“I’m not the one doing anything! And you watch what you say about Brooke – she’s smarter than anyone in this entire damn department.”
Brooke blushed at that.
McCready looked at her. “I’m sorry. That’s not what I meant. It’s just that –”
“I’m human?”
“That you know nothing about what it means to be part of this! I don’t give a damn that you’re human. I give a damn that we’re going to have someone – no offense – in here that’s never been out there. That’s never had to fight a fire. That hasn’t had to risk their life. And why? Because your boss has decided that we weren’t getting enough new blood in here? That it didn’t look good to the city? To those who was the publicity? It’s a farce, Sharp! Your bosses are going to ruin this department and you’re not doing a damn thing a
