Hot In Here. Susan Lyons

he stage a rescue in the two-bedroom apartment he shared with Chris, a firefighter who worked the other shift?

      When firefighters were in training, they did simulations, but—oh, yeah! He had a brilliant idea. With a little help from a friend, he could make this pretty realistic for Jenny.

      He thought quickly, then said, “Bring something you’d wear to bed.”

      “’Scuse me?”

      “That work for you? It’s the middle of the night, you’re asleep, a fire starts?”

      “Oh! Yeah, sounds good.”

      He got the sense that, finally, he was one step ahead of her. “Nothing too fancy, though. Something you can wash afterward.”

      “Um…why?”

      He laughed. “You ever been in a fire? It’s smoky, smelly.”

      “Scott! You’re not going to light a real fire? You can’t do that!”

      “Wait and see what I can do.”