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Avery, you sure have some great intuition,” he said. “One of them is rolling over on the other two. Turns out, the big one put his kid up to the whole thing.”
“Not the father of the year, I take it.”
“Not by a long shot. The artist kid uploaded the drawings and DNA test to the USB drive and spray painted a black skull on his Dad’s white hoodie, creating our local sniper.” Don said. “The big guy didn’t want Austin to get any land rights since he wasn’t a blood relative, so they set him up figuring he’d get kicked out of Grandpa’s will.”
“How did Austin end up with all that money from the Biltmore’s?” I asked.
“The artist kid told Austin it was from the lottery, and asked him to hide it because he wasn’t supposed to play,” Don said. “And get this, the big guy dropped Austin off near school this morning, but made sure to delay his arrival. That’s why Austin was walking out on the road when we nabbed him.”
“So, does Austin even know he was adopted?” I asked.
“Not yet, but I’m sure he’ll find out now.”
Chapter 14
The best party in town had just come to a close. Cameras clicked away as Anna handed out take-home paper bags filled with candy. Helium filled balloons tethered to the barn stalls floated in the air around us as did the excited chatter of ten happy children as they left her eighth birthday party.
It had been a challenge to set up a kid’s party at the sanctuary, but everything fell into place when we turned part of the barn into a play area. The kids spent the last two hours jumping in piles of hay, throwing the ball for Chevy and watching the new calf nurse from its mama.
“You may have a calling as a children’s party planner, Avery.” Miss Brenda said as she took a big bite of Miss Millie’s famous chocolate cake.
“Only if it involves animals, because entertaining all these kids wore me out,” I chuckled.
Anna’s grandfather came over and gave me a big hug. “All the visitors are gone, are you ready, Avery?”
“I can’t wait,” I said as I rubbed my hands together and got ahold of Chevy.
He waved for Austin to stand next to him, then called out to his granddaughter, “Anna, come tell Avery good-bye.”
The earflaps on her trapper hat flopped up and down as she ran across the dirt floor of the barn. “Thanks Avery, this was the best birthday of my life!” she said, and clasped her hands together.
I knelt down next to Chevy and looked directly into Anna’s eyes. “Chevy has a special favor to ask of you,” I said as we both petted his soft fur.
“What is it? I will do anything for him,” she said as Chevy licked her cheek.
“He has a little friend who is all alone and needs someone very special to love her, and take care of her and teach her how to play tennis ball.” My eyes started to tear up. “Chevy thought you were the very best choice to be a mommy to his little buddy.”
Chevy sat at Anna’s feet as Don snuck around the corner holding a fluffy nine-week-old puppy with golden fur.
Anna burst out in tears and hugged Chevy as she sobbed. “Is she for me, Chevy?”
“She’s for you,” her grandfather said.
Don placed the pup in Anna’s outstretched arms, and everyone in the room clapped and congratulated her on the new family member.
When things quieted down a bit and Anna finally stopped weeping, I asked her, “What are you going to name your puppy?”
I barely heard the words that were muffled through the happy tears, but repeated what I thought she said.
“You’re naming her Elsie?” I asked.
Anna nodded her head. “Yes, I will name her L.C.,” she said. “That stands for Little Chevy.”
The End
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“Not the father of the year, I take it.”
“Not by a long shot. The artist kid uploaded the drawings and DNA test to the USB drive and spray painted a black skull on his Dad’s white hoodie, creating our local sniper.” Don said. “The big guy didn’t want Austin to get any land rights since he wasn’t a blood relative, so they set him up figuring he’d get kicked out of Grandpa’s will.”
“How did Austin end up with all that money from the Biltmore’s?” I asked.
“The artist kid told Austin it was from the lottery, and asked him to hide it because he wasn’t supposed to play,” Don said. “And get this, the big guy dropped Austin off near school this morning, but made sure to delay his arrival. That’s why Austin was walking out on the road when we nabbed him.”
“So, does Austin even know he was adopted?” I asked.
“Not yet, but I’m sure he’ll find out now.”
Chapter 14
The best party in town had just come to a close. Cameras clicked away as Anna handed out take-home paper bags filled with candy. Helium filled balloons tethered to the barn stalls floated in the air around us as did the excited chatter of ten happy children as they left her eighth birthday party.
It had been a challenge to set up a kid’s party at the sanctuary, but everything fell into place when we turned part of the barn into a play area. The kids spent the last two hours jumping in piles of hay, throwing the ball for Chevy and watching the new calf nurse from its mama.
“You may have a calling as a children’s party planner, Avery.” Miss Brenda said as she took a big bite of Miss Millie’s famous chocolate cake.
“Only if it involves animals, because entertaining all these kids wore me out,” I chuckled.
Anna’s grandfather came over and gave me a big hug. “All the visitors are gone, are you ready, Avery?”
“I can’t wait,” I said as I rubbed my hands together and got ahold of Chevy.
He waved for Austin to stand next to him, then called out to his granddaughter, “Anna, come tell Avery good-bye.”
The earflaps on her trapper hat flopped up and down as she ran across the dirt floor of the barn. “Thanks Avery, this was the best birthday of my life!” she said, and clasped her hands together.
I knelt down next to Chevy and looked directly into Anna’s eyes. “Chevy has a special favor to ask of you,” I said as we both petted his soft fur.
“What is it? I will do anything for him,” she said as Chevy licked her cheek.
“He has a little friend who is all alone and needs someone very special to love her, and take care of her and teach her how to play tennis ball.” My eyes started to tear up. “Chevy thought you were the very best choice to be a mommy to his little buddy.”
Chevy sat at Anna’s feet as Don snuck around the corner holding a fluffy nine-week-old puppy with golden fur.
Anna burst out in tears and hugged Chevy as she sobbed. “Is she for me, Chevy?”
“She’s for you,” her grandfather said.
Don placed the pup in Anna’s outstretched arms, and everyone in the room clapped and congratulated her on the new family member.
When things quieted down a bit and Anna finally stopped weeping, I asked her, “What are you going to name your puppy?”
I barely heard the words that were muffled through the happy tears, but repeated what I thought she said.
“You’re naming her Elsie?” I asked.
Anna nodded her head. “Yes, I will name her L.C.,” she said. “That stands for Little Chevy.”
The End
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