Desperately Seeking Fireman (2013)
“Jeb told Brody over the phone. They must have gotten the tower back up, because he finally had cell service again. “Have you forgotten that I’m here, and I can look outside and see the weather?”
“What does it look like?”
He lifted the hem of one of the Knit, Purl, and Tea’s lacy curtains. A wash of gray greeted him, as if the bed and breakfast was going through a car wash. “Wet. Windy.”
“Well, I don’t like it. I want Melissa home. Now.”
Jeb sighed. Of course he understood Brody’s fear, but what... did the man think he could do? “She’s trying to protect her story. As soon as the press leaves, she will too.”
“I don’t want my baby’s life hinging on the fucking press,” Brody growled. “I hate the press.”
“Your wife’s a reporter.”
“Don’t remind me. Jeb, I think I’d better come out there. I should be able to leave tonight or tomorrow morning. She’ll be fine until then, right?”
“I’ll make sure of it.”
“I owe you, Stone.” He gave a dry laugh.MoreLess
“What does it look like?”
He lifted the hem of one of the Knit, Purl, and Tea’s lacy curtains. A wash of gray greeted him, as if the bed and breakfast was going through a car wash. “Wet. Windy.”
“Well, I don’t like it. I want Melissa home. Now.”
Jeb sighed. Of course he understood Brody’s fear, but what... did the man think he could do? “She’s trying to protect her story. As soon as the press leaves, she will too.”
“I don’t want my baby’s life hinging on the fucking press,” Brody growled. “I hate the press.”
“Your wife’s a reporter.”
“Don’t remind me. Jeb, I think I’d better come out there. I should be able to leave tonight or tomorrow morning. She’ll be fine until then, right?”
“I’ll make sure of it.”
“I owe you, Stone.” He gave a dry laugh.MoreLess
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