Chapter 3
At the unexpected touch, Sully jumped. He didn’t think he’d fallen asleep, but then again…When Grady’s voice came, low and a bit rougher than usual, he recognized the hand still resting on his shoulder.
“Hey, bud, you okay? I’ll run you back to town before I come back to start tryin’ to find out the cause of this blaze. You really need to be checked out for smoke inhalation—you know how nasty it can be, even clean smoke from hay and construction wood.”
“I’m okay. Back off. I’m not your fuckin’ kid or something.” Hearing the harsh growl in his tone after the words came out, Sully cringed. s**t, the guy’s just trying to be decent. No need to take his head off. But he’s buggin’ me here, too f*****g nice or something. Too close, too much like a lo—s**t, no way!
“I’m okay,” he rep
