Dan felt something scratching him lightly on the back. He opened his eyes. As soon as Lad saw Dan’s eyes were open he began to quiver all over and his tail wagged furiously.
Dan raised his head and looked over his shoulder at Bill. They were spooned together and Bill was sleeping soundly. The clock on the bedside table read 7:54.
“Okay,” Dan whispered. He rolled away from Bill, crawled carefully out of bed, and slipped on a robe.
Lad had run out of the room. Dan bent over Lady, who was still sleeping at the foot of the bed. She was always the hardest to get moving in the morning.
“Come on,” he said quietly as he gave her a light shake. “Time to go outside.”
She sat up, stretched languidly, and yawned. Dan looked at Bill again. He was still sound asleep.
He lifted Lady and carried her
