Page 19 (1/2)

"It’s not like riding a bike"

"And you don’t have de stir-crazy You went fro sixty-plus hours a week to none, and that has to be incredibly frustrating"

"You have no idea" He pulls out of my arms and walks to the s that look out over Seattle It’s dark now, and the city is lit up I can see Jace’s reflection in the glass "I’ around to lookon your business today"

"Jace, it wasn’t that big--"

"No, it was completely disrespectful and out of line," he says "If you’d walked into s, I would have spanked your ass before throwing you out on it"

I biteto hide a s?"

He blows out a breath with a chuckle and props his hands on his hips "I’ to be serious here"

"I know" I hurry to hiy accepted Thank you"

"You’re welcoainst his heart I love the thueries That Great Dane you saw?"

"Yeah?"

"She ate four socks, and they were stuck in her small intestine"

"Ouch"

"She has behavioral issues, mostly because of the owner, who doesn’t want to listen tocome in with a laceration to his eye, which he lost, four spay or neuters, and a dog I couldn’t save fro his hands up and down h day"

"I hate it when the animal dies," I ad the additional licensing and building my own crematory behind the clinic? So I can cremate the animals there?"

"No" He kisses my forehead "You didn’t mention it"

"I just secured the loan for it," I reply "I want to offer it to et so that no one needs me I’m beat"

He takes my hand and leads rin as I propas he plates s it to me with a bottle of water "Thank you What did you eat?"

"Pizza"

"Jace!"

"I know" He cringes "Why do you think I was doing all the exercising when you got here? I have to change this diet"

"This weekend, I’ to do someout"

"I’ll help," he says with a smile "Can we have pizza?"

"No"

"Killjoy" He winks at me He thinks he’s funny

I smirk and take a bite of my salad "Salad is delicious"

"It’s rabbit food"

"You’re a cardiologist," I remind him "You know better than anyone what bad food does to your heart"

"Well, then they shouldn’t make it so delicious"

"You’re a hot rin that "

"You’re not bad," I concede

"I saw the way you watchedthose pull-ups," he says as he saunters around the island "Admit it"

"I mean, you were half-naked, so"

"Are you done with that salad?"

"Yeah"