“He is in the kennel, River is with him, hopefully, he will do okay, and forgive us later..” “I knew he'd be angry... Or disappointed. I shouldn't have taken this decision without asking him... just... I was just so happy I had found a solution for them I forgot to think of anything else.”
He felt bad, he should have told him, and not kept it secret, the reaction and the look he gave him told him it hurt. Chris making sure Mal and Carl got inside okay, doing a bit of a mini guided tour as they enter
“As you can see, we have some stragglers and if you want something to drink or eat, just say and I can go get some for you.”
He noticed both River and Rylan were away, so he guessed he could buy them a little time. Rylan takes Logan's head between his hands, their eyes locking like so many times before.
“Thank you.”
Mel looks at Carl.
“Do you want anything to drink? It was a long drive.” “A drink sounds good.”
He looks at Chris looking around.
“This is nice. Are you guys closing the shelter?”
Chris nods and gets a drink for both, Hayle nodding at him, keeping himself in the background, mostly to not spook Mel or Carl. As Chris returns he hands one drink to Mel, then holds out one to Carl.
“To answer your question though, yes this place is shutting down, but only because they are starting a new and bigger shelter and clinic in Brindleton after today. We all moved there, so it made sense to keep it close, and a bigger place means more space for animals.” “Thank you.”
Carl takes the drink, listening to Chris talk, for a second wondering if it meant Rylan would quit modeling, but he shook away that idea.
“You do good now, help them.”
Rylan nods, and takes River's hand, noticing he is nervous, and a little jumpy, but he knows he needs to do this. There is no safer place than here, and this was his turf, not Carl’s, and from what Vy had said, he couldn't even walk. He looks at River.
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