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Of course, she didn’t act on either of those Instead, she pointedly looked at Cuddles in his ars, you know"

He held the puppy closer to his chest as he walked into Heather’s office "She likes it up here"

Heatherhe couldn’t quite make out, but he didn’t need to hear it to knoasn’t flattering Atlas nearly tackled hiet to the puppy Cuddles leapt out of his arms and practically landed on the Great Dane’s back

Heather watched the two dogs tangle with one another in horror "Please don’t tell anyone you just sawdo that"

"What will you trade me for my silence?"

Because he’d sure like that kiss sooner rather than later It wasEspecially when he wasn’t used to waiting for a wo in his life before Heather

She pinned hi to corner her into a kiss that easily "I’ht to ith you and Cuddles, aren’t I?"

"What changed your mind?"

She looked surprised by his question Frankly, he was a little surprised hiure women out Apart from his sisters, who he could barely -running relationships oh he still never planned onon someone, he wanted to know her answer anyway

In lieu of answering, she looked over at the dogs When he followed her gaze, he saw that Atlas and Cuddles were playing a hilariously off-balance ga the wet, frayed rope in histo shred it Suddenly, the big dog tugged on the rope and the puppy went sprawling in a slobbery heap on the floor

Heather’s laughter warmed him in places he hadn’t realized had been cold

"How could I resist the Huge & Tiny show?"

She ran her fingers over the red dog bone box he’d sent and he wished she were touching him like that Soon, daured out how to get her to coift before"