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Beige shoes that looked like something a ballerina would wear covered her feet, then her
calves were nude until a beige trench coat rippled above her knees, covering the rest of
her body. Never did I realize beige could look so good on a woman.
Her hair was light blond, and it looked natural, hanging just past her shoulders and
wavy, almost like she put no effort into it, but it still looked stunning, framing her round
face. It didn¡¯t look like she was wearing any makeup, but she must have been, because no
one¡¯s eyes could shine like hers without it, and her lips. God, her lips¡
My jeans twitched. Fuck, I thought, as I imagined the embarrassment of walking into a
veterinary clinic with a boner. I needed to get off. Why did Tank need to ruin my whole
morning like that?
¡°Buddy, if that¡¯s your doctor,¡± I said to my dog sleeping in his carrier, ¡°once you¡¯re
feeling better, you¡¯re getting the biggest steak in all of Mascid for being the best wingman
ever.
Chapter Four
Samantha
¡°We stopped connecting, Samantha, emotionally,¡± Travis drawled over the phone
while I drove to work. ¡°I don¡¯t know when it happened, but we stopped talking and¡ Gina
was there for me¡¡±
¡°So, you dump me if we're unconnected,¡± I snapped. ¡°You don¡¯t fly someone down to¡
fill your emotional needs while I¡¯m at work.¡±
I had been back in Mascid for a month and Travis and I were having our morning
speakerphone arguments, our new ritual.
¡°I wish you¡¯d just talk about this with me, face to face,¡± he said. ¡°When I bring your
stuff back to Mascid, please, I need you to forgive me.¡±
¡°What if I need to never speak to you again, huh?¡± I threw back at him. ¡°What about
my needs? Have they ever crossed your mind?¡±
¡°Of course they have,¡± he said. ¡°Why do you think I cheated in the first place?¡±
¡°That was doing me a favor?¡± I laughed at him. ¡°That was considering my needs?¡±
When I pulled into the parking lot, there was already a truck parked and waiting.
Great, I thought to myself, I wouldn¡¯t have time to recover from the fight before my first
