Chapter Twenty-Six
Levi
The following week, I walked up the porch steps, gratified to discover Lucy had arrived home before me. I had learned today my crew was scheduled for a rotation on a fire up in the Alaskan Interior that just wouldn’t quit. The winds had shifted again, sending the fire back in the direction of a cluster of Alaskan Native villages.
I wanted more time with Lucy before I left for what would probably be more than a week. Closing the door behind me, I looked over to see her standing at the kitchen counter with groceries scattered across it. She looked confused. My eyes flicked down to notice the distinctive blue brace was gone from her wrist. Kicking off my boots and hanging my jacket on a hook by the door, I walked straight to her, dipping my head and dropping a kiss
