I woke up with sunshine full in my face and the voices of my friends whispering around me. As I opened my eyes and stretched the crick out of my neck, I smiled. Apparently everyone had stayed and slept in various positions around the room. Only Lucy looked restful since she had slept on the couch. The rest of us, and I’m sure me included, looked like we’d been in bar fights that left us with circles under our eyes and rats’ nests for hair.
Fortunately, Rocky and Marcus each responded immediately when I saw it was almost nine-thirty. They were already at the store and ready to open on time. “Left something for you on the front stoop,” Rocky’s message added. “Get there before the dogs.”
I looked over to where Mayhem, Taco, Sasquatch, and Aslan were curled up by the fireplace in some sort o
