Chapter 5
HaleyHaley had been thinking about the enigmatic stranger at the oddest times—when she brushed her teeth in the morning, when she was out in the yard, throwing a tennis ball for Jake, and again, when she tossed the leggings she’d worn Saturday into the washer.
It had been two days since he picked up the basket, and he was still on her mind. Ugh. Why hadn’t she found out if Austin owned a pet? Heck, for someone who placed animals in homes for a living, wasn’t that the most basic question to ask? It might have prompted a repeat visit, but no, when he greeted her with a handshake, her brain deployed a rush of dopamine for the sole purpose of muddling her senses as she inhaled his scent. Spicy and fresh, he smelled incredibly cultivated and so darn sexy. If that hadn’t been enough,
