Burning Desire by Marie Harte

Author:Marie Harte
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2021-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Tex spent Sunday with his friends at Brad’s mom’s house for a picnic. Oscar and Gerty were there, as was Avery, Brad’s girlfriend. Bubbles tentatively nosed Klingon when the puppy wasn’t too busy bothering an older Maltese. Otherwise she lay under a table, waiting for someone to drop food.

Tex had missed his buddies. They ate hot dogs and burgers and harassed each other over cornhole, only the best darn outdoor game to be created. Unfortunately, Avery was pretty damn good and a sore winner.

“Hey, Tex.” She smiled at his defeat. “Who’s the dog you brought with you? Bubbles?”

Hearing her name, Bubbles ambled over to Avery for some welcomed belly rubs.

“Oh, she’s so cute! How old is she?”

“Seven, I think.” He sighed. “I want to keep her. I already love her, but I have no time to give her the attention she deserves, and it’s killing me.”

“Could she maybe be a station dog?”

“I thought about that. I’d have to get permission, but I just don’t see that for her. She’s still a little timid with crowds. This picnic is as busy as we’ve been, and she’s been under the table for most of it. She’s sweet but likes it quiet.” He checked his phone. His brother hadn’t texted back about Tex’s plan for the family to take her. “I want my family to keep her down in Texas. She could live out her life on the ranch or with my folks. She’d be outside a lot or could have plenty of quiet indoors. They’d love her.” He knew they would, his momma especially.

“We can try to home her here. I know we could get her with a good family.”

“I know, I just don’t want her to go.” Christ, he felt tears in his eyes looking at the damn dog, who looked at him with so much love. He blamed his emotional state on Bree, who was stirring him up in weird ways.

Avery patted his arm while he blinked away useless emotion. “It’s okay. I feel the same way when I see all these lonely animals that have no place to go and no room at Pets Fur Life.”

Just then, his phone buzzed. “Hold on.”

Yo, loser. We’re making a road trip. We’ll take the dog home with us. Wyatt shot him a thumbs-up emoji.

His heart lightened. Who’s we?

Me, Oliver, and Josh. Uncle Owen wants our idiot cousin to do something useful, and he’s got another month until boot camp.

Tex breathed easier, feeling less guilt for finding Bubbles another home. Awesome. Let me know when. You can stay with me.

Duh. Later, little guy.

Tex looked down at Bubbles. “Hey, good-lookin’, I think I got you a new place to live. And it’s full of Southern dogs, so you’ll have a great place to lay down your head begging for ribs.”

As if she understood him, Bubbles barked and grinned.

If only all females were this easy to manage. The guys heard the good news and cheered, Oscar especially, as he looked forward to meeting the brother Tex had told him so much about, Oscar and Wyatt having so much in common.

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