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pointed at the front door. "Can't you just see us using a bathroom sink in the laundromat to wash these poor things?" He reached around to the back seat and scooped a freshly cleaned puppy into his arms. "They smell much better now, too."
    "I think we should name that one Khan. He looks like he's going to need a little extra help growing up. The others are already bullying him a little."
    "And the tan little girl?"
    "Padme for now. I'll let Sylvie choose for sure."
    "Ahhh, I knew it!"
    Polly poked him in the side. "Stop it."
    "Who is Khan going to live with?"
    "I think that both he and Kirk would be great out at Eliseo's house, don't you?"
    Henry turned to look at her, stroking the puppy's head. The dog had fallen asleep in the crook of his elbow. "Khan and Kirk? Don't they fight to the death in the movie?"
    Polly shrugged and grinned. "Maybe."             
    Henry handed Khan to Polly and got up on his knees to look into the tub of puppies. In a moment, he came back out with little Han. "If you're coming to live at our house, you're going to be my dog. There won't be any of this 'mommy this and mommy that' stuff. If I have to take you to work with me, you're going to be okay with that. Got it?"
    "Your dog?" Polly asked.
    "Like I didn't know that one of these was coming to live with us. I just needed you to tell me which one had gotten the Star Wars name."
    She leaned over the console to kiss his cheek and he lifted the puppy up between him, so she caught the puppy's side with her lips. "What the ..." she said.
    "I seem to remember a kiss being interrupted by a slobbery Obiwan one night. Turn about and all that."
    Polly pressed his arm down and bent in again to kiss him. This time he turned to kiss her with his lips. "I love you, Henry Sturtz," she said. "I can't believe how lucky I am to have you in my life."
    Henry pointed at the clock. "Things should be dry now. I'll be right back."
    "No, I'll go." She handed Khan back to him and smiled at the man holding two small puppies. "Just don't leave without me, okay?"
    "Not with these babies in the truck. I refuse to be the sole person responsible for their upbringing."
    Polly ran inside and quickly folded blankets and towels, as well as the few items of clothing they'd used, and dropped things in a second basket she'd purchased after leaving the veterinarian's office.  The blankets were still warm, so when she got back to the truck, she wrapped the last two puppies up and put them on the floor of the backseat while she cleaned out the tub.
    "We're going to have to do a lot laundry on this trip," she said.
    Henry nodded and waited until she got everything situated in the back seat and then handed the two sleeping puppies back to her. She arranged them and waited for the four to snuggle together, thankful that they still wanted to sleep a lot at this age. The vet had confirmed that they were between three and four weeks old and more than ready to be weaned. Polly had purchased enough milk replacement and some wet food to start the process, still not quite believing that this was actually happening on her honeymoon.
    "Well, shall we get back on the road?" she asked.
    "What's next?"
    "I'd thought about driving up to Santa Fe to do some shopping, but that seems ridiculous. We won't have time to do that and get back down to Holbrook. As it is we have a six hour drive."
    "No shopping?" Henry's voice perked up. "I can definitely live with that. As many times as you want to avoid shopping on this trip, I'm all for it."
    "Let's get something to eat and leave town. I'm starving."
     
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    "Honey, I need some help."
    Polly had been dreaming and it took a few moments for her to place where she was. "What's wrong?" she asked. "You let me fall asleep." She stretched her shoulders. She'd been in that position far too long.
    "You were exhausted, but I think the puppies need attention and I'm in traffic. Anyway, you want to see this."
    She looked around and gasped. Immense red