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on.”
“What’s her name?” she asked, pushing the button again. She hated it when the elevator was slow. She hated it even more when it was out of order.
“Dani,” Brian replied. “Danielle.”
“You’re friends with Dani?” she asked. “Big blue eyes, long pretty hair… That Dani?”
Brian’s pulse quickened, unsure if he was about to make things worse. “Yeah, you know her?”
“Well I just met her this morning, actually. My husband was helping her move.”
The elevator finally arrived and Marnie thanked him for his help. “I’m Marnie,” she added, taking a bag from him and setting it on the floor of the elevator. “And you are…?”
“Uh, Casey,” Brian lied . “Nice to meet you.”
“I’ll tell Dani you’re here if you want.”
Brian considered that and then said, “She’s expecting me if you could just remind me what apartment she’s in. I’d call her but I forgot my phone at home .”
Marnie’s pause was unsettling to Brian, like she was suspicious of him. But finally she said, “I’m sure that’s the easiest way, but sorry, I don’t like giving out information to people I don’t know. Even though this isn’t a building of people anyone wants to fuck with, I still don’t do that. I’ll let her know you’re here.”
Brian was upset, but he only smiled and said, “Sure, that’s fine. It’s better to be safe. I’ll just wait down here for her.”
Marnie pressed a number and asked, “You said your name is Casey, right?”
“Yep,” he smiled.
Marnie nodded as the doors closed, and a s soon as she couldn’t see him anymore , he left out the front doors.
Chapter Five
Engine No. 46 returned to the f irehouse after midnight. Van and the crew unloade d their gear and then spent the next hour finishing up with things from the call. When he was showered and changed, he joined a few of the guys in the lounge to play cards . Usually after such a call it took some time for everyone to wind down.
It wasn’t until three in the morning that he finally glanced at his cell phone before he climbed into a bunk. He’d missed a few calls, but there were only two messages. One was from Dani, letting him know that she already missed him. She’d called around seven, just after the call came in about the ballet studio.
He smiled at her message, happy to hear her voice.
The next message was from Paul, and Van wasn’t very happy about it.
“I think that Brian guy was here earlier, looking for Dani,” he said.
Van listened to the rest of the message that described Marnie’s interaction with the guy . Dani had gone down stairs , excited to finally see her friend Cas ey, but the lobby was empty. After talking to Marnie, Dani decided that it had to have been Brian, especially since Casey’s hair was jet black, and he was barely six-foot. That was definitely not the guy that Marnie spoke to , and he smiled way too much .
Van hardly slept that night while he waited for a better time to call Dani. He told himself to wait until seven, but he couldn’t hold o ff by the time it was six- fifty . He was sure she’d be up soon enough for work if she wasn’t already .
“Why did he have to call you?” she grumbled, very annoyed that Paul had gone ahead and done it anyway.
“Because I asked him to. I told him to let me know if anything weird comes up when I’m not around. This is getting a little out of hand . I think something needs to be done.”
She agreed, but didn’t know what to say.
“Dani, I’m gonna talk to management to make sure Brian doesn’t set foot in there again, okay? And besides in the apartment, I don’t want you being anywhere else alone, just in case. I’m gonna make sure he stops ca lling you and that he stops with the stalking.”
“How are you going to do that?” she asked, feeling really worried. The last thing she wanted was to pull Van into this deeper than he already was.
“ For now I have
“What’s her name?” she asked, pushing the button again. She hated it when the elevator was slow. She hated it even more when it was out of order.
“Dani,” Brian replied. “Danielle.”
“You’re friends with Dani?” she asked. “Big blue eyes, long pretty hair… That Dani?”
Brian’s pulse quickened, unsure if he was about to make things worse. “Yeah, you know her?”
“Well I just met her this morning, actually. My husband was helping her move.”
The elevator finally arrived and Marnie thanked him for his help. “I’m Marnie,” she added, taking a bag from him and setting it on the floor of the elevator. “And you are…?”
“Uh, Casey,” Brian lied . “Nice to meet you.”
“I’ll tell Dani you’re here if you want.”
Brian considered that and then said, “She’s expecting me if you could just remind me what apartment she’s in. I’d call her but I forgot my phone at home .”
Marnie’s pause was unsettling to Brian, like she was suspicious of him. But finally she said, “I’m sure that’s the easiest way, but sorry, I don’t like giving out information to people I don’t know. Even though this isn’t a building of people anyone wants to fuck with, I still don’t do that. I’ll let her know you’re here.”
Brian was upset, but he only smiled and said, “Sure, that’s fine. It’s better to be safe. I’ll just wait down here for her.”
Marnie pressed a number and asked, “You said your name is Casey, right?”
“Yep,” he smiled.
Marnie nodded as the doors closed, and a s soon as she couldn’t see him anymore , he left out the front doors.
Chapter Five
Engine No. 46 returned to the f irehouse after midnight. Van and the crew unloade d their gear and then spent the next hour finishing up with things from the call. When he was showered and changed, he joined a few of the guys in the lounge to play cards . Usually after such a call it took some time for everyone to wind down.
It wasn’t until three in the morning that he finally glanced at his cell phone before he climbed into a bunk. He’d missed a few calls, but there were only two messages. One was from Dani, letting him know that she already missed him. She’d called around seven, just after the call came in about the ballet studio.
He smiled at her message, happy to hear her voice.
The next message was from Paul, and Van wasn’t very happy about it.
“I think that Brian guy was here earlier, looking for Dani,” he said.
Van listened to the rest of the message that described Marnie’s interaction with the guy . Dani had gone down stairs , excited to finally see her friend Cas ey, but the lobby was empty. After talking to Marnie, Dani decided that it had to have been Brian, especially since Casey’s hair was jet black, and he was barely six-foot. That was definitely not the guy that Marnie spoke to , and he smiled way too much .
Van hardly slept that night while he waited for a better time to call Dani. He told himself to wait until seven, but he couldn’t hold o ff by the time it was six- fifty . He was sure she’d be up soon enough for work if she wasn’t already .
“Why did he have to call you?” she grumbled, very annoyed that Paul had gone ahead and done it anyway.
“Because I asked him to. I told him to let me know if anything weird comes up when I’m not around. This is getting a little out of hand . I think something needs to be done.”
She agreed, but didn’t know what to say.
“Dani, I’m gonna talk to management to make sure Brian doesn’t set foot in there again, okay? And besides in the apartment, I don’t want you being anywhere else alone, just in case. I’m gonna make sure he stops ca lling you and that he stops with the stalking.”
“How are you going to do that?” she asked, feeling really worried. The last thing she wanted was to pull Van into this deeper than he already was.
“ For now I have
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