“I’ll find you,” he told her surely. He had realized it hadn’t been a complete mistake that he’d ended up finding her in this diner during the middle of the night. He’d thought he’d just been walking around to old haunts while trying to clear his mind, but he realized it wasn’t that. He’d picked up Kate’s familiar scent and somehow, without even realizing it, had found her. “I’ll make this right. And Officer—I am sorry.”
With that, he left her standing there, stepping out into the night and heading back towards the fire department. Crichton didn’t stay there with the rest of the men—it wasn’t his style—but he would be showing up any minute to begin his day to day, and Jesse intended to have a word with him.
Jesse entered the fire station, listening for any of the other men. If any
