Beth chuckled. “Sensible dad and mom.”

“They’re. They usually fully supported my choice to develop into a firefighter. It is best to have seen my mother once I was promoted to captain. You’ll have thought I’d received an Oscar or one thing.”

It was apparent by the look on Drew’s face that he liked his dad and mom. “She was happy with you. As she needs to be.”

“Thanks.”

Drew completed off his meals, wiped his mouth, and laid his serviette on the desk. “Can I ask you one thing?”

The tone of his voice had her just a little fearful. “Certain.”

“Does my job trouble you?”

She needed to admit his query had caught her off guard. “No. Probably not, anyway.”

When he gave her a questioning look, she knew she was going to should elaborate, although she actually didn’t need to. “Sure, I’ve fearful just a little from time to time, however within the basic sense, no. I determine you could know what you’re doing.”

He launched a heavy breath. “I do. We’re at all times coaching and ensuring security procedures are adopted.”

Beth smiled, hoping it got here throughout as encouraging.

“I imply, I didn’t assume you had an enormous difficulty with it, however I figured it was greatest to ask. I’ve had girls previously who, whereas they initially liked the thought of courting a firefighter, the fact of it was an excessive amount of for them.”

“However we’re not courting.” The assertion was stated with much less conviction than she knew it ought to.

“I do know, however I’m hoping . . .”

Drew let that linger within the air as they stared at one another.

Regardless of all her reservations, Beth felt that pull towards him she at all times did. It was getting more durable and more durable to maintain him at bay when there was a voice in her head—that was getting stronger by the minute—telling her to take a leap of religion and go for it.

As a lot as she needed to do exactly that, the worry of one other damaged coronary heart nonetheless made her query whether or not or not it was sensible to become involved. “I such as you, Drew. Quite a bit. I actually do.”

“Is it as a result of I’m new to this . . . the life-style, I imply?”

“No. If something it helps.” She gave him a weak smile. “I loved at this time. Perhaps we are able to do it once more someday.”

He gave her a smile that made her coronary heart skip a beat. “How about tomorrow? I’m off for the following three days.”

Beth shook her head and laughed. “You’re incorrigible, are you aware that?”

“Is {that a} sure?”

“I’ve to work tomorrow.” She was dragging her ft to see what he’d do.

“I can wait.”

Grabbing her purse and the invoice the server had left on the desk for her meals, she slid from the sales space, and stood. “It’s good observe for you.”

He picked up his ticket and adopted her towards the entrance of the restaurant. She may inform he was dying to press her, however stored his mouth shut.

Beth made him wait till they had been standing in entrance of her automobile. “I’ll meet you right here at three thirty. Don’t be late.”

Earlier than he may reply, she received behind the wheel and shut the door. Beth spared him a look in her rearview mirror as she drove away. He regarded fairly happy with himself, and Beth questioned if she actually knew what she was getting herself into. And for the primary time she thought of what would occur if she couldn’t get previous her worry. Drew had made his curiosity in her clear—his need for a relationship. What would occur if she couldn’t ship? She’d been so afraid that he’d break her coronary heart, however what if she broke his as a substitute?

***

Drew was buzzing as he walked joyfully to his automobile. He had one other film date with Beth the following day. Okay, not a date, however that was a technicality. She was opening as much as him, and his thoughts was racing with the chances.

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