A SEAL's Surrender by Tawny Weber

Author:Tawny Weber [Weber, Tawny]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-02-17T23:00:00+00:00

9

MY, HOW THINGS COULD CHANGE in just a few days. Pretending she wasn’t a little shell-shocked—and pessimistically positive it wouldn’t last—Eden circulated between clients in the clinic lobby, taking a payment from one and offering another’s puppy a treat while telling the third she’d be right with him.

Five days ago, right after her night with Cade, dozens of people had come in to get the inside dirt on their date. When they’d realized she wasn’t giving anything away free, the smart ones had made appointments for their pets. For the price of a checkup here, an inoculation there and the occasional heartworm test, they’d gotten damned good veterinary service to go with the coy responses Eden had liberally dished around.

She’d been delighted when she’d tallied her receipts from all those nosy new clients. Given that the bank manager was an old family friend, and the fact that Eden hadn’t known anything about the loan, he’d agreed to accept a one-time payment against the interest, and extend the loan another thirty days. So she had a month to get her mother home to deal with it—or to find thirty grand to pay it off herself.

“Eden, I want to make an appointment for next week. You’ll be around, won’t you? Not jetting off somewhere with Cade?”

Eden’s smile was a little shaky around the edges as she assured the woman she was taking appointments all month. Hurt tangled with disappointment, but she wasn’t about to confess that she hadn’t seen or heard from her hot, sexy date since Cade had dropped her at her front door.

“Thanks so much for bringing the kitten in for a visit,” she said to the next client as she handed her the invoice. “If you decide to go ahead and get her vaccinated, let me know.”

Eden had to resist the urge to shake her head. The woman had obviously already had her cat to a different vet, gotten a thorough checkup and all the accompanying care. But, hey, everyone knew by now that Eden wasn’t offering info for free.

“Mrs. Went, would you like to bring your goldfish back now? We’ll see if we can figure out why she’s swimming slower than normal,” she offered, keeping her smile in place. If they wanted to pay for her to meet their pets, that was on them. And maybe one or two would be impressed enough to make the next visit real.

Eden figured she’d be ready for her Pollyanna tattoo before the weekend.

Two hours later, her feet were hurting, her smile wilting and her mood edgy. She watched the last customer leave for the day, then hauled out the mop and cleanser. Maybe she should offer housebreaking classes. At least then her new clients would go away with something other than frustration.

She wondered what it said about her that she was so happy to share that particular feeling, even if she wasn’t sharing any gossipy news.

Because she was frustrated. And angry. And feeling like a damned fool.

What had she

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