Any Day Now - Lani Lynn Vale Page 0,35

keeps her during the day a lot. My dad likes to teach her shit.” I chuckled. “Even though he swears he doesn’t like dogs.”

Nathan snorted and rubbed both sides of King’s head with his big hands.

She loved scratches, so of course she stayed there and practically vibrated with excitement as he loved on her.

“I’ve been thinking about a dog lately,” he muttered. “But I just don’t have the time to take care of a dog.”

“I didn’t think I did either,” I admitted. “But when I got King from the rescue, she said that dogs don’t necessarily need the time. They just need you. And wouldn’t it be better for a dog to be sitting at home waiting for you to get there, than sitting in a cage somewhere never getting any attention at all? And when she put it like that, I got her.”

“I didn’t realize that you got King at a rescue,” he muttered, standing up with King in his arms, still rubbing away.

His knees creaked and popped, causing me to snort in laughter.

He grimaced. “Fuckin’ shit gets old.”

“To answer your question,” I said. “I did get her at a rescue. It’s called ‘Fancy Dog Rescues.’”

“Fancy Dog?” he repeated. “What the hell do they consider fancy dogs?”

“Poodles, schnauzers, Pomeranians. Little asshole dogs they put in purses. Corgis. Pretty much anything that a high society bitch would have.”

Nathan burst out laughing at that.

“I like it.” He chuckled. “Fuck, I’m tired.” His eyes went to behind me. “Your lady is up.”

I looked over my shoulder to see Amelia standing there on the front porch in one of my t-shirts.

I grinned like a loon and turned back.

“Amelia,” I answered.

“Sounds familiar,” he said. “Why?”

“You might know her dad. Silas Mackenzie,” I answered.

He furrowed his brows, then understanding must’ve dawned. “Fuck, you’re a brave man.”

Laughing, I took King from his arms. “I think I’m just really, really taken with her, man. Who her dad is doesn’t really matter at this point in time.”

Nathan shook his head. “It fuckin’ should. Especially when it comes to Silas Mackenzie.”

With that, Nathan gave a chin tilt and headed back toward his house.

I gave King some kisses and headed toward mine.

Amelia pushed the door open and waited for me to arrive.

I eyed her bare legs and all but growled when I saw her in all her glory standing in nothing but my t-shirt.

“Did I wake you?” I asked.

She shook her head from side to side. “No. I had to go to the bathroom and couldn’t find you. I used a toothbrush you had in your drawer.” She paused. “I checked my blood sugar, it was a bit low so I helped myself to some of your chocolate milk.”

I smiled and stopped to drop a kiss on her cheek, then handed her King. “You can drink my chocolate milk anytime.”

King licked her face and chin in excitement, and while they were busy, I locked up for the night.

After setting the alarm, I said, “Let’s go to bed.”

There was a long pause and then, “Do you allow King to sleep with you?”

I shook my head. “King has her own bed. She likes sleeping on the corner of the couch.”

I pointed to King’s bed.

Amelia pouted.

I shook my head. “Trust me. I tried to get her to sleep with me. She won’t. She likes her bed out here because I think she likes to keep an eye on things. Sometimes I’ll hear her making her rounds a couple of times a night.”

Amelia put the dog on her bed, and King curled up and got comfy.

“Bummer,” Amelia muttered.

I picked Amelia up and started carrying her toward my bed.

“Bummer,” I agreed. “But better for us because now I can fuck you without the dog in the bed.”

She laughed and wiggled in my arms.

I caught her before she’d even started her downward descent.

Then I carried her to my room and tossed her onto my bed.

She bounced slightly, her laughter joining the squeaks of the springs. My t-shirt that was covering her body rode up to reveal her bare belly and dark pubic hair.

“I feel like this is déjà vu!” she teased as she finally came to a stop and spread her legs slightly. “Only this time, I promise I won’t leave in the middle of the night.”

“No tests to hurry home to?” I growled, shucking my sweatpants and boxers.

She shook her head. “Not a one. Actually, I’m getting toward the end of the ‘semester’ anyway. I’m currently taking a summer class that ends in about three