Page 49 of Love, Always and Forever
Oh, right. The dog.
Her patience evidently knew no bounds, because she made no effort to open the door herself when it took him three tries to get his key in the lock. Sarge waited in the entry, his blocky body wiggling from head to toe with excitement over his two favorite humans coming through the door.
Mikhail squatted down to give Sarge a proper greeting. “Good boy. Guess what? You get to hang out with Panda today.”
At the sound of the puppy’s name, Sarge renewed his happy wiggle. In his excitement, he knocked into Amy, almost sending her flying into the wall. Mikhail managed to catch her, once again finding himself with a delicious armful of sexy woman. It was a damn shame he was too tired to take proper advantage of the situation—and her.
He could, however, give a friend a kiss for putting up with him. One that involved a little hands-on appreciation for all that she’d done for him. Did she realize what a perfect fit she was for him? Not just physically, either. A couple of hours spent in her company helped his morale more than anything the military or even his family had done for him since he’d rejoined the civilian world.
Meanwhile, she smiled against his lips. “Yum, you taste like maple syrup and coffee.”
Before he thought of a suitable response, she gave him a gentle shove. “You’re dead on your feet, so go to bed. I’ll get Sarge’s leash and grab some of his food to take over to my house.”
He dutifully started down the hall to his bedroom alone, but he stopped halfway to consider if he should warn her that he wanted to change the rules. What the hell, all she could do was tell him she wasn’t interested. “One thing, Amy.”
She straightened up from snapping on Sarge’s leash. “What’s that?”
“One of these days when I go to bed, I’m going to take you with me. And when I do, you should know that I plan to keep you there for a good long while. Personally, I can’t wait.”
He was pretty sure the smile he flashed in her direction showed a lot of teeth and deadly intent. “Just thought you should know.”
Then he walked into his bedroom and closed the door.
