I whistled and patted one of many rolls of material we had moved. “Good factor we bought all of this.”

“And for a better value than I ever anticipated. I’ve you to thank for that.”

“Blissful to assist. All of us are.”

She gave me a fast hug. It felt regular, pure. Like we’d been hugging as lovers for lots longer than two days. I used to be nonetheless getting used to the sensation of getting her in my arms all through the day… and within the night. She’d spent the final two nights with me, reasonably than out within the visitor home.

If I had my method, she’d by no means keep within the visitor home once more.

After the client picked up the material, me and the boys headed to the hearth station to start our shift. Alyssa stayed again at her retailer to complete up some issues, then arrived on the station an hour after us. She had printed out pictures from the large house hearth and was sharing them with us and the opposite crew on the station. There have been lots of good motion pictures, angles that we not often obtained to see whereas we have been busy preventing fires.

“That is undoubtedly occurring my Tinder profile,” Ellen mentioned, tapping one of many pictures on the desk. It was a close-up of her choosing up her helmet, frozen within the movement of placing it on her head. Her eyes have been decided and the options on her face have been placing within the mixed glow of the setting solar and the house hearth.

“Who would do this?” Liam teased. “Have skilled pictures taken for his or her Tinder profile?”

“It appears awfully foolish,” Ellen agreed. “I’d have by no means scheduled one thing like this forward of time, after all. Nevertheless it’s good to have now that I’ve seen them.”

A number of of our teammates patted Mateo on the again and playfully teased him. He raised a hand and gave the room an emphatic center finger.

“All proper, all proper, show-and-tell is over,” our station lieutenant introduced. “These of you whose shift simply ended: go residence. These of you who simply obtained right here: there’s an inventory of chores within the engine room.”

“I’d higher get out of your hair,” Alyssa mentioned, kissing me on the cheek.

“Truly, are you able to stick round a number of?” I requested. “We needed to speak to you about one thing.”

I might see the priority unfold throughout her beautiful face. “Yeah, positive.”

We led Alyssa into the break room kitchen, and closed the door. Anybody might stroll in, however this was the closest factor to privateness we had.

“We needed to speak to you,” Liam mentioned, leaning towards the door and crossing his arms. “To speak about us.”

“All of us,” Mateo added.

Alyssa swallowed closely. “Okay…”

I attempted to look relaxed so Alyssa wouldn’t really feel like we have been ganging up on her. I leaned towards the fridge and shoved my palms within the pockets of my fireman overalls. Mateo sat in a chair. Alyssa determined to face, swinging her head between all three of us.

“So. What do you need to discuss?” Alyssa requested quietly.

She thinks that is going to be dangerous information. At the least she would really feel relieved momentarily.

“We’ve talked about… the whole lot,” I mentioned. “And we’ve decide. We need to strive a long-distance relationship.”

“It isn’t very far,” Mateo mentioned. “Lower than a three-hour flight.”

“In comparison with the flight I take again to New Zealand, three hours is downright quaint,” Liam added.

“We don’t need this to finish,” I continued. “None of us do. I don’t understand how we’ll work out which of us you date, however we determine that’s your determination to make. We need to strive, in case you’re as much as the problem.”

I noticed the sympathetic look in Alyssa’s eyes. She was touched, however didn’t need to do it. My abdomen sank.

“Lengthy distance…” she mentioned, trailing off. “I’ll be sincere. I don’t assume a long-distance relationship can work. In any context. It’s not nearly you three. I actually care about you all, and have liked the previous week…”

“We’d transfer there!” I shortly interjected.

Liam and Mateo shot me a glance. We had agreed that we have been open to this, however weren’t going to say something to Alyssa but. However I knew we needed to provide her extra. All of the playing cards on the desk, nothing held again. A lady like Alyssa deserved the entire fact.

“We’re prepared to maneuver to New York,” I defined. “For you.”

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