Love's Misaligning Magic by Heather Silvio

Author:Heather Silvio [Silvio, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951192167
Publisher: Panther Books

Chapter Fifteen

LAURA

Go get our dog. Warmth flooded Laura at Aaron’s choice of words and the fact of his fingers entwined with hers. They were in this together. On an adventure to help someone. She’d missed this feeling of closeness with someone else. Not since my parents—

Thankfully, they reached Aaron’s Jeep before she could follow that thought. This time he drove the short distance to the veterinary office. As they parked, a text dinged on Aaron’s phone.

“It’s my mom,” he explained. “She wants to know how Ginger is doing.”

Laura grinned. Esther really had a big heart.

Aaron typed a response, then frowned at the reply.

“What?” Laura asked.

“She’s asking how our lunch went.” His ears turned red as he typed. “I’m explaining we ate at your desk while we found Ginger’s owner.”

Laura didn’t know what to think, so she nodded and waited for him to finish.

Aaron put his phone in a pocket and then they headed for the vet. He held the door open for her and they entered the foyer.

“Hey Aaron,” the receptionist greeted him when they entered.

“Hi Shannon,” he said. “We’re here to pick up Ginger. I believe my brother called?”

“Yep.” Shannon picked up the phone. “Can you bring Ginger up?” She flashed a smile at them then hung the phone up. “It’ll just be a minute. By the way, she has a microchip. When we scanned it, it didn’t have current information. The person we called said they gave her to a rescue. They didn’t remember which one. And she hasn’t been a patient in this office before.”

“Okay, thanks, Shannon. That’s helpful.”

Laura hung back, watching the easy conversation between Aaron and Shannon. He was so personable. She doubted he had any frenemies. Laura almost laughed at the rambling nature of her thoughts, but stopped short when another technician appeared, leading Ginger out on a leash.

The cute cocker spaniel had a bright orange wrap on her leg and a small shaved spot, where maybe they had to give her fluids. She seemed happy to see them, wagging her tail and offering quick little barks.

Aaron chuckled. “Yes, Ginger, we’re here to bring you to your owner.” He kneeled before her. “Is his name Marvin?”

Ginger barked.

Laura had no idea if it was a confirmation until Aaron said, “Yes.”

“We’re going to bring you to him to confirm, okay?” Aaron asked the cocker spaniel.

Ginger barked again and both the receptionist and technician looked on as if this were the most natural thing in the world. As if every day, someone spoke Dog in their office.

Of course, this was Wildcrest. Maybe they did see this more often.

Aaron scratched Ginger behind the ears again, and her wagging tail wiggled her entire body. He stood and accepted the leash from the technician. “Thanks.”

With that, the three of them returned to the Jeep. Aaron secured Ginger in the backseat. Laura giggled when he pulled the seatbelt over her. It was necessary, but she wondered if the dog would stay put. Then Aaron explained to Ginger that she needed to stay put, and Laura understood.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.