Luckily, the patient is alert when the paramedics arrive, and Lexi is assigned to them. I catch a glimpse of Parker wheeling in the stretcher while giving the report to Lexi, and I take the time to admire him. He’s even hot when he’s focused and being good at his job.
The way he looks in his uniform also helps. The navy Amity fire T-shirt and straps of his bunkers on his shoulders. If heends up coming over to talk to me with those off, I may have to pull him into a supply closet, though.
I’m finishing some charting when he appears at the desk, signature smirk on his face and mischief in his eyes. I look up through my lashes. “Can I help you?”
“Yeah, I’m looking for someone you may know that works here. Blonde hair, blue eyes, gorgeous smile, and unmatched sense of humor.”
“Hm.” I look around and then back to him. “I’m unfamiliar with who that may be, do you have a name?”
“I think it’s something floral like Daisy…or Violet,” he jokes.
I scrunch my face. “Still not ringing any bells.”
He chuckles, leaning forward, his voice dropping deeper. “I want to kiss you so bad right now.”
“I want to do more than just kiss you,” I tell him with my voice just as low.
He groans quietly, and then there’s a slap on his shoulder. “Stop flirting, we gotta go,” Jameson pops our bubble that we were in.
“I remember when you would leave in the middle of shift to go see Sutton,” Parker retorts to his coworker.
“She worked right next door.” He shrugs.
Thinking about the grooming salon Sutton worked at causes a pang in my chest when I think about the burnt building that’sslowly being rebuilt. It was the start to their story, and I never really thought of the impact losing it caused. I’ve been so caught up in my own shit and haven’t had much time to consider that.
Trish puts on a strong front and acts like it hasn’t been as big of a deal as I know it has been for her. Suddenly, I feel really bad.
Parker turns back toward me and immediately looks concerned. “What’s wrong?”
“Huh? Nothing,” I brush off. “Just tired.”
He doesn’t look like he believes me, but he’s being hauled away by his coworkers again. “I’ll see you when I’m off shift.”
I nod eagerly.
He winks before leaving with the rest of his crew.
“Damn,” Lexi’s voice breaks me out of my Parker induced haze. “Anyone who spends two seconds with you two could feel that tension.”
I shrug, but she’s right. I’m glad I’m not the only one that can feel it.
“I know,” I tell her with a wide smile.
CHAPTER 37
Parker
I walkinto the local flower shop and am greeted by the older man that owns it, Dominic. I immediately think of Lily’s comments about him being a “flower daddy” and have to hold back my laughter.
It’s like her voice is constantly playing on a loop in my mind asking about “flower daddy.”
“How can I help you?” His voice is gruff and at first glance you wouldn’t assume he’s a florist. Maybe a lumberjack, but certainly not a man who owns a flower shop.
“Hey,” I greet. “I’m hoping to get a bouquet for my girls’ birthday.”
“I remember you, tulips, right?”
I nod while thinking about Tulips, the puppy she named after I got her the flowers. Even though she’s never confirmed that’s why she named her what she did, I know Lily.