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front door opened and Leon swung his gaze around. Seeing the tall, well-built man entering without an animal, he quickly said, “We’re closed for lunch. But can I make an appointment for you?”
“I’m just here to check on my dog, see if I can take him home.”
Leon’s eyes widened, as did his smile. “So you’re the mystery man?”
Stoney looked at him, lifting an eyebrow, not saying a word.
Leon nodded, his smile getting even wider. “You’re Sarge’s owner. The one Dr. Donavan helped over the weekend. Makes sense now.” Looking down at the bag Stoney was carrying, he saw the familiar logo from the deli. “And you brought her lunch. I’m liking you so far, Mr…?
Stoney, lifting the deli bag in his hands, said, “I brought sandwiches for everyone. And the name is Stoney.”
Suzanne walked from the back and came to a stop next to Leon, staring up into Stoney’s dark eyes. She wasn’t smiling. Instead, she seemed to be evaluating him, measuring him, trying to figure him out.
“I’ll get the doc,” Leon said. “Suzanne and I can eat here where we can keep an eye on the front and you can have lunch with doc and Sarge.” Leon headed toward the back rooms, calling, “Hey, Doc. Guess who’s here for lunch?” in a sing-song voice.
Stoney swung his gaze back down to Suzanne. She definitely wasn’t giving off a happy vibe. Tall, beautiful, with long black hair and piercing blue eyes, she seemed to still be deciding on him.
“You must be Suzanne. Annie told me about you. Said you were friends as well as co-workers.”
“Yes,” Suzanne said softly. “Don’t hurt her.”
Surprised at the words that just left her mouth, he cocked his head to the side. “You think I want to hurt her?”
Her eyes looked back into his face as though she were struggling with something. “Maybe not intentionally. But she has a lot going on and you seem like…pardon me, but you seem like trouble.”
Softening his voice, he assured, “I appreciate your concern for her. I don’t want any trouble. And if any comes her way, I’ll take care of it.”
Suzanne nodded. “Yes, you seem like a man who could do that. But my experience is that men bring trouble, don’t stay around long enough to fix it, and then they’re gone.” She looked past his shoulder as her mind drifted off somewhere, another time, another place.
“I plan on sticking around. And I plan on taking care of anything that comes her way. Keep that in mind. No matter what it may seem like. Keep that in mind.”
Suzanne swung her gaze back to him, her brow wrinkled at his cryptic words, but before she could question him further, Annie walked in from the back rooms.
Smiling at Stoney, she walked over to him as he leaned down to press a simple kiss on her lips, cognizant of their audience.
“Come on back. Sarge is up and around, eating and drinking. He’s doing great.”
Stoney followed Annie to the back area where the kennel cages for post-surgery animals were housed. He couldn’t help but notice her ass swaying in front of him as she walked. How can an ass covered in scrubs be that scrumptious? Looking down at her croc covered feet all the way up to her copper ponytail with tendrils falling out, he was struck once again by her beauty. And she has no clue. His attention was quickly diverted when he heard a familiar bark.
“Hey buddy. Good to see you,” he said as he knelt to the floor, grabbing his dog’s head in his hands. Ruffling his fur, he gladly accepted the dog licks to his face, knowing that he was alive and well.
Annie knelt down next to him smiling, as she also reached out her hand to Sarge. “He’s doing great. Fever is gone. Incision is fine. He’s anxious to go home with you.” This last statement was made softly, as though Annie felt that the only connection between them was the dog at her clinic.
Stoney leaned over and touched his lips to hers, keeping it light knowing that Suzanne or Leon could come back at any time.
“I’m just here to check on my dog, see if I can take him home.”
Leon’s eyes widened, as did his smile. “So you’re the mystery man?”
Stoney looked at him, lifting an eyebrow, not saying a word.
Leon nodded, his smile getting even wider. “You’re Sarge’s owner. The one Dr. Donavan helped over the weekend. Makes sense now.” Looking down at the bag Stoney was carrying, he saw the familiar logo from the deli. “And you brought her lunch. I’m liking you so far, Mr…?
Stoney, lifting the deli bag in his hands, said, “I brought sandwiches for everyone. And the name is Stoney.”
Suzanne walked from the back and came to a stop next to Leon, staring up into Stoney’s dark eyes. She wasn’t smiling. Instead, she seemed to be evaluating him, measuring him, trying to figure him out.
“I’ll get the doc,” Leon said. “Suzanne and I can eat here where we can keep an eye on the front and you can have lunch with doc and Sarge.” Leon headed toward the back rooms, calling, “Hey, Doc. Guess who’s here for lunch?” in a sing-song voice.
Stoney swung his gaze back down to Suzanne. She definitely wasn’t giving off a happy vibe. Tall, beautiful, with long black hair and piercing blue eyes, she seemed to still be deciding on him.
“You must be Suzanne. Annie told me about you. Said you were friends as well as co-workers.”
“Yes,” Suzanne said softly. “Don’t hurt her.”
Surprised at the words that just left her mouth, he cocked his head to the side. “You think I want to hurt her?”
Her eyes looked back into his face as though she were struggling with something. “Maybe not intentionally. But she has a lot going on and you seem like…pardon me, but you seem like trouble.”
Softening his voice, he assured, “I appreciate your concern for her. I don’t want any trouble. And if any comes her way, I’ll take care of it.”
Suzanne nodded. “Yes, you seem like a man who could do that. But my experience is that men bring trouble, don’t stay around long enough to fix it, and then they’re gone.” She looked past his shoulder as her mind drifted off somewhere, another time, another place.
“I plan on sticking around. And I plan on taking care of anything that comes her way. Keep that in mind. No matter what it may seem like. Keep that in mind.”
Suzanne swung her gaze back to him, her brow wrinkled at his cryptic words, but before she could question him further, Annie walked in from the back rooms.
Smiling at Stoney, she walked over to him as he leaned down to press a simple kiss on her lips, cognizant of their audience.
“Come on back. Sarge is up and around, eating and drinking. He’s doing great.”
Stoney followed Annie to the back area where the kennel cages for post-surgery animals were housed. He couldn’t help but notice her ass swaying in front of him as she walked. How can an ass covered in scrubs be that scrumptious? Looking down at her croc covered feet all the way up to her copper ponytail with tendrils falling out, he was struck once again by her beauty. And she has no clue. His attention was quickly diverted when he heard a familiar bark.
“Hey buddy. Good to see you,” he said as he knelt to the floor, grabbing his dog’s head in his hands. Ruffling his fur, he gladly accepted the dog licks to his face, knowing that he was alive and well.
Annie knelt down next to him smiling, as she also reached out her hand to Sarge. “He’s doing great. Fever is gone. Incision is fine. He’s anxious to go home with you.” This last statement was made softly, as though Annie felt that the only connection between them was the dog at her clinic.
Stoney leaned over and touched his lips to hers, keeping it light knowing that Suzanne or Leon could come back at any time.
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