Page 23 of The Journey of a Lifetime (Tiny Homes and Happy Tails #2)

W alker eased out of the van and stretched his legs on the grass before marking his territory. They had been driving for what seemed like forever, with Maggie only stopping to get gas.

Something was bothering Maggie. He could smell it on her.

Cindy had tried to get her to stop in Missouri so she could get some snacks for the road.

But Maggie had insisted on hurrying to get to their destination in Kansas.

When she pulled into the camp site in Wichita, he’d been relieved to get out of the van.

As much as he liked this road trip, his bladder wasn’t what it used to be.

Maggie kept glancing over at Cindy who was leaning against a tree, mesmerized by the activity of families at different campsites.

Cindy looked sad. Walker didn’t like anyone to be sad.

He walked back toward the girl.

He rested his head against her thigh.

Cindy looked down and smiled. “I bet you are tired of all that riding, Walker.” She rubbed his head.

Walker let out an affirmative bark.

Cindy laughed.

“Can you watch Walker while I hook up the van?” Maggie asked.

Cindy nodded. “Of course. We can go check out the area.” Cindy gave a gentle tug on his leash. “Let’s go, boy.”

Walker happily trotted beside Cindy, taking in the campsite scenes. Several small dogs gave a bark as he passed, but he effectively ignored them. He could smell the other dogs, but they were blurry moving objects.

A fat squirrel jumped out in front of him. He was so close Walker could see his beady little eyes.

He stopped at a tree and sniffed before doing his business.

As they headed back to the van, he quickened his pace. He knew that Maggie had bought some treats just for him. He couldn’t wait to get back to the van and try them out.