he paused , then said , `` we thought it best i come down and check out the situation first . '' he drank her in through the thick fan of his lashes . brad stumbled over his brown and white mutt as he struggled to open the storm door latch . she still remembered the guy who had touched her heart six years ago . i 'm sure he 's got a thermostat in there for ya . you fought five or six large wolves there , killed two of them . only you stay out all night ... working ! '' 