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“Wow, she gave us a damn workout.” Winona pat Peaches as she licked her face.

“I think I definitely owe you that date now.”

“I think so, too.” Winona’s eyes sparkled.

“Is tonight too soon?” I asked, hope etched in my voice.

“Nope. Not at all.”

Inside, I cheered like a little boy who won his first baseball game.

A woman hadn’t made me feel this way. Ever.

Was I finally finding the one I was meant to be with?

After giving up hope, accepting a life alone, could it actually happen for me? Maybe even start a family?

The whole ride home, I couldn’t stop smiling.

After feeding Peaches dinner and showering, I whistled a tune while getting myself ready for my date.

How quickly life could change. All from meeting a single person.

Winona Harvey, dog trainer extraordinaire and stealer of hearts.

With one command, she won my dog’s heart. With one heated glance, she became mine forever.

CHAPTER FOUR

Winona

I pinchedmyself over ten times on the ride home, unable to believe what had just happened.

Were the past few hours real? Or was I dreaming?

I had to be dreaming, right?

How could I already feel so strongly about someone I hardly knew?

When I arrived home, I walked my two dogs, Luna and Bam, played with them and fed them dinner. Usually, I didn’t have plans, except for the occasional night I met up with some friends from the bakery. I was always more of a loner, my dogs keeping me company. I wanted to make sure they got extra lovings tonight.

I scrubbed myself from head to toe, shaved every unnecessary hair off, and took my time rubbing my skin with lotion and pampering myself as my nerves steadily grew.

Hollis turned my insides to mush.

The first clue was his voice.

The second was laying eyes on him for the first time.

The rest was history.

At precisely seven o’clock, Hollis knocked on my door. He insisted on picking me up for our dinner date, an old-fashioned gentleman, and I eagerly agreed.

I opened the door and instantly, my hand flew to my chest, my mouth falling open slightly.

Oh my God, did he clean up well.

Damn, I thought he looked good before in casual clothes, never mind seeing him now.