Lance pulled up to his mother’s house, relieved that Arthur’s SUV already sat in the driveway. His brother came out onto the porch before Lance could unplug his phone and get his dogs out of the truck.
“Hey.” Lance smiled at him, noticing his older brother had more silver on the sides of his hair than last time. He clapped Arthur on the back and asked how Sandy was doing.
“She’s recovering,” Arthur said, a flash of pain stealing across his face. “But we got a new puppy. Come see.”
“A puppy?” He closed the tailgate on the truck and figured Ribbon and Maddie would be fine in the backyard. They always had been before.
He followed his brother into the house to find his niece and nephew down on the floor with the pup. His mother grinned at them all like they were the greatest things she’d e
