They cornered me, and my eyes popped open as Apep began to strike. I barely managed to swallow the scream burning in my throat while focusing on the four dog noses inches from my face. My voice was hoarse. “Guys, come on. We’ve talked about dog breath first thing in the morning.” “Were you chasing rabbits?” Bone tilted his head more. The other three drew their muzzles back and jumped off the bed. “You sure were running and whimpering.” “No, I was being chased.” I turned my head to check the time, only to sit upright in a panic. “Crap! I overslept. Move, move!” I had forty-two minutes before Nick was supposed to arrive, and spent seven of them apologizing and soothing Speck after dumping him off the bed with the covers when I threw them off. He’d tucked in between the top sheet and comforter, and was so light, I hadn’t realized he was in them. Even so, I slid on a pair of red deck shoes at the same time the doorbell rang. “Nick’s here!” Tonya yelled over the thunder of tiny paws—how such small dogs made so much noise running was a mystery to me—and the shrilling chorus of their welcome-slash-warning.
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