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Оглавление“I saw you that night.”
“What night?”
“The night of the fire. I saw it on television, and I knew you were a hero and—”
“Don’t ever call me a hero,” he said softly but darkly.
He took a deep breath, ignoring the pain in his injured ribs. “Listen, Little Miss Sunshine, being a firefighter isn’t what you think. Don’t try to be one.”
“Well, you’re entitled to your opinion, but I’m staying.”
“Why, I oughta pick you up, throw you over my shoulder and dump you on the front lawn!”
“Yeah, but you can’t,” she said with a triumphant smile.
Gibson growled. If there were any way he could get her out of his house, he would. But as he tested his capacity to stand one more time, the pain shooting through his body let him in on the bitter truth:
He couldn’t do a darned thing about Mimi Pickford.
