Chapter 34

Russell finally got them to sit and eat their breakfast while he loaded Moe into the car carrier. Peter gave Russell and Cody a kiss each before he left for the clinic. Russell drove the boy to his old apartment.

Bernice greeted them at the door, took the dog, and watched as Cody ran inside. They heard him laughing and singing, “Grandpa got bedhead, Grandpa got bedhead.” Bernice raised an eyebrow.

“Peter created a monster, I’m afraid. Thanks for letting him sleep over tonight. You should know ahead of time. Some nights he wakes up screaming from nightmares. I thought you should be prepared. It takes him a while to get over the dream.”