Page 100 of Loving You

I’ve been judging her for living the life she knows, when that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. The fact she was able to turn something she loves into a paid career is even more impressive. I, too, was able to find a job I love, but it’s a lot harder than you think.

“Well, I’m glad some of your family found Lovers.”

“Me too.” She bites her bottom lip and looks away. “Okay, I have an idea.”

“What's that?”

“You choose a name, and the first dog to respond to it is the dog we pick.”

“I like it.”

I also like the way she sayswe.

“Okay, what's the name?”

“I don’t know yet.”

“Miles!”

“What? I’ve had other things on my mind. Plus, I sort of thought I’d know which dog I wanted when I got here and a name would just come to me.”

Quinn shakes her head with a smile. “You’re something else.”

“Yeah.” I pick a few strands of grass from the yard, tossing it at her. “So are you.”

“At least I have name ideas.”

“Let’s hear them.”

“Buddy.”

“Too common.”

“Rocky.”

“Pass.”

“Max.”

“Eh.”

“Charlie.”

“Too human.”

“Too human,” she repeats with a laugh. “Okay.”

“That’s it?”

She pinches her lips together and then sighs. “I have one more, but I don’t know if I should tell you.”

“Why not?”

“Because it’s from a movie, and anytime I think of this one scene from the movie, I want to cry, but I just love the name so much.”

“Does it have a golden retriever?”

She nods.

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