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Merry’s article came out near the end of the week and it made the hotshots look like heroes. Normally Sean would have celebrated with the rest of the crew. But he just couldn’t get excited about it. The only thing on his mind was Evie, the McGraw family, Brad’s offer, and the mess Jesse had left behind.
When he walked into the reception area and found the headline, “Jupiter Point: New Home for Heroic Fire Suppression Crew” plastered on every available wall, he just gritted his teeth and ignored it.
“It’s a damn good photo, don’t you think?” Josh stood admiring a blowup of the front page on the bathroom door. It included a shot of the old Colorado crew, as well as a close-up of Sean with the caption “Hometown Hero Returns to Lead Crew.”
“It’s fine.” Sean shrugged. “Do you mind? I hav
