Nicolett opened it all the way, butstayed inside… There was a tall fence around theyard so nobody could see in from the outside.The dogs looked... at the door, they started runningaround again. Now Enzo was running, too. Theyconstantly looked over toward her standing in thedoorway.“Enzo… Come here boy,” she called softly.The German Shepherd stopped and looked at her. He knewher from some time back. She had met him when her andPete were at his house for a party. She. My favorite motel was the same one I had been using on and off for over a year. It was owned by an Hindu-Indian family. They were so Indian they spoke in one of the finest British accent I have ever heard. The wife was a bit of a bitch and despite recognizing me as a regular, she never gave me a discount. On the other hand, the husband and his brother frequently gave me ten or even twenty dollars off. At some point the bother went off to open his own motel and the husband started running. He was about to enter the elevator when he noticed that Kat still stood by the doors, her gaze uncertain and confused. He strode back to her and without a word swept her into his arms. Kat’s arms went around his neck, her head turned into his fleece, where it was warm. He carried her up to his apartment easily–even with her sodden clothes and book bag, she was fairly light. He fumbled slightly with the lock, but succeeded and kicked the door closed behind him. He threw her bag aside and carried. Carson, but there was something else. He was a handsome man, she realized. The classical square-jawed, large-nosed kind of handsome. The beat of her heart slowed down and butterflies came awake in the pit of her stomach. She knew she was blushing as she made her way along the aisles putting items in the basket she had picked up. Knowing that a grown man found her attractive, she knew that was the case, not the bullshit story about strangers he had told her. He couldn’t look her in the eye and.