Rescued By Nova

Chapter 5

I was exhausted from the events of the day, so I jumped in shower and went straight to bed. I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. My dreams were invaded by Deputy Hottie. I dreamt of me running my fingers through his curls, I dreamt of what his muscles looked like under that uniform. That smirk. Oh, that smirk had me waking up with my panties wet. I woke up halfway through the night all hot and bothered. For the life of me I could not figure out why he was having such an effect on me.

As I set there with Nova I started thinking about our rescue. She was never trained in search and rescue. We did basic obedience training and even did some agility training but never search and rescue. Some dogs had a natural ability to do some jobs. What if search and rescue was what Nova and I were meant to do with our lives? I could see myself doing search and rescue. Working with dogs. Saving people, Training dogs. I decided to do some research and see what I could find.

After a few hours on the world wide web, I had a plan for the day. Dawn was nearing and it wouldn’t be too long before Nova and I could hit the road. Since we were just going a few towns over, we would stay camped here for another day or two. There was a dog training facility in Park Hill, SC. It was only an hour or so drive, they specialized in search and rescue dogs, cadaver dogs, drug dogs, and bomb detection dogs. My goal for the day was to talk to some people with some extensive knowledge. What would it take to train Nova for Search and rescue and how would I go about doing such a thing? I had no plans on staying in this area long term so if there was somewhere they could direct me to that would be best for us that was where we could go next. At least we had a starting point.

When we arrived, I rolled down the windows and told Nova to stay in the car. I wasn’t sure what other dogs they had out and about right now and didn’t want to interfere with training. I was greeting by a lovely lady who introduced herself as Josey. She has heard about Nova and I rescuing Chloe yesterday which I found slightly odd, but she was very happy to hear that we were looking into official training and certification. It typically takes about 2 years to get fully trained and certified as a search and rescue handler and K-9. She said with my background and Novas previous obedience training we may be able to shorten it a little bit, but it would still be a pretty long process. There were several different areas of search and rescue (SAR) that she could be certified in, some of those were wilderness, water, rubble, structures, vehicles, and many other areas as well. You had to complete so many hours of training in each area before you could take a test for certification.

We talked for a few hours, and I found her very easy to talk to and full of information. She said she would love to have us on board if we decided to officially start training and join a facility. She said her twin brother Joey does most of the live find training and she does most of the cadaver training. She had to get back to work so I shook her hand and told her I would be in touch.

Two years is a big commitment. I feel like Nova could excel in SAR and I could be an adequate handler but is this where I want to spend the next two years? South Carolina? I decided to drive into town and see what it was like.

Park Hill was like nothing I have ever seen before. It was a small town, but main street was magnificent. The buildings were all older brick buildings built in the same era. But The awnings were all different shades of red and blue. The front doors of the business were the same color as their corresponding awning. It gave the whole street a curb appeal unlike anything I had ever seen before. There was a diner, Laci’s Place. An ice cream/candy store, Dog Gone Sweets. A boutique clothing shop, Lauri’s. A coffee shop, Drew’s Brew. A Theater, A Bank, and A Veterinarian. This entire street was amazing.

It was almost lunchtime, so it was as good of time as any to give the diner a try. I was greeted as soon as I set down, but the nicest lady named Laci. She must be the owner of this place. When she asked for my order, I ordered a sweet tea and told her to bring me whatever food what the best. She laughed and said “Well everything is good, but the most popular is the burger” so I went with that. A little later she brought out the biggest burger that I have ever seen. It was huge and she wasn’t lying. It was the most delicious burger that I have ever tasted. It was nearly orgasmic. It might even be better than looking at Deputy Hottie. Great now I am thinking about him again. And it's going to take me days to work off this burger. When Laci came back to table, I gave her infinite praises on how amazing the burger was and asked for the ticket. She told me my meal was already taken care of. I asked by who and she said it’s in appreciation of rescuing little Chloe yesterday. Just a token of thanks from a local. I said thank you and left a tip before leaving.

This town must be even smaller than our small town back home. News sure does travel fast around here. Instead of more sightseeing I decided we needed at least a little bit of exercise after that burger before darkness got here. So, we headed back to camp.

That night sleep refused to come, despite being extremely tired. I wished more than anything I had someone I could talk to. Someone I could trust to bounce ideas off. I don’t know for sure what the right thing to do is. I don’t know if I should stay here and give the twins a try or try to find somewhere else. What if this is the wrong life choice all together? I have always struggled with self-confidence; it's never been something that has come easy to me. I have always second guessed myself. I probably could have seen some of the problems with Liam sooner if I had more confidence in myself but I always just felt so lucky that someone like him could like someone like me. That someone could find me attractive. I let lots of little things slide that I never should have been okay.

Then there was Deputy Hottie. OH MY GOD. He makes me feel things I have never felt before. I have only seen the man one time and only for half an hour and I cannot get that image out of my head. I had absolutely no control when he was around. As I lay here and think about him, I can’t help but want to touch myself. My panties are dripping wet just thinking about him in his uniform. With his dark brown unruly curls. Why oh why can’t I get him out of my head! I finally drifted off to sleep dreaming about Deputy Hottie and all the things I want him to do to me.

I woke up all hot and bothered. Again. In desperate need of a shower. This was getting ridiculous. For the second night in a row, he has taken over my dreams and I don’t even know the man. I am on a hiatus from men. These thoughts are not allowed right now! I am going to have to find something to do today to fill my head with thoughts of something other than that ridiculously hot man.