Capital Bride by Cynthia Woolf

Author:Cynthia Woolf
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cynthia Woolf
Published: 2012-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

As soon as they got home the girls couldn’t wait to get the puppies up to their room. They scooped up each pup and ran into the house.

“Be careful, don’t run. Don’t take those dogs in the house they need baths. Girls!” Sarah called after them. They ignored her in their haste.

She closed her eyes and shook her head in exasperation. He knew how she felt, but he was still feeling grateful that this episode in his life could finally be put behind him. He had his little girl back.

Sarah went in the house with the three empty pie pans. It hadn’t taken long for her pies to disappear. Now everyone knew what a gem of a cook he’d married. She was so much more than a cook. His conscience said. But there was still a part of him that loved Dorothy and was loyal to her. Dorothy was gone and Sarah was here. She wasn’t going anywhere.

“You have to go get those dogs and bathe them. I’ll start some water. But they need to go outside. Now.”

He raised his hands in surrender. “Okay, I’m on my way.”

The girls came downstairs leading their puppies by the rope the farmer gave them.

“What do you girls have to say to your Mama?” asked John.

“We’re sorry,” they said in unison.

“For…,” prompted John.

“For bringing the puppies in the house after you said not to.”

“And…,” said John.

MaryAnn and Katy hung their heads. “We’ll give them baths before we bring them back in.”

“Thank you, ladies. Now take them outside.”

The girls perked up a little bit and led the puppies outside.

“The water will be hot in a few minutes. I’ll bring it out while you get the tub.”

“Should you be carrying things, with the baby and all?”

“I’m pregnant not disabled. I’m fine. You just get the tub.”

“Okay.”

He got the tub and put it in the middle of the yard. Then he put in a bucket of cold water. Sarah carried out the two buckets of hot water. He put one in the tub and left the other out to rinse them with.

“MaryAnn let’s do your pup first.”

“We don’t want this to get wet.” John took the rope off and handed it to her. She handed it to Katy so she could help wash her puppy.

John picked up the dog and put it in the water. They were still small, only about six weeks old, so he couldn’t get out though he yelped and tried to.

“Daddy, he doesn’t like it. Let him out,” cried MaryAnn.

“Not until he’s clean. You want him to be able to sleep with you don’t you?”

“Yes.” Her little voice was so sad, John almost felt sorry for her.

“Well, he has to have a bath first. Now hand me the soap.”

She handed it to him. He rubbed the soap as best he could over the squirming pup. Luckily he was still small and John could hold him in one hand and soap him with the other.

That didn’t mean he didn’t get wet. The pup struggled and splashed and by the time he was done with both dogs, he was as wet as they were.

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