Chapter 23
By the time Dr. Michael Blake dashed into the Mexican restaurant and joined Pari Malik in a circular booth by an arched window, she had already ordered their iced teas, tortilla chips, guacamole, and salsa.
"Babe, I got here as fast as I could," Michael said, plopping down with a sigh of relief and smiling at her. "It's been a tough morning and I just out of an emergency surgery."
"Was the surgery successful?" Pari asked.
"Yeah, mom and babies are going to survive. But it was touch and go there for a while. This breeder who I have been at odds with in the past rushed in a spaniel, named Molly, who was giving birth and her first baby got stuck in the birth canal." Michael shook his head, recalling the dog's distress and pain.
"That poor girl. A breeder is exploiting her
