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And I wasn’t one to linger in bed. This morning, I had zero desire to get out.
I expected a bit of awkwardness, waking up with someone else beside me. There wasn’t. This felt right.
How I’d lived before this was what was wrong.
She was soft, a contrast to my hardness. She was kind to my blunt nature. She was courageous where I did what was necessary to get by.
And she made me see things as if the world were a brand-new place.
It was as if I were waking up for the first time.
Everything was the same.
I was different.
Paws landed on the side of the bed and a face appeared.
You need to go out?
See? Different. I was talking to a dog in my head so I didn’t wake up Lexie.
He panted as if he’d read my thoughts.
Reluctantly, I untangled from Lexie.
“Sneaking out?” she asked when I had one leg out of the bed.
“I never imagined I’d spend this much of my life taking a dog for a walk.” I twisted to face her. “I haven’t decided if he has to do his business or just wants a hot dog.”
Muffy’s tail flew at the mention of the food that was quickly becoming his favorite.
Lexie’s lips parted. “You feed him . . . hot dogs?”
“Don’t tell Pepper. She’ll kill me.”
She snickered. “Are you afraid she’ll take yourfosterdog back?”
I guessed Lexie knew the dog situation wasn’t temporary just as my brother had.
I patted Muffy’s head. “He doesn’t want to go back.”
She gave me ayeah surelook. “Youdon’t wanthimto go back.”
“Same difference.” I swung my other leg out of the bed. “Want to go for a walk?”
“Are you talking to me or him?” Lexie pressed her lips together to keep from laughing.
Seeing her in my bed and happy was a beautiful sight.
“Both.”
She hopped up and swiped that awful sweatshirt off the floor. “Will I embarrass you wearing this?” She dangled it from her finger.
Actually, I couldn’t believe she would don it in public. She was always impeccable for the outside world.
“You could never embarrass me.” I rounded the foot of the bed and grabbed her by the hips. “And I didn’t hear a proper good morning.”
My lips twitched and it was an odd sensation. I shouldn’t feel this . . . carefree. But I was . . . in a stellar mood.
