Snickerdoodle Secrets (River's End Ranch Book 25) by Cindy Caldwell

Author:Cindy Caldwell [Caldwell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cindy Caldwell
Published: 2017-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

It had taken Erica almost half an hour to give up on the snickerdoodle recipe, which really bothered her. She had an almost photographic memory, which helped tremendously in her job, and even when she’d made the last batch of snickerdoodles, she hadn’t even had to look at the recipe. Not once.

But now that they were at the vet and Jess had asked her for the specific ingredients, she couldn’t remember to save her life. And there weren’t even that many! Butter, cinnamon, flour...and what else?

“That’s okay, Erica. Don’t worry. We’ll wing it,” Jess had told her with a pat on her elbow and a pitying look. At least that’s what it felt like to Erica.

“I’m so sorry, Randy,” she said during the fourth hour they’d sat in the waiting room. They’d grabbed a cup of coffee at the shop next door and had done little besides pace since they’d brought Rocky in. Erica tried not to eavesdrop, but she distinctly heard Randy’s voice crack when he’d called Chad to tell them where they were. What had started as what seemed like too many snickerdoodles had changed when Jess had rushed Rocky into the back and asked them to sit in the waiting room. Dogs and cats, large and small, and their owners had come and gone, and as they did, Erica’s worry grew.

They both jumped to their feet when Jake, came out in his scrubs and gestured for them to sit back down, taking the seat beside Randy. Erica’s heart raced as she waited for him to speak.

“How’s he doing, Doc?” Randy asked eagerly as he leaned forward, his elbows on his knees.

Jake ran his hand through his hair and smiled at Jess as she came into the waiting area.

“Jess is taking great care of him for now. We pumped his stomach and right now, he’s still resting. His temperature’s a little elevated, though, and I’m a little worried about that.”

“That doesn’t sound good,” Randy said, and Erica surprised herself by taking his hand in hers.

“It actually could just be because of what I’d imagine is a whole lot more sugar than a dog should have, especially in one sitting,” Jake said. “But honestly, even with just a bunch of snickerdoodles, since his stomach is empty he should be a little more perky by now.”

Randy squeezed Erica’s hand in return, giving her a weak smile. His eyes looked so tired to her—more than just tired, a little weary. Just yesterday he’d seemed so confident, in his uniform, but now worry radiated from him.

“He hasn’t been perky for quite some time, Doc,” Randy started, and he shared the story of Rocky’s service, and his loss of his handler and Randy’s good friend

“Boy, you two have been through a lot in the past few weeks,” Jess said as she sat down beside Erica. “How did he fare with the travel?”

“It didn’t seem to faze him one way or the other,” Randy said, shaking his head. “He flies a lot, honestly, to different areas that we’re called to, so he’s kind of an old hand at that.

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