"Dr. Elsie Clevenger is pulling an overnight shift when a battered beagle comes through the emergency veterinarian practice where she works. She’s more than ready to give the dog’s owners a piece of her mind, but to her surprise, it doesn’t belong to the two men who brought it in.
Keith Simmons and Alex Travers found the dog on the side of the road and will spare no expense to get it well again. But the last thing they expect is to be smitten by the sexy vet on duty.
The two men are obviously a couple, so Dr. Clevenger’s surprised when they ask her out on a date. Together.
Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud."
Lucky Dog By Shawna Jeanne The digital clock on the microwave in the tiny break room flashed 12:00, but according to Dr. Elsie Clevenger’s watch, it was only quarter to midnight. She placed a hand against the coffee maker carafe and sighed. “Seriously?” she muttered to no one in particular. The glass was stone cold. She had at least two more hours of her shift at River City Animal Hospital to go, and then only if there were no last minute emergencies to come bursting through the doors at two in the morning. She’d been on her feet since six, running on bland coffee and a half-eaten Lean Cuisine frozen entree she’d had to toss when a Great Dane came in suffering from congestive heart failure. Now that the hospital had quieted down a little, she was hesitant to heat up another meal and t