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He closed his eyes “Do you want me to come inside with you, Sarah?”

“What do you think?”

“That I want you to co to a party at my station”

Stunned, Sarah blinked “A party at your fire station?”

He nodded “The creill be cleaned up and have their partners with the o with me”

“Butwon’t they wonder who I am?”

A V formed on his forehead “Why would they? I’ll introduce you They’re a rowdy bunch, but I wouldn’t trade them for any other”

He was inviting her to go with him to a party at his fire hall To introduce her to his coworkers He was letting her know tonight wasn’t a one-night stand, that there would be a toht

So with you, Jude”

“Great” He let out a sigh of relief, then bent and kissed her with the quickest of pecks on her eagerly waiting lips “I’ll text you the exact details in theWe’ll take a taxi if that’s okay with you?”

Did he think he’d set a precedent with the limo that he’d have to constantly repeat?

“I usually walkhiestures all the ti to your station is too far”

“It’s not that far, but we’ll take a taxi” With that he took a step back from her and didn’t quite meet her eyes as he said, “See you tomorrow, Doc”

With that he opened her apartment door, practically picked her up and set her inside, handed her keys to her, then pulled the door closed

With him on the other side