Snowflake's Gift (Delos Series Book 6) by Lindsay McKenna

Author:Lindsay McKenna [McKenna, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Anthology, Fiction
Publisher: Blue Turtle Publishing
Published: 2017-02-04T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

December 12

“There she is!” Holly said excitedly. Every day, they made three stops between the two red-brick business buildings to see if Lady was at the other end of it, waiting for them to deliver her food. Today, two weeks after they had made love for the first time, Nick was now on Christmas break from college. He was driving her to her shut-ins three times daily and she loved having his company. Snowflake stood between the two seats of the van, whining because he knew what they were going to do.

Nick slowed and pulled over to the curb. The snow lay in the alley and he could see Lady waiting for them at the other end. “Good,” he said, putting the van in park. “Are you ready to try our next step in trying to get her to come to us?”

“You bet,” Holly said eagerly.

“Lady is less skittish around you,” Nick said. “I’m going to put Snowflake on his long leash and we’ll go out together. I’ll want you to go put the food down for her and let’s see what she does.”

“Do you think seeing Snowflake will scare her off?”

“I don’t know. But you go put the food where you always do and then back off and stay with us. We’ll see how she responds.”

Trying to contain her excitement, Holly climbed out. Nick put the leash on Snowflake, now practically leaping up and down in the back of the van. They had just finished their lunch route for their shut-ins and were on their way back to the charity. The van’s doors slid open on both sides and Nick led Snowflake out one side while Holly got the bowl of dried food and sprinkled some leftover turkey on top of it for Lady.

It was cold, in the twenties, the wind blowing through the valley where Hamilton sat. As she pulled the plastic dog bowl into her gloved hands, she was glad to have her thick, knitted cap on her hair and a muffler around her neck. It hadn’t snowed since last week, much of it melting, making it easy to walk between the two buildings.

Nick kept Snowflake on a short leash at his side, their boots crunching on the snow as they moved into the alley. He was glad to know that the five-thousand people who lived in this small mountain town knew they were trying to coax Lady into becoming tame enough so that they could get her into the no-kill shelter. He saw her at the other end, watching them. Her ears perked up at seeing Snowflake at his side.

“She’s spotted Snowflake,” he told Holly, who walked a few-feet away from them.

“Yes, and she looks really alert about it.” She gave Nick a warm look. “I think she’s lonely. Maybe not for humans, but for another dog who could be her companion?”

“I don’t know.” He halted and said, “Go to your regular spot where you feed her and come back. Let’s see what she does.”

Following his directions, Holly walked forward, speaking softly to Lady, who seemed to know her name.

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