The Firefighter and the Girl From the Coffee Shop Read Free Page A

ivory skin.
    Her eyes
perused her space trying to find an opening to make her escape. She
had the worst feeling ever, would this be her end. Her thoughts
were stopped short with the sudden sound of banging at her door.
Then a male voice called out to her, but her throat was now so sore
she could barely speak. Her coughing felt like razor blades were
ripping her throat apart from the inside out and she was beginning
to feel dizzy and extremely faint. She noticed her purse and
snatched it from the side table as she once more stumbled to her
feet.
    A whooshing
sound came from her bathroom and she yelped as the fire overtook
the bathroom completely and began to creep into the kitchen. Alyssa
stumbled another few feet and collapsed just as her front door came
crashing in and a couple of firemen came rushing in.
    "Oh Jesus!
It’s Alyssa!" she heard a familiar voice say just as the
light-headed feeling took over once more and she found herself
giving into the darkness as she clung to the strap of her brown
leather handbag...
     
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    She wasn't
sure how long she was out, but when she came around she was on a
gurney in the back of an ambulance. "Where, what?" She tried to sit
up, but her head felt as though it had been hit with a sledgehammer
and her throat burned with such intensity that she could not even
speak a word.
    A large,
strong hand took hers bringing her attention to the person to the
left of her. A smile touched her lips as she noticed Evan sitting
next to her. He was suited up, soot smeared across his face and
clothing and looking sexier than she'd ever seen him.
    "Y-you
s-saved." she managed to get out, then coughed and groaned lying
back onto the gurney and closing her eyes.
    He gave her
hand a slight squeeze. "You're going to be okay, you just need to
rest a little while, and here..."
    She slowly
opened her eyes to see him passing her a glass of water.
    "Come on. Take
a drink."
    He helped her
into a sitting position, keeping a hand between her shoulder blades
to keep her steady as he brought the glass to her lips. Covering
his hands with hers, she drank a couple of swallows and pulled away
as another fit of coughing overtook her.
    "Thank you,"
she managed to squeak out as she looked over at him, just in time
to see where his eyes had been. Frowning, she looked down and
realized that combination of sweat with the already sheer material
had made it virtually transparent; her large beige nipples were
tight and completely visible through the teddy. She grabbed the end
of the blanket covering her and pulled it up to her chin.
    "I ummm."
Despite the soot covering a good portion of his face, she was
amused to see him flush, from being caught sneaking a peek.
    Taking the
water from him once more she took another couple of sips and was
relieved to find the soreness was lessoning - slightly. "Was anyone
hurt?"
    Evan shook his
head, "Nah, we got everyone out in time and I think you're going to
be fine. Is there someplace I can take you? Family member," he
paused, "boyfriend?"
    Alyssa shook
her head to both suggestions, and thought she saw a look of flicker
in his green eyes. "My family is from Bangor and right now isn't
the best time anyhow my aunt passed away. Today was the
funeral."
    Evan frowned,
as he leaned forward bracing his elbows on his knees and lacing his
fingers. "So no boyfriend?"
    A soft smile
touched her lips as she shook her head. "None." She shrugged, "I
just got paid and have a few dollars in the bank... Rent is due
tomorrow, but I don't think I'll be paying it so I can just go to a
hotel until I figure something better out."
    He caught her
eyes with him, concern flashing in them. "What about friends."
    Again she
shook her head, her amble unrestrained breasts swaying slightly
with the movement, which caught his eyes briefly before he pulled
them back up to meet hers again. "No one I'd ask. You've been
pretty much my closest friend since I moved here. Remember, I'm
also new to the area, got here just a