Some hours later, Kat stuck her head out the back door and saw Phil and the dog playing fetch. Phil had finally put on a pair of shorts and a ball cap.
“Wendy called.” She yelled at him, “She said he’s coming over tonight.”
“Great.” Phil replied, a bit winded.
“I’m heading to town, so you two can fuck in peace.”
“Very funny.”
Actually, Wendy was coming over for a booty call and not for the first time. Wendy and Phil had been friends since childhood and had discovered their shared love of dominance and submission early on.
Phil thought about his friends arrival when the dog trotted up and placed his head on his new master’s lap.
“Ok boy, let’s get some food.” Phil said, petting his head.
After a quick microwave meal, Phil was about to watch some tv when he heard a knock at the door. The dog whimpered and ran to another room. Mumbling a few choice curses, he wheeled through the house and answered it. Standing on the porch was tall man in a suit and dark sunglasses. Somehow, he seemed out of place.
“Can I help you?” Phil asked.
“Hi, I was up here on vacation and my dog ran off.” The man said, handing Phil a sheet of paper, “Have you seen him?”
Phil took the paper and examined it. It was a fax printout picture of the German Shepard now hiding in his bedroom. Something didn’t smell right here.
“No, I haven’t. Sorry.” He lied.
“Well, thanks for your time. If you do see him, please call me.” The stranger said handing him his card.
Phil took it and nodded, closing the door. He wasn’t sure whether his desire to keep the dog or his mistrust of his alleged owner made him lie, but he was certain that he’d made the right decision. Watching the man drive away, he saw Wendy’s pickup pull into the driveway.
Wendy Finch was a 5’ 4” brown haired woman with a magnificent figure and mischievous grin. His jeans and tank top only enhanced her curves and valleys. He figured that she had changed since she usually wore mechanics coveralls, as she was the best mechanic in the county. Wendy knew what she had and worked it with practiced ease.
“Hey baby,” Wendy remarked with her usual greeting, “What’s with the man in black?”
“He’s looking for a lost dog, and I think you’re pretty close with the ‘man in black’ thing’.” Phil replied.
“You mean that dog behind you?”
Phil wheeled around and saw the dog sitting on its haunches, tongue panting and he was almost smiling. Wendy knelt down and scratched playfully behind the canine’s ears as the tongue licked her face affectionately.
“Yea, I had a bad feeling about the guy and the dog didn’t seem to want to see him either.” Phil explained, “I guess all those years as a P.I. made me paranoid.”