Something about the way the girl said it niggled at Adam's memory but he couldn't place a name to her face, beyond the fact that she looked like a movie star from the grocery store tabloids (The stars without makeup! They're just like us!). Copper whuffed out a half bark but neither flattened her ears nor wagged her tail, which was normal for her. "Sorry, she's shy of people," Adam said. "I think she got kicked around in the past."

It was really good chocolate. The kind that made him feel warm all the way through his belly and Adam had a hard time not smiling. God, she was pretty. Out of his league pretty.