Soul Scars (Dog Haven Sanctuary Romance) by Tasman Gibb

Author:Tasman Gibb [Gibb, Tasman]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Dog Story, Lovers, Dog Rescue, Contemporary Romace
ISBN: 9780473287252
Published: 2014-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

BACK IN THE barn for over an hour and that episode in the corridor left him thirsty, with a pounding head, and a need to be alone. Lulah had returned some minutes before and he watched through the window, her hesitation after she dismounted her bike.

His phone alerted him to a text message. With a quick glance he saw Lulah’s message.

Dinner in thirty minutes. K?

He needed a break. That was unquestionable, not negotiable. But she hadn’t come to the door so she hadn’t seen his notice. He picked up the phone to text her when it buzzed again.

…AND NO BREAK!!!

Seemed she had tuned right in today. He returned to his sanding, trying to find the peace and pleasure he usually experienced when doing something creative, but it wasn’t coming so easily today. He decided to tidy his workbench instead, so that he could work on the color scheme for Justice’s trappings. This part he was a little more nervous about. He’d never painted a carousel animal on his own, but now, if he listened carefully, he could hear the rumbling voice of his grandfather explaining color choice, the variation in brush strokes, how to use a stipple brush to pull color together, and most of all, how to have enough patience to take the time to enjoy the process.

His phone buzzed again.

If you don’t come over here pronto, your dinner will be in the dog.

He turned to Calliope. “We’re only staying an hour, so don’t settle in.” Calliope bounded through the door the moment he opened it and he tried to suck up some of her enthusiasm as she passed by. The rain had arrived, big thick drops hitting the ground with solid determination, and he pulled the hood of his sweatshirt up before dashing across the yard. On the porch he copied Calliope in an effort to shake the raindrops off before entering the warm cabin. The food smelled fabulous, and he realized in that first breath that he had skipped lunch and never caught up.

Lulah had the table inside set, even managing to find a few wildflowers for a small jar. “Are you wet? Do you need a towel?”

“No, I’m good. Dinner smells wonderful.”

“I knew you’d regret it if I didn’t bust in on that break-from-life you tried to take. Let’s eat, and you can tell me as much or as little as you’d like about what went on today.”

“I kept Calliope busy today. She had a lot of work to do and performed like a star. I can’t believe she’s that good and we haven’t even finished our training.”

She played with the food on her plate. “I hear Adam’s roped you into giving a speech at the auction to talk about how Calliope helps you.”

“Yeah, no pressure or anything. I’m praying I can hold everything together and manage it. If people there can see what a help Calliope is to me, perhaps they’ll recognize it as a good cause to support.”

When they’d cleaned up from dinner, Lulah called him to sit by the fire again.

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