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from his lips, almost soothing, which was surprising coming from someone as tall and
muscular as him. After being with Travis for most of my adult life, I had never
experienced what it felt like to be with someone who could pick me up, shove me against
the wall, rip my dress in half¡
¡°And this is Buddy,¡± he said, and I snapped from my thoughts. Okay, I had to be
blushing now. How on Earth was I going to get through this appointment? We hadn¡¯t
even finished the introductions and I was imagining him ripping my clothes off.
¡°What¡¯s going on, huh, Buddy?¡± I forced myself to ask in my friendly puppy voice even
though it was a struggle to act in any other way than robotic autopilot.
¡°Last night I got home from uh, work, and Buddy had well, was sick in every way
possible on the floor¡¡±
I frowned and crouched down to the German Shepherd. He was a beautiful dog. I
could tell by how soft and shiny his coat was that Isaac treated him well. Nothing was
more attractive than good pet owners¡
I had to get a hold of myself. ¡°Aww, poor Buddy.¡± I scratched him behind the ear and
looked up at Isaac. A funny smirk grew on his face as I sat on my knees, staring up at him,
lost in his green eyes that matched his emerald shirt. ¡°Has he been eating?¡±
¡°Not a bite since yesterday.¡±
¡°Drinking water?¡±
¡°Yeah, but it seems like he¡¯s got a hard time keeping it down.¡±
¡°Hm¡¡± I pondered and bit my lip, moving my eyes from his to Buddy¡¯s sad brown
puppy eyes. Poor guy was definitely sick. ¡°We¡¯ll have to run some tests. It¡¯s probably
nothing serious, but we have to rule out anything else.¡±
He looked down at me still sitting at his feet and I looked up at him, still biting my lip,
and felt another wave of heat wash over me when I watched him slowly lick his lips.
Deciding I needed to be on a more equal playing level, I stood up to my feet and said, ¡°All
right, well, I¡¯ll quickly check for any bumps or lumps, then I¡¯ll bring him to our nurse for
blood work.¡± I quickly bit my lip before saying, ¡°The bloodwork will take about twenty
minutes. Umm, you can wait in the waiting room or in here¡ it¡¯s your decision.¡±
He looked around the office until his eyes landed on another free chair and helped
