The following week with Gideon gone, I needed to be up early to collect Ruddy from Cyril.
That first day I've got to admit I was a little nervous to meet him up close and in person. I reckoned that maybe it was because he was dating the guy I was obsessed over and he might see me as a bit of an obstacle. It hurt me deeply that while Gideon had made it clear that things weren't going anywhere between him and I, he sort of had a long-running relationship with someone else.
Gideon had told me to always feed Ruddy as soon as he was dropped off and then take him for a walk two hours later. I figured I'd get ready for work in between his breakfast and walk then take him out twice again before heading off to the library. In the evenings I'd feed him once more then walk him one last time before
