Chapter 8
Hayden
Why was I so giddy? It wasn’t like Derek McLaughlin, star linebacker for the Carolina Cougars, was going to come by the clinic to see the dog he’d helped me rescue. Guys like him didn’t do stuff like that. I felt stupid for actually being hopeful.
“So you saw him again last night?” Michael asked.
I ate a bite of my salad and nodded. “Yep. He was at the grocery store. I asked him if he wanted to stop by and see Bear.”
He gazed at me in awe. “This is some serious book-worthy s**t right here. How many people can say this kind of stuff happens to them?”
I tossed a crouton at him. “You’re such a hopeless romantic. I think you’re worse than me.”
He chuckled. “I can’t help it if I believe in fate. Did you give him back the phone?”
“Yep. I couldn’t keep it forever. Besides
