Chapter 81

When he opened the bathroom door, Sadie sat right in front of it, blocking his path. Her tail thumped heavily on the floor, and she gave him a soft woof!in greeting. He knew that look in her eye—she needed to go out, and she didn’t care whether or not it was raining. That was hisproblem.

“Hold up, puppy girl,” he said, patting her head as he stepped around her.

She was far from a pup, but Matt knew he had a bad habit of calling her all sorts of diminutive pet names. Every time he came up with something new, Vic groaned to hear it. “You’re spoiling her,” he often chided.

Matt had only laughed. “I learned it from you.”

Confused, Vic had said, “I don’t spoil the dog.”

Which had earned him a kiss. “You spoil me.”