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Chapter 102: Are You Sure About This?
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It does no good. By the time I'm able to pull open her jaws and look inside her mouth, the bar of soap is gone."Oh no. No, no, no." I jog to the bathroom off the master bedroom. "No, no, no."I rip the curtain back. A few rings come loose, so it sags in the middle. There, on the edge of the tub, where my rather expensive, homemade, all-organic soap normally sits, is an empty space. It's cute little porcelain dish empty, the dish unbroken but laying sideways on the bathroom mat."Oh, Frankie."A few seconds pass while I mourn the loss of my favorite oatmeal soap. The heavenly bar is only available during the summer farmer markets every Thursday in downtown Pelican Bay. Every fall, I buy two bars. It's enough to get me through the winter months. Thankfully, Frankie caught me at the tail end of my first bar, so she didn't ingest an entire thing.Still, organic soap or not, it can't be good for dogs.Frankie nudges the back of my leg with her nose. She looks the same, but I ca
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 104 Focus, Dr. Pike
"The kind? You know, the organic oatmeal bars. Molly makes them.""Oh." His demeanor lightens. "Did you buy it from the farmers market? I prefer her lavender bar myself.""Yes, but Dr. Pike, the dog?" Does no one understand the significance of my problem? The whole town has gone mad.He's quiet for a moment. "How much of the bar did she eat?"I stop and think about what was left the last time I showered. "At least a quarter of the bar.""Hmmm, did she chew it up or eat it whole?"Shouldn't we be calling the dog ambulance right now? Is there a dog ambulance? What do dogs do in a time of emergency? "I'm not positive, but I think pretty much whole.""Ah, you're fine, young lady. Frankie will throw it up in a few minutes. Keep an eye on her and get her to drink lots of water when she's done passing the soap.""Really? Are you sure?""Absolutely. She'll be right as rain in about thirty minutes or so. You should even be able to continue using the soap.""Um... Okay." That
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Pelican Bay Security Chapter 107: Bad News
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Pelican Bay Security Chapter 108: Where's the Condom?
"Joslin?" Spencer's voice carries into the bathroom.I spit out the last of the toothpaste and drop the brand-new toothbrush Spencer brought home for me four days ago into the little container next to the sink. "Yeah?""Where's the condom?""Huh?" I squeeze my hair in the towel to quicken the drying process and walk out of his en-suite bathroom."I tossed the condom on the floor. Right here." He points to an empty area on his hardwood floor."What? You threw it... on the floor?"Spencer leans over on his knees, searching under the bed. "Yes.""The floor?""Yes.""You just threw it down?""Yes, that's what I do every time.""Every time?" My mouth falls open in disgust. How did I not know this was going on?"Yes. What did you think I did with them?"My eyes widen when I realize he's serious. "Put them in the trash like a normal person.""I don't have a trash bin in the bedroom." He leans over further to check under the bed, his right arm getting lost as he fee
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 109: Who's That Imposing Man In the Window?
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