Free Entangled (Free Indeed Book 1) by Jenesse Bates Page A

lit up, “Well, since she’s a little kiss monster and obviously loves kisses more than anything, I’m going to call her Shuggy Von Shuggs.”
    Jason burst out laughing followed quickly by Dory. What the hell kind of name was that? It was quite possibly the dumbest and cutest name all rolled up into one, and somehow it fit Allie and the little pup perfectly.
    Allie turned back to her brand-new puppy and nuzzled its face with her nose, “How do you like your name, little Shuggy?” Little Shuggs replied by giving a quick yip of delight, and then proceeded to cover her new mistress’s face in kisses. Looks like the little lady wanted to prove she was worthy of that name. Allie laughingly turned her head to the side to try and avoid the onslaught of kisses. But not to be deterred, Shuggy then started licking and nibbling on Allie’s ear instead. “She’s nibbling on my ears!” Allie laughed, “That feels so weird!”
    Dory chuckled as she finished up wrapping the leg. When that was complete, she turned to Allie and Jason, “It was just a mild sprain, so I’ve got the leg braced for now. If you want to go ahead and give her a bath to get her cleaned up, I’ll finish wrapping it when you’re done. When you take her home, just make sure the brace stays on and that she gets a lot of rest. For your work days, you’re more than welcome to bring her in with you for the day. That way I’ll be able to check her status and make sure she’s healing ok. If she gets worse or starts to swell, we may have to put her on anti-inflammatory meds, but we’ll see when if it gets to that point.”
    “Thank you so much!” Allie exclaimed as she gingerly cuddled up Shuggs in her arms and turned to give the pup a bath. Just before she walked through the door, she turned and looked back at Jason, “Thank you. For bringing her in, I mean.”
    “My pleasure,” he simply replied. She gave him one last smile and then walked away.
    Jason watched her leave the room, staring even after she was gone until a snort from Dory jerked his attention back to reality. At the seemingly knowing look on her face, he just shrugged and said, “What?”
    “Mmhmm,” she raised an eyebrow in his direction as she scrubbed her hands.
    Jason just grunted back. Whatever, so what if Dory thought he liked Allie. He did like her. He actually liked her a lot. And if she could possibly be interested in him back, well then, he’d quite happily announce it so the whole world knew.

Chapter 8
    “ A llie , are you coming tonight, or what?” Rayne’s question came from across the room where they were busy cleaning out the animal cages.
    “Umm, I haven’t really decided yet honestly.” Allie replied.
    “Seriously, you’ll be missing out if you don’t come. And it’s no pressure. It’s just some girls getting together at Garb & Gab to do the gabbing part while we enjoy some wine and watch tv at the store. Have you seen her set up there?”
    “No, I don’t think so. I mean, I saw a room set off to the side when I was clothes shopping, but I didn’t go inside.”
    “It’s so awesome.” Rayne practically gushed, “We get together after the store is closed and locked, and set up in the gabbing room. She’s got this huge tv set up on the wall, with couches, loungers, and chairs to relax on. Then we just sit back, relax, have some wine, and watch as the latest contestant painstakingly debates over thirty eligible bachelors, until she narrows down which one she wants to marry. And we gab—the whole time—lots of gabbing. It’s so much fun!”
    Allie laughed, it really did sound like a lot of fun. She had never been allowed to even watch tv growing up, not to mention even look at wine. Plus, she really liked Stacy and Rayne, and it would be fun to spend more girl time with them.
    “If you’re worried about Shuggy, you know Dory will let you crate her up here while you go. And then you can use your key to come get her when you’re ready to go home.”