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Lincoln coughed and covered his mouth with his fist. Teague shot him a dirty look for laughing.
Miss Adeline shrugged. “It’s true.” She patted the desk beside her. “Now come sit over here, honey.”
He looked a little lost but obeyed. Muffy was right on his heels.
There was enough food to cover the entire desk . . . and feed ten people. The scent of the array of dishes brought more nosy dogs in from the back. I’d let everyone out of their kennels. They were used to being free most of the day. Just because we were short on space didn’t mean I’d deprive them.
Ash hung right with Teague. I glanced from them to Muffy. Why hadn’t I realized how territorial these dogs were with certain humans?
And then there was Sadie. She’d bulldozed her way between Beau and the desk. Her big front paws landed on the wood and close to a sandwich.
I removed them. “There’s no need to scold her. She won’t listen.” As if proving my point, she attempted to put her paws back. I caught them and placed them on my stomach.
Woof.
“I hear you,” I said, releasing her.
“You can take your coat off,” Miss Adeline purred.
“Please don’t tell him he can take his suit off too.” I rested my rear against the edge of the desk and picked up a bowl of soup.
“It kind of takes away the element of surprise when you blurt out my plans,” she huffed.
“Ignore her.”
“Seems a bit impossible,” Lincoln said as he shrugged off his coat.
He was right. She was a force of nature.
Teague squeezed in beside me, our thighs touching. I resisted the urge to scoot away for his own good. If the two days of sweat buildup bothered him, he didn’t show it.
Beau handed him a sandwich.
He’d scarfed down half before I’d taken two bites of soup.
“Sorry. It’s a habit. If you don’t eat in a hurry, the alarm might go off before you get anything down.” He wiped his mouth with a napkin.
“When are you going to take my girl out on a date?”
I wanted to disappear at Miss Adeline’s completely inappropriate question.
“I asked her earlier today—twice—and she shot me down,” Teague replied good-naturedly.
“So you weren’t lying when you said you aren’t dating anyone,” his brother said. “You just can’t seal the deal.”
I nearly spit out my soup.
“Show him how it’s done, handsome.”
I glared at Miss Adeline but secretly liked how she’d made a powerful man blush.
“I’m a little out of practice myself,” he said quickly.
“A little? These two didn’t even go to their high school prom,” Beau chimed in.
I couldn’t help but stare incredulously. Teague was charming and kind, not to mention good-looking. He could’ve taken any girl he wanted.
“I didn’t go either.” I shoved a bite of soup in my mouth and looked down.
