“Macy.” He nodded her way.
“Ethan has that shirt in black.”
“Most of us do. It’s a rite of passage.”
“Like sleeping under your flag?”
“Jealousy is an ugly trait.”
“I live in paradise, remember?”
“But it’s not Texas,” he drawled slowly.
She laughed. “You ready to head out?”
“Sure, whenever you are.”
They were polite to each other but kept their distance, and this was for the best, because there was chemistry between her and Brad Gelderman that would not take much to ignite.
“Let's go then, Billy.”
Brad motioned them through the door, and then followed. She then watched him fold himself into her front seat after Billy had climbed into his.
“If you'd rather bring your bike?”
“No, this is fine, thanks.”
They drove through town, and Macy shouldn't have felt so tense with him beside her after what they'd shared, but she did.
“Would you have a problem with me buying the puppy a new bed, Macy?”
He said the words softly so Billy didn't hear, and she was grateful for that.
“Only if you really want to. If not, I'd planned on it anyway.”
“I want to.”
“Okay then, seeing as you convinced me to let him have one.”
“Fair’s fair, you convinced me to talk to Ethan about stuff.”
“I’m glad you did, and that you’ve sorted the stuff out.”
“Me too.”
He'd protected her last night. Stormed down that aisle to get to the lawyer like an avenging angel, and Macy should not have enjoyed it so much, but she had. Lord had she. The man was doing bad things to her. He was making her hope, and that wasn't good, especially as they'd both decided they were carrying too much baggage to even think about anything happening between them. But she couldn't seem to shut down her traitorous thoughts.
“Why are we stopping here, Mom?”
“Brad's going to get Razzle a bed, Billy. So you make sure you thank him.”
“Wow, really!”
And that was another reason she needed to keep her distance from his man. Her little boy was becoming as infatuated as her. It would be hard on him when Brad left. In fact, she should have stopped him from coming today, but Billy had wanted it so badly she couldn’t deny him.Don't lie to yourself, Macy Reynolds, you wanted him here too.
The vet’s office had a small room off the side that had all the accessories a pet could need.
“Hey, Macy.”
