Valium & Vodka: Chapter Six
Reid walked into work the following Monday morning with a spring in his step he'd not had since the morning after he lost his virginity in High School. He felt energized, rejuvenated even, and while it hadn't stopped him from having his customary...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Fourteen
"Given the amount of time that passed between the events of the collision and the alleged shooting, it was entirely likely that Mr. O'Flynn had not yet died. Given the extent of his injury, I have little doubt that he could possibly have survived, but...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Nine
Another four months had come and gone. Paul had receded into the depths of seclusion once more. After a tearful visit to the shop, he'd hugged his protégé and disappeared again, headed for the forests of Southern Wyoming. Erin had apologetically...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Nine
Kelvin had slept soundly, once he'd finally cried himself to sleep. Sunlight beat his alarm by five minutes, and the Shiba Inu sat up on the couch, his back aching dully from the piece of furniture that was probably older than he was. He grabbed the...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Five
When asked about the racing event previously discussed, Dr. Soto received a momentary widening of the eyes and an emphatic exhalation from the dog sitting across from her. Reid stretched his arms out over the back of the couch and leaned back into it...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Four
The fitting lyrics of a sad, country dirge stirred Reid from his sleep in a puddle of drool, and he groped for his phone, finding the device a few seconds too late to answer a phone call from a phone number he didn't even know. He groaned and rolled...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Thirteen
Kelvin shot straight up in bed, damp with a chilling sweat. A breath and a half later he turned to see Reid lying peacefully beside him. He reached out with a cautious hand and placed it on the heeler's arm, sighing with relief to feel the telltale...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Three
Vance was no-billed. In light of the evidence and testimonies of DPE employees, the grand jury did not see fit to indict the pit bull on homicide charges. When the verdict was read, Vance sighed with a breath he'd been holding since he learned that...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Two
Reid's decision to hire the Shiba Inu as Doghouse's newest team member had been a hasty one. He found the process of interviewing potential candidates as repellent as most of the candidates themselves. He wasn't a people person. In fact, the...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Seventeen
Reid had taken making every day a new day to a whole new level. He turned and stretched in bed as the morning sunlight crept diffused by sheer curtains into a strange bedroom, with a strange ceiling, and a rather odd-feeling bed, as in, it was not...
In The Doghouse: Chapter Eighteen
Reid learned the difference between a grocery store and the emergency room that day. You didn't worry about finding a good parking spot when there was an emergency. Reid swung that Mustang into an awkward stop on the edge of the drive where...
Valium & Vodka: Chapter Seven
By the time Reid had completed his morning routine, he'd cut his time down so much that he'd left none for breakfast at home. Shrug. He'd pick up a breakfast taco at the corner grocery on the way; they always gave him wicked bad gas, but with the...