Chapter One
“Megan, would you please sit down! I’m nervous enough with this hurricane getting ready to make landfall sometime tonight without watching you pacing. For goodness sake, even Barney has settled down!”
A loud clap of thunder shook the house, and the fierce winds from Hurricane Arlene beat the rain against the sliding glass doors looking out onto the pool terrace. The beagle puppy looked up at the sound of his name and whined as he moved closer to Fred, the old basset hound he cuddled with in their doggy-bed. The redhead, who was pacing the floor, stopped and reassured the dogs before she looked over to the petite woman sitting on the couch with her feet tucked up under her.
“I’m sorry, Lucy. I keep forgetting thunderstorms make you nervous.”
“Thunderstorm! That is the unders
