The Firefighter's Woman
“This is where you’re going to work. Come on.”Sarah allowed herself to be led into the old building. It smelled of old people and books. And books that smelled like old people. The smells were interchangeable and she didn’t like any of them. She tried not to look too petulant as she folded her arms over her chest and stood next to John at the ‘returns’ counter. He probably wished he could return her where he got her from.“Can I help you?” An old woman with spectacles as thick as the lenses of te...lescopes peered at them from behind the desk.“We’re here to see Mrs. Derringer,” John said. “I believe she’s expecting us.”“She’s in her office. Up the stairs and to the right.”“Thank you, ma’am,” John said politely, leading the way behind the library counter and toward a door in the rear that led to a stairway, which eventually led to the aforementioned door on the right. He knocked and announced their presence, which was met with rather deep but feminine tones.“Come in, John!”Sarah entered the room behind John and found herself looking at a tall older woman with her hair in a dark chignon streaked with many strands of gray.MoreLess
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