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bly a player and a cheater too." She stirred the pot of vegetable broth "Like-" Her eyes shifted to Tony who watched her with his big brown eyes

tray of vegetable and meat strips "Now, you sit." She drizzled a mixture of pepper and salt over the heated item

her bed "Where the heck are you?"

home. You know h

d be blaming Hugh." She bit her lip chuckling

She heard a sigh "I'm starving, seriously. Hugh may be good

"Anyway, come on home okay? I

s travel. I'll be ho

she needed sleep. A tired groan escaped her lips and then it hit her. Snapping open, her eyes went w

hung from his mouth, hanging just above the plate "Tony...Drop it." Natalie crossed her arms after turning the stove off "No." The dog who was clearly caught in t

nce as if daring her to stop hi

ie growled ready to leap

ard "Ugh! Come here you, that's time out for behaving like an arse." Tony was able to register the two words - Timeout -

e living area for Tony "God damn it. Where the fuck are you?" She stomped into the bedroom and saw a bundle under the sheets, Tony's fluffy tail peeking from the end "Oh god, he's so good

y whined and pulled on his puppy face, looking into the depths of Natalie's soul "Should have thought twice before stealing that." She pulled back at him "Stop looking at me like that Anthony." But somewhere, her heart melted

ad come to believe that all humans were capable of was wrecking things. Tony was the first to gain her trust after it had been shattered. Tony was the one she'd trust to put her pieces back. She was so sure that he had her back that Natalie didn't really need anyone else. She ne

brated. Natalie fished the phone out and looked at it.

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rd figuring out who the

yer but he was cute. I mean if a girl wasn't as smart as me s

e followed her i

ight tint of pink dusting her cheek "But I am smart. So, even that doesn't work. I'm not even going to respond to his text right now actually." She spoke as the dog walked out of the room. Natalie lay on her bed again, her body aching. She