Running into the Fire (Skye Blue x OC)

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"We had to jinx it." Skye commented as Ryder got a bag ready for work.

"Tell me about it.... Like don't get me wrong a care about Anna and hate seeing her cry but fuck me all I wanted was a makeshift weekend with you and I barely got an hour." Their eyes met and she couldn't help but see that there was a different look in his eyes.

"What's going on?" She questioned knowing that he wasn't acting like his normal self.

"Just annoyed. Next weeks schedule is absolute ass for me." Her eyebrow raised. "Only way you're going to see me on Thanksgiving is if you catch the turkey on fire."

"I could make that happen.... You know my cooking." He laughed as he moved closer to her. Her hand moved to gently rest along his chest as his landed along her hip.

"Don't think Boz would appreciate that." She tiptoed before her lips met his.

"Very true but I think he'd understand." Though she tried to hold back she couldn't help her laugh as he did. "We'll figure something out though Ryder. Maybe I'll finally come and check out the station."

"You can but it's really going to be hit or miss. Thanksgiving is a shitshow. Especially since people figured out how to fry a Turkey. You have no fucking idea how many calls we got last year." Her hand dropped to his stomach before gently moving to his side. As he was pulled in for a hug he couldn't help the sigh he released as his chin moved to rest stop her head.

"Don't get mad at me when I ask this.... But are you starting to regret it?" A long breath was released from him.

"I-I...." He paused. "I don't know.... Like I love it I really do but I think I'm just starting to get tired of it. Feel like I'm going on fifty instead of twenty five." Her fingers slipped beneath his shirt before slowly moving along his skin.

"You ever think about just doing something else?" He chuckled.

"Like what? This has been basically all I've known since I got out of high school.... I don't know. I've thought about doing some EMT classes but the hours don't get much better." She looked up at him for a moment.

"Could you really handle the blood?" He chuckled.

"The blood isn't the issue. It's the people." She started to laugh.

"You deal with people right now. How much different would it be? Your main focus will still be to take care of people." Their eyes met and she could tell he was thinking about it. "You know.... I think I heard Tony the other day talking about needing some EMT's to travel.... Maybe Anna and I could chat with him."

"Y'all don't have to do that. I'll find something eventually." Her hand gently ran along his arm.

"Don't have to but I want to.... If it'll make you happier than this I wouldn't care. I've just never seen you so against wanting to go to work." His arms wrapped around her, pulling her in for a tight hug.

"I just.... Want more time with you and this job doesn't help that in the slightest." Her lips pressed to his chest as he spoke.

"We'll figure something out and kill Anna later." He chuckled at her words as he nodded. "Well.... Kill Jack first and then her."

"Maybe you just kill him and she'll get out of our hair." Skye couldn't help her laugh. "God I wish I could blow today off." She looked up at Ryder for a moment before she felt his fingertips along her cheek.

"You could...." He sighed.

"I don't have an excuse and I don't want to be an ass." Her hand ran gently along his side. "Do you have to be there for Collision?" When she nodded he sighed.

"I think if you blew one day off they'd understand...." When his head dropped her fingertips threaded in his hair.

"If I do that they'll have to find someone to cover and is usually someone who was on the last shift turning their twenty-four to a forty-eight or more. I wish...." He was cut off by his phone ringing. He groaned as he pulled away knowing the only time he got a phone call was when work was calling. Her hand stayed along his side as he listened to what was said. A smile grew along his lips as he looked at her for a moment. "That's fine by me." Her eyebrow raised before she felt his fingers move a stray piece of hair that was in her eyes to behind her ear.

"What was that about?" She questioned as he put his phone back into his pocket. Without any hesitation his fingers slipped from her cheek and into her hair. That was when his lips found their way to hers. She was frozen for a moment before she all but melted into the kiss.

"I've...." His lips met her cheek. "Got...." Then pressed to her jaw. "The...." His lips slipped to her neck. "Weekend...." He could feel her grab at his shirt as his lips lingered along her neck. "Off." She forced his lips back to hers before what he said fully hit her.

"Wait what...?" He chuckled as she pulled away. When their eyes met she questioned him more. "How?"

"Someone wanted to change schedules so I'll probably regret it next week but fuck it." Her excitement took over as she just about jumped into his arms. Her legs wrapped around his waist while he carefully steadied her, his hands resting along her thighs just below her ass.

"That mean you're coming to Full Gear?" A smile appeared along his lips.

"If you want me to." Her lips instantly found their way to his.

"I would love if you'd come along." His lips met her cheek before finding hers once more. "I'm getting a different hotel though...." His eyebrow raised at her words. "Anna, the rest of the girls and I were going to stay there.... If we go to the other hotel...."

"If it means she can't just walk in unannounced...." It was almost as if on cue that Anna walked through the door. "Seriously Anna...." Skye slipped from Ryders grasp before hitting him in the side.

"Fuck off Ryder. I thought you'd have been gone by now. Was looking for Navy's blanket." Anna snapped at him taking them both aback. Carefully he moved away from Skye before going towards Anna who had her arms crossed and her head down.

"Anna.... What's going on?" As he questioned her he tried to get her to look at him only to have her all but collapse into him tears instantly soaking his shirt. His arms wrapped around her before Skye got closer her arms wrapping the other brunette in a tight hug as well.

"T-T-T-Thank y-y-you. I-I-I...." Ryder stopped Anna knowing that something was truly wrong.

"Anna, what's wrong?"