Bubbles immediately appeared. That was good, because she really needed to get back to work.
Already taken care of. I got all the other stuff you asked for, but when I noticed there was nothing for Reyghan’s bodily needs, I searched Dog Poop on Boats, then picked up exactly what you described.
Damn,Buck was a fine man. She wondered why she’d ever doubted him.
Oh, yeah.Because of her scumbag brothers.
But there was no sense now in letting those assholes take up space in her head. Their hold over her was on the way to being severed. Forever.
It was much more fun to engage with Buck.
You’re awesome,Bobbie replied.So, it looks like I’ll be at your place around six.
Can’t wait,he responded.Come hungry. I’m making food.
Her jaw dropped.
Seriously? He was going to feed her?
Nobody ever did that; afraid she’d judge since she was the expert. In reality, she didn’t care in the least what she ate. Someone could feed her boiled hotdogs and she’d be grateful for the break in having to fend for herself.
That sounds fantastic,she answered.Don’t knock yourself out, though. I’m good with anything.
So, you’re okay with fried Spam?
Long forgotten flavors from her childhood instantly flooded Bobbie’s taste buds, and she found herself choked up. Her mother used to make that for her before the woman had lost herself to alcohol. Bobbie actually had fond memories of the cheap and simple dish.
Don’t tease, she sent back.I love fried Spam.
Oops. Maybe next time. He added several laughing emojis and one with green puke.
Maybe he wasn’t a fan. Ah, well. He’d get over it.
Okay. I have to get back to work.
Me too, he returned.Tabitha is cracking the whip. She wants this place to be open by next month.
Bobbie knew that Buck, Spencer, and Tabitha had been working almost non-stop to renovate the empty office space in Hampden that they’d be using as the home base for their scuba venture. She hadn’t been to visit it yet, but she hoped she’d find the time next week after getting home from Canada.
See you tonight, Bobbie ended.
What she received back was a very comical swooning emoji, surrounded by lots of hearts.
She was still laughing when she went back to join Melo.
CHAPTER 20
“Reyghan,”Bobbie squealed as she stepped into Buck’s rented cottage.
The little dog scrambled frantically across Buck’s slippery foyer floor, practically attacking her. For a little gal who’d only been around her actual owner once, she uncannily seemed to know Bobbie was someone special.
Join the crowd, Reyghan, Buck thought to himself. That woman was so deeply entrenched under his skin, he felt like lolling on the floor at her feet, too.
Cooper stood, several inches behind the happy scene, having approached a little more warily. But his tail was wagging to beat the band, confirming that he was also pleased to see Bobbie.
“Have you been a good girl for Buck,” Bobbie crooned to Reyghan, squatting down and scooping up the pup who she then hugged to her chest. “Ooh. I love your new collar.” She dropped a kiss on the dog’s furry head.
Yeah.Buck had bought one he thought Bobbie would like. It was made from white fabric and had pink bones imprinted on it. Cooper’s was the same brand, but black with white fire hydrants.
