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“It was all right. Both the prosthetist and the physical therapist said I was making good progress.”
“Great. Did you have any problems with—” Realizing Asher was giving him a dirty look, Levi broke off. “Okay, okay. You had no problems with the drive and even if you had, you wouldn’t tell me. Right?”
Asher laughed and shrugged. “Probably not. Unless I wrecked your car. Then I’d kind of have to tell you.”
“How’s the dog? I haven’t seen much of her since you moved her and the puppies to your rooms.”
Swear to God, his brother’s face lit up. Levi wondered if Asher even knew it.
“Maggie’s great. If she didn’t have the puppies she’d follow me everywhere. But she’s a good mother so she stays with the puppies a lot.”
“She seems really sweet.”
“She is. And damn, she’s smart. I’ve been teaching her to bring me things. Pick up crap for me or bring me something when I’ve gotten in bed already and don’t want to get up. She’s figuring it out really fast.”
Wow. He hadn’t seen Asher this enthusiastic since…he couldn’t remember.
“I bought some books for my e-reader about training dogs, and training them as service animals.”
“Oh, really? Don’t they start training service animals in puppyhood?”
“There are some programs now that utilize shelter dogs. Mostly for companionship, but they can learn to do other things. Sweetie thinks Maggie’s around two, so she’s not terribly old.”
Sweetie was Whiskey River’s small-animal vet. She was also the vet that Zack and Laurel, and Travis and Tobi took their dogs to. “I’ve always wondered what Sweetie’s story was.”
“What do you mean?” Asher asked.
“She’s a pretty woman but she’s hell to get a date with.”
“Oh, yeah? Shoot you down, did she?”
“No, smartass. We actually went on a couple of dates. But it took me three months before she said yes.”
“So why only two dates?”
“I don’t know. I think she’s hung up on someone.”
“Recognize the signs?”
Levi started to deny it but then thought, why bother? “Yeah.”
“How long were you hung up on Dana before you got back together?”
“Since we broke up. Basically.”
“But you broke up…”
“A long time ago. Yes. And we haven’t been together that long this time.”
“What the hell is the matter with you, then? Why aren’t you two living together?”
“It’s not that simple.”
“Sure it is. You say, hey, babe, move in with me. And she moves in. Bam. Happily ever after.”
“I thought you were a cynic about women.”
“Most women, I am. But Dana’s great. Don’t be a dumbass. Ask her.”
