Page 12 of The Journey of a Lifetime (Tiny Homes and Happy Tails #2)

M aggie sighed with relief as she backed into the campground site. She grabbed Walker and began hooking the van up to electricity and water. Thankfully it was still light and, unlike last night, she could enjoy sitting outside with Walker.

Once the van was hooked up, she took Walker for a quick walk.

Back at the campsite she looped Walker’s leash to the picnic table and opened the van door.

She grabbed the burger meat, buns, platter and bag of chips. She set all the ingredients for their dinner on the picnic table. Walker lifted his head and sniffed.

There was an inground grill with a stack of wood left over from the previous campers. She headed back in the van and scrounged around in the cabinets.

After a few tries, she managed to start a fire in the grill.

Maggie opened the package of ground beef. She began to mold the meat into patties. There was enough for three burgers.

She grabbed a spatula from the van and set the burger patties on the grill. She kept a close eye on the hamburgers while they cooked.

She opened the photos on her phone and swiped through all the photos she had taken of her and Walker on their hike.

They had sat on a large rock halfway through their hike on the trail while she snapped a selfie with Walker.

The dog leaned into her looking off to the side with his tongue lolling out of his mouth.

Maggie swiped through the photos, smiling at the sunset she’d captured as they came off the trail.

Suddenly there were raised voices nearby.

Walker lifted his head and let out a small growl at the sound of a loud male voice.

Maggie frowned and glanced across the road at the young couple standing outside their camper.

“Can’t you do anything right?” the man yelled. He threw a beer can down on the ground and stormed off to the back of the camper.

The woman shoved her hands in her jeans and glanced around. She met Maggie’s eyes, and her face went red with shame. She ducked inside the camper

The man came back into view and, for a moment, Maggie thought about walking over to make sure everything was okay. But, by Walker’s low growl, she figured it would only make things worse.

She’d keep an eye on him while she cooked. Once he went back inside the camper, she relaxed.