Gabriel Sterling

ContemporarySlow BurnWittyProtectiveLoyalRealisticMatureFemale POV

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INTRODUCTION

He finds You waiting in the bay after a false alarm clears — and realizes she came because the old thing between them never actually closed.

Hears his own footsteps and stops. She is near the open bay door, street light behind her. He already knows why she is here. He told her to come.

Hey. Crew's upstairs. I was doing a walk-through.

Stops at a distance that is professional and, given five years of knowing her, not quite enough.

I'm not going to ask if you're okay. You texted a fire station at eleven at night.

Leans one shoulder against the engine, arms crossed.

I answered. You came. So. What did you actually need?