a

ay. For once, it looked like we were act

, certain that I was about to be caught up in my tracks

the side mirror, and I saw something just behind the back wheel of the car—

dea what had managed to get so close to the car this early in the day. We lived in a

o stay where she was, but I knew that wasn’t going to fly

” she exclaimed as she g

d up around itself, shivering slightly, and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for it. It looked up at me wit

t ran you over. You can’t be hangi

ie came up and extended her hand toward it, letting it

us amount of want in her voice. I knew I had to get he

p vets in the area. We need to g

reyish patch that could have passed for a beard. It was limp in my arms, apparently not much caring that I was heaving about this way and th

arest vet’s office. It wasn’t far, and even though it would get us both running la

ouldn’t help but find it a little funny. She was taking such good care of this little creature, and she barely even knew who it was. S

receptionist, a youngish woman with mousy brown hair, when we arrived a

so I think you’re in luck right

my hands in just a few minutes. A moment or two later, another door opened, and

dy prickled from top to bottom as I took her in. She was dressed in a pair of lavender scrubs, but they didn’t do much to obscure the gorgeous shape of her

nt?” she asked as

his morning,” I explained. “I don’t know who he is or where he came from

innie asked, her voice

“We need to let him get all

s up, but I knew I couldn’t j