When my alarm went off the next morning, I groaned before burrowing deeper under the covers. After arriving home, I’d debated just staying awake since I’d need to be up at six. But exhaustion won out and I’d collapsed in the bed. Now two hours later, I wanted nothing more than to stay in bed all morning.
After dozing through one snooze alarm, I finally dragged myself to the bed. One quick shower and a quick cup of coffee later and I was out the door. Since I wanted to check on Moose, I skipped my breakfast stop at the Main Street Café and grabbed a totally unappealing protein bar out of my console.
When I got into the recovery bay, my heart leaped at the sight of Moose wagging his tail. “Hey buddy, I figured you might be whining to let me know it was time for more pain medicine.” He resp
