"How did you know?" replied Chloe. "Your accent." The bar tender chuckled. "Oh." Chloe blushed. "Guess I'm the odd one out now, huh? But yeah, I just ...rrived yesterday...I live down the street." "Welcome to Dublin, dear. The pint is on in anytime," said the bar tender. Chloe smiled at him and thanked him for the drink. She took a sip, having never tried a dark beer before. She hated the light stuff, but this was a little different...maybe it was the change of atmosphere. She looked around the. But then you get to city limits at Camden Crossing Rd, cross the Montgomery river, named so for a local civil war general who saved the town during a northern invasion at this very bridge. A memorial to the battle stands on the far side of the bridge as traveller's pull into our beautiful town.After a journey through what we call Gourmand Park, on either side the dense woods encroach upon the roadway, and the trees stand tall, blocking out much of the sun. But within minutes your car will come. I felt the rage retreat, its fires banked once again and under control.But my heart kept pounding like a fire alarm and the tears continued to fall. I couldn't stop them. The memory of what I'd seen and felt wouldn't go away."Baby, what's wrong." she asked. "What happened?" Bad dream. Very bad dream, but it was so real."She stroked my head and hugged my face against her towel covered breasts."It's okay. Just a dream. It isn't real." Too goddamned real. I thought I'd lost you." I woke up and you. The party was a brilliant success. So many kind gestures of gifts and well wishing, but one gift turned out to be better than all the rest.Bernard came into our lives. At ten months old, he was already almost fully-grown into a very nice looking pointer. His manners were impeccable and my wife fell head over heels in love with his engaging, hang dog look. Over the next few months, Jenni lavished attention on the dog, forming a bond that would be unbreakable.The inevitable happened. One day,.