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Chapter 18

Jason and the other men rush to a fire at an abandoned house in the woods. The police state there may be drug addicts trapped inside, so they prepare mentally for the task. It's important that they are able to stay focused because every fire is different and has its own definition of dangerous.

"They could be mixing meth," Spinelli said.

"True. It's highly explosive, so we'll need to be careful," Francis said.

They pulled up, joining another department who had just gotten there. In tandem, they get the hoses set up and start to pour water on it.

It's decided that a FAST team (Firefighter Assist and Search Team or Rapid Entry Team) work the structure. These teams are either used for rescue of other firefighters inside a structure or two in, two out rule which utilizes firefighters with special training, expertise or tools. Jason and Johnny team up to go inside. The fire has already engulfed the second floor. Once their breathing apparatuses are secured, they grab some other equipment and a hose, and go to the front door. After pushing it open, they rush inside the smoky room and immediately hear someone yelling. They move towards another room as the fire roars above them. Johnny turns on the house and leads the way.

"Over there!" Jason points.

They step around a table full of drug paraphernalia and then an explosion occurs on the opposite side of the house.

"Shit," Johnny mutters as he tries to cover the man from falling debris.

"Get out of there!" Sonny yells into the radio. The whole building has become unstable.

The smoke clears a little and Jason spots the back door and points.

Johnny throws the guy over his shoulder and Jason takes the lead, clearing a path and when he can't get the door open, he uses an axe to strike it near the handle and then kicks it open. They scramble down the stairs and move into a field as a huge explosion engulfs the house.

After laying the man down gently, they rip off their masks. Sonny is yelling Jason's name into the radio. Johnny quickly grabs his and speaks. "We're in the field behind the house. Need a transport. Victim is unconscious, but breathing on his own."

Sonny breathes a sigh of relief. "We'll be right there."

Less than a minute later, EMT's run in from the side of the property led my Sonny and Mac.

"You guys alright?" Mac asked.

"Yes. That was close."

The man coughs a few times as they load him onto the gurney.

"Can you talk?"

He nods as he opens his eyes. Sonny can tell the man is high.

"How did the fire start?"

"Not sure…"

"Were you the only one home?"

"Yeah." He coughs several times, painfully jarring his body.

"Were you cooking?"

"No." He had already shot up a half hour before and had been coming down. "Heard the window break..." The EMT puts the man's mask back on and they rush back to the front.

Jason gets to his feet. "Maybe we should call Julian."

Not every fire ends up being this dangerous, but if there is a chance that whoever is trying to take them out is behind this, than Julian will know what to do.

"It's not the typical pattern," Sonny said.

"Maybe the person is more desperate to finish this."

"Are you guys sure you're fine?"

"I'm good."

Johnny nodded. "Me too..."

They get up and go back around the other side and resume the fight.

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Elizabeth adjusts her sunglasses, even though it's night, as they move towards the door of the adult store. "Dammit, they are closed."

"Shit," Sarah said looking around. "Is there another one?"

"I don't know. Wait! There's one on the other side of town. Let's go."

They run to the car and get inside.

"You think anyone saw us?"

"I don't think so," Liz said before driving away.

"Is the other place sketchy?"

"Well, it's not the greatest area, but there are a few normal stores around it if I remember correctly." It had been a while since she had been down there. There is a cool consignment shop not to far away from there that she likes.

About fifteen minutes later, they park and Elizabeth gasps.

"Holy shit… Is that Grams and Lila?"

Sarah almost broke her neck it whipped around so fast. "Oh my God…"

"Let's go."

They scramble out of the car and run across the street, ducking behind a car as they watched them go inside a building.

"What's in there?"

"I'm not sure." Liz crept closer and they looked at the sign stating the building occupants.

"There's a lawyer's office, some insurance company—oh, a dance studio."

Liz smirked. "We're going in."

They ran inside and to a stairwell. "It's on the second floor."

"You think they are learning to breakdance?" Liz asked.

Sarah giggled. "That would be hilarious. Just the thought of Gram spinning on her head is priceless."

Liz grinned.

After running up the stairs they open the door and the sound of music fills the air. Vibrating with excitement, they run to the end of the hallway and peek through an open doorway. There's a small sitting area and what appears to be an office and beyond that a dance floor.

"Is that Grams?" Sarah said, her mouth agape.

In the center of the floor, Audrey is dancing with a very cute man who is probably in his fifties and not too far away, Lila is dancing with a younger man.

"Those hussies," Liz whispered.

"I can't believe they've been sneaking off to dance."

"It's probably for the next foundation gala."

When someone spots them they run to the stairwell, laughing all the way down, and then sprint around a corner.

"That was so much fun," Sarah said.

"There's the store," Liz said pointing across the street.

"Is that a hooker?"

Liz nodded. "Um, judging from the high black boots, lowcut shirt, and big blonde wig, I'd say yes."

Sarah snickered. "Let's go."

They walked past the woman, who had ignored them, and quickly disappeared into the store.

"Aisle three is half off," a woman said before ignoring them to read her book.

Out of curiosity, they went there.

They stared at some of the clothes and then at each other.

"I don't think I'd take them if they were free," Sarah said.

Liz giggled and then they went to the next row. "Wow. That thing is huge."

"Dayum…"

"They used me for a model."

The women spun on their heel and then turned beet red.

"Hey, girls. Anything I can help you with?"

They are mortified. "Hi, Coleman…"

His grin is so wide it hurts. "I'm surprised to see you in here. You look more like the Victoria Secret type."

"And why are you here?" Sarah asked.

"Cause my girl likes it when I surprise her. May I make a suggestion?"

"Frankly, I'm scared to say yes," Liz said.

Coleman laughed. "Follow me."

Liz grabs Sarah's hand and tugs her along.

"Those teddies over there are probably more your speed. The edible stuff is against the wall over there, and don't get the watermelon, it's disgusting. In fact, just go buy some whipped cream. The vibrators are down there." He pointed to another area. "Stick with the butterfly, you can thank me later."

Liz and Sarah are biting their lips. "Thanks, I think," Sarah said.

Coleman grinned again. "Later, beauties…"

Right before he got to the door, Liz turned. "Coleman?"

"Yeah?"

"This is our secret, right?"

"Of course…"

"Let's get our shit and get out of here," Sarah said. "I'll get the edibles. You get two birdies or butterflies—whatever the hell he said, and I'll get the crotchless underwear."

They rushed to get all their items, throwing in some batteries and a set of lingerie before they paid and then practically ran out of the store and almost knocked over two very miffed women.

Liz tried to swallow, but her mouth was too dry. "Grams, I can explain."

"She made me!"

Liz's mouth dropped open. "Sarah! It was your idea!"

Lila tried not to laugh.

"I'm less appalled by the fact that you are carrying sex toys then I am about the fact that you followed us after we told you not to," Audrey said.

"We didn't start out following you. When we got out of the car, we saw you go into the building."

"And then you stalked us?"

"We were just so curious, please don't be mad."

The older women glanced at each other.

"I tell you what, if you don't tell that we were taking dance classes, then I won't blackmail you about the sex store," Audrey said.

Liz turned red, but Sarah grinned.

"For the record, I am not embarrassed that I want to have fun with my man," Sarah said.

Audrey's head tilted.

"I'm so getting all the secret recipes," Liz said doing a little dance which stopped quickly when Sarah spoke next.

"Please, you know she'll leave them to Jason."

Liz rolled her eyes.

"Maybe we shouldn't stand in front of the store for so long," Lila said. Bad press is the last thing she needs.

They started walking across the street.

"In my day, we didn't need toys," Audrey said, making Lila giggle.

"If she starts going into detail, I'm running," Sarah whispered.

"I heard that."

Sarah muttered under her breath.

"I am too much of a lady to go into detail, but I wasn't always a lady."

"Gram!" Liz said before covering her ears. "I can't hear you….I can't hear you."

Lila and Sarah cracked up.

"Fine. I'll just ask Jason how he liked his toys the next time I see him."

She froze. "You wouldn't!"

"Oh shit," Sarah said.

A fire truck started to turn the corner and Liz shoved her bag into Lila's hand and Sarah shoved hers into Audrey's.

"What are you doing?" Lila asked.

Jason hopped out. "Hey."

Liz rushed into his arms. "Hi."

Johnny picked up Sarah and spun her around as they kissed torridly.

The men lowered them to the ground and then Jason noticed the bags.

"Where were you shopping this late?"

Audrey rolled her eyes. "Ask your girlfriend." She handed the bag back to Sarah and Lila did the same and then they walked away.

Jason looked around and then his eyes widened. "You were in a sex store with my grandmother?"

Sarah snickered.

"No, Jason, I was with Sarah." Her face turned red.

Johnny's eyes twinkled. "Baby, what's in the bag?"

Sarah's eyes widened and then she took off. Liz followed and Jason and Johnny glanced at each other and then ran after them, only stopping when Spinelli laid on the horn because they got a call.

"You're going to tell me what's in there later," Johnny yelled.

"If you're lucky," Sarah yelled back before sliding in the car. "Let's get the hell out of dodge."

Liz laughed as she revved the motor, did a u-turn, and then sped away.

"God, I love my girl," Jason said as he got into engine truck. He couldn't wait to see her again.

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The next morning, Julian and Claudia checked out the site of the fire.

"Do you trust the drug addict?" Julian asked.

"I don't know. It would be a strange thing for him to make up."

"True."

"There are traces of that chemical in whatever they threw inside," Claudia said. The fire had burned so hot, there wasn't much left, but soil samples don't lie.

"This person is getting more and more dangerous, but this also implies that he's desperate too."

"Maybe he just wants to end the game."

"That means the next fire could be way out of control."

"Unfortunately, I'm not sure what we can do unless he messes up somehow. He's been really good at covering his tracks. I'm not sure where he got his supplies from, but he's certainly not raising any red flags, which means he could have been stockpiling them."

Julian sighed. "The F.B.I is doing some profiling for us. We need all the help we can get on this one."

"I hope it helps narrow the field, but even if it does, I just pray the information doesn't come too late."

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The next evening, Kelly, Diane, Robin, and Epiphany were in tears listening to Liz and Sarah telling them about their adult store experience. They left out the Lila and Audrey part out of respect for their wishes, but the rest was enough to leave their friends in hysterics.

"I hate you for not inviting us," Kelly said.

"Maybe next time," Sarah said mischievously.

Diane cracked up. "Sarah! What has gotten into you?"

"Johnny O'Brien…"

Epiphany laughed so hard she had tears running down her face. "He has created a monster."

"What about you, Elizabeth?" Kelly asked.

"I haven't sprung my purchases on Jason yet."

"Why?"

"Because, I like to tease him."

Liz's attention went to Robin. "So, have you ever used toys with Ric?"

She grinned. "Yes."

The other girls made loud noises as they fixed their gaze on her. Good thing they are at Jake's and the music is loud.

"You better spill," Kelly said.

Robin blushed. "Let's just say my B.O.B. is used quite often for foreplay." Her relationship with Ric had come out of nowhere. She had been mugged on the docks and he found her and took care of her. The tenderness he had shown had overwhelmed her. Gone was the more pompous man that she had witnessed on occasion and in his place was a sweet, romantic soul who spoiled her. Sure, she has to rein him in sometimes, but for the most part, he has been a great partner.

Kelly clapped her hands together. "As it should be!"

Jason, Johnny, Sonny, Francis, Ronnie, and Spinelli entered the bar.

"The yum patrol are here," Kelly said.

Liz laughed.

"Ladies…" Johnny said before kissing Sarah senseless."

"He's going to suck her face off," Diane said.

"I'm going to try," Johnny said before pulling her up and dragging her to a dark corner.

Sonny kissed his girl and pulled up a chair. "Did I miss anything?"

All the women laughed, but they wouldn't tell him what was so funny.

Kelly eyed Ronnie. "I think you need to come sit by me."

He smirked. "Gladly…"

"She will eat him alive," Francis muttered, making Jason laugh.

Liz plants herself on her man's lap. "I missed you."

He kissed her passionately.

"Dear Lord," Diane said fanning herself. "Are they always like this?"

Sonny grinned. "Yeah." It's good seeing Jason so happy.

Ellie and Maxie walked in just as Sarah and Johnny made it back to the table.

The guys watched in amazement as the two women shared Spinelli's lap and then laid a kiss on him.

"Holy shit," Ronnie said.

Ellie and Maxie glanced around the table noticing the shocked expressions.

"Are you guys alright?" Maxie asked.

Jason snapped out of his haze. "Um, yeah. We're fine. I'm Jason."

"I know who you are because Mac is my uncle."

Jason frowned. "I thought you were in high school."

Maxie laughed. "Nope..."

Johnny picked up his glass of beer. "To Damian Spinelli, a god among men."

Spinelli grinned as everyone lifted their glasses.

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Liz came around the corner of the bar from the rest room area and almost crashed into Jason. He steadied her and then leaned towards her ear.

"I've been watching you dance all night."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh.

"Did you like it?"

He nodded. "Your hips are mesmerizing."

She laughed. "I didn't know."

He backed her up into the hallway until she hit the wall. "Can you feel how much I want you?"

She shuddered as his hard member pushed against her. "Do—do you have the bike or SUV?"

He smirked. "SUV…"

"Can you see into it?"

"Only if you're near the hood…"

"Let's go."