🐾 Day 50 with Grace: I got it wrong. Again. 💔➡️💛

I came home late today. Not crazy late, just later than usual. The lights were off, and the house felt too quiet — like something was… off. And there she was. Grace. Sitting by the front door. Not lying down, not sleeping — just waiting. But the second I stepped inside, she bolted down the hall and hid. My heart sank. I thought, “God, what did I do wrong this time?” I started spiraling. Was I gone too long? Did I leave the TV too loud again? Did I forget something? I stood in the kitchen, completely still, just staring at nothing. I felt like I failed her. Again. Then — I heard it. Soft pawsteps behind me. I turned around, and there she was. Tail low, eyes cautious, but… she came to me. She licked my wrist. Just once. Then sat next to my feet. And I realized — she wasn’t scared of me. She was scared I wouldn’t come back. God. That hit hard. 50 days in, and I still get it wrong. But somehow, we keep finding our way back to each other. #Pets #Dogs