It certainly won't be the same without him..." W-Why?" Sandy couldn't hide the disappointment in her voice. "What happened?" He has to look after his ...rother Josh..." Jim explained."Oh, please..." Complained the lithe, tanned beauty, throwing her long hair over her shoulder, eyes glowering, and pink-painted lips in a tight line under a cute, narrow nose. "Mark won't be able to make it because he has to take care of his lewd younger brother?" You don't have to be mean, dear... Josh is just a kid. He ran up the front steps and tried to open the door but it was locked. He fumbled with his keys briefly as he unlocked the door. He was calling Barbara's name before he was even in the house."Barbara!" He went to the bottom of the stairs and yelled up to the second floor. "Barbara!" There was no answer. He quickly walked through the rest of the house calling her name but still there was no answer.As he reached for his cell phone again, Harry's stunned reaction was now turning into anger at the. Oh the joy I felt at being able to run in the park chasing a ball forLaura or wandering around sniffing at trees was unimaginable. Laura didseem to enjoy it as much as I did and would sit on a bench while I diddoggy things. Sometimes she would be engaged in conversation with otherpeople who had taken their dogs for a walk and I would stay some distanceaway from them in case they noticed that I was not a real dog.We had a kennel put in the back garden and more and more Laura wouldchain me there. More than a few drinks and some recreational d**gs later i glanced at my phone and saw a notification of a text from a number i didn't recognize, i opened it and struggled to focus on the words.IM IN TOWN IN A HOTELTIME FOR YOU TO MAKE A CHOICEYOUR ARSE OR YOUR JOBNateMy heart skipped, he was in town!? i replied quickly to find out where so we could talkhe replied almost instantly with the address and before i even knew it i was strolling past the reception like i owned the joint, i exited the.