“Thank you!” Seth snatched the mug from Dev and grinned cheekily.
“It’s good I love you, you know,” Dev murmured, mock-frowning.
“Yes, it’s very, very good,” Seth agreed, nodding vigorously in jest, and they both laughed.
Dev turned to look down the hill. The buildings and the different fenced areas looked either lovingly restored or brand-new. There were dogs in the runs beside the kennel building, and Leaf emerged with a big silvery-blue pit bull on a leash. He started toward one of their walking paths in the forest and waved at Dev and Seth when he saw them looking.
“Stay, guys,” Seth told Missy and Husky, who settled down again.
“He looks so happy,” Dev mused quietly as Leaf and the dog vanished from sight.
“I think we all do.”
“Yeah.”
Dev smiled.
