she’s trying to
make conversation.
“I did, she’s in the cat kennel room.” I try to drown out
the sound of the little dogs yapping by focusing on Jesse’s face. She seems
irritated about something, like I didn’t respond properly to her.
“I meant, did you see the way her hair was pulled back? She
looks kind of rough today.” I did notice that, but I’m not about to tell her my
theory on why Emily looks rough today. I upset her careful balance yesterday,
and I’m not about to upset it even more by stirring up trouble with Jesse. The
puppy tries to get out of her arms, but she keeps a tight grip on it.
“That little guy’s getting a little rambunctious; you want
me to take him for you?” Jesse’s about to decline the offer when she sees Emily
step through the door. A smile starts to bloom on her face until she sees Jesse
in front of me, the puppy in her arms. The way she’s standing so close to me
makes it look like we’re discussing something more intimate than me taking a
dog for her.
“Thank you so much Mason for helping me out!” Jesse shoves
the dog into my arms and plasters a saucy grin on her lips as she saunters past
Emily, holding the door open for me. Emily’s smile has long gone faltered and
disappeared. As I’m passing her, she turns her face away from me and makes her
way to Baby’s kennel. She’s probably hoping to get her ready for the onslaught
of adopters that will be coming in today.
“What the hell was that about?” I ask Jesse as we walk down
the hallway, the puppy wriggling in my arms. I let him up to lie on my shoulder
and pat him on the back.
“You know she’s off limits, right? Emily doesn’t date anyone,
and from what I’ve seen of her since she started about six months ago she’s not
exactly dating material.” I’m shocked by her obvious display of jealousy and
stop in my tracks, the puppy still over my shoulder.
“First and foremost, it’s not your decision whether or not
Emily is off limits, and who said I’m interested? Second, where are you taking
this dog?” Jesse reaches over to take the puppy from me with an angry huff, her
cheeks turning rosy as she realizes that she’s given away how she really feels
about Emily to me.
“I’m taking him to get his shots, and then he’s going home
with the family that adopted him about a week ago this afternoon.” I let her
have the wriggling ball of fur and watch her turn on her heel to leave, and
then she gets a strange look on her face. “Oh, and if you ever want to stop
wasting your time on the teenage wonder girl in there, give me a call instead.”
She quirks a sultry grin at me, and I quirk both my eyebrows at her.
“Uh, right,” I manage to mumble before I turn on my heel to
come face to face with Dr. Warren. Great, now he’s going to think I’m sleeping
with all the women here. He has a slight frown on his face, but he doesn’t say
a word about what he just witnessed in the hall between me and Jesse. Instead,
what he says next shocks me.
“Emily is seventeen, Mason, she’s off limits.” He walks past
me with his sneakers hitting the floor angrily, and I wonder what just happened
here. I was pretty sure that by school Emily meant college, but I guess I was
wrong. She’s in high school, but if she’s in high school how can she volunteer
here so early? That’ll be one of my first questions at our lunch meeting today.
In the meantime, I’m going to master the art of dominating a
Chihuahua without losing my manhood.
Chapter Six
Emily
When noon rolls around and I’ve finished cleaning up Bandit
and his buddy the gerbil, I wash up my hands and redo my hair so that it’s not
so messy. Then I make my way to the lunchroom, hoping against all odds that
Mason’s changed his mind since our earlier conversation. Maybe he’ll go out
with Jesse and forget all about me. She’s much taller and filled out in areas
I’m not.
But when I turn the corner to the lunch area and find Mason
sitting
make conversation.
“I did, she’s in the cat kennel room.” I try to drown out
the sound of the little dogs yapping by focusing on Jesse’s face. She seems
irritated about something, like I didn’t respond properly to her.
“I meant, did you see the way her hair was pulled back? She
looks kind of rough today.” I did notice that, but I’m not about to tell her my
theory on why Emily looks rough today. I upset her careful balance yesterday,
and I’m not about to upset it even more by stirring up trouble with Jesse. The
puppy tries to get out of her arms, but she keeps a tight grip on it.
“That little guy’s getting a little rambunctious; you want
me to take him for you?” Jesse’s about to decline the offer when she sees Emily
step through the door. A smile starts to bloom on her face until she sees Jesse
in front of me, the puppy in her arms. The way she’s standing so close to me
makes it look like we’re discussing something more intimate than me taking a
dog for her.
“Thank you so much Mason for helping me out!” Jesse shoves
the dog into my arms and plasters a saucy grin on her lips as she saunters past
Emily, holding the door open for me. Emily’s smile has long gone faltered and
disappeared. As I’m passing her, she turns her face away from me and makes her
way to Baby’s kennel. She’s probably hoping to get her ready for the onslaught
of adopters that will be coming in today.
“What the hell was that about?” I ask Jesse as we walk down
the hallway, the puppy wriggling in my arms. I let him up to lie on my shoulder
and pat him on the back.
“You know she’s off limits, right? Emily doesn’t date anyone,
and from what I’ve seen of her since she started about six months ago she’s not
exactly dating material.” I’m shocked by her obvious display of jealousy and
stop in my tracks, the puppy still over my shoulder.
“First and foremost, it’s not your decision whether or not
Emily is off limits, and who said I’m interested? Second, where are you taking
this dog?” Jesse reaches over to take the puppy from me with an angry huff, her
cheeks turning rosy as she realizes that she’s given away how she really feels
about Emily to me.
“I’m taking him to get his shots, and then he’s going home
with the family that adopted him about a week ago this afternoon.” I let her
have the wriggling ball of fur and watch her turn on her heel to leave, and
then she gets a strange look on her face. “Oh, and if you ever want to stop
wasting your time on the teenage wonder girl in there, give me a call instead.”
She quirks a sultry grin at me, and I quirk both my eyebrows at her.
“Uh, right,” I manage to mumble before I turn on my heel to
come face to face with Dr. Warren. Great, now he’s going to think I’m sleeping
with all the women here. He has a slight frown on his face, but he doesn’t say
a word about what he just witnessed in the hall between me and Jesse. Instead,
what he says next shocks me.
“Emily is seventeen, Mason, she’s off limits.” He walks past
me with his sneakers hitting the floor angrily, and I wonder what just happened
here. I was pretty sure that by school Emily meant college, but I guess I was
wrong. She’s in high school, but if she’s in high school how can she volunteer
here so early? That’ll be one of my first questions at our lunch meeting today.
In the meantime, I’m going to master the art of dominating a
Chihuahua without losing my manhood.
Chapter Six
Emily
When noon rolls around and I’ve finished cleaning up Bandit
and his buddy the gerbil, I wash up my hands and redo my hair so that it’s not
so messy. Then I make my way to the lunchroom, hoping against all odds that
Mason’s changed his mind since our earlier conversation. Maybe he’ll go out
with Jesse and forget all about me. She’s much taller and filled out in areas
I’m not.
But when I turn the corner to the lunch area and find Mason
sitting
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