One Perfect Honeymoon (Bellingwood) by Diane Greenwood Muir Read Free Book Online

but as soon as Mark says they can go out on their own, I will find them families."
    "I'm holding you to that."
    "I kind of like this little guy, though. He's got a lot of spunk. I thought he was the runt, but all he needed was a little love."
    "I thought you just said you were glad he was going to Eliseo."
    "Well, yeah, you're right, but still." The puppy licked her face again. "You're going to be a challenge, aren't you?"
    Henry parked in front of their hotel room and came around to unload the puppies. "I won't miss hauling them in and out of the truck every day."
    "Can you believe we're doing this?" Polly started to laugh. "How insane are we?"
    "Will you get the door?" he asked, jutting his hip out at her.
    "What are you doing?"
    "The key is in my back pocket."
    "Oh." Polly laughed at him. "I thought we might be starting a new dance."
    "Get the key and unlock the door. You're a crazy woman."
    "You married me. What does that make you?"
    "The talk of the town, that's for sure."
    Once the door was shut, Polly put Khan on the floor and helped Henry lift the others out. She opened a package of piddle sheets and scattered them around.
    "Doug and Billy did me such a huge favor getting Obiwan trained before he moved in," she said. "I have no idea how to even start."
    "Don't look at me. The first dog I ever spent any quality time with was yours."
    "It can't be that hard. Everyone does it."
    "Well, I suspect that these little guys will need to be on a more regular schedule than we can give them on the road."
    Polly sat on the floor in front of the bed and Padme waddled over. Pretty soon all four puppies were playing in front of her, coming in for a little affection. She snuggled with each of them and then after making sure they'd done their business, put them back in the tub and nodded for Henry to turn the lights down.
    Before long, everyone was tucked in and asleep.
    "I'm exhausted," he said.
    "This has been a long day."
    "Are you sure you want to do sunrise?"
    Polly snuggled up against him in the bed. "Yes. I want to see it one more time before we head north into Utah."
    He sighed. "Okay. I was just checking."
    "I can make it worth your time," she whispered.
    "But I need sleep."
    "Seriously?"
    "Nope."

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER EIGHT

     
    Polly poked Henry at five o'clock the next morning. "Are you sure?" he asked, attempting to sound pitiful.
    "I'm sure. We said we were going to see the Grand Canyon at sunrise and we're going to do it. We can sleep late tomorrow morning."
    "You're mean."
    "Yes, I am," she replied. "Now, you take a shower while I deal with the pups."
    "Please make coffee too?"
    "My goodness, you're a whiny butt. It's not like this is going to kill you." Polly jumped out of bed and flipped on the light beside the sink.
    As soon as she was mobile, she heard noises coming from the tub and when she turned back, four little noses were peeking up at her.
    "I see you all," she said, smiling. "You're so darned cute I can hardly stand it. Let me make coffee for grumpy man and then it's time for your breakfast."
    Henry patted her bottom as he walked past into the bathroom.
    "You're still a grump," she said, flicking water at his back. "But it's going to be a great day."
     
    ~~~
     
    They arrived at a lookout point that they'd scoped the night before. The sunrise should light up the canyon in front of them.
    "I thought the park sign said sunrise was at five forty-five," Henry said.
    "It lied." Now it was Polly's turn to be grumpy. She swiped through a weather app on her phone. "We're barely seeing dawn. Apparently, the sun will arrive at six forty-five."
    She stepped out of the truck and quickly shut the door, pulling her jacket tight around her. It was cold this early in the morning. Henry joined her with an extra blanket, which they wrapped around themselves.
    When she looked up into the sky, Polly had to rub tears out of her eyes again. "Look at that," she whispered. "Have you ever seen so many stars?"
    Henry