New York, Actually--A Romance Novel by Sarah Morgan

Author:Sarah Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2017-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

MOLLY PICKED UP Valentine the following morning and was relieved to see him back to his normal self. He greeted her as if they’d been parted for a century and she wrapped her arms around him, feeling his whole body moving as he wagged his tail.

“Thank you,” she muttered to the vet, her face in his fur. “Thank you for everything you did.” Her heart was so full she could hardly speak.

If something had happened to Valentine. If she had lost him—

“You’re welcome. He’s a beautiful dog.” Steven gave Valentine a pat and then returned to his surgery.

There was no sign of Seth.

Realizing that Daniel still hadn’t told her how he knew him, Molly clipped on Valentine’s lead. “From now on I’m not taking my eyes off you for a single second. Anything you’re planning on eating, I need to see it first.”

She’d had a text from Daniel, inviting her to his apartment for dinner. The fact that he’d also invited Valentine sealed it for her.

“You’re invited to dinner. What do you think?” It was a perfect New York day. The rain had given way to perfect blue skies. Sunlight glinted off glass towers and the streets were clogged with traffic and people. “Do you think we should go?”

Valentine wagged his tail enthusiastically.

“Before you make your decision, you should probably know that Brutus won’t be there. He doesn’t actually live with Daniel. And you’d have to behave. He has a very expensive apartment. Chew anything and you’re out.”

Valentine gave a single bark.

“Right, then. I’ll take that as a yes.” She stroked his head. “If we’re going out tonight, we’d better go home and get some work done.”

* * *

A FEW BLOCKS away in his office, Daniel had started his day early.

He had the place to himself, which suited him perfectly because having been in court for the previous two days he had a mountain of work.

He glanced out of the window and imagined Molly and Valentine enjoying the park. Maybe he should ask his sisters if they needed him to walk Brutus occasionally. Not that he was particularly attached to the dog, but they were busy. Overstretched. It would be a way of helping.

According to Fliss, two families had come to see the dog. The first had said that he was a lot bigger than they’d thought and decided they didn’t want a German shepherd, which Daniel found unfathomable given that they knew the dog’s breed before they’d visited. The second had been worried Brutus would be a risk to their two very boisterous children.

Daniel was outraged that anyone would imply Brutus was aggressive. He’d never met a better-natured animal.

Not that he was an expert on dogs, but he’d indulged in some pretty rough play with Brutus when no one was looking and both had emerged without a bruise or a scratch. And he had the funniest face Daniel had ever seen. He’d never thought a dog could look guilty until he’d met Brutus.

If the family hadn’t immediately fallen for him, then in his opinion Brutus had had a narrow escape.

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