“Well,” Paisley muses out loud, “she hates kids. She hates getting dirty and poor people… I think if we’re just loud and messy and all over her…”
“She’ll get really mad.” Ryder surmises, finishing her thought.”
“Exactly.” Paisley agrees, “and we just have to be sure Daddy is there when she does.”
“But how can we make sure we’ll all be together again?” Parker asks, “Mommy clearly doesn’ wanna be around Daddy.”
“If you can handle Mommy,” Paisley suggests. “I can handle Daddy.”
“We can do this.” Riley agrees. “We just have to work together. Deal?”
All four pups glance at one another before nodding in agreement. “Deal.”
Jane
“You can’t hide forever, Janey.” Linda informs me matter-of-factly, her voice sounding distant over the phone.
“Not forever.” I agree, speaking quietly into the
