Dog Beach Unleashed (The Seagate Summers #2)

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When I start a book I skip ahead and read the last page first Always I don't read mysteries I hate surprise parties Marilyn Monroe smiles her gentle Yorkie smile She looks up at me and licks my chin as if she senses I can use some reassuring I wonder if she knows where we're going I've told her a million times I even showed her the countdown calendar I had on my computer and the real paper calendar Ihad hanging above my desk with all the days that had been X ed off in red marker We're almost there Mari I whisper Her ears perk up and she shuffles on my lap Sit sit A little while longer So all your clients know you're coming back my dad asks me Do you need to have an orientation for the dogs Get them ready for camp or anything I smile That's a good idea actually Maybe we should have some kind of easing in process like I had for preschool and kindergarten Everyone needs time to get situated to warm up Even dogs Life is like a freezing cold pool that way We all need to dip a toe before we jump in Good thinking Rem My mom pats my leg and I wonder if she's as excited as I am She's been coming to Seagate Island for over forty years now since her own childhood I wonder if this amazing anticipation 1 ever fades After year twenty do you start to get used to it I want to ask her but what if the answer's yes That it's not as exciting as it used to be If it is I don't want to