Chapter 8Two days later…
Checkers popped up between the front seats, his paws on the center console, tongue spilling out his mouth. Droplets of slobber hit the upholstery. Sage reached over to give him a quick scratch under the chin. Allie surprised her moments ago by shooting a text her way saying to be ready, they were about to have their next adventure in dogdom. When she jogged out to the waiting vehicle Checkers greeted her with an excited bark and proceeded to slather her with kisses upon her slipping into the passenger seat. His tongue against her cheek elicited a peal of laughter. His exuberance, oh, how she missed having someone happy to see her.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a secret,” Allie teased, backing out of the drive.
Sage tried a few more times to get even so much as a
