A Very Furry Christmas Mystery by Donna Doyle

Author:Donna Doyle [Doyle, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PureRead
Published: 2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Okay. I’ve left messages for everyone I didn’t reach, so we may still get more people calling us back if they have any questions about the adoption applications. Flora, Autumn, Fishstick, and Scarlet each have a list of potential adopters about a mile long, so I think if anybody else calls about them we should say the waitlists are full. Same with Petunia’s kittens.” Courtney’s head was spinning from trying to keep track of so many things. “Is your grooming schedule going all right for the holidays?”

Dora picked a bit of poodle fur off her shirt and dropped it in the trash can. “Busy as usual. Everyone has to have their pet looking perfect for all their holiday parties. I stocked up on lots of bows and hats and barrettes right around Thanksgiving, so I’m doing well.”

“You’re always so far ahead of the game. I envy and admire that,” Courtney commented.

The groomer patted her shoulder. “You do better than you think you do. I only have one section of this place to run, and you’re trying to hold down the entire fort. Don’t forget that. What’s this Holder guy wanting to see you about, anyway?”

“I don’t know.” Courtney’s stomach had curled up inside her when Mr. Holder from down at News 5 had called her at work a few hours ago. “I thought at first he might be trying to reschedule the shoot here, but he just asked me to come into his office to talk. I guess I’ll find out here in a few minutes.”

“Don’t worry about a thing. Jessi and I can take care of it all, and if we can’t get to the phones on time, then the worst thing they can do is keep ringing.” She winked and headed back into the salon, where an Afghan hound was waiting for its seasonal do.

Courtney really didn’t have the time to take away from the shelter, despite Dora’s reassurances. There was just always so much to do, and the holidays made that more complicated. The previous times she’d gone to the studio had at least been after-hours, but if this meeting with Mr. Holder was going to give them another chance to get more pets on the air, then she wasn’t going to turn it down.

He was waiting for her in the front office when she arrived. “Ms. Cain! I almost didn’t recognize you without one of your furry friends by your side. Thank you so much for coming, and on such short notice.” Mr. Holder stepped forward to shake her hand.

“It’s not a problem at all,” she replied, even though that wasn’t quite the truth. Mr. Holder was being a lot more pleasant than he had been in the other times she’d seen him, though of course he wasn’t dealing with bad camera cables at the moment.

“Come on back to my office. Would you like a bottle of water? A cup of coffee?”

“Um, coffee would be fine, thank you.”

“Joel! Two cups of coffee in my office right away!” Mr.

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