Dachshund Through the Snow by Roxanne St. Claire

Author:Roxanne St. Claire
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: South Street Publishing
Published: 2019-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Holding the gift certificate carefully so it didn’t get bent, Pru marched through the streets of Bitter Bark at a much faster clip than she had with two octogenarians and a couple of dogs all day. Still, she had to admit, the adventure had been fun.

But it was late in the afternoon, and this had to be the very last errand before they could get Yiayia’s dog.

She pushed open the door of the butcher shop just as Bob emerged from the back, holding his prized ham. “Here you go, ladies. Christmas glazed ham for the big Kilcannon and Mahoney…” He smiled at Yiayia, who, along with Gramma Finnie, pushed up to a stand. “And Santorini feast tonight. Merry, merry Christmas to all at Waterford Farm.”

Both women were a little flushed, Pru noticed, and Gramma’s eyes looked as glazed as the ham. Had she been crying? Had these two old besties had a fight like Pru and Teagan? She felt her heart drop at the thought, anxious to make them laugh again.

She waved the envelope at the butcher. “And you can stuff your wife’s stocking tonight, Bob!”

Yiayia and Gramma looked at each other and snickered, thank goodness, so Pru gave Yiayia’s arm a playful jab. “Clean up your minds, you two.”

Bob cracked up, too, though he’d turned the same color as his holiday ham, all the way up to his bald crown. With some hugs and more holiday good wishes, the three of them stepped out to the sidewalk, noticing the sky had grown dark with even more snow threatening, and the temperature had dropped.

“Goodness, it’s getting late,” Gramma said, looking at her watch. “We only have about an hour and a half until we have to be dressed in our costumes and in place at the festival.”

“We can make it,” Pru said, getting behind them and putting a hand on their backs with the tiniest amount of pressure. “First, we take the ham to Mom, then we take her signed permission slip to Melvin at church, then we take the ticket he gives us to Rad, get our dachshund, and we’re done! After that, I’ll snag baby Danny, assuming he’s at Uncle Liam’s house by now, and take him to church for the play, and you two dress up and head to the square. Sound like a plan?”

In front of her, the two women shared a quick look and silently communicated something Pru could not begin to understand.

“You two are okay, right?” she asked, a tendril of worry curling through her. “Because I can take a lot of things today, but not a tiff between my favorite two grannies in the world.”

“We’re fine, lass.” Gramma reached back and put her hand on Pru’s shoulder, inching her forward so she could walk between them. “We had a good talk and figured out all the things in life.”

Pru sighed with relief. “Like what? My things in life could use some figuring out.”

“Sorry, Pru,” Yiayia said quickly. “What we discussed is between your great-grandmother and me.

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