Total pages in book: 76
Estimated words: 90721 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 454(@200wpm)___ 363(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 90721 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 454(@200wpm)___ 363(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
“Why did he distract you?” Jack asked, tensing slightly.
“He took a picture of me. He watches me all the freaking time, but it’s only recently that he’s begun staring so openly like that. Today, he went above and beyond.” I sighed heavily.
The man I’d walked in on earlier tensed. “Which house?” He asked.
I pointed. “Two yards over. The one with the pool.”
He looked where I was pointing, noticing the man that was now using the pole to clean his pool, and came to a decision. “Be right back.”
Then he was gone.
“Uhh,” I said, confused. “What the heck?”
“Uh, oh. Sebastian’s got a crush.” Jack laughed.
Winter slapped him across the chest, but didn’t discredit his thought. “Okay, girl. I brought the manpower; they got directions from Luke, who’s paying them in Pizza and beer. Let’s lay back here and watch the show.”
I snickered. “No, that’s okay. I’ll buy the pizza and beer. It is my house, after all. I’ll be helping, too. This is my workout for the week.”
My eyes narrowed as I saw the bob of Sebastian’s head over the fence line as he made his way to my neighbor’s house. He didn’t go around though, instead deciding to use the gate, and walking straight inside without consent.
“Well you just have to go and make me feel bad, don’t you.” Winter teased, turning to watch as well.
“Fifty bucks says he beats the shit out of him.” James said, flexing his hands and popping the knuckles.
James was another member of Free. He also worked at the station with my brother, so I knew him better than I knew the others. James’ wife, Shiloh, and James came to Luke’s place every month or so, attending the ‘team morale’ meeting that Luke’s forced to hold as required by the department. Apparently, they needed stress relief, and team building. Luke chose to implement it, only they drank beer and ate like shit instead of having campouts and singing Kumbaya.
On those rare occasions I was able to make it, I’d bonded with Shiloh.
Raised voices brought my attention from James to two yards down, and I watched in glee as Sebastian hauled back and punched the man so hard his feet left the ground. He flopped backwards into the pool.
Once Sebastian was satisfied that he’d swim, he left and came back to my yard.
I couldn’t keep the smile of satisfaction off my face. “You, sir, deserve a beer!”
He laughed at my smile. “No thanks needed, but I’ll take the beer. You should put some sunscreen on when you head in there. You’re looking a little burned.”
I nodded, took orders for beers, and went into the house to grab them. I was in luck when I found a brand new twenty-four pack of Heineken, and thanked Luke, silently, for bringing some over on his last visit.
When I returned outside, I passed out the drinks and went to work helping them where I was able. Mostly, I continued to screw the deck, although much slower since my finger was still throbbing since my last fuck up.
I’d been keenly aware of exactly where Sebastian was the entire time I’d been working. Not once had he moved that I’d not been aware of him on some primal level. I watched out of the corner of my eye as his muscles flexed and bunched when he moved boards into place.
Fingers trailed across my shoulders about an hour later. I looked up, startled to see Sebastian leaning over me.
Of course, I’d seen him coming, but I didn’t actually think he was going to come towards me, or touch me for that matter.
Swiping the hair out of my face, I looked up, gazing into Sebastian’s honey brown eyes. He looked so fucking edible. I wanted to run my tongue down the length of his torso.
“Yes?” I questioned.
“You’re really burning. Did you put any sun screen on?” He asked.
I grimaced. I could feel my shoulders burning, but I didn’t have any sun tan lotion, and I’d have to go to the store to get some. “No, I don’t have any.”
He scowled. “That’s going to feel like shit in the morning.”
I knew it would. I’d experienced burns before. This wouldn’t be the first time. Nor the last. “Yeah, I’ll go in shortly and order pizza. When I go pick it up, I’ll get some.”
“Won’t do you any good by then. You won’t have a need for it. Sun’s going down in an hour and a half.” He mused.
I shrugged. There was no way I was leaving people here to work on my deck while I did nothing. That was pure laziness in all its finest.
“Stubborn.” He growled, removing his hat and placing it firmly on my head. “At least wear my hat. Your face is going to burn to a fucking crisp.”
I froze when he fixed the fastenings at the back, making it tighter to fit my head. Then he turned without another word and went back to cutting boards to the length that was called out to him.
“Y’all are so going to fuck.” Winter whispered into my ear, making my head whip around.
“Shut up!” I hissed at her, ignoring the knowing grin on her face.
I wore the hat way past sun down, and even into the night. Sebastian left the hat with me, and whether it was on purpose or not, I vowed that I’d keep the hat forever.
Chapter 2
Cute enough to stop your heart, skilled enough to restart it
-T-shirt
Baylee
I watched in amazement as Winter shoved the entire hot dog in her mouth in two bites, chased it down with a half a bottle of Mountain Dew, and ran with me to the medic. We’d just caught a home invasion call, with one patient who had major injuries due to a gunshot wound.
We’d been eating at Hot Dog Express when the call had come in, and Winter decided to eat her hot dog before she left. Since I wasn’t driving, I waited until we were on the way to the residence before I opened the bag and ate my chili cheese dog and fries.