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I’d say she was definitely in heat. That’s why I isolated her.”
“Cade?” Andie’s voice appeared behind him as Red barked a greeting. “Hey.”
“Hey, Dr. Menon. I gotta go. Let me know as soon as you hear anything.”
They said goodbye, and Cade turned his attention to Andie. She was a wondrous sight to get his pulse hopping and blood flowing. Her hair gleamed scarlet and bright in the wintry sun, and her white ski jacket made her pink cheeks glow in contrast.
“You out for a walk?” he stammered, finding his tongue thick and his throat stiff. His traitorous heart skipped like a puppy inside his chest and butterflies or bats beat their wings deeper down.
What the hell was going on? He was Cade Prescott, professional football player. He’d handled press conferences, meet and greets, cocktail parties, and female reporters in the locker room countless times.
But this was Andie, and suddenly he felt two feet tall and shy. He’d told her too much last night. He’d made himself weak and vulnerable. Women didn’t like that. They wanted a guy who never blinked. One who knew his game and played too cool to choke.
Yeah, like you choked at the Super Bowl. Way to go, buddy.
Andie patted Red’s head and ruffled his ears. “I’m looking for Gollie. I’m so worried about her. She could have spent a night in the cold.”
“Try not to think about it. Maybe the people who stole her are taking good care of her. Maybe they still don’t know which one is the expensive dog.”
“Has anyone claimed the reward?”
“Not yet. It’s only the next day. You’ll see, someone will find her. In fact, Red and I were looking for her. I’m sure he wants to find her, too.”
“I’m sure he does.” A smile slid over her pretty face. “They do make a pretty cute couple.”
“Yeah, I bet they’d have cute puppies too.”
The smile turned into a frown, and she stepped away from him. “That’s just it. I can’t imagine her alone and pregnant. What are we going to do, Cade? What if she’s never found, and she’s out there by herself trying to take care of the puppies? What then?”
Chapter 12
Andie wasn’t sure how she found herself back in Cade’s apartment, but the walk had been invigorating, and even though they came no closer to finding Gollie, Cade had a way of reassuring her that things would work out for the best. She definitely appreciated the reward he put up for the dogs, despite not being well off.
“I can heat up some canned soup or make us some sandwiches,” Cade offered.
“Oh, you don’t have to feed me. We never even finished the wings from last night.”
“I was so starving, I kind of scarfed them up this morning,” Cade said. “I might have a few left.”
Cade unhooked Red’s leash, and the dog went to his water dish.
“It’s okay, whatever you have is fine.” Being so close and inside his space made Andie’s pulse race. She rubbed her hands on her jeans and took a deep breath.
“What’s wrong?” Cade washed his hands. “Don’t tell me you’re going to pass out from low blood sugar.”
“It’s not that.”
How was she going to ask him to dinner with her parents without it seeming like more? Girls who got too clingy too soon always lost out.
He must have felt the same, because he didn’t ask her to clarify. Instead, he bent low looking for a pot.
Andie couldn’t help licking her lips at the well shaped ass pointed her way. On impulse, she reached out and swatted him.
“Ow.” He clapped a hand on his butt and looked back, a grin on his face. “What was that for?”
“Too tempting.” She giggled. “You offered a target.”
“Here I am, trying to be a gentleman and heat you a can of soup.” He pulled out a small saucepan and pointed to the cabinet over the counter. “Clam chowder, beef barley, or split pea. You can have anything you want.”
She wanted him, his lips on hers, and his hands around her waist, but he seemed to have lost interest. Last
“Cade?” Andie’s voice appeared behind him as Red barked a greeting. “Hey.”
“Hey, Dr. Menon. I gotta go. Let me know as soon as you hear anything.”
They said goodbye, and Cade turned his attention to Andie. She was a wondrous sight to get his pulse hopping and blood flowing. Her hair gleamed scarlet and bright in the wintry sun, and her white ski jacket made her pink cheeks glow in contrast.
“You out for a walk?” he stammered, finding his tongue thick and his throat stiff. His traitorous heart skipped like a puppy inside his chest and butterflies or bats beat their wings deeper down.
What the hell was going on? He was Cade Prescott, professional football player. He’d handled press conferences, meet and greets, cocktail parties, and female reporters in the locker room countless times.
But this was Andie, and suddenly he felt two feet tall and shy. He’d told her too much last night. He’d made himself weak and vulnerable. Women didn’t like that. They wanted a guy who never blinked. One who knew his game and played too cool to choke.
Yeah, like you choked at the Super Bowl. Way to go, buddy.
Andie patted Red’s head and ruffled his ears. “I’m looking for Gollie. I’m so worried about her. She could have spent a night in the cold.”
“Try not to think about it. Maybe the people who stole her are taking good care of her. Maybe they still don’t know which one is the expensive dog.”
“Has anyone claimed the reward?”
“Not yet. It’s only the next day. You’ll see, someone will find her. In fact, Red and I were looking for her. I’m sure he wants to find her, too.”
“I’m sure he does.” A smile slid over her pretty face. “They do make a pretty cute couple.”
“Yeah, I bet they’d have cute puppies too.”
The smile turned into a frown, and she stepped away from him. “That’s just it. I can’t imagine her alone and pregnant. What are we going to do, Cade? What if she’s never found, and she’s out there by herself trying to take care of the puppies? What then?”
Chapter 12
Andie wasn’t sure how she found herself back in Cade’s apartment, but the walk had been invigorating, and even though they came no closer to finding Gollie, Cade had a way of reassuring her that things would work out for the best. She definitely appreciated the reward he put up for the dogs, despite not being well off.
“I can heat up some canned soup or make us some sandwiches,” Cade offered.
“Oh, you don’t have to feed me. We never even finished the wings from last night.”
“I was so starving, I kind of scarfed them up this morning,” Cade said. “I might have a few left.”
Cade unhooked Red’s leash, and the dog went to his water dish.
“It’s okay, whatever you have is fine.” Being so close and inside his space made Andie’s pulse race. She rubbed her hands on her jeans and took a deep breath.
“What’s wrong?” Cade washed his hands. “Don’t tell me you’re going to pass out from low blood sugar.”
“It’s not that.”
How was she going to ask him to dinner with her parents without it seeming like more? Girls who got too clingy too soon always lost out.
He must have felt the same, because he didn’t ask her to clarify. Instead, he bent low looking for a pot.
Andie couldn’t help licking her lips at the well shaped ass pointed her way. On impulse, she reached out and swatted him.
“Ow.” He clapped a hand on his butt and looked back, a grin on his face. “What was that for?”
“Too tempting.” She giggled. “You offered a target.”
“Here I am, trying to be a gentleman and heat you a can of soup.” He pulled out a small saucepan and pointed to the cabinet over the counter. “Clam chowder, beef barley, or split pea. You can have anything you want.”
She wanted him, his lips on hers, and his hands around her waist, but he seemed to have lost interest. Last
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