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Chapter 26
“Where are we going?” Bones asked as I locked up the house.
“It’s a surprise,” I said. “We’ve got to take my car though.”
“Fine.” He took a sip of his coffee from the travel mug I’d given him. “This coffee isn’t bad.”
“Glad you like it.”
“You know what else I like?”
“What?”
“Waking up in your bed.”
“I kind of like that too.”
The heaviness and truth of last night’s conversation evaporated. This morning, it had taken all of my willpower to get up and not beg Bones to stay in bed with me all day.
He opened the driver’s side door for me and after I got in, he walked around to the passenger side and did the same.
“You think we can make it a more regular thing?” he asked.
“We could,” I said. “But if we do, that means I should probably have a talk with Charlie.”
“About?”
“About her not coming over without calling first,” I said with a smile. “She’s known to walk in whenever she feels like it.”
“Might be awkward if she does that and finds you laid out on the dining room table with my head between your thighs.”
“You can’t talk like that,” I admonished.
“Why not?”
“Well, not when I’m driving. I don’t want to get into an accident and then have to explain to the police that it was your dirty talk that caused it.”
“My dirty talk is good enough to cause an accident? And just like that, my reputation has been restored. Are you really not going to tell me where we’re going?”
I reversed out of the driveway. Bones’ bike was parked in the second spot and a thrill of happiness went through me when I saw it. I was getting used to seeing it there, and I liked it.
I liked him in my house, in my kitchen, and in my bed.
“So, this thing I do, it happened by accident.” I told him about the rescue dogs and pairing them with elderly people. “I pay the adoption fees and vet bills if there are any. People on fixed incomes in their older age can’t usually handle the expenses associated with having animals.”
“That’s pretty cool actually. How do you know which dog and person belong together?” Bones asked.
“I don’t know. I just have a hunch.” I wasn’t ready to tell him that Charlie and I were thinking about expanding it into something bigger. “You think it’s weird.”
“What? Following your gut? That’s always a good idea. Do you do it with cats?”
“No. I’m not a cat person. I’m a dog person.”
“And you haven’t found a dog that’s yours?”
I shook my head. “Not yet.”
“But you’re open to it?”
