Barbara Hannay - The Blind Date Surprise

‘What’s that?’

‘I won’t get to meet Basil.’

‘Basil?’

She turned back to him. ‘Damien’s dog. His Dalmatian.’

‘Is that what he told you? That he has a Dalmatian called Basil?’

‘Yes.’ She leaned towards him, eager to make her point. ‘It was part of the reason we clicked. I’m mad about dogs. Damien and I used to joke about how fabulous it would be if my Border collie, Lavender, fell in love with his Basil. I know it sounds childish, but it was fun. We used to say that if Basil and Lavender mated we would have a pot-pourri of puppies.’

Theo smiled briefly, then frowned and shook his head.

Annie slumped in her chair. ‘Don’t tell me that’s a lie, too. I couldn’t bear it if Basil doesn’t exist.’

‘Oh, don’t worry, Basil most certainly exists,’ he said quietly. ‘But he’s my dog.’

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