the warmth of Allie’s side and promptly fell asleep.
“Goodnight Jason.” Allie smiled over at him, as she reached back to turn off the lamp.
“Goodnight Allie.” Even with the light off, she could hear the smile in his voice.
Chapter 9
A llie woke up to the most wonderful smell in existence. She blinked the early morning sleepiness away in confusion. It must be a dream, but she’d swear she smelled coffee. Allie turned over to look in the direction of the kitchen just to find Shuggy, barely inches away from her face sitting upright and looking adorable. Allie gasped in surprise at how close she was and then laughed. Happy that her mistress was now awake, Shuggy proceeded in bombarding her face with rapid back to back kisses. Allie snagged her little puppy and pulled it to her chest to return the love.
Allie looked over her dog's little head to see her guest standing in her kitchen. Dang, she wouldn't mind waking up to this every morning. Not only was it a gorgeous view, but it came with coffee. She rolled out of her bed and padded over to where Jason stood by the coffee maker. Allie leaned over the carafe and inhaled deeply to let the scent of coffee fill her down to the soul.
“You are like the sexiest man alive right now.” She sighed in pleasure.
Jason burst out laughing, “Well thank ya kindly ma’am.”
He handed her a coffee mug, and she repaid him with a bright, but still somewhat sleepy smile. Jason took a sip from his own cup as he watched her pour the coffee into the mug, and then added a generous amount of sugar and creamer. When she took that first sip, a look of utter bliss covered her face, and she sighed in contentment.
“So what’s on your agenda for today?” Jason asked her as she took another sip of coffee.
“Nothing really. I have today and tomorrow off work, so I was planning on just staying home, doing chores, that type of thing.”
“Spend the day with me.” It was more of a statement than a question, but he said it with such a charming smile that she lost her ability to speak for a moment. “I need to get home and feed my dog before he starts attacking the food in the pantry, but I’d love to show you around the ranch, if you’re interested?”
She smiled back at him. That actually sounded perfect, and it meant she didn’t have to spend the day alone thinking about her mugger which was an added bonus. “I’d love to. Is it ok if Shuggy comes?”
“Of course. She’ll love it out there. Lots of space to run and things to sniff. And Malcolm loves other dogs, so they should get along great.”
“Great!” She literally bounced with excitement. “I’ll go get changed.”
She turned to head back to the bathroom mug in hand, just as she heard him ask, “Do you want me to put some more coffee in a travel mug for the drive over?”
Allie threw back a quick look over her shoulder, “I think I love you.”
He laughed and gave her a wink as she went to get ready, and he went to pour her another mug of heavenly goodness.
* * *
A llie finished the last of her coffee just as they pulled up to Jason’s home. Her jaw dropped open when she saw the size of it. The place was massive! It was a very classic white, two-story ranch with a wrap around porch. But it was so big, and the open land around it seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.
They could already hear Malcolm barking from inside the house, excited now that his master was home again. Jason jumped out of the truck and then walked over to her door giving her a hand as she climbed down. He led her up the stone walkway to the front porch just as a large fifty plus pound chocolate lab bounded around the corner of the house and across the porch to greet Jason. He dropped to his knees as he pet the beautiful dog, “Hey there Mal, I missed you, buddy.” The dog whined happily as his tail thumped back and forth. “I have someone for you to meet, big guy.” Jason said turning back to Allie, “This is Allie and
“Goodnight Jason.” Allie smiled over at him, as she reached back to turn off the lamp.
“Goodnight Allie.” Even with the light off, she could hear the smile in his voice.
Chapter 9
A llie woke up to the most wonderful smell in existence. She blinked the early morning sleepiness away in confusion. It must be a dream, but she’d swear she smelled coffee. Allie turned over to look in the direction of the kitchen just to find Shuggy, barely inches away from her face sitting upright and looking adorable. Allie gasped in surprise at how close she was and then laughed. Happy that her mistress was now awake, Shuggy proceeded in bombarding her face with rapid back to back kisses. Allie snagged her little puppy and pulled it to her chest to return the love.
Allie looked over her dog's little head to see her guest standing in her kitchen. Dang, she wouldn't mind waking up to this every morning. Not only was it a gorgeous view, but it came with coffee. She rolled out of her bed and padded over to where Jason stood by the coffee maker. Allie leaned over the carafe and inhaled deeply to let the scent of coffee fill her down to the soul.
“You are like the sexiest man alive right now.” She sighed in pleasure.
Jason burst out laughing, “Well thank ya kindly ma’am.”
He handed her a coffee mug, and she repaid him with a bright, but still somewhat sleepy smile. Jason took a sip from his own cup as he watched her pour the coffee into the mug, and then added a generous amount of sugar and creamer. When she took that first sip, a look of utter bliss covered her face, and she sighed in contentment.
“So what’s on your agenda for today?” Jason asked her as she took another sip of coffee.
“Nothing really. I have today and tomorrow off work, so I was planning on just staying home, doing chores, that type of thing.”
“Spend the day with me.” It was more of a statement than a question, but he said it with such a charming smile that she lost her ability to speak for a moment. “I need to get home and feed my dog before he starts attacking the food in the pantry, but I’d love to show you around the ranch, if you’re interested?”
She smiled back at him. That actually sounded perfect, and it meant she didn’t have to spend the day alone thinking about her mugger which was an added bonus. “I’d love to. Is it ok if Shuggy comes?”
“Of course. She’ll love it out there. Lots of space to run and things to sniff. And Malcolm loves other dogs, so they should get along great.”
“Great!” She literally bounced with excitement. “I’ll go get changed.”
She turned to head back to the bathroom mug in hand, just as she heard him ask, “Do you want me to put some more coffee in a travel mug for the drive over?”
Allie threw back a quick look over her shoulder, “I think I love you.”
He laughed and gave her a wink as she went to get ready, and he went to pour her another mug of heavenly goodness.
* * *
A llie finished the last of her coffee just as they pulled up to Jason’s home. Her jaw dropped open when she saw the size of it. The place was massive! It was a very classic white, two-story ranch with a wrap around porch. But it was so big, and the open land around it seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.
They could already hear Malcolm barking from inside the house, excited now that his master was home again. Jason jumped out of the truck and then walked over to her door giving her a hand as she climbed down. He led her up the stone walkway to the front porch just as a large fifty plus pound chocolate lab bounded around the corner of the house and across the porch to greet Jason. He dropped to his knees as he pet the beautiful dog, “Hey there Mal, I missed you, buddy.” The dog whined happily as his tail thumped back and forth. “I have someone for you to meet, big guy.” Jason said turning back to Allie, “This is Allie and
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