Page 75 of Sassy Love
“Goodnight, Cowboy.”
I smile at her, hesitating by the door before I slip out into the hall and pulling the door almost shut. I give Millie my number before seeing myself out.
Making it home, finally, I find Miles outside my apartment. And the shit-eating grin on his face tells me all I need to know.
He’s onto me.
There’s no keeping secrets from Miles Hammond.
Chapter 19
LAWSON
“Spill, bud.” Miles cracks a beer and flops onto my sofa.
“Nothing to spill, how about you?”
He tilts his head with an incredulous look. “Are you paying house calls to all your coworkers or just one fiery blonde?”
I toss a packet of nuts at his head and grab a bottle of water. I’m too tired for anything else tonight.
Miles turns on the game and we settle into the old sofa that barely holds us both. I really should buy another one. As it is, I’m going to have to move. If I stay on at Serenity, that is. It takes me far too long to commute to work every day.
“So, you been fraternizing with the enemy, Rawlins?”
That didn’t take long.
I can’t help my smile as I take a pull of water. “Nope, no fraternizing.”
“Yeah, right, you spent how many nights in a bungalow together?”
“Seven.”
“Seven nights and not a thing happened?”
“Sorry to disappoint, bud.”
He shakes his head, but his face isn’t filled with amusement as I expected, it’s etched in concern. “When was your last relationship of any kind?”
“You oughta talk, four years is insane. And you’re a firefighter, shouldn’t women be falling at your feet?”
He rolls his eyes at me. “Pretty sure the hours I keep scare off any potential contenders for serious relationships. That and the fact that every shift may be my last.”
He loves to play that fucking card, real funny.
Because it’s absolutely not.
“What about another firefighter, then?”
“Yeah... my unit is my family, be like kissing my sister.”
I chuckle and he drops the subject, returning his gaze to the game. My phone rings and I remember Ma’s missed call. I push up from the sofa and swipe up the phone.
Gracie.
“What you doing up so late, little mama?” I answer.
“Mack is snoring beside me. Said I had to tell you the good news before I went to bed.”
