Becket glanced at Dolly for a second. “Becket. It’s nice to meet you, ma’am.”
Oh, don’t you pretend you’re a gentleman, buddy.
The second firefighter stepped forward. “I’m Moose, and this little guy is Bear.”
“He has a collar?” Sky asked.
“No, I named him,” Becket said, focused on her once again. “I’m not really a dog person, but I thought it suited him.”
Not a dog person? Why was she not surprised? He probably hated kittens and thought babies weren’t cute either.
She cleared her throat. “Well, I’ll take him, and he can play with the other dogs.”
She reached out, but Becket shook his head. “He’s heavy. I’ll carry him out.”
“He’s a puppy. I think I’ll be fine.” She reached for him, but Becket shook his head again.
“I insist.”
So this man was as annoying and domineering in his work life as he was in his personal.
“Fine. This way.” She turned, not bothering to see if he followed.
“I’ll just…wait here,” Moose said slowly, like he wanted to be as far away from them as possible.
She didn’t blame him. It must be hard to work with Mr. I-Know-Better-Than-Every-Other-Human-In-The-Universe all day.
* * *
Becket’s lipstwitched at the way Sky stormed off in front of him. And the way her hips swayed in those jeans. How this woman made jeans look so good, he had no fucking clue.
“Stop staring at my ass.”
The twitch of his lips turned into a full-fledged smile. “How do you know I’m staring at your ass?”
“Because I know what kind of person you are.”
“The kind who saves dogs and puts out fires? Some women would find that hot.”
“No, the kind of person who does what he wants with no regard for others.”
“Are you still mad about the tree, Peaches?”
She spun. “Stopcalling me Peaches!”
“I thought you liked the nickname.”
“What Ilikeis a day free from my pompous ass of a neighbor.”
“So I’m a pompous ass who does whatever he wants and stares at women’s asses. Man, I really suck.”
“Sorry if my brutal honesty is inconveniencing your ego.” She turned and started walking again.
He gave Bear a pat. “Ignore her. She has rage blackouts.”
“Only when you’re around.”
He followed her outside and stopped dead as half a dozen dogs ran up to them. Some were big, some small. But shit, there were a lot of them. Even if he had been a dog person, this was a fucking circus full.
