Unleashed: Case of the Gold Retriever by Erik Schubach

Author:Erik Schubach [Schubach, Erik]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Erik Schubach
Published: 2018-04-26T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Central Park Tails

The next morning, I woke up to Jane straddling me in bed with mischief in her eyes. I smiled back, what a wonderful sight to wake up to. I could get used to this.

Jane kissed me playfully. What's gotten into her? Well besides Tuesday being her birthday. My eyes widened along with my smile. Had she been serious last month when she teased that if I was still willing to have her by the time her birthday rolled around...

I curled my toes and smiled into the next kiss. She rolled off me, leaving me in a panting state of want, “Time to get up pipsqueak. Time for us to walk the dogs before they explode all over your antiseptically clean floor.”

Eeep!

I watched her look demurely over her shoulder as she moved into the bathroom and shut and locked the door. Wait! She had distracted me again to get to the bathroom before me! I grumped out, “Jerk!”

She chuckled in the affirmative and I looked at the boys as I stretched in Jane's tee shirt that I wore like a nightshirt. I preferred it over the cat pajamas my mother had bought me as a joke since the shirt smelled like Jane. Leather and lilac. Who would have thought such an odd combination would be so arousing?

I loved the weekends. I sometimes got Jane all to myself like this one when she didn't have any pressing cases. She had a couple theft cases and the Broadway Cat case right now, no violent crimes in her caseload this week. Miracle of miracles. I hated how the murders, in particular, weighed on her. But she gave the dead a voice and found justice for them so I could live with it just like she did.

When she got out and looking almost fresh after changing into some jeans and one of her signature tees, I rushed in with Cal and Goldie in tow. “Shoo guys, let me get dressed. Go see what Jane is up to.” Calvin just wound around my legs, so I gave him the lovin' he needed, making his rear leg scratch at the air when I scratched his neck by his shoulder. It was too cute. Then they dashed out into Jane's room on their way to the living room.

I locked the door and then tried to tame my hair enough to walk the boys before I could shower and prepare for the day.

Once we finally got outside in the spectacular fall air, I marveled again at the splendor of the city. Jane cocked her head and prompted, “What?”

I shrugged. “Just happy.” She smiled and reached out to grasp my hand as she walked Goldie and Cal walked me as we entered the park.

Then I sighed hevily when her cell started ringing. She begrudgingly released my hand, “Just a sec.” I nodded in resignation as she answered, “McLeary, talk to me.”

I took Goldie as she moved to sit on a bench, then I and the boys gave her some privacy as they sniffed around for the best spot to do their thing.

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