"Carter, Janelle, are you in here?" Lauren called out from the front door of the barn.
It took a few seconds to register, since she'd forgotten her surroundings and lost track of time. They leaped away from each other. Janelle answered, "Yes, we're here in the grooming area. Come on back."
Lauren and Cameron were dressed warm. "Thanks for starting dinner for me, Jan. I really needed another hour of sleep."
"No problem. I'm glad to help." Janelle squeezed Cameron's pudgy cheeks. "And how's my little man today?" Cameron smiled at her, jumping in his mother's arms, and Janelle laughed.
"We're running into town for some groceries. Do you want to come along," Lauren asked.
"Not really. I agreed to groom Pretty Girl, and I just started. You know I can't go back on my word." Janelle ran her
