Chapter Twenty
Jesse
Monday rolled around, and I swung by Firehouse Café for coffee and a dose of sanity from Janet. I hadn’t seen Charlie since Friday, and it was bugging the hell out of me. Because here was the thing, I f*****g missed her.
I couldn’t say what I had planned when it came to her because nothing had been planned. I sure as hell hadn’t planned on getting tangled so deep into her that I’d miss her over a few days and be bothered by my internal unrest.
Strolling into the café, I glanced around to find Beck waiting in line. Beck was a good friend. He’d been at the station since before me. We’d been on a crew together at one point. With a few changes shuffling things up, we were currently on different crews.
“Hey, man,” Beck commented as soon as he saw me.
Pausing beside hi
