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their size. Muscular arms and seam-stretching shoulders. They were fit, firm, and superfine.
    She let out a sigh of relief when Atlas woofed and wagged his tail. He seemed to recognize them. They looked familiar to her, too. From Rylan’s online photo album with all the captions, she recognized them as Ry’s teammates, right fielder Halo Todd and third baseman Landon Kane. Pictures didn’t do them justice. They looked even better in person.
    She cracked the door, only to have Atlas bolt past her. The door hit her in the hip. A sharp pain slammed through her. She pulled a face. That was her second bruise of the day.
    “Atta-Boy,” said Halo. He held his own as the Dane charged him. He bent and rubbed his knuckles over the dog’s head. The scrub must have felt good. Atlas’s eyes rolled back and he drooled. He leaned heavily against the man’s leg.
    Beth took the men in. Richmond Rogues baseball caps shaded their eyes. Light blue T-shirts were tucked into jeans worn low on their lean hips. She couldn’t help but smile when she read the navy inscriptions.
    Hello, My Name is Halo Cates.
    Hello, My Name is Landon Cates.
    She eyed them curiously. “You’re not Cateses. What’s with the shirts?”
    Halo removed his cap and ran one hand through his thick black hair. He looked down at her; his eyes were dark green and scheming with humor. “We had the shirts made before we left Richmond,” he told her, grinning. “Ry’s our team captain. Being Rogues makes us brothers. The Cates family owns Barefoot William. We decided to have a little fun. We had shirts made for the starting lineup. It’s good to be family.”
    The shirts had entertainment value, she had to admit. She wondered if Rylan would find them as funny as his teammates. She hadn’t known him long enough to gage his reaction.
    Halo gave her a body scan, slow and easy. He smiled. “You must be Beth, Rylan’s PA. We spoke earlier.” His voice was as deep as his dimples. He had the sexiest mouth she’d ever seen.
    Landon winked at her. “I can see why Ry hired you.”
    Landon’s wink would set female hearts racing, Beth thought. He had light brown eyes and a face so handsome women would hate to blink.
    She wondered what Landon saw in her that she didn’t see in herself. She’d qualified for certain aspects of the job, but not for all of them. She was definitely scoreless when it came to her looks. But Rylan’s confidence in her motivated her to do her best. She would learn as she went.
    Landon shot a look into the house. “We came to see Ry. Is he here?”
    She shook her head. “Sorry, no. He had meetings and errands.” And a date tonight, which she kept to herself. She needed to make Ry’s dinner reservation, then confirm the time and place with Ava.
    “When will he be back?” asked Landon.
    “Late afternoon.” Rylan hadn’t been specific.
    “How long have you worked for him?” Landon was curious.
    She glanced at her watch. It was one o’clock. “Two hours and thirty-seven minutes.”
    “How’s it going?” Halo asked. “Getting a lot accomplished?”
    A sigh escaped her. “So far I’ve walked the dogs and made them lunch.” Her activities didn’t sound like much, but they had been time consuming.
    Landon eyed Atlas. “Still eating organic?”
    The Dane woofed.
    Landon lowered his voice. “I’d sneak you a Milk Bone, buddy, but Ry would chew my ass.”
    “The dogs only get homemade treats,” said Beth.
    “Can’t break Ry’s rules,” said Halo.
    “I’ll be baking peanut butter biscuits for them later.”
    “Lucky you, Atlas,” Landon said.
    The dog wagged his tail.
    The conversation slowed. Beth had nothing more to say. She waited patiently for the men to leave. Still they lingered.
    “So . . .” Landon said.
    From Halo came, “So . . . Ry’s not home. What should we do?”
    “How about the beach and boardwalk?” she suggested, hoping to move them along so she could get back to work.
    Landon shrugged. Indifferent.