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    He ignored the warning and edged closer. “Funny running into you this way.”
    Feeling suddenly uncomfortable, Andrea pushed her way around him. “Not really, I’m here all the time—to see Cal—my fiancé. ” She stressed the word, noting for the first time the lecherous look in his eyes. “You remember him, don’t you? Your boss.”
    That did it. His expression snapped to one of anger, and his beady eyes narrowed on her face. “Ain’t got to get all defensive. Can’t a man just say hello?”
    She stared at him for a second, then turned and walked away. Halfway to her car, Andrea decided she would not say anything to Cal about the incident. Knowing Cal, he would hurt the man, and despite his strange behavior she did not want that on her conscience. But in the future, she would definitely avoid him.

Chapter 7
    J eff stood, watching her leave. Stuck-up bitch. Up until that moment, Jeff had not decided if Andrea was disposable or not. Now, he knew she most certainly was. He would use her and toss her out without hesitation if it got him closer to his goal.
    All he’d said was “hello sexy”—most women would think that was a compliment. And it was not like he was really interested in her—he’d just panicked when he heard someone coming down the back stairs. No one ever used those stairs, which was why he thought he would be left alone for a time.
    Brushing off the whole incident, he returned to the task at hand. He stood staring at the hoses on the back of the truck, trying to decide just how badly he wanted to hurt Cal’s reputation. Bad enough to tamper with the equipment?
    He fingered the heavy hose. If he did what he was considering, he could put the whole team in jeopardy. Cal had seemed to become obsessed with the equipment lately, which is how Jeff had come up with the idea in the first place.
    If the equipment was found to be faulty, Cal would be the one held responsible. There would be an investigation, but where would that lead? Jeff frowned in thought. Everyone in the house would vouch for him. No, he decided, tampering with the equipment was not the way.
    A small red container caught his eyes and he saw a bottle of accelerant sitting off to the side. It was used for the rare occasion when they had to start a smaller fire to contain a larger one. It was small enough that it would never be missed. But what would he use it for?
    Just then, he heard a sports car pull into the lot. He swore under his breath and, taking them two at a time, he quickly went up the back stairs, forgetting he still had the accelerant container tucked in his arm. All that was on his mind was not being seen alone near the truck…just in case he decided to change his mind about sabotaging the equipment later.

    Marty sat beside her husband, Cavanaugh, in his small sports car as he pulled into the firehouse lot to drop her off for her latest rotation. Instead of hopping out of the car right away in her usual fashion, she waited patiently for him to speak. Something was on his mind, but Cavanaugh was the type of man who only spoke when he was ready and not a minute before.
    â€œFour more nights without you by my side,” he finally said. “I’m beginning to dread these rotations.”
    So, that was it, she thought. “The time will go fast,” she said softly.
    He leaned over and kissed her cheek. “No, it won’t.”
    Not knowing how to console him, Marty opened the door and prepared to leave when she felt his hand on her shoulder. “Marty, when are we going to get started on our future?”
    She shifted her body on the seat to face him. “What do you mean?”
    â€œI mean kids. When are we going to consider starting a family?”
    Marty frowned realizing where this conversation was going. “Certainly not now, if that’s what you’re getting at.”
    â€œWhy not?”
    â€œWhy not? Well,