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What she didn’t know was the day we met, I’d moved into the building next door.
Chapter Twenty-One
Pepper
“Umm, can I help you?”
I set my pencil down on the legal pad. Two men in dark clothes set down the large box they carried.
“Where would you like the kennels set up?” one of them asked in a thick Brooklyn accent.
“I beg your pardon?”
“The kennels? We’re here to set them up.”
The front door opened and two more men carried another box.
“Yo, Rivera. Move it so we can get in.”
“I’m trying to find out where the lady wants them so I don’t have to pick up this giant ass box more times than I have to,” Brooklyn fired back.
“You need to lift it a lot so I can stop pulling your weight.”
“I’m the one carrying you.”
“Bullshit. The only thing you beat me at is eating all the leftovers.”
“You calling me fat?”
A shrill whistle pierced the air.
Sadie, who’d been peacefully sleeping at my feet, sat up. Thank goodness the other dogs were in the back with Miss Adeline.
“You’re letting all the warm air out,” one of the other men who hadn’t been arguing said. “Move.”
Brooklyn grumbled as he picked up his end of the box.
“Wait.” I stood. “I think you’re at the wrong address. I haven’t ordered any kennels.”
“This is Grey Paws, right?”
I nodded. “Yes.”
“Then we’re in the right place.” Brooklyn set down the box again once the others had room to get inside.
“I—I don’t understand.”
“We’re here to set these up.” The man looked around as if trying to figure out where they would go.
As he turned, I saw the FDNY logo on the back of his T-shirt.
“Who sent you?” I asked carefully.
They all looked at one another. Suddenly, they were silent.
There were two possibilities. Teague. Or Miss Adeline. While Miss Adeline calling firemen was a good option, my money was on Teague.
It hurt to think about him. About yesterday.
