Kaleidoscope Eyes by Karen Ball

Author:Karen Ball [Ball, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-56273-9
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2006-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Jed scrambled to his feet, racing to catch up with Annie as she crashed through the woods, calling encouragement to her dog.

“Good, Kodi! Show me!”

He could hardly believe the way she’d stood there, letting Kodi jump up on her. She’d told him that was how the dog … what had she called it? Oh yeah, alerted. But he’d figured it was a nice, gentle thing.

He’d figured wrong.

Kodi had been worked up big time, and when she jumped up on Annie, she planted those moose paws with some serious force. He’d half expected Annie to go flying. But she planted those little feet of hers and took the hit without flinching.

Amazing.

That was the word that kept hitting him whenever he was with Annie. Whenever he thought about her.

Just … amazing.

So it only made sense, didn’t it, that he’d gotten a bit caught up in the role? That he’d been mesmerized by those eyes of hers?

That he’d been about to kiss her?

Oh, man. He’d almost kissed her! Andy would have his head. And he’d be right.

Winning Annie’s trust was one thing. Kissing her? That had to be a serious breach of ethics or something. And even if it wasn’t, it was stupid, plain and simple.

He wasn’t out here looking for a relationship. Or even a date. All he wanted from Annie was for her to do his show. That’s it. So he needed to get with it. Get the woman’s signature on the dotted line, get the episode in the can, and get gone. Back to LA, where he didn’t have to think about anyone else.

Just him.

Alone.

The way it was supposed to be.

Excited barking split the air, and Jed saw Kodi licking Jayce’s face. The teen pushed the dog away and pulled the tennis ball from his jacket pocket. Annie and Jayce praised Kodi to the skies.

It was like a celebration, a party, and everyone got to take part. Everyone but him. He held back, watching. Picturing what this would look like through the camera. How he’d capture Annie’s expression and Kodi’s ecstasy, how he’d pan from handler to dog to victim …

Yeah, this is what he needed to do. Keep his distance. Stay focused on the goal. Far smarter than focusing on the woman. And safer. Focusing on the goal would get him what he wanted. The show. Another season. Success.

And focusing on Annie. That’d get him one thing and one thing only.

Lost.

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