Page 19 of Packed in the Fire house

“Confidence is one word for it,” I agreed wryly.

“What else would you call it?” Blaze asked, his grin never slipping as he rested his chin in his palm.

“Delusional?” I asked, making Sunny giggle again, her blue eyes sparkling as she shook her head at him.

Blaze cocked his head to the side. “But she’s already wearing my clothes! Clearly, we are meant for each other! Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so damn adorable in them.”

“She’d be adorable inanyone’sclothes,” I said. I didn't mention how badly I wanted her to wearmyclothes. She was already drowning in Blaze’s clothing, so mine would probably be a hundred times worse.

Then again, if she wore one of my T-shirts and nothing else…

Shaking my head, I forced my mind out of the gutter. If I didn't stop thinking such dirty thoughts, she was going to figure it out, and I didn't want her to feel uncomfortable. She had been to hell and back and needed to be treated with love and care, not be perved on by a bunch of horny alphas.

As she munched on the bacon, I couldn’t help but think about how I wanted her at the breakfast table every day.

After she ate all the food, and her son was full and sleepy, she yawned. “I just woke up. How am I exhausted?” she grumbled, a cute frown on her face.

“That'll be the adrenaline, Cher. Maybe you should go lie down. He looks like he's mighty tired as well.” I nodded to Luka, who was curling up in his mother's lap sleepily.

“You’re right,” Sunny sighed. “I think I do need to sleep a bit more.”

“Treat the place like your own. Come and take any snacks from the kitchen.” I walked over to the far wall and opened one of the cabinet doors. “This is where we keep all the snacks for when we've had a lot of calls in a single day. Feel free to raid. They're not replacements for an entire meal, but they're better than nothing.”

Sunny’s nose scrunched, making me chuckle. Before I could open my mouth to speak, Blaze beat me to it.

“I know those protein bars aren't very appealing, but if you look in the back of the cabinet, there's chocolate, salted pretzels, and all the fun stuff.”

“Those do sound more my speed,” Sunny agreed with a nod, yawning deeply and rubbing her eyes.

I didn’t like the dark bags under her eyes or the exhaustion that clearly weighed on her. Especially for an omega, Walker's bedroom wasn't great; it was just a place to sleep while he was at the fire station. Sunny needed more blankets and pillows to keep her comfortable.

I made a mental note that I would have to go shopping soon.

She also needed clothing.

An idea was already forming in my mind, I just needed to wait until my shift was finished tomorrow.

As a firefighter, I would never condone arson, but part of me was considering burning down any property she moved into just so she'd be forced to stay with us.

It was official. I was losing my goddamn mind.

Chapter 8

Blaze

“Sunshine! What about this?” I asked, holding out the box of cereal.

It was Sunny's second day at the fire station after she spent the first day eating and sleeping as she recovered from her ordeal.

Rune had hovered around like a mother hen, constantly feeding her snacks anytime she appeared. I would have made fun of him if I hadn’t been feeling the urge to do the exact same.

We were at the grocery store. I had asked her to join me after I got back from her apartment. I had managed to grab a few of her things, but they were still on the truck. She had hung back, not wanting to take Luka to the remnants of their home. We had salvaged a few items, but it wasn’t much. Her phone had been waterlogged, so it refused to turn on—we would find her a replacement, but it would take a few days.

Technically, we were still on shift, but Walker had allowed me to go out for a quick grocery store run.

Firefighters had to eat, after all.

Our shift was also ending in like forty-five minutes, so that didn’t hurt.

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