She motioned for Lady to come with her. For the last few weeks when Kelly left early in the morning for the coffee shop, Rebel had opted to stay at the house with Mike. Mike woke up a couple of hours after Kelly left and took Rebel with him to the sheriff’s office. Rebel was getting older and didn’t mind getting the extra few hours of sleep. She parked her minivan in the lot adjacent to the pier and opened the door for Lady who immediately ran down the pier to where Madison, Charlie, and Roxie were waiting for Kelly to open up the coffee shop. Each of them reached down to give the growing puppy an ear scratch. The three of them were well trained as Rebel had let it be known over the years exactly what dogs like. Kelly waved to them, silently giving thanks to the coffee house gods for sending these loyal employees her way. Her grandparents had started selling coffee and sweet rolls out of a small little building on the pier many years before she was born. At the time, the lumber industry was flourishing in the area and most of their customers had been lumbermen.
