At last he turned to her, his naked body so glorious it took her breath away as always and nearly distracted her from the conversation. He put is warm hands on her shoulders and gave her a penetrating look.
"You think I'm a bad person because I think the work is too hard, too demanding and too dangerous for someone your size?" he asked. "Because I would be afraid for your life every single minute you were on the job, no matter where we lived?"
"Firefighters work together and take care of each other." She was trying not to be irrational about this. That wouldn't win her any points. "Besides, what does my size have to do with it? I'm not exactly a skinny Minnie and I'm in damn good shape. Plus they put the trainees through grueling courses. " She looked directly into his eyes, catching the
