Obie growled at the sudden sound but Felicity didn't seem fazed in the slightest.She was like that with the unicorns too, never flustered, never overwhelmed, always in control.I admired that about her.
"So this is where you've been hanging out all the time," Felicity said with that teasing grin of hers.
"Yeah, yeah, welcome to my humble abode," I said, gesturing around."There are no windows, no bathrooms, and we'll have to sit on the floor.But the rent is pretty cheap and there's an adorable hellhound here."
Felicity chuckled as she leaned in to kiss me."Wow, beautiful.When can I move in?"
"You?Anytime."I took the pizza box from her so she could sit down and flipped the lid before I handed it back."Yum, pepperoni."
"You know I love a good pepperoni," she said, shuffling so she could lean against the wall."Oh, and it looks like your hellhound might want some as well."
"Ha ha," I snarked before looking at Obie and realising his ears were up and his nose was wobbling."Wait, stop, pause.He actually looks interested."
"I know, that's why I said it," Felicity remarked."What?"
"I've been trying to find a treat he likes for the last two weeks and this is the biggest reaction I've seen from him," I explained, my gaze going to the rounds of pepperoni.There were little pools of oil in them and they were so processed, they weren't exactly a healthy thing to eat.I couldn't feed that to one of our animals.
Could I?
I grabbed one of the rounds and tossed it into his enclosure, deciding that one piece wasn't going to harm him.He gobbled it off the floor like it had never been there.Then gave me the most expressive look I'd seen from him since, the one every dog owner knew was irresistible.The begging eyes.
"Really?I bought you so many types of treats and you likepepperoni?"I asked, shaking my head at the realisation.How did a hellhound even acquire a taste for that?It wasn't like pepperoni grew in the wild.
Someone had to have given them to him when he was younger and maybe it was one of the only things he associated with good times.
Felicity grabbed a piece of pizza."You can do with your side what you want but you're not feeding him my pepperoni."
She knew me so well.
My stomach grumbled and I got myself a slice.I took a big bite out of it and threw another piece towards Obie which he ate instantly.Finally, I found something that he enjoyed.
This piece of pepperoni was going to be the gateway to getting him adjusted to life at the Griffin Sanctuary.
