Gale stared into the smoke-filled apartment. He couldn't make out a foot in front of him, but it's not like he was expecting to be able to. This was his job, it was in the job description that he'd have to walk into burning buildings to save people. He checked the living room, finding no one, and moved onto the bedroom, happy to find a small blonde on the bed before the fire got any worse. She had probably been sleeping when the fire started, it was four in the morning and she was wearing a thin nightgown that showed off her petite form. He picked her up, jogging through the halls to get back down to the front door. She was coughing when he sat her down on the cool grass across the street. He pressed an oxygen mask to her mouth.
"Deep breaths," he murmured, before grabbing a blanket to cover her. It was a cool morning and the satin nightgown wouldn't do much to help in these conditions.
She looked up at him, and Gale was taken aback by her beauty, her bright blue eyes that seemed to bright to be real. "Thank you," she said, momentarily removing the oxygen mask.
"I'm just happy you're okay," he said. "Can I take you pulse?" He was a trained EMT so he did have a reason to give her a quick check-up, but honestly he just wanted an excuse to touch her before the paramedics came and took her away from him.
She nodded, giving him her arm. Her wrists were small, her arm thin, and he felt so much bigger than her as he pressed his fingers to the inside of her wrist, smirking to himself when he felt her jump at his touch.
She removed the mask again. "I feel like I owe you my life."
He grinned. "Let me take you out to dinner."
She tipped her head at him, "I said I feel like you owe you something."
"You can pay."
Her eyes widened a bit, but she laughed. "That sounds fair enough."
"Meet me at Alexander's next week at six."
"Next week?" She yelled before blushing heavily when she realized what her outburst said about her.
"I wanted to give you some time to recover."
"I'm fine. I promise."
"Alright what about Saturday. That gives you three days to recover."
"Deal. I'm paying."
Gale smiled at the beautiful blonde, "You're paying."
