Page 64 of The Bosun

“Oh, I need my phone and charger. It should be by the bed. Can you grab it?”

“Of course, and then we need to leave.”

I couldn’t believe I was leaving my house. At least I was lucky enough that I had a place to stay. Once I was on the road, I’d have to leave a message for Pen to let her know that I was at her place, and I’d need to leave an update with Lexie.

“Do you need this?” Remy asked as he held up my vibrator while he tried to keep a straight face.

Tilting my head to the side, I asked. “I don’t know, will I?”

Throwing it over his shoulder, Remy moved into my space. His large hands came to my waist as he bent down until his lips were only a breath away. “Not if I have anything to say about it.”

“Good, then leave it here.” Stepping out of his grip, I grabbed my bathroom bag and took a look around my room. It was mostly dark with only the lamp on for light. My bed was unmade, and Remy stood in the middle of my room with a heated look in his dark eyes.

As I went to pick up my suitcase, Remy did it for me. He didn’t say anything as I slowly walked down my stairs and through the lower half of my house, silently saying goodbye just in case.

As the garage door opened, I turned to Remy and placed my hand on his cheek. “I really thought you were a dream when I first saw you.”

“Do you dream of me often?”

“That’s for me to know.” Pushing up on my toes, I grazed my lips over his. “Stay safe.”

Opening the driver's door for me, he waited until I had my seatbelt on. “I will. You do the same.”

As I backed out of my driveway, I watched Remy go to the house next door and ring their doorbell.

Who knew all it would take was a state of emergency to bring us together again?

16

Remy

Fresh out of the shower,I went in search of Donnie. Even though he wasn’t the Captain, he’d been put in charge of all the volunteers since Captain Rodrigo was overseeing Station Nineteen’s firefighters.

I knocked on his door and waited until I heard him call out. Donnie looked up from behind the desk he sat at as I walked in. “What do you need...sorry, I can’t remember your name?”

“Remy St. James, sir.”

“No need to call me sir. We’re pretty laid back around here. Is there something you need?”

“Yeah, I was wondering if it would be okay if I went to dinner with a friend.”

He stopped typing and leaned back in his chair. “Are you expecting me to drive you to meet thisfriend?”

“No, I just wasn’t sure what the protocol was and didn’t want to do something that would piss anyone off.”

“I appreciate you asking. You can do whatever you want in your free time, which there won’t be much of, I can assure you. Just be back before we roll out in the morning. Did you only come out here to spend time with this friend?”

“No, sir. It was a coincidence I even ran into her. She was one of the houses I was sent to evacuate. Before that, it had been almost a year since I’d seen her.”

“No need to explain all of that.” Donnie gave a tight smile. “I only ask because we’ve had a couple of guys who only came for a free plane ticket. Like I said, you can do what you want in your free time. No one is going to come looking for you if you’re not here in the morning.”

“I’ll be here,” I promised.

“Today, we went easy on you. Tomorrow night there will be a skills test so we can see what you’re capable of.”

“I’m ready to prove myself.”

“Good, now go see your lady friend.” He chuckled.

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