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They’re going to have to get used to seeing a lot of both of us, right?”
“Oh, yeah,” he agreed, “an awful lot.”
And maybe in some interesting positions, too, with a little luck.
Okay, he’d like to think that particular thought had come out of nowhere, but he’d be lying. He wondered if she’d had any of the same lustful thoughts he’d been having since the day they chased down Buster. He thought maybe she had, since she always seemed a little flustered around him.
As Noah pulled into Garage C, Teddy’s pink mouth turned down at the corners. “I can’t stop thinking about your aunt. It must have been so wrenching for her to say goodbye to Toby and Sadie today. I can’t even imagine having to go through that.”
He grimaced. “Aunt Roz called me early this morning to tell me her friend and the dogs had hit the road for Dallas to catch the direct flight. She was pretty broken up.” Noah had been forced to brush away a tear himself after the short conversation. “I promised her again that I’d do everything I could to keep her darlings well and happy. And I made a point of letting her know that I’d hired a truly loving and responsible person to take care of them when I’m gone.” He gave her the warmest smile he could. “She was some happy about that, believe me.”
Teddy momentarily dropped her gaze as a blush of color spread over her face. “I appreciate that, Noah, but you don’t really know me. I’m not sure why you’d have that kind of confidence in me yet, especially after the Buster affair.”
He squeezed the Escalade into an empty slot on the first level and turned to her. She watched him with an earnest, almost wary expression in her eyes. “I know you enough, Teddy. For one thing, I saw firsthand how much you cared for Buster. And I saw how the dog reacted to you. That told me all I need to know when it comes to trusting you with my aunt’s dogs. It was a crazy day, and you handled everything really well. That was enough of a job interview for me.”
Her smile lit up her cute face as she glanced down at her elbow, no longer swathed in bandages but still obviously far from healed. “Then I guess this was a small price to pay for a great opportunity, huh?”
“I’m glad you think so,” Noah said as he got out of the car.
Opportunity? Teddy wasn’t his usual type—plus she was his new employee—but for some reason it felt like most of the opportunities in the current situation were his. And that was way more appealing than it should be.
* * *
The special services agent wheeled a flat-bed cart through a door behind one of the baggage carousels and pushed it toward the office where Noah and Teddy waited outside. A pair of two-tone Furrarri 550 kennels sat side by side on the cart. Teddy had just glimpsed two black faces peering expectantly through the bars of the crates when suddenly a huge
woof
erupted from one them.
“Ah, that would be Toby,” Noah said with a chuckle. “He’s always been the mouthy one.”
“Well, he’s the male—need I say more?” Teddy said sardonically.
Noah rolled his eyes as Teddy looked up at him, unable to resist a little grin.
Teddy was five-seven in her sneaks, but she felt like a midget standing next to the mighty oak that was Noah Cade. He radiated such strength and controlled power that she figured he could probably stack the heavy dog crates, with the dogs still in them, and carry them out to the car by himself.
But for such an unconsciously dominating man—one who had supposedly left a trail of broken female hearts in his wake—he gave off an easygoing, totally non-threatening vibe. Even when he moved close to her as they waited at the baggage claim, so close that their bodies often touched when either of them swayed slightly, she had no inclination to move away to re-establish her personal space. The warnings she’d received about him filtered away with astonishing ease, and she began to think they were likely
“Oh, yeah,” he agreed, “an awful lot.”
And maybe in some interesting positions, too, with a little luck.
Okay, he’d like to think that particular thought had come out of nowhere, but he’d be lying. He wondered if she’d had any of the same lustful thoughts he’d been having since the day they chased down Buster. He thought maybe she had, since she always seemed a little flustered around him.
As Noah pulled into Garage C, Teddy’s pink mouth turned down at the corners. “I can’t stop thinking about your aunt. It must have been so wrenching for her to say goodbye to Toby and Sadie today. I can’t even imagine having to go through that.”
He grimaced. “Aunt Roz called me early this morning to tell me her friend and the dogs had hit the road for Dallas to catch the direct flight. She was pretty broken up.” Noah had been forced to brush away a tear himself after the short conversation. “I promised her again that I’d do everything I could to keep her darlings well and happy. And I made a point of letting her know that I’d hired a truly loving and responsible person to take care of them when I’m gone.” He gave her the warmest smile he could. “She was some happy about that, believe me.”
Teddy momentarily dropped her gaze as a blush of color spread over her face. “I appreciate that, Noah, but you don’t really know me. I’m not sure why you’d have that kind of confidence in me yet, especially after the Buster affair.”
He squeezed the Escalade into an empty slot on the first level and turned to her. She watched him with an earnest, almost wary expression in her eyes. “I know you enough, Teddy. For one thing, I saw firsthand how much you cared for Buster. And I saw how the dog reacted to you. That told me all I need to know when it comes to trusting you with my aunt’s dogs. It was a crazy day, and you handled everything really well. That was enough of a job interview for me.”
Her smile lit up her cute face as she glanced down at her elbow, no longer swathed in bandages but still obviously far from healed. “Then I guess this was a small price to pay for a great opportunity, huh?”
“I’m glad you think so,” Noah said as he got out of the car.
Opportunity? Teddy wasn’t his usual type—plus she was his new employee—but for some reason it felt like most of the opportunities in the current situation were his. And that was way more appealing than it should be.
* * *
The special services agent wheeled a flat-bed cart through a door behind one of the baggage carousels and pushed it toward the office where Noah and Teddy waited outside. A pair of two-tone Furrarri 550 kennels sat side by side on the cart. Teddy had just glimpsed two black faces peering expectantly through the bars of the crates when suddenly a huge
woof
erupted from one them.
“Ah, that would be Toby,” Noah said with a chuckle. “He’s always been the mouthy one.”
“Well, he’s the male—need I say more?” Teddy said sardonically.
Noah rolled his eyes as Teddy looked up at him, unable to resist a little grin.
Teddy was five-seven in her sneaks, but she felt like a midget standing next to the mighty oak that was Noah Cade. He radiated such strength and controlled power that she figured he could probably stack the heavy dog crates, with the dogs still in them, and carry them out to the car by himself.
But for such an unconsciously dominating man—one who had supposedly left a trail of broken female hearts in his wake—he gave off an easygoing, totally non-threatening vibe. Even when he moved close to her as they waited at the baggage claim, so close that their bodies often touched when either of them swayed slightly, she had no inclination to move away to re-establish her personal space. The warnings she’d received about him filtered away with astonishing ease, and she began to think they were likely
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