Chapter Sixteen
Spit-shined and fed, we piled back into Anna’s vehicle and headed to the Stanton’s office. Nicoh was particularly grumpy after receiving a quick dusting of dry doggie shampoo following a brisk brush through to remove any potential fur puppies or mats. Of course, he sat with his back to me, even though his impromptu cleaning has been at Leah’s insistence. It was either that or she’d threatened to attach a box of pine tree deodorizers to his collar.
Taking a short breather from the overwhelm of the previous day and the unknowns lurking in the future, we’d chatted as we shared a breakfast of peanut butter toast and iced caramel sauce lattes but the banter slipped away as we eased into traffic. Other than Nicoh’s quiet snores, there was nothing but silence in the SUV, with ea
