No wonder she loved him. I do, too,Matt thought.
He heard Sadie’s tail thump louder, faster, and a moment later, a key scraped in the lock. Matt wiped his hands on a dishtowel and hurried into the hallway just as the door opened and Vic stepped inside. Whenever Matt arrived at the daycare to pick up Sadie, she was always a rambunctious ball of energy, jumping on him, yipping with excitement, unable to calm down. Now, here, the only giveaway to her emotions was that heavy tail, thudding on the floor as she fought against the desire to tackle Vic.
Matt grinned as Vic shrugged out of his jacket and hung it on the back of the closet door. Rolling his eyes, Vic held out one arm and, almost resigned, told the dog, “All right, come here and get it over with.”