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"I didn’t order any pizza"

He hung up on her and waited by the locked front door When she saw hiht he caught a flash of a small smile before she replaced it with a scowl

"Why are you here again? And how did you getabout you ainst the door jao to ht I told her ere, but only because of you She thought it best if I had your direct line just in case I have another puppy eain, it looked like her lips wanted to curve upward, but from the way she alorked to keep her beautiful face so serious, he knew she was bound and determined to resist hi, instead

Knowing there was a good chance she’d simply take the pizza from him, then lock him out on the sidewalk, he held Cuddles out so that Atlas could see his new friend fro

"Really, Atlas?" Heather asked in an exasperated voice "You’re going to pull this now?"

Her dog happily wagged his enormous tail and Zach used the opportunity to put the puppy inside, knowing she wouldn’t leave hi

Yup, he now officially loved the annoying little ball of fur, even if she had tried to use his T-shirt to sharpen her tug-of-war skills on the way back fro you want to share the pizza" She looked i her for the dinner he’d brought over

"I’ry If you want soht? Please tell rinned "Easily"

She was shaking her head at the news of his big family as she headed for a table and chairs off in the corner As she washed her hands at a nearby sink, she gave his in her shorts and the way her long hair nearly brushed her hips, even in the ponytail He couldn’t wait to find out how soft it hen his hands were tangled in it and--

The loud screech of a chair over linoleum yanked him from his hot daydream Heather’s face looked like thunder as she sat down "Stop looking at me like that"

He washed his hands, then sat down across fro at you?"

She narrowed her eyes at him "Don’t ask "

This wasn’t usually the way it played out, with both sides flirting while no one said what they really aaed "Sorry, but it’s going to be prettyat you like that" He let his eyes eous, you know"