Chapter 2Aaron knew he should never let Honey jump on his bed—it was very important to keep the proper boundaries with a dog like her—but he couldn’t ignore those brown, hopeful eyes. As soon as he settled under the blankets, he snapped his fingers and she jumped on the bed, curling into his side, resting her head on his chest. She couldn’t have been any closer, and Aaron’s heart twisted a little for the puppy. She wasn’t ever going to have enough love or attention. But at that point, her neediness didn’t bother him. He was feeling just as needy.
He didn’t understand what Xander wanted from him, or what he had been playing at. Most of the people in his life—his mom, his cousins, the other volunteer firemen, Eddie when they were speaking—tried to push nice young women on him. Always for hi
