`` he 's a retired navy seal and he needs a home for a few weeks while his handler is out on assignment . '' the female shouted inside his mind . `` i just bet it will , '' she muttered to herself . figured we 'd let you tell us in your own time . '' she could play this cool , maybe . this time , however , frustration won , thanks to an insistent knocking at my door . i paced back and forth over the landing . 