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Jazz looked at the dog and it began thumping its tail against the couch cushions.
“Round two,” I whispered.
“She has soulful eyes,” Jazz said. “Doesn’t she have soulful eyes?”
“Absolutely,” I agreed.
The door to the apartment opened and the Shepherd mix lifted up in a defensive stance.
“That’s a dog,” the man rasped.
“Nothing wrong with your eyesight, is there?” Jazz sassed.
Brielle sighed. “Hayden, Homer, Homer, Hayden. My brother lives in our building. He time-shares Fluffernutter, and he and Jazz bicker every time they’re in the same room.”
“We do not,” Jazz protested.
“Yes, we do,” Homer stated.
“They even bicker about that.” Brielle rolled her eyes.
“You let them name a dog Fluffernutter?” Bones looked at Homer. “Dude.”
“Don’t dude me. I wasn’t consulted about the name. I wasn’t even involved in deciding whether or not I wanted to time-share a dog in the first place. That was an accident.”
Fluffernutter ran up to Homer and put his paws on his shins. Homer leaned down and scooped up the dog. The Shepherd mix must’ve realized that Homer wasn’t a threat because she hopped down off the couch and went to sniff Homer. Her tail slowly began to wag and then she began to press against his leg.
He reached down to pet her. “Aren’t you sweet…”
Bones looked at me. “Three for three, huh?”
“What’s that mean?” Jazz asked.
I smiled. “She’s a present.”
“Who’s a present?” Brielle asked.
“You wanted another dog, so I brought you the newest member of your family,” I said.
“But she’s your dog,” Jazz said. “Yours and Bones’.”
“You guys got a dog together?” Homer asked. “That’s fast.”
“She’s not ours,” I said again. “She’s yours. Well, technically, she’s Fluffernutter’s. I got your dog a dog.”
Homer set Fluffernutter down and then leaned over and snuggled up against the Shepherd mix. She looked up at him and licked his forehead.
“Fuck it,” Jazz said with a sigh. “I’m not a monster. We’ll keep her.”
“Well?” I asked as I buckled myself in.
“That was kind of unbelievable,” Bones said.
I grinned. “Do you have time to do another one? I’d like to take you to Rose Hill if you’re up for it.”
“I’m up for it.”
He settled his hand on my thigh as I stuck the key into the ignition. “You didn’t freak out.”
