All That Glitters by Donna Ball

Author:Donna Ball [Ball, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery
Amazon: B00AM0FRLU
Publisher: Blue Merle Publishing
Published: 2012-12-08T23:00:00+00:00

A couple of hours later two gorgeous blue merle Australian shepherd puppies were making themselves at home in the hay- lined stall next to the young collie. They were mirror opposites of each other—one with a patch over the left eye, the other with a patch over the right; both perfect little females about twelve weeks old. “I can’t believe people sometimes,” I said, fuming. “Just look at those pups. Natural bobbed tails, perfect fold on the ears… who would just toss them out? I mean, look at them!”

“Gorgeous,” agreed Maude. “But times are difficult for everyone. Perhaps whoever abandoned them was hoping they were setting them free to find the perfect home.” She looked at me meaningfully.

“Oh, for heaven’s sake.” I gave an impatient shake of my head. “I told you, I’m not ready for a dog.”

“When will you be ready?” asked Maude reasonably.

I frowned uncomfortably. “I don’t know. Maybe never.”

“I don’t believe that for a moment.” Maude’s gaze was steady and compassionate. “Raine,” she said, “you are punishing yourself for something that wasn’t your fault. Cassidy lived a full long life, and it was her time to go. Someone else chose to end your marriage; you didn’t. Your father would not have wanted you to keep this place like a museum to honor him; he would want you to live in every inch of it. You need to get on with it.”

She was really starting to annoy me on the subject. “Look, I can barely take care of myself, much less a dog,” I told her. “If I read my own application on a pet adoption form I’d turn it down. Besides, you know what they say… when the time is right, the right dog will appear.”

“A collie and two Australian shepherds have already appeared,” she pointed out. “What more do you want?”

I blinked back a surprising hotness in my eyes, and the anger in my voice was both unexpected and embarrassing. “I want Cassidy back,” I said tightly. “I want to have Christmas dinner with my dad one more time. I want my husband to keep his marriage vows. And right now I want to find a home for these puppies.” I turned on my heel and walked away.

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