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“Eew. Who is Jim?”
“Jim Faulkner, he’s the local sheriff.”
“Holy crap.”
“Yeah, she’s in a lot of trouble all because I wouldn’t cater to the whim of a perfect stranger.”
“Does she realize that you’re an animal doctor, and not a people one?”
“I have no clue, and personally, between you and me, I don’t give a damn. I’ll talk to my office manager in the morning and tell her to close the app or she’s fired. I told them I attempted to close it, but I want her to make sure I did it properly and didn’t snooze it or something.”
“Don’t do it yet.”
“What? Why?”
“Can you have communications with people there?”
“Yes, that’s the first conversation you read. I never gave out my personal information.”
“Then it’s proof to them that they don’t screen their applicants correctly. Maybe use the conversations to tell them how badly they run their business.”
“It’s something to think about.” Tom nodded as he finished his coffee then sighed heavily. “Thank you for the conversation, and I hope you understand why I did what I did. I didn’t mean to use you like that.” He stared at her and started to get worried when shestared back but didn’t say anything for several minutes. When he started to shift on his feet, she spoke,
“No problem. If you want to kiss me like that again, I wouldn’t be offended.”
CHAPTER 10
Tom staredat her in shock and had to shake his head several times to understand what she had said.
“What did you say?”
“I said, I’m not mad at what you did or why you did it. I was happy to help out. I also said that if you wanted to do it again, I wouldn’t be offended.”
He smiled and to see what she would say or do, he immediately stuck his hand out to her and when she placed hers in his, he pulled her to her feet and into his arms. Without any fuss or muss, he slowly lowered his head, giving her plenty of time to push him away or not. When she only stared at him, he made contact, and it didn’t take long before the kiss went nuclear. When they broke apart, they were both breathing heavily, and had their arms wrapped around one another. Tom didn’t stop her when she stepped back.
“Wow,” he said. “Thank you.”
“Yeah, wow.” She shook her head, then grinned at him. “No, thank you, but you’re welcome.”
They shared a laugh, then Tom sighed heavily. “Unfortunately, I need to get to the office to do the weekly paperwork. You’ll let me know if you need any help with Rose and the babies, along with Baby and her kittens.”
“Yes, I’ll let you know. Can I get you to do me a favor?”
“Sure, what is it?”
“Could you look into the owners and see what they want to do with them? I’m not kicking them out of my small clinic by a long shot, but if I had some idea of what they want to do, I won’t get too attached to them.”
Tom laughed and nodded his head before he turned serious. “I will. It might take a few days.”
“That’s fine.”
“Okay, then I have to get out of here. Could I ask one favor of you before I leave?”
“What’s that?”
“Could I have your phone number?”
“For?”
