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Dumbfounded, Cassie almost dropped the phone. “You, Mr. Hardin, have to be the most arrogant, insufferable man I’ve ever met.”

“Well, nobody’s perfect,” Nick agreed, “but you’re the one who said we had a problem to solve. I’m just suggesting we settle things over a bottle of wine and a sensible conversation.”

“Oh, I’m sure you handle all your problems with a bottle of wine and a sensual conversation…”

“I said sensible conversation,” Nick corrected.

Cassie ignored him. “I left Duchess with the vet earlier, but we won’t know for a few weeks if she’s going to have puppies.”

“Then what?” Nick quizzed.

“Then you can save yourself a lot of trouble and pay for the damage your mutt caused, or we can go to court.”

“You’re really serious about this, aren’t you, Counselor?”

“What do you think?” Cassie challenged.

He laughed. “Lady I think if you’d let nature take its course the way your fancy show dog did, you’d have a much better outlook on life.”