had an emergency but that was as far as I let him get.”
Cindy nodded. “That would be the night the Bailey’s mare came down with colic. He took the call that night so Alan could take me home. The baby was running a fever, remember?”
Megan nodded her head and let out a disgusted moan. “I feel like such a fool.”
“It’ll all work out. If he wasn’t deterred by the macaroni salad, I bet he’ll find it in his heart to overlook this little blunder,” Cindy assured her as they picked up the trash from their lunch and headed to their cars.
On the way to the clinic to pick up Sir, Megan decided she most definitely should have the word ‘idiot’ stamped on her forehead. Perhaps, in large font…no, bold, large font…wait…highlighted, bold, large font would be even better. She also decided she had absolutely no ability to judge men. She fell for the lying, married ones and insulted the single, honest ones. How was that for a character deficit? What on earth was wrong with her ?
Looking back on it all, she could see Lee never actually said he was married. In fact, the night she dumped the macaroni on him, he’d said he needed to explain about his wife. He was probably going to explain that he didn’t have one—had she given him time.
Perhaps after her horrible experience, she just assumed every man was a womanizing liar. In this instance, she’d made an unfair judgment about someone whose character her best friend unreservedly praised. Knowing Cindy was an excellent judge of character, Megan knew she had to fix this—for all of their sake.
As she closely followed Cindy’s car, Megan resolved in her mind that not only would she speak to Lee, she would wholeheartedly apologize for being so rude to him. She may not be ready to accept a date with the man, but at the very least, she would have refused his request in a much nicer manner.
Megan waited just outside for Cindy to bring out Sir. The moment the giant dog saw her, he nearly jerked Cindy off her feet in his exuberance to get to her.
“Okay, boy, okay.” Megan laughed, as he sloppily covered her with his large tongue in a happy greeting and drenched her with doggy drool.
“I’m very glad to see you, too.” She patted his head and then turned to Cindy. “I am going to load him and then I’ll come in for a few minutes.” Cindy nodded her head knowingly and handed the leash over to Megan.
Megan was happy to see that Sir was able to jump into the backseat of the SUV without a great deal of difficulty. She could tell he favored his injured leg when he walked and moved but she was delighted he seemed to have use of it. She didn’t know if it was proper to thank God for what seemed to be a miracle for her pet, but she was beginning to believe Sir had indeed received a miracle. Not only did he survive the surgery, but he had been able to crawl home to her. A tear formed in her eye as she thanked the Lord. Even when the words wouldn’t come, she knew He would understand her heart.
“All right, boy,” she instructed. “You stay here and I will be back in a few moments.”
Megan looked around. She’d parked the vehicle beneath the awning right next to the double doors leading into the clinic. It was out of the sun and the temperature was still only in the upper sixties so with the windows cracked Sir should be fine. Still, she’d never left Sir alone in the vehicle and she felt guilty about doing so now.
“I promise to be quick, Sir. I’m just going in to invite Lee to meet me for coffee once I’ve gotten you home and settled,” she reassured her pet as she closed the door of the vehicle and then laughed as that giant dog of hers sat straight up with his head touching the roof. The scene he presented looked very much like he was waiting to be chauffeured home.
Megan found Cindy sitting behind the receptionist desk, talking on the phone. Not wanting to disturb her, she mouthed the words, “Is he here?” Cindy nodded and pointed to the
Cindy nodded. “That would be the night the Bailey’s mare came down with colic. He took the call that night so Alan could take me home. The baby was running a fever, remember?”
Megan nodded her head and let out a disgusted moan. “I feel like such a fool.”
“It’ll all work out. If he wasn’t deterred by the macaroni salad, I bet he’ll find it in his heart to overlook this little blunder,” Cindy assured her as they picked up the trash from their lunch and headed to their cars.
On the way to the clinic to pick up Sir, Megan decided she most definitely should have the word ‘idiot’ stamped on her forehead. Perhaps, in large font…no, bold, large font…wait…highlighted, bold, large font would be even better. She also decided she had absolutely no ability to judge men. She fell for the lying, married ones and insulted the single, honest ones. How was that for a character deficit? What on earth was wrong with her ?
Looking back on it all, she could see Lee never actually said he was married. In fact, the night she dumped the macaroni on him, he’d said he needed to explain about his wife. He was probably going to explain that he didn’t have one—had she given him time.
Perhaps after her horrible experience, she just assumed every man was a womanizing liar. In this instance, she’d made an unfair judgment about someone whose character her best friend unreservedly praised. Knowing Cindy was an excellent judge of character, Megan knew she had to fix this—for all of their sake.
As she closely followed Cindy’s car, Megan resolved in her mind that not only would she speak to Lee, she would wholeheartedly apologize for being so rude to him. She may not be ready to accept a date with the man, but at the very least, she would have refused his request in a much nicer manner.
Megan waited just outside for Cindy to bring out Sir. The moment the giant dog saw her, he nearly jerked Cindy off her feet in his exuberance to get to her.
“Okay, boy, okay.” Megan laughed, as he sloppily covered her with his large tongue in a happy greeting and drenched her with doggy drool.
“I’m very glad to see you, too.” She patted his head and then turned to Cindy. “I am going to load him and then I’ll come in for a few minutes.” Cindy nodded her head knowingly and handed the leash over to Megan.
Megan was happy to see that Sir was able to jump into the backseat of the SUV without a great deal of difficulty. She could tell he favored his injured leg when he walked and moved but she was delighted he seemed to have use of it. She didn’t know if it was proper to thank God for what seemed to be a miracle for her pet, but she was beginning to believe Sir had indeed received a miracle. Not only did he survive the surgery, but he had been able to crawl home to her. A tear formed in her eye as she thanked the Lord. Even when the words wouldn’t come, she knew He would understand her heart.
“All right, boy,” she instructed. “You stay here and I will be back in a few moments.”
Megan looked around. She’d parked the vehicle beneath the awning right next to the double doors leading into the clinic. It was out of the sun and the temperature was still only in the upper sixties so with the windows cracked Sir should be fine. Still, she’d never left Sir alone in the vehicle and she felt guilty about doing so now.
“I promise to be quick, Sir. I’m just going in to invite Lee to meet me for coffee once I’ve gotten you home and settled,” she reassured her pet as she closed the door of the vehicle and then laughed as that giant dog of hers sat straight up with his head touching the roof. The scene he presented looked very much like he was waiting to be chauffeured home.
Megan found Cindy sitting behind the receptionist desk, talking on the phone. Not wanting to disturb her, she mouthed the words, “Is he here?” Cindy nodded and pointed to the
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