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I look at Javier, at my ring, at the life waiting for us.

Then I tuck myself closer against him.

I'm home.

And this time, I'm staying.

The End

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Chapter 1

Jack

The clinic light is still on.

I notice it the way I notice everything, without meaning to, without being able to stop.

It’s past nine. The parking lot is empty except for one car I don’t recognize. Small. Practical. Out-of-state plates. A dent above the rear wheel well, like someone misjudged a tight space and didn’t bother fixing it. The new vet.

Ranger shifts in the passenger seat, and I reach over without thinking, resting my hand on his back. He exhales. So do I.

I don’t slow down. I don’t wave. I don’t think about it.

We drive home.

The farm is quiet when I pull in. The veterans' cabins sit back from the main house, lights mostly off. A couple of them are probably awake anyway. Some nights sleep doesn't show up just because you asked for it.

Ranger hops down from the truck slower than he used to. Thirteen years old and still working. Still steady. Still acting like the world makes sense as long as he's doing his job.