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turned to look at her. “I'll be fine. Take your
time and be careful.”
    He
nodded and took off out the door. The whole way to the station he
thought about her. Would she be okay while he was gone? Should he
call Becky or Heath? He couldn't call Heath, because Josh locked the
door on the way out and he had the key in his pocket. As long as Lisa
stayed in bed, she would be fine.
    ***
    Lisa
opened her eyes and looked at her leg. She was feeling some pain.
When she looked at the clock, she saw that three hours had passed
since Josh left. Was he okay? She had always thought about
firefighters at accidents and small fires. It had never been a scary
profession to her. The night of the apartment fire changed that. How
often did they have to risk dying to save someone? The thought of
dying for a stranger, without thinking twice, scared her. They were
amazing. How could they be so selfless? It wasn't like they made
millions of dollars a year doing it. She had never really taken the
time to think about it before.
    She
jumped when she heard a noise. Was someone there? Lisa had not seen
anyone. She heard another sound. Her ankle hurt, and she knew not to
get out of bed. Who was there?
    “ Josh,”
she called out. “Becky, Gavin, Josh.”
    “ Hold
on.”
    Josh
walked up to her doorway and she felt her mouth drop open. Close your
mouth, she told herself. He stood there in a towel, with water
running down his chiseled muscles. His hair was wet and so sexy. Lisa
could not get words to come out of her mouth. She sat still, as she
stared at him. The towel barely clung to his waist. It looked like
any small movement would send it crashing to the ground. She felt a
chill spread through every bit of her body. Say something, she told
herself.
    “ Are
you okay?” he asked.
    She
closed her eyes and shook her head.
    “ I'm
fine, sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. I didn't realize anyone was
here and heard a noise. I couldn't get out of bed to check. This is
so aggravating. I'm sorry,” she answered.
    Lisa
opened her eyes, but made sure not to look at him. Why did he have to
be so damn hot? He needed to keep his clothes on.
    “ I
just got back and was all sweaty. You were sleeping, so I jumped in
the shower. Let me throw some clothes on. I'll be right back.”
    “ Or
just come a little bit closer,” she whispered, as he walked
away.
    He
came back in front of the door, with his hands in his hair.
    “ What?”
he asked, with a grin.
    “ Nothing,”
she blushed. “I didn't say anything.”
    He
walked away as he laughed.
    “ Brat!”
she whispered.
    Josh
walked back into her room a few minutes later. He had on a pair of
basketball shorts and a tight, white t-shirt. His hands were full
with water and different bottles. He put them all on the nightstand.
She laughed and he rolled his eyes at her. Josh handed her the water
and then different pills from different bottles. He wrote something
on a paper he put with the bottles. She took the pills as he left the
room. When he came back, he had two plates of food and silverware.
    “ You
have to eat when you take those pills. Make sure Becky gives you food
with them, or they will make you sick,” he said sternly.
    “ Yes
sir,” she replied, with a chuckle.
    “ Then
don't,” he grunted. “You're the one that will feel it.”
    He
turned on the television and changed the channel. She could feel
tension in the air around them. Was it because he was tired of her
already? Was it because of the run he went on? She felt bad for
inconveniencing him, Becky, Gavin, and Heath. The silence between
them stretched on. She couldn't stand it. They could only watch so
much television.
    “ Did
you have to go to a fire?” she asked.
    “ It
was an accident,” he answered.
    It
drove her crazy that she could not sit up and move next to him. She
had to keep her leg up. At least that part of healing would only last
seven days. After that, she would at least be able to move around
with crutches. Before he left,