Summer Love Puppy: The Hart Family (Have A Hart Book 6) by Rachelle Ayala

Author:Rachelle Ayala [Ayala, Rachelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amiga Brook Press
Published: 2017-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

“Miss Jessie, don’t you look pretty today,” Tami exclaimed the next morning at the diner where she and Linx met up for breakfast.

Linx looked back over her shoulder. “Wow, Miss America, here she comes.”

Jessie wore a little girl’s version of a Wonder Woman costume: a red cape, blue skirt with white stars, a golden headband and belt, and a red top with a big ‘W’ patch.

She made puny muscles and smiled at her mother, Jean. “When I grow up, I’m going to be Wonder Woman just like Miss Linx.”

“Jean, please, sit with us,” Tami said, patting the bench seat of the booth.

“Oh, I don’t want to interrupt whatever you two are discussing,” the pastor’s wife said. “Jessie is ever so grateful you found her dog.”

“Actually, I didn’t find her,” Linx clarified. “Grady Hart found Betsy. Is she doing okay now?”

“She’s fine. Lost a bit of weight, and we had to take her to grooming to remove all the stuck-on burrs and dirt.”

“That’s good to hear.” Linx made room for them. “Please join us for breakfast.”

“Can we? Please?” Jessie asked, bouncing up and down so that her cape fluttered. “Miss Linx said me and Betsy can march in the dog parade.”

“Is that right?” The pastor’s wife smiled and swept her flowing skirt to sit. “Will she be a bother?”

“Not at all. We’d love to have her and Betsy in the parade,” Linx said. “Everyone who has a dog can march under our banner.”

The Annual Fourth of July celebration started with a parade around the town square, before the festivities that included the pet rescue auction and a town fair.

“Can you march with me?” Jessie slid into the booth next to Linx and tugged her sleeve. “Can you also be a Wonder Woman?”

Linx hadn’t even thought that far ahead, given all the Grady craziness. “Only if it’s okay with your parents.”

“She’s in her superhero phase,” Jean said. “But don’t you Colson girls usually show your father’s horses?”

“I’ll let Joey and Vivi do the honors,” Linx said. “We have a big push for adoptions going on at Mountain Dog. We’re pretty overcrowded right now, and we’re hoping Ginger will bring in a lot of donations.”

“I want Ginger,” Jessie said, tapping her mother’s arm.

“No talking out of turn.” Jean gave Jessie a stern look. “What do you say?”

“Sorry.” Jessie clapped a hand over her mouth.

“As I was saying, you look lovely, Miss Jessie,” Tami said, easing over any awkwardness. “I’ll tell you what. If it’s okay with Linx, you can help us with the auction on stage.”

“Of course, it’ll be okay,” Linx said, peering at Mrs. Patterson. “As long as it’s okay with your mother.”

“What exactly will she do when she shows the dogs?” Jean asked. “I want to make sure it’s safe for her.”

“We wouldn’t ask her to hold dogs or anything,” Linx said. “Dogs tend to get too excited at these auctions, so we leave them in the kennel and show pictures of them. Only prequalified people can bid and we don’t actually close any sale until they come to the center to take their dog home.

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