Painted Petals by Kassandra Lea

Author:Kassandra Lea [Lea, Kassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Meanwhile

“I love this,” Morty said as he cradled a gray and white cat by the name of Cicero.

“It really is a fabulous idea,” Miss Maggie agreed, draping the red cloth over the wall. “I’m on the verge of wanting to adopt this little fella myself.” She scratched the cat’s chin. “Shame my landlord is against pets.”

“What about for the grandkids?” suggested Clara, adding a string of paper hearts to their display. “Would they enjoy a pet?”

“If I can convince their parents, maybe.”

Clara stepped back, hands on her hips, to admire their work. “What do you think?”

Morty crunched on a sugar cookie, leaving a dusting of crumbs on Cicero. “These are delicious. Seriously, if you ever give up on being a vet you had better open a bakery.”

“Allow me,” Miss Maggie said, plucking a purple heart from the plate. She took a bite, closing her eyes. “Oh, you are going to fatten up that cowboy.”

“Guys.”

With Miss Maggie at her side, Clara had arrived at the shelter at the agreed upon time, a box in her arms loaded down with all the things she required to execute her plan. Morty suggested they use his small office, and he shuffled the furniture around to make room, shoving his desk up against the wall until Clara suggested they clear it off and use it as a prop. It was the proper height off the ground and would provide them with an excellent place to put the animals. So Morty packed up his laptop and the paperwork and ditched it all in an empty kennel. From there the cloth was hung, draped over the desk to conceal it and to create a red backdrop. There were hearts and a string of white lights along with a fluffy heart-shaped pillow Clara bought last year on clearance because it was just too soft to pass up.

“Now,” she said, accepting Cicero from Morty and brushing the remnants of cookie from his fur, “we take the star of our photo and place him here.” She settled him on the covered desktop. Cicero stayed, tail twitching, as Clara dug through the box. She produced a jester style collar in pinks, reds, and white with little heart-shaped bells on the ends. Cicero let her slip it on with little fuss. “There. Snap a few shots, make sure we get some good ones, including a picture of him playing, and bam, move on to the next critter. At the end, we can all sit down and write up their profiles. What do you say? Should we get the ball rolling?”

“Yes,” Morty nodded. “With Valentine’s Day coming up I should have thought about this. Dating profiles for homeless pets! Here’s to hoping at least a few of them manage to find a fitting home.”

They got down to work, with Morty handling the animals and Miss Maggie picking out the outfits. Clara took the photos with Morty’s old camera. The dogs and cats were easy, except for a one little terrier who refused to sit still, a bursting bundle of energy.

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