Page 29 of Burning Hearts

“Whatever it is, God’s got it, right?”

Orion nodded. “That’s right. And it’s why I feel like I should tell you not to discount Jamie and the real reason she might be here. Seems like something happened while you were out there.”

Logan shrugged. “Pretty sure I realized whatever was between us isn’t worth it now. Nothing’s changed.”

“You’re different than you were when you guys dated before. But that’s not really what I’m talking about. Maybe God directed you both up here.”

Logan had prayed that God would lead him. He didn’t know if Jamie had done the same thing, but he wanted to live a life where the Lord directed his steps. “If we still have the same obstacles between us, what’s the point? Besides, I live up here now, and she lives way too far away to make this work.”

Strong winds whipped across the valley, running parallel with the runway and sending strands of his hair flicking around. Logan brushed them back.

Orion said, “Why not see what happens while she’s here? If God wants to do something, then all we have to do is believe He’s more powerful than our dumb mistakes. It’s not like we can surprise Him.”

Logan glanced at Orion, wondering what he thought he’d done.

What mistake he’d made.

“You know I’m here if you want to talk about anything,” Logan said.

Orion nodded. “I know. Thanks.” He held out his fist and Logan bumped it.

Across the runway, at the mess hall, Logan grabbed the door handle and held it open for the ladies.

They nodded at him as they entered.

“Logan.” JoJo grinned.

Jamie stopped close to him. “How did it go with the commander?”

“I just got my side looked at by the medic and then changed clothes. I haven’t talked to him yet.”

“I hope you don’t get in trouble because you came to find me.” She winced. “I don’t mean coming to Alaska. I just mean the compound.”

The girls. “They told you?”

He hadn’t exactly made it a secret that he was in Alaska looking for Jamie. Every time they went to town, he asked around to find out if anyone had seen her. Why did it hit him like this that they’d mentioned it to her?

Probably because he’d already decided it was a nonstarter.

Even though Orion had told him to see what God might want to do, he’d pretty much decided she was going to go back to her life. He would move on at some point.

Her expression softened, and she set her hand on his arm. “Thank you for caring enough to come up here and make sure I’m safe.”

Logan didn’t know what to say. “We should go eat.”

He let go of the door and headed inside. So much for seeing what happened. Now that she’d said it out loud, it sounded dumb that he’d upended his life and moved to Alaska. He’d changed everything for her.

And now she thought he needed her pity.

Maybe he did.

* * *

Jamie stared over the table at the man who’d sat across from her. “Skye’s husband was undercover?”

She didn’t think she’d even met Skye today. Had she?

All the hotshot and smokejumper names had started to mix together in a muddle. She was trying to keep them all straight.

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