way to tell where it was coming from. I knew the guys would be busy, so I couldn’t call anyone from Rescue. I was holding my phone in my hand, wanting to know what was going on but unable to think of who I could call, when it rang and startled me hard enough that I almost dropped into the gravel.

“Sascha!” I said. “What’s going on?”

“It’s the Mill,” she said, her voice thick with tears. “The guys have called in everyone from the neighboring towns to come help. But it’s awful.”

My heart clenched. Hundreds of people worked in that mill. Even on a Saturday there would be tons of workers.

And Todd would be there, fighting what looked to be a massive blaze.

“What can I do?” I asked immediately, forcing myself to stay calm. There were always things that needed to be done in times like this, and I couldn’t stand in my front yard crying, worrying about Todd. That wasn’t going to help anyone.

“I don’t know,” she said. “They’re trying to keep people from flooding the area.”

“How many volunteers do you think are down there?” I asked.

“Dozens, maybe more,” she answered.

“Okay, well those men are going to need food and water. They’ll probably need medical supplies. Start making calls, pick level-headed women if you can. I’ll meet you down there.”

“Sounds good,” she said.

“Have you heard anything about…” I couldn’t finish the sentence.

“Kyle called me to let me know what was going on. He said the family was safe. That’s all I know.” She blew out a sigh. “They’ll be okay. This is what they do.”

“I know,” I lied. “See you soon.”

We hung up and I jumped into action. I ran across the street to my neighbor Becky and asked her to get with the rest of the neighborhood to bring me water, portable snacks like protein bars, whatever anyone could spare. She took off like a shot while I opened the garage and started pulling things from my stockpile and dumping them into the back of my truck.

Within half an hour we had collected tons of provisions. I thanked everyone as they finished loading up and promised to send any news I could, then I took off for the mill.

****

“You can’t get any closer,” Daniel said, walking up to my truck.

He had the Rescue truck blocking the road the mill to keep people from trying to get there.

“I’m not here to gawk,” I insisted. “I’ve got a truck full of supplies for the guys. Let me through.

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