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Chapter 68
JW woke up to his alarm, rolled over and grabbed his phone off the nightstand and squinted at the bright screen. JW sighed, climbed out of bed and walked into the shower. JW showered quickly, got dressed for work and slipped out of the bedroom and into the kitchen. JW poured milk over his cereal and looked up from the kitchen table at the calendar on the wall. It was now completely filled for the month of September and as JW looked through the days on the weeks he made a mental note on Shane's part in two weeks, Leah's soccer games on the weekends and two days dedicated to each daughter. JW wondered where to take Kira and then hoped that Marcus could take Leah for that day.
JW sighed, "Never enough time." Finished the last spoon full of cereal and slurped down the milk. JW tossed fruit, sandwiches and PowerBar's into his bag and headed into the garage.
JW started his Porsche and as the engine purred waiting for the garage door to open he just smiled and shook his head. The drive to work passed quickly and as he pulled into the station parking lot he yawned before stepping out of his car. He grabbed his gym bag, slung it over his shoulder and made his way into the station.
JW pushed open the door and everyone on his shift was standing there talking quietly, he walked up behind them and asked, "What's up guys?"
Everyone went immediately silent and their heads turned to JW. He stared back at them for a few seconds before he shrugged and walked past them. He felt everyone's eyes on him as he walked to his locker. JW cautiously opened his locker and jumped to the side as he threw open the door. Nothing happened and JW looked over his shoulder at the group behind him and asked, "What?"
No one said anything and JW was starting to worry about what trap he was going to walk into and decided to just try and diffuse the situation. JW walked up to them and asked, "So what did I fuck up this time?"
Mack laughed, "Nothing, yet!"
JW frowned and looked towards him when Sean started to laugh and he turned to face Sean, "So what the hell is wrong with you?"
Sean shook his head and turned bright read, "You didn't see it did you?"
JW sighed, "God damn it someone tell me what is going on. Am I in trouble or something?"
Gary chimed in this time, "Not yet."
JW cursed under his breath and turned to walk away and start the daily routine on the engines when the other firefighters from the previous shift came down stairs from the bunkroom. One of them saw JW and yelled into the open door, "He is here."
JW could hear the running and had not seen adult me act like this since college. Now JW had a two full shifts staring at him, whispering to each other and trying hard to not laugh.
JW furrowed his eyebrows and cursed again when the Captains office door flew open and Shane yelled, "God damn it JW your suppose to let me known when your at the station."
JW pleaded, "I am fifteen minutes earlyÉ Is that the Chief?"
The group started to laugh hard and JW watched the Department Chief walk out of Shane's office. JW stood to attention and everyone in front of him followed suit. The Chief waved his arm in front of him, "It's to early for that shit guys. Good show though."
The last time JW had seen the Chief was at his graduation from his rookie school. He was short, thin and smoked like a freight train. The Chief was as white as a ghost but for a man in his 60's he looked 40 and probably could whip all their asses on a fire. The Chief looked across the men in front of him and leaned over to Jim the Battalion Chief and whispered something.
Jim nodded his head and the mustache didn't move as he called out, "Lieutenant come forward."
JW jumped, took a step and almost tripped over a medal-folding chair that went crashing to the ground. Everyone turned to look at the noise and JW was beet red as he strode quickly to the Chief.
JW stood in front of the Chief, as he looked JW overhead to toe. The Chief furrowed his eyebrows, "I remember you at graduation. You had three children."
JW lifted an eyebrow and nodded his head and the Chief looked to Jim, "Back into the office then?"
Everyone filed into Shane's office and it was cramped. Shane waved JW into the office and looked at everyone standing out there staring at them. Shane stared back and them and yelled, "What are you jimmy hats doing? Get to fucking work."
The group immediately jumped and spread like rats from a burning building. JW took a big gulp and knew something was terribly wrong. His mind raced over scenes, mistakes that he had made and then terror struck him as the realization of the magnitude of the situation with the Chief in the office.
The Chief was watching JW closely and looked at Jim hesitantly, "Is he ok? Looks like he is about to pass out."
Shane and Jim looked at JW and Jim laughed, "Oh he is fine. JW is solid as an oak until you corner him in this office. JW does not know why you're here and I am sure he is trying to figure out what he screwed up royally."
The Chief looked at JW, "Jesus relax man. It's nothing of that sort, why don't you sit down?"
JW shook his head, "No sir, I prefer to stand but thank you."
The Chief nodded his head and smiled at Jim, "You were right about him. But I insist we all sit down and relax. I have no clue when they will arrive."
Everyone sat down quickly and JW hesitantly sat down and looked over his shoulder into the engine bays, every few seconds he would see a head poke around a truck to peek into the Shane's office.
JW jerked his head to Shane and pointed over his shoulder with his thumb, "Sir do you mind if I go out there and help the men with theÉ"
Fire shot out of Shane's eyes at JW and the Chief laughed, "Calm down I am here because of the photo shoot. It gives me a reason to leave my ivory tower if only for a few hours and I get to interact with the guys."
JW thought he was going to faint and he thought back to the calendar on his wall, there was nothing written up there for photo's. Then JW realized Shane never gave him a date. He took a big gulp and looked towards Shane, "So we are doing that today?"
Shane nodded his head and looked towards the Chief, "JW does not exactly have a positive self-image. He is a work horse though."
The Chief looked at JW, "Well I don't give a shit what you think. You have the look and could easily be the face of the department." JW had a sour look on his face and the three other men laughed.
Two hours passed and JW was in shear agony. He sat there quietly and never said a word unless he was spoken to and he was pretty sure he would rather be locked in a room this small with his ex-wife Connie. Finally there was a knock on the door of Shane's office and the woman JW met several weeks ago named Violet was standing there.
Violet made eye contact with JW and he thought she looked spectacular today. She was wearing a green tee-shirt that was tight to her body, brown cargo shorts and flip-flops. The Chief stood up and walked over to her and gave her a hug and JW looked over to Shane confused. The Chief turned to everyone in the small room, "This is my niece and I think all of you have met?"
Everyone said hello and JW snickered thinking to himself about the benefits of being Chief and just being able to put people where ever he wants, even if they are not in the department.
Violet put her hands together and waved her fat friend forward who was pulling files out of her bag. The chubby girl handed Violet the folder and Violet handed the folder to the chief.
Violet sighed, "So far it has been around fifty perfect success. Some of the pictures are great, most are ok and a few of them are just terrible. But we have saved JW for last and hopefully he will save the day."
The Chief glanced at JW and looked him over again and went back to the photos, "Well I think he look has the looks. More than this guy at least." The Chief held up a photo and everyone stared at it. JW felt his heart race as he looked at a shirtless man holding an axe over his shoulder, with the bunker pants suspenders over his shoulders, wearing his helmet and staring off into the distance. Even though this man was well built he looked ridiculous and he was not that good looking.
Violet sighed, "That poor guy, we had hell getting that photo. We just couldn't find a good angle for him."
The Chief turned to Violet, "I was there if you remember and everyone else in the station refused and he was the only one who finally folded. So give him credit for that?"
With out thinking JW interrupted, "Wait a second, you get a choice? I don't want to doÉ"
Shane turned to JW and flatly said, "No one gives a shit what you think or want JW. You're still doing this and there is no getting out of it."
JW frowned and mumbled something to himself and Shane said, "What was that Lieutenant?"
JW sat up in his chair and coughed, "I am more than excited to do this and it's a privilege to help the department and the fundraiser."
The Chief laughed, "That's the spirit. Now lets get the ball rolling, Violet it is your show so you tell us what you need."
Violet laughed and pointed at JW, "I just need him." Violet gave a sly smile and JW sighed and stood up to follow her into the engine bays.
JW cursed under his breath and threw his hands into the air, "Can we stop god damn it? My feet are killing me and I am hungry as hell."
Violet sighed, "Sure maybe that would be a good thing for now."
JW walked inside and towards his locker, his crew left a few hours ago for a structure fire and they had not returned yet and he felt like a circus animal being lead around on a leash. JW threw open his locker, grabbed two sandwiches and two power bars and walked over to the table in front of Shane's office.
JW sank his teeth into the warm sandwich and he felt relief. Several bites later JW looked around and saw everyone standing in a small group talking and laughing. Shane saw JW looking at him and nudged Jim and nodded his head towards JW.
The two of them walked over towards JW and sat down with him. Jim nodded his head, "Thanks for doing this again. I will get this wrapped up and I know you are hating this right now."
JW shook his head, "I don't know what the fuck is wrong with me. The second she puts that damn camera on me I freak out." JW sighed, "And if she tells me one more time to pull my hands from my face I am going to scream."
Jim chuckled and Shane shook his head. JW finished his first sandwich and tore into the second when Shane laughed, "I bet if Marcus here you would have no problem."
JW frowned and looked at Shane and then realized the Chief and Violet were both behind Shane standing there with confused looks on their faces. JW was already choking when the Chief quizzically asked, "Who is Marcus?"
JW was literally choking on his sandwich before standing up and coughing hard and finally clearing his air way. His eyes were watering and he reached up and wiped his face and turned to face the Chief before reaching up and wiping his watering eyes with his arm. Everyone was staring at him again when the Chief asked sternly, "Who is Marcus?"
JW took an obvious gulp and thought he was going to pass out when JW turned away and ran his hands through his hair. JW turned to Shane and didn't say a word. Shane didn't know what to say or do and he gently shook his head and shrugged. The Chief stared at JW and then raised his eye brows, "You're gay?"
JW bit his lower lip and didn't do anything. Violet gasped, Shane looked to Jim, Jim looked to the Chief and the Chief just laughed. JW folded his arms across his chest and stared down at the concrete floor and closed his eyes. The Chief walked up to JW and slapped him on the shoulder, "I don't give a shit. I follow my officers closely, particularly the officers that have potential. You are extremely high on that list right now and the last thing you need to do is worry about what you outside of the department."
JW nodded his head and opened his eyes and looked at the Chief and then down to Shane and started to laugh hard. The Chief frowned and looked at JW stupidly, "What's wrong?"
JW shook his head and threw his hands in the air, "The harder I try and keep my personal life from everyone the more embarrassed I getÉ" JW looked at the Shane and pointed to Jim and then the Chief, "I seriously didn't need my Captain to know, I definitely did not need my Battalion Chief to know and I am certain that I did not want the Chief to find out. In fact it would have been great if the Chief's niece would not have found outÉ"
A camera shutter closing with a rapid click, JW jerked his head to Violet and looked at her. Violet lowered the camera and looked at the picture on the digital camera and smiled, "That's what we are looking for."
Violet showed JW the picture on the camera and he reluctantly looked at it first and then stared at the picture. It was black and white, JW was posed with his hands on his hips, arms flex with veins visible, his chest and abs simply looked incredible and he thought the look on his face was ridiculous. The Chief jumped over and looked at the photo for two seconds and smiled, "Finally a face for the department."
JW started to laugh as everyone else looked at the photo and Shane commented, "Jesus this is a great picture. You actually look confident for once in your life."
JW frowned, "Hey god damn it!"
Shane shrugged and laughed when the Chief patted Violet on the shoulder, "That's good, you keep getting those pictures."
Violet nodded her head, "So do you want three of him?"
The Chief thought about it for a second, "Why three?"
Violet blushed, "Cover, month and back cover?"
The Chief nodded and looked at Shane, "I have to get going, you are doing a great job here and keep up the good work." The Chief turned to Jim, "Keep kicking them in the ass and I will see you in a few nights at my poker game?" Jim might have smiled under his mustache but it just twitched and he nodded his head. Then he walked up to JW and shook his head, "Son I promise you that you have nothing to worry about. Just get some good pictures for me because I need a faceÉ" The Chief paused, "Are you sure you are gay?"
JW had a confused look on his face before hanging his head, "Yes sir I am sure."
The Chief nodded his head, "Had me fooled."
JW was looking through the photos with Violet, JW glanced down at his phone and saw a text message from Marcus and also saw the time, "Jesus its 6:00pm? I can not believe that took that long."
Violet giggled, "No one else that took that long. That must be what a dentist feels like when he can't pull a tooth. But we finally got itÉ" Violet paused and looked up to JW, "I really like this one the most." JW quickly broke eye contact and glanced at the photo. The photo was black and white again; Shane had just thrown a bucket of water on him to get him wet, then his bunker pants suspenders were dangling off his pants and he leaned back on the bumper of the engine and locked his arms behind him and was looking off his left shoulder into the distance.
JW made looked back at Violet, "These are great. Thank you very muchÉ" JW bit his lower lip, "Is there any way I can get a copy of these today? I really want to show MarÉ" JW paused and clenched his fist.
Violet grinned, "Aw, you want to show your hubby how gorgeous you are."
JW sighed, "Well yes but I also have no pictures like this. And I want the other photos so I can show my girls something also."
Violet nodded her head, "Tell you what I will just send you everything ok?"
JW smiled, "That would be awesome. Thank you very much."
Violet poked JW in the side, "You sure you're gay?"
JW laughed, "I am sure. Can I put my shirt on now? It's been like an hour and I am tired of everyone staring at me."
Violet laughed, "As sad as that is going to make me. Go ahead and change back into your uniform."
JW turned and disappeared into the locker room to change and Shane walked up next to Violet, "Did you get everything done?"
Violet nodded her head, "I am sorry that took so long. But we finally were able to break him down and after we started getting good photos there was no way I could stop. I have hundreds now and this will give us a lot of options for both calenders now." Shane nodded his head and asked to take a look.
Shane scanned the photos quickly and had to a do a double and triple take a few times. JW looked phenomenal and sexy as hell. Shane handed the camera back to Violet because he could feel a hard on sneaking up on him. Shane turned and walked into his office and said over his shoulder, "When are we going to get to see those?"
Violet laughed, "I can email them to you if you want?"
By the time JW walked out of the locker room he barely caught Violet before she left. JW ran up to her, "Do you have my email address?"
Violet nodded her head, "Sure do. Remember I have all your information."
JW nodded his head, "Thank you for doing this today. I was a nervous wreck until you told everyone to go away. This kind of stuff is really hard for me."
Violet laughed, "You of all people have nothing to hide. You looked incredible and that was just shirtless. I could only imagine what's under those bunker pantsÉ" Violet laughed, "You sure your gay?"
JW frowned and nodded his head. Violet sighed one last time and shook JW's hand, "Well I have to download the pictures first and then I will start emailing them. These are going to be large files so expect a lot of emails from me ok?"
JW nodded his head and turned to walk back into the station. As the station door closed JW looked around and then a chill went down his spine, he was relieved that the day was finally finished and he felt pride start to creep into the back of his mind.