Reining Her In by Katie Ashley

Author:Katie Ashley [Ashley, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

When my alarm went off the next morning, I groaned before burrowing deeper under the covers. After arriving home, I’d debated just staying awake since I’d need to be up at six. But exhaustion won out and I’d collapsed in the bed around four. Now two hours later, I wanted nothing more than to stay in bed all morning.

After dozing through one snooze alarm, I finally dragged myself to the bed. One quick shower and a quick cup of coffee later and I was out the door. Since I wanted to check on Moose, I skipped my breakfast stop at the Main Street Café and grabbed a totally unappealing protein bar out of my console.

When I got into the recovery bay, my heart leaped at the sight of Moose wagging his tail. “Hey buddy, I figured you might be whining to let me know it was time for more pain medicine.”

He responded by licking my hand through the cage. “Why don’t we try to get a little water into you as well as some drugs to keep you comfortable?”

I fed Moose some water with a syringe and then administer an injection of BLANK. Once he was resting, I fired off a quick text with a picture to let Declan know how he was doing. With Moose sorted, I went to my office to see what was on the morning’s schedule. “Two feline ball snips and some well checks,” I murmured as I read the computer screen.

By seven thirty, the office started coming alive with the arrival of Sylvia, the front office manager, Carly and Ansley the two vet techs, and last but not least, Hank Kisick. After briefing them on what had happened the night before with Moose, it was time to go to work with my patients.

The morning stayed slammed. When I finally had my first free moment of the morning, I plopped down in my office chair to update charts and reports. I’m not sure how long I was engrossed in my work before the phone beeped at my desk. “Dr. Beasley, you have an owner waiting for you in the lobby with a question,” Sylvia said.

I furrowed my brows at the phone. Most owners addressed their questions at appointments, so I wasn’t sure what it could be about. Fearing the worst, I braced myself for a potential dressing-down by an unhappy client.

When I opened the door to the lobby, I was shocked to see Declan standing there. It wasn’t so much his presence as it was his son Cam’s. Instead of staring shyly at me like he had at the funeral home, he wore a desperate, pleading expression.

Declan shot me a sheepish look as he stuffed his hands in the pockets of his khaki pants. “Hey Peyton, I’m sorry to interrupt you, but Cam has been insisting I bring him to see Moose.” Tilting his head at his son, he added, “I told him it might not be possible for him to go back.”

As I chewed on my bottom lip, I glanced from Declan to Cam.

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