Shane had anticipated the hurt he’d experience as he watched Robin’s taillights get further and further from him. But as they faded from view entirely, he realized he’d underestimated how painful it was to live with a broken heart.
He sighed and kept his head down as he trudged back to the cabin community. He missed the jingle-jangle of Arthur’s collar beside him, and he climbed the steps to his cabin, a decision forming in his mind.
“Austin? Dylan?” he called when he entered the house and looked up. Dylan’s head poked over the railing of the loft they shared. “Want to go get a dog?”
Dylan grinned and Austin whooped, and they came thundering down the ladder, their boots hitting the wood floor on the main level with loud clunks. “What kind of dog?” Dylan asked.
“Can we get a collie like
