As soon as they reached their destination, Lia was the first to go up to his place to wash up, while Ben stayed back to check on his car for damages that might have occurred on their way home when he saw a form move beneath the tarpaulin.
At first, he thought it was a rat moving about - a very big rat, it wouldn't hurt to make a stew with it - and had already picked up a large stone when he heard a low growl and common sense told him that wasn't a rat.
"Holy God in heaven!" Ben exclaimed when he pulled off the material only to see a pup sitting in a defensive stance. Looks like someone couldn't get enough of him.
Lo and behold, it was the same brown pup he had initially fed that meat piece. He just gained a new buddy! Oh, tears of joy.
Ben was filled with happiness even though his buddy might be a week or so old baby- who knows? He wasn't exactly listening when Lia stated basic facts about them.
