her of Tara with her pretty blonde hair and soft brown eyes.
“We sure are happy to meet you,” Garrett surprised her with a hug.
“I’m glad to meet you as well, sir,” Kate returned the hug awkwardly.
“Did you hear that boys? Sir. You could learn from this girl.”
“I still can’t believe you’re here,” Gavin shook his head, grinning from ear to ear.
“Believe it. Liz is dog-sitting,” she informed him pointedly, folding her arms across her chest.
“You like him?” he did his best to look sheepish.
Kate tried to look stern but lost the battle. “I’m crazy about the brute already. He was ticked when I left though. Liz says he’s eating my apartment in retaliation.”
“You have a dog?” Nicole asked politely. At least, Kate was fairly certain the petite brunette was Nicole.
“Some might call him that,” Kate grimaced. “Or moose, or couch-eating machine. He was a gift from Gavin.”
“You got her a dog?” Gabriel nodded sagely, as if reading something into the gesture.
“Yeah,” he rubbed the back of his neck. Was he embarrassed? “I was at the humane society for a photo shoot and I don’t know; there was just something about him. It was kind of a whim.”
Kate just shook her head. She