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"So tellfor pit bulls?" I asked, waiting in the backseat of the Range Rover with Sophia while Sias We were headed out of town for the night, spending some time in Sophia’s hometown of Monterey Just a few hours down the coast, it was like a whole neorld

"Yes Exactly We’re going shopping for pit bulls, Caroline," Sophia replied dryly

"Well? Aren’t we?"

"It’s not like shopping for a new handbag Neil wants a puppy, and so do I I think it’ll be nice to have a puppy and a baby at the same time"

"I think it’d be nuts to have a puppy and a baby at the sa for the ride," I said When she showed ht back "Seriously, that’s a lot all at once, don’t you think?"

"We were planning on getting a dog after the baby, but whenme these pictures of their latest litter, I just melted Ithrough her phone and then holding it up to show me six or seven of the tiniest, most adorable puppies, lined up in a row on a pilloith a proud ray, so "And look, video!"

"Oh, God, you’re killingall over the place, ju twelve kinds of cute "I don’t kno I’ one ho off her phone as the boys careed

"Bare paws? Who’re we talking about?" Si us"

"I have night "That cat’s way too fucking s?" Neil asked

Simon socked hiirlfriends Sister wives Whatever How do you guys not have kittens running all over the place?" Neil asked, rubbing his aro No nuts for irls over solely with his personality"

When Clive had returned home after his stint as a runaway, he didn’t co three lovely lady cats, all of whom adopted Simon and me We now lived with four, count them, four cats Norah, Ella, and Dinah now joined Clive in ruling our household, and we just did e could to get out of the way Our bed was a bit crowded sohts, but in truth? We wouldn’t have it any other way

"Okay, Neil, let’s go over the plan one o for whichever one see up front and putting her hand on his shoulder

"We’ll see," he nodded His face turned red ten seconds later Sophia had begun to squeeze, obviously "One puppy You got it," he ave hiest hands you can i But sohed as we zoohway, bound for Monterey

"And this is where we keep all the newer dogs, the ones we haven’t worked with as s, but they usually need a little doggie detox," the tall blonde said, grinning and iven it hundreds of times