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Ah, hell no. I might not be able to kiss him and touch him like I wanted to, but I’d have Caleb by my side.

Taking the driver position was normal for me. I enjoyed driving. Wyatt and Phin would team up, so I sat them together, while Becky and Jonas sat far back. With the siren blaring, we sped to Tempe, near the Arizona State campus, where the fire was threatening some student housing. Luckily, it had already been evacuated by the Tempe station house, and we’d be back up. Caleb radioed them for an update. When he finished, he rested his hand on my thigh.

My pulse quickened, stomach swooped. I tried not to react to a casual touch, yet this was Caleb’s touch, so of course, I reacted. We snagged a look, and Caleb shook his head lightly and removed his hand.

“Let’s go help,” he said cheerfully, his lips curved.

My gaze drank in the lopsided grin, the flirting light in his eyes. With effort, I forced my eyes back to the road, but I was smiling.

CALEB

As Sean drove to the fire, I looked over my shoulder at the team. Phin caught my eye, and he pretended to fan himself.

I made a face at him before swinging my attention ahead. I shouldn’t be so happy on the way to a fire, even if we already knew nobody’s life was being threatened by this one and the building had been cleared, but I was. Sean had kept his word. He’d told them all about us. I relaxed, something unlocking inside of me the moment he spoke. My lips twitched just remembering Sean’s formal tone as he reviewed the HR policy. But he’d done it. For me.

The regular adrenaline I always had on a job was thrumming through me, but there was also this steady pulse of pure joy.

We arrived at the off-campus housing unit that was in flames in one area. The other engine had already taken anybody living there behind a yellow line. The students looked a little frightened, but healthy, thank goodness.

Sean greeted the other captain, and we got our orders. I passed Phin, who smirked at me. “You better tell me everything later! And I mean all the juicy details. I have to know how Smack is in the sack!” he exclaimed before going to help with the ladder.

I snorted. No way would I invade Sean’s privacy and tell him details. And Phin was such a teenager, not to mention a total hypocrite. He didn’t kiss and tell about James.

I double-checked the perimeter, chatted with some of the students to reassure them. I helped one girl settle her frazzled cat. The fire was small, but in higher-traffic areas, we sometimes gave each other backup.

“Hey,” I said as Sean came over to check my area.

“Hi.” Sean’s steely blue eyes met mine. Damn, he was sexy with his gear on and that captain vibe. How I’d love to grab a handful of him and kiss him senseless. Sean could make me forget everything else going on around me with just a look.

His eyes darkened, like he’d read my mind, and a tiny muscle jumped in his jaw. “We… better get back to it.”

“Uh-huh.” I wanted to stare at him for the rest of my life. I was, without a doubt, falling hard. Falling fast. But I had fallen just the same. I couldn’t resist, didn’t want to resist.

My timing, as usual, was shit. Standing at a fire, even one that was almost out, was not an ideal place to realize I was in love.

“Can we hang out later?” I asked softly.

“Anything you want,” Sean whispered. He gave my arm a squeeze and moved past me to check on Wyatt’s progress. I took a moment to pull my mask off for some fresh air. The fire was out, a trail of smoke lingering. I swore it formed the shape of a heart.

I love you, I mouthed to his back, staring after Sean. The minute I gathered enough nerve, I would tell him how much.

CHAPTER

SIXTEEN

SMACK

Waking up to a blowjob is like expecting a Monday and discovering it’s Christmas. I gasped as the wet heat of Caleb’s mouth covered the head of my semi-hard cock. It took only another suck and I went rigid with need.

“So good.” I grabbed at his hair, yanking it slightly. “Don’t…stop.”

He hummed in answer, sliding his tongue along my length. His hand cupped my nutsac, giving it a teasing squeeze.

I bucked my hips, letting out a small whimper. I fucking loved being with him any which way, but Caleb taking charge? That was so fucking hot.

I breathed out slowly. I wanted to last. Caleb’s mouth was driving me crazy. His tongue was already lapping at my precum, insistently pressing at my slit.

I tugged his hair again. “Stop! I need—I don’t want to come…yet.”

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