Eli’s focus on Doris, I am completely at liberty to stare at the impossibly attractive man before me. I remind myself of what I told Beth earlier—don’t objectify him—and then add my warning for Doris—don’t get too attached. Doris, however, is listening about as well as my heart. After Eli passes her smell test (I could have told her that he would), she settles in on his lap and rolls over, presenting her belly for scratches. Eli gently strokes her belly. “We’re going to get along just fine, aren’t we, Doris?” His smiling eyes meet mine. “And to think you doubted me.” “It’s not that I doubted
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