Page 205 of Love Bites

“Last time?”

“Yeah,” I knotted the top of the bag. “He forgot to mention he was married and she took her jealousy out on my car keys.”

He chuckled and lifted the Dumpster lid for me. “You’re keeping the jacket?”

“For now.” At least until I found out who E.C. was.

Back at my Bronco, Doc shot me another one of his infectious grins. “There’s never a dull moment with you, Violet.”

Said the kettle. I sniffed just thinking about Doc’s quirk and grimaced at the smell of rotting garbage on my hands.

“I try my best to entertain.” I tossed the jacket in the back seat and then cranked over the engine. “Just wait until you see what happens next time.”