Head home

Mark packed his things and walked to the parking lot, vaguely remembering he had an errand to run on the way home. It came to him once he was behind the wheel, and he stopped at the store to pick up a bag of food for Mollie before heading back to the house.

Mark could hear bare feet on the floor inside the door as he fumbled with his keys. Mollie would be happy to see the food bag -- not that she had ever known hunger!

Indeed, she stood in the hall, bouncing with excitement, and as Mark closed the door she padded up to him and bear-hugged him (and the food). He stroked her head once or twice then peeled her away and opened the closet to put the food bag away.