He had to admit she’d struck a nerve in him, too. He didn’t run from commitment, as she seemed to imply. Basically, he was married to the army and it wasn’t fair to anyone or anything, as the case may be, to form other attachments. Especially in a place like Celebration, where he’d only be spending six weeks.
It was best to change the subject.
“Do you have a dog?” he asked.
AJ shook her head.
“You could take him. Hey! That would work. You could name him and keep him and take care of him.”
AJ shot daggers at him with those blue eyes. She held up her hands. “I work too much to take on the responsibility of a dog.”
He turned on the hose. “So, you work too much to make a commitment. Because a dog is a commitment, right? You said so yourself.”
He winked at her, trying to lighten the mood.
She made a clucking noise. “Okay. Point taken.”
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