Hot Nights in Savannah (Hot Summer Series) by Sarah Jane Hartgrove Page A

his buddies.  It was a great way to forget about
things he sometimes had to witness being a firefighter.  He loved his job but
there were some aspects that were not for the weak.  The night before there was
a house fire and he and his partner went in to save a toddler.  The 2 year old
turned out to be fine but the scene was anything but.  So a day in the sun
throwing some pigskin was the cure. 
    He loved living near
Tybee Island.  The smell of the ocean, the friendly people, and the tourism
kept this small island alive.   There were always beautiful women on the
beach.  Most of the time, they were either with another man or a group of
friends.  Today was no different as he tossed the ball to his partner.   No
different until he spotted a beautiful brunette with blonde highlights and long
legs walking alone to take a dip in the ocean.  Brian noted that she got up
from a spot with only one chair and one bag.  Could this beautiful woman be
alone on the beach?  It could happen but he came to the beach at least twice a
week and hardly ever saw a woman alone on the beach.  Especially a beautiful
woman.
    “Hey Brian, what’s on
your mind,” yelled his buddy Noah.  “You’re not focusing man!” 
    “Sorry dude,” replied
Brian as he picked up the football that he missed.  “Something caught my eye.”
    “Don’t you mean someone?”
laughed his partner, Aaron.  Aaron knew that Brain was scoping out a female. 
Being the only single guy in their group, Brian was always looking.  Sometimes
it led to a few dates but never anything further than that.  Aaron often
worried about his partner.  He wished Brain would find a good woman and settle
down once and for all. 
    “I can’t help it if I
spotted a beautiful woman alone, walking across the beach,” said Brian.  As he
was talking, he kept his eye on the beautiful brunette in the water.  When she
came back in from the water, he might go over and find a reason to strike up a
conversation. 
    The three friends
continued to throw the ball and Brian was trying to keep a lookout on the woman
that caught his eye 30 minutes earlier but he had lost her.  She never came in
from the water and her things were still on the white sand.   
    A twinge of worry
twisted his gut.  What was that?  Why was he worried about a woman he didn’t
even know? 
    “Hey, let’s take a dip
in the water and cool off,” suggested Noah.  They all were hot from the sun and
throwing the football that cooling off in the blue water sounded wonderful. 
     

Chapter 3
    Stephanie let the
ocean’s current take her all the way down to the pier of Tybee Island.  As she
walked to the shore from the water, she couldn’t believe how far she had
drifted down.  The walk back to her things was nice and she stopped often to
pick up seashells that washed up on shore.  When Stephanie made it back to her
bag, the sun was beginning to set and she gathered her items and headed to her
compact car.  From there, she would drive back to her one room that she rented
out from a romantic and quaint bed and breakfast in Downtown Savannah. 
    It was a short drive
and within 30 minutes she was on the one way street that lead to the bed and
breakfast.  Stephanie needed to take a shower and think about where she was
going to eat dinner.  Maybe she needed a cold shower because she couldn’t get
those icy blue eyes out of her mind.  She didn’t come here to meet a man. She
came here to release some stress.
    The West Bay Bed and
Breakfast was perfect for her mood and reason for coming to
Savannah.  It had everything she wanted in a solo weekend stay.  Although the
other guests she passed were couples, Stephanie felt at home as soon as she
walked through the door.  That was in part because the innkeeper and owner,
Mary Alice, was so kind and went out of her way to make sure Stephanie had
everything she needed.  The other reason she loved the little B&B was the
décor.  There were antique