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“Oh, the kiss?” he said stepping behind her and pulling her back against him. “I don’t think they’d be able to handle the truth. It might scar them for life.”
“Hush…Dawson and I are friends and there is no way we’re ever going to be together like that is there babe?”
“Nope…at least not unless my wife leaves me.”
“You’re married and you kissed Paige like that?” Sam asked shooting her a look that spoke of irony.
“It’s okay my wife’s given me permission. After all she kisses her pretty much the same way whenever she sees her, to thank her for saving my life.”
“You saved his life?” Jesse asked with a grin.
“Yup he was trying to check the structural integrity of a building and it collapsed on him. Took me a day to get to him and then another to get his dumb ass out.”
“Okay, so you’re not…” Joel questioned looking into her eyes.
“Nope. Now, we’ve got plenty of gear, but you might want a different pair of shoes,” Paige said glancing down at his dress shoes and pants.
“I’ve got some gear in my locker at HQ.”
“Call Lenny and see if he can bring it down unless you’re worried about him finding something in it,” she teased.
“I’ve got nothing to hide Paige, but it seems you still do. One of these days you’re going to tell me the truth about everything baby, I can guarantee that,” he stated pulling her into his arms and kissing her to leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that she was his.
“Cool it Joel,” she said pushing him away before heading to her Jeep to grab her bag of gear.
She checked the clock and started repacking as she double-checked everything inside aware that Joel was watching her closely. The last two weeks had been hectic as they began to rebuild the road. Joel had refused to let her push him away and had begun sneaking into her room nightly fighting until they fell onto the bed ripping their clothes off.
They still were at odds about everything, and she refused to give in and tell him her final secret. That one she wouldn’t begin to divulge no matter how much he wanted her to.
“You okay with him coming…really?” Jesse inquired heading over to her.
“Surprisingly yes, maybe if he sees for himself exactly what I can do, how I do it, that I’m not putting myself out there for no reason he’ll get it finally.”
“Or maybe you just don’t want to be away from him for that long? You’ve been at it again, haven’t you? How long did it take for the two of you to fall back into a bed?”
“Who said anything about it being in a bed?” she said turning around to give him the look.
“Holy hell…in the mountain when you went up there to get him? Jesus girl, weren’t you engaged to someone else?”
“Yeah so? It didn’t mean anything, it still doesn’t.”
“That’s a load of crap and you know it. Does he know about the first miscarriage?”
“Yup…and the ectopic one and the results of it; don’t worry Jesse I’m a big girl I can handle it.”
“That’s what I’m afraid of. Let him in Paige, he’s head over heels in love with you, and he’s not going to hurt you. He knows what you want in terms of your work now. They all know what you can do, so give them the chance to be your family. Does he know he’s still the only man you’ve ever been with?”
“Does it matter? I mean what’s he really going to do with that piece of information. Come on, we need to get going the chopper will be here in no time.”
“Alright but this isn’t over Paige. He still deserves to know.”
“I’ll think about it,” she lied kissing his cheek.
Chapter 17
The moment the helicopter set down they were out and hurrying towards the makeshift headquarters that had been set up to try and get in front of the fires. Paige pushed at the opening of the tent and studied the scene before her. The gust of wind that blew past her disturbed some of the maps spread out across the table and brought the attention of those inside towards her.
“Paige,” a tall man with blonde hair said giving her a half smile as he crossed the area and crushed her to him.
