As much as she needed to rehearse her presentation to Charmaine, Sarah’s thoughts tripped back to her encounter with the sharp-tempered, currish man she’d met that morning. Granted, Beau had ruined his kids’ clothes, but that wasn’t cause enough for him to be so uncivil toward her. She was at fault for not controlling the normally well-behaved Beau, but today he’d been anything but her respectful, intelligent canine companion. She had to admit Beau’s friendly nature had probably ruined the man’s morning as much as it had hers. Can’t say that I blame the guy for being angry. But why would he be up late at night doing laundry? Sarah stopped at the light on Willow Lane and tapped her fingernail against the steering wheel. Then she smacked her forehead. He’s a single dad! Divorced. That’s it. The light changed. His wife probably left him because he clearly doesn’t like dogs, not to mention that he’s a snarling grouch.
