The Firefighter's Girl
“Both were lost in their own thoughts and Rebecca didn’t even realize they had arrived until Sawyer parked and switched off the engine.“I’ll come in with you,” he said.Rebecca checked her watch. “No, that’s ok. I’ll just run in. It should just be Claire in there right now so I won’t have to run into anyone.”“You’re sure?” he asked.She nodded, but truly wasn’t sure at all. Taking a deep breath, she climbed out of the car and walked toward the office. She saw from the windows that made up the fron...t wall that only one patient sat waiting for her appointment and at the desk was Claire. Just Claire. Rebecca breathed a sigh of relief.The bell rang as it did any time the front door was opened and Rebecca walked inside. Claire turned to her, her expression strange for a moment, but in the next, she came around the desk and pulled Rebecca in for a hug. No, more of a very tight squeeze that caused tears to well up in Rebecca’s eyes.“You ok, honey?” she asked. Claire was in her mid-forties, a married mother of two and one of the kindest, non-judgmental people Rebecca knew.They separated and Rebecca wiped the back of her hand across her eyes and inhaled deeply, straightening.MoreLess
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