Kennedy nodded, blushing a little.
As she talked to Gibson, Kaleo looked at the big clock above the door.
He still had to go into the equipment room and find his turnout gear. If there was a call out, he didn't want to be caught flat footed.
He took a few steps backwards and turned to head back inside when he heard the lieutenant shout.
"Kennedy! Get down!"
The air was split with the sound of several gunshots.
Shit!
He turned his head in the direction of the street and saw a car race off.
He took a few steps toward the door, but couldn't see much more.
Kaleo got down beside the lieutenant and put a hand on his shoulder. "I'll get the med kit."
Braun nodded and Kaleo ran to the shelves along the wall. He picked up a med kit while he kept his ears trained on what was happening on the apron.
There was man leaning over Kennedy and he looked pissed.
Well, maybe not pissed, but he had a whole lot of emotions struggling to get out, but he didn't look like he had a lot of experience with it.
He did have the look of a man on the edge.
If he didn't know better, he'd say that the man with his hands on Kennedy's wound was a man in love.
He had the med kit open a half a second later, but an ambulance rolled in onto the apron from the street.
The lieutenant looked up. "Ramsey's here."
Ramsey. Kaleo filed away that name and backed off to wait, a med kit at the ready.
He certainly hadn't expected a shooting at the firehouse.
As the EMTs moved in, Kaleo let out a breath.
Another firefighter came up beside him. "Hey. You're the new guy, right?"
Kaleo nodded. "I'm Kaleo Kenney from-"
"I heard they call you Duke back home."
Kaleo nodded again. "Yeah."
The other man nodded in response. "They've got his in hand."
Kaleo looked over and saw that the other man was right. At this point having more people around was counterproductive.
"They call me Greco. I'll explain more later," he tipped his head toward the door. "Why don't you come with me. I can show you where to find your gear and where to stow your stuff."
Kaleo nodded. "Thanks. I should get things settled in before..."
"Before the action starts?" Greco shook his head. "It's already started, man. Come on. I'll show you the important stops on the tour and we'll make sure you're ready before the next crazy thing happens around here."
LEXIE
