Fighting for Love (Boston Love 2)

Not moving an inch, I simply smiled and replied, “Crazy coincidence.”

The smile that moved across his face made me nervous. “Sure is.”

“I’m sorry, Captain Adams. I won’t let it happen again. This is the first and last time I will ever be late for my shift.”

He nodded while leaning back in his chair. “You know, Ward, I have to say, I was wrong about you.”

Lifting my brow, I asked, “Why is that, sir?”

“You probably don’t remember me from when you were younger.”

With a grin, I nodded. “I don’t. sir. I’m sorry.”

He laughed. “You were young. Had a thing for my daughter Rory, though.”

I swallowed hard and prayed he didn’t see the sweat forming on my forehead. “R-really?”

“You would follow her everywhere. My wife and your mother thought it was cute.”

With a forced laugh, I spoke when I should have kept my mouth shut. “And you didn’t?”

His eyes turned dark and he leaned forward. “Someday, Ward. Someday you’ll have a daughter and you’ll want to protect her from guys like you.”

My blood boiled. “From guys like me? I’m sorry, sir, but what is that supposed to mean?”

“Players. Love them and leave them. I know….I was once that man.”

I leaned forward to show him he was not intimidating me. “May I ask you a question, sir?”

He chuckled. “Sure, Ward.”

“What made you change?”

“I met Chelsea and fell in love. She changed my entire world.”

I nodded. “So if it happened for you, why couldn’t the same thing happen to ‘a guy like me’?”

Captain Adams’s eyes turned dark. “I guess it could.”

We sat in silence for a few moments before he spoke again. “You know, if you want to keep Flash here at the station, you can.”

“Is my lesson over then?”

His jaw clenched and he remained silent.

“I’d actually like to continue to bring him home, sir. I’ve been working on training him.”

Before he could answer, an alarm went off. I stood and said, “Good talking to you, Cap.”

Before he could respond, I headed out of his office and down to the truck, my heart pounding in my chest so loud I could hardly hear what was going on around me.

Quickly getting dressed, I glanced up and saw Captain Adams staring at me.

He knew.

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The weights dropped to the floor as I dragged in a deep breath.