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swished around her.
    “You crazy fucking bitch!” Neil screamed. Little flecks of spit few from his mouth as he raged at her.
    Olivia moved in front of Reed with the pipe in hand.
    “You aren’t going to do this,” she said with more force than she felt. “I won’t let you.”
    Neil snarled at her statement and made his way to the door.
    “You can both die then,” he said. The sinister smile set back in place.
    Neil kicked the table to the side, the heavy door swung slowly behind it. Never blinking, she kept herself trained on him, showing no weakness until he was out of view. In that last split second, she saw what she was waiting for. In a flick of a wrist, Neil was gone, and the door went up in a blaze.
     
    Reed coughed loudly as the air filled with deadly smoke. Olivia had moved quickly and dragged him as far as she could from the blaze. He knew it wouldn’t be long before the flames found him. Neil had made sure that he would be eaten by the fire.
    “You should have just let them take you,” he said.
    Olivia worked quietly behind him on the ties.
    “That’s not how I work,” she said. He felt the plastic stretch and flexed his hands. Then, a pop. They broke away. Without even pausing, Olivia moved to his legs and started sawing diligently with a tiny key.
    “This will take too long.” Reed stood. “Grab the chair and lift it up, out of the plastic ties.”
    He could feel her working the chair as quickly as she could. They both coughed and tried to cover their mouths. The temperature in the room was already rising. They wouldn’t have long.
    The chair broke free and clattered to the floor. Reed grabbed Olivia’s hand and raced to the other side of the building. There had to be some other way out besides the way Neil had come. As they reached the back, they spotted a door.
    Reed stopped when his arm was jerked back suddenly. Olivia stood next to some pallets, worry etched on her face.
    “The flames are following you.” She pointed to the trail slowly making its way in their direction. “You need to strip off those clothes.”
    Reed almost had to laugh. Without a second thought, he threw off his jeans and t-shirt. His boots, however, seemed to have fared well enough.
    “You hair is still dripping.”
    Before he even knew what was happening, she had stripped her shirt off, leaving a silky camisole in its place. The warmth of it enveloped his head. The sweet vanilla filled his lungs and left him hungry for her despite having to fight against the stench of gas. He shook his head, very aware of how on display he was currently in his boxer briefs.
    Reed cleared his head and focused on the exit, their only hope.
     
    Olivia knew she shouldn’t be thinking these things, but it was very hard not to notice every inch of the man before her. He was everything that was virile and oozed sex appeal. His chiseled chest spoke of many hours spent working out. She let her eyes trail over him, taking in the line of brown hair, leading to the waistline of his boxer briefs. Her mouth ran dry at the thought of what lay underneath.
    After shaking her head, she looked back at the raging inferno. Flames had engulfed a corner of the room and were making their way to them. It wouldn’t be long before the room was filled with so much smoke neither of them would be able to make it out.
    They rushed over to the back door. Reed pulled until his muscles bulged, but the door was locked tight. Olivia pulled out the key she had taken off the table. She slipped it in the lock and turned. When the door opened into the cool outdoor air, they both inhaled loudly.
    Reed crept out the door and ushered her out. Once they were both safe, he closed the door and led them into the woodsy area outside. Olivia followed, confused. After walking for some distance, Reed stopped, causing Olivia to crash into him.
    She could see the billows of smoke just over the tree tops.
    “I’ll take that phone,” Reed said, his voice still raspy from all the