Last But Not Leashed, page 31
“You surprised me today,” Mari confessed as she cleaned the gray laminate countertops.
“What do you mean?” I was busy entering Goober’s latest values into his chart and writing up instructions for his owners.
“Your wish.”
My fingers paused over the keyboard. “I surprised myself, and not in a good way. Honestly, I don’t know what or who possessed me. Maybe I should wish that wish would go away.”
“It was a joke,” Mari said. “Everyone knew it. You almost never complain about clients, so the universe owes you one.”
“Two. Make that three, thanks to Pinky. What exactly was he doing here, do you know?”
She put the plastic covers over the microscopes. “He dropped by to talk about plowing schedules and some hole in the parking lot. Cindy felt sorry for him and invited him to stay for pizza and the cake. I mean he lives right next door.”
“True.”
“You know, Doc Anderson used to complain every week that his clients were driving him crazy.”
“That’s probably why he hired me and went on a round-the-world cruise.” I finished up my notes and logged out.
“Well,” Mari said. “I’m glad he did. If he hadn’t, we wouldn’t have met you.”
“Ahhh. That’s so nice. Thank you.” A tiny piece of that icy grumpiness I secretly carried around started to melt. “Okay.” I stood up next to the computer station. “That does it.” Raising my hand, I enthusiastically swirled it around in the air then pointed my finger at my tech. “Abracadabra. I wish everything would go back to normal. There. My magic wand is hereby officially retired.”
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Acknowledgments
I found 2021 one heck of a year to be writing a book. It took all my discipline to close off the universe and dive into the world of Kate Turner. But dive I did and found myself adding more and more humor into the story because, quite frankly, I needed it, and I suspect my readers do too.
My thanks to everyone who worked so hard to bring this book to publication. A shout-out to the staff at Sourcebooks, my editors Diane DiBiase and Beth Deveny, and the folks at Poisoned Pen. I owe an immense debt of gratitude to the members of my critique group, Betty Webb, Arthur Kerns, Charlie Pyeatte, Sharon Magee, Ruth Barmore, and Donis Casey, for their guidance and helpful suggestions. Thanks to fellow author Rosemary Simpson for brainstorming the rough spots with me, and to Dr. John Hynes, whose enthusiasm for Dr. Kate never wavers. Last, but never least, I owe so much to my husband, Dr. Jonathan Grant, whose calm support of my crazy late-night writing marathons before deadline is forever appreciated.
Finally, we inhabit this world with many other living beings. Don’t forget to be kind to the creatures that share our air, our oceans, our soil, and our forests. This fragile planet that circles our sun is on an unknown adventure. We are all just here for the ride.
About the Author
A practicing veterinarian for more than twenty years, Eileen Brady lives in Arizona with her husband, two daughters, and an assortment of furry friends.
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