Saved By The Firefighter
Chapter 112

Josie's Point of View

Anders is being really affectionate tonight, small touches hear, a little stroke of my leg there. I mean, he is always affectionate, but this is more than usual. He keeps staring at me, his eyes fully dilated, but the normal, high degree of l**t is not as evident as usual. It is more like how Ben looks at Lucy, like I am his world.

Don't get me wrong, I am loving it, but it is strange.

"Y'all I have been looking at Youtube for cooking instructions. I am going to make some Cajun chicken pasta tomorrow. Did it for mom yesterday, and she didn't yeet it." Wayne said.

"Do you mean your MAM, and she didn't THROW IT OUT!" Headache exclaimed with exasperation.

"Oi, leave him alone, we all know what he meant, and if he wants to say those words he can. It is more annoying listening to you b***h, moan, and complain about it." Joanne said, instantly jumping to Wayne's defence.

Headache, shuffled in his seat with a slight huff, as Davey patted him on the back.

"Here mate, have some Ibuprofen, it will make your hurt feelings fell much better." He said, as everyone rolled their lips together to stop from laughing.

"How do you know if your wife is having an affair?" Twinkle suddenly asked out of the blue.

Everyone paused, mid drink and looked over to him.

"You think she is having an affair?" Joanne softly asked, changing her tone from the harsh one Headache had just received.

"I don't know. She is being secretive, and hell, I cannot do anything right now." Twinkle shrugged, but I did not miss the small tear that was in his eye.

"She may not be Twinkle. All couples go through issues at times." Whip-me said to him.

"Maybe, maybe not. I just don't know anymore." Twinkle sighed.

"Well, if she is, you deserve better. You are an amazing man...crap cook...but amazing man." I tell him.

Everyone chuckled slightly at my quip about his cooking, although if Wayne has been taking Youtube lessons, maybe we will get something decent to eat this week. Although I will not hold my breath, I am sure Anne just tries to encourage him, like any other good mother...or mom as he calls her.

"I just want to know, one way or the other." Twinkle tells us all.

"Easy, follow her." Davey tells him.

"Erm, I think there is a law against stalking babe." Kathline smiles at him.

Davey shrugs, then reaches over to place a soft kiss on her lips.

"Break into her phone, hack her computer." Headache suggests.

"Again, that could be illegal." Kathline laughs.

"Jeeze Kathline, give the guy a break. I am sure you will get him off if he gets caught by the cops." Wayne laughs shaking his head.

"Sorry, not my area of law." Kathline giggles slightly.

"But if she is doing the dirty Twinkle, and you want to move out and buy a new house. She is your woman." Davey grins with pride at Kathline.

"Yeah, I will be in touch." Twinkle finally smiles a little.

"Why not just sit down and talk with her." Whip-me comes up with the only sensible suggestion.

"Yeah, I should do that. In all honesty, I am scared of the answer. I know you lot don't like her, but she wasn't always a b***h. I still remember the woman I fell in love with and married." Twinkle sighs once more.

I reach out over the table, and place my hand on top of his, giving it a gentle squeeze my heart breaking for him, he looks so defeated.

"No matter what, we are all here for you. Remember that." I tell him.

We finish our drinks, changing the subject to a more jovial topic, before Ben stands up.

"Sorry guys, we are going to head off. I want to get Lucy to bed." He tells us.

"Oi oi saveloy!" Davey shouts with a wink.

"It was getting her to bed that put that bun in her oven." Headache laughs.

Ben shakes his head, rolling his eyes.

"We are out of here, see you horrible lot tomorrow." He tells us.

"Anders, I will be in work tomorrow. Not sure if it will be all day, but definitely in the morning." Lucy smiles at Anders.

"Yes, of course, you know you can take as much time as you need." Anders smiles at her.

Ben and Lucy leave, as Joanne turns to Kathline.

"Hey, we are going to self defense lessons, our next one is tomorrow night, after Josie finishes her shift, if you would like to join us. It is actually good fun." Joanne invites Kathline. "Yes, I would like that. Would you look after Andy for me?" she asks Davey.

"Of course I will." Davey smiles at her with a nod of his head.

"Great, it is funny most of the time. The instructors husband Stan is a hoot. Seriously, we take bets on how much food will be spilt down his top every session." I tell Kathline.

"Actually, I have an early start tomorrow as well, so do you mind if we get off Josie?" Anders asks, and I notice the twinkle in his eye.

"Nope, see you lot tomorrow, and I will pick you up Kathline, to take you to Self-Defence." I tell her.

"Bye, you two." Joanne grins at us.

We pull up at the house, as Anders rushes round to open the car door for me, a wide smile on his face. He is really a gentleman, always opening the car door, and helping get in or out. As we get in, he looks at me with an apologetic smile. "Sorry Josie, I have quite a few calls I need to make tonight. I will be with you shortly. I promise." He gently tells me, then places a soft kiss on my lips.

"No problem, see you in bed." I grin at him.

I make my way upstairs, and run the shower, letting the hot water wash over me. Before washing my hair, and cleaning my teeth. I head out of the shower, to find Anders is still making his calls. Damn, with all his touching, I was hopeful for a little bit of fun tonight. I climb into bed, hoping he isn't to much longer, but all to soon, my eyes become heavy, and I drift off to sleep.

My alarm wakes me up at 5 am, turning I see Anders is already awake, sitting up, looking down at me, with a small smile on his face.

"Sorry, I took longer than I thought last night." He whispers softly to me.

"Don't stress, there is always tonight." I tell him with a smile.

"Definitely. I cannot wait." Anders grins and winks.

"I will give you a lift to work if you like. I am heading into the office early, got s**t to sort, and things to do with Lucy this morning." He tells me. "Okay, that will be nice. Will you pick me up at 6?" I ask him.

"Sure will." He grins at me.

As we pull up outside the fire station, Anders grabs me by the waist and pulls me in for a deep and passionate kiss, which leaves me breathless. "See you tonight babe." He tells me.

"See you tonight." I smile and wave as I get out of the car, and make my way upstairs.

As always Davey is sitting in his usual spot reading the Sunderland Echo.

"Morning Josie, how are you?" He smiles and asks.

That is weird, he never normally acknowledges anyone before reading his paper. Maybe he had a good morning with Kathline. Well, if he did, I whole heartedly approve.

"I am good thanks Davey. You?" I ask.

"Yeah, all good here." He smiles, then returns to reading his paper.

Ben arrives shortly after, as I make my way into the kitchen.

"Do you want a cupper?" I ask him.

"Yeah, that would be great. Did you have a good night last night?" Ben asks me with a weird smirk on his face.

"Yes, we had fun, it was good for the whole of the team to get out together." I smile at him, as he simply nods, then looks at me grinning like the Cheshire cat.

Just when I think things cannot get any weirder, Twinkle walks in and makes a beeline for me.

"You know, not all marriages are like mine Josie." He states, then walks off.

I look at him with a frown on my brow.

"Random." I say taking a sip of my coffee, then look at Headache who simply shrugs his shoulders.

"Josie, the girl of the hour." Wayne shouts, as he walks into the kitchen area.

"I have not brought any cakes today." I tell him.

Out of the corner of my eye I see Ben lift his fingers to his lips, but then quickly put it back down, when I look at him.

This is really strange. I cannot help but wonder what prank they are all going to pull on me. I guess I need to be on high alert.

I head down to the office to see if Whip-me and Joanne want a drink, only to find the Boss alone today.

Let me be honest, that is a lot better than when I found Joanne giving him head under his table.

"Hey Boss, where is Joanne?" I ask.

"Oh, she had a message to do this morning. She will be in after lunch." He tells me, flashing me a big smile.

Now I know the boss smiles more since dating Joanne, but this is still weird.

"Do you want a coffee?" I ask.

"No thank you. However, if you can sort out the Fireman Sam stuff, we are going to do another school visit today." He tells me.

I nod my head in response, and smile. I love doing school visits, and if we are in need of Fireman Sam, then it is for a primary school which is always fun.

I go to the supply closet sorting out what we will need, wondering who I am putting in the suit. I rule Twinkle out, he is having a hard enough time with his 'Mrs'. Davey was nice this morning, and it is usually him who pisses me off, so he gets a reprieve, this time. Headache's voice booms around the station, as he shouts at Wayne for calling a pushchair a stroller, and instantly my decision is made.

"Oi Headache, we are going to a primary school. You are the Hero of the hour." I grin at him, as he groans, shaking his head.

"Really, for f**k sake." He moans out loud, as Wayne mouths a 'Thank you' to me.

The morning is spent doing our usual chores, with no interruptions by the fire alarm, when Headache, Wayne and I set off for one of the primary schools to do our lesson on fire safety with the little ones.

It is great fun, as they all squeal with delight, and hugging Headache in his suit. When we are finished at the school we head off back to the fire station, as Headache moans that he is dehydrated due to being in the suit all the way back.

I walk up the stairs, as everyone greats us. We have been blessed this morning, not a single shout to attend to, however, sod's law will state the closer we get to 6pm, the more chance of a shout coming through. "Josie, grub is ready." Wayne shouts over to me, as he proudly picks up a pot filled with creamy pasta and chicken.

To be honest I am surprised as it smells amazing. I dig in, and honestly, it is really good.

"Well done, Wayne, this is good. Really good." I praise him, as he grins at me with a smile.

"I have to agree with Josie. This is nice." Ben also compliments the youngest member of our team.

"Maybe I can take any leftovers to the 'Mrs' tonight, tell her I helped make it, and get back in her good books." Twinkle says, and we all just look around the table, not one of us wanting to get into that conversation again. "Hey Wayne, this food is lovely. Can you plate some up for Joanne and leave in the fridge, she will be back at work in an hour or so." Whip-me asks, looking out for his woman.

That thought alone makes me smile, she really does deserve to have someone who thinks so much of her.

I take my dish to the sink ready to be cleaned up, when my mobile phone pings in my pocket.

"Hey Josie, your granddad and I are so happy, we really approve." My nana texts.

I look at the phone, not sure what the heck she is on about, and was just about to text back with 'Approve about what?' when the fire alarm begins to ring and we all rush to the engine, forgetting about everything else.