She always took ten minutes to simply sit at the kitchen window, watch the morning sky, and bathe in the quiet before heading to the bustle of the school day. Xxnx Jenny was a teacher at heart, though, and Rex was a learner. He went to the door, turned and barked once, then continued outside, confident that she would follow. Lately, though, her mind had been wandering, and it was annoying. He reminded her so much of her own pup, whom she missed terribly. In fact, it was hard to think of much else. “Hahhh… She drained the water bottle on her desk. His paws pedaled the air. When it was time for him to go, the cloud around the boy was not gone, but it had thinned.