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Between the cabinets and countertop, all she could see of Dean was a stiff torso wearing a pea green Army-issue jacket. He fidgeted and cleared his throat.
She leaned down onto the bar, head beneath the cabinets.
Those green eyes turned to her again.
“You can come in here if you want. I’ll just be a few.” Getting two dishes out for the nameless cat, she filled one with water. Turning to set them in the floor, she ran the bowl directly into Dean’s midsection.
She gasped, water flying.
“Whoa,” he said, holding his hands out.
She grabbed the towel hanging over the side of the sink and patted his shirt dry. “Where did you come from? Why were you standing so close? I—” She paused, looking up. “Oh crap, I’m so sorry.”
He smiled.
It was far sunnier than she’d imagined it would be.
“It’s OK, Adelaide. Here.” He took the towel, drying his face. “You do…whatever it is you were doing. It’s my fault.”
Glancing down, she noticed she’d even managed to soak his boots with cat water.
Between the cabinets and countertop, all she could see of Dean was a stiff torso wearing a pea green Army-issue jacket. He fidgeted and cleared his throat.
She leaned down onto the bar, head beneath the cabinets.
Those green eyes turned to her again.
“You can come in here if you want. I’ll just be a few.” Getting two dishes out for the nameless cat, she filled one with water. Turning to set them in the floor, she ran the bowl directly into Dean’s midsection.
She gasped, water flying.
“Whoa,” he said, holding his hands out.
She grabbed the towel hanging over the side of the sink and patted his shirt dry. “Where did you come from? Why were you standing so close? I—” She paused, looking up. “Oh crap, I’m so sorry.”
He smiled.
It was far sunnier than she’d imagined it would be.
“It’s OK, Adelaide. Here.” He took the towel, drying his face. “You do…whatever it is you were doing. It’s my fault.”
Glancing down, she noticed she’d even managed to soak his boots with cat water.
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