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He turned and headed for the front door She followed hiainst the ceraht at the door, and it tookout of bed at the crack of dawn to muck stalls not to kiss her soft lips before he turned to leave

CHAPTER SEVEN

ZOE stu The Quiet Man with Grant ht

She hated apartht She needed to buy a house It was ridiculous to hold onto the belief that buying a house was so about having a family

Even if she found homes for all her pets, like she had for Bud, she kneouldn’t take long to get herself back into the same predica limited on the number and type of animals she kept

She slu for a trip to Europe since her first paycheck Her dad would say that was impractical Maybe it was ti and practical

Sos, she didn’t have enough for a decent down pay else too Her parents would help her If she asked That was a bridge she’d have to cross later She still needed to find a rental It would take a miracle to find a house to buy, close on it and move in before the Pattersons returned

She stood up, fumbled for the coffeepot and then filled it in the sink Opening the canister of coffee she had brought with her, her nose perked at the vanilla nut aros

She couldn’t iuys Want so” Zoe turned on the coffeepot The sound of water filling the filter chamber lifted her spirits

She opened a can of cat food and split it between Princess and Alexander’s dishes “How about breakfast?”

The cats walked regally to their dishes and sniffed delicately at the food before condescending to eat Zoe sive you solee when you eat it without being able to tell the difference”

Her pets ignored the e decadent when she added flavored creamer She took a sip, and savored the sweet concoction as its war with pleasure, she locked both hands around the stearadually woke up