Neighbors and Favors by Kate Davis

Author:Kate Davis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aurora Press

Chapter Seventeen

A couple of days later, I’ve probably lost at least four pounds in water weight from all the sweating and the freaking out. Since the soup kitchen incident, I haven’t stopped surfing the internet, checking social media feeds for Shane’s picture with the incriminating stalker description. The tag word “stalker” has yielded thousands of mug shots in search results, but luckily Rashid’s snapshot of Shane hasn’t been one of them.

By day four, I’ve calmed down to the point of actually trusting Rashid that the photo is gone for good.

I heave a sigh of relief and sit down to type up my latest blog post when Sammy starts her incessant barking, and it’s even shriller than before, if that’s even possible.

“Sammy, baby, Mommy needs to work,” I say patiently because that’s the way you’re supposed to talk to your dog: calm and poised. They’ll instantly accept you as their pack leader and from there it’s going to be a smooth ride. They’ll listen forever to your commands and you’ll never have to yell “Starbucks” again. I just read it on Pinterest, and it sounds like someone knows their dog business.

Really great advice, if you ask me. For an instant, Sammy shuts up, cranes her neck to look at me, probably thinking something along the lines of, “Mommy’s the alpha dog. Why didn’t I realize it before?”

I smile. Way to go, me! My smile dies on my face when Sammy decides to lift her leg, like the male dog she isn’t, and pee right on my new pair of shoes.

This can’t be happening. This can’t be happening! Pinterest sucks big time! I should sue them for a new pair of shoes.

“Sammy!” I yell. “No! Bad—” I stop myself before I can say the one word I could never take back. I can’t say “bad dog” given that she doesn’t know she’s a dog. I refuse to label her, or us, or our relationship for that matter.

“Bad doodle,” I say instead because it’s the only word I can come up with in the heat of “my shoes are ruined” moment.

Sammy begins to pant, and it looks like she’s laughing in my face. Seeing her cute smiling face, I can’t help but smile myself and shake my head. “You really know how to shoot that arrow right into Mommy’s heart.”

She probably thinks she’s doing me a favor, getting me off my seat after I’ve been glued to my chair for hours.

“You got my attention now.”

I tuck her under one arm and grab my keys to head out with her. The thing is, I have nothing but my own carelessness to blame. I forgot to take her out for the night and now she’s repaying me with a big puddle in the middle of my living room slash hall. Considering that she hasn’t pooped yet either, I’d better get her out, and fast.

I hate to say it but I sort of miss Shane’s long walks with her and consequently my puddle free floors.

As I

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