Dog Days Forever by Shannon Richard

Author:Shannon Richard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2022-12-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Friends to Lovers. Lovers to Friends.

Caro woke with a puppy curled up in the blankets next to her. She hadn’t even attempted to make Frankie sleep in a crate or on the floor. One look at those sweet brown eyes, and she’d been a goner. Besides, Caro needed a little snuggling after everything that had happened with Lucy.

Caro knew her sister would be okay. One, because Lucy was strong. But two, because of the strength that would always be at her back in the form of her, Lilah, and Sasha. They knew what had happened, and they’d all be there if Lucy needed anything.

Her sister wasn’t alone.

And Caro had also appreciated not being alone that night. Turned out, Frankie was a burrower, into both blankets and hearts. The second Caro had put her on the bed, the dog had found her way under the covers and stayed there until morning.

Caro pulled the quilt up, looking for the little ball of fur.

“Good morning.” One pet to her side, and Frankie rolled onto her back, exposing her entire belly. “How’d you sleep? All warm and toasty?”

Frankie wiggled around, her paws flailing in the air as she moved her head back and forth, playfully biting at Caro’s fingers.

“Is that so?” Caro laughed, that same joy the dog inspired yesterday filling her chest again.

Caro let Frankie play for a little bit before she scooped her up and took her outside. She knew the short span of a puppy bladder, and she really didn’t want an accident in her bed.

She took a deep breath of the crisp morning air. Friday had dawned bright and beautiful, the storm long gone, not a cloud in the clear blue sky. If the weather was any indication of the day to come, it was going to be good. At least, she hoped so, since she’d be spending several hours with Max.

They’d made so much progress the day before, and she just wanted to keep going in a positive direction with him. But not the direction her family thought.

That wasn’t a possibility.

Yes, she was still attracted to him. How could she not be? And the few times they’d touched, she thought her skin was going to burst into flames. But that had always been the case. And sure, yesterday afternoon had made her remember a feeling she hadn’t experienced for fourteen years. But none of it changed the facts.

They didn’t live in the same place. They’d become different people over the years.

But are we really that different? And why does being with him feel the same?

Caro shook her head, pulling herself back to the moment. “Come on,” she said as she lifted Frankie from the grass and climbed the stairs. “Let’s get ready for whatever this is.”

About forty minutes later, Caro, Lucy, and Frankie were slowly heading down Alexander Avenue. Slowly being the key word.

Frankie was proving just how much she didn’t like a leash. She kept trying to get it in her mouth, biting at the air around her and spinning in circles.

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