The Fallen 1 by Thomas E. Sniegoski

Author:Thomas E. Sniegoski [Sniegoski, Thomas E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Published: 2011-03-08T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

Gabriel’s tail wagged crazily as Aaron approached the picnic table at the back of the roadside restaurant. “That’s our lunch, isn’t it, Aaron!” the dog said happily, his back end swaying from side to side with the force of his muscular tail. “It sure smells good,” he said with a heavy pant, sniffing at the bottom of the bags Aaron carried. “I’m so hungry, I could eat cat food.”

Aaron laughed as he set the bags down on the wooden table. “Was that a joke, Gabe?” he asked the excited dog.

“No,” the dog replied, his eyes never leaving the white bags. “I really would eat cat food.”

Aaron laughed again and began to remove the food from the bags. Camael was sitting on one of the wooden benches gazing off into space, as if he was watching something a thousand miles away. For all Aaron knew, that very well could have been what he was doing.

“Did he give you a hard time while I was gone?” Aaron asked Camael. For some reason, Gabriel had not taken to the angel and was prone to being difficult when Aaron was not around.

“He chattered, but I ignored him,” Camael said without turning. “And he did eat something off the ground, a filthy habit.”

Aaron glanced down at the dog sitting obediently at his feet. “You know you’re not supposed to do that,” he said sternly.

Gabriel wagged his tail some more. “It was gum,” he said, as if that would make it all right.

“I don’t care,” Aaron said, picking up one of the wrapped sandwiches. “You could get sick.”

“But I like gum.”

Aaron squatted down in front of the dog and began to unwrap the burger. “Gum isn’t for dogs. No gum. Get it?”

The Lab ignored him, instead sticking his snout inside the sandwich wrapper to see what Aaron held. “Is this for me? Is this my lunch?”

“Yep, it is,” Aaron answered as he removed the meat from the bun. “You don’t need any bread, though.” He discarded the roll into one of the now empty bags.

“Hey, what are you doing that for?” Gabriel panicked. “That’s my lunch, you said. Why are you throwing it away?”

Aaron held out the hamburger. “Here, this is what you want. I just threw away the bread. It’ll make you fat.”

Gabriel couldn’t stop looking at the bag. “But I want the bread, too,” he whined pathetically.

Aaron sighed and shook his head. At first it had been fun being able to communicate with his best friend, but now he found it more and more like dealing with a small child. “Look, are you going to eat this or not?” he asked. “Usually you don’t even have lunch, so this should be a treat.”

The dog reluctantly pried his gaze from the bag and gently snatched the burger from Aaron’s hand. He chewed once and then swallowed with a loud gulp.

Aaron patted the dog’s side. “That was pretty good, huh?”

Gabriel licked his lips and gazed into his master’s eyes. “Any more?”

“No,” Aaron said. “I bought one for me and one for you.

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