Chapter 226

When I mentioned this to Wendy later, she was amazed. She said that now women in Johnsonville would envy Luke's dog even more.

Goofy needed IV treatments for the next few days. Since it was late, Luke and I left Goofy in the hospital after leaving our contact information.

The streets were nearly empty past midnight. Exhausted and sleepy, I called a car on my phone. As soon as I got in, I leaned against the back seat and quickly fell asleep.

When I woke up, I was lying on the back seat, covered with Luke's black suit jacket. Still a bit groggy from sleep, I touched the jacket and noticed its high-quality and faint smell of tobacco.

I remembered going with Luke to take Goofy to the vet and calling a car for the return trip, but everything else was a blur.

Not sure how long I had been asleep, I slowly sat up. Outside, the sky was beginning to lighten. Luke was leaning against the car, so I knocked on the window to get his attention.

"Where are we now?" I asked, opening the door and